Disclaimer: Me: My goal by the time I finish this story is to own Harry Potter!
Lily L.: I'm sorry Vic, but that's not going to happen!
Me: Uggh! Fine on with the story! *glares a Lily*
Author's note: In this story Lily L. is the same age as Albus S and Rose W. Enjoy and please review!
I only own Victoria and Melody.
Chapter 1: See my Problem?
I watched the graceful countryside roll past my window as the train started picking up speed. Every year I get excited as the train gradually pulls away from the station, because it means we are one step closer to arriving at the best school in the world, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This year was a little different. I was just hoping and praying that he wouldn't come into my compartment. The few minutes I had left to myself, I just let go and lost it. I very rarely cry and when I do I ball. Hard. I tried to get a hold of myself and finally managed to stop sobbing, but tears were still rolling down my face. I guess you're probably wondering how I got this way in the first place. Do you really want to know? Well here goes nothing:
My name is Victoria, Victoria Hauser. I am five foot seven (yeah I know I'm tall, don't rub it in!), I have dirty blonde hair and green eyes. My best friends in the whole wide world are Lily Luna Potter, Melody Ring, Rose Weasley, Scorpius Malfoy, and of course Albus S. Potter.
When we met, we all just… well clicked. I ran into the compartment, excited to start school. Soon a girl with long black hair ran into me. She was just as excited as I was. She introduced herself, and soon Melody and I were best of friends. Lily and her cousin Rose soon came in and shyly introduced themselves. They were very quiet for a little while but then they finally warmed up to us. The two best friends now became four.
What changed our lives was when two young boys walked in. One had really messy black hair, the other blonde. "Mind if we sit here sis? Everywhere else is full." said the one with messy hair. "Sure" said Lily. They walked in and had a seat; they introduced themselves as Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy. I noticed Rose got tense when she saw Scorpius; I made a mental note to ask her why later. The boys started talking and we all laughed and carried on.
We arrived at the castle and slowly one by one we were called for the sorting. Melody and I were both muggle borns, we both ooed and ahhed at everything. I heard Albus chuckle and I turned around and stuck my tongue out at him. He smirked at me and soon we heard Professor McGonagall speak. She brought out the Sorting Hat and it sang us a song.
She started calling names and I was the first of my group. I skipped up to the steps excited but scared. I put it on and gasped when I realized it could talk.
"Aahh, Victoria Hauser I see, muggle born with a lot of spunk. Not a bad mind either, really smart. I see you're very loyal to your friends. Where to put you is the question." The sorting hat soon chuckled. "I know where to put you now, better be GRYFFINDOR!"
I was just about to ask the hat what it meant but Professor McGonagall yanked it off my head. I walked down to the sea of red and gold, who was cheering me on. The sorting hat's laugh, I didn't know at the time, would be in the back of my mind through all my years at Hogwarts.
My friends were all sorted into Gryffindor, even Scorpius. His face turned white when he sat down beside of me. All he could say was "My dad is going to kill me; my dad is so going to kill me."
"No he won't Scorp" said Albus; he was grinning from ear to ear obviously proud to be a Gryffindor. Soon the rest of the Potters and Melody joined us. I squealed when I realized we all were in the same house. I saw Albus smirk out of the corner of my eye, and Melody was looking between Albus and me with a stupid grin on her face.
I mouthed a "What?" at her but she just smirked at Lily and Rose, who also returned the gesture.
I rolled my eyes and finished eating. I remember feeling sleepy and full, my feet felt like lead walking up all of those stairs. I watched how the prefect opened the portrait and walked in. The common room was gorgeous, but I didn't really notice it; all I could think about was bed. The four of us said goodnight to our two guy friends and trudged up to bed.
I gave a pat to my grey kitty, Coffee (don't make fun of my kitty's name!) and said goodnight to the girls. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
Let's fast forward a couple of years. To fill you in Scorpius's dad wasn't mad and said he was very proud of him. I don't think I will ever forget that goofy grin on his face.
Lily and I soon began to compete for the highest grades. I had the top in Defense against the Dark Arts, until Albus realized he was really good at it. We both tied in transfiguration, and she had the top in everything else.
Melody was as quiet as ever. She soon only really opened up when it was just the six of us. If you insulted one of us, well you better run, Melody will be on your hide until you have payed for whatever you might have done. I will always admire her bravery and loyalty.
I noticed Scorpius acting really shy around Rose in third year. I smirked knowing that he liked her. Lily, Melody, and Albus knew too, the only person who didn't was Rose. She just cut off anybody who tried to tell her that Scorp liked her. I hope they go out soon though because their driving us all crazy, Aahh love, it does wonders to us all.
Quidditch is another big part of my life. I play on the Gryffindor house team along with Scorp, Lily and Albus. Lily and I are chasers and the guys are Beaters. Hopefully this year we will win the cup, we have come in second every year since I have come to Hogwarts.
My first three years at Hogwarts have been great. The summers have been a laugh too. I always end up staying at the Potters or the Weasleys. Melody usually comes along with me. My family however, well that's a different story.
