March had started and Bellatrix didn't speak to Rodolphus, she hardly even looked at him. The girls in her year had as they put it 'taken her under their wing' and dragged her everywhere but Bellatrix thought that they were a bunch of know it all, or at least they thought they knew it all. All she wanted to do is go back to her sisters, Eli, and Lucius and even Keith, whom she thought was weird.
She walked out of the castle and onto the slushy sidewalk, she had escaped the other girls and now she just wanted to be alone. As she walked many of the older kids that were playing outside either laughed or called her names, she was used to this, they always had something to say about the girl who said nothing. As they blurted out things and whispered to their friends all she could think about was how she would have her day and they would all regret talking about her.
"Bellatrix! Bellatrix Black! Wait!"
Bellatrix glanced over her shoulder and Vivian was running after her, she stopped and with a roll of her eyes let the other girl catch up.
"Professor Lestrange said you'd be out here." She said as she matched strides with Bellatrix who continued to walk. Bellatrix at first was annoyed by her peaceful walk being interrupted but now she was annoyed by the fact that He knew where she had been. They were far away from the other kids now and Bellatrix finally stopped, she was sick of walking already. "I just wanted to let you know that the other girls were planning to do an initiation tonight, like a like a thing they make you do in order to join their club."
"Thanks but I think I'll pass."
"So you can speak?"
"Yes but I choose not to."
With that Bellatrix walked away, she was in a bad mood now and all she wanted to do is to get away from people. She hated the girls petty games and the boys taunting, she went back into the castle and ran into Rodolphus as she rounded a corner. Hitting his hard body full on knocked her to the ground while Rodolphus just stood there as if a fly had hit him and not an 11 year old.
He extended his hand to her and feeling defeated and no longer mad she excepted it. He helped her to her feet with no effort at all, to him it was like lifting a doll off the ground and this scared him a little, she had gotten lighter since he carried her out of the hospital. Too his surprise she looked sickly, almost like when she first arrived even though she had been away from her house and her father for months. He also took not in the rising anger that teacher's have been reporting.
"How is your day going?" He asked hoping for a brighter mood.
"Fine."
Not to cheering but not angry nor depressed so her answer would have to do. It was strange standing in the hall with this girl that 3 months ago had yelled at him and he felt uncomfortable, she just stood, staring at him her violet eyes piercing into him to where he felt his breathing getting heavy.
"I think I'll go now."
And with that she walked away he strides even and her back straight, still finding it hard to breath Rodolphus leaned ageist the wall and watched her. She looked like a girl that knew and thought way past her years.