So here's chapter number 2!!! This chapter is dedicated to silent r. fearie for being my very first reviewer (and hopefully not me last...). You rock! :)

I do not own Harry Potter... but i do own the rather lovely maple candy that is in my mouth at this very moment. It's making me quite hyper.


'Remember Bella…Toujours pur.'

Her mother's voice still rung in her ears, reminding her of the high standards they were expecting from her. She was confident that she would succeed. How could she not? She was a pureblood! Near royalty. She could feel generations upon generations of untainted magical blood, running through her veins, giving her the power others could only dream of possessing.

Bellatrix was a blooming little eleven-year-old, standing in the Great Hall for her turn to sit on the stool and have some disgusting dusty old hat placed on her head as it read her deepest and most secretive thoughts. She did not like it but if that's what it took to get into Slytherin, well then Bellatrix wasn't complaining. She stood in line, her dark eyes scanning the four long tables in front of her, thoughtfully.

'Slytherin; powerful, cunning and ambitious. Ravenclaw; stuck up little know-it-alls. Hufflepuff; for the weak. Gryffindor; don't even get me started on them.'

She had no doubt of where she would be placed. All of her ancestors had been placed in Slytherin, it was tradition. Slytherin was for the great and the House of Black was the greatest. It was as simple as that. It was as part of her family's history as their Family Tree. It meant a great deal to her. That's why, when Bellatrix heard others criticizing her soon-to-be home for the next seven years of her life, she couldn't help but feel her heart burst into flames. Now if only she had the power to go with that anger.

'Soon it will come, Bellatrix. Be patient.' She promised herself as she waited, gripping her wand tightly inside her robes. Twelve inches and three quarters. Walnut. Dragon Heartstring. Ollivander had described it as being "unyielding". Bellatrix had fallen in love with it the moment she had set her sights on it. She knew it had recognized a sister in her. It knew her heart was also unyielding.

She did not have to wait long. The professor began to call the B's and, upon hearing her name, she made her way towards the stool, every step feeling like a mile. As she sat there, anxiously waiting for the hat to be placed on her head, she saw hundreds and hundreds little curious eyes, peering up at her. She knew what they were thinking. There's the infamous Black family. The pretty Black girl being brought to Hogwarts only to be paraded around like one of their numerous treasures. She had heard their whispers on the train and it scared her. She did not want to disliked here as well… So she quickly lowered her gaze but it was too late, she could already feel the blood flood to her cheeks. Thankfully, the world was soon engulfed in darkness as the hat fell over her eyes.

'Ah…another Black.'

Bellatrix smiled slightly.

'That's right.'

She heard it chuckle.

'Well then…I guess there's not much of a decision to be made as to where to place you, young Black...'

'Well of course not.'

"Although…you have many other qualities. Perhaps you could be placed in Gryffindor, for the brave-at-heart."

Bella felt her blood run cold.

"No…no I want to be in Slytherin."

"But you have the heart of a Gryffindor; brave, passionate and very stubborn. You could be guided in the right direction in Gryffindor."

"But I have the brains of a Slytherin. I'm cunning and ambitious…not like those dumb Gryffindors."

There was a moment of silence and Bellatrix could barely breathe she was so afraid.

"You are a troublesome one."

"You said it yourself; I'm stubborn. Put me in Slytherin."

The young witch could have sworn she heard it sigh before it bellowed; 'SLYTHERIN!'


I know it's a short one but the next few will be longer, i promise.
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