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The alarm sounded. Sev immediately reached through the curtain and turned it off. So it don't wake up Anthony or Jack. He Tracked them. They are both asleep. How useful this Tracking thing is, I need to Bond with Lauren and show her as soon as we can so she can walk in and out of the bedroom knowing I'm already asleep so we don't need schedules.
Rays! I'm horny… what a bad time. I hope Audrey hasn't woken up either and she doesn't move or start doing anything to me, because I won't be able to resist and today I don't want to. I'm going to see Lily in two hours and I don't want to have to tell her something like that. I won't move and will try to relax, in a while it goes away.
But she has woken up, she begins to kiss me like last night and not only that, she caresses my side and also hugs me with her leg, sticking to me and adopting her cadence. No… she is too. I think this girl is permanently in that state. I'm going to do the Muffliato in case last night one fails. He reached out his right arm with the wand from under the pillow and cast it.
"Audrey, stop. I told you just sleep."
"Come on, Prince, come on... You're really hot, you put me to a hundred. What a hard ass you have."
Sev gave a nervous laugh. Merlin, she doesn't cut a hair, I'll leave her, maybe she will arrive alone, I don't move. But she's starting to get her hand between the blanket and my body, to see if she doesn't get past my chest. Well yes, she does pass, she has already descended to my belly. If she goes lower and she notices how I am, she's not going to settle for that.
He stopped her by taking her by her wrist. "Audrey, don't. If you manage on your own, fine, but I don't want to do anything now. I'm going to see my girlfriend in two hours."
She has stopped, she respects me.
"Okay, sorry..." she said sadly. "If you don't want to, neither do I. It wouldn't be fine."
Ugh… she has become sad. I would turn to hug her, but until it gets over I can't. He clasped her left arm against his heart. "Come on, don't worry. Give me kisses like last night, I really liked falling asleep with the warmth you gave me."
"Me too. I had never slept with anyone without doing it before, it has been very nice."
Ugh… this girl needs a lot of affection, she has always tried to get it through sex, and even then, she has not gotten it. I have to be very careful with her, to give her what she needs while not encouraging her in a way that I don't want. "Sure, silly. It is not necessary to do it all the time to be affectionate, being as we are now is also special. Remember what we said the other night about excesses. They are not good, in any aspect of life."
"Of course, Prince, you're right. What happens is that I'm used to doing it whenever I want, and a week seems very long."
Ugh… poor girl, I understand her. The weeks that I saw Lily for only one night seemed very long to me too. "Oh… But you can also do it alone."
"I've never tried alone."
"Haven't you?" Sev asked. "Then you have to try it, you know how you like it, I'm sure you'll get it easily. If you're horny you can try now if you want."
"No, I prefer to hug you. Am I bothering you?"
What I told you. This girl doesn't want sex, she wants affection. "Not at all, I love it. Stay like this for a little while and I'll hug you right away."
She must already guess how I am, but she doesn't say anything to me, she respects me, she just keeps hugging me and giving me kisses. He continued to clasp her arm against his chest. What a pleasure, this is just what I need, love and human warmth. How right Mum was.
About ten minutes later it passed him by and he turned to her, they were face to face. He caressed her face, lightly tracing her features with his fingertips, admiring her. How pretty she is.
"Good morning gorgeous."
"Good morning Prince."
And so sweet. "Has the heat passed yet?"
"Yes…" She lowered her gaze.
How cute, she's embarrassed. "It's okay, I understand you."
"I really like you, Prince."
"And I you, but I don't want you to hang yourself. Do you get it, don't you? Otherwise you're going to have a bad time."
She sighed deeply. "Of course, what a pity…"
"Come on, hold me tight."
She clung to him, and Sev was kissing the top of her head. Ugh… she's falling for me, if she isn't already. I'm going to ask her how she was with Lily yesterday, and if she was comfortable, I'll put them back to fighting together and ask her at breakfast to stay chatting during the break and also give her pampering and good advice. "What did you think of my girlfriend?"
"Wow… she's great."
