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The Magical World and Secret Stone

Chapter 11

Third Person

As Bella suspected Harry's midnight duel with Malfoy turned out to be a trap. Bella couldn't believe how stupid Harry could be and Bella and Hermione just had to get involved. The four friends had made it to the trophy room without being caught by Filch or Mrs. Norris, but when they arrived Malfoy and his crew weren't there.

As they were leaving the trophy room they almost got caught by Filch. They had to run in an attempt to get away from him. They ended up in the forbidden room. Bella was the first of the four friends to notice the huge three headed dog in the room, but Hermione was the only one to notice the trap door.

Halloween was coming up and everyone was excited for the upcoming holiday. Bella found the upcoming holiday as a way of non magical people making fun of those who were of magical orientation. Bella never likes Halloween anyway because it was when Uncle Vernon was at his worst. Every time someone came up to the door he'd answer it, but come back yelling about stupid children and their myths.

One time Bella asked why they weren't allowed to dress up and go trick-or-treating and Uncle Vernon went crazy. He stormed up to Bella, grabbing her by the hair and dragging her into the kitchen. Bella tried shaking off the memory of that horrible day, but it came back just as vivid as if it happened yesterday.

Flashback

A five year old Harry and Bella were looking out the window, watching all the kids laughing and having fun. It was October 31, Halloween, and all the kids in the neighborhood was out having fun. The kids in the Twins' school had been going on and on for the past few week about what they were dressing up as for Halloween.

Harry was really hoping that he could go out on Halloween this year but Uncle Vernon had shot him down once again saying "children shouldn't be taught to believe in magical creatures." Harry sighed while walking back over to where Bella was sitting. Bella could see the disappointment clearly written on his face.

"Why can't we go out on Halloween?" Bella asked her uncle.

"You stupid little girl!" Vernon exclaimed. He stomped over to where the two siblings were sitting and grabbed Bella by the arm. "You disrespectful little troll," he continued on yelling. In fear Bella started punching and kicking Vernon as he tried to drag her into the kitchen.

At one point she kicked him so hard that he let go of her. When he did she quickly got up and ran towards Harry. Before she could reach Harry though, she was pulled back by Uncle Vernon. Vernon grabbed her hair this time so he could avoid the girl's attempts to fight back.

Bella heard Harry screaming "let her go!" over and over.

Once Vernon finally dragged Bella into the kitchen he threw her on the ground. "You should be grateful we even took you in!" Vernon shouted as he kicked Bella over and over again. "You and that worthless brother of yours would be on the street if it weren't for us!"

Vernon's shouting stopped as he continued to kick her. Soon enough he got tired of kicking her. He picked her up and leaned her over one of the chairs. Bella was crying so hard that her body was shaking from her sobs. Her body was in so much pain; her torso was the worst pain of all.

Bella didn't understand what she could have done wrong. She knew he was mad though because he was yelling, although he always seemed to be yelling at the twins.

Vernon slowly removed his belt, gripping it securely in his hands. He lifted the back of Bella's shirt as he brought his arm back. He snapped the belt forward hitting Bella in the back. He continued on to hit Bella for what seemed like forever. The pain became to much for her and she passed out. The next thing she remembers is waking up the next morning lying in her cupboard next to Harry.

End Flashback

Bella was horrified at what happened that day. Ever since that day Bella has hated Halloween. She even considered just staying her room for the duration of the day and not going to any of her classes. Bella really didn't want to remember what happened on that horrible day. Bella talked to Hermione about what she wanted to do and Hermione understood that there were some things in Bella's past that upset her, so she said she would take notes for her.

Bella was glad to have a friend like Hermione around. It made everything so much better and more relaxed. The day before Halloween Bella went to Professor McGonagall and told her that she wasn't feeling very well and wanted to sleep the next day and not go to classes. Even though Professor McGonagall didn't know how the Potter's life was at the Dursley's she knew it wasn't perfect and knew that horrible things had happened. She may not know what happened but she would respect Bella's wish and silence of the events that had taken place. McGonagall just hoped that one day Bella would talk to her about what happened so she could help her and Harry get out of the house.

Bella spent all of Halloween day in the corridor not aware of the events that happened or the suspicions that were made on her brother's part. All that Bella could think about was what happened that horrible day 6 year prior.

I know this chapter is short but I really just wanted to update it so I could start on the next chapter. I also wanted to add parts of Bella's past in there as well. Please review and tell me what you think.