Lily remembered the little spat she’d had with Bellatrix earlier in the day. Had Bellatrix followed her here? When her wand appeared it didn’t make Lily feel any safer to be alone with the girl. But, Lily wasn’t one to be bullied. Reaching for her own wand, she drew it and let it hang at her side.
“At least an hour,” Lily responded, recognizing that they were in some sort of a stand off. Bellatrix didn’t want her here, but Lily had been here first. Lily had school work to do and Bellatrix was just there to waste time. Surely any Professor would tell Bellatrix to leave, not that Lily wanted to run to a teacher for help.
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Alice was curious what was going on. Risking it, she moved a few steps up. She still couldn’t hear what was going on. Hoping to catch something, she waited before moving up any further.