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nicole black 
Justine couldn't help but wonder what kept Louis seated near her, if it had been her in his shoes she would have probably have hexed herself into oblivion, she definitely wouldn't have been having this conversation. Thank goodness he was gentler than she was, otherwise this whole scenario could have been quite different (as in she would have hexed him into oblivion.. Okay not oblivion, but probably into the lake).
"Perhaps Jeune Lion, but I didn't do any of this with that in mind," Justine said, turning her eyes to the lake, watching as the Squid rose up and began sunbathing. it was kind of weird how quiet and pleasant everything else was, meanwhile here she was having this very civil, but threatening conversation with Louis. "You know, you're handling this surprising well Louis," Justine said, with an amused smile, unable to keep her amusement at the situation at bay.
"It's not lying, it's simply with outing the truth," Justine shrugged, speaking as much to herself as she was too him, because she needed to try to convince herself that what she was doing wasn't just the worst thing ever, even as she did it. "Look, you want to keep.. What's her name? Delia? Delilah? If you want to keep her in your life, all you have to do is keep my secret, a secret," She said, explaining all this in an almost pleasantly calm voice.
“Thanks,” muttered Louis sarcastically, rolling his eyes as Justine complimented his handle of the situation. That didn’t make him feel any better. And in all honesty, the reason he seemed not to have lost his sanity already, was only because he had NO IDEA
how to properly react to this. Part of him wanted to laugh, part of him wanted to run and hide, part of him wanted to rebel and spill Justine’s secret, part of him wanted to try to talk some sense into her. Basically, he had 47546 different reactions and he wasn’t sure which one to go with.
So, for now, he simply tried to remain level-headed and logical. Just because he was a Gryffindor didn’t mean he needed to be stupid and act on impulse. There were situations for which such behaviour was acceptable; this wasn’t one of them. Something too important was at stake.
“Call it what you like, it’s still lying, Justine.” Didn’t she feel the SLIGHTEST bit of regret? Of doubt with her own insane decision? Circe’s sake. Maybe he should contact the Healer after this, try to get the girl some professional help. “Delilah,” he muttered softly when Justine tried to remember his girlfriend’s name.
”All you have to do is keep my secret, a secret.”
She made it sound so easy. It probably was, actually; Lou was just a lousy liar and had too much of a guilty mind to keep things from people he felt obliged to be honest to.
And, after all this time, Louis finally realized: Justine was NOT going to change her mind. She wasn’t going to let this go easily. And, if he wanted to make it back to the castle in one piece so he could properly and calmly figure out a way to bring down her alternate persona, he had to agree to the current terms and conditions.
“…Fine. I’ll keep your secret.”