A/N: Hello, firstly, thank-you so much for reading this story. It's been in my head for a while and well... here we are. As always, I would like to extend a massive thank-you to Demigodpotter1231, fredandgeorge rule and mastershoot for adding this story to their favourites. I would also like to say thank-you to Amyb11, Cae-Leigh Anne and who, as well as Demigodpotter1231 and mastershoot, have followed this story. And a special thanks to Demigodpotter1231 for your review. Honestly, I have been up all night finishing this off because of the lovely review you gave!

I hope you all enjoy this adventure as much as I do creating it!

Yuul x

"She looks like a goddam fairy"

"Rinoa!"

"He looks more like a fairy. Or a Unicorn maybe with that stupid hair. Looks like a white tail"

"Will you behave" Regulus couldn't help but snicker at his sister's remarks, while trying to keep his composure. He followed her line of sight to where Lucius Malfoy, cousin by marriage, stood, resplendent in high-necked green silk robes and a sleek fair mane of hair, tied back nearly with a matching velvet bow. He was talking animatedly to Cantankerous Nott with a hand on the arm of his wife, Narcissa, who had a small, fixed smile on her face.

"Oh, alright." She rolled her eyes and lifted the cold crystal to her lips looking around at the crowd.

They had been invited into what was introduced to them at the 'Ball Room', which was simply the main dining room with the tables removed. The Malfoy family were always so unreasonably extravagant in their efforts to belittle the wealth of others by ensuring their own was forcibly seen. The 'ball room' was decorated with changing banners that donned ghoulish apparitions that tried to scare all of those that got just a little too close. Rinoa found herself hiding her smile in the goblet in her hand as she watched Goyle practically jump out of his skin as he reached for another handful of pumpkin pasties.

"What did I say about behaving?" Regulus continued to berate his sister, pulling the goblet away from her sisters mouth and placing it on the tray held towards them by one of the many house elves that were serving the attendees. "Come, let's be social, shall we?"

It was a rhetorical question, of course, for she did not have a chance to object or even mutter the profanities she had prepared in her mind before she found herself joining a group of gentlemen she hadn't seen since their departures from Hogwarts.

"Ah, Black. How wonderful to see you, old chum!" Milo Avery extended his hand towards Regulus, who accepted it without hesitation.

"It's been too long" He replied, in much the same polite manner "I trust you know my sister, Rinoa. Rinoa, this is Milo Avery" Avery's eyes drifted casually up and down the young woman body, taking in every detail he could before she interrupted him by extending her hand towards him. He handled it delicately, kissing the top of her hand before whispering Enchante.

"Pleasure" She responded, adding a small curtsey for dramatic effect. Be seen to be worthy of your blood. That's what their mother always said.

"And this is Rodolphus Lestrange and his brother Rabastan" Rinoa nodded politely to the brothers before her eyes caught the onyx eyes she knew so well.

"Severus" She curtly addressed the fourth member of the group. Although she knew of the Lestrange brothers and had only seen Avery from afar, Severus Snape was more than just an acquaintance. Their relationship was much more than that. Well, it used to be.

"Rinoa. I must say I am surprised to see you here." The look of false surprise quickly turned into a knowing smile "I would have thought you'd be accompanying the half-breed on this fateful night" His words caused the blood beneath her pale skin to bubble, though her face remained calm. "It is the full moon, isn't it?" The onyx clashed devilishly with the granite, sharing a look that none of the others could quite decipher.

It had been made widely known throughout their social circles, by some ever so diligent ex-Hogwarts students, that the youngest Black had been seeing Remus Lupin, a suspected werewolf, during his final year at Hogwarts while she was undertaking her OWLs. It was later thought, through the skilful 'correction' by her Mother, that this one-time transgression was that only of a confused, hormonal girl and that she had not seen the lycan boy since his departure from Hogwarts. It would probably have killed her mother to know that not only had she continued to see him, but that he had proposed to her that summer. She had accepted, of course. It was indubitably the happiest moment of her life, but even that memory couldn't dispel the anger she felt in that moment.

