location: the leaky cauldron date: 7.9.79 time: 17:03 @ofbelltrix
sirius almost hears her before he sees her -- the ringing in his ears ( like the aftermath of a thunderstorm ) is so familiar that he whips around. bellatrix is there, of course, right behind him like he’d thought. it’s FUNNY sometimes, how things work out, but the smile that spreads across his face has nothing to do with humor. but it’s easy enough to slip into the old GAME, and he pushes himself to his feet and slides a generous tip onto the table for tom. he’s not hungry anymore. instead, sirius takes his mug of butterbeer and stalks toward his cousin, ducking around a table full of middle-aged witches. it’s high time to say hello.
( he doesn’t quite think, before she leaves without a word, again, but there’s a desperation to his movements at odds with his usual grace. )
sirius pitches himself foward and stumbles toward bellatrix. he catches himself on the bar, but not before the butterbeer in his mug drenches her from head to foot. showtime. pretending to steady himself, he drawls, “’evening, bella. what a pity my hand slipped.”