Okay, this is my first crossover, and I'm a little nervous. I'm not sure where this is going so feel free to review or PM with questions, comments, suggestions.
I'm changing a few things that happened in Twilight. But that'll be made clear, later on, if people are interested.
Please review and enjoy!
Disclaimed.
Bella's feat tapped the floor at a speed of about 5 taps per second. She hadn't eaten since the night before. Even then she hadn't really eaten. But that didn't matter. She barely ate these days anyway.
Bella had been incredibly shocked at how easy it had been to get an interview. She had simply sent an owl to Madam Pomfrey, who sent a letter back telling her to send an owl to Dumbledore himself. Bella had been quite taken aback but nonetheless sent an owl. She made sure to make her resume a little more impressive before she sent it but that was it. It was rather intimidating.
The large door opened and Bella immediately stood up turning to look.
"With all do respect I think it is a fool mistake," said a loud cool strained voice which naturally had an English-accent.
"Ah, but Severus, you must, at some point in your life, forgive. And or forget," said a calmer voice as two people came into the office.
The two were tall but they both looked very different. The taller of the two had a long white beard, a pair of half-mooned spectacles in front of a pair of piercing blue eyes. Every thing about the man screamed wizard. The appearance was even topped off with a tall pointy midnight blue hat that perched on his head. The other one was so much different. He had the greasiest head of hair Bella had ever seen. His black eyes sat bitterly in his sallow face just above his hook-like nose.
It was easy for Bella to figure out which one was Albus Dumbledore.
"Ah, yes," Dumbledore said pleasantly as saw Bella and with a twinkle in his eyes he said: "We do have an interview today, don't we?"
"Um… yes, sir, we do," Bella mumbled.
"Well I'm Albus Dumbledore and this is my colleague Professor Snape," Dumbledore said leaning forward and grasping Bella's hand.
Snape didn't move from his spot from a few feet away from the doorway. He certainly didn't move to shake Bella's hand. Dumbledore pretended not to notice.
"So you are from the United States?" Dumbledore asked politely after a short silence.
"Um… yes sir."
"And where abouts did you attend school?"
"At the Salem Institution for Young Witches till I was fifteen. I took the last half of that year off and the first three months of the next year off. I retuned to school just after the new year of my sixteenth birthday. But I went to a school just south of the Mexican border."
"Varita mágica. An Excellent institution if I do say so myself," Dumbledore said happily.
"Um… right," Bella said, uncertain if she was to continue or not.
"Oh don't stop there continue, continue," Dumbledore exclaimed.
"There I mostly did independent studies. One of the teachers was confident enough to submit a request for me to shadow a healer in Mexico City. It was accepted and I completed the two-year program. Did a little traveling then I sent you my resume sir," Bella said not quite sure if she had spoken too much or too little.
"Have you always wanted to be a healer?"
Bella shrugged she knew this question would come up eventually. She just had yet to think up and answer.
"I never really knew what I wanted to do with my life. But I like this," she added hastily.
"I see."
Bella sat there uncertain of what to do next. Her finger trailed across the half-moon scar on her wrist, while she bit her lip.
Dumbledore noticed the scar but pretended not to and quickly looked away.
"Um… sir can I ask you something?" Bella asked nervously.
"You just did but you may go again," he said giving her a light smile.
"How many of the headmasters in the pictures are actually asleep?"
"Pardon?"
"Well… that one keeps trying to replicate the same twitch every few minutes. That one's sleep talking is way to real. And that one's eyes are partly open."
When Bella saw the twinkle in Dumbledore's eyes she realized.
"They're all awake aren't they?"
"Well spotted," Dumbledore said merrily.
Bella bit her lip.
"Well, Severus," Dumbledore said breaking the silence, "I do believe we have an excellent scholar before us."
Snape only made a disapproving noise from his spot in the office.
"Would it be all right if I asked you some basic healing questions?"
"It would be fine sir."
"You cannot seriously be considering hiring her," Snape said coldly a few minutes after Bella had left.
"I see no reason not to. She would make an excellent assistant-matron. And such an experience in exotic bites," Dumbledore offered with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Madam Pomfrey is just fine on her own," Snape said coldly.
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows.
"Severus? Are you still mad about who I hired for defense against the dark arts?"