Of course. "What did you talk about?" I know, but I have to pretend.
"She was telling me things about you, from when you were just friends," Audrey answered.
So that she learns that, first of all, you have to be friends.
"But we hadn't much time to talk," she added.
"And did you fight with her?" I know so, she had a great time.
"Yes, I already started with the non-verbals."
"Wow, great, that's sixth year syllabus," he said.
"Of course, she teaches very well, despite she told me that in October she still didn't even know how to disarm."
How Lily has changed, and all because of me. "Do you want to fight with her again today?"
"Sure, Prince."
"Then get together for the first hour and during the break continue talking with her. Talk to her about Percival, I'm sure she'll give you good advice to become his friend, she knows a lot about those things."
"Brilliant…"
She is sad, she would prefer to stay with me, I am getting more and more confused. I feel like giving her kisses, but I'm not going to ask her for them, otherwise I'm going to encourage her. I keep giving them to her head, she is now relaxed and at ease.
After five minutes she asked him, "What time is it Prince?"
He checked his wristwatch. "Ten to eight."
"I'm leaving at eight. Give me kisses."
"Sure, pretty."
They kissed sweetly for ten minutes, then she dressed, they kissed goodbye with a last short passionate one, and she left.
Sev thought, How wonderful, I'm like new. How good it has done me, and I think I have managed Audrey to feel well too without expecting more from me.
I'm going to take a nice, long, hot shower. I've managed not to miss Lauren at all. Lately she only makes me uneasy, today I'm not going to think about her at all. Just Lily, Audrey and studying.
At nine o'clock the Great Hall was nearly full. What a difference from eight days ago. People have stopped staying up all night on the weekend to come train. This is indeed a revolution and it should be published in the Daily Prophet. Revolution at Hogwarts.
He projected to Lily, "Good morning my love."
"Hi honey."
"In a while we'll see each other."
"I am wishing it," she said.
"Me too. Last night we planned the revenge strategy."
"Wow really? Tell me."
He told her.
"I'm sure I won't miss it," Lily said.
"Of course not, we are going to put on a great show."
"I am anxious to see it. How did you sleep?"
"Like a prince. With Audrey," Sev replied.
"Oh... really?"
"Yes, but only sleep, I needed pampering."
"Of course, Sev, you have done well. I also sleep with Cecile many nights."
How lucky we are to have people who treat us with love now that we can't, he thought.
"And you don't need to tell me every time you do something with her, or explain what you've done if you don't want to," Lily continued. "They're your private things, I trust you."
Wow... what a relief, how lucky I am. "Do you want to continue fighting with her today?"
"Of course."
"Do you mind if we talk about her now?" Sev asked.
"Of course not, Sev, tell me what you want."
Sev told her the conclusions he had reached about Audrey and asked her to treat her as she knew and give her good advice.
"I will, Sev, we have to help her."
Totally devoted to whatever I ask of her. "Thank you, Lily."
While Audrey and Lily were fighting together, Sev organized his fifth-grade group. Ugh, the Huffle girl that didn't come yesterday is back, and with another friend, the four fifth-year Huffle girls are here. Already during the week, when entering and leaving classes with them, they have been bothering me. They come to what they come.
I'm not going to waste time of those who already know how to fight teaching those ones, so I'll put them in pairs and during the break I'm going to give a talk to the fifth-years who don't prepare Defense, so that they refrain from coming if they don't plan to fight in the war.
I'm going to get hard, we can't waste time. Looking on the bright side, I have even again, so I'm going to organize and then look for the two best among the sixth-graders, to make them alternate fifth year commanders. At least Cecile and Lily's classmates didn't come yesterday or today.
Sev organized and went to where Jack was. Yesterday I didn't get to talk to him about training. He stopped their fight.
"What's up, Jack? How many do you have today?"
"Two more Huffle wenches, all sixth-years."
"Ugh… what a problem, Jack. There are also all the fifth-graders."
"Indeed. And you're not the only one getting teased. They've been doing it all week with me too, even the ones with a boyfriend."
