Once upon a time there was a forest in north of France. People from the
nearby town and villages dare not venture into the forest because it was
meant to be haunted by the ghosts of the past and the most evil spirits on
earth. Screams were heard from the forest by many a folk and people even
started saying that a monster lived in the forest. For years nobody would
go any where near the forest. People had disappeared and were never found
again and it was said they went into the forest and were killed by the
monster. The forest lay empty of people and the monster waited for its next
victim.
Sabrina opened the door of her and her father's cottage and took a deep breath and allowed the fresh morning air to flow through her body. She could smell freshly baked bread coming from the direction of the village and knew that the baker was hard at work. She looked at the book in her hand and popped it into her basket; sad that she had to return it so soon but at least she could get a new book today. She swung the basket and she walked down the steps that led to the cottage. She felt happy and free and she hummed to herself as she pushed some of her dark hair away from her face and walked down the mud path to the village.
The baker saw her and waved and she waved back knowing full well he would comment on how strange she was behind her back but she didn't care. She knew that the people in the village thought her strange what with reading books but she didn't care. She was happy being strange, it made her different from people like Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil who were the most boring and normal girls you could ever meet. At least they weren't as bad as Pansy Parkinson the most evil girl in the village and the most feared by the villagers. But Sabrina didn't fear her for she to was a witch. Not a very good one but still good enough to defend herself if she needed to. She caught a glimpse of her best friend Hermione Granger, another girl the villagers called weird but Hermione was more intelligent then all of them put together and she was fun to be with. Sabrina would have liked to stop and chat but she had to get her book back.
She walked along happily humming a song to herself while the villagers whispered behind her back about how pretty she was but how strange. Every time she turned around they stopped and focused on what they were supposed to be doing. She didn't care and she felt happier then she had done in ages with the autumn sun beaming down on her face with hardly a trace of wind in the air. She crossed the road and walked to the bookstore were the kind owner let her borrow books whenever she wanted. She opened the wooden door and a bell rang above her head but not very loud just so the owner could know somebody had entered his store. He popped his head from behind a shelf and a smile lit up his crinkled face as she closed the door behind her.
"Finished already" he croaked stepping out from behind the bookshelf.
"Oh yes I couldn't put it down" she said" It was one of the most exciting books I've ever read"
"And you have read a lot, I know that" Said the old man with a little laugh that quickly turned into a cough." So I suppose you will be wanting another book today?"
"Oh yes sir" she said looking excitedly at the bookshelves her face lighting up with happiness.
"Take you pick" Said the old man watching her as she picked out a book straight away and began flicking through its pages.
"Can I borrow this one?" She asked still flicking through the book.
"But you have read it 4 times!" exclaimed the old man. She laughed.
"Its my favourite I love it so much" She said spinning around.
"Ok if you love it that much its yours," he said laughing.
"Are you sure?" she asked uncertain about what he had just said to her.
"Yes of course I can get another one soon" he said firmly. She looked at him with happiness gleaming in her eyes.
"Oh thank you," She said and she threw her arms around him. She thanked him again and then walked quickly out of the shop heading for the bakers. She was shinning with happiness and she had a spring in her step. People were looking at her even more strangely but she couldn't care one bit. She saw Hermione outside the bakers, her bushy hair fought into a plait and Sabrina ran up to her.
"The old man at the book shop said I could keep this book," she said holding it out for Hermione to see.
"I love that book," She said smiling.
"You can borrow it whenever you like" Said Sabrina truthfully. The girls talked for a while about clothes. Then she bid farewell to Hermione who walked off heading for the wand shop. Sabrina got some freshly made bread for her father from the bakers and then she made her way home ignoring the strange stares as she passed people. Near the edge of the village the heard a loud laugh and looked up to see Harry standing with Ron near her home. She looked around for a way to avoid them but there was no way. Maybe if she kept her head down and walked quickly he wouldn't notice her and she could get away from them. But it didn't work.
"Sabrina!" shouted Harry and he put his arm around her. She pushed it off disgusted and took out her book and started to walk away. She passed Lavender and Parvati who were glaring at her saying she was crazy for not wanting to go with Harry. But Harry didn't give up that easily.
"I don't know why you read that trash" he said putting his arm round her again and this time he held on tight so that she couldn't push it off" Why don't you forget that book and come with me so I can tell you how a defeated that evil wizard-"
"I don't care how you defeated Lord Voldemort!" She shouted. Lavender and Parvati gasped and shuddered at the name of the evil wizard" you going on about it all the time is getting boring"
"Ok then" Said Harry who didn't seem to get it that she didn't want to be with him" Lets go talk about how good looking we both are"
Whack!