"It is the full moon after all" He continued.

Rinoa stepped forward towards the man "Well, Severus, as per usual, you are wrong" Rinoa spoke, hiding her anger with such grace it caught him off guard. "My transgression was but a one-time thing" She moved slightly towards him "Of course, it was regrettable" She spoke in a nonchalant manner, before taking on a more seductive tone of voice "…but I prefer a purer touch these days" She felt sick to her stomach, but she knew that fuelling the rumours would do her no favours. She had to play the pureblood princess; the only way she knew how.

Rinoa knew that her brother was watching her as attentively as the other three male members of the group, but she did not digress from her subtle attack "A touch…" she continued "…I have been told that you have yet to feel" She fluttered her eyelids towards him, allowing the men around her to take in her words. The effect of their subtle laughter was beginning to show on Severus' face, but she did not desist. "But don't worry Snape. Bella and I have said that if you haven't bedded a woman by the time you reach twenty-one, we'll either help you -" She winked at him as she placed her hand on his shoulder "-or kill you to put you out of your misery. And I am rooting for the second"

"Rinoa" Regulus finally tried to put an end to her verbal abuse, his attempt as lacklustre as the clothes that Snape had donned that evening. He was rather enjoying his sisters monologue, but the poor man had no chance. "I think that Bella is trying to get your attention" Lucky for him, it was actually true. He had sent her an owl the moment that Rinoa had arrived at their family home the previous evening so when she heard that they had arrived, it took her little persuading to leave the boring conversation she was begin subjected to by her sister's in-laws, and make her way to find them. Bella was excited to find out that Rinoa had decided to join the fold, if excitement was an emotion that woman could feel.

"Very well" Rinoa spoke in boredom, turning towards her brother and kissing him lightly on the cheek. "Have a good evening gentlemen" She curtsied and they followed suit with a polite bow. "And you too, Severus" She raised an eyebrow at him before making her way over to her cousin without taking a single glance back.

Severus Snape. Strange little man, she thought. He would pay for his loose tongue. Of that she was sure. She was slightly hurt at his words. Snape was someone that she had once considered a friend. Of course, after Sirius and his friends upped their game of 'ruin Snape's life at all costs', their friendship had whittled into almost nothing. At first, she had been angry at her brother – but slowly began to realised that had Snape cared about her at all, he wouldn't have taken out his anger on her, especially when he had remained friends with Regulus. Men she mused, shaking away her thoughts as she finally made it to where her cousin awaited.

"Riri!" Bella squealed. It was a sound that Rinoa was more inclined to associate with a child that a woman in her twenties, especially from this one who was only given the name of woman because of her biology, because Rinoa swore blind that she wasn't even human. Not one person can hold that much self-worth and evil… apart from Voldemort maybe, who, if given a chance, Rinoa was sure that Bellatrix would do well with marrying, if she hadn't already married the eldest Lestrange, of course.

"Bellatrix" Rinoa replied, extending her arms towards her cousin to embrace her. Despite feeling a little afraid of Bellatrix, Rinoa had to admit that she was extremely entertaining at times. "How is the new mother?" Rinoa glanced over to the hostess, who remained at her husband's side, still stuck with that small smile on her face.

"Good. Good, yes. Well…" Bellatrix answered quickly, her aim to end the pleasantries as quickly as possible obvious. "Children, you know… disgusting creatures really" Bella's abhorrence spilled from her mouth and onto her face. "But that's for them to deal with. Women like us have bigger plans" And there it was, the maniacal smile that was much her token of character. "I hear that you have decided to join…" She looked around before continuing, grabbing Rinoa's arm to pull her away from the guests that were congregating around the newest platter of eye-scream cones. "…him" The way she hissed the pronoun caused the hairs to stand up on the back of her neck. Rinoa simply smiled and nodded. This was going to be easier than she thought.

