"Ron, really I cannot thank you eno-"
"Honestly Bells it's really not that big a deal I mean he's a big white ball of fluff anyone could have found him" Ron repeated in Herbology.
Bella kept thanking Ron over and over again for finding her cat Boone yesterday. She has had Boone since she was 11 years old, Hagrid got him for her in Diagon Alley, he picked Boone out of all the others because his fur matched her Brother Harry's snowy owl Hedwig's feathers.
"If it was Crookshank's that was missing, Ron, would you go out of your way to find him?" Hermione asked in an irritated voice, Bella's constant thanking was grating on her.
"E-err…" Ron stuttered as his face flushed.
"So Bella" Harry interrupted "I overheard you and George talking last night, are you ever going to stop trying to set me and Ginny up?"
He said it in a teasing voice but you could hear the sincerity in his voice, he liked Ginny but she just wasn't Cho…
"Trust me Harry James Potter there will be a day that you will want me to set you up with Ginevra Molly Weasley" she said in a nonchalant voice
"Please Bells" Ron snorted "That's my sister and my best fri- guy best friend" he quickly amended as she sent a dark look his way "friends don't fall for their friends siblings, there's a rule"
Bella shrugged and went back to milking her Bubotuber, she asked Neville a question about the pus because she liked the way his eyes lighted up everyone asked him, Neville Longbottum the school klutz a question, while Harry and Hermione gave each other "Are they that oblivious ?" looks
"Oi, Bell did you know George said he might ask Loony Lovegood out?" Ron asked, he didn't like the way Longbottum was looking at her.
She punched his arm "Don't call her that Ron, and yes in fact I did no, or well I know he found her "Interesting" anyway I think he just wants to ask her out because he is trying to get over Angelina"
"Oh" Hermione asked" Is she still seeing Oliver Wood?"
"Much to Georges and Katie Bells distress yes"
"Just George and Katie" Harry said teasingly and Hermione smirked, Ron became very interested in his bubotuber, although he looked at it as if it had offended him.
Bella blushed "Are you ever going to let that go, I had a slight crush on him for like two minutes it was nothing"
Hermione snorted " A slight crush, Bell you was absolutely infatuated with him throughout second and third year, and the way your face light up when you saw him at the Qudditch world cup is any indication you still do!"
"I do not and I wasn't infatuated with him!"
"Bell" Harry said "You cried when he asked Angelina out"
"Yeah and? George looked like he wanted to cry too! Anyway he is way too old for me anyway he's eighteen and I've only just turned 14"
"That's right Bells" Ron piped up nodding in approval
Hermione rolled her eyes at his idiocy " So Bell, do you know how Luna feels about George, I mean I hope George doesn't unintentionally lead her on"
"I know that what I'm worried about because you just never know with Lu…Ginny's a lot closer with her than I am I'll ask her, but I don't think she shows any prefers to George but I'm always focusing on her interaction with Neville to notice much"
Its Magic
"And why would we want to raise them?" Asked Draco Malfoy with a voice filled with revulsion, Bella couldn't help but agree with him she loved Hagrid dearly but Blast Ended Skrewts, really?
"I mean, what do they do? What is the point of them" Draco then asked
Hagrid looked stumped but then pretended he never heard him and said "You'll just be raisin them today…"
It's magic
"Honestly, I don't know why Harry and Ron did not decide to drop Divination like we did" Hermione said shaking her head as she and Bella made their way to Arithancy.
"I know right, Trelawney such a fraud" Bella said
Hermione nodded in approval. The only downside to this class in Hermione's opinion was that Draco Malfoy shared this class with them, Bella would never tell Hermione this but she did not see that as a big thing.
Her and Draco will never see eye to eye on certain things but try as she might Bella could never quite dislike the platinum blonde she always loath the fact that he is a bully but never quite loath the person, when she was still living with Severus he made her visit Malfoy Manor every weekend.
After the end of first year Draco ended up worming his way back into Bella's good books and she ended up forgiving him. He was still a brat to her brother, the Weasley's, Hermione and Neville but never once as he been horrible to her, she would also wonder why, should didn't know that she would find out why in a very shocking way very soon.
"So Mione" Bella said as they sat down " How's it going with you and Freddie?"
