The Fourth Drink Instinct(Bella)

[bella]

Regulus wasn’t helping her very much, trying to keep a straight face that is. She found it utterly adorable that he liked Indigo so much; it made her want someone like that, who would care for her just as much as he cared for Indigo – she wanted to go find Drew. It was rather sweet, and she wanted to tell Regulus so, but somehow Bella knew that wouldn’t help him very much. If anything he'd blush undeniably and just get up and leave her to her solitude. After all, hadn’t he just tried defending his reptilian background? It made her smile all the same, watching him glow just by talking about his Gryffindor girlfriend.

Clearly, she’s guessed correctly. “Well I've had about enough of the mushy feeling sharing to last me quite a while.” Well, at least her gossip trait came in handy for something. “No problem,” she grinned. “But thanks Bella, you’ve been a really big help.” She almost didn’t catch it, so quiet and nearly drowned my her own words. Bella returned the soft smile, just nodding once – it meant just as much to say she didn’t mind in the least as to simply show it. She really had to get the Slytherin stereotype out of her head – it shouldn’t surprise her when Regulus said things like that anymore.

Her gaze had fallen back to her mug, watching the foam swirl in her mug. From the silent exchange of appreciation his suddenly buoyant humor almost startled her, but she was careful not to jump. Bella had to grin, flashing her teeth once – so Regulus wanted to know more about the couples floating around Hogwarts? He seemed as surprised as she was by his question, making his own happiness rub off on her in the dry humor of it all. “Obviously you’re not as observant as I’d given you credit for – that sleazebag is in your own House.” Bella waited a moment, to see if it’d register. Then she weighed the options – for a Hufflepuff to say that it could mean anyone of them. “Hemlock,” she added with a roll of her eyes, “I swear he’s going to marry that Mariella girl. How can you stand them?” she added, heated, “Every time I see them they’re scarcely an inch away from one another.” Bella wouldn’t ever say she disliked kissing someone, but the pair seemed joined at the hip. “It’s disgusting, making out in public all the time.” she finished sourly, face scrunching a little.


OOC: e.d.i.t. – done! ^^ Also, I’ll look into that aaaaannndd…*Snickers* It’s fun to bash your own characters. lol.

[brett]

That was another great thing about Bella, she seemed to understand Reg. Well, at the very least she understood how hard it was for him to actually talk about his emotions and knew not to mock him about it. Really, he had acted like a love sick puppy for the extent of there conversation and she was just understanding of where he was coming from. Who would have thought that a snake could befriend a badger?

"Have you looked at the guys in my house lately? You're gonna need to be a little more specific," Reg smirked. Just about every guy in Slytherin could be considered a sleezebag, himself included. Lucky for him he was a cute sleezebag. In any case he certainly wasn't surprised by the name Bella specified. Kalib was particularly sleezy. It was an odd relationship between the younger black and the older Hemlock, they got on each other nerves and couldn't seem to go five minutes without insulting each other, but Reg still considered him a friend...go figure.

"I forgot about them," Reg said barely noticing Bella's apparent disike for the couple. How had Regulus overlooked a couple in his own house? Perhaps it was just that Reg had seen Kalib and Mariella together in the commonroom so often that he just didn't even count them as a couple anymore, it was more like an automatic. "Speaking of the Hemlock's though I hear Andy will be going with Danni Valo," Reg added. Having heard this from Danni herself it seemed pretty reliable, but it was always a little difficult to tell when it came to Danni and boys.

[bella]

“I forgot about them.” Well now – wasn’t the ironic? Bella kept a very safe and distinct distance between herself and Kalib (minus the one lollipop incident). She wanted nothing to do with him, finding him high on the sleazy scale. He couldn’t keep himself with one girl for much longer then a week – she had actually been wagering in another week that Mariella would be old news and he’d have some new lover. And yet for however far away she kept from the pair, she knew more about them then Regulus, who was in fact in the same House. Ironic indeed.

“I suppose that it…understandable, to an extent mind you.” She tried to think it through, taking her last sip – no more Butterbeer. “I mean, it must just seem like daily routine for you, wouldn’t it?” She laughed dryly, almost feeling sorry for him – if she had to put up with them, Bella might just put in a request for a House transfer; she would find a way to make that work. “I never thought I’d see the day, but Reg I think I’m feeling bad for a Slytherin – terribly sorry you’ve got’a put up with them.” It made her want to barf just thinking about them.

