Callie squared her shoulders and walked into the common room, for once it was dead silent, everyone sat in a chair, all staring at each other, Selena was the only one to not join the group. She sat in the window seat, a shadow covering her face. Her forehead was pressed against the cold window and her breath made little fog circles on the clear glass. A light rain had started to fall and Callie's mind jumped to Mimi, she had never liked the rain, but she quickly refocused her attention on the girl in front of her. She walked over and pushed Selena's newly mended legs out of the way gently, knowing the healing process would take the night to complete. She settled herself onto the cushioned seat and looked out the window, her eyes focusing on one raindrop and following its course to the ground where she watched them make little splashes. Selena's shoulder shook slightly and Callie new she was crying, and for once she could understand why. Losing family or being betrayed by someone you trusted was one of the worst things that could happen, it was Callie's greatest fear. It was her reason for distancing herself from humanity, for severing all ties. She continued to stare out the window, her eyes not really focusing but watching memories on the rain splattered windows. A small bundle with a deformed creature inside, yelling at her that she was weak and worthless, a rat faced man trying to lock her in her room after she had cursed him, a black mark being burned onto her arm for her fourth birthday, a man with long blonde hair chasing her through long hallways, throwing curses out at her. She watched as a young girl with long wavy brown hair cried in the corner of a dark room, the lights turned off and the windows closed, she watched as the rat faced man opened the door to get her, watched as the young girl leapt at him and punched him, grabbing his wand and taking off. She watched as the girl ran through the dark hallways, watched as she hid in the shadows, holding her breath as hooded men walked by, watched as the strange deformed man turned in his chair and looked directly at her as she crossed to the door, she watched as a red jet shot towards her, watched as she dodged and took off out the door.

Callie shook her head and refocused on Selena, shaking her childhood memories from her mind. Tears were rolling silently down her friends face, he turned, seeing the room was empty, it was completely black out now; no lights marred the smooth black ground.

She reached out and put her arms around selena, holding the shaking body. Selena turned so that she could rest her head on Callie's shoulder, her tears running off her cheek and onto the black tee-shirt, Callie had used muggle concealer to hide the black tattoo.

Callie smoothed Selena's hair down, it had gotten very frizzy during her fall. She whipped the tears off her friend's cheek and helped the injured girl sit up. She stared at the slightly red face, their eyes locking, Selena tried to smile but it came out as a grimace, Callie just gave a small smile, her eyes pleading forgiveness.

"I don't blame you Callie, you did what you had to do. Even though he was a total ass though, I still love him."

Selena was locking at Callie hesitantly, as if this revelation might make her the next 'carter' of the group. Callie just nodded in understanding, even though she had never and probably would never understand the bond between two people who love each other. She got up and held her arms out, Selena groaned as she stood and took a sharp intake as Callie swung her up into her arms, carrying her broken friend up the stairs to the dormitory.

When they entered all the girls were already asleep, their breathing even and their eyelids void of motion. Callie helped Selena change and helped her to bed, then went back and changed into baggy grey sweats and a white tank top to sleep in. She rolled under the covers and hugged them up to her chin; the castle didn't have very good insulation. As her eyes started to close, she could hear Selena's muffled sobs, their shaking rhythm sending her into a troubled sleep.

Hey, Sorry this chapter is so short, I just couldn't figure out how to tie it into something else. Hope you guys are enjoying it, it's the first story I've ever written, Tell me if I make mistakes, PLEASE! I'm going to post my character lists and info just so it is a little clearer who/what everyone is like. I only made them for the new characters; I hope you know all of JKR's well enough! Thanks for reading

~Swimmerchick2