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(BSC 1) C15 As one and like no other.

Professor McGonagall had kept Augusta behind just for a little chat. While the six friends went away Minerva looked penetrating at Augusta. "What do you think when you see little Bellatrix in this way," asked Professor McGonagall while she was still holding that gaze at Augusta.

"If I had not seen it myself I would not believe it, Minerva. That girl is nothing but love, and all of her love is only for Harry and Harry alone. There's also a little love for Daphne Greengrass, it's not big but it grows. It's crazy now that I also know that she is still in Azkaban". she thought for a moment "I forgive her Minerva" Augusta said slowly.

Professor McGonagall looked away for a moment and walked over to her bookshelf. She pulled a little red book from the shelf and made a copy of it. (The advantage of a magical copy is that you cannot even copy it again. And it will disappear after a week). With a little hesitation she swallowed hard and handed the copy over to Augusta. "This is the life of Harry until the day he came to Hogwarts. It is maintained by Arabella and thereafter by Arabella and Bella together. I want you to read it Augusta. I have my doubts about Albus, and if you read this you too I think. But I also think you already had your doubts about Albus".

Augusta looked intently at Minerva. "Those doubts I had for a while but you knew that already". Meanwhile, she was leafing through the book. Minerva looked at her anxiously. And waited for the reaction of what she read in the book as she flipped through the pages. The face of Augusta was slowly becoming tighter with every word she read. Without even wanting to Augusta began to read a portion out loud.

"I've seen Harry today working in the garden. This is the first time I've seen him this week. He has not been at school or outside. I think he was again locked up in his cupboard under the stairs. I can see that his uncle has beaten him. He walks slowly from the pain, and there is still a bruise under his right eye. I want to go to him. But mom said I should not go. Mama told me that Harry should not have any friends, for his own safety that's. Yet Harry's my friend and it's hard to keep that a secret. I can see that he gets skinnier with every week. I am afraid that it really does not go well with him but I can do nothing about it.

Augusta sniffed and held a hand over her mouth.

Harry had finally been with us today. His back was black and blue. I could see that his uncle has beaten him with a belt. I can also see what was on that belt buckle. The imprint of the buckle is printed clearly in his back. I asked him why his uncle had done it. At first he did not say anything. But just before he went home, he told me anyway. Mama has heard everything but said nothing to him. Harry said he had dreamed about me. He had told in his sleep that I was his girlfriend. His cousin had heard him and told everything about it to his uncle. With the beating he received therefore he had to promise that he would have no friends anymore, and would certainly not dream about them ever again".

Augusta looked with horror at Minerva. "Minerva, do you want to tell me, that all of this is true".

"I'm sorry Augusta, but that's one of the little things that you have just read to us. There are enough things in that book that are much more serious than that. And yes it's true, the sorting hat has seen it all in their heads. And it's worse than that, I can tell you that there are things that are not written in the book".

The tears that had started in the eyes of Minerva, told Augusta everything she needed to know. "Augusta, Harry does not know that we know. I think Bella is the only one who knows it all. Should it not be that than she knows the most about it? But you can read it all at the end of the booklet. Harry is different than we think Augusta. And I feel a strength in him that is greater than any force whatsoever. But he is afraid to let it all go. And if I'm honest, I would be afraid if he really let go of everything".

It was at these words that Augusta had to think. She had felt that power inside of Harry. Augusta said goodbye and took the book under her arm, and left the office of Minerva.

*#*

The children were on their way to their common room. Neville had taken leave of his Grangran just like the others. And now went along with his friends and Hermione at his side. Harry was very quiet as they walked back. Bella had taken his hand and hugged him briefly. She knew that some things that were said took the best out of Harry. While Harry was going to take a bath, his friends went to sit around a table in the corner of the common room.

"What's going on with Harry Bella" asked Neville.

Bella shrugged a little and did not know what to say.

