Chapter 1
She didn't duck for cover as she felt the rain on her head. She didn't run
under the deck when the sky turned gray and thunder roared. She felt a hand run
through her hair. She closed her eyes as he bent down and reached for her chin.
Her chin was lightly turned up and she could no longer avoid his face. She
looked into his blue eyes. His blond hair was plastered to his cheeks. Her hair
wet down her back. He kissed her then pulled away as they heard her brother.
"I've got to go." she said
"Will I ever see you again?" he asked her. Holding unto her hand.
"Depends. Will you be back next summer." she said coming closer to him. She
placed her hand on his chest.
"I don't know. It..."
"Depends." they said at the same time. Her name again sounded out through the
grounds of Marquez castle.
She quickly kissed him then turned around. "Coming!" she yelled and ran off with
at least five more glances back.
"I love you!" he yelled but she was already gone.
That was the last in three years Bella had seen Prosper. Even though it had been
only three years, her heart ached with pain from not seeing him. But it was
forbidden. Now it's her last year of school and she needed to focus on her
studies. But she now knew that that will never happen.
"Tell me more Bella." said Angi
"Come on Aang! I've already told you a billion times." said Bella.
"are you guys still talking about that cute guy that Bella met over the summer?"
asked Lily sitting down against the chair Bella was in.
"Yes and trying to be off it." said Bella
"I heard cute guy. who is dating? Better not be Lily."
"Go away James!" said Bella pushing James away from her and Lily.
"No but Bella over here met a boy over three summers ago and didn't tell us!"
said Angi
"Who Mrs. Questionare here keeps asking me about." said Bella "Come on its time
for dinner. Besides I just wanna hear Dumbledore's speech." She got up and
looked at everyone. They were all looking at her. She looked at the corner to
see Sirius Black and a girl kissing. Bella laughed inside. "But James get your
friend before his lips get chapped." she said pulling Lily to her feet and Angi
was on her other side. The three watched James break Sirius and his girlfriend
up.
"Come on let's go." said Angi. Lily, Angi, Remus, Peter and Bella walked out of
the common room. But soon Sirius and James were behind them. Bella was on the
end. Lily and Angi were linking. Remus and Peter were talking. James and Sirius
we're talking of something nobody could hear. But then James joined Remus and
Peter. Bella quickly turned back with her notebook in hand.
• • •
"Welcome. Now before we begin I would like to make an announcement."
"Dude. You don't have to announce it. Just go." said Sirius standing up
"Thank you Mr. Black. Now to continue, Hogwarts will not only be your home this
year. But also home to two other schools. Now, please welcome, Beauxbatons
Academy of Magic and their high mistress, Madame Ogea."
At least 50 girls walked into the great hall. All heads turned to them. Bella
looked at Lily ad opened her mouth to say something but stopped as she saw
Sirius. He was drooling. No latterly drooling. "Close his mouth James."
Sirius stopped as he heard her voice. "Why? Jealous?"
"No just disgusted" said Lily making a face.
The girls ran past them then performed a small skit. The Hogwarts students
clapped for them and Dumbledore stood as the Beauxbatons students sat at the
Ravenclaw table.
"Now please welcome the students of Durmstrang and their high master, Igor
Karcaeoff." said Dumbledore. Bella turned to face the door as she heard
Durmstrang entering. Last was the headmaster. But next to him was a boy. He had
his head down but Bella could still see his blond hair. She realized that all the
boys were wet. This boy's hair was plastered to his face. It was darker. But
you could still see how blond it really was.
The Durmstrangs sat at the Slytherin table as Dumbledore again stood. "Dig in.
• • •
"Read me the fairies."
"Peaseblossom, Musterdseed, Moth, and Cobweb." read Bella. Leaning over her
book.
"Who are you auditioning for?" asked Angi
"Fair Hermia."
"Who's that?" asked Angi
"The girl who must marry Demetrius but loves Lysander." said Bella. "I played
her in the muggle play I was in. I remember all of her lines perfectly. One of
them was, 'my good Lysander, I swear to thee by cupid's strongest bow. By all
the vows that ever man have broke. In number more then ever women spoke.
Tomorrow truly will I meet with thee.'"
"Keep promise love. Look here comes Helena."
"Ahh!"
"Ahh!" copied Angi
"Really?" asked Bella
"Sorry." Bella looked up at the person who had scared her with the next lines of
the play.
He was the boy who had been next to Durmstrangs headmaster.
"I'm Bella. This is my friend Angi." said Bella
"I'm Prosper. I'm sorry did you say Bella?" said the boy
"Yes. Bella Marquez." the boy opened his mouth to say more when Bella was called
out.
"Bella!"
Bella looked around Prosper at two boys covered in paper. "Drake, Derek what
happened?" she asked walking past Prosper. She turned back to him. "If you have
any questions about anything ask Angi. Just don't say yes if she asks you out.
She's already got four dates on Saturday." said Bella then she turned back to
Drake and Derek. Soon the three left the library.
"Four?"
"Life's short." said Angi simply shrugging her shoulders.