The Chaos Within (A Bellatrix Fanfiction)

Arguments

I headed out of Professor Lockhart's class with my friends; I hoped Potions would go quickly; I was exhausted, it had been a long day. 

'Erin- Hey, Erin!' 

I turned. Lee was jogging over to us. My friends suddenly all had matching scowls. 

'Can we talk?' He asked. 

'Can it wait?' I responded. 'We've got to get to class.' 

'Dinner then?' 

'Fine.' I nodded. Lee Jordan took the hint and went ahead of me and my friends, who were all muttering negative remarks aimed at him. 

'Guys, knock it off.' I shook my head, as we headed down into the Potions dungeon. 

We took our usual seats at the back, where we could talk without Professor Snape hearing. 

He seemed to be in an unusually foul mood today, as he swept around the classroom, checking everyone's finished potions. 

'Mr Salvador, what is this pile of worthlessness?' Professor Snape questioned Tristan, peering into his cauldron which contained some foreign, thick substance. I smirked. 

'I think I forgot to add the Asphodel, sir.' Tristan looked sheepish. 

'I could have told you that.' Snape shook his head, waving his wand at the substance so it vanished. He moved onto everyone else's, as me and the others poked fun at Tristan's misfortune. 

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Eventually the hour had passed and we headed back up and towards the main hall for dinner. 

I spotted Lee waiting outside the hall and turned to my friends. 'I'll catch up with you guys.' They didn't look happy but regardless, headed in while I walked up to my Gryffindor friend. 'Hey, what's up?' 

'We need to talk about Saturday. From what I've heard, you attacked Seamus in Hogsmeade the other day.' He frowned. 

'Who?' I raised an eyebrow. 

'Hey, Erin!' 

We both turned to see Fred and George striding over; they looked unhappy. 'You attacked Seamus?' 

'Yes, I was just asking Erin about that.' Lee looked annoyed. 'Is it true?' He asked me. 

'Well, yeah, but did he tell you why?' 

'Because you're a nasty little Slytherin who was showing off in front of her friends.' George snapped. 

I laughed in disbelief. 'Oh, is that what he told you? Did he also tell you that he attacked me first?' 

'Nah, I don't believe it.' Fred shook his head. 

'Guys, are you serious?' My jaw dropped. 'This is me we're talking about, remember? I'm not like the others.' 

'Are you sure you're not?' George snorted. 'I mean, how do we even know this isn't all a trick, you manipulating us? Are you even the person you say you are?'  

My blood ran cold. 'What?' 

'Guys, back off.' Lee intervened. 'I think I believe Erin if she says Seamus provoked her.' 

'Yeah, not all you Gryffindor's are as perfect as you like to pretend; some of you can be just as nasty as some of the Slytherins.' I crossed my arms in a defensive pose. 

'Wow, think you're just describing you lot there.' Fred laughed. 

'Nah, I don't think so.' I shook my head. 'The houses aren't split into good and bad people. Take me, for instance.' 

'I think you're wrong.' Fred replied. 'There's a reason you're in Slytherin; I think Lee was mistaken to befriend you in the first place.' 

'Fred, that was harsh.' Lee frowned. 'I became friends with Erin when I realised that she's not like her nasty friends.' 

'Excuse me, are you calling my friends again?' I was getting sick of him ragging on my friends all the damn time. 

'I'm just saying, some of them can be awful.' Lee defended. 

'I'm not listening to this.' I laughed and turned to walk away. 

'Yeah, that's right, go join your little death-eater wannabe friends.' George said nastily. 

'Right-' I spun on my heel, whipping my wand out. 

'Miss Brooks, do not let me make it a double detention!' Professor McGonagall said firmly, walking out of the Great Hall. 

I took a deep breath and put my wand away. Fred and George were smirking. 

'Maybe I was wrong to befriend you and your stupid friends.' I told Lee and walked away, seething.