“Speaking of the Hemlock's though I hear Andy will be going with Danni Valo.” Now that was news to her, and immediately her eyes lit up. “Really now?” she asked out of reflexive tendency. Already her mind was thinking up plans on how just to confirm that – the logical option was to just go ask Andy himself. They were good enough friends and she knew she could weasel it out of him if she really wanted. But the thought that Andy had lowered himself so much as to go out with Danni Valo, of all people… She loved Drake Valo, she had no problem with him; but the minute you mentioned his sister… Well, out of due habit her face wrinkled in disgust. Danni was one of the few people Bella associated the word ‘hate’ with. “Well now isn’t that interesting…” she murmured, far off for a moment. Andy Hemlock and Dannielle Valo – what a sight. And then a thought occurred to her, erasing all facial expressions and replacing it solely with curiosity. “Um, Reg, might I ask just where exactly you heard that from? Forgive me, but you don’t exactly strike me as the overly-friendly gossiper type…” She smirked fleetingly, “But I suppose you’d take that as a compliment, wouldn’t you?”

[brett]

"I barely even notice them," Reg shrugged. Maybe it was just that he would generally avoid the two when they were in the commonroom together...or anywhere else for that matter. Not that Reg really had any problems with public displays of affection, but he was often by himself and sitting around seeing and to some extent hearing two people making out wasn't all that appealing. Not to mention a rocky relationship with Kalib and the fact that he hardly talked to Mariella outside of quidditch gave him no reason to hang around on the rare occasion they weren't making out.

"I would and thank you," Regulus smirked glad that Bella once again was able to recognize what traits he valued and which one he didn't. "But I tend to make an exception for old girlfriends," he continued smiling even knowing he would pay for this. The way Bella had reacted to Danni's name was hint enough. Not to mention the fact that most girls didn't like Danni, but he still felt no reason to lie about the relationship.

"Danni and I dated, briefly, last year," Regulus began deciding he should explain. "Obviously it didn't really work," he smirked; they had only been together a week or so. "But just because we were bad as a couple didn't mean we couldn't be good friends, and I happened to be passing notes with her in Herbology when she brought up the ball and told me who she was bringing," Reg finished hoping that maintaining a steady light tone throughout would ease rather than intensify Bella's reaction. Reg couldn't be sure of the extent of Danni and Bella's dislike, but hopefully it wasn't bad enough to make her walk out on her conversation with Reg just for being friends with her.

[bella]

Bella tried to pay attention, but she knew she wasn’t acting very well – clearly her mind was elsewhere. Danni. Just the name sent a little slit of anger running through her, so undecided about the Ravenclaw. It was rather silly, when you thought about it. Drake had told her about his sister, and Bella had thought perhaps they could be friends. I mean, Drake had talked so highly of her – why shouldn’t Dannielle Valo and Isabella Swan be friends? But she was rudely shot down for whatever reason and since then Bella had simply returned the awkward first-impression hate. Silly, but completely true.

“But I tend to make an exception for old girlfriends.” That caught her, focusing her eyes back on Regulus. “What?” she asked in shock, already a million questions burning into her. It was only after the word slipped that she realized that might be a tad bit rude. But…but…! Bella stuttered over her own thoughts, trying to figure out how Regulus could have possibly come from Danni to Indigo. They were like polar opposites as far as Bella was concerned – but you could have placed Danni in comparison with anything and Bella would have thought the other option was better. Foolishly she wanted to congratulate Regulus – he’d definitely moved up in the world as far as she was concerned. But that was even sillier then the whole reason for her disliking Danni.

Bella had hardly opened her mouth again to start off with a simpler question but she just wasted her breath. Regulus began explaining before she could so much as utter and word, and obediently closed her mouth to let him finish. It seemed like a lifetime, trying to hold her tongue as he talked. When he finally finished up, Bella was quick with her comments. “If you wanted to go for the bad-boy reputation Danni Valo is definitely a good place to start; she’s such a little…” Bella just let that fall, knowing she’d go on an entire rampage if she got started. “Well, I guess…” No, just accepting that Regulus was actually friends with the girl was difficult. “A friend with benefits, that’s what she is.” Bella rolled her eyes, finding no better way so sum the Ravenclaw up. But she knew better and decided to spare Regulus on all her girlish rant about that – clearly her own reaction to a simple name had offset him. She smiled in apology, laughing at herself. “I’m sorry Reg, but we all have our faults – I’m a rather horrible gossiper,” she admitted, “But it’s what we girls do.”

