Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling, and all names contained here, is the work of fiction, and any resemblance to any person, alive or dead is purely coincidental.

Prologue

Edward Clayton was feeling estatic this year, and he awoke with a bright smile on his face. Why he was in a good mood this morning was no secret, as he had just turned eleven a week ago, and he just received a letter from Hogwarts a few days ago.

In fact, he remembered that he was eating breakfast with his parents three days ago, when an owl delivered a letter to him. His parents, having received the same letter years ago smiled as they realized that their son was about to embark on the same journey as they did.

Harold Clayton and his wife Sarah Clayton (formerly Goldstein) were graduates from Hogwarts, having spent some time in the school, belonging to the Slytherin and Ravenclaw houses respectively. Many people would think that Harold as a former Slytherin was supposed to be nasty, since the Slytherin house has a penchant of producing 'dark' wizards, most famous of all was Voldemort, or You-Know-Who, or Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

But in the last Wizarding War, Harold did not take part, and stood by the sidelines, and despite being a Slytherin, he was quite cordial with the students of the other Houses, something that made him stand out from the rest. He was still quite sneaky when it is called for, though he never had the blood prejudice that most Slytherins had, or the purebloods had. That had made him quite approachable to most students, and he was only happy to help at the risk of being ostracized and alienated by the pureblood factions of his own House.

It is that same attitude that earned him the close friendships of students from other Houses, one of which was Sarah Goldstein, a Ravenclaw student that later would become his wife.

Harold looked at his only son and then said warmly. "So, this is the big day then, my boy? Are you ready to go for the first step to Wizardom?" The last part was said with a bit of bluster and pomp, and his wife giggled softly at her husband's antics.

Edward just grinned back at his father, and said with an equally enthusiastic voice. "I sure do, dad ... you just watch, I'll be the greatest wizard ever to come from our house!"

Sarah just rolled her eyes slightly at the slight parading and posing the men in her house was displaying with their grinning to each other, and she said softly. "I am sure you will, Edward... now, did you remember to bring the list of the things that you are supposed to buy in Diagon Alley?"

"Sure do, Mum!" Edward replied with a grin on his face. "If I remember correctly as well, we are supposed to meet with Anthony and his parents and get our stuff together in Diagon Alley before boarding the Hogwarts Express at Kings Cross Starion, Platform Nine and Three Quarters in three days time, am I right?"

Sarah smiled and said. "Yes indeed, Edward..." She then turned to her husband and smirked a little. "You see, husband... our son is showing Ravenclaw qualities about being smart... admit it, he gets quite good grades when he is in muggle school don't you think?"

"You may be right, dear wife..." Harold replied in return, a grin on his face. "But let's not forget he has Slytherin qualities as well, since you remembered he is able to trick those bullies from harming some of his younger classmates. I think he has your brains, and my cunning, so to speak."

Sarah nodded at her husband's words, and got up from her chair, and walked over to her husband, and gave him a tender kiss on his cheek, while Edward just grinned. He was used to his parents showing affection to each other like this, though he didn't understand why they made so much noise when they were sleeping two nights before.

Once they were done showing affection to each other, Harold turned to his son, and said. "Ready to go, Edward?"

Edward just grinned and showed a thumbs up to his father and said. "Like I said earlier... I am more then ready, father! Let's go, we have no time to waste... right?"

"You are right, Edward..." Sarah replied as she went over to her son, and gently ran her hair through her son's light brown hair, and Edward smiled slightly at his mother's way of showing affection to him. She always did like to do this ever since he was a little boy, in addition to the occasional hugs and kisses that she likes to give him. "Then why don't we go meet Anthony and his parents in front of the Leaky Cauldron before we get to shopping for your supplies in Diagon Alley then?"

Edward nodded, and he and his parents soon departed their house in Newcastle and went towards their nearest train station to depart for London, where they will meet the Goldsteins and their son, Anthony for supply shopping in Diagon Alley.

It was some time when they arrived at Charing Cross station, the nearest station closest to where the Leaky Cauldron is, where they will pass through to get to Diagon Alley. Once they exited the station, they quickly made their way along Charing Cross Road, in front of an old shop front, where they saw the Goldsteins, and their son, Anthony.

Harold waved cheerfully to them, and Sarah quickly approached her brother Eugene and gave him a sisterly hug and kiss on his cheek before letting him go.

"Good to see you again, sister..." Eugene said and then turned to his brother in law and grinned. "And I am glad to see you as well, Harold... and I can see that the little tyke is all grown up and ready to go on his first step to greatness. Ahhh... I can just remember the day that we all were in the same situation as them." The last part was said in a rather wistful tone, as if remembering past memories that are good in nature.

