Two Worlds Collide
By TriGemini
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the other characters in the book, J.K. Rowling does.
Chapter One
This semester was going to be the sixth year for Katie Bell and her friends. She was also looking forward to it after the long summer she had vacationing abroad, not that it was boring. Still though, she had missed all her friends terribly, especially, from not being able to see them at all during the summer. Although, she did owl her two best friends Alicia and Angelina, even if it wasn't the same though. Anyways, as the summer came to a close Katie realized that soon enough she would be seeing them again and that's what mattered. As those few weeks passed, September 1st was already here and Katie was trying desperately to get her things ready for school. For one she'd been packing nonstop since five in the morning and she wasn't even close to being done yet. Since she still had to put all non-school items inside her trunk and wasn't even certain if everything would fit. It wasn't until she heard a voice from downstairs call up to her,
"Katie…breakfast is waiting," called Mrs. Bell from the staircase. In hearing, her mum's voice Katie stuffed one last thing into her trunk and prayed she had everything she needed already in there. After doing that she went to her door and yelled back down,
"Be right down, mum!" She then took one last look in the mirror to make sure she looked all right. After straightening down her t-shirt and noticing her blondish-brown hair in its neatly made braid. She decided she was all set for everything and walked out of her room to go to breakfast. She wore a grayish-colored t-shirt that had a gold emblem on it, with a pair of denim jeans to add to the ensemble. Her hair had been brushed back and was neatly made into a braid that was tied with a gray ribbon.
As she skipped down the stairs to the kitchen, she noticed as she went in that her father wasn't there. So out of curiosity she asked her mother,
"Mum, where's dad?"
"He's getting your trunk from your room, and then he's going to put into the car", said Mrs. Bell obviously. Finally, after two seconds Mrs. Bell gave Katie a plate full of food.
"Here, I made you your favorite breakfast this morning, scrambled eggs with bacon, and two waffles." She said. Katie just looked at the plate before her. It finally hit Katie that she wasn't going to be seeing her parents until June again and that she was going to miss them while she was gone, too. After that last thought, she needed to know something from her mother.
Katie asked, "Mum are you coming to Kings Cross with us?"
Katie's mother looked at her with surprise "Of course, I'll be coming. You'll be heading off to another year at your school and I want to be able to spend as much time with you as I can until you actually leave." With that comment from her mother, Katie just smiled.
"Hello...hello...hello!" came a cheerful voice from the entryway.
At hearing this voice, Katie's smile perked up even more. It was Mrs. Danielson, the Bell's housekeeper. She'd been with the Bell family, since Katie had been three years old, and was practically like a second mother to her. When the elderly woman walked into the kitchen Katie jumped up from her chair and dashed to greet her. As soon the elderly woman, looked up from setting her stuff on the kitchen counter, she hugged Katie and in return, Katie hugged her back. The other woman began to laugh, as she tried to untangle herself from the young woman.
"Now...now my dear girl lets not forget I'm getting old. Besides did you actually believe that I wouldn't come to say goodbye to my favorite little girl?" said Mrs. Danielson to Katie, who in return just shook her head no.
"Come now, you must finish breakfast so you can get going." She said as she pushed Katie back towards the kitchen table.
After what seemed to be, an eternity Katie finished her breakfast and then went upstairs for one last time to make sure she wasn't forgetting anything. Afterwards, she said her goodbyes to Mrs. Danielson and headed out to the car. Once she was outside the house.
"Do you have everything?" asked Mr. Bell, as he was getting ready to get into the car. Katie just nodded yes and got in the backseat.
During the drive to the train station, her parents were talking about making a trip to Hogwarts to see one of her quidditch games this year even though they had done so before in other years. Katie on her part was excited that her parents were going to take the time off to make plans to see her during the school term. Finally, her father pulled into the parking lot of Kings Cross station, where Katie instantly hopped out of the car and helped her father unload her trunk. From there she proceeded to walk towards where the barrier led to the platform of 9 ¾ where the train for Hogwarts Express would leave. After going through the wall with her parents in tow, she came to a sudden stop when her mother grabbed her to give her a hug.
"Be good this year and owl us when you get there alright!" said Mrs. Bell sadly.
Katie once again for the umpteenth time nodded her head and promised to owl her parents when she reached the castle. She than looked over at her father who was also somewhat sad to let her go, so she quickly gave him a hug and ran to put her trunk with the other ones. Before getting onto the train, she turned around and gave one final wave goodbye to her parents. She then got on and went to find out what compartment her friends were in, although she figured that they would be near the back, as usual. For it was always good to sit there. It wasn't too crowded with people and plus one always got more privacy, also. As she made her way to the compartments in the back, the train began to move, and with a sudden jolt Katie fell forward. When she was ready to feel the hard floor, Katie felt a pair arms grab her from behind and help her straighten up. After taking a deep breath, Katie turned around to thank who ever helped her. In doing so, she got the biggest shock of her life. Standing within an inch of her was none other than the Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team, Marcus Flint. Her smile instantly disappeared and turned into a scowl for she wasn't expecting to run into him anytime soon.
"Be careful, Bell. Wouldn't want you to get hurt," sneered Marcus Flint as eyed her.
As much as she despised Marcus Flint, her parents hadn't brought her up to be an ungrateful person, for she did have manners and she wasn't going to let the likes of Flint to irk her into getting upset. Therefore, with much dismay Katie had forced herself to smile appreciatively and said in a fake amiable voice,
"Thanks Flint! You're a real big help."
With all that said and done, Katie moved on hoping to find her friends fast. After all, the last thing she wanted was to spend time in Flint's company. Finally, after searching several compartments, Katie came to find her friends clustered into one single compartment in the way back of the train. Sitting to the left were the Weasley twins, George and Fred, next to them was their sidekick in pranks, Lee Jordan, beside him sat Angelina Johnson, one of Katie's best friends, and the musketeer was yet to be seen. For Katie noticed that Alicia Spinnet was missing from the crowd of Gryffindors. After closing the door, Katie grabbed a seat on the opposite side of the compartment from Angelina.
"Hey! Where's Ally?" Katie asked curiously.
"Alicia is looking for Wood. Apparently she wanted to ask him about a rumor she heard," said Angelina.
"What rumor?" Katie was now even more interested.
At this, the boy's ears perked up and Fred answered, "It seems that there's this rumor that's going around the train, that quidditch will be canceled this year."
Katie was shocked at this piece of news, "But why?" she asked.
No quidditch this term it could not be. To have no quidditch during the school year is like spring without sunshine and warmth. It couldn't be true. For everybody would protest to that for sure. Everybody knew how important quidditch was to the school. Even the professors knew that it was a sacred sport. Hopefully Alicia would get back as soon as possible to tell everyone what she heard. Perhaps, there wasn't really anything to be worried about. Maybe like Angelina said it was just a rumor…right?
A/N: I own the characters Mrs. Danielson and many others that will appear later. Here is chapter 2 for those who reviewed last time. Tell me what you think.