Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I have been really busy. Here it is... Chapter Four!
Bella walked along the platform at King's Cross station holding her suitcase in the trolley proudly and her cat Ebony purring in his basket. Bella always liked cats since her adopted family had a fluffy ginger one who would sleep on her feet every night, Misty, her name was always loved Bella the most and began mewing desperately when she was take away for she seemed to know that she would never come back. Just something witches cats do I suppose. She followed the other witches and wizards and saw them walking into the wall between platforms nine and ten, the ticket did say nine and three quarters so it must just be the magical entrance to the train which would take her there. She thought she'd better ask first just to make sure,
"Excuse me, would you be able to tell me how to get to the platform," she asked a lady dressed in a fur coat with a boy Bella's age by her side,
"Good heavens no! You must be a mudblood! Only they do not know how to enter the platform! Come on dearie we can't have you talking to scum like that," she quickly ushered her son away still mumbling in disgust,
"Wait!" Bella cried, but they were had already disappeared,
"Are you alright dear," another lady this time with dark hair and two twin girls came up to Bella,
"You seem lost,"
"I don't know how to get onto the platform but I'm not a mudblood really I promise you, my parents are wizards," the woman was suspicious,
"Come on mum we need to get to the platform before we miss the train," one of the twins said,
"Yeah mum come one," encouraged the other one,
"Quiet Elladora, quiet Septima and let me talk to this girl, her daughters edged backwards and glared harshly at Bella,
"Then how can you not how to get to the platform, surely your parents told you for they probably went to Hogwarts themselves. Where are your parents anyway my dear?" her voice was sickly sweet and she wore too much red lipstick,
"I don't know, I was brought up by another wizarding family who thought I was a muggle but when they found that I was a witch they abandoned me," Bella replied coldly, her fists clenching and stared into the woman's eyes,
"And your name is?" she asked almost sounding sorry for Bella,
"Bella-trix,"
"Well then Bellatrix all you have to do is run straight at that wall between platforms nine and ten. Here, my girls will show you first," reluctantly the two twins ran their with their luggage into the wall and disappeared,
"Now your turn," she looked at Bella and urged her to give it a try. So Bella braced herself and ran as fast as she could straight into the wall, fearing she would bounce straight back out again but she didn't and found herself on a different platform filled with witches and wizards and a huge train marked 'Hogwarts Express' the kind woman with the red lipstick came up behind her to say goodbye to her twins and Bella felt upset that she could not see her parents as well or at least know who they are like everyone seemed to here. Staying confident and turning her nose up at all the waving parents, Bella stepped onto the train and walked down the aisle of the carriage. Most people already had full booths so Bella sat near a girl with orange hair but did not look at her. Bella bought a packet of sweets that looked like jelly beans, her favourite childhood treat but turned out to be very different when she tried them,
"You know what they are don't you?" the girl sitting near her asked,
"They're just jelly beans," Bella replied,
"Oh no those are Bertie Bots Every Flavour Beans,"
"Every flavour?" Bella asked,
"Every flavour," the girl replied,
"Looks like you just got a mud flavour one there, disgusting I bet but I'm not too bigger fan of any of them. Here this one is candy floss, my brother tells me they're rather delicious," Bella was confused at this girl's confidence and happiness for most people she had met already had hated her,
"So what's your name? I'm Isabella, Isabella Neason,"
"Oh um I'm Bellatrix-" Bella replied quickly, wanting people to call her this more than simply Bella but was quickly cut off by Isabella,
"My parents are muggles, you know what they are right? Anyway my brother was a wizard and it's so rare to have two wizards and witches in one muggle family but we must have been lucky... You don't mind that I'm a muggle-born do you? It's just some pure-blooded families are just really against us which is really unfair I think,
"Oh I'm ok for now, you see I never knew my parents so I don't know what they want me to believe,"
"Great! So we can be friends now - Bellatrix?"
"Sure, that sounds great," Bella said, perhaps being at this place would give her more than a magical knowledge? Bella had never had any friends before as people had always thought of her as weird but here she fitted in just perfectly, so however cold hearted she may be to some she did know how to make friends when she wanted to,
"Which house do you want to be in Bellatrix? My brother is a Gryffindor so I expect I'll be one too,"
"Oh I never thought about it really, I don't really know much about these things,"
"Really? That's odd, you're a pure-blooded witch and you know barely anything about Hogwarts? Well then I'll just have to tell you. There are four houses founded by four great wizards, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin, we all get placed into one of those when we arrive but that is all I know, my brother said it would be a surprise,"
"Wow that sounds, exciting but when do we get here I'm so tired and I can't wait to begin to learn spells and things."
"Calm down Bellatrix there is a lot more to this place than learning spells, you make friendships that will last for life and you can make your family proud,"
"What family?" Bella mumbled too quietly for Isabella to hear,
"I'm going to change into my robes now and you should probably think about doing that too, we'll be here soon," she told Bella and skipped off down the train. Bella thought this girl was strange but it was nice to be able to talk to someone for once. Perhaps this girl could even be called a friend.
Next chapter coming soon I hope! Please tell me if you like it,
Rueflower7 xx
