On The Express
Bella flipped through her copy of Dreadful Denizens of the Deep as she waited for everyone to gather downstairs. It was the morning before school started, and all three sisters needed to arrive downstairs on time. Kreacher had purchased exceptionally special floo powder, made for extra quick travel. As Bella quietly read her book, screams from her two younger sisters fighting could be heard clearly.
"Give it back, Cissy!"
"No! Mum gave me the barrette!"
"NO! She gave it to meeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!"
Sounds of clanging and scuffling followed the conversation.
Bella was already fed up with her family for one day. Her mother had not allowed her to wear the adorable new dress she bought days earlier, the green one.
"It's too short!"
"I don't care! It's not as if anyone's looking there!"
"Then, why don't you wear something a bit longer?"
"I don't have anything longer that looks nice!"
"You have this lovely gown." Her mother made a horrific plum velvet dress appear covered with off-white lace and bright red roses bordering the bottom of the skirt and sleeves.
"That's from ages ago!"
"Wear it!" Druella tossed the dress to her daughter.
"No!"
"Then put on something else!"
Bellatrix drew her wand and conjured up an outfit of a black dress three inches above the knee with a green coat over it and black tights underneath.
"Where are your shoes?"
Bella quickly popped two patent leather flat maryjanes onto her feet. Druella looked her up and down, gave her a look, and ran out of the room, slamming the door behind her.
At this moment, as Bella read her book, she had no interest of further causing any conflict. Soon, her two sisters chased each other downstairs, where their father hexed them to stand still. The black-stone fireplace was in front of the three girls and Kreacher slowly walked up behind them. With a snap of his fingers, their luggage appeared, and they all set off.
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As Narcissa, Andromeda, and Bellatrix boarded the train, they were met with screams of laughter and excited voices. Narcissa boarded first and immediately saw her Slytherin friends, with whom she set off to their compartment. Andromeda had to look for a while, but after ten minutes, her Ravenclaw friends invited her to sit with them. Bellatrix was just given a look of disgust.
After finding many Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw compartments, she was unable to discover any belonging to her friends. Finally, she came upon a loud obnoxious sounding compartment. Lo and behold, her best friends were inside.
"Edmund, what the hell?" she said as she entered the room. Edmund Rosier was sitting with thousands of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans all over him. He was a strange boy, thought Bellatrix. Most other Hogwarts students just thought of him as annoying and rude, but that's because they weren't Slytherins. He had mousy-brown hair, and was the tallest person you could ever meet… one of the most attractive as well.
"What? I like food!" He said, as he gathered the beans, guarding them from Bellatrix.
"Give me some!" a dark haired girl across from Edmund shouted.
"No!" He responded, with a mouth-full of beans.
"Accio ten beans!" The girl said, annoyed. The beans began to fly toward her and landed safely in her lap. Bellatrix high-fived Wisteria as she put her luggage on the shelves above them. Wisteria Parkinson, another pure-blood Slytherin not to mess with, had dark brown strait hair, a clever wit, and was one of Bellatrix's closest friends.
A tall, tan, boy with dark brown hair sat next to the window, just looking out until Bellatrix sat next to him.
"Hi Rodolphus." She said shyly.
"Hi." He smiled at her, and continued to stare at her until he drew his gaze back out the window.
"Honestly!" Edmund exhaled.
"What?" Bella snapped.
"When are you two going to hook up? You've been playing at this since third year!"
"Oh, shut up, you're just wanting someone to hook up to make your nonexistent life interesting." Pansy shot at him.
"As a matter of fact, my life has been very enthralling, if you would like to know! I spent most of my summer with Athena and-"
Rodolphus got up, "I'm getting some water." He left.
"Shut up, both of you!" Bellatrix snapped. "Rodolphus and I have a planned marriage, okay? We can get together whenever we'd like, unlike some of you who are stuck single for the rest of your lives!"
"You don't even like him!" a low voice from the door caught everyone's attention. A moderately tall boy stood leaning against the open compartment door. His blonde hair reached his shoulders, and the gaze from his bright blue eyes pierced everyone with a false feeling of hatred.
"Wow Lucy, you're voice changed!" Edmund said playfully.
"Shut up!" Lucius Malfoy retorted. He smiled at Bella and Wisteria. "Hi! How were your summers?" He waltzed over and sat between them. In came Athena Vaisey, a tall French girl with long blonde hair. She sat close to Edmund and hugged him.
"Hey, what have I missed? I couldn't find the compartment for so long!"
"Well, Edmund was able to insult Bella and Rodolphus in less than two minutes, and then was insulted by our lovely Wisteria Parkinson." Lucius reported proudly.
"Lurk!" Wisteria whispered.
"Lucius, why do you try to be with us?" Bella asked.
Lucius looked confused.
"You're always following us, and eating lunch with us… or at least trying to. Then, you listen in on our conversations, but you're only fourteen?"
"So?"
"We're sixteen."
"Oh… still!"
"Get out, please?" Bella begged. Lucius' face turned red and he slowly got up to leave the room.
"Unless you can get Bella and Rodolphus to hook up like today!" Edmund called as Lucius walked down the hall.
In less than two seconds, Lucius was back.
"I can do that!"
It seemed like hours passed as Lucius and Edmund whispered to each other back and forth.
"Why are they so set on seeing me and Rodolphus together?" Bella asked.
Athena shrugged, "Look. Rodolphus is Edmund's best friend."
"So?" Wisteria responded.
"Well, he says he just wants Rodolphus and Bella to be as happy as Edmund and I are." Athena replied.
"What about me!" Wisteria screeched.
The whole compartment looked at her, waited three seconds, and then went back to their earlier activities.
"It just bugs me that they're over there conspiring as we sit here." Bella whispered. "Rodolphus isn't even here! Shouldn't he have a say in all this?" Bella shot at Edmund.
Edmund smiled, and continued to talk to Lucius.
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