(Oh, he never told me until today.) "Buf… we have to get rid of them. I am going to talk seriously at the break with all those who are not preparing the OWL, do it with those who are not studying Defense. Explain to them what it means to go to war, select whoever is undecided and discourage them from returning, and make them fight among themselves if they stay. We cannot waste the time of those who do want to be warriors."
"Of course," his friend agreed. "Let Deborah speak to them, she will know how to put the dots on the i's to them."
(As she put them to you. But you've already freed yourself, brother. I already noticed the change last night in the assembly, you had a date with Lauren and last night you saw her. I pierce you, I do.)
"Of course. Topic change," said Sev. "Have you located the best two? I want alternate commanders for fifth year, in case I can't make it one day."
"Yes, I'll tell you. Come with me."
Sev followed Jack to where one of them was fighting.
"The best is this Gryff boy," the older boy said.
(Wow, one of those who argued with Frank and Alice on the day of the revolution, the least suspicious. And I remember his name, Richard, that cave ritual worked out, great. I have to tell Albus to do it with all the commanders, so Jack can take Lauren.)
"The other best is Julia, Genevre's friend."
(Wow, nice, mixed couple, Rave and Gryff. We'd have three Commanders from each house. Nine, my number,) Sev thought. (Julia doesn't have a boyfriend, no problem with her, but maybe Richard does, there could be rifts.) "Do you know if the Gryff has a girlfriend?"
"No, he doesn't have her."
(He doesn't know his name but he knows he doesn't have a girlfriend, we're gossips. Perfect, I've already formed another couple. Take that! I'm a better matchmaker than Albus.) "Put them to fight together after the break, and when I can, I'll talk to them. Go back to what you were, I'll stay watching the Gryff."
He is a good teacher, he will not need too many explanations. I'm going with Frank and Alice. Last week they were even and yesterday odd, they may have also been joined by some annoying Huffle, luckily they are a couple and they are going to leave Frank alone. What a success about the couples of commanders.
The same as yesterday. Alice against three and Frank against two. What a machine, this Alice. Wow… because she's practically married to Frank, otherwise what a good match. She is by no means a beauty, but she fights so well and is such a magnificent person that she more than makes up for it, I could easily fall in love with her.
Sev stopped their fights. "How many more do you have this week?"
"Three more badger girls, plus the last week two, all the seventh-graders." Frank replied.
"What a mess... all the fifth and sixth-years have also come. They don't come to train."
"No, I don't think so," Alice said.
"We have to get rid of them as soon as possible. We're already tight and I'm not going to ask Professor Dumbledore to expand the room."
"Sure, Prince," Frank replied.
"Talk seriously during the break with everyone who is not Defense, a little to hide. I already know that the Slys do want to fight and probably the Gryffs too, but those who aren't decided should withdraw. We cannot waste time teaching those who are not willing to kill and be killed in war."
"There may also be Muggle-borns who need to learn to defend themselves," Alice said.
"Oh, sure, yes, of course, they can stay. But the rest, to the street. If they stay today, you have them fight each other after the break."
"Okay, Prince," Frank said.
I'm going to notify Genevre and Lorenz of the same for the fourth-years, in case any more badger has come. They're odd, but maybe because Lily is with them.
Sev interrupted their fights. "How many more do you have this week?"
"How many girls," Genevre told him.
"Badgers, right?
"Yes, four of them."
"Ugh… all the fourth-graders too," Sev complained.
"Yes, all."
"Let me count." Last week we were one hundred and four, plus the Gryffs, one hundred and seven, plus four badgers from fourth, two from fifth, two from sixth and three from seventh year, one hundred and eighteen. No wonder we are tight.
"This can not go on like this," Sev said. "We have all the badgers over the age of thirteen at the school, and I doubt any of them are willing to fight."
The three laughed.
"We have to get rid of them."
"Sure, Prince."
"Have a serious talk with the six at halftime. I already warned two last week. Make it very clear to them that we cannot waste time teaching those who do not want to fight or need to defend themselves, and if they do not leave, put them in pairs among themselves."
