A/N: Hey I'm back! Thanks for the reviews, saw Harry Potter 3! They edited a lot! No fair! Okay yeah I'm getting good at spitting out a chapter in 2 days! Finals are over, no interference's (except.... Y-camp leader, dance recital, dance practices, parties, graduations! What ever else!) Please review like you always do (wink wink!)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own harry potter! I own BV, I own Stacey, I own Andrea, and Rhonda that's about it! Oh yeah plots mine!
CHAPTER 8
How?
"I'm sorry, Sir, I what?" BV said startled at what she thought she heard.
"Yes, you've just convicted Stacey of being a death eater!" Dumbledore said folding his hands and placing them on his lap.
"I'm sorry, Sir, but how could I have done that?" BV asked puzzled.
"It's quite simple Bridgette Viktoria, quite simple." Professor Dumbledore started. "How ever did Voldermort ever discover you had won the Honors Dark Arts award? How did they know your house at Vincentian? How did they know when you were going to be there?"
"THAT'S EASY! Trintadad must have known and told them! They probably sat there until I showed up." BV started, "That doesn't nail Stacey." BV snapped agitated.
"Oh if only it were that easy, Miss Reinheart! The other teachers do not know who wins what award so that's why some students claim multiple awards when they're only suppose to receive one! Stacey and your mother, whom were living together, correct?"
"Yes," BV said slowly comprehending where this was going.
Dumbledore smiled at her, "Yes, they received a letter, did you notice where Stacey stood in the hall as you received your award?"
"She stood... OH MY GOD! She stood in the back!" BV shouted fully understanding where this was going!
"Yes, Miss Reinheart, she had to tell them when to go!" Dumbledore said smiling, "So they knew when and where you'd be going. And another thing..."
"Yes?" asked BV startled.
"A minor death eater... you have to have a relative, or a close friend to nominate you. Stacey nominated you, do you realize why?" Dumbledore asked his sapphire eyes burning into BV's clear blue eyes.
"I'm good at the Dark Arts." BV said with a sigh.
"Yes and...?" Dumbledore prompted.
"And, oh... I bet you want me to say I'm pretty." BV said with a look of malice on her face.
"You know, that is a tool he would have used, Miss Reinheart. Do not take this the wrong way, but you are rather attractive for someone so young. You give the impression of an older adult. You look as though you should be 25, not 15."
"Thank you." BV whispered.
"Your welcome, Part veela's are always useful to Voldermort, their beauty is very seductive and he uses that. To lure those who don't wish to go willingly." Dumbledore said folding his hands on his lap.
"So as an object." BV said angrily.
"In a sense, yes, but, Miss Reinheart, relax, I know you've felt as though you have been an object of pleasure in the past, but do not let that interfere now." Dumbledore said.
"HOW CAN I NOT!?" BV screamed."
"It'll only interfere, we need you to testify." Dumbledore said in a calm tone.
"I'll think on it, so, to wrap this up, Stacey befriended me and then sold me out to be a object of sexual pleasure to lure men on to the dark side?" BV asked infuriated.
"Yes..." Professor Dumbledore started cautiously.
"Damn her!" BV shouted as she stood up throwing the chair asides. She stormed off.
"MISS REINHEART!" Dumbledore called after her. BV ran down the stairs grabbed her bag and was off to class. She entered Transfiguration 20 minutes late, tears pouring down her face. She slammed her bag to the ground and pulled out her book and a roll of parchment.
"Hmm, Hmm, Miss Reinheart... forgetting something? Such as the time the class begins?" Mc Gonagall scoffed at her.
"No, talking to Professor Dumbledore, Ma'am." Bridgette said politely in a forced tone.
"Oh, really? That still doesn't excuse your lack in the uniform dress code. I shall overlook it this time if you promise it is the last." Mc Gonagall said staring into her eyes.
"Thank you, I promise, Ma'am, it won't happen again." BV said sincerely thankful Mc Gonagall didn't nail her for it. She couldn't believe she forgot she was out of uniform! Class went by and there was a morning break for her next. She ran back to Ravenclaw commons and climbed as fast as she could to her bed room. She pulled the silk hangings down to cover her bed. It really made no difference being silk, but for BV she felt as though it covered a some of her dignity still left. A new wave of tears fell from her eyes staining the white sheets with clear tear stains.
