Chapter 2: The Train Ride, Sorting Hat, and New Friends

The time finally came, I had to walk through a wall and that's where I met Draco and we got on the train. I had not seen Draco in 5 years; in fact I did not even recognize him. The only reason that he even recognized me was that my mother would make me send my "in  laws" a picture of me. I would take pictures, and she would make me where different clothes (that she picked out) for the picture that I would send to them.

"Bella, is that you?" Draco said, as he checked me out. I pushed my shades further down my nose, tilted my head, smiled, and said "Draco Malfoy." I walked up to him, and was about to hand him my bag, when he put his arms around me and kissed me. I backed away, "Whoa there, I haven't seen you in 5 years and. . . Can, can we just slow this down a bit. At least get to know me before you start trying to jump my bones." "You speak English! It has been a long time, I remember the last time we saw each other, the only English words you knew were 'stop that', and 'my name is Bella', and even that you spoke with an Italian accent. I remember you spoke Italian, French, Russian, German, and Japanese; pretty much every language but English."

"Yeah well my parents said that I had to learn for my 'future husband'." "Well it paid off; you don't even have your accent anymore. It's a shame; I always thought your accent was sexy." "Well it's not entirely gone (I said in my usual accent); I've just learned to suppress it when I need to."

I looked around before we entered the train, and didn't see that potter kid, but when I mentioned that name to Draco he went told me about Potter's survival story and about he-who-must-not-be-named (my mother "forgot" to mention him). I had not seen Draco in a long time, but after 5years of not seeing each other I think that he was not disappointed. Secretly I was not disappointed, that much. (I don't think that either of us was disappointed with how the other was developing)

"So, how've you been? Tell me about you, I mean it has been 5 years?" asked Draco. "I've been okay. What about y"I couldn't finish my sentence, because at that point, Draco had already laid me down and had his tongue halfway down my throat. We pretty much made out until it was time to put our robes on. The train came to a halt, and Draco and I got off the train. As we road up to the castle Draco told me that I would have to get sorted into a house, immediately after we got to school.

When we arrived, I went straight to the front of the Great Hall to be sorted into my house. It was so embarrassing that I had to be with the first years in order to be sorted into a house. I wasn't nervous I just thought that it was a silly tradition that should have stopped a long time ago; I mean putting the fate and entrusting the future of students to a simple hat. I sat on the chair, and the hat was placed on my head. The hat seemed to be thinking. "Hmm. . . Very good qualities, brave, noble, loyal, proud, and intelligent, good qualities of a Gryffindor; also vain, malicious, conniving, scheming, and quite a temper, qualities of a Great Slytherin."

"This is truly difficult, I think the only other person I had to think this hard about was Potter; speaking of Potter, I think you would do well to get to close to him." said the Sorting Hat. "Would you mind not giving me relationship advice, while you're supposed to be deciding my future, seeing as it is kind of important to me?" I said. "Hasty, are we? You seem to know what you want, in the back of your mind, yes that seals it! I'm certain this is the perfect decision, though you may not see it now " "Would you get on with it!" "So impatient. GRYFFINDOR!"

There was applause and I walked to the Gryffindor table, I happened to glance at Draco and he looked disappointed. When I got there I sat near the girl with frizzy hair. "My name is Hermione Granger, that is Ronald Weasly," Ronald interrupted her and said, "Call me Ron," he said as he shook my hand practically pulling me across the table. "And that's," started Hermione. "Harry, Harry Potter," he said as he shook my hand.

I sat there staring at Malfoy and he was staring at me and every once in a while I would think about how lucky I was that I didn't have to worry about having a fiancé who was not cute. But to be honest Malfoy was not the great looking, but I thought I'd at least give him a chance since we're engaged. Not that I'm superficial or anything, but honestly speaking, but I was also much more interested in Harry, and a boy named Cedric who I had seen and smiled at as I was putting my luggage on the train.

I awoke from my daydream of looking up at the ceiling just in time to eat some food that just magically appeared on the table. I ate and began to talk to Hermione, Ron, and Harry. I thought that Harry was cute and nice too, but I was willing to give it a try with Draco. "Not that I have a choice," I stupidly said out loud. "No choice about what?" asked Hermione. "What, what are you talking about Hermione?" I stammered. "That's what you said, not that I have a choice, what did you mean by that?" said Hermione. "Oh nothing, nothing for you to worry your frizzy little head about. I'm just kidding Hermione." I said.

Finally it was time to go to our dormitories. I followed Hermione to the rooms. Once we there my new friends and I sat in big chairs by the fire in the common room. "So, tell me about yourself," Hermione asked. "My name is Bella, my full name is BELLATRIX ELIZABETA GRACIA DA AMORE RUSSIA ANGELIC GABRIELLA CAROLINA ESMERELDA LISSETTE DE MATTEO ERIN HELEN SAN ANGELO FRANCA DEMARCO CORONADO DE VAGA (breath)RUGGIERO," I said . "Wow that's some name kid." said Ron. "How do you say it without losing your breath?" said Hermione. "Well, I've been saying it my whole life, since I am from Italy, and they make you use your full name for certain things like test. We moved to some town right after the 3rd school year. I guess my mother knew that I was destined to become a witch so they wanted me to come to my Dad's old school," I said.

I was fascinated by the pictures on the wall that talked and moved, and I learned the password to Gryffindor tower. I stepped up to the portrait and whispered the password "Godric's hollow"; when I entered I saw a great number of armchairs and a few ottomans and a rather large fire place. My new friends and I sat in 4 armchairs that just happen to be arranged around the now roaring fire, as if by coincidence.

"Harry, my mom told me that she and my dad knew your parents. She said that they were very nice people, and to tell you that they were lucky to have known your parents. And I can honestly say that you are so cute, I said." That made him blush a little. We all decided that it was time for bed, but as we were walking Harry held me back and asked me if I had a boyfriend. And I said "unfortunately I do his name is Draco Malfoy." I told him that I did like him but that I could never cheat on anyone I was with. I gave him a kiss on the cheek and told him good night. Then I said, "I am sorry, but I am very affectionate and that is how friends say hello and goodbye in Italy. Incase you didn't know that is my home land.