A/N: Thank you all for the reviews it's always nice to get them.
A/N: Harry Potter is not mine; this is a story from a fan.
(BSC 2 C19) C49 Bella is going to school alone.
Let's go a little bit back.
Bella sat on the train towards Hogwarts. It had been a couple of hours ago that she heard from Daphne what Bellatrix had done the moment she had walked into the hospital room.
The first thing Bellatrix had done was to take his hand into hers. She could not help herself but she became a little jealous of Bellatrix by just thinking about it.
In her hart she knew why Bellatrix was sitting with Harry but if she was honest she was the one who wanted to be there by his side.
Daphne, who was having the same feelings and thoughts, did have a talk with Bella about it and was now just like Bella sitting quietly. She was looking outside of the window and sometimes she would take a quick look at Bella. Every time she looked at Bella she could see that she was having a rough time with it.
Bella could not shake the thoughts away. She could still see Harry lying on that hospital bed. Never in her short life had she seen Harry that way. He was just lying there fighting for his life. And there was nothing she could do about it.
With little tears running from her eyes she thought back at the days she was sitting on the couch on number 7. Every evening she would sit there and look at number 4. Every time Harry didn't come to school she knew that he had been beat up and was now locked up in his cupboard.
How many of those times had he been in a state like the one he was in now. How many of those times had he been fighting for his life?
There had been many dreams where she would dream about Harry lying death in that cupboard. But none of those dreams had been as painful as the image from him lying in that hospital bed. That one picture in her mind she just couldn't shake away.
And now she was all alone and without him on the train to Hogwarts. She missed him and she could tell it from the empty feeling she felt inside her.
She knew it was the same thing Daphne was feeling. It had something to do with the ritual they had done. Harry had done it first and Daphne and she had to do it twenty-four hours later just like the ritual had sad. Now they were connected, he was a part of them, a part they needed. Without them they were empty.
Bella already had that feeling when she grew up with him but the ritual had only made it stronger. The worst part of it all had been the fact that he was never really awake when they were there. When he was awake his mind had been somewhere else.
Now the both of them were on their way to school. They had bagged to stay with Harry but were not allowed.
Isabella and Arabella had been really mad when they had said they would stay anyway. It had been the first time Bella had seen Arabella mad at her. It had made her a little scared and so she found her way on the train where she was now looking outside of the window seeing nothing.
Thoughts of Harry running through her mind, the hand of Daphne in her hand and her head on her shoulder.
Suddenly the door of the compartment slid open, in the doorway stood a sneering Draco Malfoy just looking around. His eyes went from Hermione to Neville, Susan end came to rest on Bella and Daphne.
"What do you want Draco" Daphne said hotly.
Draco just looked and the sneer on his face became even more sinister. "I have heard from my Father, that the minister of magic, who is a great friend of us, told him that Harry is no longer with us. He had suffered a lot but still didn't make it in the end. So I'm only here to tell you that I'm happy that he is gone.
Daphne turned her head to Bella and looked at her with big eyes, little tears starting to fill them.
Neville saw the look in Daphne's eyes and stood, with one hand he pushed Draco outside and slammed the door shut with the other. "Do not listen to him. If there had been a problem with Harry, than we would have known it already. Our parents would have told us". He said pointing a finger at Bella and Daphne.
Neville sat down between Susan and Hermione. His words had no effect on his two friends. He also didn't know why Draco was on the train and as he thought about it he had seen Ron on the platform too.
It was later that he found out that the prank, Daphne had pulled on them had made them some sort of an outcast in the school. And they had been sent home by Dumbledore where Severus had cured them with a potion of his own.
Daphne was cuddled up in the arms of Bella just crying softly muttering. "Please tell me that it isn't so. Please Bella tell me that.. That he is still alive".
The plea for an answer by Daphne was not answered by Bella. She herself did not know if it was true or not. Things could have gone bad when they were on their way to the station or when they were in potter castle.
The door of the compartment opened again. This time it was Ronald Weasley who was standing there. "I hear a lot of stories, most of them are saying that Harry is gone. So I took a decision to come and look for myself. I can see that he is not here so it must be true, he is dead". Ronald Weasley closed the door with a big smile on his face as he walked away.
