DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter OR Beauty and the Beast...but I do own the movies...Does that count? :D
A/N: There may be some differences between this story and the Beauty and the Beast story line from the Disney movie...I may add some of my own *scenes*...
~*~Prologue~*~
A young man lived in a beautiful mansion located in the rolling hills of France. He had everything a man could ever want...money, power, good looks...but the one thing he did not have was love. There were rumors throughout the land that he was uncapable of the emotion of love. He was a harsh and cruel man...and his loneliness only fueled his temper.
One evening a haggered old woman appeared at his door step, asking simply for food and a place to spend the night. Repulsed by her ugliness, the young man refused to give her anything. But she simply asked again...and for the second time, he refused her. Suddenly, right before his eyes, the old woman transfigured into a beautiful young woman. The young man sank to his knees and begged her forgiveness...but it was too late for that. The young woman placed a spell on him and the household, and the spell could only be broken when he learned to love and was loved in return. If he could not learn to love by his twenty-first birthday, the spell would remain permanent.
The young man was transfigured into a hideous beast and all his servants and workers in the house became enchanted as well. The mansion was transformed into a dark and looming castle. The beast sank further and further into loneliness...knowing that the spell would never be broken. For who could ever love a hideous beast?
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Whoo hoo!! I'm really excited about this story. I've read a lot of Beauty and the Beast stories...and it's also one of my favorite Disney movies. This is the second story that I've written for ff.net. My first story is Muggle College...it is not complete...still a work in progress. Go read it!! And remember to R/R!! Thanks!! ~surfngurl~