"I believe that that choice is the most negligent one you have ever made."
"Yes I am aware of your opinion on that matter. But what is your quarrel with this one?"
"She looked like she hadn't eaten or slept for days. She looks ready to topple over!" he stated sourly.
"Well, a few good meals, and she should be fine the! And a warm bed too."
"She looks like she is about to jump out of her skin half the time."
"She's merely alert!"
"Why hirer her?" Snape said as he leaned over the desk.
"Why not?" Dumbledore responded cheerfully, then changed his tone, "You know what's going on with the dementors. If anything, her being here will make things easier on everyone. And if you're worried about her being evil, she won't be very effective, seeing as in she's ready to topple over."
Snape said nothing for a few moments, then, "What does Minerva say of this?"
"I'm not sure. Let's find out, shall we?"
^(^)^
Bella had been staying in the Leaky Cauldron ever since she had gotten to London a week earlier. She actually found herself liking it there. But of course she needed to find somewhere else to live seeing as in she had very little money left.
It was the end of July and much too hot. Everywhere Bella looked she saw Sirius Black staring back at her. At first she'd found it creepy, but now she was used to it.
As Bella walked by the bar to enter the muggle world she walked right into the biggest man she'd ever seen, then hit the ground with a thump.
"Yeh all righ'? Didn't see yeh there," a voice from above her said and Bella was lifted to her feat by a large hand.
"Fine, thanks. I fall all the time," she said as she dusted her self off.
"Yeh sure? Yeh took quite a fall," he persisted.
"Quite sure," Bella said completely embarrassed as she looked away.
Then she looked up to see the giant with the largest beard she'd ever seen. She jumped then looked away realizing she was staring.
"I gotta go get a book," she said blushing as she rushed off.
Bella didn't have a clue what the hell she was doing.
^(^)^
"Madam Pomfrey has never needed an assistant, and she's worked here for over a dozen years," Minerva said confused.
"See! No point in hiring her," Snape bit out.
"Severus seems to think she isn't worth her keep," Dumbledore said.
"Is she competent?"
"Yes."
"Overall intelligent?"
"Yes."
"Understands basic medical remedies?"
"Yes."
"Understand complicated medical remedies?"
"Yes."
"Does Madam Pomfrey want her?"
"Yes."
"Do you think she's harboring Sirius Black?"
"No."
"Then I see nothing wrong with her. Hirer if you want. Don't if you do not."
Dumbledore smiled and said, "Perhaps one of you would like to tell her the good news?"
"I have to go to Italy for the week," McGonagall said.
"Ah, yes. Congratulate the happy couple on my behalf," Dumbledore said with a smile.
"Of course. Would you like me to call Ms Swan back here?"
"Unless Severus would like to explain in detail, why or how she's been harboring Sirius Black, I see no objection to that."
(^.^)
Bella had gotten the letter asking her to come back and was more then a little miffed. They were accepting her job, right? Why else would they call her back? But Bella wasn't sure. For one reason it was just a little too good to be true.
Even so Bella arrived at Dumbledore's office quite tentatively. It was, like the first time she'd entered, void of humans.
The walls however still had the nosey headmasters who didn't feel guilty about watching her openly this time. She felt like she was an otter in a zoo.
"You know," she said clearing her throat slightly, "In the muggle world it's the people who stare at the picture and size them up."
"Well, muggles are a bit daft aren't they?" one headmaster said.
"In which capacity do you mean?" she asked feeling just a little insulted even though she herself was not a muggle.
"Well, all of them," he responded.
"I thought electricity was pretty damn clever," Bella muttered to herself.
She opened her mouth to say more but stopped herself, not wanting have an argument with a picture. Instead she took out her current book from the inside of her pocket and started to read.
Bella sat there for what felt like a long time.
"Ah, Ms Swan! I'm sorry I seemed to have been running a little late. I trust you weren't waiting too long."
The voice came from what felt like out of nowhere and Bella jumped about a foot in the air.
"Uh, no sir, not long at all," she said struggling to compose herself.
"I've spoken to some of the staff and it does seem wise to hire you."
"Oh, good," Bella said feeling so relieved all of a sudden.
'But of course I must worn you of some of the current happenings around the school…"