Alice choked back a sob. "I'm sorry," she mumbled as Bella stood with her back to her. She didn't know what else to say. She'd rehearsed it all in her head time and time again leading up to this but the words seemed hollow to Alice now.
"No," she cried out when Bellatrix stormed out. "Wait! Please?" Alice hung her head for a few moments before she decided to run after Bellatrix. But where did she go? She jogged around looking for her before deciding to try the dungeon.
The door the common room slammed shut ominously just as Alice skidded to a halt. Wiping away tears that started to fall, Alice just stared at the portrait for a long time even as the figure inside it sneered at her contemptuously.