"Our lord will be grateful to have such a talented member of the House of Black in his ranks" She continued, her grip tightening around her arm "He was most disappointed when the blood-traitor refused" She tilted her head, locking her dark eyes with Rinoa's, as if trying to gage her reaction. Rinoa, of course, gave nothing away.

"It would be an honour" She said

"Of course it would!" Her tone was forceful as she spoke, finally releasing her grip and pushing the hair that had fallen from her perfect bun out of her eyes "Besides, your father would be most pleased to hear that you have joined your real brother and bestow honour upon our family. What better honour than that exists?!" Her lunacy filtered into the small crevasses that had appeared on her cheeks due to the exaggerated smile that was on her young face. "Your initiation can be as soon as next week" She continued "I'm sure you are keen to begin the purification of our race!"

"Indeed" Rinoa lowered her arms, afraid that she would grab her again. "Bella, I wondered–"

"Rinoa!" Her question was cut short by the apparition of the host of the party, his bride still stuck by his side. Rinoa turned towards the pair. She could muster only a small smile as she greeted them with a slight nod of the head. To say that Lucius Malfoy put her on edge was an understatement, and to say that Narcissa and she didn't get along, was even more so. The daggers that she was shooting towards Rinoa caused her smile to falter a little, before Bellatrix called her out with a slight growl. Narcissa removed her gaze from her cousin and she simply looked into a vacant point. No. Narcissa didn't like Rinoa one bit.

"Narcissa, you may stay here and keep your sister company. I would like to talk to Rinoa in private" Narcissa gazed with slight confusion at her husband. He lightly coughed, indicating that he insisted her compliance. Another evil look was shot towards the young Black before Narcissa released her husband and moved behind him to stand by her sister, who, if looks could kill, would have killed Lucius for the interruption. "Lovely to see you too, Bellatrix" He spoke, calmly, extending his arm towards Rinoa. She reluctantly obliged, taking the place her cousin had just left, placing her hand lightly on his forearm allowing him to lead her away from the two women, both shooting glares in their direction.

"Congratulations on the birth of your son. I do apologise for not having had a chance to say so sooner. My mother showed me a photo last night. Draco is a beautiful boy" She spoke as she was lead into the small drawing room that was located at the far end of the ball room. Rinoa loved children. She'd had the absolute pleasure of accepting role as Harry's godparent, alongside her brother. It was interesting the contemplation of sharing some sort of responsibility, especially when she had watched Sirius abandon any form of responsibility in the past. However, she had practically fallen for the young boy the first moment she held him. Her words towards the Malfoy child, thus, were true. She really did love children.

"Thank-you, Rinoa. I was disappointed that you did not attend the Christening" He spoke, making his way over to the small dresser, upon which a crystal decanter was set, two matching glasses by its side "But then again, you have spent the past couple of years disappointing me, Rinoa" He did not look at her, therefore did not see the flicker of fear and repulsion that had settled behind her eyes.

Rinoa had never had been unfortunate enough to attend Hogwarts when Lucius was there, however, many a summer she had spent with Lucius' family. Her godfather, Abraxas Malfoy, had always been so keen to have her around. 'The daughter he had never had the pleasure of raising' he often said. His wife, Clarissa, had been made barren after the complicated birth of their only son, Lucius. Rinoa had always suspected that he had intended on making her his daughter by marriage, but Druella Black had jumped the gun by offering Narcissa, who, in Rinoa's opinion, made a much better submissive pureblood wife. It wasn't only Abraxus that had disliked the decision that Clarissa had made. Lucius had quite obviously set his heart on taking the youngest Black as his own – something that made Rinoa physically sick.

"Really?" Was all that she could muster as a response as she watched him pour a small amount of what she could only assume was firewhiskey into the beautiful crystal glasses.

