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2. HOGWARTS' NEW EYE CANDY
Rebecca Johnson had an intriguing expression on her face as she stared back at Sirius. Her lips parted, she looked as if her breath was hitched in her throat, and her eyes were showing a mixture of fear, regret and anger. As much as Sirius wanted to look away, he just couldn't. They stared at each other for just a quick moment, yet it seemed like forever. Then suddenly, she stood up without a word and left the compartment.
"Becca, wait—" Bellatrix said.
Rebecca brushed past Sirius, and he had his eyes on her. She just continued walking away.
"Now, look what you've done," Bellatrix blamed and frowned at her cousin, "Oh, fine. Get in, you bastards. Just don't talk to me."
"Uh, Sirius, mate," James tapped Sirius on the shoulder, "I gotta go. You know, Head Boy stuff."
"Yeah, sure."
"See you later, Remus, Peter," James said goodbye to the other two.
Remus and Peter hesitantly took their seats. It wasn't exactly comfortable being in a limited space with Bellatrix Black.
Sirius looked back out of the compartment, Rebecca was still walking, looking for another place to stay. Then to Sirius' surprise, she looked back and glanced at Sirius.
"Who's that?" Sirius asked absentmindedly, even though he already knew the answer.
"Who's who?" asked Remus.
"Huh?" Sirius snapped out of his trance, "Uh, no one."
Bellatrix scoffed.
Sirius said sharply, "What?"
"You're talking about Becca."
"Who?" Sirius asked, confused.
"Rebecca Johnson. Honestly, can you be any dumber?" she frowned, "Do you want me to elaborate?
"She's the girl with long, blonde hair," Bellatrix said slowly as if she was speaking to a two year old, "who just walked out of the compartment because you freaked her out with your murderous stare. She has blue eyes and her nickname's Becca. That's spelled as B-E-C—"
"Oh, just shut up, you," Sirius said irritably.
There was a moment of silence.
Suddenly, Bellatrix exclaimed, "God, I can't take it anymore! I'm looking for another compartment."
She stood up. "Gryffindor stench…" she muttered as she walked away.
Sirius closed the compartment door harder than usual. "Stupid bitch," he muttered about his cousin.
"Do you really hate her, Sirius?" asked Peter.
"Who, Bellatrix? Of course I do! She's crazy, I swear. She threw a party when Hera died."
"Who's Hera?"
"Hera's my other cousin. She twenty years old and she died just last summer. I don't know all the details, my family won't tell me anything… she was my favourite relative, you know."
"Is she the one you kept on writing to last summer?" Remus asked.
"Yeah, that's her," sighed Sirius, "God, I miss her."
"How did she die?"
Sirius looked at his friends and then said, "She was murdered. Remember the Quidditch Tournament last summer? She went there, and there was a surprise death eater attack—"
"Hey, I know that!" Remus' eyes widened, "It was in the Daily Prophet. It said that there were four people who were killed. All were from the Ministry."
Peter asked, "Hera worked for the Ministry, then?"
"She did," Sirius nodded. "She didn't even have a proper funeral," he said bitterly, "She's against You-Know-Who, like me. My family hates her as much as they hate me."
There was another moment of silence. And then there was a sudden change of subject.
"I want to get to know that Rebecca Johnson," Sirius muttered.
"Sirius…" Remus warned.
"I don't want to hook up with her or anything like that!" Sirius said defensively, "I just want to know her. You know that feeling when you see someone, and you—"
"Fall in love?" Peter asked.
Sirius rolled his eyes, "No, silly. I'm not in love with Rebecca Johnson."
"I get you, though," Remus nodded. "You're getting that feeling that you want to know her personally. Not just by face, not just by name."
"Yes," Sirius confirmed. "But how? She looks so unapproachable."
"She looks mean," Peter said.
"They're just looks, though. I believe everyone has a good side," Remus stated.
"You think? She's friends with Bellatrix, for God's sake," Peter replied.
Sirius said, "Yeah, well, she's not Bellatrix."
Remus thought for a while and then said, "Lily said that she had a bad attitude, though."
"Lily thinks James is a horrible person no one can stand," Sirius said pointedly. "The truth of the matter is, James is a wonderful person whom everyone likes."