"Of course."
"What a problem."
The time that remains until eleven, I am going to fight with my girls. With both at the same time I hide, and thus the rest of the girls become discouraged.
He interrupted Audrey and Lily's fight. "Come on, a two against one."
"Great, Prince," Audrey said. "I already wanted to fight with you."
Lily laughed.
She wants so much more than fighting, Lily's got it already, Sev thought.
"I'm so excited, honey," Lily projected to him. "It's been more than a month since we fought together."
"My warrior lioness," Sev replied to her. "I want to see how much you've improved." "What, Audrey? Do you cheer up with non-verbals?" he asked out loud.
"Yes of course," Audrey replied.
"You know, the minimum of Protegos."
"Sure, Prince."
"Let's go for it."
Bow and they began. Wow, wow. Audrey doesn't use Protegos at all and she's very good, so much so that between the two of them, they're close to catching up with me, I barely have to lower my level. Lily has improved a lot since the last night at the Haven and it's not that she has trained so much, it's just her mood. Brave Gryff. I have managed to get the best out of her personality, which will keep her alive, to know how to defend herself.
During the break, all the commanders had serious talks with various members of their groups. Sev with the four eagles who weren't preparing the OWL Defense and the four Huffle girls of his year. He already knew all of them from classes.
He started, "Well, we've known each other forever, but we don't know each other at all. I only know your last names, tell me your first names."
They made a round introducing themselves.
"I'll tell you my first name too, I'm Severus, but my best friends call me Sev. You can call me that if you want instead of Prince." Giving them confidence to speak to me openly and honestly.
"We will get to know each other better, but at this moment there is something urgent that I must communicate to you, and that is that you will have already realized that so many people do not fit in this space," he continued. "Expanding it would be difficult, so for everyone's sake, those of you who are not serious about training should dedicate yourselves to studying. We are less than a month away from the OWLs."
Nobody answers me, they know I'm right. I'm going to do another round of asking what OWL are they preparing and why are they coming to train. Incredible, I remember everyone's names. First I'm going to ask the Raves, so I'm putting fear into the body of the Huffles.
"Tell me, Spencer, what OWL are you preparing?"
"Medimagic."
"Wow, difficult. Three Outstandings, two Excced Expectations and one Acceptable. Do you think it's worth wasting your time here?"
"I'm over the top," Spencer replied. "I see myself perfectly capable of reaching the Outstanding also in Transfiguration, Charms and in Defense theory, I just need practice. I would study both NEWTs."
Brilliant Rave, and with very clear ideas. "I am also going to study Medimagic and Defense, we will do them together. Would you be willing to fight in the war? To kill and die?"
"Yes of course. We have to kill the Death Eaters."
"Well said. Keep coming then," Sev said. "What OWL are you preparing, Linda?"
"Potions."
Ugh… Like Lily, a competitor. I have to talk to Albus as soon as possible about it. "And I imagine that you take the subjects well."
"Yes, maybe I won't reach the Outstanding in Charms, but if I do, I would like to take Defense too," Linda answered.
"And to fight, would you like?"
"I'm not so sure about that."
One less, Sev thought. "Then concentrate now on getting the OWLs out and think about it during the summer. If you don't want to fight in the war, you don't have to study Defense, you better concentrate on getting a good profession. If you decide to do it next year you can rejoin. Don't come any more for now."
"Okay, Prince."
"Tell me, John, what OWL do you prepare?"
"Transfiguration, and I'm over the top," the boy replied.
'I'm over the top' is the favorite phrase of the Rave boys, they are smug.
"I'm not going to study Defense and I still don't know if I'll fight, but I'm going to continue training anyway," John continued.
Rave with very clear ideas, and so insightful that he can already smell that he won't need to be an Auror to fight. I like him, he doesn't submit to me, he has the mood. I think he will fight, he could have been Sly. He is staying. "Keep coming then."
"I was going to do it anyway even if you forbade me."
Take that! This one is Sly. "I would never do it, you have the spirit, that's how it is spoken. It's your turn, Margareth."
