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"Excuse me; did I just hear you correctly? You have a date with Carly tonight?" Dell looked at her best friend in shock.
"Well, James asked Liberty out tonight – the last one of your roommates that would be willing to go out with him and he hasn't," Dell groaned as she heard this, "And Carly was there, and asked James if I was free. Without my consent, he made it a double date." Tyler finished with a shrug as he sat down at the table Dell was doing homework at with Roxanne.
"He didn't even ask you? He just told you that you were going?" Roxanne asked, also seeming quite shocked at what Tyler had said. Tyler shrugged as he nodded.
"Though I would have rather him asked me, I thought why not?" Tyler said, looking between the two girls. It was halfway through September and the rain hit hard against the window behind them. "Why are you taking so many subjects, anyways, Dell? I mean, History of Magic?"
"I want to keep my options open as I still have no clue as to what I wish to be, but don't go trying to change the subject!" Dell said, pushing her History of Magic homework to the side.
"While I agree with Tyler, Carly Creevy? Didn't she and Liberty start the James Potter fan club? Plus, look at her father," Roxanne put in her two cents on the matter, getting out of her shock.
"Lysander," That was all Tyler had to say to shut Roxanne up, though she still looked at him, as though waiting for him to come to his senses. Dell, on the other hand, was a totally different matter.
"Tyler, that was low. Anyways, won't a double date be awkward? Trust me; I haven't forgotten when he went out with Carly, though luckily I had my minds on other things to block out most of their giggling." Dell said which made Tyler look at her curiously, wondering what her mind had been on, having heard her complain a million about her roommates.
"Well, since she was the one who asked for me, inclining a double date, it seems like it'll be fine. Anyways," Tyler said getting up, "It's just one date. We'll see how it goes. I mean how many chances do I get like this?" Roxanne opened her mouth to say something but he shot her a look and she shut it though she glared at him intensely.
"I guess," Dell said hesitantly, realizing this was in fact Tyler's first date. She sighed and gave a silent nod of her head and he smiled before leaving the two girls in the library.
"Was he asking your permission?" Roxanne asked seemingly confused.
"Well I did get pretty mad last time when James went out with Carly," Dell said with a smirk before furrowing her eyebrows as she thought. "No, I think he was asking my opinion on the matter." She finally answered slowly before turning to Roxanne. "Didn't you talk to Lysander and Lorcan about Andrew?" She said, not saying anything about talking to Andrew about Lysander since she doubted the two were as tight as they once were.
"Well….ummmm…" Roxanne shifted in her seat as Dell recalled something from the previous year.
"You hung out with me for a bit afterwards…." Dell said slowly, looking at Roxanne as the girl looked down at the hands held in her lap. Dell had been, as asked by Lysander, keeping an eye on Roxanne, which was surprisingly easy as Roxanne seemed to want to hang out more. Dell figured it was because things with her and her best friend Andrew were awkward, and quite a few of her Slytherin friends, from what Dell had her, were connected through him. Then, even though everything had been well between Roxanne and the Scamander's after she'd asked Lysander out, from what Dell had heard, now since being back at Hogwarts and the happenings on the train were remembered, things were a bit more awkward.
"I really should get going," Roxanne said, grabbing her things and packing up. Though it was getting late Dell knew quite well the reason for Roxanne's leaving.
"Roxanne, didn't you even once mention your relationship with Andrew to the twins?" Dell asked, trying to understand what she seemed to try and be avoiding.
"Well, you know boys, you hang around them a lot, and you can't really talk about that type of stuff with them. I mean, Tyler seems to be good with it, but Lorcan and Lysander? Not so much," Roxanne held her bag, seeming ready to bolt the second that Dell let go of the arm she didn't even realize she was holding.
"Lysander seems to be OK with it," Dell said stupidly, forgetting how sharp Roxanne was.
"Since when did you talk to Lysander?" Roxanne jumped on the moment, suspicion filling her voice as she watched Dell as hawk would its prey.
"What?" Dell tried to think up an excuse, trying to cover up the fact of what Lysander asked her to do. "Oh, just this time, when I was in the library, he helped me find a book I needed, when I was in fourth year…" Usually a very good liar she fumbled over her words knowing she was about to set the younger girls hot-temper off.
The two's conversation seemed to draw others attention, especially when Roxanne said dangerously, "I didn't like being lied to Dell, just ask your boyfriend."
Dell seemed to shrivel under the red heads gaze though her grip on her arm never loosened. "He asked me to keep an eye on you. The two were worried about you Roxanne!" Dell added quickly, seeing the livid look on her face, the one a Slytherin would normally give a Gryffindor.
"I can look after myself," Roxanne hissed at her, venom in her every word, and added quietly not seeming for Dell to hear, "I know what I'm doing."
