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Bella stood on the stone steps of the Cobbledown orphanage and watched as the black car pulled away. Her parents did not even wave goodbye as they turned the corner on the dusty road and left their only child forever. It was the day after her eleventh birthday and it seemed like such a long time had passed since her father handed her the cake to blow out the candles and an owl appeared carrying a letter. Her mother was angry when the owl arrived, her face seemed to go bright red and she burst into tears,"Go and pack your bags!" she screamed and ran off to the kitchen. Her father was scared for he seemed to haven idea what was happening, but Bella was just did she have to leave, what was the matter? After she had packed, they drove for six and a half hours into the middle of the countryside and left her there. Why did they leave her at the orphanage as soon as she received the letter? What is wrong with it? She clutched it firmly in her hand; the white envelope blotched with her tears. Her mother told her not to open it, not until she was no longer responsible for her. Why wouldn't her mother and father want her anymore? What had she done to deserve it?
After a while, Bella knocked on the door, for she was cold, hungry and alone. And after a short wait, it opened. Bella was terrified and felt like crying, running to her parents, but she could no longer do that, for this was her home now. This grey building with damp dripping from the walls and the pitiful sound of children crying for their parents. She walked forwards slowly until she reached a door with faded lettering that she couldn't work out. The doorknob was high above the ground, but Bella was just tall enough reach it,
"Enter!" a bellowing voice sounded and made Bella jump with fright, she entered to see a large wooden desk and the woman with a brown overall and grey hair standing behind it," Welcome to the Cobbledown orphanage for children who have been sadly abandoned by their parents and no longer wanted anywhere, we hope that you feel unwanted as ever here what is your name?" she said it all in such a hurry that Bella could barely keep up,
"Bella," she answered timidly, staring at the woman's long fingernails and beady green eyes,
"Well then Bella," she announced," There are beds on the top floor one of them may be free to use if not then you sleep on the floor no questions asked now off you go,"
She ushered Bella out of the room and she once again stood in the hallway. How is this place even legal, she thought, and walked up the stairs. They creaked under her footsteps and the banister seemed ready to fall off, Bella could feel the germs all around her even though she was all alone. When she found the other children, they were dressed in scraps of cloth and running around the top two floors, it surprised Bella how none of them seemed to care about her arrival and continued to run around like mad people. She continued to walk up and the stairs seemed to creak more and more until there was barely anywhere to tread your foot. Bella reached the top floor and searched around the moth eaten beds, she cried out with disgust as she saw the only free bed. It was covered in cobwebs bugs and smelt like death, nevertheless, this now was all she had.
Bella stared out of the window and saw the vast beautiful countryside filled with birds and trees. Birds. She remembered the letter in her hand and slowly reached for the crumpled piece of paper, but as she opened it, a young boy snatched the paper out of her hand,
"Hey!' she yelled and chased the boy around the room," Give that back!"
"You wish girly!" he screamed and dropped the letter into the fireplace, the fire was had gone out but the wind sucked it upwards to the roof. Then something happened, the boy was gone and the letter was back in her hand, how did it happen? Where was the boy? Bella suddenly heard a terrified scream from above her and the boy was on the roof... Bella could see him through the broken planks and laughed a bit," Serves you right she retorted, feeling no sympathy for the poor child. She sat down, and read the letter,
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss. Lestrange,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black) 2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear 3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar) 4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic
by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory
by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration
by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions
by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand 1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2) 1 set glass or crystal phials 1 telescope 1 set brass scales
Students may also bring, if they desire, an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS
ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress,
Bella stared at it in disbelief, "me... a witch?" She read the letter again and lay down on the bed, this is impossible, I'm Bella - Bellatrix Lestrange, not a wizard I'm normal. After thinking for a while, she remembered incidents like the boy on the roof, her father's beard had turned purple when he wouldn't allow her to have a new bike and her mother's pudding had exploded when Bella wasn't allowed to have any one night. So that's why her parents were scared, but how did they know that all of that was her and why were they so scared of the letter...
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