The Prewett Girl

Perfected Spells

"How're you feeling?" Talia asks when I walk into the dorm room.

"Bitch it's just me." I say. I don't have to check beside my bed to know my journal is gone. We're too alike. "The boys and I aren't taking sides, Talia."

"She fucked my boyfriend!"

"And you both are our best friends. We are not getting in the middle of this. Just don't kill her."

"I'm insulted you think I would." Talia says. "Besides, I hear the food in Azkaban is rubbish."

"Merlin." I say quietly, shaking my head.

The next day the four of us are eating breakfast when Nikki hesitantly joins us.

"Good morning." She says slowly.

"Good morning, Nikki." Talia says kindly. I share a look with the boys at this. Her tone is too light.

"May I join you?"

"Of course you can." Talia says.

"Are you okay, Nick?" Jacob asks.

"I'm fine now. It never happened." She says. Talia laughs politely at that.

"Oh but it did. You say you both were drunk but, see, I dated your baby daddy. He never fucks anyone if anyone participating is under any influence. He keeps a batch of Sober-Up Potion in his side table. You both were perfectly sober the whole time." Talia says. The boys and I flinch at that and lean away from their general direction while Nikki pales. Talia remains looking calm as she takes another bite. "It's okay, you guys, there will be balance in the coven again in due time."

"How?" Brooks asks slowly.

"In due time." She says.

"We should do something." Jacob says as we walk to the Quidditch pitch.

"Yeah, don't sleep with Talia's boyfriend." I say.

"Talia is a Beater and Nikki is a Chaser. Brooks will be the only one protecting Nikki because Talia just won't care." Jacob says. I suck in a deep breath.

"Yeah." I confirm.

"Gentleman, lady." Oliver Wood says as he and his team pass, their turn on the pitch done. "Hey, Andy, are we still on for tonight?"

"Yeah. I'll meet you there." I say. He kisses me quickly before nodding his acknowledgement to Jacob and walking off. I watch him walk away and blush when he looks back and winks at me.

"We have enough boy drama going on right now." Jacob says, taking my arm and pulling me towards the Hufflepuff locker room.

"Yeah, but I've been dating Oliver for over a year. This is all new." I say and he starts grumbling, hating that my argument is valid.

I'm pulling my hair into a ponytail when Brooks comes in, nearly dragging Nikki in while Talia is walking calmly.

"What happened to you?" I demand, looking at Nikki is shock.

"It seems poor Nikki's shoes are all a few sizes too small and the transition of such a thing has caused her to trip multiple times today." Talia says.

"Do we want to know?" Tommy asks.

"No." All five of us say in unison.

"Okay then...practice?" Cedric asks.

"Let's go." I say, patting his shoulder as I pass him to get the balls.

By the time Cedric and I have the equipment out everyone has made their way onto the field. Jacob nods to us and I head off to guard the goal hoops.