A Marauders Riddle

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With Tris

"Look!" Lucy Abbot cried. "There's a carriage coming down the drive!"
There was a great rush from seats to the window. Tris squinted against the glare of the sun and she drew in a sharp gasp. She wasn't the only one. In the carriage sat a dark-haired girl who looked exactly like Bellatrix and sat beside her was a battered, bruised girl. It was Charlie.
Scarlett's here!" Bellatrix cheered, breaking the silence that had fallen over the room.
"Shame it's with the blood-traitor though," Persephone said loudly.
Many angry glares were sent her way. She glared right back.
"Sit down!" McGonagall called as she came into the room.
Everyone reluctantly moved back to their seats - everyone apart from Tris.
"Charlie's back, Professor!" Tris said when McGonagall asked why she wasn't sitting down.
McGonagall hurried over to the window.
"Good Lord, why wasn't I informed?" McGonagall snapped, "Use page three hundred and ninety four to help you, I want seventeen inches of parchment by the time I get back."
McGonagall bustled out of the classroom. As soon as the door shut behind her, everyone exploded into chatter.
"Can't believe that blood-traitor's still alive," Persephone said loudly, "Thought Scarlett would have finished her off by now."
The Gyriffindors glared at Persephone. Tris couldn't take it any more.
"Don't you mean you would have finished her off, you cold-hearted bitch?" Tris snapped.
Gasps from both houses. Persephone's raised an eyebrow. To everyone's surprise, there was a slight smile on her face. Granted, it was quite sardonic.
"I'm taking that as a compliment," Persephone said quietly. "Now get out of my face before I hex you."
Tris took a step back. Persephone smirked and started writing her essay. Slughorn waddled through the door.
"Persephone Riddle, Bellatrix Lestrange," he puffed. "Come with me."
Bellatrix and Persephone pulled themselves from their seats and walked out with Slughorn.

With Scarlett

Scarlett sat on the opposite side of the classroom from that pathetic blood-traitor Fawkes. She knew her twin sister Bellatrix and her lady Persephone would show up for her Sorting. Scarlett flicked her dark eyes over to the bruised girl sitting on the other side of the room. Scarlett didn't feel any remorse for what she'd done to Fawkes. Why should she? She was only following her Lord and Lady's orders. Scarlett looked up as the tortoise-faced woman who called herself Professor McGonagall came in, followed by an overweight man in a green velvet jacket. Behind him was Scarlett's twin, Bellatrix and Persephone. Bellatrix looked like she was about to burst from excitement, but Persephone looked cold and detached. McGonagall (Scarlett decided she'd just call her the tortoise) carried with her an old, battered hat. The tortoise put the hat on the chair next to Scarlett.
"Put it on!" the man in the green jacket said.
Scarlett picked up the battered hat doubtfully and put it on.
"SLYTHERIN!" the hat shouted almost as soon as it touched Scarlett's head. It started making sounds like it was sobbing. "Never in all my days...such evil! Not even on the head of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named himself have I ever felt so much evil!"
The teachers and Bellatrix stared at the hat in horror, but Charlie was nodding along to everything the hat was saying. The tortoise took the hat off Scarlett's head.
"Bellatrix, Poppy," she said, waving a hand dismissively, "Take Scarlett to the Slytherin room."
Scarlett rose from her seat, looking deadly. Bellatrix scowled. Persephone took her wand out of her pocket unobtrusively and pointed it discreetly at the tortoise. A loud scream and the tortoise collapsed. Persephone and Bellatrix ran, Scarlett following.

With Charlie

After Slughorn got McGonagll conscious after the nasty curse she'd got hit with, McGongall took Charlie back to the Gyriffindor common room. As Charlie entered, there was silence. Tris broke it.
"C-Charlie?" Tris asked hopefully.
Charlie lifted her head and met Tris's eyes. Tris burst into tears and hurled herself over her desk and flung her arms round Charlie. Persephone, Bellatrix and Bellatrix-clone walked in, purposely skirting Charlie.
"Great!" Sirius said loudly. "My worst cousin has a clone!"
Bellatrix gave him the evil-eyes.
"My name is Scarlet," Bellatrix-clone hissed, "and if my lady commanded it, I could murder you where you stand."