Pandora Black was the youngest Black sibling. She was close to both of her brothers, even Sirius, though he had left home when she wasn't even old enough to go to Hogwarts yet. Many things happened in her life that tore down most of her happiness, t...
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Pandora sat in the common room tutoring Percy and Oliver. The boys had sought her out the day after she had lunch with Bill, Casen, and Enzo. Bill and Casen had helped the girl fix her book, which she was thankful for. She had decided to stop reading her books out in the open, unless they were books she bought for herself.
Anyhow, Percy and Oliver didn't seem to have that much trouble with the tutoring, but Pandora could tell easily what the boys were having problems with. The boys were bright, and Pandora was rather proud of them every time they answered any question correctly.
"Do you think you could help us with our homework whenever we need help?" Oliver asked, causing Pandora to nod.
"You'll just have to find me." She replied, and the boys nodded.
"Or we could find Bill, Charlie, or Tonks. They always seem to know where you are, or they can give us an idea of where you are." Percy commented, causing the girl to bite her lip.
"I guess that works, too." She murmured, unsure of how she felt about people knowing where she was at all times.
Technically, it was a good idea for her to have her friends knowing where she was at all times, since she had been attacked by many Slytherins without being found or helped. She wondered if they would save her whenever she needed them, but she seemed to doubt it. Why would anyone want to help her, especially since all the Slytherins hated her, and many other people seemed to as well since she was the sister of Regulus and Sirius Black.
"You two should head off to dinner. You know there'll be very little pudding if you don't run now." Pandora commented, causing the boys to nod quickly.
The two boys quickly put away their books and things, before leaving their bags on the couch, as they ran off to go to dinner. Pandora sighed quietly, placing her head in her hands as she thought about what had happened to her only two days ago. Her body still ached, but she had to pretend that she didn't feel the pain. She didn't want anyone to see her pain, even her friends, but she didn't want her friends to know, since she wasn't sure how much of a friend any of them really were. She also knew if Nymphadora seen how much pain she was in, Nymphadora would write to Andromeda and Ted almost instantly. Pandora wasn't willing to get any angry letters from her cousin, even if it was about ignoring her own health and safety.
"You should go to dinner, too." She heard, causing her to pick up her head and see Bill holding Enzo.
"I'm not hungry." She murmured, making Bill scowl.
"My mum always says when a girl is upset, she'll feel a little better with food. I don't know what's wrong, and I'm not going to push you to tell me, but I am going to push you to go to dinner. You'll feel a little better if you do. You can sit with Casen, Enzo, and I, if you want. Most people, especially girls, don't because they don't want to be put in the rumors about myself and Enzo, but if you don't care, you can always sit with us." Bill rambled, causing Pandora to sigh.
"Fine, I'll go, even though I don't want to." She replied, and Bill chuckled.
Pandora stood from her spot on the couch and followed Bill out of the common room. She and Bill walked side by side, Enzo babbling to both of them as they walked to the Great Hall. When they entered, the room seemed to grow a little quieter, at least to Pandora it did. She swore she could feel people's eyes on her, which made her frown. She hated having so many eyes on her, which seemed to be more than normal. She could be wrong, but she doubted it. Everyone in Hogwarts seemed to want to make up some rumors about Pandora, and she was afraid she was giving them even more material to use against her.
"Your face is looking better." Casen commented, as the girl sat down with him, Bill, and Enzo.
"What was wrong with her face?" Nymphadora asked, furrowing her eyebrows.
The girl swiftly looked up and her eyes widened when she seen Pandora's face.
"Who did that to you?" Nymphadora asked, crossing her arms.
Nymphadora often sat with the Gryffindors, since Charlie Weasley was her best friend, and he was a Gryffindor.
"It doesn't matter. I took care of it." Pandora replied, completely dismissing her cousin's worry.
The atmosphere was awkward for a moment, as Nymphadora watched her cousin. After a moment or two, Nymphadora went back to conversing with Charlie and leaving her cousin alone.
"Percy and Oliver have decided that they want me to help me with their homework whenever they get any." Pandora commented, deciding to break the awkwardness in the air.
"Are they smart?" Bill asked, looking over at the girl,"I wanted to ask earlier, but I felt like Percy would get angry with me if I asked you that in front of him." He added, and the girl chuckled.
"Yes, they're both really smart. I think Percy may be a bit smarter. Honestly, with a little help, he could be a genius." Pandora replied, causing Bill to smile.
"I always felt like he was smart. I guess you could help him become the greatest wizard in our family." Bill said, making the girl smile.
"I don't know, I have a feeling he and Oliver only wanted her help because they have a crush on her." Casen commented, causing Bill to laugh and Pandora to blush.
Pandora wasn't use to joking around with friends, unless it had been her brothers or cousin. Everyone else either played pranks on her or were to serious towards her. She kind of liked joking around with Casen and Bill, and she kind of hoped she could do it more often, but she was still worried it wouldn't last forever...
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A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter. I don't want this book to move too fast, but I've got so many ideas for the later chapters.
