Chapter 143 - Chicken Squawk (2/2)
”I'm sure he'd be delighted,” Severus drily said as Sirius clapped his hands in glee.
”Move over, Siri,” James complained as he stepped inside.
Sirius moved to the side to make room for James, who held a large book full of FUN spells. ”Here Rowan, we've found three spells in here that might just work,” James said as he held out the book.
Quickly reading the title, Severus turns to narrow his eyes at Rowan. ”Why do you need a book full of FUN spells?”
”Who knows,” Rowan cunningly said as she took the book from James with a nod of thanks.
”Wait, you're not still mad about that are you?” Severus quickly asked as the temperature in the compartment suddenly plummeted several degrees.
”Now what would I still be mad about, hmm, Sev?” Rowan said with a blank face. Terry rapidly shakes his head at Severus to not speak lest he triggers that bobby trap. Severus wisely snaps his mouth shut as Rowan climbs to her feet.
”I'm going for a walk,” Rowan said as she tucked the book under her arm and made her way past them.
The compartment door slams shut behind her as the four boys stare at each other. ”What did you do?” Terry gulped.
”Nothing!” Severus stammered, a rather terrible liar.
”You must have done something, mate,” Sirius ventured to say, ”Even I know that look.” Sirius shuddered visibly at recalling that same look on his female cousin's faces specifically that of Narcissa as she was the closest to his age.
Severus's eyes dart away as he mutters, ”I may have, err, placed a snake in her bed over the summer.”
”And did she scream?” James inquisitively asked as the other two boys gazed on with equal curiosity.
”No, she didn't scream,” Severus admitted. ”But it was as though she'd seen a ghost.”
”Wait, then she's scared of snakes?” Terry intrigued at having a weak spot of Rowan's.
Severus regretfully shook his head. ”No, Rowan merely hummed to the snake and it became rather docile. She then took the snake outside and released it back onto the grounds.”
”And then what happened?” Terry pointedly arched his brow.
”She punched me in the gut and wouldn't talk to me for the rest of the week,” Severus reluctantly admitted as he rubbed his ribs remembering the painful ache.
”That seems more like her,” Terry nodded his head sagely.
”Wait, why?” James said rather bewildered.
”My sisters never go for the face as that would leave a visible proof to my parents,” Terry wisely pronounced.
”They always go for your soft organs.” Terry begins to tick off the places with his fingers. ”Toes, forearms, ribs, buttocks, upper thighs, and last but not least-.” Terry's voice trails off to a whisper, ”The family jewels.”
The three other boys instantly wince as they clamp their legs shut. Sirius privately sighs in relief at only having a younger brother, while James suddenly finds that being an only child isn't so bad at all.
”And that is why women are scary,” Terry wisely proclaimed as he clapped his hand against Severus's back. ”Good luck, mate. You're going to need it.”
Severus groans as he glances up at Sirius and James. ”Just how bad are the spells you gave her?”
”On a scale of one to ten?” Sirius paused, ”About 3 or 4.”
”That's not too bad,” Severus muttered out loud.
James snorted in disbelief. ”That's pain-wise, Sirius. Humiliation wise they've got to be at least be a 7.”
Severus pales as Terry begins to hum a funeral march. Sirius and James quickly joined in as Severus merely glared at them, before proceeding to eat his emotions. It was a terrible habit, yes, but at least it was one shared with his twin.