"And yet here you are." He looked over to her, taking in her appearance. "You look stunning" He made his way over to her, his steps defiant and strong. He really was the perfect pureblood prince. Even his flawlessly etched face seemed to be sculpted with pure magic. It was a shame that his intentions were so clear behind his ice blue eyes. It made her uncomfortable and made him repulsive.

"My mother" She responded matter-of-factly, taking the glass that he had extended towards her, taking a step back from him.

"Yes, she always had great taste." He said, following "A shame my mother did not" She knew to what he was referring. "They say you want to join our cause. I can make that very easy or very hard for you"

"Lucius –" She tried to stop the conversation from going any further.

"Oh, don't play coy with me, Rinoa" He downed the drink and threw it behind him. It flew and fell almost perfectly in the place from once it came. He closed the gap between them and looked her deep in the eyes. "It could be our little secret" He traced the back of his fingers down one side of her neck, making his way slowly down to her shoulders, lacing his fingertips underneath the strap of her dress.

"I don't want secrets with you, Lucius" She spoke, lifting her shoulder to nudge his hand off. "You disgust me" the small amount of courage that she had left after that statement went into pushing into his chest and making her way towards the door. As expected, he slipped his hand around her wrist and violently pulled her back, to which she lifted the crystal glass that she still hand in her right hand and crashed it straight into the side of his head. He did not release her, but gripped harder, pushing her angrily into the wall.

"Why you -!"

"Lucius, we need more Eye-scream!" Rinoa thanked the skies that Crabbe had absolutely no sense to knock before entering. His sudden entrance had caught Malfoy off guard, giving Rinoa the chance to slip out of his grasp, which he allowed, for Crabbe had a loose tongue, and it would do him no good for all to know.

"We'll continue this discussion at your initiation" Lucius warned, slipping out his wand and cleaning himself up.

She did not respond. She simply walked hastily out of the drawing room, pulling her strap back to its rightful place, glancing at herself quickly in one of the many full body length mirrors that lined the far wall of the ballroom. How could she have been so stupid? Maybe this wasn't going to be as easy as she thought. Looking down at her wrist she saw the early signs of bruising. She cursed, angry that her healer skills were just about as developed as her love for Malfoy. She just needed to get out. As she made her way towards her brother, she felt her arm being grabbed and felt her body jolt into another.

"You have got to be more careful, Rinoa" Severus spoke, pulling her to the side, sending smiles to those who watched him. "This is not for the faint hearted" He warned, sincere concern filling his eyes.

"Screw you" Rinoa spat, pulling her arm out of his grasp. She was a little sick of being man handled and it was unfortunate for Snape that he was going to get the brunt of her anger. He deserved it of course, for the most part. "And you have a nerve" She lifted her finger and jabbed it into his chest. "You ever mention Remus again, I will have no qualms in divulging your own misguided associations" She knew he understood what she meant. "I'll bloody do it Snape"

Lily Evans had become one of her best friends at Hogwarts. Two years her senior, Lily had taken her under her wing for most of her time while they were at school together. They had no secrets from each other and that included the fact that Lily had known Snape since before they had attended the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When Snape began to withdraw from everyone and focus his efforts as a member of the Knights of Walpurgis, Rinoa had watched their relationship decay. That decay did not loosen the grip that Lily had on the young man's heart, a fact that was still apparent in his face.

"Do you understand?!" She asked, pushing harder into his chest, the adrenaline still surging through her.

Snape's eyed widened at her threat, one that he was unsure whether she would go through with. However, he had only just managed to shake off the rumours that he was a halfblood and didn't need any further doubts to fly around about his commitment to the cause. He looked down upon the small hand that was still directed at his chest. He noticed the rings on her fingers, and raised an eyebrow. Maybe she would go through with it – if the ring on the fourth finger of her left hand was any indication.