"Medimagic. I'm not taking Defense, but I'm Muggleborn and I want to learn how to defend myself."
It is not necessary to ask the Raves, they already say everything they know that is important by themselves. Better, let the Huffles learn. "Then we will teach you. Keep coming."
"Of course I'll do it."
Another one that does not submit. What Lauren was saying, the Raves are also totally unsubmissive, not out of rebellion, but because they know very well what they want.
Now the Huffle girls, let's see, the first one is the one that didn't come yesterday. "Tell me Cathy, what OWL are you preparing?"
"Charms."
That one is pretty hard, too. "And how do you do it?" Sev asked.
"Very difficult."
One less. "Then don't come anymore for the moment, dedicate yourself to study. You will always be in time to rejoin next year if you decide to fight."
"Okay, Prince."
"And you, Melanie?"
"Herbology," the girl replied.
Easy one. She already came last week and she didn't miss yesterday. "You are not in time to study Defense."
"Of course not, but I want to fight."
She has answered with absolute certainty. And it's Huffle, they don't know how to hide. She is staying. "Okay, keep coming back then. It's your turn, Janis." She also came last week and did not miss yesterday.
"History of Magic."
A very easy and strange one, almost nobody takes it. "You will not be able to study Defense," Sev said.
"But I'm also Muggleborn."
"Then keep coming. Your turn Sarah." Today's new.
"I still don't know what NEWT I will take, it depends on the grades I get," the girl answered.
Mediocre and indecisive. Total Huffle, this one out. "Then you better dedicate yourself to studying to have more options. Don't you think?"
"Yes of course."
"Very good. So we stay like this. Janis, Melanie, Margareth, John and Spencer can keep coming." Let them know that I am the one who has the last word. "Linda, Cathy and Sarah, wait until next year. You can stay today if you want, but don't come back next week."
Well, I have removed three. I have pairs, eighteen.
Meanwhile, Lily chatted with Audrey, the two of them sitting on a cushion against the wall, near the fourth-year groups that lounged on the floor. Let her talk to me about her things, the Gryff girl thought. "Sev has told me that last night you were planning the revenge."
"Yeah, it was great. We had a great time trying out the spells," the Sly one answered. "The boy who tipped them off is a friend of yours, right?"
"Yes, a very good friend, and also his girlfriend. The three of us are Sev's friends."
"Oh... Don't see how he defended him last night so we wouldn't attack him, and also the rest of the Guard."
Admired by him, he has her in love, Lily thought. "Of course, we are all friends. We trained with them when they did it in the Forest."
"Sure…"
He had not told her this, I have slipped. "But that's a secret too, Audrey."
"Yes of course. I'm not going to tell anyone anything either of you tell me."
She has responded immediately and with total security. Sly discreet, reliable and totally loyal to Sev.
"What I don't understand is how he forgave him after so many years of harassing him," Audrey continued.
She deserves to know. "Because Remus regretted doing it and since then he has protected him throughout the year from the other three, until the other day, when they escaped and caught him."
"Of course, that's why they still hadn't caught him all year."
"And not only for that, they caught him because they did it from behind, face to face they wouldn't have dared with him," the redhead added.
"Indeed. Because he can beat all three of them by himself."
Admired. The Rave has to be worth a lot to get Sev out of her head. "And now Remus also defends me from the bad guys in my House."
"Is incredible. That a Sly as Sly as Prince, has a Gryff as a best friend," the brunette was amazed.
Lily couldn't help but laugh. Right, Sev is snake to the core. "Well, you see, I'm also Gryff and we're dating."
"Yeah, but it's just that you knew each other since you were little and you've never been apart."
"Well, and Sev met Remus through me and they are both very good people, they have helped each other a lot and have created strong bonds," Lily explained. "The thing about the enemy Houses is nonsense. We are also Sly and Gryff and we are getting along well."
"It's true, and I find it incredible. I never thought I would come to that."
