Chapter 3
Bella's POV
Hermione, Ginny, and I waited near the door for Alice and Rosalie. This year would, by far, be the worst.
For once I'm glad that I disguised myself a bit. They wouldn't expect Bella Swan to be here. The Bella Swan that trips every two feet, the Bella that blushes at everything, the Bella Swan who never used a lick of magic, even when James attacked me, the Bella Swan that…well, you get the point. But, honestly, who would expect the poor, clumsy, blushing human girl to be a witch. I was shy near the Muggles in Forks. I wasn't comfortable near them, save Angela.
To be honest, I would've used magic…but Dumbledore made me promise not to—no matter what.
Dumbledore knew I could manage without magic. I was a powerful witch—very powerful for my age. Not many knew it, but there was a prophecy that I was supposed to help the 'Chosen One' (AKA- Harry Potter) defeat the 'Dark Lord' (AKA- Voldemort, or as I liked to call him, Moldywart). I hated that everyone gawked at me when they recognized me, but I got over it quickly.
That was one reason I joined the Order at a young age: they needed a teenager that could fit in with the Muggle world.
Back to the present; I was leaning against the wall, with Hermione and Ginny in front of me, looking for Alice and Rosalie. My arms were crossed against my chest, like I was holding myself together, almost, which I was.
"Do you think they're nice?" Ginny wondered. I sighed, "I bet the pixie is, as for Blondie…maybe not so much."
They stared at me like I was crazy. I shrugged.
After a moment or two, my would-be sisters spotted us and came over.
When they got closer, I noticed they both looked a little green. No doubt from eating the human food. I smirked, smugly, a bit. Alice bounced forward to us.
Was it my imagination, or did it seem a little fake? Like she wasn't her usual hyper self, and she was trying to act normal?
I dismissed the idea.
"Hiya!" the pixie said, "I'm Alice, and this is my sister Rosalie. Are you our room mates?"
Hermione and Ginny smiled. "Yeah," Ginny answered, "We are. I'm Ginny Weasley, pleased to meet you." Hermione steps forward, "I'm Hermione Granger and this—"
I cut her off before she can say anything. "I am Bella, pleased to meet you, too." I allow my accent to slip in the words, to discourage them from jumping to conclusions, because they've never heard my British accept when we were in Forks.
I watch their reactions. Alice's eyes flash with pain, but she hides it. Rosalie stares with shock, then suspicion, "Have we met before?"
I bite my lip, like I was deep in thought, "Um…I don't think so. Why?"
She shakes her head, "Nothing. You just remind me of…a family member that we had to…leave. Never mind."
At that, the five of us head for the Common Room. We climb the stairs to our room, and after I change into my pajamas, I collapse on my bed. Currently, I think I'd rather have one of those Voldemort nightmares than face the Cullens.
"So…" I hear Hermione begin, "Why did your family come to Hogwarts?"
I watch them, curious of their response.
Alice hesitated, but said, "Well…Carlisle was close friends with Dumbledore long ago—" I silently wondered if Carlisle knew Dumbledore was young. They're both certainly old enough. "We are all pretty good with magic, or at least, that's what they said at our old school—" I'm so sure. "About two weeks ago, Carlisle got an owl from Dumbledore, asking for help protecting Hogwarts, now that You-Know-Who has—"
I interrupted, "Dumbledore said to use the proper name for things. Fear of a word feeds the fear of the object…"
Rosalie frowned, along with Hermione. Ginny rolled her eyes at them, because she agrees with me on this, she always does with this particular subject.
"Whatever. Well, since he's returned, Dumbledore wanted help protecting the school, especially since You-know----Oh, Fine! Voldemort is targeting Harry Potter, who happens to be here…"
Alice piped up, "Didn't Dumbledore say that Voldemort was targeting someone else too?"
I frowned and muttered, "That would be me."
They raised their eyebrows in confusion. I sighed, but explained, "Some stupid prophecy said I was supposed to help Harry defeat Voldemort. Plus, he's after Hermione, Ginny, and Ron, Ginny's brother, because we're his best friends. Although," I paused, staring at Ginny with an evil smile, "Ginny is Harry's girlfriend, too."
Ginny's face got cherry colored, like I did when I was in Forks, "Hey! I don't like him that way! We're just friends!"
I rolled my eyes and said, "Okay, okay. What ever you say…But you two are definitely friends with benefits…" I muttered the last part, hoping that she didn't hear.
"What was that?!?" she exclaimed. I smiled innocently, "Oh, nothing Ginny. I didn't say a thing."
Alice, Rosalie, and Hermione were suppressing fits of laughter. I smirked.
Then something hit my head. "OW! What was that, Ginny?!?!?" I looked at the thrown item; its one of her harder pillows.
I growled loudly. Alice and Rosalie flinched when they heard it. "What?" I asked, confused. Alice giggles, "I've…n-never heard a human growl so…sounding like…a vampire!"
I blinked, feigning confusion, "A vampire? How mould you know what a vampire's growl sounds like?"
