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Harry was in Hogwarts, he was sure of it.
However, Hogwarts looked entirely different; the once light and airy entrance hall was
dark and gloomy. Here he stood in the middle of entrance hall, where a couple of feet away
there were at least one hundred dementors circling him. He could hear they're rattling breaths
and he could see those rotten scaley hands inching closer and closer.
Suddenly his uncle Siruis was there, with his face aged far more than the days it has
lived. His black hair matted and greased with sweat against his head. He looked a lot skinnier
than Harry knew he really was.
They were tilting his head back, theyre touch could have been gentle if they're
intentions were not clear. They were going to deliver that soul sucking kiss, He tried to run
closer but his feet would not move, tried to shout but his mouth would not generate sound.
Tried to raise his wand but his arm was as if glued to his side.
Just a few more inches..
Harry awoke with a start just as the dementor touched Siruis' lips. He was drenched in
ice cold sweat and his heart was thumping a thousand miles a minute (I changed this to
minute as hour shows a longer beriod of time and could be taken as it beating too slowly.). In
her cage Harry's owl, Hedwig, hooted dully.
'What a stupid dream to have when I have to get up early' Harry thought to himself,
trying to remember his nightmare but only coming up with shards of details, rotten hands, big
black cloaks gliding.
'It's nothing' he thought, trying to calm down so he could get back to sleep.
A few minutes later after fruitless attempts of sleeping, Harry rolled over, propped his
glasses on his face and sat up to look at his alarm clock.
It was 4:13. He wasn't supposed to be up for at least two more hours, however he
rolled out of his single bed and decided to start packing.
He set out his Muggle clothes he would be wearing to King's cross tomorrow with
Bella. Bella… Her perfect plump lips .. Her shiny hair .. her small body with those curves in
just the right places.. her laugh that sent tingles through Harry's stomach …
It was a few minutes before Harry realized he was sitting with a pair of socks in his
hand grinning stupidly at the pale peach wall .
With a start he got up to collect his numerous school books and his robes, the
toadspawn that he didn't even know how they got unpacked.
Harry knew he shouldn't think about Bella that way, as a matter of fact he was with
Ginny. Ginny wasn't a bad girlfriend, not at all. But Ginny didn't have Bella's beautiful hair, or
smooth soft skin. Ginny had freckles and ginger hair with uneven ends and some dandruff.
Ginny didn't have Bella's sweet, sweet curves. Ginny was more boyishly built, a flat chest and
a figure more like a plank than a supermodel.
But still, Harry did care for her.
Harry had known Ginny for five years. He had been to school with her, rescued her
from a secret chamber, been to the world cup with her, and had spent the last year getting to
know her on a different level. Yet he still couldn't suppress those pesky little nagging thoughts
and feelings about Bella.
Harry had finished packing after hours of thinking about Bella, and was now rushing to
King's Cross; the train was to leave in 10 minutes.
When Harry arrived at the station he could barely look around before Bella had her
arms around his neck, and Harry felt that familiar swooping sensation in his stomach. "I
thought you were going to miss the train!, come on Harry we're late!" and with that they ran to
the barrier, waited for unsuspecting muggles to look the other way, and slipped through the
broke wall and onto the platform.
There before them sat the glittering steam engine of the one and only Hogwarts
Express.
Steam was billowing all around them making it hard to see anything around them more
than 5 feet away.
Harry went
to go greet the Weasley's, pulling Bella along by hand. "Hi Harry, hows the summer been?"
Ron thumped Harry on the back. "Harry, baby I thought you'd never come!" squeeled Ginny,
and added in a hiss only he could hear "why are you with HER again?" Ginny shot Bella a very
nasty look that left Bella looking hurt, and in that moment Harry wanted nothing more than to
go comfort her. The look on Bella's face before she turned on her heel to strut away was enough to contort Harry's insides with rage.
"Seriously Ginny! You have to stop treating her like garbage! It's time to grow up and start treating her with respect, she's never done anything to you" said harry, before he too, turned to walk away.
Harry went to find Bella, the two walking to find a compartment. As the train started
moving Harry threw his head out of the window and waved to Mrs and Mr Weasley. "See you
at Christmas, Harry! Be safe, study hard, and have a good term!" Mrs. Weasley shouted to
Harry, trotting forwards and waving as the train went around the bend and she was whipped
out of sight.
"Come on Bells, Im sure there's an open compartment somewhere." And he and Bella
walked around looking through compartment after compartment. Some Slytherin's booed and
hissed at Harry , some Ravenclaw's simply smiled and waved. Harry finally spotted a
compartment with fellow sixth year Neville Longbottom. When they entered they saw that Luna
Lovegood was also seated opposite Neville, but she was deeply absorbed into her magazine,
which Harry noticed was upside down.
"Hi Neville, how's your summer been?" asked Bella.
"Quite interesting thanks, my gran said someone at the ministry let slip that there
would be three new exchange students at Hogwarts, in our year! Ain't that exciting?" replied
Neville and he truly did look excited, as if these new strangers might be a chance to make
friends who didn't view him as a klutz at magic.
The rest of the ride was spent in pleasant chatter between friends, and within a few
hours the castle was finally in sight. Its large familiar towers and turrets reflected in the lake,
where Harry knew the Giant Squid resided. The castle was ablaze with light against the pitch
black sky .
Harry was home.