Realization
Rowan woke up with Fred Weasley jumping on her bed. “Damn it, Fred, What are you doing”. “Just thought I’d let you know that it’s time for class.” She rolled over and stuffed her head under a pillow “thanks for letting me know, Goodbye now”. Fred wasn’t taking no for an answer “Rowan if you don’t get your ass out of bed right now I’ll drag you out.” Without moving she flicked him off, Fred just laughed and grabbed her by the ankles pulling. Rowan glared at him “I’m on the floor now,” she was pissed but she couldn’t deny that if he hadn’t come and dragged her out of bed she would have just slept. Which would have called for another detention which she didn’t want. Fred looked at her with a proud expression on his face “I know now get dressed and let’s go we’re gonna be late for class.” She rolled her eyes and stood up “I hate you” Fred just stood there smiling “I’d be a bad friend if you didn’t.” Rowan walked into the bathroom and changed into her robes. “Happy” she snapped, Fred nodded “Yep let’s go.″
They walked out of her dorm down to the common room where George was waiting “what took you guys so long?” “Someone wouldn’t get out of bed” Fred cast a glance in Rowan’s direction. “Can we just go to class because if I’m going to be awake I prefer to do something productive” Rowan sneered ″Good morning to you too sunshine” George laughed. Rowan flicked off the twins one last time before walking out of the common room. The boys quickly ran after her, “oh come on, we’re just kidding” Fred laughed as they caught up with her. “I know, it’s just I’m slightly hungover and don’t want to deal with you today.” Fred and George just laughed “well that what you signed up for when you befriended us, Right Georgie” Fred elbowed him in the ribs making him snap out of his thoughts. “What oh... ya Row you’re stuck with us and our antics” Rowan smiled a little but wouldn’t let the boys see.
Their first-class that day was Herbology with the Slytherins. “Go to our station, I’m gonna go say hi to Blaire” the boys nodded and went to sit at their table. Rowan walked over to a table occupied by three Slytherin girls. “Hey,” She said walking up to them. They had been talking about something important because they were all huddled together. “Hey Row how are you?” Blaire asked, moving over so that she could join the circle. “I’m alive, you” “Same, except Rose over here is being frustrating” Crowley smiled “Maybe Frey can talk some sense into her” Rose stood there blushing furiously. “If it’s about her and Draco I can’t be of any help” Blaire looked between the two girls disappointingly “Both of you are hopeless” Rose rolled her eyes “Your one to talk, Little Miss Pining over my Brother.” Blaire slapped Rose’s arm playfully.
“That’s different, besides he has a girlfriend” Crowley looked at her like she was crazy “If you mean Astoria trust me you don’t have competition” “she kinda has a point Blaire” Rowan added. Blaire turned red now desperately wanting to change the subject. “Rowan and Crowley have been in love with the twins for years but won’t do anything” Both of them looked at each other and laughed “The difference there is that Rowan and I have accepted our patheticness long ago” That got the whole group to laugh. “Let’s just agree that we are all Pathetic and move on with our lives” all four girls looked at each other and nodded accepting their pathetic fates.
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George sat with Fred lost in thought watching Rowan “Your desperate brother” George snapped out of it “Shove off” “You can barely get a sentence out around her anymore, That my friend sounds like love.” George didn’t respond “I’m just saying you should tell her, I mean it’s obvious that she fancies you to” Fred continued. “She just broke up with her ex” Fred looked at him disapprovingly “so did you and Rowan is nothing like Angelina which means you should be in a relationship you deserve” George looked at him “You don’t think I want to be with someone good I’m just scared” “Of what rejection, Mate why can’t you see that she in love with you” George was tired of this conversation it was the same every time. Fred consistently talked to both of them trying to convince them to tell each other the truth. “Fred she’s perfect she doesn’t need me I’m a screwed-up mess” Fred put a hand on his shoulder “You’re not a mess George you’re a survivor.”
Rowan walked back over to the guys “we’re gonna smoke later right” Fred laughed “Enjoy your conversation with the girls” Rowan flicked him off “Just shut up and do your work”. She loved those girls but sometimes she wanted to get away from drama and boys just hang with her best friends even if she was in love with one of them.
Today they had to work together to extract the liquid from Snargaluff Plants.“Shit” Fred caught his finger on a thorn. I looked over at George to see how he was doing and he was also bandaging a wound on his hand. “You guys are just sad,” Rowan said while laughing. She was in charge of putting the pus in jars and labeling them and she was reveling in that fact.” oh ya maybe you should hold it down and let us extract the liquid” George scoffed. “Not a chance in hell I just did my nails” Rowan spoke in a very innocent way. “We both know you don’t care about your nail polish so I call bullshit” Fred scoffed, wrapping yet another cut in his hand.
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After class was over Rowan, George, and Fred all started toward the castle again. “Those bloody plants are dangerous” Fred complained While examining his hands. “What do you expect we go to a very dangerous school” George and Fred laughed “that’s a major understatement” George snickered also examining his hands and arms.
All of a sudden Blaire came running over “Frey are you coming to the Slytherin party later” “Depends am I the only Gryffindor invited” Rowan asked. “Nope, open invitation” Fred looked at Blaire and raised an eyebrow “well if that’s the case we’ll see you there Lestrange” Blaire smiled “Great” she turned around and ran off. Rowan turned to Fred “Why, just why” Fred was about to reply but George interrupted “Come on Row where’s your sense of fun.” Rowan glared at the both of them “Fine but if there’s no alcohol I’m leaving” the twins just smiled and they continued to class. “Finally gonna ask her out” Fred whispered to George “Maybe” Fred rolled his eyes and they continued to class.
