I Love You, But Please Die!

Introduction

Have you ever met one of those kids whose mother is over protective, embarrassing, moody and yet only wants what is best for their 'darling little baby'? Well, I am one of those poor human beings. And trust me, it sucks. I can't do a thing without her looking into it and making sure it is safe. She plans, runs and even ruins my life. Yes, I am a fairly tolerant person, but this isn't even the start of the bad things she has done.

When I was barely even a few weeks old, she went and got me a makeup set. Sure, her intentions may have been good, but I almost choked on the congealer brush when I was teething. When I was five, she started registering me in beauty pageants and dance lessons. When I was twelve, she made me a debutante. And right now, I am getting ready for my Debutant Ball at the age of sixteen and a small bit.

Hi, my name is Belladonna Henrys. Welcome to my life as an overly protected teenager in both the muggle and magic world. I attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and live in Ravenclaw house. I have rich brown hair, sparkling blue eyes and a startling figure - according to my mother. But, you can just say I am a skinny, blue-eyed brunette. I have a twin brother, Nick (Nicky), an elder brother, Jason, and I also have a father who we all call Dad.

Nick is slightly taller than me but we still tie when we have leg wars. He is also a brunette but he has brighter eyes. I inherited mine from Dad. Nick is also in Ravenclaw at Hogwarts and is currently dating Sarah Jones, my best friend. It is completely unacceptable, but alas, my brother and my besty go against me and start going out. My mother is all for it. According to her, Sarah is 'perfect'. Well, she obviously hasn't seen Sarah on a sugar high.

Jason is antisocial. All he does is stay up in his room and moan about. Since he is barely a year older than Nick and I, he is also in seventh year at Hogwarts and in Gryffindor, away from us (he is best friends with a boy named Remus Lupin). He is about a head taller than Nick and I and is a spitting image of both my father and Nick. The only thing going for him is the fact that he is related to me and he has a killer smile. Apart from that, he does nothing. He doesn't play any sport, he doesn't socialise with the family - he only spends time with his odour. Icky.

My Dad (Mick) is really nice. He is really handsome (unlike Jason whose attractiveness is destroyed by his lack of hygiene) and really sharing. The poor guy ended up with my mother. He works in the Ministry as a Head of Staffing. He runs interviews, organises payment in some sections and decides who is hired and who is fired. He isn't home much but gets so much done that Mum doesn't have to do a thing. I think that is why she took up the job of running my life. It's all she can do.

Speaking of the devil, I might as well introduce her. I call her Mum (Devil-Lady behind her back) and she is my mother. Her name is Janette Henrys. She has black hair, evil eyes and has the same face as me - I have the same face as her, rather. She is the reason why I am not a girly-girl. She has turned me against anything too feminine by always shoving glitter and makeup at me for my entire adolescence and probably the rest of my life - I assume I will die first (probably in a freak makeup accident).

So, that is my annoying family. The only ones I can tolerate are Dad, Jason and sometimes Nick. We all live together in a two-story house in London. In two days I get to run away, back to Hogwarts for start of term. But tonight I am stuck in a frilly, puffy, girly, sapphire dress and matching shoes, about to leave for my Debutant Ball. Nick is stuck next to me, wearing a black tuxedo and a sapphire tie. I would laugh at him, but I am not allowed to move since my mother is trying to do my hair. Unfortunately, it includes butterflies and a few bottles of hairspray that will eventually eat away at my scull.