Chapter 31 - 1st Week of School Ⅶ (2/2)

Bethanie, Silvia, and Tiffany chime a quiet, ”Hello.”

”It's a pleasure to meet all of you,” Lily sincerely said. ”Well my turn,” Lily happily said with a twinkle in her eyes. Lily points to the shy witch with dark-colored hair and golden-brown eyes. ”This is Mary MacDonald.”

The shy witch with chestnut-colored hair, bashfully says, ”Hello and nice to meet you.”

They all greet her back before Lily points at the chestnut curly-haired girl with tan skin and hazel eyes. ”And this here is Willa Sands,” Lily added.

Willa smiles a glistening perfect smile and boldly says, ”I'm aiming to be a Quidditch Keeper.”

Silvia excitedly smiles back and says, ”Me too!” Willa and Silvia instantly bond and begin to prattle on about Quidditch. The other girls leave them to their conversation as frankly, no one could follow a word they were saying.

Bethanie kindly asks, ”So, how are you, the both of you really?”

”Great,” Lily said with a smile as Mary quietly says, ”Okay.”

Tiffany bobbed hair wiggles in displeasure as she frowns and says, ”What's wrong?”

Mary blinks and hastily flushes. ”No, I'm fine, really!”

”She's just shy,” Rowan drily commented.

”Oh, is that all?” Tiffany murmured. ”In that case, let's become friends, then you won't be so shy!” Before Mary knew it, she was officially roped into being friends with Tiffany. Tiffany excitedly begins to chat over everything that she deems noteworthy as Mary meekly nods her head in reply as she listens.

Bethanie sighs and turns towards Lily. ”Sorry about that,” Bethanie apologetically said.

Lily shrugs and says, ”Tiffany's not being ill-intentioned. And it will do Mary a great deal of good to have more friends.”

”Friends with a Gryffindor, never!” A nasty girl voice loudly interjected.

They all turn to stare at Quyen Crowley already known for being a bully. Quyen looks down her long nose at them as her eyebrows are a bit thick and her dark hair in thick curls like sausages only serves to make her skin look that much wane. It certainly didn't help that she had a sour face as well.

”I'd never be friends with a Gryffindor,” Quyen loudly chimed again as a small posse of Slytherin girls behind her chime in agreement as well.

Rowan suddenly smiles causing Lily and Bethanie to shiver with cold chills running down the back of their necks. ”I don't recall needing anyone's permission,” Rowan matter-of-factly stated.

Quyen snorts and says, ”You're from the Prince family, you should know better. As should the rest of the members of the 28 families. Not only do you dirty the 28 families by assorting with this riffraff, but especially with these muggle-born witches!”

Rowan's polite grin widens as she says, ”Maybe so, but like I said before we don't need your permission for anything.” Quyen self-importantly snorts with disdain and turns on her heels as her follower cast a glare at them, before marching away.

Bethanie sighs and says, ”Sorry about that ladies. Please don't think that all Slytherin's are like that especially those belonging to the 28 families.”

”I know,” Lily said with a smile as Mary shyly shakes her head in agreement and Willa gives her thumbs up.

”She's such a c*nt,” Silvia muttered.

The girls gasp as Bethanie reaches over and pinches Silvia's ear who lets out a pained yelp. ”Language, SILVIA!” Bethanie fiercely roared.

”But it's true!” Tiffany and Willa hastily said in Silvia's defense.

”No matter if it's true, there are other ways to describe her,” Bethanie chided.

”Like a rat-faced weasel with rabies,” Tiffany innocently said.

Bethanie pauses and pensively replies, ”That is acceptable.”

Tiffany beams at Willa with gratitude as Willa gives Tiffany two thumbs up and whispers, ”Nice.”

Feeling brave Mary flushes as she chirps out, ”Unibrow, big-nosed, sausage head!”

They all turn and stare at the flushed faced Mary, before bursting out into laughter. ”That's a good one!” Tiffany happily said as she excitedly hugs Mary. The rest of lunch passes quickly as the seven girls chat over everything and end up on friendly terms, possibly even friends. Waving goodbye, the girls evenly split and return to their own common room areas. And truthfully speaking, it was a nice ending to an exhausting day.