"Except her," Peter laughed.
"She'll come around," Remus shrugged.
The students finally arrived at Hogwarts. As usual, they had the annual sorting for the first years. The sorting hat sang a different song every year, but the message always stayed the same—that a war was coming close and that the four houses must unite. Dumbledore welcomed the students and said a few announcements, but other than that, there was nothing else. The students all enjoyed the dinner feast afterwards.
"Why'd you walk out earlier?" Bellatrix asked Rebecca at the Slytherin table during the dinner feast.
"That boy who was staring at me… isn't he Regulus' brother?" Rebecca whispered.
Regulus looked up from his food and asked, "You've… you've met Sirius?"
"Not really. That's his name? We just sort of had a staring moment back at the train."
"Well, why was he staring at you?" Regulus asked.
Rebecca said, annoyed, "That's just it, I don't know!" She sighed, "I recognized him, though. He looks like you… I knew he was a Black. Just like Hera." There was a trace of fear in the tone of her voice.
Regulus laughed, "Don't think about Hera Black, darling. She's not worth it."
Rebecca smiled at him and looked more at ease.
"So, what do you think of Hogwarts, so far?" Severus asked. He was seated beside Regulus.
"Well if you take out Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Gryffindor, it would be more awesome," she answered and Bellatrix, Regulus and Severus laughed with her.
"But then there would be no one to be mean to," Bellatrix said mischievously.
"Yeah, and there wouldn't be any unworthy anti-Dark-Lords staring at you right now, Becca," Regulus pointed out.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"People are staring at you. And by people, I mean everyone, Slytherin or not."
Rebecca looked around. "Everyone's not staring at me."
"He's exaggerating," Bellatix laughed, "The truth is, most of the boys are eyeing you."
"Ah, our new eye candy," Severus teased.
Rebecca chuckled and then rolled her eyes, "I am not Hogwarts' new eye candy, Sev."
"Says you."
"You saw how ickle Sirius stared at you back at the train," Bellatrix smirked.
Rebecca chuckled again, but otherwise, she said nothing. She really couldn't argue about it. It was pretty obvious—she really was Hogwarts' new eye candy.
"What was it like in Beauxbatons?" Regulus interrupted Rebecca's thoughts as he passed a platter of chicken to one of the Slytherins.
"You know I can't tell you about that. It's a secret," Rebecca said, her tone seductive.
Regulus smirked at her and looked smug.
"Anyway," Rebecca said, "What's the password for the common room?"
"Salazar," replied Bellatrix.
After the feast, Dumbledore said a few more words and then everyone left the Great Hall to have a good night's sleep.
Rebecca, Bellatrix, Regulus and Severus were walking in a hallway, going to the Slytherin common room.
"Be careful with the staircases, Becca," Regulus warned as he put his arm around her casually, "They like to move."
When they finally arrived in the common room, Regulus and Severus bade the two girls good night and headed for the boys' dormitory. Bellatrix grabbed Rebecca's wrist and pulled her, saying, "This way to the girls' dorm, Becca."
The Slytherin common room looked gloomy and dark, but otherwise it looked beautiful, what with its regal aura. The fireplace had ornate, fancy carvings and the floor was made of white marble. The whole common room was located underneath the Black lake, so the lights were all green. In some corners were busts of mythical creatures like cockatrices and gargoyles.
When Bellatrix and Rebecca entered the girls' dormitory, the beds were all four posters and each had hanging, green velvet curtains. The sheets were green as well and were laced with silver. The room had an aura of mischief and slight evil. Rebecca liked it.
As she lay on her bed, getting ready to sleep, she thought about what kind of year this might be for her. It was her last year in school and she was very unlucky to get expelled from Beauxbatons, just because of a big misunderstanding. As much as her fellow Slytherins disliked Dumbledore, she secretly felt safe when he was around and she considered him to be the wisest man she ever knew.
Rebecca felt very grateful for Dumbledore since he still accepted her application for Hogwarts. After expulsion from Beauxbatons, she thought no school would take her anymore.
Besides, Dumbledore was the only person who actually believed and listened to her side of the story about what happened to her last summer, the darkest of her past.