That was it for Sabrina, she had had enough of him thinking he was so great and better then everyone else because he defeated the dark lord a few times and she had hit him over the head with her new book as hard as she could. Harry let go of her.
"I don't want to go anywhere with you!" She shouted so the people looked at her.
"Erm would you like to go anywhere with me?" Asked Ron his freckled face lighting up. She smiled.
"Ron id rather kiss a vampire," She said sweetly and then she turned away and hurried back to the cottage.
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When she got in she saw that her father was hard at work cooking for the big fair the next day. He wanted to be the greatest cook in France and Sabrina would stand by him no matter what. But it wasn't going so well. Smoke had filled the kitchen from his burnt cake and he had thrown his cloth on the floor in a huff. She laughed and he noticed her through the smoke.
"This is useless I will never win," sighed her father sitting down in a chair. She shook her head and walked over to him while he stared out of the window.
"Of course you will win," she said" and the other stuff you have made is fine"
"Yeah right" he said and he stood up and began pacing the room." I need a new career. What do you think about male escort? Or stripper?"
"Oh father you're much to old for any of that and anyway before mother died she told me you were just as ugly when you was young" said Sabrina laughing.
"Well yeah there is that" He said," Come on lets get the horse ready"
Later that day, when the horse was ready and her father had loaded all his cooking stuff onto a wooden cart, she waved him off as he set off heading towards the forest a glorious sunset shinning in front of him. He wasn't afraid to go into the forest and it had been so long since someone had gone missing. The last one was when he was a toddler and the person who had gone missing had been his friend's sister and she had been threatening to run away anyway. Maybe there was nothing in the forest and he would find out. Plus it was a short cut.
The night came fast and the dark surrounded him and the horse making him less brave. Maybe it hadn't been such a good idea and he felt that he wanted to get out quick, which means he had to find a shortcut out of the forest. He looked at his map but he couldn't figure out were t go and it was getting cold. He heard a wolf howl and the horse went mad and it ran off pulling the cart with it. He couldn't help it before he knew what was happening he had fell to the cold hard ground and dirt was in his mouth. He spat it out and stood up and caught the sight of a wolf emerging from the trees. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him but the wolf was almost on top of him. Then gates seemed to appear from nowhere and he pulled them open and dragged himself inside slamming the gate behind him. The wolf didn't try to get through the gates and seemed sort of afraid to go near them. It snarled and then turned away and he sighed in relief. He looked up at the castle that loomed above him.
Sabrina opened the door of her and her father's cottage and took a deep breath and allowed the fresh morning air to flow through her body. She could smell freshly baked bread coming from the direction of the village and knew that the baker was hard at work. She looked at the book in her hand and popped it into her basket; sad that she had to return it so soon but at least she could get a new book today. She swung the basket and she walked down the steps that led to the cottage. She felt happy and free and she hummed to herself as she pushed some of her dark hair away from her face and walked down the mud path to the village.
The baker saw her and waved and she waved back knowing full well he would comment on how strange she was behind her back but she didn't care. She knew that the people in the village thought her strange what with reading books but she didn't care. She was happy being strange, it made her different from people like Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil who were the most boring and normal girls you could ever meet. At least they weren't as bad as Pansy Parkinson the most evil girl in the village and the most feared by the villagers. But Sabrina didn't fear her for she to was a witch. Not a very good one but still good enough to defend herself if she needed to. She caught a glimpse of her best friend Hermione Granger, another girl the villagers called weird but Hermione was more intelligent then all of them put together and she was fun to be with. Sabrina would have liked to stop and chat but she had to get her book back.
She walked along happily humming a song to herself while the villagers whispered behind her back about how pretty she was but how strange. Every time she turned around they stopped and focused on what they were supposed to be doing. She didn't care and she felt happier then she had done in ages with the autumn sun beaming down on her face with hardly a trace of wind in the air. She crossed the road and walked to the bookstore were the kind owner let her borrow books whenever she wanted. She opened the wooden door and a bell rang above her head but not very loud just so the owner could know somebody had entered his store. He popped his head from behind a shelf and a smile lit up his crinkled face as she closed the door behind her.
"Finished already" he croaked stepping out from behind the bookshelf.
"Oh yes I couldn't put it down" she said" It was one of the most exciting books I've ever read"
"And you have read a lot, I know that" Said the old man with a little laugh that quickly turned into a cough." So I suppose you will be wanting another book today?"
"Oh yes sir" she said looking excitedly at the bookshelves her face lighting up with happiness.