It was now Bella's turn to lay her head on the shoulder of Daphne. It was only a minute ago that she had told herself that Neville was right. If something would have happened to their Harry, they would have told them the minute they knew about it. But the words of Ron had given her the doubt and she just broke down.
Hermione and Susan had tried to give them the support they needed but is just didn't help.
When they arrived at Hogsmeade station the first thing they all did was to look around. But where ever they looked they did not see a professor or one of their parents. So that should mean that Harry was okay, if not someone would have been there waiting for them.
This thought gave them a little hope and with a good feeling they took the carriage to the Castle. But when they took their seat at their house table the good feeling they had came crushing down like a castle of cards. They could not see Poppy on the head table. When the look to the right they did not see Minerva anywhere either.
As the evening meal went on they didn't see them anywhere but they had seen how Albus stood up abruptly and left through the side door.
After Albus had left both Bella and Daphne could not take another bite of their food. They just didn't know what to think about it all.
Finally the feast was over and they could go to their common room to just sit there in peace. When they walked out of the great hall they saw Albus walking towards them in the hallway. He gave Bella a look and walked towards her.
Daphne who had seen Albus looking at Bella grabbed her hand in support and feared the worst.
"Miss Figg could you tell me if it's true or not about Harry, this morning I received a very disturbing bit of news and I was wondering if you could enlighten me".
Bella looked at him and got a mixed feeling of sadness and anger when he said those words.
Daphne could feel the body of Bella stiffen next to her. On instinct she wanted to calm her down. But it was way too late. The anger within Bella was too big and it came pouring out of her.
"Firstly Headmaster its mister Potter or Lord Potter/ Gryffindor or Peverell to you, secondly if it was true would you think that I would be standing here" she spat at Albus. Bella just couldn't take it anymore she was irritated and angry. The only thing she wanted to do now was to go to the common room and that was what she did, dragging a very flabbergasted Daphne along behind her by the hand.
Inside the common room Bella didn't sit down and was just walking around. Slowly she was driving the others in the common room crazy by doing it over and over again.
Ron was sitting in a chair and was smiling all the time. So now and then he would give a comment for everyone to hear. "It's just like a dream that is coming true". Or "It's so quiet Without him and I love it".
Daphne had jumped to her feet for the second time with her wand in her hand ready to curse Ron into oblivion. It was only because of Neville and Hermione that she had not been able to do it.
Katy Bell and Angelica had tried to give them some sort of hope. But it didn't help them one bit. The friends were all worried about Harry. Most of the students in Gryffindor couldn't take it any longer and went to their beds.
It was not long thereafter that the only two left in the common room were Daphne and Bella. "I can't take in any longer Daphne, I want to know what is happening and I want to know it now".
Daphne looked at her and just nodded as she watched Bella walking up the stairs to the boy's dormitory.
With long passes she took the stairs two steps at a time and walked to the trunk of Harry.
"What are you doing here you filthy mudblood".
"Stupefy" Bella called out when she heard the voice of Ron saying something.
Neville just looked up. "I will keep him here and make sure he will keep his mouth shut. But you have to tell me what you have found out later, okay".
Bella nodded and left the dormitory with the invisible cloak of Harry under her arm. Down in the common room she took out the cloak and told Daphne to come along. It was now that they were happy that they had taken the cloak with them back to school when they said goodbye to Andromeda.
It was just before midnight when Bella and Daphne were walking the hallways of Hogwarts. They were on their way to the office of Minerva and almost had a run in with Severus Snape. Fortunately for them he didn't see them and walked straight past them.
At the door of the office from Minerva they removed the cloak. Bella took the cloak and slid it into her pocket. Together they knocked on the door and called her name.
A little sleepily Minerva opened the door and just watched the two girls standing in front of her.
Both girls just started to cry when she opened the door while they were almost screaming the same thing at her at the same time. "Tell us it is not true, please tell us that Ron and Draco are lying and that Harry isn't dead".
Minerva did not understand what she was hearing and took the girls into her private chamber. Slowly the words the two girls had spoken to her were starting to make some sends to her. "I assure you both that Harry is okay. Sure he is still sleeping but he is alive and Bellatrix is doing a great job by just being with him".
After hearing how their day had went. Minerva knew that their day must been a hard one with not knowing if Harry was alive or not. She was sorry that she wasn't there for them. She then went on to tell them that she had been with Harry and had forgotten about the time because she was talking to Poppy and Bellatrix.
