Ravenclaw
23 AUGUST 2001—The Ministry for Magic had some sort of mission that revolved around going door-to-door in Muggle neighborhoods, and they needed someone who could navigate the Muggle world. To Belle's surprise, she was picked. But then she remembered that most Muggle-borns had jettisoned from the Ministry as harassment escalated to prosecution, and that she was the youngest, "hippest" Half-blood on staff.
Belle's new (temporary) title was Muggle Consultant, and her job was to drive around London with Umbridge and Mad-Eye Moody and brief them on Muggle culture and traditions. Umbridge would do most of the actual talking, while Moody provided the muscle. Dolores was the only one truly invested in the mission; Belle got the feeling that the goal was to scope out Muggle families for young Mudbloods, to borrow the vulgar slang term, so the little ones could be…what, stolen and reassigned to Wizarding families that would brainwash them into believing they were worthless? That was absurd.
Before long, bossy Umbridge took over everything. She had never been behind a steering wheel and yet insisted on driving. And she drove like a maniac.
Belle had never felt so alive, or so close to death.