"So what is the big deal with Beckett Lowles?" I ask once everyone is in the compartment. "How do you not know Beckett Lowles? Gianna asks. "Apparently I've been living under a rock," I shrug. "Beckett Lowles is just one of the biggest sports fanatics there is in the wizarding world. He's the reason why we all obsess over football. He left school for a year to play football professionally with a team. Now he's only going to play with them over holidays since he's coming back to school. The best part? He's only a year ahead of us." Lucy finishes "So my brother's year?" I ask. "Yep," Lucy nods. "Mind explaining why we're talking about Beckett Lowles in the first place?" Rose asks as Gianna nods. "Well, Tilly here had a run in with Beckett and from what I saw, looked like she flirted with him for a little bit before she left. He's interested in her." Lucy explains as Rose and Gianna squeal.
Just then, the door of the compartment slams open. Hayden and Alec fill in with the rest of their friends along with the Weasleys and Potters. The boys cringe at the squeals that don't even damage any of the girls. None of them even flinch. They're all used to it by now. The boys on the other hand hare used to it, just not as much as the girls.
"So that was the excited squeal. It wasn't the first kiss squeal, I know already of you have been kissed." Molly deducts. At that, my brothers choose to glare at me while the rest of the Potters/Weasley's glare at Lucy and Rose. The 3 of us have the decency to look embarrassed. "Anyways," Lily continues "That wasn't the food or gossip squeal. I'm pretty sure that it was a successful flirt. And it was Rosie and Gianna who squealed. Everyone flirts with Lucy so there's no reason to get excited, which means she was telling it." All of us stare at her, jaws dropping "That means that someone flirted with Tilly and she flirted back." Lily finishes. "How do you do that?" Rose asks in shock. "I'm a Ravenclaw for a reason," Lily smirks. "So who was it?" She asks me.
I've always liked Lily, but at the moment I really want to kill her. My brothers look absolutely furious and I know I'm doomed. If I lie, Lucy, Gianna, and Rose know the truth about what happened. "Beckett Lowles." Gianna answers for me. Gasps echo collectively through the room. Everyone knows who he is. Where have I been? "The soccer player?" Hayden asks "No, the other one who's really not famous and plays no sports. Of course the soccer player." I retort back. Silence. Everyone is processing it. It's taking way too long.
Eventually, I go into my own world. I see everyone staring at me. I have no clue who asked me something and what they asked me. Unable to take the tension, I blurt, "Rose likes Scorpius." The effect is immediate. Everyone turns to Rose and questions her. She blurts something about Gianna and the attention switches. Gianna tells everyone about something Lucy did. While everyone questions her, Lucy calmly tells a secret she knows about James and Fred. It has everyone is tears. Absolutely hilarious! And finally, the 4 of us are able to sneak out with everyone being distracted.
"I'm never talking to you again!" Rose fumes. "Whatever are you talking about dear Rosie?" I smirk innocently. "You know exactly what you did! When we were leaving the compartment, I bumped into Scorpius and you said and I quote "Have fun on your date, lovebirds." "So, I was speaking the truth." I giggle.
"Enough, children." Lucy interjects from across the room in a ridiculous voice sending us all into giggles. "Tilly darling, I love you, but you broke the rule and you have to face the punishment." She declares in a solemn voice. "No!" I wail "Anything but the punishment!" "You should have thought about that before you broke the rules," Rose smirks as she goes into my closet. She emerges with a red collared skater dress that fits her style perfectly. "As per rules, Rose is allowed to keep this outfit until she's worn it twice. After that it must be returned. Rose if you don't return it, Tilly gets to steal something from your closet." "You already know what I want." I smirk "Not the red t-shirt dress" She wails "Yep," I grin
Rose glares at me from across the room and throws one of her pillows at me. I duck and it hits Gianna, who's reading a magazine behind me. "Why you little-" Gianna threatens as she runs across to Rose's bed and attacks her with a pillow. This leads to a full blown pillow fight, the traditional one.
It always fun until our other roommates arrived. Isabelle and Fiona. They always managed to ruin everything. They've never ever liked me.
Funny thing is, that when Hayden and I first started at Hogwarts, Fiona liked him. She thought we were dating since we were practically attached at the hip and warned me to back off. I was so surprised when she told me to back off. I told her he was my brother and she didn't believe me. She and her little entourage picked on me until one day, I just exploded. I lost it in the Common Room and started bawling. That was when Rose, Lucy, and Gianna came over and asked me if I was ok. They stayed with me and comforted me until Alec and Hayden found me. Needless to say, they were furious. Rose, Gianna, Lucy, and I were always civil to each other, but this was the night we became friends.
"Tilly," Isabelle drawls "It's Mathilda to you." I snarl "Only people I like are allowed to call me Tilly. And in case you forgot, I don't like you." "Whatever Mathilda," Fiona cuts in. "Nice to see you haven't matured over summer. And neither has your fashion sense. It's pathetic that you still have your hair in that pathetic style. You should just change it to blond. You'll look less ugly that way." Fiona says, in a sickly sweet voice. "What, the ugly color that you pretend is natural but you really get it done every month." Lucy jumps in. "I do not!" Fiona says, offended. "Honey, please. I can see your dark roots all the way across the world." Gianna smirks. "We ain't got time for your bullshit honey." Rose shoots "So take your stuff out, or be civil.
Isabelle and Fiona look appalled but shut up and leave us alone. After casting Muffiliato, a super useful spell that Harry taught us, we continue whispering late into the night. By the time we go to bed, the sun is starting to rise.