"What are you doing Roxanne? None of us can make sense of it! Just let me help with it," Dell said, trying to convince the Slytherin girl to let her in on what was going on.
"It's none of your business," Roxanne ripped her arm away from Dell's grasp and picked up her bag. "Tell Tyler I'll return the notes to him tomorrow." And with that Roxanne left Dell sitting there knowing she just messed everything up.
"Your sisters got a temper," Dell said to Fred as she dropped onto the couch between him and Dominique, Lucy probably out patrolling having been made Head Girl (a shocker to them all).
"Anyone could have told you that," It was Dominique who responded to Dell's comment and the girl sighed as she leaned into her boyfriend.
"Are James and….Tyler still out on their date?" Dell asked the words about her best friend feeling weird in her mouth.
Fred nodded before asking, "What happened?" Knowing something must have happened for Dell to make such a comment about his sister, even with his sisters normal temper, Dell didn't say such words.
"Well, I might have let something slip that I shouldn't have, then I tried to cover it up with a lie, but I already knew I was in a bad state, and I fumbled over it. Well, she could see right through it, so I told her the truth, so she told me to stay out of her business, and stormed out." Dell sighed, shaking her head. If Tyler had been there he would have understood better, as he knew.
"OK," Fred said knowing she was keeping something from him but not what. Before he could say more though the portrait open and in walked Tyler and James with Carly and Liberty.
While Liberty looked as though she thought herself to be the luckiest person in life to be on a date with James Potter, and was chatting away, James seemed absolutely annoyed, and sent Fred a look that clearly said, 'help me'. Tyler on the other hand looked like he was having the time of his life, and was arm in arm with Carly who looked similar. They seemed to be laughing at something that was extremely hilarious.
"If you'll excuse me," Dominique said suddenly, standing up, and going over to talk with Matt from the Quidditch team.
Two seconds later James had taken up her spot, Liberty staring at him dreamily before heading up to her dorm, obviously to wait for her best friend to go over every single detail of said date.
"How many times have you told me to not go out with either of those two?" James asked seeming quite annoyed, though happier as Liberty disappeared up the staircase.
"About a million, you never seem to listen though." Dell answered, her eyes still watching her best friend and other roommate. They were dawdling at the staircase, and Dell wished she could hear what they were talking about.
"He had a great time though. Every time I made a move to escape, he ruined because he wanted to stay. Finally I gave up." James said seeing where Dell was looking. At his words, Carly leaned in and kissed Tyler before flying up the staircase, her face beat red. Tyler seemed frozen there a few seconds before turning around and heading their way.
"Had a good time?" Fred asked, the obvious answer being yes from the expression on Tyler's face.
"We've got another date," Was his reply instead. Dell's eyes opened wide before she slumped in her spot, her eyes closed.
"Why my roommate?" She asked the pain clear in her voice.
"You're going out with mine," Was his smart mouth response. Dell didn't even have to open her eyes to know it was because Fred hit Tyler that he said "Ow!"
Dell opened her eyes and looked at Tyler intently. "You like her?" She asked finally, and he nodded his head, a smile on his face. "I guess I can handle it then." She said, though the dark look she gave the staircase told that she wasn't looking forward to going up there.
Dell then turned and hit James who stared at her with wide eyes. "What was that for?" He asked, in a hurt tone.
"I tell you not to, and you still do! Well, at least that's it, I doubt Hailey or Kailey will ever go out with you. Oh, by the way, they're back to arguing, though they do have their moments of getting along. Something definitely happened." Dell said. James glared at her, not liking how she changed the subject so quickly.
"Just for that, I'm going to get at least one of them to go out with me," James said, his eyes narrowing.
"I'd like to see you try," Dell said, a cocky grin appearing on her face that clearly said she believed him unable of doing it.
"Guys, they are real people," Fred said, having grown up quite a lot around the two girls and not liking where the conversation was going.
"I bet I can get one of them to go out with me before the year's out," James said, ignoring Fred.
"You want to put money on that," Dell asked, shaking her head at her cousin's stupidity.
"Guys," Fred began again, remembering when money had been placed on him and having not liked it, but it was even worse with the way it was going between Dell and James.
"Don't even try Fred, you know how they are when they get started," Tyler said, already sitting back in slight amusement, though also not liking the fact they were placing money on James getting a date.
"I bet ten gallons that I can get one of the Jordan twins, your two remaining roommates that I haven't gone out with, to go out with me before the end of the year." James said a smug smile on his face.
"Oh, you are so on, this'll be the easiest money I'll ever make," Dell said as the two shook on it.
Tyler and Fred sat back with a groan, hitting a hand to their foreheads.
"What?" Asked the two distant relatives in confusion.
Edited 2020-02-15