Lorelei lay on her bed, a catalog open before her. Lazily the girl flipped through the pages, looking over the variety of dress robes that were pictured. "Are you still not talking to me?" came Narcissa's voice from the doorway.
"I wasn't not talking to you." Lorelei replied half-heartedly to the other girl. "It is you, not I, that seem to have the problem with the people some of us are keeping company with."
"I would just hate for you to ruin your reputation is all." Narcissa offered up as an excuse. Then in an attempt to change the conversation. "What is it you're doing up here, all alone?"
Lorelei lifted the catalog up slightly, to show Narcissa the cover, then dropped it back down on the bed. "Looking for a dress robe for the Yule Ball."
"You're going?" Lorelei nodded. "With anyone?" Narcissa asked in an almost sly manner.
Lorelei sat up on the bed. "Before you even attempt to try and set me up with Regulus again. Yes, I already have a date." She looked at the other girl pointedly. "And no, you are not going to be happy about who. But it doesn't matter because it's my choice, and my life." Lorelei paused waiting for the other girl so say something. "Well? I know you're just dying to say something."
Narcissa frowned. "If you are saying you're going with Remus Lupin, no I am not happy. And I doubt your family would be either."
"My mother could care less what I do." Lorelei spat, "And I'm daddy's little girl, so as long as I'm happy...he's happy."
"Still, someone of your socail status should be seen with someone at least your equal in status." Narcissa replied in her usual haughty tone.
"You know what. Screw social status, and all this blood-line crap. I'm sick of doing what socitey dictates, just because it's expected of me." Lorelei bit back. "Remus Lupin makes me happy! He makes me smile, and laugh, and he knows more about me than you ever will!" 'Did I just say that?' Lorelei thought, a bit amazed at herself. 'Remus Lupin makes me happy?' But as she thought about that statement, and those that followed, she realized it was true. He did make her happy. He knew what she was, and accepted her, no questions asked. And even though they were from rival houses, he had put his faith, and life in her hands. Lorelei drew herself up proudly, coming to standing before the other girl.
"Well then, I guess this is something you feel strongly about. Quite a shame though." Narcissa continued. "I was so hoping to have you be a bridesmaid at my wedding, but now..."
"Bridesmaid? Wedding?" Lorelei was caught off gaurd. "Lucius asked you to marry him?"
"Not exactly." Narcissa replied, "Our families got together and set up the betrothal."
"Oh..." Lorelei frowned, wondering how people, in this day and age, could still follow the dictates of arranged marriages. "Well...congradulations...I guess." As her temperature cooled from her previous agitation, the girl felt her stomach twist and turn. "Now if you don't mind." she calmly stated to Narcissa, "I think I'm going to be sick." and with that the girl ran out of the room. Narcissa crossed her arms in a huff, and with a scowl, watched as Lorelei left the room.