Chapter 210 - Christmas Shopping (1/2)
Two weeks before the end of the term, the sky finally delivered its promise on snow. The grounds were turned into a dazzling, opaline white as the rest of the ground had long since been covered in frozen frost. Inside the castle, Professor Flitwick had decorated both of his classrooms with shimmering lights that turned out to be real, fluttering fairies. Rowan, of course, hated the nasty sharp-toothed buggers and sat as far as away as possible from them whenever she could.
The students were all happily discussing their plans for the holidays. But this year unlike the year before the 5th and 7th years were not about to partake in the merry festivities. They had weeks of extra studying to cram into the two weeks left before winter break. And this year, unlike the years before they might actually pop a book open to study during the winter break. Needless to say, more than one parent would be left astonished by the bizarre miracle.
To everyone's delight the next Hogsmeade trip was finally announced to be held the last weekend of the term. Even Rowan was excited as she could get her, Christmas shopping done and not have her grandfather and grandmother do the shopping for her. She wasn't the only one as more than one student wrote down a list and checked it twice, before putting it away for use later.
On that Saturday morning as usual, Rowan was the first out at the front entrance as snow began to lightly fall again. And not to her surprise, she found a rosy cheeked James smiling at her side. ”I thought since I was turned down, I might as well make it a date with you, Rowan,” James teased as they waited for the first carriage to pull up in front of them.
Rowan loudly snorted and said, ”I won't be anyone's sloppy seconds, Potter. You had your chance with me and blew it.”
James chuckled at Rowan's playful antics as a faint smile appeared on her face as her eyes danced with mirth. ”Ah, but I'm a Gryffindor! And we don't ever give up!” James teased back.
”I've noticed,” Rowan drily said as the first carriage could be seen trotting up the path towards them.
”What an adorable couple,” a sexy voice was heard from behind them saying.
They both whirled around to see the curved, luscious witch with dark hair and cocoa colored skin pressing her ample chest into Wilkes arm. ”A Gryffindor and Slytherin dating, my, my aren't the two of you a daring couple?” Said, Jezebel, Wilkes paramour.
Not one to take it lying down, James reaches over for Rowan's hand and gives her a wink to play along. ”Well, she's my snake,” James cooed. ”And I won't let anyone else have her.”
”Oh, yes,” Rowan sarcastically added. ”And he's my lion.” Before the both of their faces burst into laughter the carriage thankfully arrives and without so much as a goodbye they jumped inside. The minute the carriage door was shut, they both burst into laughter as they hugged their sides in laughter.
Wheezing, James says, ”Did you see her face?!”