A/N: I have updated this chapter on 21-02-2016. I took away some mistakes and change it here and there. In time I will go through all the chapters. This chapter is again about three hundred and fifty words longer.
A/N: Harry Potter is not mine.
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A/N: I am sorry to say. That I am going to post every two weeks from now on.
But the chapters will be twice as long. I cannot split them into two anymore. I am Sorry.
A/N: and this chapter is because you still have to wait so long for the next one.
(BSC 1) C4 One with the same fate as the other Part 2.
She didn't know how long she had been lying there. But she thought it had to be two hours for sure. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, Bella heard some rattling that sounded like it was coming to her. With a frightened look in her eyes she looked up and around. She could see someone walking on the other side of the tunnel, and that person was coming straight at her.
As Bella looked closely she could see that it was an older woman with two big shopping bags. Slowly she passed by Bella.
Bella was looking around and saw that there was no place she could hide. So Bella did the only thing she could think of, she closed her eyes tightly, hoping the woman would just walk on. Maybe she would leave her be without a word.
Unfortunately, that was something the woman did not do. The woman stopped and asked what she was doing here at this time of the evening. Little girls like her had to be at home.
Bella made every effort to not respond. She did not look at her and kept her eyes closed like she was asleep.
"Did you come from the orphanage?" the older woman asked Bella kindly.
Bella looked at her and nodded slowly. "I do not want to go back there" Bella almost shouted. "Nor to that other woman and that awful man "Bella cried fiercely.
The woman looked at Bella with a raised eyebrow. "Well if that is the case than tonight you can come with me, tomorrow we will see what more we can do for you.
Bella thought for a moment, she did not know what to do so she slowly stood up. With small steps, she went after the woman to her home.
Her house was located in a street where Bella had not yet been. For a moment, they stood in silence in front of a house with No. 7 at the side of the door.
Bella took a good looked down the street. Everything from the grass to the fences looked the same to her. And it even seemed like everyone in the street had the same kind of car. When she looked at No. 4 she had e tinkle through her body that gave her a shiver.
Bella walked behind the woman and went inside the house. Inside the house, she looked around in amazement. Suddenly there were ten cats and kittens all around her.
Bella now understood what she heard rattling in the shopping bags of the woman. Those were the cat cans in the bags of the woman. The woman put the bags down on the floor and bent over. All the cats and kittens came straight at her, and they all looked up at the woman, so they could be petted.
Bella watched it all with a smile pasted on her face.
"Come on sweetheart they do not bite, you know," the woman said.
Bella smiled again and walked past the woman. She went inside the room and sat down on the ground. All the cats and kittens were immediately walking up to her.
Within ten minutes, Bella was lying on her stomach on the ground between the cats and the kittens. Everywhere around her there were kittens and cats. So she did the only thing that she could think of and tried to pet and cuddle them all.
The woman liked it when she got visitors. So the woman walked into the kitchen and left Bella behind with the cats. She had seen that the girl looked like she was malnourished. Just like a certain boy she had to keep an eye on.
First she wanted to ask the girl a lot of questions. One of the questions was her name. But as she looked at her she wanted to give her a proper meal first. So she went into the kitchen and went to work passionately. After an hour, she called the girl over to have dinner with her.
A little shy, Bella sat down at the table.
"May I ask you your name little girl?" the woman asked.
Bella looked at the woman who gave her a loving look back. The last year had been very miserable for her. But this woman was different, she was kind. "My name is Bellatrix Smith, but you can call me Bella," Bella said timidly.
"Well Bella my name is Figg, Arabella Figg, You can call me Arabella. Now you may eat as much as you want".
"Really," Bella asked.
"Yes, really, you can eat as much as you want".
Bella looked across the table. On the table was everything that she liked. So she took a little of everything that was there.
After eating Bella helped Arabella to clear the table, together they did the dishes and cleaned up everything.
Bella had removed her sweater because she became hot by the work she was doing.
