“Wow, that Sara girl is a piece of work,” Ronnie laughed as she caught up with Steve and Doug.
“Ronnie, you should really be careful.” Steve gave her a look of real concern.
“Why?” Ronnie said as she rolled her eyes. “She’s just a nasty girl.”
“Yeah, that nasty girl is the daughter of one of the most power-hungry witches and one of the most corrupt NEPs in the Mid West.” Now he looked around and pulled her close and Doug followed. In a harsh whisper he said, “They say, her mom, has ‘eliminated’ servants. Never to be seen or heard from again.” Ronnie tried to step away, but Steve squeezed her arm even harder. “Ronnie, I have heard all sorts of stories about this family and none of them are good.”
Finally he let go of Ronnie, and as she backed away she could see he was really scared of the idea of getting on Sara’s bad side.
The three of them stood there and stared at each other for a few minutes before Ronnie found the nerve to speak up. “Steve, I know you mean well, but Sara’s just a kid like the rest of us, and it’s not like I started it. She’s the one who tried to get me into trouble.” “Yeah, I know, but I also saw you shoot her that odious look after class.”
“That what?” Ronnie laughed out-loud.
“Odious, nasty, snide, disrespectful, mean look.” Steve said defensively.
“Yeah, so what?” She asked.
“’So, if she decides she wants to get rid of you… she will.” He answered.
“Steve, I think you are giving this girl too much credit. It’s not like she owns the school.”
“No, but her mom knows the people who do.” He said.
With eyebrows raised, both Doug and Ronnie leaned into Steve and asked “How would you know?”
A little embarrassed Steve took a step back, “Listen, my mom is completely consumed by the idea of me becoming a great wizard.” He rolled his eyes. “She is obsessed with the wizarding community. She follows everything everyone does. She knows exactly who knows whom and what kind of influence they have. I can tell you practically everything there is to know about every kid in this school. My mom drilled it into me for months before I came here.”
They both looked at him like he was nuts.
“Ok, fine.” Steve said with a sigh. “Give me anyone in our class and I’ll show you how much I know about them.”
Doug smiled. “Julie Anne Smiley.”
They all broke out in laughter and continued walking to the dining hall.
“Seriously, tell me about Julie Anne.” He repeated.
“Well, both of her parents are non-magical, she grew up on Portage Lakes, in Akron. She has two older sisters that are not magical, and a younger brother who is not showing any magical tendencies yet. Her father works for the school system as a vice principle, and is a chemistry teacher at Turkey Foot High School. Her mother is a stay-at-home mom, who is an avid volunteer at PTA and works on the side as a personal chef for some of the well to do families in the city.”
“That explains why she is so good in potions class.” Ronnie chimes in. “How about Brad Peters?” As if he were reading a book, Steve gives them all sorts of details about each of the students in their class. But neither Doug, nor Ronnie ever asks about themselves.
“Ronnie, you should really be careful.” Steve gave her a look of real concern.
“Why?” Ronnie said as she rolled her eyes. “She’s just a nasty girl.”
“Yeah, that nasty girl is the daughter of one of the most power-hungry witches and one of the most corrupt NEPs in the Mid West.” Now he looked around and pulled her close and Doug followed. In a harsh whisper he said, “They say, her mom, has ‘eliminated’ servants. Never to be seen or heard from again.” Ronnie tried to step away, but Steve squeezed her arm even harder. “Ronnie, I have heard all sorts of stories about this family and none of them are good.”
Finally he let go of Ronnie, and as she backed away she could see he was really scared of the idea of getting on Sara’s bad side.
The three of them stood there and stared at each other for a few minutes before Ronnie found the nerve to speak up. “Steve, I know you mean well, but Sara’s just a kid like the rest of us, and it’s not like I started it. She’s the one who tried to get me into trouble.” “Yeah, I know, but I also saw you shoot her that odious look after class.”
“That what?” Ronnie laughed out-loud.
“Odious, nasty, snide, disrespectful, mean look.” Steve said defensively.
“Yeah, so what?” She asked.
“’So, if she decides she wants to get rid of you… she will.” He answered.
“Steve, I think you are giving this girl too much credit. It’s not like she owns the school.”
“No, but her mom knows the people who do.” He said.
With eyebrows raised, both Doug and Ronnie leaned into Steve and asked “How would you know?”
A little embarrassed Steve took a step back, “Listen, my mom is completely consumed by the idea of me becoming a great wizard.” He rolled his eyes. “She is obsessed with the wizarding community. She follows everything everyone does. She knows exactly who knows whom and what kind of influence they have. I can tell you practically everything there is to know about every kid in this school. My mom drilled it into me for months before I came here.”
They both looked at him like he was nuts.
“Ok, fine.” Steve said with a sigh. “Give me anyone in our class and I’ll show you how much I know about them.”
Doug smiled. “Julie Anne Smiley.”
They all broke out in laughter and continued walking to the dining hall.
“Seriously, tell me about Julie Anne.” He repeated.
“Well, both of her parents are non-magical, she grew up on Portage Lakes, in Akron. She has two older sisters that are not magical, and a younger brother who is not showing any magical tendencies yet. Her father works for the school system as a vice principle, and is a chemistry teacher at Turkey Foot High School. Her mother is a stay-at-home mom, who is an avid volunteer at PTA and works on the side as a personal chef for some of the well to do families in the city.”
“That explains why she is so good in potions class.” Ronnie chimes in. “How about Brad Peters?” As if he were reading a book, Steve gives them all sorts of details about each of the students in their class. But neither Doug, nor Ronnie ever asks about themselves.
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