This was the only time Bella and Hermione could really talk about Hermione's relationship with Fred because the boys, Ron especially, didn't want to know about "Girly stuff"
Hermione blushed but beamed anyway "Great, I mean we have been arguing a bit recently but I still love him dearly, despite his crazy plans"
"Yeah I mean you know you would have to put up with that he's Fred Weasley"
"I'm not "putting up with it" Bell, his antics make me love him more"
Bella snorted "Okay, sappy" Hermione slapped her arm
Draco walked in then, he sneered at Hermione who glared back at him but winked at Bella
"You're so lucky his nice to you" she whispered to the red headed girl "Life would be a lot more peaceful for the rest of us if it were the case for us all"
Its Magic
"Weasley! Hey! Weasley"
Oh Dear Bella thought as she heard Draco's voice calling out Ron's name this cannot be good
"Your dads in the paper" Draco said as Ron turned round to face him "Listen to this"
FURTHER MISTAKES AT THE MINISTRY OF MAGICE
It seems as though the Ministry of Magic's troubles are not yet at an end, writes Rita Skeeter, Special Correspondent. Recently under fire for its poor crowd control at the Quidditch World Cup, and still unable to account for the disappearance of one of its witches, the Ministry was plunged into fresh embarrassment yesterday by the antics of Arnold Weasley, of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office."
Draco looked up "Imagine them not even getting his name right, Weasley, it's almost as though he's a complete nonentity, isn't it?" He looked back down and continued reading
Arnold Weasley, who was charged with possession of a flying car two years ago, was yesterday involved in a tussle with several Muggle law-keepers ("policemen") over a number of highly aggressive dustbins. Mr. Weasley appears to have rushed to the aid of "Mad-Eye" Moody, the aged ex-Auror who retired from the Ministry when no longer able to tell the difference between a handshake and attempted murder. Unsurprisingly, Mr. Weasley found, upon arrival at Mr. Moody's heavily guarded house, that Mr. Moody had once again raised a false alarm. Mr. Weasley was forced to modify several memories before he could escape from the policemen, but refused to answer Daily Prophet questions about why he had involved the Ministry in such an undignified and potentially embarrassing scene.
Draco throughout more insults about Ron's family and in the end both Harry and Hermione had to hold Ron back from attacking him
"Draco" Bella said moving towards the Slytherin although Harry tried also to hold her back "Stop it why are you doing this?"
Draco looked at her, he looked ashamed for a moment but then ignored her and said "You were staying with them this summer weren't you potter? So tell me, is his mother really that porky, or is it just the picture?"
Bella was tempted to punch him again in that moment but she settled for looking at him in disappointment, unbeknownst to her that look hurt him more than any punch ever could.
"You know your mother, Malfoy?" Harry said, ignoring my warning look "that expression she's got, like she's got dung under her nose? Has she always looked that way, or was it just because she was with you?"
"Don't you dare insult my mother, Potter!"
"Keep your big fat mouth shut then" Harry said as he turned around, Ron and Hermione followed suit but I stared at Draco waiting for to say something else, he always has to have the last word but he shocked me by quickly getting his wand and firing a curse at Harry which narrowly missed
"Draco!" I shrieked appalled he sent me a apologetic look but before I could say anything else he was gone and in a place was a pure white ferret
"Hold on their sonny" said a figure in the background, then then started walking closer and Bella instantly recognized him as Mad-eye Moody the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Bella and the trio have yet to have "I'll teach you to curse someone when their back is turned"
He then started flipping Dr-the ferret around in the air. The ferret started crying out in pain.
Harry and Ron found this hilarious, Hermione was on the border of finding it amusing and horrifying at the same time and Bella just thought it was horrifying Draco may have been out of line but Mad-eye was causing him to be in agony!
"Professor Moody" Professor McGonagall said Thank Goodness Bella thought "what are you doing?"
"Teaching" He replied not taking his eyes of the ferret
"Is-is that a student?" she asked horror feeling her voice
"Well technically it's a ferret"
After some negotiations and a lot of McGonagall's dangerous glares Moody turned Draco back to normal.
He quickly got up and tried to look normal but you could see the embarrassment and pain clearly on his face
"My father will hear about this!" he said to Moody
Its Magic
"Don't talk to me" Ron said quietly to his three friends while they were walking to the Great Hall
Bella and Harry give each other puzzled looks while Hermione asked him why
"Because I want to fix that in my memory forever" He grinned and shut his eyes "Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret!"
They all laughed but Hermione said "He could have really hurt Malfoy though, it was good really that McGonagall stopped him" and Bella nodded in agreement
"Girls" Ron said shaking his head "You're ruining the best moment of my life!"
"Hermione"
Hermione looked up and then beamed when her boyfriend came into view, Ron made gagging noises and Bella giggled she gave them warning glances and gave Fred a quick kiss as he and his twin sat down beside her, while Fred sat beside her, George sat next to Bella
"Ahh young love" Bella said teasingly, George snorted
Fred looked at her "You wait till you get a boyfriend Bell, you'll see"
He and Hermione shared knowing looks as Bella blanched and Ron scowled at his lunch.
"Sorry love but I cannot stay long I have to go to the –"
"Library" Fred finished for his girlfriend "I'll go with you sweetheart"
This time George gagged and then muttered "whipped"
Fred scowled at George and said "You wait Georgie you just wait"
He and Hermione left for the library and Ron asked George about his lessons with Moody he simply replied with "He knows, man"