She did promise them that she would give them an update every night before they went to bed, even if it was only that he was still sleeping.
Inwardly she told herself that she had to have a talk with Amelia about this. She did understand that Amelia had to tell it to Cornelius. But that he told it to Lucius was something that was not acceptable. Albus was another story all together. He either heard it from Lucius or he knew it from the start but she didn´t know which one it was.
That night Bella and Daphne were allowed to stay with her that night. But they had to spend the night together in the bed of Arabella. It was something they didn´t mind and quickly found there sleep in the arms of each other.
The next morning they were the first in the great hall for breakfast. It was not long after that that their friends join them and asked if the stories were true.
To everyone's relief Harry was still alive. He was still fighting but poppy had more hope than she had the day they left. Daphne then told them that today was the day that Harry would be getting the first treatment for his body. Bones would be vanished to then be regrown by a potion. It mend that Harry would have a rough day and night ahead of him.
So it was not surprisingly that the friend were not all their in the classes they had that day. And then it happened they had one more class ant it was double potions wit Professor Snape.
"Miss Figg, Miss Greengrass, I do not care who is dying. You are here in my class to pay attention or you can go away".
The anger after those words immediately took hold of Daphne and Bella.
Snape had a sneer on his face when he saw both girls giving him a murderous look. Without missing a beat he went on with his lesson. "I want you all to crush the beetles. Squeeze all the blood from the worms and break all the bones in the body of the grasshoppers. After you have done that I want you to smash the snails to mush".
Bella could not take it any longer. She pulled out her wand and shouted "BOMBARDA".
The curse hit the shield Snape had just conjured in the nip of time; the Bombarda from Bella however did make him take a couple of steps back from the power he felt from the curse.
"U know what happened to him, you are one of them aren't you" Bella shouted at him, her wand still pointed at Professor Snape. Slowly she looked over her shoulder at her friends. She could see that Daphne was already standing at the door with both of their bags in her hand.
Snape who was still in shock just stood there and watched as Bella and Daphne walked out of the room, they were probably on their way to Minerva but he knew how to fix that.
They words that Snape had said in class had been enough to send Bella and Daphne straight to Minerva. This het been it this had been prove for them, Snape knew about Harry and they had to tell Minerva. They had to tell her that he knew about it and maybe he had even been a part of it.
Minerva was in the middle of her class when Bella and Daphne came busting through the door. "We are terribly sorry Professor but we need to talk to you".
Minerva didn't like it when her class was interrupted like that. And when she saw that it was Bella and Daphne she didn't like it at all. Especially the way they had done it. "You two go to my office and sit there and wait until I get there".
It would take another hour before Minerva got into her own office.
Bella saw her coming into the room and wanted to say something. But then she saw how Snape walked after her with that disgusting smile on his face.
"Bella, Professor Snape just informed me of how you have cursed him with a Bombarde while he was telling you what to do" Minerva said with a stern look in her eyes.
Bella immediately understood that Snape had told Minerva his own version of what had happened in the classroom. It also told her that they would have a hard time to win this argument if they didn't have any proof.
Bella had to think before she could give her an answer. She could say sorry or go whit what her feeling was telling her. "Yes I did, and he disserved every bit of that curse he got. It was only a shame he conjured a shield to protect himself".
The hatred that sounded in the voice of Bella was enough to make Minerva take a few steps back. It was just like the first day she met her. Harry was filled with raw magic like no other. And Bella had been close. After his block was removed Bella should have been nothing in comparison. But here she was almost as magical as Harry was himself.
Slowly the magic was starting to swirl around Bella and was even growing in power. It was now that Minerva saw that the same thing was happening with Daphne. She had the same amount of power that Bella had but a couple of days ago she was know where near their level of power.
Snape however didn't feel the magic and just went on with his own story. "Minerva, I'm telling you. Miss Figg over there just assaulted me when I asked them to pay attention".
Snape looked at Bella with that sneer plastered on his face. "Now Minerva I expect that you punish them severely, If you asked me you can kick them both out of Hogwarts".
Even before Bella and Daphne could go off on Severus Snape Minerva had her hand in the air to shut them up. "Miss Greengrass, Could you tell me exactly what happened in the classroom".
Daphne looked at Minerva and then gave a dirty look at Snape with her own sneer on her face. "Yes Professor I can tell you everything". Daphne gave another dirty look at Snape and said. "If you have a pensive I could even show it to you".