[brett]

“What?” Regulus just nodded at Bella's astonished response. It would have been foolish to recount his statements as he had no doubt Bella had heard correctly. Keeping the cool air about him he prepared to be berated with questions. Bella was used to seeing a very rare side of him by now, she thought him to be a good person, and she clearly had a grudge against Reg's old girlfriend. Most girls did so Regulus had no plans to hold this fact against Bella and hopefully she would return the favor.

In reality though the couple of Danni Valo and Regulus Black made perfect sense. What better pair than Slytherin's prince and the newly emerged whore of Hogwarts? Even though the romance was short lived and caused Reg a bit of trouble, he didn't regret it. Nor did he regret punching out the three guys who dared flirt with his then girlfriend...it had hurt his hand a bit and one of them did manage a decent shot back at him and drew out the fight. That had been the time he was caught. The other two times he had plenty of 'witnesses' who swore to the fact that the other boy 'provoked' him.

Regulus shrugged, "You don't need to apologize," he said taking lightly all that Bella said about Danni. "If it makes you feel better there have been no 'benefits' since the relationship ended...maybe just light flirting now and again, but it helps to know that we tried and failed as a couple," he said even smiling now. Danni, at this point may as well be related to him for all the sexual attraction he felt towards her...then again Reg's parents were cousins, so maybe that wasn't the best analogy.

[bella]

Bella let out a small huff and nodded, and then just shook her head at herself. “Danni Valo,” she mused, still fixated on it. Danni. Of all people: she tried to picture it, placing an imaginary Regulus beside her imaginary Danni. When she forced her mind to just accept it, she could see why they’d paired up. After all, it seemed that the Regulus she was friends with wasn’t exactly the pubic view of him. If she covered him back in all the Slytherin stereotypes she’d long since judged with, it made perfect sense. And oddly enough, she almost found herself agreeing with it – Regulus and Danni made a good couple.

But glancing up from her empty mug to examine him for a second, she just couldn’t see it. Was he really all that different around her then he was with his Slytherin buddies? Well yes; of course he is you stupid girl. She was the same way, acting one way around one person and another around someone else. Bella couldn’t help but compromise that she didn’t act so differently though…she was still Bella. Well Regulus is still Regulus, the back of her mind muttered in frustration. It was all rather complicated, a long string of circles looped together with no ending in sight.

“How’s Sirius been?” she asked abruptly, “I heard him talking with Potter about you; it didn’t sound really nice – like he was mad at you,” Bella admitted sheepishly – being a gossiper made you an eavesdropper. Sirius seemed riled up over something that had happened with Regulus, and from the sound of it they’d decided the best way to handle their differences was with punches. “Is it really that hard for you now, him not living at the house anymore?” Bella tried to be sympathetic, and she was, but annoyingly her true curiosity was too hard to hide.

[brett]

Regulus just shrugged innocently as Bella repeated Danni's name. Reg really hadn't thought it was that big a deal, but apparently Bella had some not so nice experiences with his ex. He couldn't change the truth and he really had no desire to lie to Bella. Of course he and Danni didn't even hang out all that frequently, just when she was bored. It was a nice casual friendship and most of there conversations weren't real deep, but that was nice to just hang out with a girl like Danni, though he still got just a slight bit jealous watching her flirt with guys.

Reg gave a disapproving face as Bella asked about Sirius. The Black brothers had not been getting on too well lately. Indeed the secret mounting hatred Regulus had been harboring had culminated in an all out brawl. The battle was short lived, but the message was clear. A bond between brothers that had long been under strain had finally broken. "Well, people tend not to like you after you turn a verbal argument into a physical one," Regulus smirked this being the nicest way he could think to explain the events.

Regulus shrugged at Bella's question the smirk sliding off his face. "It's easier now that we're at school," he explained suddenly quite interested in examining the bar. Anything to keep from accidentally meeting Bella's eyes. "It'll be weird not having him around for the holidays, but I think I'll live," Regulus mustered a smirk suddenly remembering he was in public. Besides he did need anyone, least of all his traitorous brother.

