Inside My Mind (A Harry Potter Fanfiction)

Epilogue

Hogwarts, Unplottable Location, Scotland, Great Britain

Saturday the 26th of June 1998

1:30 PM

Bella sat at the piano, her face in her hands and she sighed as she looked at the ring sitting on top of the piano. She felt a small hand on her wrist and Bella looked up at the little girl who was staring at her with unnaturally serious eyes. Bella gave a slight smile at Gianna Zabini.

"Miss Bell…why you here? Mr. Tom is inside. Blaise says you have a party that I can't go to," Gianna said and she looked around at all the people milling around, saying hello and waiting for Bella to play just as she promised. Bella sighed and shook her head.

"I promised that I'd play my piano, Gia," Bella murmured, softly. Gianna nodded in understanding and she tilted her head before frowning.

"Blaise says you love Mr. Tom. More than Mama loves her husbands cause you won't kill him," she whispered. Bella laughed and Gianna looked at her confused. Bella nodded in agreement and she picked up Gianna and placed her on the seat next to her.

"That's very true."

"Then why won't you marry him?" Gianna asked, quietly. Bella blinked, surprised at the question and she tilted her head as she looked over at Gianna.

"Where did that question come from? Did Tom put you up to this?" Bella asked, sharper than she had intended.

She blinked at the silly question and she couldn't quite understand why she had reacted so like that. Gianna was staring at her unblinkingly and unperturbed by Bella's harsh tone. She actually looked like she expected it but that was strange as the little girl was only six years old. She shouldn't expect much of anything despite the fact that she was a murderer.

"Mr. Tom only said hi. Miss Bell…don't you love Mr. Tom?"

"I do. Gianna…it's complicated. Tom has done a lot of bad things, Gia and I…"

"You have done bad things. Blaise tells me bedtime stories when he is home. Miss Bell, are you scared? I would be scared too," Gianna said, softly.

Bella fell silent and she continued to stare at the keys of the piano. She froze when she began to hear something beautiful emerging from the piano that she was not playing. She was not playing yet sound came out and it was so pure and innocent that it made Bella's heart ache…

Bella looked over at the little girl sitting next to her. Many others were watching as well and Gianna tilted her head as she played something that Bella was definitely not familiar with.

Was it something that Gianna had made up?

"I want to be just like you when I'm grown up, Miss Bell. But…I don't want to be sad. Why do you make yourself sad?" Gianna asked, softly as she played and Bella cleared her throat and she felt something sting her eyes. She quickly wiped it away.

The sad tune continued to vibrate from the piano and she could feel the eyes on her. Suddenly, Bella copied part of Gianna's playing at a higher octave. Despite Gianna's small hand size, she was still playing with one hand. Bella added another hand as she responded back to Gianna's playing. Gianna lifted another hand and added chords to her small tune.