Expecto Patronum

Chapter One: I'm A Witch

Bella

Being fifteen and having a vampire boyfriend is never a good idea. My boyfriend was a loving vampire who take care on me, since I was human. Well, I guess I wasn't human. Not that my family knew that.

I was a witch, a witch from the time I was born. The Dark Lord, Voldemort, killed my parents and tried to kill me, but the curse backfired and Voldemort vanished. My godfather was taken to Azkaban for apparently "betraying my parents to the Dark Lord", but that's just a load of bullshit. Sirius did nothing!

I was sent to live with the Dursleys, my mother's horrible magic-hating family, and was abused for years. When I got my letter that requested that I attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I was overjoyed! There, I met my best friends, Harry, Ron, and Hermione. We were called "the Golden Quartet".

In the first year, the four of us recovered the Sorcerer's Stone from an evil DADA professor. In second year, Ginny, Ron's little sister, was taken to the Chamber of Secrets. She was possessed by the preserved soul of sixteen year old Voldemort. Harry and I saved her, and all was well again. In third year, my beloved godfather, Sirius, was apparently hunting me down. That was bullshit too. He was merely trying to kill my parents' real betrayer, Peter Pettigrew. Sirius was now in hiding. In fourth year, my name was called from the Goblet of Fire to compete in the deadly Triwizard Tournament. Three difficult tasks nearly cost me my life. When Cedric Diggory, the other Hogwarts contestant, and I reached the Triwizard cup, it turned out to be a PortKey to a graveyard, where Cedric was killed in front of me and Voldemort was restored to his "former glory". I had come to the States right after Cedric's death, which gave me five months in Forks because of the summer, but now, I had to go back for my fifth year at Hogwarts in just six weeks.

"Family meeting guys!" I called in the Cullen home. I sighed, and prayed to the Heavens that my family would accept me.

Edward walked in, wrapping his arms around my waist, kissing my lips. "Hey, darling," he whispered. I stiffened. "Love, sit. There is something I need to confess," I murmured. He frowned and sat on the sofa.

Rose, Emmett, Jasper, Alice, Esme, and Carlisle walked in, and each gave me a smile. Alice looked frustrated, and probably couldn't see my future.

"I've called you all in here to tell you something. Please, believe me," I pleaded. Esme gave me a warm smile. "Of course, Bella. What is it, sweetheart?" I sighed. "I'm a witch."

My family stared at me. "Witches and wizards are real. When I was a year old, a dark and powerful wizard, Lord Voldemort, killed my parents and tried to kill me. The spell backfired and Voldemort vanished. My godfather was sent to Azkaban, the wizard prison, for a crime he never committed. I was sent to live with a family who hated me. When I was eleven years old, I attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I won't go into detail right now, but I faced many obstacles for the past four years. I left Hogwarts right after a death last year, which was two months before school ended, but now it is time for me to return to Hogwarts for fifth year. I'm sorry that I hid this from you all, but I thought you'd reject me, like the Dursleys, the family I stayed with," I breathed out. There was silence. "Do you have a wand?" Edward asked me. I smiled.

"Yeah," I replied, and pulled my wand from my boot. It was made of a phoenix feather and mahogany, and it had chosen me at Ollivander's when I was eleven. The family leaned in to inspect it. "Show us something. It'll help me believe. It is difficult to wrap my head around this, love, but you believed my secret, so now I'll believe yours," Edward said softly, though everyone could hear.

I stood and turned around. I pointed my wand at the TV remote. "Wingardium Leviosa," I said. The remote floated into the air, and twirled as I twirled my wand. I then set it back down. "Do you forgive me?" I asked, looking into seven pairs of golden eyes and one pair of brown ones. "Of course, honey. We accept this, and we encourage you to go back to Hogwarts! Maybe we should move, everyone. To England. Are you originally from there, Bella?" Esme questioned.

"Yes. I have my accent still, though I hid it while I was here. I see that I don't have to that anymore," I beamed, speaking in my normal voice, which had the accent. Alice shrieked and clapped her hands.

"Bella, you sound so lovely!" she squealed. I smiled. Edward kissed my forehead. "You do, darling," he murmured to me. Emmett picked me up and spun me around, while Rosalie hugged me after. Jasper gave me a smile of acceptance, and Alice pounced on me. "Bella! This is so cool!" she screamed. Carlisle and Esme both gave me hugs, but after their signs of forgiveness and acceptance, the Cullens left to pack. I sat on the couch, with Edward beside me, grasping my hand.

"Expecto Patronum," I said quietly. "Sirius, no, Dad. I'm coming home, Dad. I'm bringing my boyfriend and his family. I know it'll be a lot, and you'll be surprised, but please be open. Tell Harry, Ron, and Hermione I'm coming too. I think July is with Luna. I love you, Dad. See you soon." The message was swept into my Patronus, which was a doe. Edward stared in amazement.

"I'm not even going to ask what that was," Edward joked in my ear. I laughed, and sat back. "I have to wipe Charlie's memory, you know. He's not my real father, and if he asks why I'm going to England, I'm dead," I told him. "Should we go now, as Carlisle says we're leaving in two days?" Edward asked.

"That's amazing! I can't wait to see my family again!" I exclaimed. Edward stared at me, surprised at my outburst. I knew the rest of the Cullens could hear this, so I said, "Edward, when I came here, I was grieving over the loss of my close friend, Cedric. I watched him die in front of me. I had to change my personality, and made everyone believe I was a shy and mousy girl. But truly, I'm not. I'm just averagely normal, with no extreme shyness. So don't be surprised if I turn into a mini-Alice," I teased, though I knew I would never get that hyper. Edward chuckled and kissed my temple; I smiled. I couldn't wait to go home.


Author's Note: I rewrote the story. If you read it before, you know what it was like, but as I had said, I had made that up as I went along. I didn't like the idea after, so now here it is. Chapter Two will be up soon enough.