[bella]

Why couldn’t you have just kept your mouth shut? Bella scowled herself, her smile flattering a little as Regulus unsuccessfully ignored her as much as possible. At least he still answered her question: “Well, people tend not to like you after you turn a verbal argument into a physical one.” Bella found her smile again, but it was weak. “Yeah, I guess so,” she agreed, nodding slightly. “I’ve long since decided guys like to talk with their fists; girls just sort of battle it out mentally until someone gives in.” And it was true, to an extent. Only when two girls were truly angry at each did the true cat fights break out.

“It'll be weird not having him around for the holidays, but I think I'll live.” She knew Regulus probably didn’t want her to, but Bella felt rather sympathetic towards him as he spoke. Though he tried to mask it, she could tell it hurt. She wanted to reach over and give him a hug, promise it would work out – but the last time either of them had tried that, it hadn’t worked out so well. So instead, Bella just sighed, setting her mug down on the counter and tracing the top of it with one finger. “Do you always go home then? For the holidays? I mean, you could stay here and have a chance to talk to him.” It was a rather lame idea, but it was all she had. Besides, from the sound of it, Regulus didn’t exactly want to talk with Sirius anyways; the urge to go and whack him one more time was too strong.

“I’ve never gone home for the holidays,” she continued, grasping at strings to keep talking and hope to backtrack. “Not that I exactly have much of a home to go back to now, even if I wanted to. My mother was always moving around, living with whatever boyfriend she had at the time. Ms. Drivels always offers to have me come and stay at her place, but I like it better at Hogwarts. As far as I’m concerned, it really is my only home. I don’t know what I’m going to do after next year. I mean, what am I supposed to do when I can’t come back?” A faint sense of defeat fell into her tone, and she stared more furiously at her mug, still running a finger along the edge. “I’m going to be one of those old crazy teachers that only became a teacher so they wouldn’t have to leave Hogwarts.” Bella groaned and covered her face with her hands, trying to get rid of the silly images flashing through her mind. After a moment, she just sighed and again folded her hands in her lap. “What about you? Any plans?” Bella didn’t want to talk about herself anymore; the topic was too depressing.

[brett]

"I just don't have the patience," Regulus shrugged as he explained. He wasn't really trying to make an excuse, because he didn't regret what he did. Of course looking back his actions seemed a little rash, but given the chance he wouldn't do anything differently. "I usually settle it with magic, but I was so upset my fist decided to just cut out the middleman," he added slightly confused as to his own actions. Of course he had been within arms reach so he had really chosen the more practical approach.

Regulus made a sound somewhere between a laugh and a snort at Bella's suggestion. Reg very much doubted Sirius would be in the mood to talk, if he was even staying at the school at all. "I'm not even sure my dear brother will be staying at the school. After all he has a new family to go home to now," Regulus said clearly less than thrilled with the fact that Sirius would be shacking up with the Potters. "...a new brother," he added quietly not sure he wanted Bella to hear, but unable to suppress the words. James Potter had been stealing Sirius a way from him little by little ever since Sirius' first year...now six years later, he finally had all of him, leaving Regulus alone.

"Spend the holiday wherever you are I suppose," Regulus said feeling compelled to answer what Bella had probably meant as a rhetorical question. Reg had never thought of such things or anything having to do with life after Hogwarts. Bella's next question therefore silenced him, sending him into thought. It took much less than he thought to realize where his future lied. He would become a Death Eater and serve the Dark Lord until he died. He would perhaps work at the ministry to make money, or maybe just tend bar, after all the Blacks were a rather wealthy family so how much money would he really need?

"I don't know, just see what happens I guess," was Regulus' final response as he emerged from the deep pool of his thought now dripping with questions. Bella had freaked out enough when Reg told her he had dated Danni Valo, for him to come out with the fact that upon leaving school (or perhaps sooner) he would join a legion of Dark Wizards would probably be more than she could handle.

[bella]

Bella pursed her lips at his unsuccessful attempt to hide a laugh. “It was just a thought,” she scowled, but then decided it just wasn’t worth it. Lighter, she added “I mean, chances are slim that he’d even agree, I’ll admit, but…well, there’s always room for hope.” She shrugged casually, although she tried to make herself believe her own words. Hope was all she’d been living off of lately; vain hope. Seemingly Regulus had his own silly wishings though, making her look up as his voice dropped. “It really bugs you, doesn’t it?” she asked quietly, trying to understand. But she didn’t want to act too needy for information anymore; she just wanted to know so she could help a friend in need. “Having him leave and everything, right? I know you couldn’t have been very close when you were at home, with your parents and all…and now he’s not here for you either.”

