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CHAPTER FIVE
the engagement
BETTY WAS GLAD to be back in her yellow and black robes. What she was not happy about, however, were all of the pitying glances that she got in the train corridors from people that she didn't even know.
It seemed as if the news of her mother's death had spread like a wildfire over the summer, even though they'd tried to keep it hushed up. But, she assumed that anything you told James Potter would become common knowledge by the end of the day.
She was glad, however, that her brother and his friends hadn't pranked anyone yet, but that wasn't really saying much as they were about halfway through their train ride.
"Betty Lupin!" someone called from outside the girl's train compartment.
The door slid open to reveal neat red hair and a bright smile.
"It's time for the prefects meeting, come on!" Lily said as she ushered her out of the compartment.
Betty waved goodbye to her friends as she followed Lily down the corridor to the prefect's cabin. She had been invited to sit in there, but had opted out in favor of sitting with her friends. She found a seat next to her brother and smiled kindly at him.
She knew how much he had wanted to be Head Boy, after all he was the one who deserved it. Potter did literally nothing, in fact he did the opposite, he was a bad example and wreaked havoc. But, she also knew that Remus saw something in him ( as he always did, because Remus Lupin was like that ) and so he was also happy for him.
Learning that James Potter of all people had gotten Head Boy in favor of her brother had caused her burning hatred of the boy to be stoked. And here he was, in the compartment as suave as ever and trying to get the attention of Lily who was leading them marvelously.
"Please welcome the newest additions to the prefects," Lily said kindly as she gestured to the huddled group of 5th years, "as you all know, now is when prefect rounds are assigned."
"Right now?" James asked, interrupting her, "I thought that was at the castle."
"Yes, James, now," Lily said politely, "I've taken the liberty of assigning them."
She handed out papers that held their rounds. Betty smiled when she saw that she had rounds with her brother and Lily and that she'd remembered Betty liked to go on Thursday nights.
"Now, Rosier and MacMillan, please patrol for the rest of the train ride and make sure students start to change into their uniforms," Lily said authoritatively.
