It’s the day before the holiday starts. She wants me to come home for Christmas. I don’t want to, but how can I refuse? So, here I am packed and ready to get on the Hogwarts Express. I get on the train and sit in an empty compartment. Well, it was empty until Hermione Granger came in.
“Do you care if I sit down?” she asks. I shake my head.
“Not at all. It’d be nice to have some company.”
Hermione starts to tell me about herself, what she’s studying, what she wants to study, and what she has studied. I stop listening after the first few minutes. Then, without thinking I blurt out,
“Do you know who Bellatrix Lestrange is?”
Hermione looks at me and says, “Of course. Why?”
“Well, I’ve just heard about her and was wondering if you could tell me anything about her.”
I thought it was a stupid question, but Hermione didn’t. On the contrary, she replies,
“Oh yes, let me see. This is all I know: About 10 years ago, Bellatrix Lestrange’s sister and brother-in-law died, leaving their 4 sons, ages 22, 19, 15, and 1. You see, the eldest was supposed to take care of the youngest but, he and the 15 year old, well, something happened to them. So, the 19 year old became the youngest one’s guardian. But, the ministry of magic found out that the 19 year old had used the Cruciatus Curse on his brothers. So, he got a life sentence to Azkaban, and the youngest went to live with his aunt who was Bellatrix Lestrange. Now, a lot of people suspected Bellatrix for working for you-know-who, but there was no proof she ever did. She got out of punishment and raised her nephew. They say she treated him badly, and never let him out of the house, and no one’s ever seen him.”
I could feel my anger rising.
“That’s a lie.” I say without thinking.
“Why? Have you seen him before?”
“Wha-? Uh yes, I mean no. We’ve never met before, but I did hear he was treated badly.”
Hermione gives me her patented, ‘Hmm-I-don’t-believe-you’ look. I turn away and say,
“I’m a bit tired. I think I’m going to take a nap.”
Hermione nods and pulls a book out of her bag and starts to read, as I just lay there and ponder on what she told me.
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Tobias's First Year at Hogwarts
FanfictionTobias Lunderson is a pure blood wizard raised by (you'll find out). This is his story as he goes through his first year at Hogwarts (NOTE: I wrote this story when I was in middle school, so, it's not the best. But I tried)