"Fine" he spat, finally, stepping back. The force of her finger on his chest was beginning to hurt a little. He saw her visibly calm down and took this chance to actually look at her. She looked shaken up and the reason became quite obvious when he saw her stiffen. He subtly turned to look over his shoulder to see Lucius leaving the drawing room from where he had watched Rinoa vacate just moments before, Crabbe trailing behind him, head held low.

"Did he -?"

"Don't, Severus" She whispered, sighing. "I have to go" She paused, her eyes locked over his shoulder. "And I mean it Snape" She looked straight at him "Not. A. Word." With that, she left Severus to watch her turn and walk towards her brother, who seemed to take the news of the sudden departure of his sister with little concern. He observed her as she kissed her brother kindly on the cheek and walk towards the main foyer without a second glance.

"Fiery one that" Severus turned to see Lucius stood, also staring towards her departing figure. "A little out of your league Severus, to be honest" He added, wrapping an arm around the younger man's shoulder "But I'll tell you how it is when I get it" With his free hand he punched Severus lightly in the arm, hoping to spark a smile on his sullen face. He didn't. Severus simply looked up to the senior member of the fold and took his leave in silence, leaving Lucius alone and confused, before being succumbed to the demand of his guests, complementing him on the success of the ball.

In his ignorance, he didn't see Severus walk towards Regulus, he didn't hear him tell him that he should be wary of Malfoy around Rinoa and he certainly didn't see them slip off towards Bellatrix Lestrange, who, later that night, will set the ground rules of Lucius' inclusion in the family. No. Right now, Lucius was on a high, thinking of how smooth her skin was and how amazing she must be to dominate.

The cold air burned Rinoa's skin as she apparated outside the Potter residence in Godrics Hollow. It was not the correct attire to be wandering around the streets that cold October evening, but there was no way that she was going to go back to Grimmauld place or the Prewitt residence this evening. She needed Lily.

"Rinoa? Didn't expect you here this early" James stood, occupying the entire threshold with his broad shoulders. Rinoa smiled sweetly and simply shrugged. What was she supposed to say? She shivered in her silence, glancing over her shoulder to see the full moon shining down upon them.

She used to love the moon…

"Don't just stand there like a lemon James. Look at her, she's freezing!" Lily came from behind her husband, pushing him aside to allow Rinoa to enter the residence. "Come here" she extended her hand towards her, which she, in her innocent stupidity, accepted. Lily's eyes widened at the sight of the bruising on her wrist was the first indication of her stupidity, the quick recoil was the second. Like Lily could unsee the bruising. Rinoa shook her head as a response to the unasked question and stepped into the house, allowing James to close the door behind her. The warmth of the house quickly seeped into her skin, the tension accumulated from the evenings events beginning to dissipate.

"What happened?" Lily insisted.

Rinoa shook her head once more and simply asked: "Can you fix it?" Lily made a gesture for her to follow her into the living room.

"Rinoa?" Sirius, who had been sat in front of the fire, had jumped from his chair at the sight of his sister. They had not spoken since she dropped the bombshell on him the previous evening, and she had stupidly thought that he wouldn't be there this evening. Rinoa stood deadly still at the sight of her brother. "You one of them, then?" He asked, harshly.

"Sirius" Lily warned, as he made his way towards his sister. James took a step to the side behind the two women, ready to make his move if needed. He loved his friend, and had even grown very fond of his sister – but they were a bloody nightmare.

"Next week is my initiation" She replied nonchalant, both her arms moving slowly behind her back ensuring she was stood completely upright. It was one of those defence mechanisms they talked about in Care of Magical Creatures. When a creature feels that they are going to be attacked, they extend their body to seem bigger to their opponent. It was a little ridiculous really. Sirius was a least a head taller than she was and, to top it all, to her surprise, he didn't attack at all. He pulled her into a tight embrace.

"Did you think I'd never come back?" Rinoa asked confused, slowly raising her arms to return her brothers embrace. She was not used to this side of Sirius. Their sibling bond had lost strength over the years. She did not shy away from it though, she was sure that she dearly loved her older brother, even if it wasn't as much as she did Regulus.