My parents are… complicated. They don't understand about magic and refuse to hear anything about it. When I came home from third year, the first week it felt as if we were all on the Titanic. One day they finally had enough of all the owls, (hey I have five best friends, what do you expect?), and about how I always come home with weird stuff. Of course being in Gryffindor, I had to shoot off my mouth and tell them how stupid they were (Which they were!). I had had enough and ran out the door with my trunk, wand, and Coffee.
I started crying after what seemed like a mile of walking. I continued to trudge on, the road fuzzy from the warm tears running down my face.
I finally stopped when I saw the one person I wanted to see, I thanked Merlin, dropped my stuff, and ran toward him.
"ALBUS!" I screamed running toward him. I wiped my eyes as I ran. He turned around and smiled until he saw my face. His face softened and opened his arms up to me.
I crashed into him and started balling. He stood there and stroked my hair.
I told him my whole story and I felt his jaw clench. His head was rested on the top of mine. We stood there in the middle of an old country road for a long time. I finally wiped my tears and smiled a watery smile up at Albus. Albus broke the silence by saying, "Come on Vic; let's take you up to my house. My mum and dad will know what to do." "What were you doing on the road" I asked my voice still a little shaky. "I like to take walks, it gives me time to think" he replied.
We walked silently hand and hand up to his house. I took this time to notice how much grown up he looked from the last year I saw Albus. There was a big difference between third and beginning of fourth year.
He caught me staring and said "What, like what you see?" He smirked. I smacked him playfully on the arm and said "I was just noticing how tall you got… and yeah"
"How tall I got? You just saw me a week ago!" He had a playful look in his eye. I was saved from replying back by Mrs. Potter answering the door. I have always loved her; she was like a second mom to me. She looked at me and said "Victoria what a… are you ok honey?" "Yeah I am now Mrs. Potter" I replied. Albus and I walked in the door and Mrs. Potter looked at our hands, which were still together. I looked at Albus, who looked at me and we both let go quickly.
I felt my checks redden, when I heard a soft chuckle behind us. I turned around to see the older carbon copy of Albus. Albus's dad was Harry Potter, the boy who defeated You-Know- Who at the age of seventeen. Being a Muggleborn, I didn't know this till I read about it in Hogwarts a History. The Potter family really doesn't like talking about it much.
"Hello Mr. Potter" I said politely. "Now Victoria how many times do we have to tell you to call Ginny and I, Ginny and Harry." He said playfully.
I smiled and went over to give him a hug. I felt even better in my second dad's embrace. Then Ginny scooped me up in a big hug too.
I heard pounding on the stairs, which were in the hall next to the entry room. I let go of Ginny to see Lily standing there with her eyes wide.
"Vic, honey what are you doing here?" she said her brown eyes full of concern.
I just walked up to her and gave her a hug. She accepted it looking a little confused.
"Lily, why don't you take Victoria up to your room. It looks like we will have another addition to the family this summer." Harry said, his green eyes twinkling. I smiled and as we headed up the stairs I heard Harry say while laughing, "You would like that wouldn't you son?" "DAD!" I heard Albus reply embarrassed.
Lily laughed and I just smiled. On the way to her bedroom I spotted her older brother James, walking down the hall.
"SISTER! What are you doing here so early?" James said. I laughed and gave him a hug. James and I love to pick on each other.
"It doesn't have anything to do with my dear brother, now does it?" He said waggling his eyebrows.
I felt my cheeks go pink but said "No dear brother, it doesn't."
We said goodbye to James and continued down the hall. We walked in and Lily made me tell her everything. When I was finished I noticed her face was almost as red as her hair. That's something she inherited from the Weasley side of the family.
"Your parents, excuse me for saying this, are complete turd heads! She finally said when the red had gone down in her cheeks.
I looked at the complete seriousness on her face and I busted out laughing. Soon she joined me and we were on the floor holding our stomachs.
The summer improved rapidly each day. I played Quidditch with the whole family, went shopping with Ginny and Lily, played pranks with James and talked with Albus and Lily. When I was alone, which wasn't very often, I played my guitar. Nobody knows, but I like having a secret that nobody knows but me.
I go outside and sit next to the big oak tree, and just sit and play. I sing, but don't tell anybody! James would never leave me alone if he found out. I love singing Taylor Swift and other country pop artists. I like the wizarding music, but I love country.
One day when I excused myself from Quidditch, I headed over to the tree. I had my guitar hidden in my Quidditch bag. I sat down thinking about the new school year that was approaching fast. Fourth year would be a whole new chapter in our lives.
I started strumming and then singing softly, until I heard a snap. I stopped and stood up.
"Hello?" I said, finding my wand in my pocket, pulling it out to defend myself if I needed to.
"Vic, don't hex me okay. I just wanted to know where you went." Said a familiar voice I instantly recognized.
