Ah, yes. It's that glorious time again, readers!

*Laughs* Yeah, I am just sort of happy, since now I only have like two weeks left of school before it's time for Summer Vacation! YES!

And, my brother and sister will be out of the house, leaving the computer to myself!

Then, I'll be able to update like crazy!

*Crunch Crunch* mmmm, Coco Puffs…

Anyway, on with the chapter.

Chapter 21

Bella's POV

I entered the R.O.R. with the others, as we took off our robes. We all got set up and began practicing more spells. Cedric caught on easily with the spells and was up at our level now. Nessie and Ginny grew close to each other, always giggling at some joke they told each other.

Right now, we were practicing more of the spells. Alice, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie were trying the knock out spell. Edward and I were practicing the Patronus charm, as our animals interacted with each other. Cedric, Ginny, Eric, Mike and Angela were practicing to make Lauren float in the air. Harry was walking around, seeing how everyone was doing. Ron and Hermione were practicing the Patronus charm like me and Edward. Ron's Patronus was a dog, while Hermione's was a cat. Ron's Patronus dog began running around the room, while making Ben fall backwards as it ran through him.

Luna's Patronus was a rabbit, and it skipped and hopped all over the room. Everyone looked up at it, smiling. The rabbit came near us, and it bounced over our heads, causing me to giggle.

Suddenly, a boom was sounded outside, causing the chandelier above us to rattle. Everyone grew quiet, as some of us had our Patronus come back into our wands. Lauren was set on the ground carefully, as another boom was sounded. Edward and Harry walked near the wall from where it was coming from, as they saw a little hole there.

They peered out of it, to see Professor Umbridge, Filch, and some Slytherins standing there. Malfoy and his cronies were there. "I don't like it when students don't follow my rules." Professor Umbridge trilled. She said a spell, as Harry and Edward ran from the wall. The wall exploded, dust and bricks flying everywhere. Edward and Nessie stood by me.

Professor Umbridge stepped forward, as Malfoy pulled out Adelle from the side. Now that I noticed it, Adelle wasn't even with us during practicing.

"Get them!" Professor Umbridge hissed.

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Cedric, Harry, Edward and I entered Professor Dumbledore's office, with Professor Umbridge, Cornelius Fudge from the Ministry of Magic, and some members from the secret group of the Order of the Phoenix.

"Professor Dumbledore, were you aware of your students making an army?" Fudge asked him. "No, I wasn't." Dumbledore answered calmly. "Well, since it is under his name, he will have to take full responsibility." Fudge stated. "I'm sorry, Albus, but I must place you under arrest, and send you to Azkaban. (Sorry if I spelled it wrong!) And, Professor Umbridge will be appointed headmistress of the school." Fudge added. "Professor, it was my fault-" Harry tried to protest, but Dumbledore shook his head.

"I'm sorry, but did the parchment have 'Harry's Army'? It had my name, 'Dumbledore's Army'. I must take the punishment, children." Dumbledore told us, and we looked down defeated. "However, I won't come quietly." He added.

Then, his pet phoenix swooped from behind, and when he raised his hands and clapped into the air, he and the phoenix disappeared in a blast of heat. When the humans were on their feet again, Dumbledore was nowhere in sight. "Well, you have to admit, minister, but Dumbledore's got style." One of the O.o.t.P. members muttered to Fudge, as Cedric, Harry, Edward and I snorted.

After we left the office, we caught up with our friends from the class, and told them what happened in the office. "He's gone?!" Hermione asked us incredulously and we nodded. "Great, and now Umbridge is going to ruin the school." Fred and George muttered together. We sighed, but agreed with them. "So, what will we do now?" Cedric asked and everyone stayed silent. "Well, we can't practice in the R.O.R. anymore, now that Professor Umbridge destroyed it, and she probably thinks that we'll go back." Luna explained; again we sighed, but agreed.

Frustrated, I got up and walked away from them. Edward tried following me, but Emmett stopped him by putting his arm out, saying, "Let her cool off." I walked out of the courtyard, then went back inside the castle. No one was in the halls… strange. I quickened my pace as I tried to figure this out.

Now that Professor Umbridge caught us, how are we suppose to train to defeat Voldemort? We can't go back in the R.O.R., nor can we find a new class room for all of us. We can't use a class in Hogsmeade; (It is Hogsmeade right?) so, where were we suppose to practice? By now, I was in the entrance hall, not noticing was going on around me. But, I heard voices, and stopped, hiding behind a corner.

"It is so wonderful of you to come and teach here, Mister…" I heard Professor McGonagall trail off. I heard the person she was talking to, shuffle their feet as they stood. "Mister Swan." The person finished for her. I knew that voice; I gasped.

"Well, thank you for coming at such a grave time. Professor Dumbledore trusts you to be an excellent new Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher, now that Professor Umbridge has taken Dumbledore's place as Headmistress." Professor McGonagall stated. The person didn't say anything, until he took a deep breath, then exhaled, saying, "Is it true that there are vampires here?"

"Yes, there are. They are here to help us protect the students. There are also werewolves at this school too." Professor McGonagall told the person. They were quiet, and then, Peeves the Poltergeist, thee most annoying, untrustworthy, ungrateful ghost ever, came floating towards me, as he was smiling. "My, my, we have a naughty sneaky-sneak here…" he trailed off slyly. "Peeves, shh! Please, don't blow my cover!" I hissed at him.

But, being the inconsiderate jerk-ghost that he was, he began laughing loudly, the sound echoing down the halls. "WE HAVE A SNEAKY-SNEAK IN THE HALLS, PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL!" Peeves bellowed, as he floated around the corner. I snarled, then jumped after him; that had to be the biggest mistake ever.