"I was afraid" he whispered.

"You? Afraid?" She tried to lighten the situation a little. "The great Sirius Black, feeling fear! Oh! What is the world coming to?" She smiled and pulled away from him. He returned the smile, taking a step back, grabbing her hands with the intention to look her over in her beautiful dress. He was a second away from complimenting her on how stunning she looked, until he saw her wince at his grip. His eyes darted towards her wrist, bruises beginning to form.

"What the hell?" The soft tone he'd previously used turned into one more rough as he questioned her.

"It's noth- "

"No, Rinoa. It is definitely something!" His tone grew more forceful, as he dropped her other hand and lifted the one that was bruised. "Malfoy I assume?" He didn't need her to respond. He knew how that serpent worked and knew full well that he would try anything he could with no reservations. "This is exactly what I meant when I said no!" He felt impotent and that made him furious.

"It's just a bruise!" Rinoa defended, feeling quite angry that he was taking this to such an extreme.

"It could be worse though! It will be worse! You're being reckless. Downright stupid!"

"Oh please. Take off the big brother badge. You never wore it before!" She immediately regretted her words as she saw Sirius' face drop.

"I'm… I'm sorry" She pulled her hand back "I… I…I didn't mean that."

The sound of Harry stirring in his sleep broke the silence that had fallen upon them. Lily quietly took her leave to attend her son, leaving James in charge of disarming the situation if required. He'd become quite good at this role, having had quite a bit of practise in the past. He stood back and leaned against the tween of the archway between the living room and the hall, gazing intently at the pair, wand at the ready.

Sirius took a step back and made his way back to the seat that he had been occupying before. Rinoa sighed in an exasperated manner as she made her way around to kneel before her brother. "Look, I know you're worried…"

"I'm scared to death, Rinoa" He replied matter-of-factly "You don't seem to realise that if they ever found out they'd kill you" Rinoa resisted the urge to slap him. She may be young, but she was not at all naïve. Of course they'd kill her… but wasn't that a risk that was worth taking? It was for her. Her family was worth more than her life.

"They're going to kill everyone we love if we don't start fighting fire with fire, Sirius" she spoke softly and clearly, trying to get it into his stubborn head the fact that they loved the very people that were being picked off. "Lily and Remus are the very people they have always targeted and James and You are the flavour of the month." She looked up to see James still stood there "Blood-traitors" With that she looked away from the man, who seemed to be watching her every move.

"I've only just got you back" Sirius spoke in a voice barely above a whisper

"You're not going to lose me, you twit. Not just yet anyway" She laughed a little and placed her hand on his knee, tilting her head to catch his eye. It was true. They had only really begun to patch up their sibling bond since she left Hogwarts. Remus had kept him up to date on her progress at school and her general well-being, but she had held a bit of a grudge against him for leaving. When she finished her final year, she had expected to see Remus at the station to pick her up, but found Sirius there, bunch of flowers in one hand and a huge dog shaped teddy bear in the other.

She smiled at the memory as she pushed herself up, uncomfortable in her kneeling position with the tight fitting dress still clutching her body. "Anyway, Regulus and Severus are there and they – "

"Snape?" James couldn't help but jump into the conversation, his expression showing more than just the antipathy he had for the man to whom she was referring. Sirius's face was almost a mirror image of the auror's. They exchanged a look which caused Rinoa to rolled her eyes at them. Couldn't they just get over their childish feud?

"Yes, I suspect that he is a member too –"

"We need to tell Dumbledore" Sirius interrupted her, pushing himself off the chair and turning to look at his best friend.

"I will be the one to tell him, when –"

"Prongs, send an owl immediately. Snivellus has to be found and taken in" Sirius continued, ignoring her attempts to speak.