Daphne glanced over at Bella. "I think it's Dumbledore" Daphne said. "Harry was silent when your grandmother told him that Dumbledore had done everything wrong when it comes to him and Hermione."

Bella was just deep in thought before she said "I think you may have a point there Daphne. I know that Harry really looked up to Dumbledore. He once told me he thought he was a hero, because he had fought Grindelwald. And now that he has done everything wrong with Harry and Hermione, it really let him down. It even seems that Dumbledore has used him. And that is something that Harry really does not like".

Daphne nodded and Neville and Hermione looked a little embarrassed.

While she looked at them both Bella Asked "What's wrong with you two?".

"I told him that I am proud because I am the friend of the great Harry Potter. And Hermione has also done that to him" said Neville, and Hermione gave the sign that it was true.

"Do not be afraid about that, Harry knows that you are his friends. And that you are proud of his friendship. He also knows that you do not want anything from him because he is Harry Potter, not like Ronald Weasley. With Dumbledore it's different. Harry knows that Dumbledore knew everything about him, and also that he has done nothing for him. That is the big problem I think".

Susan had been silent the whole time they were in the common room. She also doubted if she had to say something, especially the thing that she wanted to know. After a short battle from inside her she asked her question. "Bella, if Dumbledore knows everything about Harry. And we know that everything that has been in the books about Harry is nothing but lies and fabrications. What is it that Dumbledore knows about Harry and we do not about him" was her question.

Bella knew better than anyone what Dumbledore knew about Harry, her mother had after all told him everything. Although she was not sure she could tell it all, and so decided on the following. "I think Harry should tell you himself. But don't ask him about it. He will have to do it himself, when he's ready".

It took half an hour before Harry came walking back into the room. Daphne was the first who ran up to him and took him in a hug, and kissing his cheek. That hug seemed to do wonders with Harry. Daphne took his hand and led him to Bella. Bella also took Harry into a soft hug and rubbed his back. She held his head on her shoulder for nearly five minutes. It was after those five minutes that Harry answered her hug. Daphne knew Bella would always be number one would it ever come to a choice. But every now and then a hug, that was enough for her. Harry sat down between them both, and laid his head against the shoulder of Bella. He would continue to stay in this position for the rest of the evening with his hand in that of Daphne.

*#*

Everything was quiet in the weeks after that afternoon in the office of professor McGonagall. They had not heard from Augusta and professor McGonagall had not said anything about it either. Neville had come to the point that he himself had written a letter and sent it to his Grangran, but again there was no reply to that letter. Harry and Bella had focused entirely on Quidditch, and Quidditch alone. "This was the best team they had ever had," according to Oliver. The little time that Bella, Harry and their friends were alone together, was making their bond stronger with each day. It was something that McGonagall saw when all the friends were together.

While Bella and Harry were with their friends the major part of the day, they still had a moment here and there together just the two of them. And now and then they were joined by Daphne. It was something that happened more and more.

Professor McGonagall thought it was mainly through the influence of Bella. But being with Bella and Daphne was helping Harry the most. He was the one that had the most benefit from it. She saw how the young Mr. Potter was growing up to be a great magician. Maybe he could be bigger than Merlin, if he could just let go of his inner magic. The lessons Neville and Daphne were giving their friends, did not go by unnoticed by the other professors. Harry and Bella began as necessary to behave properly and formally. Even Hermione Granger revealed herself as a respected lady. No, the changes were obvious and could therefore carry away the approval of professor McGonagall.

*#*

It was the day of the Halloween feast. Everyone was excited when they thought about it. They had heard numerous stories about how it was. But the friends wanted to experience it all themselves. The afternoon classes were all cancelled so that everyone could get ready for the feast that evening. While everyone were enjoying themselves and were hanging around, the friends used the time to do their homework and assignments. This way, they again had the entire weekend to themselves, while others were studying all weekend long. Bella and Harry had a workout and the others also had their own obligations for the Quidditch team, which ultimately lead to a weekend that began on Friday afternoon at three o'clock.

