Hello everyone, to another brand new chapter of Ever Wondering Mind! :D
Well, now it's time to continue on from where we last left off from the last chapter, where everyone was getting on the train.
Wondering what will happen? You'll just have to read to find out what will happen in this crazy new chapter! XD
Chapter TEN
After much searching and wandering on the vast cherry red train, the group was able to find two compartments for the ten of them; Fred and George had already went off to find their friends to sit next to, and the same went for Ginny. Emmett, Rosalie, Alice and Jasper shared one compartment with each other, while Edward, Jacob, Bella, Harry, Hermione and Ron found one for themselves.
"Well, this should be a fun train ride..." Ron muttered to himself while he snickered at the sight of Bella sitting between Edward and Jacob, where she shifted awkwardly. Jacob rolled his eyes and turned to stare out the window, while Edward sat with Bella cuddled into his side.
Suddenly, Edward appeared to begin sniffing the air in the compartment. He gained weird looks from the trio and Bella; Jacob paid no mind to him sniffing the air. "What is it Edward?" Bella asked him when she saw that he kept sniffing the air cautiously. "I must be really losing my mind," he paused when he heard Jacob snicker. "Because I can really smell Mike's hair gel." he finished explaining to Bella.
"Hair gel?" Ron asked, his head tilting. "Muggle thing." Jacob informed him, sighing while he turned away from the window. "But I agree with you, leech. I can smell his hair gel too." Jacob muttered, shaking his head. "How's that possible though? Mike has to be back in Forks." Bella stated. "We would know that, Bella. Just pay no mind to us creatures who are losing their minds." Jacob joked, snorting while Edward actually smirked at Jacob's joking.
The ride to Hogwarts was slowly taking a toll on most of the group, who couldn't really find anything to sustain their boredom. "I'm so bored." Bella muttered, her head resting on Edward's shoulder. "What can we do while we're riding on this train?" Edward asked the three in front of them. "Well, not much." Harry began, shrugging his shoulders. "I always bring a book to read." Hermione suggested. "Puh-lease!" Ron cried. "Like that's going to be able to keep them awake." Ron told her, snorting and not caring that Hermione was glaring at him.
"Oh, the trolley's coming." Harry told Ron, standing and opening the sliding compartment door. "Trolley?" Bella asked. "There's always this trolley on this train so it could feed any of us before we get to the school." Hermione explained to her. "What do they have on the trolley?" Jacob asked. "We'll let you try some of this stuff." Harry told him, already done paying for his snacks of the trolley. Edward looked over what the little menu had to offer and paid for a Licorice Wand for Bella.
"Here you go, love." Edward murmured to her, waving the candy in front of her. She greedily snatched it from him and began nibbling on the licorice. "Why is it in the shape of a wand?" Bella asked around her chewing on the licorice. "Not sure why; probably from the fact that we can have magic." Harry explained, shrugging.
"What did you get Harry?" Jacob asked him, leaning in to see what Harry had bought from the trolley. "Some "Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans." and "Cauldron Cakes"." Harry told him, holding out the two items for them to see. "Bertie Bott's What-sits?" Edward asked incredulously, looking at him with wide golden eyes.
"Every bean is something different; there's some really strange flavors in there." Hermione explained, grabbing a handful of the beans from the bag into her hand and showed it to the three before her. "Mind if I try one?" Jacob asked, and when Harry nodded, he cautiously took one bean from Hermione's hand and hesitantly popped it into his mouth.
He began chewing it cautiously, and then his face brightened. "Wow! You weren't kidding; this tastes like strawberries." Jacob told them, smirking. "Can I try one?" Bella asked, setting her licorice wand in her lap. After she got the "okay" she took one bean as well and popped it into her mouth before she nearly spat it back out. "It tasted like ear wax." Bella muttered out when Edward looked at her worriedly. She furiously wiped the back of her hand across her mouth, then when that didn't work, she tried eating her licorice; apparently, that didn't work either, because she suddenly flung herself at Edward and attacked his lips.
"Ew..." Ron muttered, shielding his eyes when he saw the two begin making out. "God! What the hell?! Can you two please not make out like that?!" Jacob yelled, looking the other way hurriedly in order to avoid watching the girl that he loves kiss his eternal enemy. Eventually, the two slowly pulled away breathlessly.
"Was all of that necessary?" Jacob asked angrily, glaring at the two. "Nothing was getting rid of the ear wax taste, so I came to the conclusion there was only one person who could help me get rid of it." Bella explained, blushing. Edward chuckled and wrapped his arms around his Bella once more, kissing her hair softly. "And did it work at all, Bella?" he asked, smiling crookedly down at her.
"Yep." Bella chirped happily, nodding and giggling. "Kill. Me. Now." Jacob growled, resting his head on the head rest behind him. "Oh, hush up, Jacob. Quit acting like a little baby." Bella mumbled, wagging her finger disapprovingly over at him.
