Okay so it took an hour, not a day or two, but here.

Chapter Nineteen

Rowena Ravenclaw

Twang.

The arrow missed Salazar’s head and landed in the tree behind him. The beautiful dark-haired girl of fifteen laughed at him as he bellowed her name, and assured him that if she was really trying to aim, he would be dead already. It was then that Ro noticed the new kid. She stopped in her tracks. It was extremely rare for someone new to show up here. She sized the teenage boy up.

He had shoulder-length tawny hair, deep brown eyes, and a handsome face. Salazar introduced him as Godric.

“Hello Godric,” she said cheerily. “I’m Rowena Ravenclaw. But please, call me Ro.” (She hated her full name back then.)

“Hello,” he mumbled back, turning pink.

“So I see you’ve met Salazar and Helga,” she said, trying to make conversation. Godric nodded mumbled something about socks. Ro raised an eyebrow. He had been perfectly talkative before she showed up.
“Well there’s no need to stand there like a mushroom. I won’t bite,” she smiled.

Godric looked up at her. “Sorry. I just don’t like meeting new people, and your presence was announced by an arrow passing by not a foot from my nose. So please forgive me if I am not exceedingly sociable.”

Now it was Ro’s turn to blush. She apologized to the other three, and tried to yank her arrow out of the tree, without prevail. “Come; you look like you have traveled a long way,” she said to the newcomer. She took the three of them to her house. Godric took a short nap. When he awoke, they were all hungry, so she gave Helga and Godric refreshments and “accidentally” forgot to serve Salazar.


***

It had been two years since Godric had arrived in their town. He had to go and represent his deceased father in the Warlock’s Council, but was going to return home the next day. The three seventeen-year-old friends waited for him to return. Even though he was in no danger, it felt like Godric was coming home from a war. Ro went to bed and couldn’t sleep because of her excitement.

The next day, she got up, met Helga and Sal by the well, and went out to the road to wait. They had been sitting there for scarcely five minutes when they heard a clip-clop coming from down the road. It quickened into a gallop and the beautiful horse stopped in front of them. The rider dismounted.

“Godric!”said Ro. She flew at him and hugged him tight. “You’re back!”

“Ro!” said Godric, surprised and overjoyed. He squeezed her tight. “I’ve missed you three.”

“ROWENA!” a voice bellowed. Ro jumped and pulled away from Godric hastily.

Ro’s father stormed up to her. “Why didn’t you tell me Godric was coming back?” he said. Anyone who didn’t know him would think he was angry, but Ro, Salazar, Helga and Godric knew better. Raphael Ravenclaw ruffled Godric’s hair.

“I have so much to tell you!” Godric said to his three best friends, and they all went inside to hear it.

End of Chapter Nineteen