Disclaimer: I woke up this morning only to see the mirror's reflection and guess what! I looked nothing like J.k Rowling. So you know what that means? I (sadly) own nothing but Bella and a few other minor characters.
A-N Yes people this is my first story and im extremely nervous, because im not sure if you people out there will like it at all. Though all I ask of you is that you take the time to review and hit me with your opinions (which I hope will be good) munches on a cookie If it helps I offer all my readers cookies, they are choc chip. (I hope you like choc chip)
There was just darkness. There was no hope. There was no savior or no hero. There was no power or faith. There was nothing but the darkness. I extend my hands, trying to
Grasp anything between my palms. Looking for any sign of hope, but the darkness shatters and I fall to my knees, tears flowing down my pale face forming trails of pain.
The dream came again, it always comes. Just when I think it's gone, it will reappear. I just don't know what it's telling me, there's a message there but I can't see it. It's like when some one decides to blindfold you and you try so hard to see through. These dreams have started ever since ive come here. By here I mean "London, England", Trust me it's really not the place I want to be right now. My home was and still is to me Sydney, Australia. Though when my Mother died I was sent to live with my horrid Aunty Janis. Though whom else who would have bothered to take in a melodramatic 16 year old teenager like me? And for that im extremely grateful to my aunty, even if she's a littlie wacky in the head. You could probley even say im a pain in the ass compared to other sweet, sensitive littlie girls and if it wasn't for her I would be living on some random foot path begging for my food.
So what ever did happen to my father, that's pretty simple? He left my mother and me to go run of with some receptionist at his work. Did he ever come back? Of course he didn't and if he tried I would have kicked his ass to Antarctica. No seriously, im skilled in the art of karate, mother insisted I get educated in self-defense because of the lack of male figures in my life and if I was to get hurt I could easily fight back. So that brings me back to the fact that im stuck in this house with a crazy old lady to look after me until I turn 17. Ahh….. The sweet pleasure of knowing I have only one year left to freedom. Now I think its time for you to know who I really am, im a witch. Not those ones that own pointy hats and are disgustingly ugly with fat moles everywhere. But a witch that's
Going to Hogwarts to learn how to live in the magical world. Im a witch that goes by the name of Bella linsford, I used to go to the Sydney academy of magic but since my transfer ive been enrolled in Hogwarts. Apparently the best magic school in London my aunty says along with "you should be proud Bella; it's such an honor that they had an opening for you and not all the other talented students so eager to go". But I know the real reason I got accepted, it's the other gift life has chosen to place upon me. The gift of ice, it's an extraordinary ability handed down from my fathers' great great grandmother who had this power too. So not only am I a witch from my mothers side but I have the power to turn whatever object I want into ice. Wicked right, well not when I had to explain to everyone why their cat or even children were frozen. This was only because I couldn't control the ability when I was younger but in the end I got the hang of it and the children and cats eventually defrosted. So not such a big deal back then, but now it is. I have to go to a whole new school where everyone is going to learn about my ability and JUDGE, JUDGE, JUDGE. Back at my former school people already knew since practically half of the students weren't witches or wizards they were gifted (as my old head master used to call us) yes gifted kids like me. Our school taught everyone, that's what I particularly loved about it; it had no objections, even to the most dangerous of us like the vampires and werewolves. The teachers knew what to do in dangerous situations and how to control everyone. The werewolves had their own forest every full moon and the vampires had their own feed every night to satisfy their cravings. I was happy but here I feel excluded, from what I heard werewolves and vampires were creatures banished in London. I mean i couldn't believe my ears, some of my best friends were werewolves or vampires and they were perfectly safe, I knew how to handle them and they knew how to handle themselves. Though here I am standing in my dull, unsettled room staring out the window wishing that life will drag me back to my old school and my still alive mother.
"Bella get your ass down here, dinners nearly ready"
Ah there goes my aunty screaming for me to go down for dinner. Will that old hag ever learn that I don't have to obey her commands like a sad littlie maid?
"Hold your horses already, im coming"
"What are you talking about Bella; I don't have any horses with me"
Aunty Janis is so wacky and crazed that she doesn't even know any of the simplest muggle proverbs.
"Argh don't worry Aunt, it was just a saying" I screamed as I made my way down the circular stairs"
"You and your crazy sayings dear, when will you ever learn to stop with those silly words of junk"
"Old habits die young"
Aunty Janis gives me a look of confusion until she realised what I had said.
"Ahh child go speak your mad words somewhere else like your room"
Smirking I reply "but what about dinner dear aunty, isn't that why you called me"
"Well I don't think you deserve any with all those disrespectful words of mumble jumble you have been speaking"
"Oh please don't send me--1000-- to bed without any food in my stomach, what will the people at Hogwarts think, a young innocent girl denied of any food"
"But……….."