Arabella saw that she was only wearing a T-shirt. Her small arms had the occasional bruise here and there. When she looked closely she could even see little cuts on her hand from working in the garden. "What would you say about a nice hot bath, Bella?" Arabella asked and Bella nodded.
She thought she was quite dirty, and a hot bath was something she was ready for.
Arabella had run a full bath for Bella and left her to it. At the door, she heard that Bella had stepped into the bath. As she shook her head she thought to herself. "Two children in one district who are treated this way. That's just outrageous".
Half an hour later Arabella walked inside. She saw that Bella was enjoying her bath. Arabella had an old T-shirt from her younger days in her hand. It was for Bella to put on later. She did this so that she could wash her other clothes.
Arabella threw a quick glance at Bella. She saw that the girl was covered with bruises and minor scrapes all over her body. "Bella, we should have to have a talk soon if that's okay with you".
Bella knew she was not going to wriggle herself out of it. So whatever would happen it was okay with her, in any case she did had a wonderful meal out of it.
After an hour, Bella came down and went into the kitchen. She was now squeaky clean and had a big smile on her face. On the table, she saw a glass of pumpkin juice waiting for her. Why she knew it was pumpkin juice she did not know. But she just knew instantly what it was. Slowly she sat down at the table.
Arabella sat down opposite of her and looked at her with a smiled. "Bella all these bruises you have, are they all from your foster parents".
Bella looked at her and blinked. She had expected that Arabella would ask her that question, but not so directly and straight forward as she did. Bella again nodded slowly.
"Bella listen, I'm going to tell you this once, so listen well. Tomorrow I'm going to the police. There I will tell them what the orphanage and those other people have done to you. Then I will tell them that you are staying here with me until they find your real parents. And when I get back you and I will go to London for some new and nice clothes for you to wear.
Bella had expected everything. She had to go back or she had to go somewhere else, but this was not what she had expected at all. The only thing left for her to do was hoping that it was really going to happen. Bella looked at Arabella and smiled at her. Bella quickly walked around the table and gave her a big hug.
The last hug Bella could remember was the one she got from Sirius. The downside to it was that she did not know whether that hug was real or not.
Together Arabella and Bella remained talking for a long time until Bella yawned. Arabella smiled and took her to her own room and own bed. Arabella smiled at her and went to her own room.
It was early the next morning and right after breakfast that Arabella went away, leaving Bella all alone in the house to play with the cats.
Bella sat on the couch and was looking outside nervously. She hoped that Arabella would come back soon. While she was looking outside the window she absentmindedly stroked a cat. The house that was diagonally opposite from the house she was at was No. 4.
Bella looked at the house and saw how a thin woman walked outside the door with her nose high up in the air. She was followed by a boy who could barely fit through the door. When she took a good look at that kid she noticed that she recognized that boy. It was the same boy she had seen the day before, the one that was beating up that little boy. To her surprise she also saw the little boy with those beautiful green eyes.
Was he living there, she thought. At the same moment as when the boy came out of the door he got a shove in his back. The boy fell on the street and was yelled at. He was told to go into the car that he had to pay attention and to not make a spectacle of himself.
The man who had pushed him was big and fat. He also had a big bushy mustache. The boy with the green eyes looked sad. While he sat down in the car as they drove off.
Bella just looked back and forth down the street for a moment. Afterwards she went back to play with all the cats.
On a table against the wall there was a little red book that was just lying there. Bella picked up the book and began to read. It was some kind of diary, but it had all of those horrible things in it. She sat down on the couch and took the book in her lap. Slowly she continued reading it page after page.
Harry has turned four this day.
The two blue eyes which he has, were the birthday present he received from his uncle.
Harry put out the trash and something had rolled beside the waste bin. His uncle has beaten him four times for that mistake.
In the afternoon Harry had to remove the poison ivy from the garden.
He had to do this from his aunt without the use of gloves. It was bad. I saw his aunt sitting there with a pair of gloves in her hands. Harry has done four hours of garden work with just one glass of water. And it was still the hottest day of the summer.