She is very excited to have established a relationship with me. She feels that way she is also an important part of Sev's life. And yesterday she was dying of shame. I'm going to switch to the hot topic, now that she's confident. "Sev has told me that you like a boy."
"Oh yeah. Percival," Audrey replied. "He is the most handsome fourth-year boy."
She gives excessive importance to the physical. That's why she's so hung up on Sev, because he has unusual beauty, they first fell in love with him because of his charisma, but she's already seen him without clothes and she's amazed because he's very hot. "Tell me who he is."
Audrey pointed towards the Sly and Rave fourth-year boys who were sitting together. "That dark-haired boy wearing a blue sweatshirt."
Wow… what a beauty, so handsome he could be a girl, androgynous. At the height of Audrey, what an eye Sev has. Extraordinary good taste. To value him. "Wooow… he's not the most handsome in fourth-year," vehemently. "He's the most handsome in the whole school."
"True? What good taste Prince has. Even for the boys."
She, to talk to me about Sev all the time. I follow my thing. "And what about him? Did you already know him from class?" Lily asked.
"Only by sight, he is very shy, he almost does not speak even with those of his House. He sits by himself whenever he can, even in the Library."
"Well, Raves are more difficult for that. They are individualists, a bit eccentric, they go about their business and focus on studying, but when you meet them they are very interesting people." All qualities that Sev also has. He could have been Rave, he's told me a thousand times.
"Yes, that's what Prince told me, despite he barely spoke to him," said the Sly girl.
She, talking about Sev, he has her dazzled. I to mine. "What subjects do you have together?" I already know them. All the ones we Gryff have with the Huffles.
"Booah… a lot. Astronomy, Charms, Herbology, Transfiguration and Muggle Studies. I see him almost every day."
Good… "How lucky," said the redhead. "Sly and Gryff only have Potions and Care of Magical Creatures together, and we left the latter to have more time to prepare the OWLs. We only see each other in class once a week." Let her know how difficult we have it, the sacrifice we are making.
"Yeah, how difficult. He told me that Slughorn let you sit together."
Compassionate. I keep telling her about it. "Yes, until last year. But this one we had to stop doing because of the vipers."
"Yeah. He already told me that you met very little and that you won't be able to do it until the summer. I am very sorry," the brunette lamented.
Wow, he already told her everything. Of course, honest. And how cute, she's really sorry, she's not jealous of me at all. And without knowing anything about the Magic of the Moon, how well Sev knows how to handle it. I take the opportunity to take her by her shoulders, Sev has told me that she is an only child, she has no siblings, I'll act as her older sister. "Do not worry honey. We love each other and we will resist, that is the important thing. There's just over a month left and it's better that way, because that way we don't get distracted from our studies." So that she doesn't overwhelm him in that regard either.
"Yes, that's what he told me too."
He has already told her, of course. I continue to mine, Lily thought. "That's why you also have to be patient with that boy you like. Now is the worst time of the year to start a relationship." Either with Sev, a double meaning that a snake will understand.
"Yeah…"
I continue to mine. "Sit with him in the Library, in front, but not right in front of him, at a distance, so that he can see you also studying and find you interesting."
"Sure…"
I have all of her attention. Very interested. "When he changes books, take advantage of it, ask him what he is studying and ask him for help with the homework he is doing at that moment, so you don't bother him," the Gryff girl continued. "Surely he likes to explain, explaining to another you understand things better." As Sev and I have always studied.
"Of course... it hadn't occurred to me."
I have opened up a world for her. How has it not occurred to Sev to tell her this? "Try to do like this during this week, see how it goes. If he pays attention to you, next weekend propose to him to train together and so you both teach each other things. A balanced exchange."
"Of course, like when you fight," Audrey realized.
"That is, that you are on a par. And between now and the end of the term, even if you are not dating yet, you will have gained enough confidence to write to each other during the summer, and perhaps also to pay each other a visit by Floo."
"Of course... And then we would have time to chat and become friends."
