Hello, I am back. Sorry about the later than usual update but with school and my social life things have been a bit hectic. My usual approach to my friends' fight has got me in trouble, I wouldn't choose a side since my group which has split (it is basically 4 on 4 with me being in the middle) and now both sides don't like me because I won't side. I hate being in the middle but I have been destined to be so since birth since I am the middle child with 6 brothers, let me repeat 6 of them. I'm not even kidding or lying I have 6 brothers. Two at University one at my high school and three younger triplet brothers at intermediate. Once again I am very serious I literally have 6 brothers, my mum wanted another daughter after me and they got the triplet boys instead. So yes, my life has been hectic anyways here is the chapter and I also don't know why I told you that I have 6 brothers.
P.S they aren't even girls and yet they spend hours in the bathroom, my older brother especially. Writing this because my older brother is being nosey and is reading what I am writing.
Belle brushed the knots out of her hair, her hearting tightening painfully in her chest as she does so because usually Petunia does her hair. Petunia is the only reason she is doing her fiery locks, she made a promise to her and she is going to keep it. Once she has brushed the knocks out of her hair she starts French braiding her hair, looking in the mirror as she does so. Belle knew how to do a French braid because her Nana Evangeline taught her when they visited her and Poppa. Her grandparents live in the South of France in a small cottage in the country; they have their own vineyard and distribute their own wine locally. To her grandparents Lily and she are attending a private boarding school in Scotland for the gifted, they were ecstatic when they find out their grandchildren are gifted. A smile of satisfaction forms on her face as she observes her superb job on her hair knowing Petunia would be proud. The other girls she shares a room with Mary, Marlene and Amber are still asleep because it is after all 6 in the morning. Belle always the early bird had already had a shower and is already in her uniform.
Lily isn't surprised when she sees her sister at breakfast when she gets to the Great Hall, only a few students are there probably because it is only 6:30 in the morning. Lily herself is only awake because she struggled to sleep all night, she missed the comfort of having her sister near and her family dreadfully, especially Petunia. Lily takes a seat beside Belle, and quickly embraces her twin's sister tightly. To her surprise Belle hugs her tightly back even forgetting about the grilled bacon her plate.
"I have missed you so much" Lily admits while pulling away from the embrace "I couldn't sleep all night, Belle Hogwarts is amazing but I miss Tuney, mum and dad so much" tears escape and roll down her cheeks.
"I know, last night was utterly terrible, there was no story or badly sung song from dad and no tuck in from mum, I know it's pathetic but that's my nightly ritual and what's worse there is no Tuney this morning. I mean I did my hair, I smoothed the wrinkles out of my uniform and she didn't order me to shower I just did so. Also last night I turn on my side to talk to you and guess what you are not there. I couldn't sleep so I wrote a letter to dad, mum and Tuney. Can I use Onyx?" Belle says, her cheeks stained a pink hue and her apple green eyes shimmering with tears.
Lily nods eagerly "of course Belle, I wrote to mum, Tuney and dad as well. I just don't know where Onyx is because I woke up and he wasn't in his cage" Lily replies sullenly, and Belle moods goes duller.
Belle looks at an older boy in her house, a badge shining on his chest and she immediately moves from her seat towards him "excuse me, can you take us to the owlery please" Belle asks politely and the older boy with saggy black locks raises an eyebrow but nods nonetheless.
"So you two found the owlery" Severus concludes while he listen to the rather short Professor Flitwick taught or rather ramble about Charms. They had received their timetables at lunch time and sadly the only class Belle shares with Lily is Transfiguration which is after flying lessons which is next, sure Belle is excited especially since Sev is in her class as well but she wished Lily could be there.
"Now this is a simple charm" professor Flitwick clears his throat "wingardium leviosa" he says and with a swish and flick of his wand the feather starts levitating upwards.
"Yes we did, there were millions of owls there I mean Blimey the whole room was overcrowded" Belle replies back to him, she doesn't notice professor Flitwick staring at her.
"Miss Evans would you like to show your classmates how to do it" Flitwick says sternly and the eyes of her classmates are on her except for James who glares at Severus who had started the conversation and kept talking to Belle ignoring her earlier attempts to end it so they could listen.
Belle smiles confidently "sure professor" she replies back firmly and she picks up her wand loving the feeling of her wand in her grasp, the connection with her wand still feels amazing as she could feel the magic on her fingertips.
"Wingardium leviosa" Belle says remembering to say it exactly as her professor did earlier and with a swish and flick to her amazement the feather starts levitating upwards.
"Extraordinary, you got it on your first go and when you weren't even listening. 10 points to Gryffindor and I would like it if you didn't chat to Mr Snape while I am talking Miss Evans" Professor Flitwick replies cheerily, though a stern glint still shines in his eyes.
