Chapter 50 - First Quidditch Match Ⅳ (1/2)

Rowan easily slips in with the still celebrating Slytherin crowd. Slithering through the crowd, she soon finds Severus and Terry. ”So, did the two of you enjoy the match?” Rowan asked.

”It was great!” Terry exclaimed and proceeded to retell the entire match with side passing comments from Severus.

The three of them leisurely stroll back until Rowan spots Bethany, Silvia, and Tiffany in the distance. Rowan hastily waves goodbye to Severus and Terry. ”I'll see you both later!”

Seeing Rowan catch up to the girls and begin to chatter. Terry shakes his head and remarked to Severus. ”Is it just me or is Rowan is running away from us? Because that's how it sure looks to me.”

”Same here,” Severus grumbled.

”Who's running away?” A cheerful voice asked from behind.

Terry and Severus turn around to see the smiling face of Wilkes. ”Rowan,” Terry and Severus chorused.

”I see,” Wilkes said with a twinkle in his eye, before skipping off.

”Don't you think that Wilkes's much too cheerful for a Slytherin?” Terry commented after the skipping figure of Wilkes.

”Definitely,” Severus drily replied. ”He should have been a Hufflepuff.”

”Well, there must be something very Slytherin about him or else the sorting hat wouldn't have done so,” Terry pointed out as they watched Wilkes approach Rowan from behind

By some sixth sense, Rowan turns around to spot Wilkes only a few feet away with a bright smile. Rowan instinctively bolts as Wilkes commented, ”I do love a good chase,” causing Bethanie to shudder and Silvia, and Tiffany to silently pray for Rowan's safety.

James, Sirius, Lupin, and Pettigrew blissfully chatter away as they enter through the main doors. Not even a third length into the hallway, when they hear loud footsteps behind them. They all turn in surprise to see Rowan sprinting at them. ”What-?” Sirius doesn't even get a chance to finish his sentence when Rowan bolts past them and turns around the corner.

The four of them all glance at each other as Sirius says, ”What was all that about?”

”Excuse me,” a cheerful voice said as they all turned to see the handsome Slytherin Prefect

”You wouldn't have seen one of my cute 1st years running past you, would you?” Wilkes sweetly asked.

Pettigrew gleefully points to the corridor as Wilkes says, ”Thank you and bless your kind soul.”

With a glint, Wilkes suddenly takes a deep breath, before sprinting the entire length of the hall in a matter of seconds. ”I'm coming, Rowan,” Wilkes called out as he disappeared around the corner in a flash.

”Okay, now I'm seriously disturbed,” Sirius commented.

”Don't be. That's just how Prefect S.R. Wilkes is,” Bethanie breathlessly panted from behind.

The four of them all turn around to see Bethanie, Silvia, and Tiffany standing behind them out of breath. ”Okay, I really want to know what's going on?” Sirius said as he crossed his arms over his chest.

”It's kind of hard to explain,” Bethanie truthfully puffed as she glanced over at Tiffany and Silvia for help.

Tiffany furrows her brows in thought, before slowly saying, ”So basically, Wilkes likes her.”

The four boys choke as Lupin incredulously says, ”You mean like, likes her? But he's so much older than her!”

”No, more like the other like,” Tiffany clarified.

Silvia rolls her eyes and says, ”Wilkes just thinks Rowan is fun to tease, that's all.”