Inside My Mind (A Harry Potter Fanfiction)

Chapter XII

Hogwarts, Unplottable Location, Scotland, Great Britain

Saturday the 19th of September 1992

8:00 AM

"Happy birthday, Mione!"

Hermione smiled at her excited friend and looked out the window. Hermione sighed and turned back to look at Bella who wasn't grinning now. Instead she was pouting causing Hermione frowned in response.

"What's wrong?" Hermione asked Bella looked away and sighed dramatically.

"You're 13 now I hate being the youngest" Bella moaned causing Hermione to roll her eyes and began to tie her hair back in a high ponytail, as she'd taken to doing every morning. As she was tying her hair, she didn't notice Bella pull out a large parcel. When she looked back up, Bella all but shoved the parcel into her face.

"A present. What is it?" Hermione asked, excitedly. Bella raised an eyebrow and gestured at it, wordlessly. Hermione opened it and saw that a piece of parchment fluttered out first.

Dear Mione,

Making this book has taken me a very long time. It is a translation of the parseltome on battle tactics. I know how fascinated you are with battle, warriors, and war in general. So here it is. The book was written in the year 1300 in Parseltongue and English words are twice as long. You'd better thank me.

Love,

Bella

Hermione stared at the book in shock. It was new leather and she could smell new parchment. She looked at her best friend with wide eyes. Bella was smirking at her astonished gaze.

"Bell…I don't know what to say…"

"Don't say anything" was Bella's only response.

Later, that day as they sat in the library reading while Ron played wizard's chess with Seamus when the duo was interrupted.

"Bella…"

Bella looked up to see the fiery headed Ginny Weasley with a girl with large grey eyes and arched eyebrows that made her look permanently surprised. Bella blinked before closing her book on Elven culture. The other girl's eyes flickered to the cover before her lips spread into a dreamy smile.

"Hey, Ginny. What's up?" Bella asked, leaning back in her chair. Hermione barely glanced up before bending back over her new book. She was taking notes on almost every tactic and she already had a notebook half filled up. She knew she'd have to order more ink and books, and she couldn't forget quills, Hermione added mentally. Ginny smiled at Bella.

"Well, I'm fine. I'm doing really well in Ravenclaw I was surprised that I got into there, but anyway, this is Luna Lovegood she wanted to meet you" Ginny said, introducing the girl. Luna smiled dreamily at Bella before stepping forward, extending her hand.

"Hello, Anastasia" Luna said, softly. Bella froze as the girl raised her other hand to brush part of her pair behind her pointed ears. The girl…Luna, was the Elf in her dreams.

"Luna…" Bella said, trailing off. Hermione looked up sharply at the girl calling Bella by the name that nowadays only Tom called her by. Luna smiled, softly and tilted her head.