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"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
-Author notes-
Chapter 99: Come With Me
Bella was walking alone after a very long day of classes while her mind went through everything that had happened, over and over.
She had spent the day attempting to avoid speaking with anyone. This was particularly hard during the potion class, since she was still partnered with James Potter.
Bella had to try her hardest not to engage in conversation with him while those in her house were watching. Even though she really wanted to speak with him about many things.
Especially about what happened the day prior.
The Head of their house informed them last night that Rodolphus, his brother, and four other students from Slytherin were found in a resting area near the exit of Hogsmeade.
They were all injured in different ways. Some were in worse condition than others. Like Rabastan, who had both his arms and legs completely broken. Or Snape, who was turned into a toad and also had several broken bones.
Also, all of their memories had been completely wiped, so no one remembers what had transpired or who was responsible for the attack.
It was bad enough that they had to be sent to Saints Mungo, because it was too much for the school nurse to handle alone. They all have to receive a full check-up and attention from a mind healer who is going to attempt and retrieve some of the missing memories. Although that seems very unlikely.
In the common room, everyone was outraged by the attack. Even though all of them must have known enough about the Lestrange brothers to assume this was not an unprovoked attack.
Malfoy was particularly furious and was questioning anyone who happened to be at Hogsmeade on that day.
Bella began to grow concerned when she heard someone comment that she had seen her cousin Sirius and his friends leaving the Three Broomsticks shortly after them. But there was no mention of James being there.
Not that Bella thought that James would do something like that. However, she could not think of anyone else in the entire school who could do that.
She had seen how advanced his magic is. Even though the previous times he was ambushed by members of her house, he had simply defused the situation with some potion…something that had made them even angrier.
Bella had to wonder, if James got serious…how scary could he be?.
"Hey."
All of a sudden, she heard someone's voice and felt a hand on her shoulder.
Bellatrix let out shriek, moved away, and aimed her wand at the empty air.
"Who's there?!. Show yourself."
"Did I just hear Bellatrix Black letting out a girly shriek?."
She recognized the voice immediately. "James?."
He removed the invisibility charm and greeted her again.
Bella panicked. "What are you doing here?. We are in the dungeons!." This was still a common area, but after classes, the only students who walked these corridors were from Slytherin.
"Yes. I know where we are." James responded.
"Someone could see you here." Bella snapped.
"That's why I used the invisibility charm." He offered her his hand. "Now, come on. I have something interesting to show you."
"We can't walk around the castle together. Have you not heard about what happened yesterday?." Bella said.
James waved his hand. "No one will see us."
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After covering themselves with another invisible charm and placing a silencing one on their feet, James guided her to the second floor.
"What are we doing here?." Bella looked around but could not see anything of interest, other than the girl's bathroom that no one wanted to use.
James moved directly towards that bathroom while still holding onto her hand.
"What are you doing?. You can't go in there!." Bella exclaimed.
"It's okay, that bathroom is always empty," James told her something that she already knew.
"That's not the issue here," Bella told him, but he wouldn't listen and dragged her inside.
Once in there, he closed the door behind them and removed all their charms.
Immediately after, the only resident of this place made her appearance.
"You again?!. I told you not to come in here!. This is for girls." Myrtle began to berate him.
"I told him that already…" Bella raised an eyebrow.
She was wondering why James would bring her to a haunted bathroom, but was shocked when she saw James aim his hand at the ghost and shoot a spell at it without hesitation.
"Why did you do that for?." She didn't like this particular ghost...no one did. But Myrtle had a good reason to be upset by James's presence.
"Just paralyzed her for a bit. I don't want her to see this next part. Come closer." James walked to the sinks at the end of the bathroom.
Bella approached with curiosity, wondering what this was all about.
"From now on, this will be your exclusive entrance. The ghost shouldn't complain if you come here alone. I have prepared a more appropriate one for me." James explained.
"Entrance?..." It only took her a moment to realize what he was referring to. It could only be one thing. "You have made another laboratory?. Are you crazy?, They will expel you if you get caught again."
"Then I just have to avoid getting caught." James pointed at the sink. "Now, pay attention because I don't like repeating things. See that symbol of the snake in this particular faucet?."
"I do…" Bella said.
"Put your hand on it and say "Open", loud and clearly."
Bella looked at him with suspicion but did as he said. "Open."
She then got startled when the sink moved away and revealed a set of stairs that went down. "You made your lab under a girls' bathroom?!... that's….so weird."
"Oh, it is much more than that." James pointed at the stairs. " Ladies first"
"You may want to change that password, though…'open' doesn't seem very safe." Bella pointed out.
"It is very safe. As it only works when you are the one touching the faucet. I have attuned that entrance to your magical signature."
"Wait…how did you do that?. Don't you need my blood for that?." Bella asked.
"No. Just a few hairs and a skin sample will do." James responded.
"When did you get skin and hair samples from me?!." Bella exclaimed.
James ignored her question." That's not important. Now come on, you will like this next part."
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