A/N: Next chapter finally! Sorry its taken me a couple of days. ^^ I couldn't think of anything to write. And Torchwood was on last night so I couldnt miss that. ;] Thankyou so much to Twilight-Forever-Love, Adena Von Kessel & CourtneyFirehand for reviewing!(: It means so much to a writer because then you know someone is actually reading ths story! Otherwise you feel its a ll a bit pointless. Anyway.. Hope you enjoy this chapter. Edward YAY! =]

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry or Edward much to my displeasure. They belong to Stephanie Meyer & J K Rowling. Oh how jelous I am. O.o The italics are taken directly from Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone. I do not own this content. I have not written it. And I am not trying to make money from it ok?

Professor McGonagall entered the office at this point. She was stern looking woman with glasses and her hair pulled tightly back into a bun. Everything about her said "No nonsense" and Bella self consciously stood up a little straighter. Dumbledore noticed when Bella took in a deep breath to steady herself.

"Don't look so worried Miss Swan, you may make yourself ill. I will come and check up on you in a few weeks ok? If you have any problems don't hesitate to ask Professor McGonagall." He said with one last smile before disappearing through a door at the back of his office that Bella could have sworn was not there before.

"Come with me Miss Swan I will take you to your dormitory." The professor waved her wand and Bella's belongings were hovering obediently behind her.

The walk through the castle felt overwhelming and very long to Bella. She couldn't keep her eyes off the beautiful architecture of the castle and she marvelled over the many moving portraits and the staircases that liked to change direction. She realised that there was no way that she was ever going to remember her way around because it was simply too big. She was used to her terraced two-bedroomed house in South London, not an old English castle. They had been walking for a considerable amount of time when they came to a huge portrait of a lady in a pink dress.

"Caput Draconis" she said and the portrait swung forward. "Right Isabella this is the entrance to the Gryffindor common room. You must remember the password and it changes frequently. I will leave you here. The girl's dormitory is up the stairs and to the right. Goodnight Miss Swan. I shall expect to see you in Transfiguration tomorrow." And with that she fluidly left Bella stranded in the opening to the common room.

Her luggage dropped to the floor with a thunk that was too loud. She turned back round to see the common room filled with students of all ages. Shock flooded through her as the silence stretched on. She could tell that they had heard what Professor McGonagall has said. They all knew that she was new here; all she could do was hope that she was accepted even if she was an outsider. She shook her head. She wasn't an outsider she was only 2 weeks late into term. She coughed self consciously and tried to drag her luggage into the room with her but it was much too heavy and she only succeeded in pulling it a few feet into the room. The portrait swung shut.

"Drat!" she muttered under her breath. The room was still deadly silent and all that could be heard was the crackling of the fire. She went to reach for her luggage again but she was stopped by a girl so small that she must have been a first-year also.

"Don't worry about that let me help you! Mobiliarbus!" with a flick of her wand the young girl had lifted the luggage up the ground and steadied it in the air. "Hello I'm Hermione Granger, what's your name? You must have enrolled late because I've never seen you around here before." The genuine smile on the girls face made her smile back tentatively.

"Isabella Swan, nice to meet you Hermione" she managed to croak out. At the sound of her voice the room suddenly became filled with easy chatter again. As if the mystery of the new student had just lost their interest. Bella sighed in relief and smiled at Hermione again, a little bolder this time. "Thanks so much."

"No problem Isabella, do you mind if I call you Izzie?" and just like that, Bella found her first friend at Hogwarts.

Her first day of Hogwarts would be one that she would never forget. She got up early and dressed quickly in her new Gryffindor robes. She was put into an instant good mood when she saw that Hermione was waiting for her in the common room. She had her nose in a book and looked so thoroughly absorbed that Bella considered leaving her there and going down to breakfast herself. But then she realised that she had no idea where we was going. She coughed quietly and Hermione looked up.

"Izzie!" She greeted her and smiled. Bella and Hermione had stayed up until the early hours in their dorm discussing her strange timing for enrolling at Hogwarts. It was clear to both of them that they would make very good friends. They quickly went down to breakfast and this was the first time that Bella has seen the Great Hall.

As she entered through the huge double doors her mouth fell open with an audible pop. Hermione laughed and dragged her by the sleeve of her robe towards the Gryffindor table. She was beginning to cause a traffic jam in the entrance to the room. Bella looked up towards the ceiling when she realised that it wasn't there. She could see the pretty blue sky above with the odd fluffy white cloud here and there. It was a lovely day.

"Hermione, what happens when it rains?" she asked and Hermione looked confused. Bella pointed towards the ceiling to make her point.
"Oh. It's not really the sky. The ceiling is enchanted to make it look like the sky outside." Bella just nodded and tried not to look too freaked out. She didn't want to look stupid in front of her new friend.

Bella sat down and eagerly tucked into the delicious food that was on offer. She piled her plate high with toast, pancakes, crumpets, bacon, egg & sausages. She had never seen that amount of food before let alone been able to eat it. The food tasted as good as it looked and conversation ceased between the too girls as they both enjoyed their breakfast.

Breakfast was interrupted by a squawk from above. Bella immediately looked up to the enchanted ceiling and she noticed that the first squawk was followed by others. The Great Hall was being bombarded with owls carrying packages and letters in all shapes and sizes; some swooped so low of the tables that Bella felt the urge to duck. She was surprised to find that a small tawny owl dropped a letter in front of her and as she picked it up she realised it was addressed to her. It was in her mother's handwriting so she wasn't too excited about what the letter held. It was probably just Renee worrying about how she was. She opened the letter and read it.

Bella!

How are you sweetheart? How is Hogwarts? Are you enjoying yourself yet and have you made any friends? I miss you! Send your reply back with Esmerelda. Lots of love Bella.

Mom

Xxx

Bella rolled her eyes at the predictability of the letter. She turned to Hermione and quickly borrowed some parchment and a quill to scribble back a reply. She knew that her mother would get anxious if she didn't reply in case something had happened. Renee worried too much.

Everything is fine here Mom. Don't worry so much okay? I've only been here a few hours there can't possibly have been that much gone wrong already. I'm having the time of my life Mom! It's all so unbelievable and crazy. I made a new friend called Hermione Granger last night and she seems really nice! Nice owl by the way Mom. Love you too!

Bella

Xoxox

After she had sent Esmerelda off with her letter tied to her leg she fell into easy conversation with Hermione about classes. She had double potions first and she was so excited to have her first real magic lesson.

That was when she noticed he was looking at her. She looked over and he was sat at the Hufflepuff table facing her. She caught his eye but he didn't look down embarrassed like most people would have been. He met her gaze with curiosity that made him tilt his head to the side. Bella looked down and blushed. She was sure that he had been staring at her but when she lifted her head up again he has thrown himself in an in-depth conversation with other people in his house.

"Do you know who that Hufflepuff boy is?" she asked Hermione. She looked over to where I was pointing and Hermione scoffed.

"Everyone knows who he is Bella, and I've only been here a couple of weeks. That's Edward Cullen. He's in our year but he looks older. Apparently he is one of the most talented students in our year." Hermione regarded him with narrow eyes. It sounded like she was willing to rest that theory. Bella smiled to keep the tone light.

"It's funny because I thought I just caught him staring at me. I must have been mistaken," Bella tried to push it out of her mind because she had potions class to think about. Edward Cullen would have to wait.

A/N: Thankyou! Review and shizzle. Must go watch Torchwood now! .......