It was at this point that Snape lost all the color in his face. With one look at Daphne he began to stammer, something that didn't go unnoticed by Minerva.
"Well maybe I was wrong, maybe I could have handled it another way" Snape said while he was backing up to the door. With one hand behind his back he opened the door and almost ran from the office.
Minerva Smiled. "I thought it was something like this. But I'm sorry I don't have a pensive".
"Maybe I can be of some help to you" sounded the voice of the sorting had behind her. After that one night he came to her he never went back to the office of Albus Dumbledore.
"Ah I see" Minerva said. "Daphne would you mind putting the sorting hat on your head" Minerva asked.
Daphne nodded, she immediately understood what Minerva meant. Bella had done the same thing earlier this year when she helped Ginny with the sorting, and she put the hat on her head.
"Hmm aha yes yes" Sounded the voice of the sorting hat through the office.
Everyone was in expectation of what the sorting hat was about to say. "I'm afraid that the girls may have been right. Professor Snape does know about the attack on Lord Potter. I however do not know if he was a part of it but he could be".
Together they were all huddled up around the sorting hat and were all deep in thoughts. It would be the second night they would remain in the private chamber of Minerva and sleep in the same bed. It was something they were getting used to and they really liked it.
The next morning they had all been woken up by Poppy Pomfrey. With a smile on her face she told them all about how Harry had survived the night and was now resting. He would be in a coma for a couple of days and then he would be as good as new. Bellatrix had done a wonderful job. Only his hair would remain a mess because there was nothing she could do about that".
So it would only be a couple of days until Harry would wake up. Only when the coma potion would be elaborated would Harry truly be his old self.
It would also be that day that Bellatrix would go back to Azkaban.
Minerva did Promise that both of them would be the first to go to him when the opportunity was there.
It was that thought and only that thought that would get them through the rest of the week.
Slowly the whole story went through the castle. Everybody now knew that harry was in St. Mungo. Many asked the friends how he was doing.
But there were also some who were convinced that he was the heir of Slytherin, This because there had been no more attacks sins he was away from the school.
This was also because the cat of Argus filch was still lying petrified in the Infirmary next to an equally Petrified Colin Creevey.
But that didn't matter to Daphne and Bella, their Harry was going to be okay and that was the only thought they needed.
It was after two days that poppy Pomfrey walked in to the charms class and asked if she could take the five friends to see harry potter, because he had woken up that morning.
Professor Flitwick looked through the classroom and was about to excuse the friends from the class. It was also then that he saw that there was no need for it. The friends had already packed their bags and were on their way to the door, Bella and Daphne were practically dragging Poppy outside and away from him with smiles on their faces.
Poppy just went along laughing and told them that they first had to go to Potter Castle. From there they would be allowed to go in two groups to see Harry.
Minerva who was sitting behind her desk looked up when Poppy and the friends game into her office. Even before she could say something Daphne spoke. "Harry is up and awake, and we can go to him".
It didn't take long for Minerva to understand what Daphne was saying. She gathered her things and went to the fireplace to floo to St Mungo.
Just when everyone was waiting impatiently to go to the hospital they heard a familiar voice behind them all. "Would someone please tell me why these students are not in class, and also why they are going away? Something I know nothing about".
As they all turned around they could see Albus Dumbledore standing there. His eyes were twinkling and going from Poppy to Minerva.
Minerva didn't know what to say and poppy seemed to be searching for words herself.
"I'm sorry Headmaster but I as Heirs to the house of Bones and as Lady Bones, from the ancient and noble house of Bones" and Susan held her tong for a moment.
Daphne saw what Susan was trying to do and Pulled Neville along with her to stand next to Susan.
Susan looked at the left side of her and smiled at Daphne. "I as Heirs to the house of Bones, think that it is my duty to be at the side of Lord Potter/ Gryffindor, and Peverell. He is our friend and ally in all we do. This does not only count for me but also for Lady Greengrass and Lord Longbottom". It was now that Susan looked around herself a bit nervously. She didn't know what she could say for Bella and Hermione.
After a moment she knew what to do. "Miss Figg will go along with us because Lord Potter is the lord of the house because she is living at Potter castle. Miss Granger will come along for the support of her Lord and Protector, Lord Longbottom".
