Inside My Mind (A Harry Potter Fanfiction)

Chapter XIX

Number 19, Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey, England, Great Britain

Friday the 30th of July 1993

1:00 PM

"Wow! You're house is nice!"

"BELLA!" Hermione shouted, launching herself at the dusty girl. Bella grinned and hugged her sister back. She smirked as she noticed that she was less than an inch shorter than Hermione now.

"Hi !" Bella smiled. Maya waved at the girl in question. She turned back and looked curiously as the flames turned green again. A head appeared in the fire and Maya watched in fascination. Sirius Black looked up at Bella. Bella turned with wide eyes and she had a slight curl to her lip. Maya noticed how it made her look rather haughty.

"Yes, Uncle Sirius?" Bella asked. Sirius looked at her sternly, which Maya watched in surprise as Hermione and Bella laughed at.

"Be back by 8. If you're not, I'm sending that blasted Riddle after you and he'll chew you out so much, your ears will fall off" Sirius said. Bella snorted.

"You're going to sick Tom on me? I could take him any time. If I see him I'll ask him for my birthday gifts. Bye, Uncle Padfoot" Bella said. Sirius smirked and nodded to himself.

"Make them expensive. He'll get them for you anyway. Moron likes to show off about how much money he's got...one day you should just take it all. Have a good time and hello Mrs. Granger, Hermione. Goodbye!" Sirius said the three women waved before the flames turned back to normal. Hermione dumped water on the fireplace, removing the fire.

"So…what are we going to do today?" asked Bella, breaking the silence. Hermione tilted her head in deep thought before tapping her chin.

"Maybe we could go into London. Mum, can we? We could see a movie in the cinema. We can go out to lunch in the Haven Alley. Mum can come too! It'd be great" Hermione smiled. Maya considered it and couldn't help but grin at her daughter and Bella's hopeful expressions.

"Well…sure! I'd love to see this…Haven Alley was it? What's there?" Maya asked. Hermione shrugged and pointed at Bella.

"I told her about it. Diagon Alley has all the shops. Haven Alley has the pureblood shops and stuff. I know there's a Pleasure Alley. Those are the clubs and stuff. Uncle Sirius has never let me go down there. But we've eaten at Haven Alley plenty of times. I'm of the 'Noble House of Black'. No one will bother you for being a Muggle. I promise. And if not…I'll just threaten them with the 'wrath of Slytherin'" Bella said, her voice turning raspy at the end. She grinned as Hermione broke into giggles.

"Ah, yes. Hermione told me. How long is your name? I can never remember but Hermione seems to" Maya said. Hermione sat up straight as Bella lazed back in the chair she had claimed.

"Bella Anastasia Slytherin Black Potter. My legal name would be much longer if I assumed all my Heir names. I'd prefer not to let people know. It'd be bragging and I could do with a lot less attention" Bella sighed. Hermione snorted and rolled her eyes.

"Understatement of the year. Before we leave, I'll show you around the neighborhood. Let's go…let me change my shirt" Hermione said, gesturing to her tank top and the scar. Bella winced and nodded before straightening her shirt. Hermione ran upstairs and Maya turned to Bella with a serious expression.