Inside My Mind (A Harry Potter Fanfiction)

Interlude IV

Number 4, Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey, England, Great Britain

Saturday the 3rd of July 1995

1:00 PM

Dudley Dursley was a boy who lived a completely normal life. There were no witches and wizards like his freakish aunt who he had just found out about little more than one year ago. He had friends, a loving family, and he was glad that there was almost nothing that would ruin it.

Almost nothing.

And of course she did have to ruin his previously normal life.

He stood behind his parents as he looked at the girl in front of him. She was pretty, he guessed, in her own way. She wasn't blonde and blue-eyed like the girls Dudley preferred. She was in fact, the complete opposite.

Bella Potter had long black hair that was in thick curls and waves to the point where it could be considered messy. She had bright green eyes and big glasses that didn't take away from her unorthodox beauty. If Dudley was being honest, he was sure that she could be considered a real-life version of that princess that the girls used to talk about in primary school.

Snow White, he thought.

She was thin and not tall but she had lean muscles from what he could tell. She was wearing dark pants tucked into black combat boots that looked like they were made for boys. She wore an oversized shirt that fell to her waist and a big black belt over the shirt. A silver heart shaped locket glinted from neck. Around her right wrist were many bangles, with a key hanging from one. On her other wrist, her left one, she had a charm bracelet, each charm glinting almost maliciously.

"You're lucky we're gracious enough to take her in" Dudley's mum said, sniffing. The man with long black hair to his waist glared at the woman. Next to her was that woman that had lived in the house down the street last year. She was just as pretty as Dudley remembered her.

Then, he remembered that she hung with freak now.

"I don't want to be here. I'm unlucky to be here. So, stuff it" Bella Potter said, flatly. She had a trunk behind her and she was tapping her wand on the trunk. She rolled up her sleeves and slid her wand in a holster. Dudley could faintly make out a lightning bolt scar on her arm. On her left hand was a strange mark on her palm.

"Don't be nasty with me, girl. You'll be living here. You'll have to follow our rules" Vernon Dursley said. Bella scoffed at that and turned to her pseudo-parents.

"Do I have to go? I couldn't even say goodbye…" Bella said, softly. Dudley got the impression that there was a specific person that she wanted to say goodbye to. The man with long hair sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"I know, I know. But we'll get you soon. Remember, the 30th. And then you'll have your party and then we have to go" Sirius White, Dudley thought he was, said. Maya Granger nodded and kissed Bella's forehead.

"Everything will be fine, darling. I promise. We'll see you soon. Hermione says goodbye" Maya said, softly. Bella nodded.

"Where is he, anyway?"

"With Blaise and Draco" Sirius White said. Bella's mouth fell open and she shook her head in disbelief.

"She went to them? Without me? Where?" Bella demanded. Maya cleared her throat.