The four friends were now all standing beside and behind Susan nodding their heads yes over and over again.
Dumbledore let his eyes go from one to the other. He didn't want them to go to Harry. He wanted them to go back to their class and just wait like the rest of the students for his return.
It was about time for Harry Potter to come back to him and listen like he was suppose to do. So maybe if he would keep his friends away from him, the arrogant little brat would be starting to think that he wasn't loved as much as he thought he was.
So by doing this that little shit Harry potter, would be coming to him for his guidance. "It's very adorable from you Miss Bones and I admire the gesture you are trying to make towards Lord Potter. However as headmaster of this school It's my duty to keep you save from any kind of danger and there are a lot of things that could happen to you all when you go outside and away from this school, So it's with a lot of regret that I have to tell you, no, you cannot go to visit Lord Potter.
Everyone was a little astonished after those words. Dumbledore couldn't mean this could he. He knew how close they all were and he also knew that they had been with him for most of the holiday.
Hermione stepped forward and whispered something into the ear of Susan.
Susan nodded and coughed loudly.
Dumbledore who was just about to leave the private chamber of Minerva turned around, the Irritation clearly visible in his eyes.
"Headmaster we understand what you are saying. Therefore you must understand that if we are not allowed to go to Lord Potter, we have to inform our Lords. Lord Greengrass and Lady's Augusta and Bones have to go to him in our stead. I do not know what the others would say but my aunty would not think to highly of you.
I can assure you that they are all waiting for us at Potter castle. They have all cleared this visit with our head of house. As you know it is well in the right for Professor McGonagall to allow us to go. If it is not her right as head of house it is her right as deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts.
And as you can see Professor McGonagall and our nurse Pomfrey will be accompanying us until we are save at the place we are going to. Just like Nurse Pomfrey has done for Lord Potter. I also have to tell you this and I understand but the NO, to us is also a NO, too seven ancient and Noble houses".
It was now deathly silent in the private chamber of Minerva.
You could see from the facial expression of Albus Dumbledore that he had difficulty to decide what to do. On his fingers he was counting the houses and what they could do to him if he would deny them to go.
It was after about five minutes that Dumbledore said. "Okay you can go, but I insist that you are all back before the evening meal". He then turned around on the heels of his feet and left the room.
Poppy could not control herself and hugged Susan from behind. "You have done that beautifully, I don't know how you know all this but it was great".
Susan looked at Hermione and they both blushed.
Poppy Smiled again. "Well don't keep us in suspense. Tell us how you knew all this and how you knew what to say".
Susan started to blush more and more. She looked to the ground and said in a whisper. "Well to be honest I didn't know anything about this. I don't even know if what I said was right or allowed.
If it wasn't For Hermione I would have screwed it all up. She helped me when I didn't know anything more to say. The last thing about the seven houses I just edit to make it believable".
Minerva had two very big eyes of wonder before she started to laugh. "You have done great Miss Bones. That will be thirty points for Gryffindor for your clear head in time of need. Even Poppy and I didn't know what to say to Albus"
Together the appeared in potter castle.
Bella saw her mother and Jumped towards her and gave her a hug.
It was here in potter castle where they would be waiting for poppy to come and get them to go to Harry.
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Bella and Daphne were the first to go to Harry. Together they were walking hand in hand through the hallway of St. Mungo. By the door of the room of Harry they stood still. They knew harry would be awake but they didn't know how he would be.
Poppy saw how they were hesitating to go inside. "Everything is okay with Harry. The only thing is that he will be very tired for the next week or so, other than that there is nothing to worry about. So just go inside and give him a hug" Poppy said as she opened the door.
Harry sat on the bed and was just watching the door. He knew his friends would be arriving today and was waiting impatiently for them.
When Bella saw him she immediately dropped the hand of Daphne and rushed to his side. She swung her arms around his neck and kissed him full on the lips.
As Bella let Harry go, she was immediately replaced by Daphne who also hugged him and kissed him on both of his cheeks.
After twenty minutes alone their other friend arrived. Neville gave him a manly hand while Susan and Hermione hugged him briefly. After that they finely had some time together and told him all about school.
But they didn't tell him about Draco, Ron or Severus Snape.
A/N: So this was it again for this week. I hope you enjoyed it. See you all in two weeks.
Gr. Winmau.