Bella was speaking more to herself now, staring thoughtfully at her empty mug. It would be quite a dramatic change for him, wouldn’t it? They’d had scare time at home together, and now Sirius didn’t want him around at school either. On some level she could relate, easily tracing it back to her own early abandonment. But she wagered it might be harder, having someone you love push you away instead of someone who should have loved you push you away. Or maybe it wasn’t; who really could judge? “A normal family life is like some sick antique nowadays,” she muttered, disgusted once more wither idiotic mother. It was like an obsession now, loathing her dead mother.

“I don’t know, just see what happens I guess.” Bella looked up from her mug, surprised he didn’t have anything in mind. Although, she really couldn’t judge, not so certain herself. She’d have dreams of becoming a Ministry worker when she first learned of Hogwarts and their government, but lately that goal seemed rather far away. “Just see what happens,” she agreed, almost mused. If she let her life just go on without any destination in mind, she might very well end up someplace she didn’t want to be. “I used to think I’d be some famous mystery solved when I was young,” Bella offered, thinking back to her little daydreams, “I wanted everyone to know who I was and what I’d done. I wanted to be in books, write my own books, and have everyone love me. I think only wanted that because at the time I didn’t really have anyone; I thought if I came here and got really good grades, and make people know me, my mom might want me, and that my father would come and find me…” She dropped her gaze to her folded hands, finding her silly wishes almost embarrassing to admit. Bella fidgeted with a loose stand on her shirt, lost in thought. “Kind of stupid, huh?” she asked sheepishly, finally looking up.

[brett]

Regulus let at a short laugh at the word, hope. Reg had learned a long time ago that hope was a wasted emotion. Not that he didn't occasionally hope for things, he just did so against his own will. There was no hope for Regulus and his brother, there never had been and he was a fool for not having seen it sooner. "My brother hasn't been there for me since he came to Hogwarts and met his rightful brother," Regulus seethed. Had it not been for James Potter then maybe there would have been hope...fine that contradicted his earlier thoughts, but either way James Potter certainly only quickened his brother's departure. "Good riddance, I don't need to be associating with that type of scum anyway," he added once again forcing himself to accept his parents doctrine.

"Mmm," Regulus nodded in agreement. It took him a moment for him to recall Bella's troubled past. He had been so wrapped up in his own family problems he had forgotten he was talking to a girl who had no family, but certainly a lot of problems. Well, she had brought up the topic, and at least she had no kind memories of her estranged family members as Regulus had with his brothers. It was a terrible justification and Regulus knew it, but honestly he didn't care at the moment.

Glad for a subject change Regulus listened intently as Bella described her childhood fantasy. Regulus had wanted to be a musician or a pro quidditch player, part of him still wanted those things. He had always loved music and sports and he was quite talented at both. While he wasn't amazing he had a pretty nice singing voice(if he said so himself) and the fact that he was a sixth year captaining a talented quidditch team was all the proof of his talent at the sport that he needed...of course that hadn't come easily.

Regulus had drifted only long enough to remember his childhood dreams, but even then Bella's words continued to fill his head until she finished. "Not at all," Regulus admitted. "I kinda wanted the same things," he added a little more unsure now before deciding to continue his thought. "To be remembered have my name be famous even infamous, just as long as people knew who I was," mortality scared Regulus to death, yes I get the irony, but there was another connection he could draw. "And while I didn't need my parents to come find me I thought it would make them love me more," he said his voice softening at the last part. "Now that sounds stupid," he added with a small bashful smile as if he was playing a game of one up.

[bella]

Bella smiled briefly, reflecting silently how everyone easily fell into that temptation. Everyone wanted people to know who they were, and what they had done; everyone wanted to be loved and known by all, regardless of whether good or bad. They just wanted to leave the world knowing they’d made an impact on it, that even when they were long gone, everyone would remember them. It was rather wishful thinking, and not everyone would get that wish…but every certainly tried to.