"Want to try one, Edward?" Harry asked him. "No; I can't really eat that stuff. Remember, vampire?" Edward asked them jokingly, pointing to himself. "Oh, sorry; kind of forgot." Harry joked back, where mostly everyone laughed.
The train ride continued on with the group joking around and having conversations about the school. Finally, the large castle like school that was Hogwarts came into view from the window of the train. Bella, Edward and Jacob looked at it amazed. "Come on; we better hurry and change into our school robes." Hermione began, already pushing out Harry and Ron of the compartment. Edward stood and with a chaste kiss to Bella, he exited the compartment with Jacob following after. A few minutes later, Rosalie and Alice came into the compartment with Hermione and Bella, for they hadn't really changed into their robes either.
After the girls had changed into their robes, they went back to their respected compartments just as the four boys returned to sit down next to Hermione and Bella. Bella looked over at Edward, and immediately blushed at the sight of him. She had to admitted to herself that Edward did really look handsome in a uniform - though he looked even handsomer than the Forks High School uniform he had worn.
Feeling her stare, Edward looked down at her and smiled when he saw that she was blushing extremely cherry red. "What is it, love?" Edward asked her, shifting his body so it was inclined her way. "Um, nothing... just that you look really handsome while wearing that." Bella mumbled, hanging her head down in embarrassment. Edward laughed and pulled Bella into his side, kissing her cheek while lingering there.
"Since you think I look handsome in this outfit, may I tell you honestly, that you look even more beautiful and adorable while wearing that uniform?" Edward asked her sweetly, causing Bella to blush even deeper before. "You better stop making all of the blood rush to her head, you leech." Jacob growled from his seat next to Bella, arms crossed tightly over his torso while he too wore his school robes.
Before Edward could argue back, the train came to a slow stop at last. "Finally we're here!" Ron exclaimed exasperatedly, throwing his arms up in the air. "Bloody Hell; why does it seems like that train ride was more longer than any others we took?" Ron asked no one in particular, shaking his flaming red hair. "Maybe it's because we were here." Jacob remarked, snickering while the six exited their compartment.
The six got off the train slowly through the crowd of other students, and were now waiting off to the sides. "Wow, everyone seems so small." Bella looked up when she heard that recognizable booming voice, and saw Alice, Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett making their way over towards where the six were standing. Rosalie sighed and whacked her husband upside the head whereas she replied with, "Of course they seem so small to you; you're so huge that they look like little ants."
"'Irst Years - over here!" a loud, heavly accented voice shouted out from somewhere behind Harry, Hermione and Ron. Suddenly, a large man with long bushy black hair and pale skin, dressed in somewhat fuzzy clothes came walking up from behind the trio. "Ah!" Bella squeaked, hiding herself in Edward's chest while he protected Bella from whoever this person was.
"Hey Hagrid." Harry greeted the tall man happily, waving up at him. "'Ey, 'Arry! How was yer summer?" Hagrid asked the wizard, smiling a bushy grin down at him. "It was pretty fun for us - oh, we met our new friends here over the summer too." Harry explained to him, gesturing over to the Cullen siblings, Bella and Jacob. "Well, I'll 'ave to get to know 'em later; gotta get 'Irst years over the lake. Bye!" he told them, bustling his way around the group while he kept shouting, "Irst Years - over here!"
"Who was that?" Jasper asked, his blond eyebrows raised high. "Oh, that's Hagrid. He's the school's gameskeeper, and he's a personal friend of ours." Hermione explained. "Come on. We better get to the school." Harry said, leading the group to their transportation to the school.
Afterwards, the group finally made it to the actually large castle, and after walking through tall, large doors of the castle, they all stood in the entrance hall, with the Cullen siblings, Bella and Jacob were approached by Professor Dumbledore. "You are presumably Bella Swan, Jacob Black, and Mr. & Mrs. Cullen's children?" he asked of the seven, after Hermione, Harry and Ron all disappeared.
"Yes, we are, sir." Edward answered, nodding. "Well, your parents have all told me about you and your family when they got here earlier than everyone else, and they told me of what story all of you would be using. Now, you'll be sorted after all of the First years, and you'll also be sorted with other new students who are around your age. I'll see all of you in the dining hall, and whichever household you'll go to, I know that you'll have a wonderful year here at Hogwarts." Professor Dumbledore said to the group, his bright blue eyes twinkling merrily just before he wandered off into the dining hall.
The First years filed into the dining hall, with the Cullen siblings, Bella and Jacob - along with the mysterious other new students - following behind them. They all filed off to the side and waited for their name to be called. "Now, before I can have all of you begin digging into your meals, we must always sort out newcomers to the school." Professor Dumbledore announced to the other students in the dining hall.
A tight lipped brunette witch dressed in velvety green dress robes was standing beside a stool, with a weathered witch's or wizard's hat resting on the wood. She then proceeded a rolled up parchment, and unraveled it. She began calling names of the first years, all who were sorted into the four houses of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. "That's kind of weird that the hat talks and decides where you go." Jacob muttered to Edward, shaking his head after the final student of the first years were all sorted.