Charlie, my own father, who I thought had died when he escaped the explosion from Forks, was standing by Professor McGonagall. They were both looking at me- Professor McGonagall was calm, while Charlie looked at me, shocked. He probably noticed my extremely pale skin and golden eyes, along with the beauty. He stood there, gaping at me, his mouth hanging open.

"B-B-Bella?!" Charlie managed to stutter out. Out of fear, I gasped, and I turned around, running away from him. I remembered what happened when the Cullens told him about me being dead before we moved…

(Okay, before you continue, I forgot to mention… You see, I forgot to add that the Cullens moved away from Forks and that they told Charlie that Bella died when they moved away… So, that's why Charlie is SO shocked when he saw Bella alive. Thought I should clear that up!)

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Flashback

"How did he take it?" I asked Edward as he put the phone back on the receiver. He sighed and said, "Well, he was absolutely furious at me, for starters. He kept yelling at me, saying I should have protected you better." Edward told me as he sat down beside me, wrapping his arms around me. I looked down at my lap, dry-sobbing.

"We had to do it, Bella." Alice told me from across the living room of our new home. I looked up sadly and nodded. Nessie, when she was very small, got up on her feet and hurried over to me and Edward. I bent down and picked her up, setting her in my lap as she looked at us sadly.

"Where's grandpa?" she asked us, confused. I whimpered, as I ducked my head on Edward's shoulders and began dry-sobbing again. Edward patted my arm, as he said to Nessie, "He's back at Forks, Ness." "Why can't we see him?" she asked again; but Edward didn't answer her this time.

"We can't see him anymore, Ness, because he thinks your mom died and he's blaming it on us, mainly your dad." Alice told her niece sadly. Nessie was still confused and asked us, "Why? Momma's still alive…"

"He can't find out why your mother isn't aging, Ness." Rosalie told her sweetly from across the room. She then nodded in acknowledgement, before hopping down from my lap and scurrying over to Jacob, who followed us. I got up with Edward, and we went to the room that we claimed, that was in the new house we moved into.

"Love, why are you upset?" Edward asked me as we lied down on our bed. "I just feel like I should have said goodbye to him before we left…" I trailed off remorsefully. Edward sighed, and squeezed me from inside his arms.

"I know you should have said goodbye to him, love. But, did you want to be in trouble with the Volturi?" I sighed at his question, but shook my head. "Then we did the right thing." Edward told me, as we spent the night together in the room.

End of Flashback

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Now, as I remembered all of this, I felt the all-too familiar stinging guilt in my dead heart, as I remembered I never even said goodbye to him. I began feeling the sting in my eyes- whenever I cried when I was human, but since I was a vampire now, I could no longer cry.

Other students, who were now walking back to their classes from the free period, dodged out of my way, not wanting to collide with me. Luckily, I did have to run very far, until I ran into the others. Edward, who was leading the group, saw my frightened expression, and caught me in his arms as I stumbled into him. "Bella, love, what's wrong?" he asked me frantically. "Charlie… is here." I managed to gasp out. My family gasped too, as I heard him shout, "Wait!" from behind me.

I whirled around and there he was, running towards us. I gasped again, and ran away from my family, as they stood there dumbly. I ran away from the halls, but I was stopped by a dark wolf, that suddenly appeared in front of me. "AH!" I shrieked out, as I stared at its red eyes. I was on the floor, from skidding to a halt, but fell on the ground, and I was terrified. Those red eyes bored into me, rendering me helpless.

"NO!" I heard Edward and Charlie shout behind me simultaneously in terror. I stared back at the wolf, as it stared back at me. It most have been my imagination because I think I just saw the wolf's eyes change color; first it was red, then it went to a bright yellow, then dark brown, then snowy white, back to red. Everywhere around me was deathly silent, as students paused on their way to class, to see what will happen.

OMG! SHORT CHAPTER AND MAJOR CLIFFY!

I'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry to stop the chapter here, but to my utter frustration and dismay, I now have the dreaded writer's block.

I cannot come up with ANYTHING new for this story, so I must end the chapter here.

This story will be put on pause for now, and I'm sooo sorry it took… 9 days just to get one damn chapter posted!

I was just working on my other stories, along with the "Cross-over Crazy!" story idea, which I'm now writing in my notebook.

Once the writer's block passes, then I'll get more chapters posted.

On a side note, here's some more ideas to ponder about for the near future:

Mission: Love

Bella is the most valuable daughter of the United States; she is the president's daughter. She has to deal with many boys drooling over her, while she can't do anything like a normal girl. Edward Cullen is a young teenage spy, waiting for his first mission. Most of the spy girls are drooling over him as well, but he sees no interest in them. But, what happens an attempted assination (Sorry if it's spelled wrong!) of the president's daughter, brings him to his first mission: protecting her from death? Together, the president's daughter and the teenage spy live together and go to school under new names and appearances. But, during this, how will they feel for each other: with love or despise towards each other? All Human!

Puppet Girl

AU and AH… Bella was a marionette (a girl puppet, right?) for a famous puppet master for children. She was adored for her beautiful puppet looks. Now, three years later, she is sitting in a puppet store, battered and neglected. She only wants love now, after her master treated her horribly. Then, Edward Cullen finds her and is instantly in love with the puppet. He buys her and takes her home. But, when he kisses her on the cheek, what will happen when the little puppet comes to life, with real brown hair, brown eyes that are filled with sorrow, and no strings attached?

Those are two more ideas I have planned for later on!

Once again, I'M UTTERLY SORRY FOR THIS HORRIFICLY SHORT CHAPTER! I promise that I'll do waaaay better on the next chapter!

Until then, goodbye for now…

~LionsAndLambsMakeAnAwesomePair~