Bartemius Crouch Jr. - Being left alone with a nutter<br/><hr/><br/>Barty was surprised to see Rabastan leaving so soon after the train had left the station, yet he wasn't all that surprised; despite his attraction to the Black girl, the younger Lestrange didn't seem to enjoy being around her the same way his brother did. It would have confused Barty had Rabastan ever shown interest in a girl for anything other than her physical appearance. It would be a wonder if the Slytherin ever had a respectable pureblood marriage like his brother probably would, but the sustaining of the Lestrange family was none of Barty's concern.<br/><br/>"Tell Lucius and Cissy I said hi if you see them," the junior Crouch got out just before the redhead shut him in the compartment. Even though he was now Bella's only possible target until either she left or someone else joined them, Barty wasn't too worried. Unlike Rab, who usually said whatever came to mind or whatever seemed funniest, this Slytherin boy knew how to when to speak and when not to speak, what to mention and what not to mention. Besides, he had something he wanted to discuss with Bellatrix in private, anyway.<br/><br/>"By the way, Bella," he started off, moving to the opposite bench from her so he could look directly at her when he spoke, as well as casting a quick soundproofing charm on the compartment, "I'm going to be running a dueling club this year for Slytherins and special invites from other houses, you know, as a way of training for what's to come? And, seeing as you're the only other person here who has the fundamentals of dueling down yet, I was wondering if you'd like to help me out with running it and getting everybody prepared. Keep in mind, we<em>will</em>be dipping into the darker arts and practicing all three Unforgivables, so if you don't think you can handle it..." Barty knew this last remark would probably earn some backlash from the witch, but the pain seemed worth the added motivation in this case.