"They will start to accuse the guardian, and then local magic child care authorities will come and arrest you and there will be nothing I will able to do for you my aunty. Do you
Really want that my aunt, you will have no house and have to live in the streets of some muggle town and you know what else aunty?"
Aunty Janis reply's with a terrified look
"What….?"
"You will end up begging food from MUGGLE people"
"Oh goodness NO, Jacobbbbbbbbbbb come get the girl some food and send it to her room"
Smiling I walk the long steps that lead back to my room
"This game is just way too easy, I think I need better things to occupy my time with"
"What's up with the crack hole place"
Yes that was the first thing I said when I entered platform 9 ¾. I mean who the hell walks through a wall, any single muggle could be watching but hey NO lets go through the wall. There should be a better suitable way to travel wizards and witches to this Hogwarts place. Why not a plane like we did, that was safe and we never got caught by muggles. Just like these people probley do walking through a wall like that. Outrageously stupid it is, but what does my opinion matter, no ones here to listen to it. Aunty Janis didn't even stay around; instead she just dropped me off without a single goodbye. Not like I care anyways, what was she again. Oh yeah that's it, A FAT HAG. The relief of saying abusive words always seems to calm me down. So here I am, 40 minutes early because the hag had this thing with me being super early so I don't miss the train, like come on. Yeah 15 minutes early would have been alright but 40 is dam right stupid. Now lets consider the options, do I continue to stare at the train in this annoyingly empty station? While everyone starts running in screaming for their littlie friends. Or can I avoid the excitement and all these high spirits by entering the train now and finding a nice littlie compartment. Oh what a hard decision. NOT.
Looks like its going to be option B. Can you imagine the look on people's faces when they realize I don't go to their school? Its going to be all "oh look a new girl, lets go talkto her and invite her to like join our group and like hang out and like share secrets and then like all become best friends" The thought of that happening almost want to make me gag. Pleassssse ill rather die before I let myself be sucked into that situation.
I quickly heave myself onto the train and travel down the hallway until I reach an empty compartment located in the back. This particular compartment looks strangely hid from all the rest like it was built in the corner on purpose. I barely even noticed the one door poking out in the hall way when I made my way towards it. I went gawkily inside, sat down on the lonely sofa and looked out the window wondering how my life at Hogwarts was going to possibly turn out.
40 minutes of staring out the window and munching on a cookie leads me to stick my hand in my bag searching for that dam book I was reading.
"Ahh yes ive got it"
I grab the copy of Camelot's shadow out of my bag and rest it on my thigh. Just when I was beginning to start my fascinating book, a sudden jolt brings me forward to where I hit my head against the sofa directly across from me.
"Crappppppppppppp"
Oh that really really hurt; rubbing my forehead I get up and return to my previous seat. It seems the train had decided to leave; ha-ha wouldn't it be funny if random students were late or kids started falling out the windows. Hmm I think that's a bit to harsh, lets just stick to the kids running after the train. That would be good Entertainment, the one thing I need on this crummy train.
A matter of 5 seconds later
"Stop…..please, stop" screamed a pale little black haired boy
I look out the window to spot a kid running after the train.
Note to self: choose career as a physic. I Start Laughing until something hits me,
Why is it that watching people struggle amuses me? I shrug and continue my laughing, what a cruel cruel person I am.
Though I really can't forget the book.
I find that the act of romance was so dull in the roman Arthur times or maybe it is just the way the book displays it. In the end it leads me to go play with my various strands of blue, lying in the front of my face. Weird huh, to have half my hair colored blue, well I don't find that at all. I being able to shoot ice from my finger tips gave me a different look on life and I guess my normal black hair bored me. So Wamoo the blue came in, it also adds more emphasis to the icy blue eyes my mother passed down to me. I continue trying to wrap the piece of hair around my finger, desperate to make a twirl. But I sighed in disappointment at the hopeless strand because it seemed my hair never did want to curl. It was just plain straight; nothing interesting ever seemed to come out of it.
Knock knock
"Ahh …… um hold on a minute"
Panicking I look at the reflection in the window, thank Merlin. My hair isn't all over my face and my clothes are straightened, not creased. Praying that this is not a group of girls waiting to pounce on me, I open the door. I sigh in relief as I noticed the small boy looking up at me.
"Umm miss I was told to pass this on to you"
"Right, thanks"
He took this as his cue and left immediately, afraid I might suddenly bite him. So juvenile these poor, littlie, weak Year 1's, im betting I was never like that. I slowly unwrap the letter from the envelope and stretch it out before my face.
Dear Mrs. Linsford
I congratulate you in making it to Hogwarts. I hope that you enjoy the many school years you have left to complete and that we can make you're learning here something you will use and never forget. Your belongings will be sent off to your dormitory when you arrive but unlike the other students I wish that you catch a ride in the boats with the many first years, so that you can experience what others have once had. When you arrive you will be greeted by Mrs. McGonagall and from there you will receive further instructions. Enjoy the rest of the train ride and I look forward to meeting you.
