Chapter 603 - Reconciliations Ⅲ (2/2)

Glancing back up at James, Rowan blinks in astonishment at finding that James is acutely studying her. ”Is something wrong?” She asked.

James composes his train of thoughts, before replying, ”Are you here out of guilt?”

Rowan blinks at James Potter's surprising bluntness, before letting a wry smile. ”Partly,” she admitted. ”I have been wanting to apologize for my strong words the last time we spoke. I should not have been so callous, and hypercritical, but that being said, I do not think that I was in the wrong either for trying to defend Peter. And the other half, well, I was worried-.”

Rowan hesitates for a second, before slowly adding, ”And we are friends even if you can't remember, Potter.”

James's expression is annoyingly blank as he does not give away his feelings nor emotions. It was a startling fact for Rowan as James usually was unable to hide his emotions so well. But then again, this was James Potter. It was a dreadful contradiction at times like these, but it was what it was.

Rising to her feet, Rowan says, ”I have to go, I have Prefect duties to fulfill, but Severus will stop by in a bit along with Sirius and the rest of them.”

”Right,” James flatly muttered as if unsure of whether to say thank you or not in reply to the last remark.

Rowan nods her head once at him, before rising to her feet, and slipping out between the bed curtains. She paused for a moment to ensure that the bed curtains are carefully drawn his bed, before making her way out of the infirmary. She had not walked down far the corridor when a flurry of footsteps echoing down the hall caused her to stop in place.

Patiently waiting for Severus, and the rest of the marauders to arrive, Rowan ponders on the present James Potter. If she was honest with herself, a part of her seemed to dislike him, but she did not know if that was because she truly did not like him or out of her own feelings of hurt. It was not a subject she liked to contemplate about, but she could not keep shoving her emotions aside.

However, this was neither the time nor place to contemplate on such subjects. But even still, there was one thing that she was absolutely certain of. She still cared about James Potter even if he no longer did. And that was painful thing to admit in its own way.