Chapter 39 - Wizard Chess (2/2)
”Well, alright then,” Rowan relented at seeing Terry's eager expression.
The two of them begin to play as Severus watches over them. During a long pause, Rowan says, ”So, Terry, Sev has been saying you're his friend is that true?”
Severus glares at Rowan and hissed. ”I can make friends all by myself, Rowan!”
Terry grins back and says, ”Severus is a bit serious and may even come across as harsh, but he's a good one, I can tell.”
Rowan sighs with great depression as Severus loftily says, ”What's wrong?”
”I had a bet running with Wilkes whether you actually had made a friend on your own in your own year,” Rowan grumbled. ”Looks like I lost the bet.”
Terry chuckles in reply as Severus glares darkly at Rowan. But before Severus can retort, a first-year boy boldly says, ”Well, if it isn't glass bones Terry.”
Rowan glances up to see a boy with sharp-nosed features and a widow's peak. ”Bugger off, Evan Avery!” Terry firmly hissed back as Rowan's eyes widen in recognition of the surname, a future Death-Eater.
The first-year boy standing behind Evan Avery is quite tall and rather broad-shouldered. With a stout nose and thick lips, the boy furrows his brows in anger and takes a threatening step. Avery notices the other boy's reaction and says, ”Rosier, don't react to this riffraff's comments.”
Rowan recognizes the Rosier surname as well and narrows her eyes. ”That's quite funny considering Terry's Greengrass family belongs to one of the 28 sacred families.” Rowan snapped.
Avery turns to eye Rowan and purses his lips together, before superciliously saying, ”Let's go, Rosier.” Turning on his heels, Avery marches away as Rosier gives them one last threating look before leaving the common room area.
”Who are those awful pricks?” Rowan asked.
Terry rolls his eyes and says, ”Purebloods, who think they're better than everyone else. And sadly enough our other two roommates.”
Rowan nods her head sagely as she is lost in thought for a moment. ”So, those are the guys, Severus was supposed to be friends with? No wonder, Severus turned out to be somewhat of a bad apple, anyone would with such rotting friends,” Rowan privately thought to herself as she casually eyed a nearby 1st year.
Golden-haired and handsome the 1st year boy easily chats up a giggling 2nd year girl, Damien Mulciber. Another Death Eater with a cruel streak, and other dubious tendencies.
”Ignore them, they're just trying to get a rise,” Terry pointedly said, after seeing Rowan lost in thought.
”Sorry, I was just thinking about how to go about getting revenge without being caught,” Rowan innocently said with a smile as she turned away from staring at Mulciber.
Terry narrows his eyes and just as innocently smiles back. ”Rowan, I think we will become great friends,” Terry said as his eyes twinkled wickedly.
Severus suddenly feels an ominous friendship form right before him as cold sweat appears on his back. Rowan and Terry mutely stare at each other as a rather dangerous friendship is formed. With great cheer, the two-resume playing wizard's chess, but all the while, Severus can't help but feel that board before him was actually a malevolent plan being concocted. Of course, it could all be his entire imagination. But somehow, he had a distinct feeling that was not the case at all.
And it wasn't three days later, Evans Avery and T. Rosier woke up to chicken feathers covering all of their body. The two boys were furious and demanded their head of house, Professor Slughorn look into it. Sadly, the culprits were never caught.