The first thing Harry did was to walk over to Fred and George. Something none of his friends understood. They were pranking everyone all day and were never caught doing it. However, everyone knew that if you needed anything for a practical joke. Fred and George were the once you needed. Harry had asked them to get special hats, it was something he had seen in a magazine. But Fred and George had a better one that they had made themselves one that turned your head into a skull when you put it on your head.

This thing was a gift from him to his friends, who took those hats eagerly. Daphne and Bella had even given him a kiss on his lips, as a thank you. (And because they secretly wanted to kiss him) What they did to him was turning; his cheeks bright red, but it also gave him a smile.

It was a strange sight. Harry walked arm in arm with Bella into the main hall. But nobody saw the hat. They only saw two people with the head of a skull. They were followed by four other people who also had a skull for a head.

A while later Fred sat beside Bella and asked if he could sell more of those hats. Bella shrugged and said he had to go his way, for her it did not matter after all. An hour later, half of the great hall sat with a skull for a head. George put a bag of gold right in front of Harry and smiled broadly. "Why do you put that down here George" Harry asked. "Well Bella has told us that it was okay to sell more hats, and that is something we have done right away for twice what you paid. And it's all thanks to you that we have earned so much when everyone saw what you looked like they wanted a hat, the same as you had. So this is your part of the gold we have earned" he shouted jovially to Harry, with a smiling Fred standing in the background.

Bella looked admiringly around her. Everything was delicious and beautiful, the food, her friends, and especially Harry. She saw that he was happy and that was all she wanted to see. Bats flew low over the tables and everything seemed perfect. It was Professor Quirrell that suddenly came running into the great hall. He shouted that there was a troll in the dungeon before he collapsed. The friends looked at each other in disbelief and looked around. Everywhere in the great hall the noise started to rise, fear and disbelief filled the great hall. There came a kind of panic that quickly spread through the room. Harry saw everyone getting up and out of nowhere Professor Dumbledore called everyone into silence with a loud voice. Bella knew that the voice had been magically enhanced but it worked and that was the main thing. The students had to go to their common rooms. And the teachers had to go to the dungeons.

While everyone followed the other to their common room, Harry heard screams coming from the side of the corridor. With a frightened look he looked at Bella. Bella looked at him and nodded without any kind of hesitation. The others saw Bella and Harry running towards the screams. Daphne and Hermione did not doubt, and immediately ran after Bella and Harry. Neville was not as fast but he went after them too, partly because he was dragged by Susan. Everyone knew that Neville was not as heroic as the others. But he was good though with just being the best friend. Harry called out to him that he had to go get the professors, and then bring them to the screams they heard. That was a job that Neville wanted to do more than anything else. Out of the corners of their eyes, they saw Neville racing towards the dungeons.

Bella ran ahead and motioned for the others to follow her. The screams seemed to come from a deserted corridor. There they heard someone yell out in pain. They then heard a loud bang and they saw someone thrown against the wall on the other side of the corridor. Bella was still running in front of Harry when she went around the corner. Katie Bell was the person that they saw lying on the floor and Angelina Johnson was sitting like a bundle of rags against the wall. And right there stood before them a troll that was much bigger than Hagrid.

Bella fired a spell at him, but that spell had no effect, it was as if it bounced off of him just like that. However, it seemed to make him only angrier, which was not a good thing. Harry who had just come around the corner immediately fired a tickle spell at the troll. That spell had no effect either. He did however brought the attention of the troll to himself. Bella ran to the other side and fired a new spell towards the troll. Now the troll turned back to her and was ready to attack. With his club held high above his head he wanted to hit Bella.

The troll mowed the club an inch above the head of Bella. Harry fired a Leviosa spell at the club. The club hovered up into the air. Without a second thought, Harry threw the club from him as far as he could, and instantly beyond the reach of the troll. Hermione and Daphne also came around the corner and rushed towards the others. They saw Bella standing to the left of the troll and Harry on the right. Hermione and Daphne ran immediately to the two and stood with them. Harry moved towards Bella while he fired one spell after the other towards the troll. Now they all stood in a way that the troll was completely enclosed by them.