"BV?" A voice gently called.
"Leave me ALONE!" BV cried out.
"BV, come on, what's wrong?" It was Cho, she pulled back the silk and sat at the base of her bed.
BV looked up her blue eyes now red from crying, "Cho, just leave me alone."
"AWH! BV! Come on, we got potions today! You can make Snape really mad!" Cho suggested in a cheerful tone.
BV said, "Thanks Cho, but I can't. I've got too much on my plate, can you tell Flitwick I'm not coming?"
"BV, are you sure?" Cho asked stroking BV's hand.
"Yeah, I need time to sort things out, that's all." BV said.
Cho looked very fearful for BV as she said, "Alright, but please, just don't do anything stupid, I've lost too many of my friends to dumb choices."
"I won't do anything, Cho, I promise." BV said grateful for her concern.
"Alright, see you later, BV." Cho said getting up. As the door shut BV considered what Cho had told her about stupid choices, did Cho really think that she'd commit suicide? BV realized Cho didn't want her to do anything to hurt herself. It was true BV considered trying to slit her wrist for relief, but she was too scared to pick the knife up to do it. But what had Cho meant by stupid choices? Cedric deciding to be in the Triwizard tournament? BV couldn't find the answers she was searching for so she lay there crying and thinking until she fell asleep."Is she still sleeping?" Rhonda whispered.
"Hasn't moved since I was here." Cho said sitting at the vanity braiding her hair into two braided pigtails.
"Poor thing, did she tell you what happened with her and Dumbledore?" Andrea asked stretching on the floor.
"No, she just said she needed to sort things out." Cho said reaching for a hair tie.
"Sort things out?" Andrea asked.
"Yeah, sort things out." Cho said wrapping the small purple tie in her black braids.
"Guys! Check it out!" Marietta screamed running into the room.
"SHH!" The three girls hissed, motioning Marietta to be quiet. They all stared at BV who didn't move. She was totally frozen, she wanted to hear what Marietta had. They all stared back at Marietta, Cho got up and walked towards the group. Andrea rolled out of a split and then stood up. Rhonda capped her nail polish and walked over as well.
"Look at this!" Marietta whispered holding out the Daily Prophet. "Roger saw it and started wondering. I think that's why Dumbledore was talking to her."
Cho began to read, "'A possible death eater caught. Today, in America, hearings for the case of Stacey Ramsey-Reinheart are being heard by the American and Austrian Ministries of Magic.' "
"Ramsey-Reinheart? Hey guys, do you think she's related to BV?" Andrea asked.
"Maybe, she did say her brother was married." Cho said.
"I think it's her sister-in-law, BV got a letter from her the other day." Andrea said.
"Maybe, Austria, that's where BV's from. Keep reading Cho," Rhonda urged.
" 'Ms. Ramsey-Reinheart is being accused of being a death eater and directly linked with the murders of her husband Pierre Reinheart and her father-in-law Franz Reinheart.' Hey that's about right! BV was saying how she watched her father die and she saw her brother lying there dead, she never mentioned about her sister-in-law." Cho said
"Weird, isn't it?" Rhonda said.
"Guys, I'm scared to keep reading." Marietta said.
"Yeah, maybe Marietta's right, we should wake BV at least and let her read this and then tell us about it." Andrea suggested.
"No! It's been a hard day for her, let her go!" Rhonda hissed, "Cho?"
Cho began to read again," 'Headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, also accuses Stacey Ramsey-Reinheart of attempting to force her sister-in- law, Bridgette Viktoria Reinheart into being a minor death eater. Trials will be heard over the Christmas break where Dumbledore and Marlene Reinheart, the wife of Franz and the mother of Bridgette Viktoria and Pierre, hope Miss Bridgette Viktoria Reinheart will testify against her sister-in-law and finally justify the deaths of her father and brother.'"
"Oh, my God!" Rhonda gasped.
"That's a bit of an understatement." Andrea said looking over at BV.
"So that's what's been wrong with her." Marietta said.
"They want her to testify?!" Cho said.
"A minor death eater?" Rhonda said.
"No wonder she got so mad when we accused her! She was forced!" Andrea said.