They froze. Rose stammered, "um…uh…I don't…I mean, figuratively, of course. I've never met or heard a vampire before."
I stared at her skeptically.
Ginny snorted, "Oh, get over it, Bella! You know that there aren't vampires. Here or any where. They're a myth."
"Don't be so sure," Hermione said, being her usual book worm self, "Vampires can very well exist. Are they a myth like wizards, witches, and Goblin? Hm?"
Ginny frowned, "Well, is there proof they exist, Miss Head Girl?"
"Prove they don't exist!" Hermione exclaimed. Their bickering continues for about ten minutes.
They were pushing my limit. I had a migraine, and Rose and Alice looked like they do too—and I didn't think vampires could get migraines!
"ENOUGH!" I exclaimed. They immediately fall silent.
I groan. "Good night."
At that they all get in their beds, and the candles are out.
I couldn't sleep tonight. I wouldn't be able to. After a couple silent minutes, I heard Ginny mumble something about Harry in her sleep. I smirked into my pillow, because I knew she was lying. Hermione's breathing is even and she is asleep.
They think I'm asleep, most would, but I'm deep in thought about what I'm going to do.
Suddenly, after a few minutes, I heard Alice and Rosalie creep out of bed, to the bathrooms, no doubt, to empty their stomachs of the food. The boys are probably doing the same.
When the door closed, I grabbed my wand from the bedside table and whispered, "Muffliato!"
I couldn't even hear myself now. And vampire ears won't either.
I carefully snuck out of the door and into the Common room. They weren't in sight, so I sat in one of the recliners facing the door.
Sure enough, not five minutes later, the five of them tip-toe in. They did't see me, and I was impressed by my spell.
Impatiently, I whispered the counter-curse, which they didn't hear. My sound was now back on, and they whipped around to face me.
"I was wondering when you would notice." I muttered, mostly to myself, not caring if they heard.
"Why did you all go out of bed?" I asked, suspicious.
"Easy," Alice said, "We had to go to the bathroom."
I raised an eyebrow, "All five of you, at the same time?"
Emmett tried to answer, "We…um…uh…" They shared glances.
I crossed my arms over my chest, waiting for them to reply. I take the time to look at Edward closer. His eyes looked sunken, sad. His hair looked messier than normal, and a bit dirtier. He's a mess.
His eyes narrow, suspiciously, at me.
They were still struggling to find an answer. I sighed but said, "You aren't supposed to go out of dorms this late…especially in groups. Filch would have your heads if he knew. Nasty old bloke, that Filch." I paused, still waiting for their excuse, but they have none.
I sighed again, "Okay, cut the act, you five. I know what you are, so drop the act."
Their eyes bulged and they looked slightly scared. Mentally, I grinned.
For once, they're scared of me. Cool.
They were staring at me in a jumble of different emotions. Alice's eyes were wide, in shock. Jasper was trying to deal with the different climates of emotions, and I felt bad for him a bit. Emmett looked, well, if he were human he would've peed his pants in fright. Edward was staring with a mixture of surprise, shock, and confusion.
Then there's Rosalie. She was glaring at me, although not on the same level as in Forks.
"H-how do you know?" Alice stuttered a bit.
I bit back laughter, but a chuckle escapes traitorously. "You should know."
As soon as the words are out of my mouth, Alice lunged at me, tackling me to the ground, her hyper-ness back at full speed. "Bella!!!! It is you! Yay! I have my sister back! Yay—"
Suddenly, she stopped, instantly calming down, but smiling like there is no tomorrow.
I glance over her to Jasper and smile gratefully. He nodded. Now, all of them were smiling, although Edward was looking away. I tried to contain the pain for Jasper's sake.
Emmett pulled Alice off me, and Rosalie helped me up. She surprised me by hugging me. "I'm so sorry, Bella," she said to me.
"Its okay, Rose. But, why are you all here?" I asked, knowing there was a reason for them suddenly coming.
"Well, Dumbledore wanted us to come to help protect the school. He also wanted us to protect Harry and Ron."
Jasper added, "Dumbledore wanted Alice and Rosalie to watch some girl—"
I groaned exasperatedly. They looked at me questioningly.
I growl irritated, but explained, "That would be me."
Their eyebrows shot up, even Edward's. "What?" I asked, a little creeped out because of their stares. "Don't look at me like that!"
"So…why do we have to protect you and Harry specifically?" Rosalie asked.
I sighed. "Can I explain tomorrow? After all, tomorrow is Saturday, so no classes. And I can get my friends—Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny—to help. If you allow me, I'll tell them…the secret. Hermione would eventually figure it out if not. But, you can trust them, like you can trust me. Promise?"
"Okay," Alice said. "We'll bring Carlisle and Esme, too. I know. The Room of Requirement."
I was about to ask, but then I thought, It's Alice for goodness sakes.
I yawned, then muttered, "Good night." I went up the stairway to the room. Alice and Rosalie were behind me.
I was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
