Chapter 264 - Slughorn’s Invitation (2/2)

”I've been invited to this weekend's tete-a-tete with Professor Slughorn,” Rowan grumbled as she easily caught her quill in hand.

”What!” Terry shouted as he earned himself a pointed glance from Professor Flitwick. Terry sheepishly glances back, before pointing his wand at his own textbook. ”So, are you part of the Slug Club?”

”No,” Rowan said with a blank face. ”It's apparently a reward for improving in potions this year.”

Terry snorts as he misses catching his textbook that slams into his chest with a loud oof. Letting out a pained moan, he rubs his now bruised chest. ”So, who are you asking to go with you?”

”How'd you know?” Rowan asked in exasperation.

Rolling his eyes, Terry says, ”It's common knowledge, Rowan. So, is it to be, Andrew Abbot?”

”He'd also be a good choice,” Rowan admitted as she caught her quill again in hand.

”Don't tell me you're going to one of the Gryffindor foursomes, are you?” Terry cried out, earning him another sharp warning glance from Professor Flitwick.

”NO,” Rowan firmly said as she flicked her quill away. ”Actually, I thought I might ask you.”

”Eh, really?” Terry said in abrupt surprise to only have his book slam into his face this time. Terry flops down to the ground groaning as Rowan worriedly checks him.

”Your nose isn't broken except a bit tender,” Rowan said as she gently tweaked his nose causing Terry to let out a whimper in pain. ”Your nose isn't even bleeding.”

”What happened?” Professor Flitwick exclaimed as he rushed over to check on Terry.

”Rowan asked me out on a date,” Terry wickedly said as the listening Slytherins gaped as all of a sudden there were tons of injuries.

”What!” Severus and the girls exclaimed. Professor Flitwick suddenly is rushing over to check on groaning students as Terry happily climbs back to his feet.

”Well, Rowan does like them, Blond,” Tiffany loudly explained as she eyed Terry. ”I suppose it was only a matter of time really. Though I get the feeling if the two of you ever reproduce, you'll produce the devil's spawn.”

Rowan rolls her eyes and says, ”I just need to bring a date for this weekend to Professor Slughorn's tete-a-tete. And besides, I'm not the one Terry likes.”

”What?” Tiffany and Bethanie exclaim as both Terry and Silvia begin to flush not able to glance at each other.

Severus sighs in relief and says, ”Good, because he's my best friend and that would just be awkward when the two of you broke up.”

Terry changes the subject, by glancing up at Severus with shining eyes. ”That's the first time, I've ever heard you admit that, Severus. I'm never going to forget this day!”

”Oh, shaddup!” Severus said in embarrassment as to red splotches appeared on his face.

The rest of the class passed by rather quickly especially as Terry teased Severus for the rest of the class. Though some topics had cleverly been avoided as exactly what was going on between Terry and Silvia. Maybe nothing serious yet, but in the future, there was very likely to be something there.