"He hates her."
"No he doesn't, not really.
She just makes him feel things that he's claimed don't exist."
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When Slughorn puts Callisto McAdams and Regulus Black in his potions class together, he unknowingly functions as a match maker...
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IN DISBELIEF, CALLISTO LOOKS UP AND STARES AT REGULUS BLACK who suddenly seems to be in a rush. "What?" She croaks, not knowing how to cope with him talking nicely to her. "You mean that?"
He stands up and puts the book he hid under the desk in his bag. "I need to go...breakfast." Regulus murmurs.
"It's lunch time Black." Callisto corrects him, raising her brow. He apparently can't talk in full sentences now.
"Right...lunch." He raises his hand, pointing at the exit behind him. His eyes look tired as if he hasn't slept in a few days and Callisto is sure she's just imagining him getting paler from week to week.
"Did you really mean what you've said?" Callisto stands up and props her hands on the table in front of her. Her eyes are focused on Regulus who takes a small step back. "I really need to go."
And with that, he turns around and leaves her behind.
"Black! Wait" Callisto manages to shout after him but he disappears behind the shelves without looking back.
For a brief moment, she thinks about following him but stops herself, when the librarian appears in front of her desk. "You need to be quiet if you want to work in the library! No shouting or screaming, you understand?"
"Yes ma'am." Callisto answers embarrassed. She just screamed because of Regulus Black...This can't be happening again. Ever.
With a red face, she packs her things together and steps out of the library. Her next lesson starts in around 15 minutes and Callisto doesn't want to be late. As she walks through the castle, her thoughts keep drifting back to Black's words. He has never been this talkative with her before. She always thought he didn't have much of an opinion about her but...for a second his mask slipped.
"What's up McAdams?" Her thoughts get interrupted by Lupin and Potter who catch up with her from behind. Callisto feels like she is walking with two bodyguards since they're walking left and right from her, crossing their arms and shooting looks at everyone who walks by.
"Going to class. What about you?"
"Just making sure we're still going to Hogsmeade together." Potter winks at her and she catches him looking over at Lupin.
"Yeah...sure, I mean of course." She beams a smile at both of them. "I wouldn't forget."
"Great." Lupin nods slowly and Callisto imagines him getting closer to her.
"We should definitely drink some butter beer..." Potter starts suggesting one thing after another and talks more to himself than to his two friends.
Callisto realizes that she has never been to Hogsmeade in company before. So far she has always avoided visiting the small village because she had no one to go with. She never once used her parent's permission the students needed, acting as if she forgot it at home, so she always had an excuse to stay in the castle. It's sad, when you think about it.