I stood still for a second before saying "Albus come here"
He smiled sheepishly and walked around the tree to face me. I couldn't help but notice how cute... Whoa! I so did not just say my best friend was cute! Anyways continuing on…
"How long have you been standing there?" I said raising my eyebrows. His eyes were still on my wand. I rolled my eyes, put my wand away, smiling, and then sat down on the grass. I patted the spot beside me and he walked over, and plopped down beside me.
"Long enough" he said slowly. I raised my eyebrows again and he said quickly "I didn't know you could sing or play", he nodded toward my guitar.
I looked at him for a second before saying "I have been playing ever since I started Hogwarts. I like to play; it's sort of like a different form of magic"
Albus looked at me thoughtfully before saying "Well you're really good, you know."
I laughed and said "Yeah right" Albus was about to say something when I felt something bust open on my head. I looked over at Albus and he was soaked. I felt water running down my shirt and hair.
I looked up to see a laughing James, who had a couple of water balloons in his hands. "JAMES POTTER! Get your butt down here right now." Albus and I said at the same time. I laughed looking at Albus's face when he realized we said the same thing at the same time.
"Alright lovebirds, I'm coming down" he said smirking. When he landed I dragged him away from Albus and said "lovebirds? What are you talking about James!" I said feeling my cheeks turn pink.
"We all know that you like A…" before he could finish I walked off with a quick wave to Albus. The last thing I heard was James laughing and Albus saying "What in the world did you say to her?"
My fourth year was just around the corner. Lily and I were rushed in packing because we waited till the last minute. When I finished packing I went downstairs alone. Lily said she would be down in a few minutes, she couldn't find her chaser gear.
I skipped down the steps and walked into the living room. Harry and Ginny were talking but looked up when I entered the room. "I'm sorry, I'll… just go then" I turned to leave, but then I heard Harry say "No come on in Victoria, we were just talking about you actually"
"You were?" I said looking confused.
"Yes" said Ginny interrupting Harry.
I sat down across from them, trying not to look awkward.
I thought they were going to say something about Albus but they went on a totally different route. "Victoria, honey, Albus told us about your parents. He's worried sick and so are we. We want to ask you if it would be alright… if you would come and stay with us over the summer and Christmas holidays." Ginny said, her eyes shining.
"I don't want to intru…" Was all I got out before Harry held his hand up.
"Victoria, I completely understand where you're coming from. I used to live with muggles who… let's just say don't agree with magic at all. You are not intruding, and don't you ever think that. I believe you will even b…" Harry was saying before Ginny elbowed him in the ribs.
I decided to ignore the exchange between Ginny and Harry, and say "Are you sure? I really don't want to be a bother"
"Yes hon, we are one hundred percent sure you are not a bother." Ginny said.
I smiled and said "Thank you!"
They both smiled and soon got up to start dinner.
The next day was when we left for Hogwarts. It all went by in such a blur. I skipped along ahead of the Potters. We all soon went through platform 9 ¾ and was engulfed by the hazy smoke of our transportation.
I gave a hug to Ginny and Harry and got on the train. I left the Potters alone to say a private goodbye. I found Scorp who waved, seeing he already found a compartment with some other Quidditch players. Rose and Melody said they would catch up to me, they had to go back and get something from their parents and then go ask about an extra Potions club, which is beyond me, I mean who would want to take on extra homework!
I put my stuff down in an empty compartment, and set off to find Lily and Albus. The train had just begun to move when I entered another part of the train. I didn't see Lily but I did find Albus, with a pretty blond girl in his arms.
All of a sudden my vision went cloudy and I rushed back to my compartment, telling myself I was stupid. Albus is your best friend! You shouldn't care whether he likes other girls, not that he liked me but… Oh for heaven sakes pull yourself together Victoria!
I sat thinking about the summer and my eyes soon began to fill with tears. Then I just started balling.
Not a pretty picture is it? I don't think so either. Me sitting here crying because well… I like my best friend! Ok I said it, happy!
I wiped away the last of my tears just as I heard the compartment door open. "Victoria?" I heard Lily say. Lily, Melody, and Rose walked in all with confused and concerned looks on their faces.
"What's wrong, and don't tell me nothing" said Melody.
"I'm fine really guys, just…" I stopped when they all put their hands on their hips. I stood up and told them to sit down.
When they sat I took a deep breath and said "I just realized something and it wasn't the way I was hoping it to be. I- I umm sorta like your brother Lily." I said the last part in a rush but they all heard what I said.
Rose got up and said "I knew it, I knew it!" She was doing crazy dance moves until she saw my face.
"There's more, I can tell" said Lily.
I just opened my mouth when Albus walked in. I shut my mouth, clenched my jaw before saying "I'm going for a walk"
I scooted past Albus and slammed the compartment door.
Author's note: Thanks for reading my very first chapter. If you have read my other story, I'm sorry, and if you haven't don't, because I know it stinks really bad! I hope this one is better and I know I am definitely having more fun writing this one. In case you're wondering I love the name Victoria. Remember that I only own Victoria and Melody. Everything else belongs to J.K. Rowling! Please review!
Thanks! – Siriusly luvs Harry Potter
P.S. I hope to add another chapter soon and I am open for any suggestions about what's going to happen next!