"Take you pick" Said the old man watching her as she picked out a book straight away and began flicking through its pages.
"Can I borrow this one?" She asked still flicking through the book.
"But you have read it 4 times!" exclaimed the old man. She laughed.
"Its my favourite I love it so much" She said spinning around.
"Ok if you love it that much its yours," he said laughing.
"Are you sure?" she asked uncertain about what he had just said to her.
"Yes of course I can get another one soon" he said firmly. She looked at him with happiness gleaming in her eyes.
"Oh thank you," She said and she threw her arms around him. She thanked him again and then walked quickly out of the shop heading for the bakers. She was shinning with happiness and she had a spring in her step. People were looking at her even more strangely but she couldn't care one bit. She saw Hermione outside the bakers, her bushy hair fought into a plait and Sabrina ran up to her.
"The old man at the book shop said I could keep this book," she said holding it out for Hermione to see.
"I love that book," She said smiling.
"You can borrow it whenever you like" Said Sabrina truthfully. The girls talked for a while about clothes. Then she bid farewell to Hermione who walked off heading for the wand shop. Sabrina got some freshly made bread for her father from the bakers and then she made her way home ignoring the strange stares as she passed people. Near the edge of the village the heard a loud laugh and looked up to see Harry standing with Ron near her home. She looked around for a way to avoid them but there was no way. Maybe if she kept her head down and walked quickly he wouldn't notice her and she could get away from them. But it didn't work.
"Sabrina!" shouted Harry and he put his arm around her. She pushed it off disgusted and took out her book and started to walk away. She passed Lavender and Parvati who were glaring at her saying she was crazy for not wanting to go with Harry. But Harry didn't give up that easily.
"I don't know why you read that trash" he said putting his arm round her again and this time he held on tight so that she couldn't push it off" Why don't you forget that book and come with me so I can tell you how a defeated that evil wizard-"
"I don't care how you defeated Lord Voldemort!" She shouted. Lavender and Parvati gasped and shuddered at the name of the evil wizard" you going on about it all the time is getting boring"
"Ok then" Said Harry who didn't seem to get it that she didn't want to be with him" Lets go talk about how good looking we both are"
Whack!
That was it for Sabrina, she had had enough of him thinking he was so great and better then everyone else because he defeated the dark lord a few times and she had hit him over the head with her new book as hard as she could. Harry let go of her.
"I don't want to go anywhere with you!" She shouted so the people looked at her.
"Erm would you like to go anywhere with me?" Asked Ron his freckled face lighting up. She smiled.
"Ron id rather kiss a vampire," She said sweetly and then she turned away and hurried back to the cottage.
..................................
When she got in she saw that her father was hard at work cooking for the big fair the next day. He wanted to be the greatest cook in France and Sabrina would stand by him no matter what. But it wasn't going so well. Smoke had filled the kitchen from his burnt cake and he had thrown his cloth on the floor in a huff. She laughed and he noticed her through the smoke.
"This is useless I will never win," sighed her father sitting down in a chair. She shook her head and walked over to him while he stared out of the window.
"Of course you will win," she said" and the other stuff you have made is fine"
"Yeah right" he said and he stood up and began pacing the room." I need a new career. What do you think about male escort? Or stripper?"
"Oh father you're much to old for any of that and anyway before mother died she told me you were just as ugly when you was young" said Sabrina laughing.
"Well yeah there is that" He said," Come on lets get the horse ready"
Later that day, when the horse was ready and her father had loaded all his cooking stuff onto a wooden cart, she waved him off as he set off heading towards the forest a glorious sunset shinning in front of him. He wasn't afraid to go into the forest and it had been so long since someone had gone missing. The last one was when he was a toddler and the person who had gone missing had been his friend's sister and she had been threatening to run away anyway. Maybe there was nothing in the forest and he would find out. Plus it was a short cut.
The night came fast and the dark surrounded him and the horse making him less brave. Maybe it hadn't been such a good idea and he felt that he wanted to get out quick, which means he had to find a shortcut out of the forest. He looked at his map but he couldn't figure out were t go and it was getting cold. He heard a wolf howl and the horse went mad and it ran off pulling the cart with it. He couldn't help it before he knew what was happening he had fell to the cold hard ground and dirt was in his mouth. He spat it out and stood up and caught the sight of a wolf emerging from the trees. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him but the wolf was almost on top of him. Then gates seemed to appear from nowhere and he pulled them open and dragged himself inside slamming the gate behind him. The wolf didn't try to get through the gates and seemed sort of afraid to go near them. It snarled and then turned away and he sighed in relief. He looked up at the castle that loomed above him.