Once upon a time in the hidden heart of France, a handsome young prince lived in a beautiful castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was selfish, spoiled, and unkind. He had an entire army of servants there to attend to his every need, most of which were there since his childhood. The prince nearly hated his staff, even when they'd done nothing wrong - and were only trying to meet his needs. One night, during one of the Prince's courting events - a special type of ball, where dozens of young woman would dress up and dance with the prince, in an attempt to win over his heart and become queen to the Kingdom - An uninvited guest arrived. It was a poor, shivering, elderly woman seeking shelter from the bitter winter storm.
Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince dismissed the woman. As a gift, the old woman offered the prince a single rose, but when he dismissed her again, the woman's outer appearance melted away. Only to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince begged for forgiveness, but it was too late - for she could see there was no love in his heart. The enchantress cursed the prince, transforming him into a hideous beast - and if he was unable to learn to love another, and earn their love in return by the time the last petal from the rose she offered had fallen, he would remain a beast forever.
But the enchantress also placed the curse upon his innocent castle staff, who were transformed into antiques; suffering for the prince's mistake(s) in small, rusting, metallic bodies. Life was hard enough for the staff, but now - it was unbearable.
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This story will go through the staff's struggles before, DURING, and after they were cursed. It will also fill plot holes and extend the ending of Beauty And The Beast. A majority of this story is a prequel, and will fall into a bit of a sequel as well, so I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
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Preview:
One day, Ron asked Hermione to marry him. Hermione knew that Harry would never love her so she accepted Ron's proposal and planned to get married after a few months. That was when Harry started to change. He treated everyone like trash and pushed everyone away.
Ginny knew why but she was too late when she found out. The woman that Harry loved was already engaged to her brother and there was no turning back. Ginny loved Harry but now only as a brother. She searched for ways to change fate so that both Harry and Hermione could be happy.
She went to dozens of libraries, searched for a spell to be able to change things to the way they were supposed to be. Little did she know that she wasn't the only one. On one of her trips back into the library, she saw Hermione reading a book.
"Hermione?" Hermione lifted her head and Ginny saw that she was crying.
"Ginny I need your help. I found a spell but I need you to be the one to cast it. Will you help me?"
"Yes."
Ginny and Hermione spent a lot of time together. They always let Ron know that they're together so that he wouldn't get suspicious. They studied the spell so that they could perfect it and learn what it can really do. They saw that this spell can take everyone to wherever the caster wants them to. Hermione let Ginny decide for herself where she wanted to take them because she trusts her judgment.
Finally this is the day that Ginny was going to cast the spell. Ginny was all alone in an open space when she casted the spell. Hermione was in hers and Ron's house. Ron was asleep but Hermione was wide awake. Her eyes were on the rose style walls. Hermione has always loved roses ever since that night when a certain boy gave her one. She closed her eyes and smiled at the memory because she knows that when she wakes up, she'll no longer be Hermione but she will be Belle.