Chapter 334 - Interesting Conversations (2/2)

”No!” Lily embarrassedly replied. ”But I know that he was an evil wizard and that Professor Dumbledore defeated him.”

”Close enough,” Terry muttered under his breath. ”Anywho it's one of the primary schools in Europe including Hogwarts and Beauxbatons.”

”And so just where are they located at?” Lily curiously asked.

”No one really knows as the school is hidden and protected,” Terry admitted with a shrug. ”But my guess Drumstrang's probably somewhere north of Germany and Beauxbatons in southern France towards Italy.”

Blinking awake Rowan yawns and says, ”Why are we even chatting about this again?”

Terry is smugly is about to reply, when the corridor flies open on accident. The 1st year apologizes, before rushing off as Terry and the rest move onto a new topic. This time around Rowan knows that it can't be just a coincidence. This was the second time it had occurred just when Terry was about to answer her question. Just what was it that she was forgetting?

The rest of the trip, Rowan was lost in thought until it came time for them to change. Rowan and Severus both pinned their apprenticeship badges onto their right breast over their robes. Terry gapes and merely points at them as Lily blinks in bewilderment. ”You sly dogs!” Terry shouted. ”When were you going to tell us?!”

”At some point,” Rowan sniffed as Severus flashed Terry a dark grin of revenge.

Terry sullenly pouts and says, ”You guys are much to Slytherin for your own good,” causing Rowan and Severus to loudly guffaw.

Lily leans forward to stare at the silver badges with an encircled pentagram that has ancient runes at each element point. ”They're beautiful,” Lily commented. ”What are they for?”

”They passed the apprenticeship exam,” Terry reverently answered.

”Well, that's nice I suppose,” Lily naively said causing Terry to choke. Before Terry can respond the train pulls to a stop as the 1st years rush excitedly out. Rowan and the rest of them grab their cloaks and umbrellas as they walk out into the rain.

”By Helga Hufflepuffs rear,” Terry cursed. ”And I thought last year's drizzling was bad. Their tiny boats will probably sink in this weather!”

Rowan doesn't reply as they hurriedly make their way to the carriages to only see Severus become still as he stares at the Thestral's before the carriages. Severus opens his mouth to speak, when Rowan says, ”They're merely Thestral's, Severus. We can see them, now.”

Severus's mouth shuts up with a loud clap as they climb into the carriage. With a great big lurch, the long procession of carriages was rumbling and slashing their way up the track towards the castle. After drying themselves Severus and Rowan are rather quiet on the ride to Hogwarts. Terry wisely fills the gap of silence for Lily. Lily didn't quite understand what Rowan had meant by that, but Terry did a fairly good job of distracting her. After all, he was known as a devilish charmer given his gilded tongue.

Lightning flashes across the sky as their carriages come to a halt before the great oak front doors. Rushing out of the carriage, they pull up their umbrellas thick curtain of rain falls onto them. Stomping their way into the entrance, they close their umbrellas shut and shrink their dry umbrellas into their pockets. Running one last cleaning charm over their clothes and shoes, they all head into the Great Hall when screams are heard behind them.

Rowan and Severus immediately turn around with their wands out giving Lily a bit of a fright as Terry slowly nods his head in understanding. Large, red, water-filled balloons had dropped from the ceiling onto several girls. Drenched and sputtering like wet cats the girls shrieked in anger at Peeves, the Poltergeist, a tiny little man in a bell-covered hat and orange bow tie, and a wide malicious face.

Professor McGonagall rushed over towards Peeves with her wand pointed high. Rowan and Severus both put their wands away as they ignored the shouting behind them. Lily doesn't much pay attention to their actions, before waving goodbye and heading over to the Gryffindor side of things.