"Nice one Evans" James praises from the back and even Sirius praises her on her work though he still glares vehemently at Severus.
Severus sneers at Potter and his crew before smiling a little at Belle "that was great Belle" he whispers softly. A crumpled paper hits his head; Severus swivels around to glare at a laughing James and Sirius while Remus looks down at the table ashamed of his friend's behaviour.
Belle frowns as she picks the paper up, and her eyes narrow angrily as she reads the contents. She grabs the crumpled parchment and scribbles madly onto it and Severus fears for her quill's safety. Once Flitwick turns his back she throws it back at James, getting him on the forehead and she sneers at him before turning to face the front.
James opens the crumpled parchment and smirks arrogantly at what he wrote to Severus but it immediately disappears as he reads Belle's reply.
The parchment:
Hey, Snivellus the grease from your hair is dripping on to the classroom floor, heard of a shower? I bet you don't shower because you cannot enter the room with an enormous nose like yours
Sod off you arrogant toe-rag, and leave Sev alone. I will repeat it Potter LEAVE SEV ALONG, quit being a bully you annoying twit
James can't understand why she defends the slimy snake all of the time, didn't she know how evil that Slytherins are? Snape of all is the most evil; James could just see that by his looks and his actions. The greasy bastard always looks at Belle. The big nosed slimy snake should stay away from the fiery red headed girl because she is too beautiful, funny, nice, and fiery to be tainted with the snake's presence. Sometimes Snape just made his blood boil, James saw him sitting with Evan Rosier, Avery, Wilkes and Mulciber fellow and who belonged to families believing in pureblood supremacy. He couldn't understand why she didn't see the snake as what he is which is a snake.
"Oh ignore her James if she wants to stick with Snivelly then so be it" Sirius comments casually, shrugging it off which seems to annoy James.
"Sirius she is a fellow Gryffindor and us lions stick together" James replies with offence, how could Sirius just let it be.
Sirius rolls his dark grey eyes and a devilish smirk makes its way onto his face "so you like Belle Evans, come on mate sees a little feisty don't you think" Sirius replies, his gaze flickering to the fiery girl, sure she is beautiful but blimey she could bite if she wanted too. It's the first day of school but he has been on the receiving end of her 'bites' because she continuously rips into him when he mentions a bad thing about Snivelly.
James averts his eyes to the desk, his cheeks burning a pink hue and his hand fidgets as he grasps his wand "I just, I just admire her that's all. I wouldn't be able to handle being Snivelly that long and um she can" James mutters quietly.
Sirius snorts with disbelief "yes and I love Snivellus. So James you like Evans, Belle Evans to be more exact since there is Lucy or Leila whatever the other one is called" Sirius elbows his friend in the side teasingly "am I looking at the future Mrs Potter?"
James gaze lands on Belle and he admires her fiery red locks he just wants to feel in his fingertips 'damn it I seem like a freak but her hair that colour should be impossible. Along with her eyes; James thinks, imagining the green eyes he couldn't see at the moment because she is facing the front. The beautiful green eyes that are dark at the outside and happen to get lighter inwards with a bright and sort of light green surrounding her pupil, he could stare her eyes framed by long black lashes for the rest of his life.
Remus smiles as he notices the dreamy smile on James face who is staring with adoration at Belle.
Amber who is sitting beside Belle swivels her head to see James Potter staring at Belle and she spins back around before he notices he has been caught by her. She nudges her new friend who turns to face her, her apple green eyes boring into her own plain dark brown ones "Potter is looking at you" Amber whispers softly.
Belle cranes her neck to see that James is looking at her at first she furrows her eyebrows with confusion and then turns back around not noticing a dark shade of red stain James cheeks as he realizes he has been caught staring at her.
"Sev I think Potter may be planning something, he's been staring at us" Belle whispers to her best friend who scowls when he hears James name or surname to be exact.
"Forget about the dunderhead" Severus responds calmly, his gaze returning to Flitwick who is showing the correct motion for the charm.
Belle turns to Amber "I bet Potter is up to something" Belle whispers to her friend, she discovered this morning that Amber is a half-blood with her dad being pureblood and her mum a muggle-born witch. Her mother had been in Hufflepuff and her dad had been in there also but is older so her mum and her dad didn't know each other at school.
Amber smiles shyly at Belle "or he likes you" Amber replies softly, her dark brown eyes flickering to peer into her friend's green ones. Amber admires Belle's fiery red hair and beautiful green eyes because she stands out with unique looks whereas she is plain Jane to the T. Dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and she is average with everything like height or weight even. Her mum told her she is just right not overdone or underdone.
Belle freeze with surprise, a boy liking her Belle Evangeline-Rose Evans "no Amber, no boy has liked me before but Lily maybe. I have discovered in eleven years of age that they go for the sweet and perfect ones, right Sev" Belle comments nudging her best friend after regaining the ability to speak let alone move.
