A/N: Wow, I'm really sorry I haven't updated this story since January! So much for updating every Wednesday, haha. Anyway, until I can get a full chapter up here's a little fluffy bonus to the last chapter.

This story has not been beta-ed, so please excuse any errors.

Responses:

Alex1966: Don't worry! Bella and Mione won't be having sex for a while. Probably not at least until third, fourth, or fifth year, I haven't really decided yet. Also this doesn't mean you all will have to wait thousands of chapters for any action to happen, seeing that I may skip around in their timeline a bit.

Anyway, enjoy and review!

Young Love

Chapter Three:

Bellatrix left the great hall in a cue following the Slytherin prefect, Gemma Farley.

"Listen up, first years. Our common room is in the dungeons of Hogw…"

Bellatrix blocked the older girl out, her mind teeming with thoughts of Hermione.

I wonder if we'll have any classes together, Bella thought. Ugh, with my luck, I doubt it. Even if we did, it's not like she'd sit next to me or anything. Ugh, how do I know she'll even want to talk to me. She'll probably make a ton of Gryffindor friends. I'll never be able to compete, especially seeing the distaste of all Slytherins by all the other houses. Once Hermione learns of all of the stigmas against us, she'll never even want to—

Bellatrix's thoughts were interrupted by a timid tap on her shoulder. The Slytherin turned to find her new favorite Gryffindor.

"Hey, Bella!" I love the way she says my name. "It's a bummer we're not in the same house, but that shouldn't stop us from being friends, you know? I heard Slytherins and Gryffindors have a ton of classes together this year, and I mean like if you wanted to, you don't like have to or anything, it would be cool if you like sat next to me in the classes we do have! Only if you wanted to though, I don't want you to feel like I'm making yo—"

Merlin, she's so cute when she rambles.

"Mione, I'd love to sit next to you in any of the classes we have together!"

"Really?" Hermione questioned, a faint blush rising to her cheeks.

"Absolutely!" Smiled Bellatrix.

Hermione smiled back, grinning like an idiot, but she didn't care. Bellatrix wanted to sit next to her and that made Hermione feel like, what did that make Hermione feel like? Hermione quickly disregarded her feelings as she noticed that her house was already on the next staircase.

"Well, I better catch up to my house. I suppose it's pretty silly to get lost on your first day," Hermione chuckled.

"Yeah." The Slytherin agreed.

"See you tomorrow, right?"

"Right!" And with that Hermione turned to rejoin her house, leaving a smitten Bella in her wake.

Wow, Bellatrix thought. Just wow!

The young witch turned to rejoin her house, when she realized they were nowhere in sight.

Oh, shite. Now I'm lost, totally worth it though.

Bella hastily descended the moving staircases until she found the first years entering the Slytherin Common Room in the dungeons of Hogwarts Castle.

The young witch thought she had slipped into the Common Room under the radar, until she heard her absolute favorite voice in the universe.

"Sneaking around the castle already, bloodtraitor?"

"You know, Draco. You'd think with all your blinding blonde hair, you'd be able to think of something a little brighter to call me, yeah?" Draco's face began to burn red with anger. "No, nothing? Ta then." Bella smirked, walking past him, slightly checking him with her shoulder as she retreated to the girl's dormitory.

Bellatrix greeted her fellow female first years before quickly disrobing and changing into her pajamas. Bella slid into bed, her thoughts immediately drawn back to Hermione.

Oi, I swear that girl will be the death of me.