“I disagree,” Bella stated promptly, shaking her head. “There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone to love you. Granted, I’ll admit it sounds awful to say that the person you’re trying to have love you is your own parents…” She frowned momentarily, cursing her silly mother. “But its natural instinct isn’t it? I mean, what is anything really worth if you have absolutely no one to share it worth? Happiness is meaningless if you keep it all to yourself.” She made it seem like a statement of fact, and in some ways it was, but all the same she mentally pictured herself stepping off of her soap box.

Lazily Bella intertwined her fingers one way, and then the other. Life was all about greed in the end – a greed for love and happiness. It didn’t sound right in her head, but somewhere within herself she knew it was true. Greed ruled over every action you did whether you wanted it to or not. “Human ways are so absurd,” she laughed, rolling her eyes. “If there’s life after death, I want to come back as a cat. They don’t have to do a thing; they sit around all day and eat – that is quality relaxation.” Bella just shook her head, unable to do much else.

[brett]

Regulus raised an eyebrow as Bella disagreed. Even when he was mocking himself Reg thought it was interesting that someone try to correct him. Still her words were true, even if it was a bit painful to here, "Guess were both pretty screwed up kids, huh?" he asked laughing at their misfortune. They both had strange childhoods working towards a love that should come automatically, yet Bella's lack of parents seemed to benefit her somewhat...at least from Reg perspective. She was cute little Hufflepuff who had a rough time, but he was a Slytherin scumbag filled with hate and arrogance.

Regulus mulled over Bella's next comments. Maybe that was why he was so happy around Indigo. Now he had something, someone, to love, to be happy with. Of course he was still conditioned to think that no one gave love willingly, so he would have to earn Indi's love by being the perfect boyfriend, much the way he had to earn his parents love by being the perfect son. Only with Indi, he didn't mind as much, and actually he would probably want to be a perfect boyfriend even if he didn't feel he had to.

Regulus smiled, humans were quite absurd, but at least he had been born a pureblood wizard. He was the ultimate in human, in all species. It was almost disappointing to know that to come back as anything would be a step down. He gave a short laugh as Bella told him of her desire to come back as a cat, it would be a rather easy life, but there was one thing Reg would want to be more. "I'd want to come back as a bird," he said dreamily as his eyes drifted looking up at an imaginary hawk soaring gently on an updraft. Sure Regulus could fly with aid of his broom, but to be able to spend your life in the air, flying on your own set of wings.

[bella]

“Hey now,” Bella scowled as he laughed, “You have to admit it would be great. I mean seriously, I’ve thought about it before: I think all cats were once people who didn’t have the best of lives, but not due to their own decisions, but because of someone else’s. So then they come back as a cat and their biggest worry is when their owner will be back in time to feed them. And if not, oh well – go snag a mouse. Cats are so snobby because they can afford to be now; they’d just relish how easily their life is compared to how it used to be.” It was an absurd theory, of course it was, but sometimes it was those little thought that kept her smiling through the day even if all she wanted to do was cry. And lately, that’d been the majority of the time.

“Although,” she amended thoughtfully, “Being a bird wouldn’t be all that bad either. You wouldn’t have to worry about anything but yourself, and you could travel all over the place; and for free at that.” Bella smirked despite her near serious tone, considering the option…of how nice it would be to just fly away and leave everything else behind. The only way she knew how to do that was by broom, and that wasn’t nearly as fulfilling. Anyone could do that. For a moment she was jealous of the few percent in the world that were an Animagus. It would be truly nice to just morph and no one would ever be the wiser. Nice indeed.

But thinking about it, it made Bella’s droop. “We are sort of messed, aren’t we?” she agreed in dry humor, “So much that we wish we were animals. If that doesn’t scream mental I don’t know what does. Alright, well, I do…” Bella rolled her eyes, picturing her foster mother perfectly as Bella’s younger self tried to explain that their dog had just talked to her. Just because she was a witch, that made her all of the sudden a mental case and needing to be taken away. “Orphanages aren’t fun, neither is a psycho ward.” She made it sound like an obvious statement, and on some levels it was; but no one could really understand until you’ve been there. “At least you got to stay at your own house,” Bella added indifferently, unfazed by the difference in their childhoods. For however different she’d first taken Regulus to be, they were quite similar, and in more then one way. He’d definitely put an end to how she’d viewed Slytherins, that much was certain.