Head Master of Hogwarts
School of wizardry and magic
Albus Dumbledore
Oh isn't this just peachy, looks like im going to have to ride with the first years. Is riding on a boat one of the best experiences you can have. I highly doubt it; there are way too many possibilities of getting pushed in or just simply falling in. God this is going to be utter embarrassment isn't it? So far all this school has offered me is torture, torture and torture.
Looking up at the carriages roof I scream
"Why must you HATE ME?"
Boom
The train suddenly lurches forward and for the second time that day I fall,
Landing on my face
"AHHHHHHH, you stupid PIECE OF CRAP" I kick the bench in anger until I feel the pain spreading up my legs.
"What happens to the warnings you're meant to get when it's suddenly going to stop." i mutter
Moving aside the curtains of the carriage I see the many students filling out. I feel my body start to panic.
Do I really want to go out there and face everyone? Well im going to have to do it sooner or later……. But right now I think ill prefer later.
16 minutes pass
After waiting silently for a few minutes I decide it's safe to move out. Sneaking out of the carriage as fast as possible, I start to pray that the train doesn't start to move on me. If that happened I would have no choice but to jump out the window. Dam that image is so unsettling in my brain that it hurts. Hold on, wasn't I going to allow other students to fall out the window for my amusement. Though when it comes to me, even in a life or death situation it hurts to think about it. Shessh! I really am some cruel person. I probley belong in Slytherin, that or Gryffindor. Yes I have been doing my research, im no going to show up at some school not knowing what to expect. That just leaves me wide open for an attack from older pranksters. I know all about their school and teachers. Smirking I jump off the train to find that the last carriage has gone off with the prefects.
"Perfect"
I make my way over to where the winy first years are all huddling together from the cold. An old man suddenly appears from out the corner
"Ello first yearys, my name is old jack black. Im here to elp ya onto the boatys. So be good littlie students and follow me on. By the way don't touch the giant squidy down there"
The students start to pile onto the boats but i stay back waiting, until these littlie voices's got my attention
"Is he mentally retarded or something"
Laughing I turn around to see the same boy who handed me my letter and this small blonde girl.
"Don't be so mean peter, if Hogwarts had hired him don't you think he would the least bit smart" the girl spoke back
"Oh I hope not then maybe all the Hogwarts staff would be a bunch of idiots" I replied
Finally seeming to notice someone else was there they turned to stare at me in shock
"Weren't you meant to be in one of the carriages, you're a bit too old to be a first year" the blonde girl accused
"No, Dumbledore said she had to ride with us, she's new like us" the boy said while pointing at me
The littlie shit read my letter
"You know it's rude to point and READ MY LETTERS" I said
"Oh bugger, I didn't mean to. Just curious and all"
"Curiosity killed the cat "I reply
"It did. It never killed any of my cats" he said while scratching his head
"You are an idiot you know that peter" the blonde girl said to his face
She turned to me with a sincere smile and extended her hand
"Sorry about that, im Melissa and this dumb head here is Peter"
"Hey I can introduce myself you know" peter shouted
"Just shut up and hop in the boat" she replied
"What's your name?"
"Oh im Bella Linsford, just moved here from Sydney, Australia"
"So you came from down under? Sweet" she said while moving over to get in the boat
"So where's your uniform" she said while pointing up and down at my clothes
They consisted of black converse, black knee tights, a denim skirt, my white shirt and my red vest.
"Pretty stylish isn't it……. Oh shit my uniform" finally realising that everyone was in black robes
"You can say that again. I think I lost my shoe in there" peter said while kneeling towards the water
"Ey boy stop leaning into the water, the squid goanna have ya ead" Jack Black screamed from the other boat
"Mr. Squid, can you give me back my shoe. My mother paid 10 gallons for a pair of those shoes, I can't show up in one" he screamed at the water
"Is he always like that" I said to Melissa
"I don't know I just met him today" she retorted
"Then pray he doesn't get into your house" I said
"I already did, in the train"
"Good thinking"
"So about the uniform" Melissa said bringing me back to resent topic
"Oh yeah…" I said looking down
"I guess I just forgot. I mean me being alone in a compartment, there was no one to remind me" I said
"Didn't you get a prefect visiting you?"
"No" I said shaking my head
"Probley missed your compartment then, bad luck"
"Yeah. Its always bad luck with me" I say
"Don't worrrrrr…… Merlin look at the castle"
I turn only to find myself staring at a castle so beautiful and breathtaking, it blew me away
"That's Hogwarts" I mutter
Jack black hearing me turns his head and shouts over
"It sure is darling, it sure is"
Well there it is, my first (and probley pathetic) story. Please review and don't be too harsh! Also I want to recommend a book to my readers, its called Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Please if you want cheak it out.
