Selena cried until she didn't think she would cry any longer. She didn't care about anything anymore. Not herself. Not Remus. Not Lily. She hated everyone that had put her in this position. It was getting dark and she was getting cold. She stumbled to her feet and slowly staggered to the castle. It took her a long time, but she didn't care. She still felt the tears sliding down her cheeks as she walked. Did Remus really mean what he said? She pondered this for quite a while then let it slid from her mind. She walked on towards the castle and before long she reached the castle doors and then shortly after that the common room. She hoped no one would be in there at the time but knowing her luck… She muttered the password and of course gathered around the fire were James, Lily, and Sirius. They fell silent when she entered. She hung her head and continued on to her dorm. When she reached it she flopped down on her bed and surprisingly in seconds she was asleep.
When she woke the next day it was early, still dark out and she laid in bed contemplating everything that had happened yesterday. She finally stood up and swung her legs over the side of the bed and prepared herself for the day. She looked outside towards the setting moon. It was almost full. Selena hurriedly glanced at her calendar and grimaced. Tonight, the bonding ceremony was tonight. She realized she had been holding her breath and let it out. She glanced outside once more before deciding to head down to the common room and sit by the fire. She grabbed her robe and headed down the stairs.
Of course it was empty. She settled down into on of the worn out couches and listen to the fire. It was the most beautiful time she had ever heard. It was peaceful, and powerful at the same time. How could something so small be so powerful? It was like the moon. The thought gave her chills. She hated that thought, but she couldn't push it put of her head. It sent shivers up her spine yet in an unforgiving sense it calmed her. Tonight her fate was decided and this was something that she hated. It was completely out of her hands, there was nothing she could do to stop it. She felt the heat at the pit of her stomach and she knew the tears were coming again. They welled up in her eyes and she let them. Over the last couple of days she realized crying made her feel better, but somewhere deep down she knew this was different. She couldn't sit there any longer, she had to get out of there. She jumped off the couch and stumbled out the portrait hole not caring where she was going. Before long she was facing a large stone gargoyle.
"Lemon drops," she cried quietly.
The gargoyle moved aside to reveal the staircase. She climbed it and knocked on the oak door.
" Come in,"
She pushed open the door to find Professor Dumbledore sitting at his desk staring intently at her as though he had been waiting all night for her.
"Yes Ms. Alexander,"
At this point it dawned on her, she had no earthly idea why she was here standing in front of him. She decided to make the bast of it.
"What will happen to night?" It was a question she wasn't sure she wanted answered.
"To be honest I am not quite sure,"
This scared her more than anything had in the past two weeks. They didn't know what was going to happen tonight. No one knew.