Very excited, Lily thought. I got it, she forgot about Sev for the moment. I keep encouraging her. "Maybe one day we can all meet at his house, because Sev is going to be in contact with Genevre, who is his sister. She is going to be part of his escort in the summer."
"Yeah, he already told me."
"If you give me your address I can write to you letting you know what day we are going to see her, you come too and the six of us are together, the three couples."
"Of course! A triple date, what a great idea," the Sly girl agreed. "I'll bring it to you next Saturday."
Very excited. She won't mind seeing me with Sev. What an eyehe has. She is lovely, to eat her. "Brilliant."
They continued chatting for a while longer until it was time to start again, when each one returned with their group.
Sev also finished chatting with the Raves and Huffles. Before I organize my group, I'll do a quick round with the commanders to see how many people have been discouraged from coming back.
As expected, neither Gryff nor Sly has backed down, but four of the fourth-year Huffles have, two stay, one because she is a Muggle-born and the other because she wants to take Defense. In sixth grade only one remained, a future combatant, with which we have got rid of the other four. In the seventh year, two Rave girls and three more Huffle girls have dropped out, two were left by Muggle-borns.
Well, we've taken off four, plus three, plus four, plus five, sixteen. One hundred and eighteen minus sixteen, one hundred and two. Perfect, the right size of the room. In summer the old man will have to expand it so that those who have already graduated can continue to come.
Sev organized his group. The three girls have already left but Lily is back, so I still have pairs. Excellent. I'm going to put Lily with Anthony, they weren't together yesterday, so if they want they can also chat for a while, and Remus with Cecile. Also in this way the two continue to teach them.
When he was done he went to find Julia and Richard, the sixth-year Rave and Gryff that he had thought of as alternate commanders for fifth-year. He watched them fight. He surpasses her, but not that much, they are pretty much on par. Perfect.
He broke off the fight. "I have a proposal to make to you."
"Tell us, Prince," Julia told him.
"I need alternative commanders for fifth-year, in case I can't come sometime, and according to Jack, you are the best sixth-year warriors, so you will be, if you don't mind."
"Wow…" Richard told him. "Really? Why don't you choose people from your House?"
The Gryff finds it strange that a Sly would trust him, since he didn't immediately join in the Hall. "Because you are the best, I have already told you, and because we are already three Slys commanding. So there are also three Raves and three Gryffs. Balance."
"And the Huffles?"
"Ugh… the Huffles aren't up to the task at the moment, and what they need is to train," Sev answered, "Maybe when they reach the level."
"Sure."
"So next Saturday you stay with me and the fifth-graders and I'll teach you how to organize them. The fifth-year group is less numerous."
"Brilliant."
"Would you like to fight two against one for the remaining time, against me?" Sev asked. Creating ties with them too.
"Sure, Prince," Richard replied.
How good it has been for him to relate to more people apart from his distrustful friend. And now, in addition, he has met a girl who is not bad at all. And he's not ugly either. "Well, come on, let's get to it."
They fought. I can beat both of them, but by very little, and it's because they complement each other well, they attack me alternately, they're going to get along great. I already have another couple on the go. I go once per week. These are bundled before the summer, I'll bet what you want.'
They finished and went to have lunch. Sev talked to Lily about Audrey and he calmed down, and then he arranged for his little boy to get into bed with him. I'm going to take a short nap. I didn't sleep my eight hours last night.
The rest of the afternoon was spent studying in bed, with Ariel at his side, who had already started a new book. A novel, I also want to read literature. In summer I will be able to, my in-laws' library. I'm going to Summon some jewels, I'll write to Violet tonight and I'll send them to her tomorrow. He did it.
Ariel loved them. "Wow… how cool. Things like that don't come to me."
Yeah. To nobody. I am a genius.
After dinner and until curfew he went with Jack to the piano classroom. He stays with me and he is much happier than usual. He was, he was with Lauren last night. Better for everyone. Maybe it'll even spare me the berry tomorrow.
When they returned home he settled in his corner to write to Violet. Today no one has told us anything about the breakaway. Respectful Slys regarding rebellion and free will. I love my House, the Hat got it right.