Severus blushes a dark shade of red "l-listen to Flitwick Belle" Severus stutters out nervously, his dark eyes flickering from her back to Flitwick.
James notices the little moment and jumps to conclusions immediately, to him it has confirmed that the slimy, greasy, filthy and big nosed Snivelly likes Belle. He narrows his eyes at the boy deciding to get him today, and why? Because he got Belle in trouble earlier and nobody gets a fellow Gryffindor in trouble but deep down his true reason is because he thinks the older boy likes Belle.
"Oi, Sirius why don't we prank dear Snivelly today" James whispers to his partner in crime, Sirius smiles deviously with his dark grey eyes shining with mischief.
Remus averts his gaze to the desk when the duo look expectantly at him, he didn't want to join in but he couldn't stop them because they are the first friends he has had in his entire eleven years of living.
Madam Hawkling stands in front of the first year class of Snakes and Lions, her dark azure eyes piercing into the eyes of every student. Her entire being is oozing power and her ice cold eyes sends shivers down the spines of her students, frown lines cover her face which bears a stony expression.
"You will listen to what I say, if not you shall be severely punished. This class is to be taken very seriously because if you fall from a certain height from mucking around on a broom you can die, or even better you will be paralyzed for the rest of your pathetic lives. If I see any foul play on other student's you will be packing your bags for home before you could say sorry, I'm sure most of you heard about Laurie Hairyton who dared to cast a hex on another student's broom" Hawkling says coldly with a voice full of malice as she strolls down the line of her student's glaring coldly at each of them, when she sees confused expression on their faces she stops walking in front of Amber. Amber wilts under the fierce gaze of her new teacher "have you?" Hawking asks her coldly, and Amber immediately shakes her head.
"I asked you a question, answer it" Hawkling demands coldly, her dark azure eyes burning holes into Amber's forehead who has averted her gaze to the ground.
"No" Amber whispers softly, she nervously fidgets and tears gathering her dark brown orbs when she hears her Slytherin classmates laughing at her, even Severus to Belle's disgust.
"Say it louder I cannot hear you. What kind of Gryffindor are you" Hawkling utters with malice while glaring at her Amber who is cowering in her presence.
"She said no and if you cannot hear that with how close you are to her than you must be rather deaf" Belle fiercely responds, she stands forward bravely and when the cold dark azure eyes filled with malice meet her green eyes shining with anger she does not falter, she stares her down.
"Did I speak to you" Hawkling asks rhetorically before shifting her gaze back to the cowering girl in front of her, Amber continues to gaze at the ground.
"Did I say you were speaking to me?" Belle says angrily, she notices tear drops falling and landing on the grass belonging to her friend Amber.
Hawkling walks quickly to her, she towers over the girl and uses her height to try and intimidate the red-head "you should learn how to speak when spoken to" Hawkling sneers venomously.
"You should learn how to brush your teeth or at least eat a mint because it smells like something curled up and died in your mouth" Belle counters, her noses hairs singe as Hawkling's bad breath's odour reaches them.
Sirius and James burst into laughter, both falling to the ground laughing loudly at their new teacher who immediately scowls angrily at Belle's response.
Hawkling continues to glare angrily at Belle who still stands her ground "I did say I did not tolerate bullying" she suddenly says brightly to the classes surprise. Her dark azure eyes brighten up and shine with happiness, she smiles happily at the class and her smile lines seem to be what was thought to be the frown lines. "Your comment was rude Miss but because of you your class passes my test. Do you know how many classes let me bully a member of it? It is disgusting. I wanted to see how you guys would react in this sort of situation and you girl are a true Gryffindor. Your loyalty however belongs to the Great House of Hufflepuff my former House, defending your classmate to me when I was at that level of nasty. Laurie Hairyton is really my brother, works at the Leaky Cauldron and yes that is my maiden name. Luckily my husband has a great surname. Oh dear I am so sorry" Hawkling says while hugging a shocked Amber after speaking.
Belle glares angrily at the irritable woman "you make my friend cry for a bloody test lady? Are you utterly mad?" Belle hollers angrily at the woman.
"I apologize, silly test but it's just I have witnessed so much classes tolerate bullying. Anyways back to flying, you each have a broom besides you. I want you to command it to fly up into your hand, say up to the broom as an order it has to obey" she instructs after releasing Amber from a bone crushing embrace.
Belle glares at the lady but does it nonetheless "up" she commands firmly, no waver in her voice and the broom flies up into her hand immediately. Like her James and Sirius get it at the first go but Amber who manages to collect herself broom rolls around on the ground and Severus does the same.
Sorry had to cut it here because I have a stupid report to write for school, my history teacher hates me I'm certain of it. My older bro reminded my mum that I had to do it, he is such a… never mind. Sorry it is a little late and please review!