I would just like to say that although I love J.K. Rowling and all of her characters, imagry, storylines and the such, they have never been mine and will never be mine. Rowling has just given me a push to explore my own imagination.
Author's Note
My name is Gabrielle Renee and have I got the story of the century. Being born to a mum and dad who adamantly claimed that they used to be a witch and wizard, I've heard stories all of my life. They used to tell me of all the wonders and mystical happenings of the wizarding world when I was a child. I remember thinking they were fanciful adventures my mum and dad had experienced. I loved those stories, but when I grew older, I began to think of them as just that, stories.
When I graduated from university with a degree in investigative journalism, I decided to specialize in the debunking of myths and legends. I remembered my "supposed" roots in the magical universe that I was so positive never existed, so that was my first story to disprove. Magic is not real, was never real, and will never be real.
When I first set out on my expedition for truth, I met another non-believer named Alexis Brennen. She was an exceptionally bright woman, and after a wonderfully intellectual discussion in an out of they way tavern, we decided to work together. Three years later following many travels around the world and endless interviews, we realized there were more "nutters" out there than we had first estimated. We heard many stories of a boy wizard named Harry Potter and his epic battle with a dark wizard named Lord Voldemort. Stories of magical boarding schools where children were secretly ushered to hone their magical skills. Stories that, well, simply had magical happenings. Apparently, unbeknownst to us, there had been a whole community of witches and wizards that the muggles, who were non-magical folk, never knew about. Until one day, something happened, and magic was lost to everyone forever. Nobody really seemed to know what had happened to the magic, just that about forty years ago, it disappeared.
Right, like that was believable. Nobody who we had spoken with had any proof, no solid evidence. On the contrary, we had gathered enough evidence to write a novel proving that magic never existed. So, Alexis and I sat down in our office to write our book. We had completed the first chapter when one day we received a letter in the morning post. The return address was St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Neither one of us had ever heard of it before. As I opened the envelope I began to ponder over who could have sent this to us. I pulled out the letter which was written on some type of old parchment. It read as follows:
Dear Miss Gabrielle Renee and Miss Alexis Brennen,
We have heard of your recent search to prove that magic has never existed, and that we of the old wizarding world are "nutters" as you both so fondly call us. We have kept this hospital a secret from the muggles for forty years now. It's been very difficult considering we cannot perform magic. We've had to disguise it as an old rundown mansion that belongs to some old miser who resides in it. The hard part is figuring out how to make said "miser" live forever so nobody will ever come looking into buying the mansion. We've had to stay open because even though the magic stopped, the injuries that were inflicted before hand did not. We know the two of you are probably sitting there as you read this trying to figure out a way to discredit us, but we would like the chance to prove ourselves. As the magic is gone forever, we have no reason to hide the fact that it did, indeed, exist. We have two patients that reside here for reasons we may not disclose, but they would like to meet with you both. They say they have something to tell you before you write your book. Their names are Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy. If you would be so kind as to respond and let us know if you wish to meet with them, we will send transportation for you.
Thank you,
Dr. Neville Longbottom
We decided we would let them have one more chance to prove themselves. I interviewed Mr. Malfoy and Alexis, in turn, interviewed Ms. Granger. This is the first hand story, in their own words, of how Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy made the magic stop.
A/N: Well, this story is my first fan-fic. I've always wanted to write and I love Harry Potter so I decided to throw the two of them together. I didn't come up with this idea all on my own though, a very wonderful and creative friend of mine helped me with the concept. Half the credit is owed to my friend Ms. Keny G! I've worked hard and brainstormed much to bring this to you. I hope you have as much fun with it as I am! Let me know what you think, honestly! Thanks for your time spent reading! I APPRECIATE YOU!