Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine! Nor the spells or characters!
A/N: I hoped you enjoyed the last chapter, here is the next!
Bellatrix quickly stuffed her black notebook into her bag and stood when a prefect came in, "First years! Dress and get out!"
She swung the bag over her shoulder and put her wand in its protective sheath, quickly jumping onto the squishy wet mud outside she looked at the faint outline of the magnificent castle. Tall and proud glowing with warmth of fire and the shadows that would bow to her.
"First years this way!" a woman's voice called, "We are taking the boats!"
Stomping down the emotions swarming inside her she made walked to the boats and climbed into one. Her long waist length of hair billowed in the wind as it tickled her pale cheeks filling it with a pale pink blush.
She sat with three people she didn't know, all her friends were in different years. They set sail gliding across the glassy lake like they were cutting through butter, once on the other side the professor turned to them and addressed them all, "Welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!"
Polite applause and they were led into the Great Hall, Bellatrix walked mesmerized by the groups of students, the candles spilling warm light and the enchanted ceiling high above them resembled a night sky glittering with stars.
"Now it is time for the Sorting, I will call out your names and you will come forth and get sorted into your Houses, Almery, Riley," the professor waved her wand and a long scroll popped up.
The hat opened its mouth-like brim, "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Aldrige, Susanne."
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
The A names trickled by until, "Black, Bellatrix."
Bellatrix walked up and sat down, the hat was dropped on her head and it spoke, Ah, another Black? Noble and proud, stubborn and cunning, smart and eager. You'd do well in Gryffindor, Bellatrix.
Bellatrix stiffened her body rigid as she whispered, "No, anything but Gryffindor!"
A Slytherin attitude, well I know where to put you!
"SLYTHERIN!"
Bellatrix took the hat off and handed it over to the professor, she strode over to where Lucius had saved her a seat. The third year nodded to her warmly as she sat down her black dress wrapped around her legs. She felt happy to be around Slytherin, Rodulphus waved at her from further down the table and she saw Theodore II next to him. She smiled and turned her attention from the third year to Headmaster Dumbledore.
"Welcome to Hogwarts!" he nodded to the teachers behind him, "I would just like to say that the Forbidden Forest is as it says, out of bounds. Thank you."
Bellatrix turned to her table as mounds of food appeared, roast beef and corn, lamb and ham. Anything she wanted was at her fingertips; she filled her plate partially and started to eat.
"Excited Bella?" Lucius looked at her, "I see you have your notebook, mind if I write to Narci?"
"No," Bellatrix huffed moving her hand over her bag, "And don't call her Narci! She doesn't want you to!"
Lucius regarded her coldly before nodding to Rodulphus, "He seems to fancy you."
"Whatever you are trying to do, it won't work with me or my sisters!" Bellatrix snapped. Her brown eyes met his grey ones, "So stop!"
Lucius sniffed and smirked, "A bit wild tempered are we Bella?"
"Don't call me Bella," Bellatrix growled. Her hand subconsciously moved to her wand and moved away, "Muggle hugger."
"What?" Lucius's head snapped to her, "What did you call me? You really want a hex do you?"
Bellatrix rolled her eyes, Yeah, to hex your mouth shut. Idiot!
At the end of the feast, the remaining food disappeared and Bellatrix looked up to Headmaster Dumbledore. He nodded to her for a fraction of a second and addressed the entire hall, "Prefects, please lead your House to their dorms."
At that signal, Theodore II, stood and waved to Slytherin, "Come to the dungeon, first years and above!"
Bellatrix stood and looked at Rodulphus, "Hey Rodulphus, what's up?"
"The ceiling," he joked softly. His black eyes met hers and she felt a warm blush color her cheeks, she was to marry him at 15, four more years, a pure-blood princess and her pure-blood husband that her parents had chosen.
He gently brushed a curly lock of hair aside and whispered, "See you around Star."
Hi Cissy, how was your day? Hogwarts is really cool so far and I still wish you were here, love Bella. Good night.
Bellatrix closed her notebook and looked into her mirror; brown eyes stared at her with pale skin and full red lips. Her midnight black hair fell in curls down one side of her neck and brushed neatly so the frizz was gone.
"Desirable," Bellatrix whispered softly to herself, "You wish you had me Lucius."