Chapter 379 - Severus Gets A Date (1/2)

A week later the school was a buzz about the Yule Ball. Everyone fourth year and up had chosen to stay with the exception of a few younger years like Regulus and Dirk, who'd been asked by an older student to attend the Yule Ball with them. The girls in the corridors seemed to always be whispering and giggling as they compared what they would wear.

They were sitting down in the common room, when Severus sighed for the hundredth time. ”I told you that you should have asked Lily that day,” Rowan said as she took Terry's knight. ”You were to chicken to do so and now Lily's going with a cute Hufflepuff.”

”I know, Rowan,” Severus snapped. ”No need to rub it in my face!”

”Then stop sighing, mate. It's bloody getting annoying,” Terry muttered as he focused on the game before him. ”Just go and ask some other girl already.”

”I don't want to ask anyone but Lily,” Severus huffed as he crossly folds his arms over his chest and begins to sulk. ”And what about you, Rowan?”

”What about me?” Rowan answered without glancing up.

”Who are you going to ask?” Severus smugly asked.

”Oh, I was already asked,” Rowan replied causing both Severus and Terry to choke.”

”By whom?!” Terry and Severus exclaimed.

”By Barrett Boone,” Rowan replied as she happily took Terry's bishop leaving his defense wide open.

”The dreamy Ravenclaw team captain?!” Tiffany squealed as she glanced up from her magazine.

”The same,” Rowan replied as she easily put Terry into check.

Silvia and Bethanie both look rather intrigued as Silvia says, ”Let me get this straight. The dreamy guy who half of the girls are in love with asked you to the Yule Ball?”

”Yup,” Rowan replied in satisfaction as she put Terry into checkmate and won the match.

”And how do you know him?” Silvia suspiciously asked.

”He's in our Ancient Studies class,” Severus growled.

”And in Advanced Arithmancy with me,” Rowan added as she leaned back into her chair to enjoy a biscuit from off her plate, while Terry just couldn't wrap his mind around the fact that Rowan had been asked to attend the Yule ball.

”Well isn't that just nice,” Bethanie beamed with pride. ”Do you have something to wear, Rowan?”

”Yes, I do,” Rowan replied as she thought back to the long silver dress her aunt had purchased for her including the dress robes.

”And as for you, Severus, show Lily that you're attractive too,” Rowan grumbled. ”Go and move you're a*s into high gear and get yourself a date. Or are you going to be the antisocial loser, who despite being the youngest apprentice in over two hundred years that can't get himself a single date?” Naturally, Rowan let her voice trail off implicating that despite their bloodline Severus wasn't courageous even though he was a descendant of Godric Gryffindor.

”I'll show you,” Severus roared, before storming out of the common room.

”I bet it's the first girl he sees,” Terry shamelessly wagered.

”No, it's going to be some smart girl,” Silvia argued.

”Wrong, I bet he goes for someone out of his league!” Tiffany added.

”I'm with Tiffany on this one,” Rowan said in agreement as Tiffany beamed at her.