Bellatrix

Untitled Part 6

I woke up to a tap on my shoulder.

"Black." a voice scratched through my dreams.

I stood up and turned around. "Riddle." I said venomously.

"Wow. What got up your-"

My wand was out quicker than you could say "Quidditch".

"Do not finish that sentence." I whispered. I guess my bedhead must have resembled the hairdo of a monster, because he backed up, almost into the fireplace. We were in the common room, where I had fallen asleep the night before. "What do you want?" I asked.

"I was just going to tell you it's Halloween. Also, your hair is green." he pointed out.

I swore and performed a quick charm. "Idiot first years."

"You're a first year." he pointed out.

"Yes, I know that. But I'm not an idiot first year." I rolled my eyes and stormed out of the common room.

In truth, however, I was fantastically excited for Halloween.

I walked up to the boy's dormitory and poked the boys on their heads. "James! Moony! Peter! Cousin!" I said, and rolled my eyes as they turned over in hope to ignore me. I pulled James's covers. "James, wake up!!!" I frowned at him. They simultaneously yawned and got up.

"What do you want, cousin of mine?" Asked Sirius.

"It's Halloween! Literally the day of pranks! We have to prank every Slytherin we see!" I reminded him.

"Such as you." He replied.

"I'm not actually a Slytherin. So shut up. Now, get your clothes on."

He grinned, still wearing his blue striped pajamas.

"No."

"Oh my god Sirius, can you be serious for one second???" I said angrily- and then realized my mistake.

"I'm always Sirius." His grin tripled in size. "Get it?"

James glared at him. "Yes, Sirius, we all get it, you've only said it four hundred and twenty two- well, now twenty three, times in these past two months that we've been in school.

He stuck out his tongue.

Remus looked tired- much like he had the month prior.

I hung back. "Remus..." I sighed. "If you need help... or just someone to talk to..."

He frowned. "Thanks, Bella." He sighed, and lowered his voice to a whisper. "It's just, if anyone finds out I'm a werewolf... especially Sirius and James and Peter... they'll hate me forever. They'll tell everyone..."

And that's when I noticed that James had hung back with us.

His mouth agape, he stared at Remus. "You're a werewolf?"

Moony's eyes widened and he ran back to the common room.

"Aw, shit." James said. "I didn't... I mean, I don't care! It doesn't... It doesn't change anything. He knows that, right? Wait, how did you... why are you... why didn't he..." He ran his hand through his hair. "Crap." And then he ran back to the common room after Moony.

I followed. I needed to be there for Remus.

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"Remus?" James asked cautiously, poking the lump in the covers. "Remus, come out."

Muffled sobbing came from underneath the blanket. "Please, just go away. I don't want to hurt you."