A Lifetime *Hiatus*

Chapter 9

A/N: Hey Buddies!

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"Do you mind if I sit here? Everywhere else is full." I heard a voice ask from the door. After giving an internal sigh, I look up from the book I was trying to read.

Without even a knock on the door showing no real decency for whomever was within, a boy with carrot top red hair, hand me down clothes that barely fit him, and a smudge of dirt on his nose stood in the doorway that separated my compartment from the rest of the train.

I wanted to give a curt and hopefully polite no and go back to reading my book, but I didn't have it in me to say it. The clothes he wore reminded me of my own back at the orphanage and how lonely it was for myself there. So maybe in this boy who seemed to be of kindred spirit, I could maybe find...

A friend.

With a small smile, I gestured to the seat across from me and said, "Knock yourself out."

He seemed to visibly relax as I let him stay and after plopping into the seat pulled a small bundle out of his pocket.

"This is Scabbers. He's my pet rat. He was my brother Percy's, but he's mine now." he said all of this with a bitter smile as if he wished that for once in his life, he would have something that was just his and wasn't something that was passed down from somebody else.

In that moment Apollo stirred awake. He mewed and stretched in his cage before rapping at the steel bars trying to get out.

While rolling my eyes and giving a real smile towards the cage, I let him out while saying, "This is my baby Apollo. Be warned..." I said while putting up the cage on the top shelf then placing Apollo in my lap, "He's very playful."

As if on que, Apollo eyed the red-headed boy's rat and slowly began to lip his maw causing the boy and his rat to give an internal shudder.

Shaking my head, I looked the red-headed boy in the eyes, "I'm sorry but I never got your name..."

"Ron. Ron Weasley" he was quick to say and it gave me a pretty good impression of how much he wanted to be noticed by somebody, anybody.

Holding out my hand and preparing myself for inevitable response I replied,

"Bella. Bella Potter"

And like clockwork Ron's eyes at hearing my name widened and his jaw dropped as he took in the famous Bella Potter.

"Wicked." he breathed out as if amazed by just being near me.

"Yea... it nice being known for an event I don't even remember where I supposedly killed a psychopath who on the very same day murdered my parents." I said rather sarcastically at the thought that the wizarding world put all their faith on a one year old who wasn't even potty trained yet.

By the end of my sentence, Ron's face was almost as red as his hair. I won't hold it against him though. It's not every day you meet a world-renowned celebrity; even if the celebrity just found out they were famous less than two months ago.

I slowly started running my fingers through Apollo's soft fur and soon he started purring and curled into a small ball. I had got him from the menagerie when he was only 2 weeks old and according to the guide I got about kneazles, he was growing along rather nicely.

It was really quiet besides the soft sounds coming from Apollo who fell back to sleep and due to the calm atmosphere, I went to grab my book again only to be interrupted once again by Ron.

"My brothers Fred and George taught me how to change Scabbers! Check this out." He pulled out his wand, a light brown color the size of a ruler and right before he could demonstrate his abilities a sharp and quick knock rang through the compartment followed by a bushy haired girl barging in. It seems that no one has manners these days.

"Hey have either of you seen-oh your about to do magic! Let's see it then."

her voice was high and she herself there in the doorway as if she wasn't going to leave until he complied.

Ron who was just as disgruntled as I was at the new person standing at the doorway went on to saying a rhyme regarding a stupid fat rat and it was pretty obvious that his brothers were just pulling his leg.

But before I could give him at least a word of encouragement, the girl with a mane of hair butted in by saying, "I don't think that's a real spell. I just learned about magic and I read all of this year's books and it seems most spells are in Latin. I tried all of them because I just couldn't wait to get to school after realizing I was a witch to use my magic. All of them seemed to work for me so far, is that the only spell you actually know?"

After her little monologue, this girl reminded me of the orphans at home, how in order to put themselves in a better light to the visitors, they would make themselves out as the smart ones who knew everything trying to one up everyone else just to be noticed; as if to prove to everyone and themselves that they could be wanted.

Before Ron could even get a word in edge wise, she continued, "Oh I'm sorry where's my manners, I'm Hermione Granger and you are?"

"Ron Weasley" Ron muttered as if wishing that she never walked into the compartment. Hermione then looked towards me and while I could respect her desire to learn, I don't think I could put up with her "better than thou attitude". So with a single nod I said,

"Bella." and then went to look out the window as if to show that I didn't want to talk.

Me being muggle-raised, it was obvious with how excited Hermione was that she was a muggleborn and with only five minutes of knowing her I just knew she would have a tough time.

I did have one question though. If she was a muggleborn, how was she able to practice magic without the ministry hounding her. She would live in a non-magical town with her muggle parents so no one could just cover that up. I would have to do some research once I got settled down at school

"Well I have to go back to finding a toad it was nice meeting the both of you." And as she went to close the door behind her she paused and then looked at Ron.

"You have a smudge of dirt on your nose by the way." she said tapping the side of her nose.

And with that she was gone.

So that's that. At least I updated on a Friday. Even though I could've wrote more i feel like i owe it to put another chapter up. I feel like these parts of the books drain me the most to get out with having to set everything up. I want to see the action! I honestly can't wait until bella gets to the troll seen because I really like writing out all the mayhem that goes on in a fight. I feel that wants the climax starts building up I'll right longer chapters that are on time because I'll actually love to right that part of the story.

So Bella's not really digging Hermione but decided to give Ronald a chance.

Apollo is already shaping up to be my favorite animal in the book.

Another short chapter and I still didn't get through the train section sigh...

Until next time!

DC_thewriter