"Will you just –"

"His first kiss, Padfoot! By a dementor no less" James spoke, a twinkle in his eye, almost skipping towards the kitchen where his owl slept.

"Listen to me god dammit!" Rinoa finally caught their attention, fire in her eyes. "You say I'm stupid." She raised her hands and pushed her brother lightly back into his seat.

"Hey!" He wined

"I don't even know whether he is, and besides – it would be a little obvious if one of them got brought in now? Don't you think!?" She tried to get them to see reason, but she could see that it was going to be harder than she thought. "You don't want them to suspect me, do you?" And with that, she saw Sirius' brain work at 100 miles an hour, trying to reason a way out of it. He couldn't. "Just chill and leave it to me"

"I don't trust him!"

"I don't trust any of them – that's the whole point of why I am doing this Sirius"

"But –"

"That's enough for tonight" Lily spoke, making her way into the living room, standing between the siblings. "I am going to fix the bruising and we're all going to bed" She had always been the mother figure, but it had only become worse since she actually became a mother. Do I make myself clear?!" Sirius simply sulked in his seat as Lily dragged Rinoa into the kitchen, leaving James in complete and utter awe of how strong his wife really was.

Rinoa walked pulled out her wand and opened the front door of the small cottage Remus and she had bought that summer. He had been overly cautious about them moving out together, not, as she thought, because he had reservations about their relationship but, as she later found out, because of the money.

Rinoa came from a wealthy family, whereas Remus did not. They had actually argued about it, an occurrence that shocked both of them. They had never argued before. Not once. But this was something that Remus had felt strongly about. So, instead of buying the beautiful townhouse she had seen in the heart of London, they chose a smaller, less expensive cottage on the outskirts of Oxford. Surprisingly, it was the best decision that they had made. It was quaint and since they had moved in their belongings, really felt like home. Also, it's location in the middle of no-where meant that Remus could feel at ease on nights like this. The first night of the full moon was always the worst.

"I'm home" She spoke quietly, knowing that he was probably hiding himself in the basement room where he preferred to stay throughout the cycle. He was no-where to be found as she entered the small kitchen, the remanence of her early morning preparation of the wolfsbane potion still apparent. She sighed as she began to clear up, thinking about the evenings events.

So, Bellatrix was eager for her to join, which put luck on her side as it was known that she was part of the Dark Lords most inner circles. However, within that circle also resided Lucius, who was going to make things more difficult for her. Severus, well, he was already giving her a headache, unsure as to which side he was on. Although she felt awful for using Lily like this, she knew that she had him on a tight leash with regards to his feelings towards her, but that didn't take away the uneasy feeling he instilled within her. He would sell her out if he had the chance, that she knew. He was a coward in that respect. Regulus, naturally, would be by her side.

Her thoughts then moved away from how safe she would be. It moved on to what Bellatrix had said about 'purifying their race'. Rinoa did not want to know exactly what she was expected to do… and this initiation? What would that entail?

And Sirius' reaction. Well, that was completely uncalled for. Right? She was just glad that Lily's healer training was going well as there was almost no signs of bruising to be seen.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the soft moan of the beast that had entered the kitchen. "Hey" she spoke softly, kneeling on the floor and placing her hands upwards in his direction. She knew that this sort of behavior with a werewolf on the first night, or any night in fact, could be considered dangerous. It was, of course, but she did not fear Remus. She trusted him.

He slowly made his way towards her and lightly nudged her hands with his nose before licking her wrist. She smiled at him but remained very still as he softly growled at her. A moment later he turned away from her and exited the kitchen. She could hear his paws patter down the rickety staircase down to the basement. A confused look trickled upon her features as she looked down upon her wrist. To the naked eye, she could see nothing that gave it away.

Could he tell? She didn't know. All she knew was that she had taken the first step in the right direction towards accomplishing her first mission for the Order. Join the deatheaters and find out who was feeding them information from the inside.

How hard can it be?