Susan was the last to come around the corner, and slowly walked towards her friends". Hesitant and fearful she stood between Daphne and Bella. Every time the troll would attack one of the friends, one of the others fired a spell off to get his attention again. In this way the troll always went after The One That fired the spell at him.

Bella knew this could take a while, if they continue to do so. But she also knew that they could not stop the troll this way. "Harry what should we do," she cried out.

"I do not know what to do Bella, just do something." Was his answer back.

Susan who was not that good in spells fired at random, and hoped that a spell would hit the troll anywhere. One of her lucky spells hit the troll between his eyes. The troll now teetered dangerously backwards. Daphne who stood behind the troll screamed and ran a few steps back. With difficulty however the troll held his ground.

Hermione suddenly had a devilish smile around her mouth. She walked, behind Susan and whispered something into her ear. Susan nodded and took a defensive stance. Hermione rushed further to Bella and whispered something into her ear as well, Bella nodded and walked a few feet away. Bella also took a defensive stance. Now Hermione stood by Daphne after she whispered something to her, she went to Harry. The friends were still firing spell after spell everyone in turn after the other. The troll swayed by their spells, but he did not fall.

Now the idea of Hermione was put into operation.

Hermione rushed toward the side where Angelina was still lying against the wall. Katie Bell was just starting to move a little. She had opened her eyes a little and looked more anxious than she had ever looked. Through the Leviosa spell Hermione took Katie towards her and Angelina.

Katie Bell looked dazed to the four who were standing around the troll. Hermione was standing before her and appeared to direct everything. That happened.

"Daphne NOW" Hermione cried.

Katie was shocked but immediately looked to Daphne.

Daphne conjured a rope around the troll's legs. The troll looked confused at the ropes around his ankles.

"Susan NOW" Hermione's voice sounded again.

Susan fired a shower of sparks past the head of the troll. This ensured that the troll looked in the direction of Harry.

"AND NOW YOUR TURN HARRY" Hermione cried out again

Harry looked focused at the troll and pointing his wand right between his eyes. A small fireball went straight at him. It hit the troll between the eyes and the troll began to waver. Susan now conjured ropes around his upper legs and body. Harry put a rope around his shoulders.

"OKAY BELLA FINISH IT" Hermione's voice sounded loud and clear.

Bella took the club that the troll had taken to the school, and with Wingardium Leviosa she floated the club upwards. With all her strength she sent the club straight at the troll, which hit him in the back of his head. Slowly, the troll became cross eyed. He staggered even more after the blow. The ropes that were around his body were becoming tighter and tighter. He was trying with great effort to stay upright. This only made it harder for the troll to remain standing. He was swaying and stumbling, his legs buckled under his weight. With a dull but deafening bang the troll came down on the ground. His head hit against a wall and he was immediately knock out. The five of them sat down near Angelina and Katie. Panting heavily but satisfied, they looked at the troll who was tied up and knock out on the floor.

It was at that same moment, that Professor Dumbledore, McGonagall came walking around the corner. Severus Snape and Professor Quirrell were following behind them. They were in turn followed by Neville who was still a little scared. The four professors watched the children who were sitting on the ground close to each other.

It was Severus Snape who was the first to open his mouth. "I see that Miss Bell and Miss Johnson, have done everything they could to save Mr. Potter and those worthless friends of his. They without a doubt have saved your life, a waste if you ask me". He snapped at Harry and Bella.

Harry wanted to open his mouth, but Angelina who had woken up was faster than him. "I'm sorry, Professor Snape but it was Potter and his friends. They have saved us from that troll, and they were great. We thought we could conquer the troll. We are, after all third year students. Had it not been for the five friends there, then I think the two of us would not have been here. I think we would not have survived the troll".

