Dollhouse [Rabastan Lestrange]

Chapter 5

"The sun watches what I do
but the moon knows all
my secrets."

One of Callista's most enjoyable parts of the week were the weekly study sessions with two members of each house.

It was created by the teachers to encourage inter-house bonding. She signed up with Fallon, who actually enjoyed studying, and was put into a study group with other fifth years. Now her seventh year group consisted of the same people.

Sidney Hearst and Anya Chang of Ravenclaw. Last year, Callista had been in a relationship with Anya, and though it ended shortly after it started and the two remained good friends.

From Hufflepuff it was Reece Bloomfield and Amelia Harper. They were two of the kindest people Callista has met and it made for fun study sessions.

From Gryffindor, and this made Callista nervous, was Lily Evans and Alice Fortescue. Callista was sure they would hate her, and at first they were uneasy. To her surprise, they soon warmed up to her and got along during the study sessions.

For her, these study sessions were a break from reality. She got to relax a little and no one questioned who she was sitting with because it was assigned. She could talk to people and not worry what everyone else thought.

She pulled the chair out at the table they always sat at—the only one next to a window that sat eight people—and sat down next to Amelia and Reece, Fallon following after. The other four sat across from them.

Lily spoke up first, ever the leader. "Does anyone want to go over any specific subjects?"

Reece nodded. "I need some help in Potions."

"I wouldn't mind going over potions either," Callista added. Reece, Lily and herself were the only ones who took Potions.

"Okay, so we can go over Potions." Lily nodded and looked around the table, already getting out her things for potions. "What about the rest of you?"

Fallon spoke now, "I need help with Herbology."

Amelia offered her help and Alice wanted to do herbology too. The two Ravenclaws opted for studying Charms because their class—Ravenclaws and Gryffindors—had a test the following week.

After Reece and Callista moved up spaces so Fallon could sit next to Amelia, they all began their separate studying.

"Does anyone have Potions 101?" Lily asked looking up at the two in front of her.

Callista reached into her book bag but she could not find the book. "I'm sure I had it. I must have returned it already, let me take a look," she said, though she was sure she had not returned it with her last lot of books.

She walked to the other side of the library and began scouring the shelves for Potions 101: The Advanced Guide to Potion-Making.

She went to grab it but a hand got there before she could. She turned around and saw Sirius Black holding it above his head with a stupid grin.

"Sirius."

"Callista."

"Give it back." She held out her hand and sighed. She did not have time for this.

"I don't think you need it that much," he shrugged.

She clenched her jaw, "I need it more than you, prick."

He gasped, putting a hand to his chest. "I'm hurt, oh, the name calling!"

She wacked him in the arm. "Shut up!" She hissed. There was no chance she would be kicked out of the library because of him.