"Black, Jacob." the witch called out. "Guess I'm next." Jacob said to himself, lumbering his way to the stool and sitting himself down on it, while he placed the hat on his head. Oh, a very trust worthy mind. And such bravery that actually outshines the trust. But, I can see that you do keep true to your word, so there's only one house right for you. a deep voice stated once Jacob had the hat on his head.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" the hat roared, where the yellow and burgundy table cheered for their newest member. Smiling, Jacob removed the hat and made his way over to the Hufflepuff table, sitting himself down.
"Crowley, Tyler." the witch called next, where Bella gasped. "What?! What's Tyler doing here?!" Bella hissed to Edward, staring up at him panicked. Edward shrugged and turned his attention back to the boy who was now seating and the hat placed on his head. Moments later, the hat roared, "GRYFFINDOR!" and the red & gold table cheered while Tyler made his way down to the Gryffindor table.
"Cullen, Alice." Alice pecked Jasper's cheek and skipped her way over to the stool, plopping down on the stool and placing the hat on her tiny head after much shifting and adjusting to it. Several moments later, "RAVENCLAW!" and the table with the colors of blue and purple cheered for Alice Cullen, who made her way to the table by skipping.
"Cullen, Edward." the witch called next. "I'm up, love." Edward whispered to Bella, kissing her lips chastely before he made his way over to the stool and placed the hat on his head, all the while he tried to block out some of the female students' very vulgar thoughts that had spiked suddenly when Edward sat down on the stool next.
Open your mind. a voice murmured to Edward. Sighing, Edward opened his mind and it was flooded with the girls' thoughts. Ah; one who wishes to not hear what others say about oneself. I also see a tale of many feats and challenges you have faced - a brave on you are indeed. One house will surely love you. the hat murmured to Edward.
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat roared; again, the Gryffindor cheered for their new house member. Edward, smirking, stood from his stool and made his way over to where Harry, Hermione and Ron sat.
The next three - Emmett Cullen, Jasper and Rosalie Hale - were sorted into the houses of Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, in that order for the three. Lauren Mallory, and Mike Newton were sorted into the houses of Slytherin and Gryffindor, and Jessica Stanley was sorted into the house of Hufflepuff; now it was Isabella Swan's turn.
Blushing wildly, she stumbled her way to the stool and sat down on the chair with the hat on her head. Open your mind, young one. the hat asked her. "Um, how do I do that? Edward said he couldn't really read my mind, so how will you read mine?" Bella asked quietly, looking down at her lap.
Just let your mind wander, and you'll eventually open up. the hat told her. Nodding slightly, Bella closed her eyes and her mind began to wonder on about various visions of her and Edward together, alone off in their meadow, kissing freely as if they had nothing to worry about. But, her visions took a terrible turn of when she had distracted Victoria in cutting her wrist and letting the blood flow down her wrist, of how her plan in distracting the ravenous vampire had helped her Edward win the battle in saving her from the deadly creature.
You acted on compulsion and will of saving that boy, didn't you? the hat asked Bella, who again nodded slightly. I see many brave, yet also impulsive tales from your mind; it seems that you bring danger towards yourself, and sometimes you are the one who's causing the danger. the hat commented, chuckling. I know just the house for you. the hat said.
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat roared, where Bella sighed in relief, happy that she would be in the same house as Edward. She stumbled her way down to the table, and when she reached Edward's open arms, she sat down beside him, letting him wrap his arms around her waist. Afterwards, Angela Weber and Eric Yorkie were both sorted into the house of Ravenclaw, and with the witch who sorted everyone out putting away the stool and hat, food began appearing on the plates of everyone.
Abruptly, Edward attacked his goblet and began downing whatever was inside the cup. Shocked, Bella stared at Edward with wide eyes, while Harry, Hermione and Ron shared the same look. Bella stared over at the other tables where the Cullen siblings were, and saw that they too were downing whatever was inside their goblets as well. Thankfully though, no one was really paying attention to what these five siblings were doing.
Eventually, Edward slowly set his goblet down, and there, a trickle of blood fell from the corner of his mouth. "Oh..." Bella mumbled, holding her breath as Edward got rid of the blood. "Sorry about that; once we start, we can't stop until we're full." Edward whispered over at Harry, Hermione and Ron who were still staring at Edward with surprise.
"Uh, yes." Hermione stated, nodding where there she continued eating her food, as if she hadn't seen a hungry vampire drink blood from his goblet.
Well, I must say that this chapter seemed very rushed in my opinion.
Sorry; I just sort of wanted to get the chapter over with because I couldn't really think of what to put into here.
Please review if you liked the chapter at all; it's alright if you want to tell me that it sucked.
Bye for now,
~*Lady Lily of Darkness*~