A/N: Here is the new chapter. It is going to be longer than the other one. Please read and review. All authors love reviews.
Bella POV
The sun shone through the curtains as I opened my eyes to a bright new dawn. I leapt from bed and ran to the window almost too high for me to reach. It opened easy for me as always.
The crisp cool air of autumn invaded my senses as I breathed in. My black hair swept gracefully around my shoulders clad in only a shear white nightgown as I giggled in childish pleasure.
The nightmare of last night had been all but swept away by the retreating ocean of time.
I remembered in a whirl of senses and sounds that today we were to go to Diagon alley for our first wands. I nearly squealed with delight.
Nana would be here soon to sweep us off our feet with all of the exotic gifts she had for us.
Cissy's was always better than mine seeing as she was the favorite. Nana and mother had always liked her best because she was a good girl. I was seen as the bad apple. I still loved my sister dearly even though I was jealous.
I rushed through my dressing process deciding to wear something more muggle. I chose to wear a black tank with a V neck deep green blouse that flowed with three quarter sleeves. On my bottom half I chose to wear simple dark denim skinny jeans.
We would be taking the way of the Leaky Cauldron to get to Diagon alley.
I ripped open my door and rushed to Cissy's bedroom just as her door opened. She stepped out in all of her glorious grace.
She wore a dusty rose tunic top with silver trimming around her neck. Her jeans were normal blue denim flares. They had a dusty rose flower design on each flare.
Cissy looked like a super model. I couldn't help but envy her blond hair that accented her facial structure perfectly.
She smiled a dazzling smile and said a polite good morning Bella.
"Good morning Cissy. I can't wait to get our wands. How about you?" I had obviously shattered her calm cool and collected mask. She squealed with excitement.
"I am Bella. I truly am." She flashed me a grin that spread from one ear to the other. "Let's go eat. We don't want to be hungry for our big day!" Cissy flounced down the stairs me jogging behind her.
At the chestnut table in the kitchen were four places set, one for Mother, one for Nana, one for Cissy, and one for me.
Andromeda was five but we still called her baby Andromeda. She stayed in her room until someone came and got her as every child under age eight did. We all did this no matter how hungry we were.
Nana was in her place at the table and mother was cooking breakfast. It smelled like eggs and bacon but one could never be sure with mother's cooking.
"Good morning Cissy," Nana always did this. "Come give your grandmother a hug." Cissy obliged just as always. No one could refuse Nana. It was family tradition.
She turned to me.
"Well say good morning Trix," my mother used that insufferable name she called me. I could not wait until I was rid of her.
"Good morning Nana," I mumbled knowing full well that she would scold me for something.
"Stand up straight Trix," Nana sneered as usual. "Keep your back erect ungrateful servant." I flinched at the name she had given me many years before on account of my looking so like my father. They thought of him as nothing more than a pawn in a game and me being a near look alike a servant.
Of course I followed her order and straightened my back.
"That's better. Now you don't look so homely and uncivilized." Another enormous blow to my self esteem, not that it mattered. As long as she paid for my wand I was fine with the insults.
We sat down to the table and ate the meal. Surprisingly I was right about the eggs and bacon. Cissy and I ate in silence. We are children. Children should be seen not heard. I followed the rule though I loathed it with a vengeance. I don't know what Cissy thought of it but I'm sure she hated it just as much.
The meal went surprisingly well. No more insults from Nana. I was very happy at that one. I'm sure Cissy enjoyed breakfast too. She wasn't fond of mother's more exotic dishes for any meal except supper.
After breakfast though things got steadily worse. Papa wouldn't be home for months so Nana would have to get us on the train to Hogwarts. That was supposed to be his job. I hated it when he couldn't come.
Cissy nearly cried when Nana told her that Puff had died. Puff was and old Yorkshire terrier. It hated me. It loved Cissy. Everyone loved Cissy. Everyone hated me. It was common knowledge in the wizerding world that I was the child that no one liked. I was the lookalike child of a death eater. Everyone either hated me or feared me.
The worst part of the morning happened right before we left for Diagon Alley.
"I won't pay for this things wand," Nana spat venomously. "I refuse to pay for anything for a serpent child such as this. She is a cunning snake and doesn't deserve the wand or the ability to go to Hogwarts. You should lock her up in her room and never let her out."
I blinked away burning tears. My mother said nothing. My mother did nothing.
"I hate you!" I screamed. "I hate all of you. You never loved me. The only one to be even halfway motherly to me is my sister. She is the only one that I care for. She is the only one to care for me. I hate you." I whispered the last part tears ran down my face creating a waterfall.
I turned and ran upstairs to my room and slammed the door. I fell to my bed my body wracked with sobs. I would never be able to go to Hogwarts now. I would never get that freedom.
A/N: Dun Dun Dun. Cliffhanger. Love it. Hate it. Please review.