Severus Snape wanted to say something again before he was cut off by Katie Bell. "It is true professor, Potter and his friends saved us. It was a great example of cooperation. They were really great. Angelina and I can only learn a lot from the way they worked together" she told him.

Severus could not stand it if he was not right and certainly not if Potter was right. Harry did not know why Snape hated him so much, but he did and that was clear. Fifty points from Gryffindor by Miss Bell and Miss Johnson because for endangering five first year students." He almost spat the sentence as he called it.

They were all shocked and looked at each other.

"Severus, you cannot be serious about this. They have just escaped and overcome a mountain troll, an adult mountain troll. Even great wizards have trouble with a troll like that one. " You could feel the anger that professor McGonagall was radiating when she said this.

Quirrell was standing in the background and kept very quiet. Slowly he turned and walked down the corridor out of sight of the others, with his back towards the students while he walked away.

Harry grabbed his scar with a facial expression of pain.

Bella looked at Harry and her eyes were wide "You can kill him, do it now." NOOO Bella screamed and threw herself on Harry. Her arms closed around Harry's neck, and held him tightly. The voice was gone, and the pain in Harry's scar was becoming less.

Dumbledore looked thoughtful from Harry to Bella and then at the point they were looking at. It was Quirrell had just walked to the corner and then he looked back to the students. "Miss Bell and Miss Johnson can you tell me exactly what has happened," Dumbledore asked in a fatherly tone.

In the ten minutes that followed, they told them what they had seen, also that they had been so stupid to think that they could win a fight with a troll. The story that they had worked together and how they did it was very interesting thought Dumbledore. It was a beautiful example of magic and co-operation. He knew their spells meant nothing, they were simple spells. But they had used this very effectively. He was rightly proud of his students.

Harry did not know what he was thinking of Dumbledore At That Point. It was so double for him.

Dumbledore thought a moment and spoke. "The fifty points from Severus remain standing". Everyone immediately wanted to protest but Dumbledore raised his hand to hold them off. Even professor McGonagall seemed to have trouble with that thought. "It was incredibly stupid of you to try this. Your punishment is therefore that you must clean this corridor when the troll is taken away without magic" He glanced at Angelina and Katie. Both nodded their heads in understanding.

Now he turned back to Bella and her friends. "For your courage, ingenuity and cooperation, I give each of you twenty points. It is rare that the six first years meet danger head on, although I will not forget the action of Miss Smith and Mr. Potter for a long time". Now he looked at Neville. "You've done the best you could do, by sending someone right away to get a professor to help you. And that was the last thing that Professor Dumbledore had told them.

McGonagall told that the punishment would take place tomorrow morning and that they had to all go to the infirmary. There Angelina and Katie had to be treated for their injuries. And the five friends had to stay a night and rest up because of the overuse of magic.

While they were all in the infirmary Angelina told them that a witch or wizard had only so much magic in them. And it could be dangerous if they would drain there, magic, it could even mean death if they are not careful enough, and especially since they were just freshmen. Then there was the danger that they would use too much magic too fast.

That night Bella secretly crawled, by Harry into his bed. "You have heard that voice again Bella. That's why you were suddenly grabbing me tightly" he said softly to her so that no one else could hear them.

Bella nodded and silent tears flowed down her cheeks. "And you felt the pain in your scar again" she asked Harry just as softly. Now it was his turn to admit it. Within ten minutes they were both fast asleep.

Madam Pomfrey wanted to go and get them separated but was stopped by Minerva. When madam Pomfrey had seen the memory, the one of the night when Minerva had brought Harry to Bella. She knew immediately what Minerva wanted to say. "Minerva, why does it feel so familiar the way these two are sleeping together. And why do I feel that there is something that will affect our future, the way those two are complimenting each other".

Minerva looked at Poppy when she heard her question. She herself knew a little bit, but could not yet tell Poppy everything. "I do not know Poppy, but Harry and Bella belong together, that I know".