Originally Posted by Lockhartian

Frowning? Why was Melanie frowning?!

Was she considering leaving him OUT of the Quidditch team because he'd made the awful mistake of...speaking the truth? See, that's why he had lied about Jake. Though, the Captain was a smart one, because she hadn't given Treyen any Beater's bat, not even during try-outs, that was totally his idea.

Then again, he was innocent enough not to kill anyone with a bat, everyone knew the Bludger had a mind of its own, no?

Truth be told, he wasn't even worried about all that previous stuff, not even on being left out of the team, but on Melanie saying something similar to what Arya had said a couple months ago. That's why he breathed in relief when his Captain started to speak again.

'That didn't change when we played Ravenclaw in the last game'. Well, yes, obviously, because Ellie had also been Keeper.

For some strange reason he was thinking of Miranda at the moment, and the very small talk they had when he had considered quitting. "What? No, I'm not worried about my skills," he said, straightening up again, and being SUPER modest, right? His mind was having a conversation of its own thanks to the whole Miranda-talk. Back then, his reaction had been 'Lockharts didn't quit'. And now, he was starting to believe that it was entirely silly to worry over something which certainty was questionable.

So, what if they got to play against Ravenclaw? He was supposed to have fun with Quidditch, no? Then, he should. Have fun. So, what if Ellie managed to make him lose some focus on the game? Well, probably nothing would happen, except, maybe, Ravenclaw scoring a bit more. But what was so wrong with that? Er, both Miranda and Melanie wouldn't like that, certainly, but he wouldn't mind. So, what if Arya, like Ellie, had been right all along?

Treyen couldn't even answer that in his head, but there was a smile on his face.

"You know what, Captain? There's really nothing to worry about, it's only Quidditch," he shrugged, still holding that smile, "It's not like that trophy is the most important thing in the world." It was quite possible that Melanie would think otherwise.

The boy looked around once more before speaking again, "Thanks, Miranda...," no, wait, "...Melanie, I mean." Because he'd been playing that other conversation over and over in his head and he managed to get the current names mixed up. "I have your Potions textbook, by the way, I thought you guys had way more difficult potions to work on, but they seem simpler than I expected them to be." Well, clearly, that Quidditch matter was no longer in his mind.

IF Ravenclaw played against them, then that meant he'll be able to see the redhead a bit more. Now, he was actually hoping that such a thing happened.

Maybe Arya was right. Maybe.