It's Only Imaginary

By RohanianRidr

R&R!

Chap 1

Ella sat by the lake, letting the wind blow at her hair. She watched the sunset, tears stinging her eyes. After the loss of her brother, she couldn't imagine anything being beautiful. Nothing was beautiful now that Ethan was gone.

Ella wiped at her tears roughly, refusing to let it take over her life. The tears blurred her vision, all of the pinks, purples and oranges blended together to make a color a bit like hamster vomit. Not that Ella had ever seen hamster vomit.

She was tired of being taunted, and pushed aside. A stupid, shy Hufflepuff who was gullible and easy to walk on. Her Hufflepuff badge bore the marks of furious nails that had tried to tear it off after one particularly bad taunting session by a few Slytherins. Ella rubbed at the puffy scar under her cheekbone. She would most likely be scarred for life.

Ella heard a rustle in the tree behind her. She flipped around, shouting "Go away! Leave me ALONE!"

A bird flew up from the tree, as if a reminder that everyone was in their houses doing homework. Ella groaned loudly. Her imagination was going wild.

But then she heard a whistle. "Come with me…"

Ella stood up and glared at the tree. She whispered, "Who are you?"

"The solution… to your problems… if you can catch me…" the voice was hoarse and quiet, riding on the wind. Then it was silent.

Ella found herself walking towards where she had last heard the voice. And with a voice that wasn't her own, she called out, "Come back!"

There was no answer. Ella stomped her foot angrily and screamed into the air.

She felt a hand clap over her mouth, but then it was gone.

Ella couldn't stand it any longer. She threw a rock into the tree and collapsed onto her knees, holding her head and crying. She was going mad. She would have to be sent to St. Mungos… and she would have to leave Hogwarts.

Then the voice was back, impatient this time. "Come on… I'm waiting…

That was the last straw. Ella sprang to her feet and ran, following the voice. She heard him- she was sure the voice was male now- laugh with joy.

And that was how Ella found herself in the forbidden forest, staring up into the green, joyful eyes of a boy with black hair that shouldn't exist.

-Hey, sorry for the cliffhanger. This is something I wrote off the top of my head. I'll write more based on the reviews, so if you want more, review!-