Courtney, his wife just smiled at her husband's comments, as she stood by her sister in law's side. She too remembered the days when they were all in Hogwarts, though they were fortunate not to be killed in the First Wizarding War, when You-Know-Who struck a blow against the Wizarding World, and killing many people, including James and Lily Potter, whose son survived a Killing Curse, therefore granting him the title of The Boy-Who-Lived.

"Of course... Eugene." Harold said as he gave a playful punch to his brother in law's arm, and said. "But I must say the four of us were rather fortunate to escape You-Know-Who's attacks... while James and Lily Potter didn't, not to mention the Longbottoms as well."

The four adults nodded sadly and Eugene replied. "Truly, it is a sad day for the Wizarding World back then... but thank goodness that You-Know-Who is dead, thanks to James and Lily's son, Harry... if I remember correctly."

"Ah yes, the Boy-Who-Lived..." Harold said thoughtfully. "He should be ten years old this year, right?"

Sarah nodded and replied. "Well, now that you mention it... logically speaking, if nothing bad happened to him, he should be ten years old this year, and should also be attending Hogwarts this year."

As the parents talked, Edward turned to his cousin and said. "You hear that, Tony? The Harry Potter is going to be in our year... think that we might be able to meet him?"

Anthony looked at his cousin and grinned and said. "Well, logically speaking... we should... since almost all people in our world should be able to recognize him, what with him and that famous scar of his on his forehead."

"That's really great, I suppose... though I have to wonder... if he let his fame get into his head, just like those... snooty people." Edward said thoughtfully with a slight grimace on his face, which Anthony noticed and smiled to himself.

Ever since they knew each other as children, Edward had inherited his parents' dislike for those who flaunted their pureblood status and generally being asses to people who were either half-bloods or muggleborn. Hearing how the past Dark Lords who exhibited this kind of behavior had made him repugnant to such blatant racism and bigotry, something that he couldn't stand.

He then chose to answer in a neutral manner, by shrugging his shoulder. "Well, I don't know, Ed... but we'll just have to see when we catch a glimpse of him, or meet him in person, won't we?"

"You're absolutely right, Tony... though I think we had better follow our parents, since they are going inside the Leaky Cauldron right now." Edward commented, as he noticed that his parents had already stopped talking and started to move into the Leaky Cauldron.

Anthony nodded and shrugged as the both of them followed their parents closely into the magical pub that was one of the entrances to the Wizarding world. They followed their parents into the pub, and stuck close to them as their parents spoke to the barkeep of the Cauldron, who was called Tom.

It wasn't long when Edward and Anthony noticed that their parents had looks of disbelief on their faces about something that Tom had told him, and Edward heard his father say. "Are you sure it's him, Tom? Or could you have mistaken him for someone else?"

"Couldn't mistake the look of the boy, Harold... he has Lily's eyes, and James' features... that's their boy alright, and what's more, Hagrid's with him as well." Tom replied in an honest manner.

"I see... how long has the both of them left, Tom?" Eugene asked thoughtfully.

"Eh, I reckon they left just about half an hour ago, I think... they might just still be in Diagon Alley, if you manage to catch up with them." Tom replied while cleaning one of his glasses with a rag.

"Thanks for the info, Tom... come on children... let's go to Diagon Alley right now to get your supplies... if we are in luck, we might just be able to meet a celebrity." Courtney said softly to both her son and her nephew.

"A celebrity? Who is it, mum?" Anthony replied rather curiously, though he had a feeling that he had already knew the identity of the person whom his parents was talking about.

"It's Harry Potter, Anthony..." His mother replied. "Apparently, he passed through here an hour ago with Rubeus Hagrid, one of Hogwart's groundskeepers, presumably to get his school supplies as well to go to Hogwarts as well... perhaps we will be able to catch him, if we are lucky enough."

Perking up at the thought of meeting a famous wizard, one their age, no less... though it was more of satisfying their curiosity about what the supposed Boy-Who-Lived is like, both boys nodded and their parents led them to the back of the pub, where they tapped the bricks in a counter clockwise motion, and a doorway to Diagon Alley opened, and the four of them passed through, eager to explore the Alley, as the doorway closed, turning into a brick wall once more.

End of Prologue

Author's Note: Well, after reading many Harry Potter fanfics, I decided to do this one as a start. Take note that this is my first Harry Potter fic, so I apologize if there are any mistakes made during the writing of this fanfic. My OC is called Edward Clayton, the son of Harold Clayton, a former Slytherin, and Sarah Clayton (nee Goldstein) of Ravenclaw. Obviously they are related to the Goldsteins, which makes Anthony Goldstein and Edward cousins. I won't delve into pairings just yet, but let's just say that his family is acquainted with the Boots, the Corners as well as the Lovegoods, as well as the Greengrasses.

Well, that's it for now with the explanations... I'll see you guys next chapter, that is if you guys think I should continue this. Cheers!