"No, it was attempted," Cho said rereading the paper, "They never proved it, only BV would know."
"Guys! Keep it down!" Marietta hissed.
"Now she's got to do the hardest thing ever, testify against her best friend." Andrea said, "Remember how she said she was so close to her. And the baby, no wonder Stacey was afraid, she didn't want you-know-who, to get to her child."
"So? She had no problem turning over BV." Cho argued.
"GUYS!" Marietta hissed.
"It's still going to be hard to testify," Andrea said.
"NO IT WON'T!" BV shrieked jumping out of bed, "SHE SOLD ME OUT!"
"BV?" Andrea asked walking over and then sitting next to BV.
"She sold me out, as an object of pleasure, an object of seduction! It's not fair!" BV cried as Andrea pulled BV closer to her. She held BV's head close to her chest. Andrea patted the blonde locks. She wanted me to help him. He wanted to use me to seduce those unwilling to... come over." BV sniffed.
"It's alright, you're a great person, your doing what's right. Calm down." Andrea said as her golden blonde locks mixed with BV's pale blonde locks.
"I just.. I just... I just..." BV started but never finished.
"Shh, it's alright. Hey, BV, we'll pretend this isn't happening, we'll make it better. Just let us help you." Andrea pleaded with her.
"Okay." BV said sitting up like an unsure toddler. With Andrea helping her up she walked over to the vanity and sat down. Rhonda came over and took BV's brush and started combing the blonde locks. Cho lit some aroma candles. The scents rolled around BV comforting and calming her.
"Come on BV." Andrea said helping her up. "Bath time!"
BV giggled, "Bath time?"
"Yes, bath time!" Marietta said emerging from the bathroom. BV looked past her and saw clouds of bubbles floating around. "You'll need this BV!" Marietta said tossing her a robe. BV walked in and saw the bathroom shelves, which normally held towels, shampoos, soaps, now held blazing candles. She removed her tear stained clothes and then she slipped into the warm bubbly water.
"Hey! BV's! Ready? One of us has to supervise bath time!" Rhonda called out.
"I'm ready but I'm in the tub!" BV called out laughing.
"Oh stand back!" Cho said irritated. "Alohamora!" The door swung open and BV looked at her 4 smiling friends. "No suicide!"
"Fine, no suicide." BV said laughing. The four girls, came in and adjusted themselves around the tub so they could talk to BV. Rhonda sat on the toilette her low ride flares dangled aimlessly in mid air. Rhonda's white tank top was suddenly illuminated in the tender glow of the candles. Cho sat at Rhonda's feet with their gold nail polish as the candles cast an eerie shadow over Cho's face. Her braids fell over her soft white long sleeved tee shirt. Her pale legs curled up around her jean shorts as she sat Indian style. Andrea sat on the edge of the tube across from BV. Her blonde curls fell over her dark eyes and on to her blue three-quarter length tee shirt. Her khaki's rolled down her long legs and revealed two tiny feet with alternating blue and bronze nail polish. Marietta sat against the hamper her black V neck vest over a red blouse, which BV recognized as Andrea's. Marietta's black pleated skirt all curled up as Marietta was. Her brown hair up in a bun with several tendrils falling out of place. Her red plaid knee high sock slightly falling down.
"Baby, BV's taking a bath!" Said Andrea after a minute or so of silence. The five teens burst into a fit of laughter.
BV grabbed some bubbles and said in a babyish voice, "Baby BV gonna blow bubbles at Andrea!"
"NO!" Shrieked Andrea as BV blew on the bubbles. "BV!" She screamed as they got stuck in her beautiful blonde hair.
"Aphrodite's beauty has been shattered!" Rhonda cried in a mock tone.
"SHUT UP RHONDA!" Andrea cried out wiping the bubble foam out of her blond hair. "BV Reinheart, that was so not cute!"
"Aw, that's too bad, Andrea, I think everybody else thought it was!" BV giggled.
"Yeah, she's got a point Andrea!" Cho said laughing.
"I give up! Seriously!" Andrea said raising her hands back. WHAM! Andrea slid backwards and fell into the empty tub behind her. "Ouch!"
"Okay Andrea?" Asked Marietta
"just peachy." Andrea said trying to pull herself out. "Uh... Guys... I'm stuck!"
