Chapter 111 - 1st Breakfast (2/2)
”Same,” all the girls replied except for Severus and Rowan.
”Don't tell me, the two of you signed up for the goblin course!” Terry said with appalled horror.
”Grandfather did,” Severus somewhat gloomily said.
”Mate, there's no way you can take that insanely difficult course and still be on the Quidditch team!” Terry exclaimed.
”I know,” Severus said with somewhat of a disappointed shrug. ”I already knew I wouldn't get on the team, but still, I thought it might be fun to try out.”
Rowan pats Severus on his back earning a glare from him. ”Now, now, Severus it won't be that, bad,” Rowan cheerfully said. ”Why even Regulus is taking the course and he's only a first year. Not to mention, so is Lily.”
”That's right,” Severus said as his face visibly perked up.
Tiffany shudders in revulsion and says, ”I wouldn't be caught dead learning Gobbledegook even if you paid me.”
”Why it's an incredible language and rather useful to know?” Regulus said in utter bafflement.
”It's because it's incredibly difficult to learn,” Silvia said with a shudder.
”Oh,” Regulus visibly flinched thinking of the extra workload.
”So are Rowan and I the only ones taking said extra course?” Severus curiously asked.
The girls and Terry nod their heads as Bethanie says, ”Gobbledegook though useful isn't practical to learn for the most part. On the other hand, the three of us did sign up for an extra-curricular course, Music.”
”Rowan did as well,” Severus grumbled under his breath causing the girls to gape in open surprise.
”Really?” Silvia said in disbelief.
”I'm taking Ghoul Studies,” Rowan replied as the girls sighed in relief.
”Now that makes more sense,” Tiffany said. ”For a moment, there I thought you'd been polyjuiced!”
Rowan sniffs in reply as Terry excitedly says, ”Anyone thinking of joining the Dueling Club?”
”The Dueling Club looks interesting at least,” Silvia mused out loud earning a repulsed shudder from Tiffany and a wary glance from Bethanie.
”That's what I thought so too!” Terry happily said, before turning towards the twins. ”What about the two of you?”
”I already am taking two extra-courses, I won't be having much time for clubs,” Rowan flatly declined.
”And you, Severus?” Terry begged.
”I can at least look around, before deciding to commit,” Severus truthfully replied causing Silvia and Terry to cheer.
Glancing over at the time, Rowan says, ”Mm, well, I'm done. Are you done yet, Regulus?”
Regulus blinks and instantly stuffs the toast into his bulging cheeks. ”I'm, done-.”
”I can tell,” Rowan drily said as the rest of them snickered at Regulus's squirrel-like stuffed cheeks.
Rowan pulled her book bag onto her shoulder and said, ”I'll see all of you in herbology,” before leading the scrambling Regulus from behind her.
”Well, that was usually awfully nice of her,” Terry pointedly remarked. ”You don't think she likes younger boys, do you?”
Severus glares at Terry as Tiffany interjects, ”Well if she does, she could do much worse.” Severus turns and glares at Tiffany, but Tiffany proudly stares back. ”Besides he's a pureblood, completely loaded, and pretty cute. I don't think he's a bad catch to be frankly honest.”
The other two girls nod as Terry says, ”Well, I thought for sure that if she was going to go for a Black, it'd be Sirius. But I guess she likes them malleable.”
”Sirius?” Silvia snorted. ”Please, he's an utter brat with an ego that needs its own entire room. If Rowan was to pick anyone, she'd go for you, Terry.”
Terry shivers as Severus ups his deathly glare. ”No offense, mate, but liking or much less dating Rowan is like falling for a venomous cobra. She's all cute and shiny in the sun, but most deadly poisonous.”
”Sounds just about right to me,” Tiffany and Silvia muttered in an agreement under their breaths.
”Enough!” Bethanie chided them seeing Severus at the end of the tethering point. ”No more of this talk!” Everyone quiets down as Bethanie continues, ”Good, now then. Seeing as you are all so frisky. It'll be up to you, Terry to finish guiding Regulus for the rest of the day.”
”Fine,” Terry said with exasperation as he stuffed a piece of bacon into his mouth. The rest of brunch passed by quickly as they finish eating, before heading out to their first class of the day, double Herbology with the Hufflepuffs.