Chapter 567 - Self Introductions Again (2/2)
Seeing Sirius's depressed expression and Terry's resigned one, Rowan snickers, ”You thought I was the lunch cart lady, didn't you?”
”Yes,” Sirius sulkily said as he folded his arms rather crossly over his chest, while Terry sighs in despair. They were going to die from hunger at this rate!
Closing the compartment door behind her first, Rowan then motions to Severus to budge over, who does so reluctantly, before sitting down next to her twin. Seeing the gloomy faces of Sirius and Terry, she reaches into her pocket and tosses a carefully wrapped-up sandwich at Sirius's face. Sirius's face instantly brightens up and gratefully says, ”Thanks!”
Rowan hand the next one to Terry, who eagerly grasps it from her hand, before handing one to Severus and then James. She instantly notices the way James hesitates, before carefully taking the sandwich from her hand. Her lips twitch downward in a faint frown and says, ”Let me guess, you don't recognize me, do you, Potter?”
James slowly shakes his hand as he still holds the unwrapped sandwich in his hands. ”I'm sorry, but I honestly can't recall who you are.”
”If it's any consolation, he doesn't recall Severus either,” Terry mumbled with a mouthful of sandwich in his mouth.
”How not very surprising at all,” Rowan flatly remarked as she unwrapped her own sandwich, a bit too loudly.
”You're taking this rather well, Rowan,” Sirius astutely observed not having missed Rowan's subtle reaction. ”And why did you call James, Potter? You haven't called us by our surnames since our first year!”
”Well, he is in fact Potter again,” Rowan carefully explained, before taking a bit of her sandwich.
They all wait for her to finish chewing as James just cautiously eyes her. Thinking it was better to be doing something with his hands he unwraps the sandwich. He subtly brings the sandwich up and gives it a good sniff not detecting any type of potions or poisons in it, before taking a small bite, and slowly chewing it in his mouth.
Rowan's eyes flashed as she had not missed the cautious actions of James. Narrowing her eyes, she leans back as she coolly studies James for a moment, before coldly stating, ”Everything that made up the James that we knew is either missing or simply gone. In that case, the person sitting before us is he still considered the same James Potter that we knew in the past or someone else entirely? And if he is indeed considered someone else, then what guarantees are there that we will remain friends nor much less like each other like in the past? After all our memories and past is what makes the present version of us.”
Terry swallows and looks rather impressed by the statement. ”As usual, your pragmatism is scary like always, Rowan.” Though he casts a glance at James to see if he was at all hurt by Rowan's words. To his dismay, James does not appear to be hurt at all, and even seems especially wary of Rowan. This did not bode well for their friendship at all.