After transfiguration the three of them went down to the great hall for lunch. Rowan sat down at the Gryffindor table in between Fred and George. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting across from them. ” Are you guys coming to the Slytherin party tonight?” Hermione shook her head no and Harry and Ron just sat there clueless. “I guess that’s a no” Rowan said looking down at her plate.“Why would we want to,” Hermione spoke in an annoyed voice. “I don’t know for fun or to get drunk, either is acceptable,” Hermione scoffed at Rowan’s answer. “Do you ever do your homework or are you too busy sleeping around and getting drunk” Rowan looked at Hermione with a smile “Calling me a whore how original considering your an uptight virgin” this caught Ron’s attention “She is not a virgin” “Ronald shut up!” Hermione said through gritted teeth. The twin was listening now “Look at that he speaks and here I thought you were just her little lap dog” Hermione stood up flustered “Come on boys let’s go” Harry and Ron both stood up following her. “See ya Stiff” Rowan yelled after her.
“What did Hermione do to you?” Rowan heard a voice say from behind her. “Other than the fact that she’s a bitch and needs to learn how to have fun a lot where should I start” she turned around and came face to face with Luna Lovegood. “Oh hello, Luna” “Hello” she had an airy look on her face “Hermione isn’t very nice to me either but then again most people aren’t” Rowan just stared at her. Luna was bothered by this fact she was just stating it. “Um, Luna is there something I can do for you” Luna shook her head and stood up walking away. “Strange girl Luna” The twins looked at her nodding trying really hard not to laugh.
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The rest of the day dragged on so slowly especially potions with Snape. Rowan was convinced that he spoke slowly on propose because he likes to torture students. She fell asleep halfway through class resting her head on George’s shoulder. “I told you” Fred smirked “She does this to you all the time you have no proof” George pointed out continuing his and Rowan’s potion to let her sleep. After that, it was finally dinner and they got stuck sitting near “The Golden Trio” again. Thankfully Rowan just ignored them and focused mainly on Her and the twin’s conversation on Quidditch, which Ginny gladly participated in.
After dinner though Rowan trudged back to her dorm with Fred and George and changed. “Do we have to go” she whined, Fred nodded “Yes Rowan it is critical that we go” George just nodded in agreement. “I hate you both” the boys laughed “we know and we love you too.” Rowan flipped them off and continued to get dressed. She walked out of the bathroom sighing “can we please get this over with.” Fred and George just sat there “Damn Frey you can clean up” “Shove off Fred.” Fred stood up laughing George just sat there staring at Rowan. “You good Georgie” Fred teased and George snapped out of it “Ya I’m fine, let’s go.”
The Three got up and made their descent to the dungeons. When they got there Rose was standing at the door. “Hey Snape,” Fred said as he passed her into the common room. She waved back obviously not paying attention. Rowan wanted to leave and just get drunk in her dorm alone but Fred and George wouldn’t hear it.
Inside the common room, People were smoking, drinking, and dancing. “Remind me to kill you both later,” Rowan said walking away from them before they could say anything. She got herself a drink and found Dylan “Please tell me you have something for me to smoke” he looked at her “well hello to you to Frey” Dylan responded. Rowan stuck out her hand and Dylan handed her a joint “that wasn’t so hard now was it” she took a drag. “How are you, Dylan” He just stood there shaking his head “Fine Row you” “Better now” She thanked him and walked off.
Rowan found Fred sitting on a couch “Hello” Fred raised his eyebrows “someone in a better mood” “helps when you’re drunk” she said sitting down next to him. Fred took the joint from her and took a drag.“Rude” but Fred wasn’t listening, he was too busy watching Crowley dance with Blaire. Rowan scanned the crowd to see who else was here and she caught George dancing, a smile crept across her face. Fred saw what she was looking at “would you tell him already please” Rowan snapped from her gaze dropping the smile “Not until you tell Crow and I don’t care how drunk I am I have zero confidence” “Your Pathetic” Rowan ignored him.
“You know what fine” He stood up and walked over to Crowley “Oi Crow I have a question for you” She looked up at him “what is it, Fred?″ He whispered some inaudible to Crowley. She nodded and Fred walked back over to Rowan. “There I have a date With Crowley Tomorrow” He looked at Rowan “your turn” Rowan looked at George. She couldn’t do it even thinking about walking up to him right now. It sounded like a terrible idea “Tomorrow, I’ll tell him tomorrow.” Fred rolled his eyes “sure you will.”
Rowan was done with this conversation “I’m gonna go talk to Blaire At least she won’t harass me about my poor life decisions” Fred put his hands up in surrender and rowan walked away. Blaire was sitting in a corner with a cup in her hand chatting to Crowley. “Hey Blaire ha-” she didn’t have a chance to finish her sentence before Blaire spun her around to look at Rose. She was sitting across the room with Draco Malfoy. “Oh My God” “Rowan she’s talking to him” Blaire was ecstatic. “She’s talking to him Row she did it” Rowan’s head filled with thoughts she needed to tell George.