Bella gulped and quickly flipped to another page. To her surprise the whole book was just like that. She did not know who that Harry was but she watched with horror to the text that appeared to be on every page. She read how Harry was locked up in the cupboard under the stairs. And that Arabella had not seen him for four days.
When Arabella came home she found Bella sitting with tiny tears in her eyes. "Sweetheart what is wrong with you," Arabella asked. "Why are you crying like that".
Bella wanted to answer her but could get a word out between her sobs.
"Bella come sit with me" Arabella asked.
Bella looked at her sadly. Suddenly she got an anxious feeling, a feeling that gave her a little shiver. What was Arabella going to tell her?
"Bella you can stay with me for as long as it takes. That's what the police told me however you do have to answer some Questions" Arabella said with a smile.
Bella immediately looked pleased at Arabella and was waiting to see what more she was going to say.
"If the police cannot find your parents within half a year I will be allowed to adopt you. That is if you want me to when the time is there".
Bella looked at her "I no longer have to go to the orphanage or to those other people".
Arabella smiled "No honey, you may stay with me forever if that is what you want. Or until we find your parents".
At that point Bella was the happiest she had ever been in that year. She flew herself around the neck of Arabella and gave her a big hug and a kiss on her cheek. She sobbed in her neck and whispered softly "Yes, I want to stay with you".
That afternoon they were headed to London as agreed. Just to buy some clothes for Bella. After that Arabella had taken Bella to a McDonalds. It was something she had never done before. And just because of those reasons they had a wonderful afternoon.
Bella went straight to her room, and fitted all the new clothes she had received from Arabella.
Arabella immediately went to the kitchen to provide for dinner.
After an hour Bella was called downstairs for dinner.
Bella came down and looked at the table. The table was again full of everything that was tasty.
Arabella, who was already sitting at the table, looked surprised when she received a kiss from Bella on her cheek. "Thanks" was whispered in her ear by Bella.
After having washed the dishes together it was time for a quiet evening. Arabella sat down on the couch and Bella Again was sprawled on the floor playing with the cats. Bella just loved it here, and after a year of misery she was finally happy.
In the middle of the evening Arabella heard little sobs coming from behind the table. Arabella stood up and walked to the sound of the sobs.
Bella lay there on the floor while she was crying softly. "What is it dear; you had the same thing this afternoon". Arabella did not understand it until she actually saw the little red book. "Come sit with me and explain to me what it is that makes you cry".
Bella stood sobbing and looked with watery eyes at Arabella. "I found this book earlier this afternoon. And I'm so sorry for Harry. Is this really happening to him, all of it" asked a sobbing Bella.
Now it was Arabella who got watery eyes. She looked at Bella and nodded. "You know darling Harry lives here on the opposite of the street at No, 4". He is a small boy with glasses. And is the sweetest boy that I have ever known. But, like how you were beaten last year.
The same thing is happening to him and it has been happening from the day he arrived here. I've seen how he was laid down here on the pavement. He was still a baby. Even then as a baby he was almost never fed or cared for.
Sometimes I could hear him crying for six hours at a stretch. And I could do anything about it. It is very important that he continues to live there. But if i had my choice, I would have brought him here just like I did with you. You and him are the one with the same fate as the other".
Bella climbed onto the couch and looked out at No. 4. "I've seen that boy earlier this afternoon when he received a push by that big fat man. He fell out of the door and on to the ground. Yesterday I saw how he was beaten up by that fat boy and his friends".
Arabella immediately picked up her pen and wrote down what Bella was telling her.
"Arabella can I be friends with that boy. He has the most beautiful green eyes that I have ever seen".
At those words from Bella, Arabella could do nothing else but smile. "Yes my sweetheart you can be friends with Harry. Then he finally has one true friend. Merlin knows he still has no one or ever had one".
A/N: I will get back to what Bella had to say to the police. But it will be somewhere in book Five.
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