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

”Tch,” Pettigrew said in disappointment.

Ignoring Pettigrew, Lupin says, ”Okay, then why is he chasing her?”

”Oh, that's an entirely different story,” Silvia mused, which only made the boys even more confused.

”Fine then, why is he chasing her?” James finally said in exasperation.

”I think, Wilkes is just doing what Wilkes does,” Bethanie pondered out loud.

”And what is that supposed to mean?” James said in exasperation.

”It's a wonder to us too, but that's simply how Wilkes is,” Bethany replied with a shrug. ”You can ask any of the other Slytherins including our Head Boy, Lucius Malfoy.

I've heard Lucius Malfoy reply to that question on more than one occasion with a rather strained look on his face. Malfoy's resigned and rather polite answer each time is, ”Perfect Wilkes is an exceptional perfect, who is rather unique in his very own way.”

”It's a constant wonder to me, that Wilkes isn't a Hufflepuff,” Silvia drily commented. Everyone is silent in unanimous agreement as Tiffany adds, ”Probably so does everyone else.”

After a moment of silence, James softly asks, ”But Rowan will be fine right?”

The three girls look at each other and in unison reply, ”Probably.”

And just like that, the groups disperse each to their own common room as the girls find Wilkes gloomily slumped in the Slytherin common room area. A Slytherin 5th year entering after the girls asks, ”What's wrong, Wilkes?”

”My target cheated and got away,” Wilkes unhappily said as he pointed to the female dorms.

Bethanie, Silvia, and Tiffany keep their smiles of glee to themselves. Because frankly, no one wanted to be on the playful receiving end of Wilkes's mischievous tricks. With a spring in their steps, the three girls scurry upstairs to see Rowan lying limply on her bed.

”So, you escaped to the female dorms, huh? Not bad!” Silvia enthusiastically said as she gave Rowan two thumbs up for giving Wilkes the slip.

”Boys can't enter the female dorms,” Rowan snickered back.

”But I bet that Wilkes will get you once you leave,” Bethanie said as she put her Slytherin cheering gear away.

”Doubt it,” Rowan said with a tired grin.

”And why is that?” Tiffany asked with eyes full of curiosity.

”Because I'll be hiding behind Captain Nott,” Rowan evilly cackled.

”Harsh,” Silvia snickered as Tiffany winced on behalf of Wilkes.

”Yup,” Rowan triumphantly declared. ”Nott will certainly still be angry about today's commentary and I'm fairly sure her anger shan't dissipate for a day or two at least.”

”That's a low blow,” Bethanie said as she shook her head.

The other three girls narrow their eyes with mutiny at Bethanie. ”Well, how about you go aide Wilkes in his time of need?” Rowan darkly suggested.

Bethanie blanches and tactfully retreated. ”Wilkes deserves everything that is coming to him!”

Rowan, Silvia, and Tiffany, all nod their heads in agreement as Bethanie lets out a sigh of relief. Sometimes her roommates scared her. And on days like this Bethanie idly wondered if the rest of the shared dorm rooms were like this. Probably not…...