New Beginnings

by Cedric Dursley

A/N This is based on the wonderful musings of J K Rowlings and I receive no money from it.

chapter one

New Beginnings: Goyle Family

It was two hours after the final against Voldemort and Goyle was nervous. He just witnessed the defeat of the Dark Lord. During the final battle, he was hiding in a niche, just outside the great hall. He was worried that the powers that would arrest him just for being a death eater. He didn't trust the newly reformed Ministry to give him or any other follower of the Dark Lord and thought he should leave England. First he had to get out of the castle unnoticed. He decided to use a disillusionment charm and sneaked out of the castle without anyone noticing. When he got outside the anti-apparition zone around Hogwarts, he apparated home. His mother, Helen, met him at the door.

"Did we win?" She asked him.

"No, we lost. Father was just arrested and I fear I may be next. Mum, I don't want to go to Azkaban. What can I do?" He stammered with tears welling up in his eyes.

"Just relax. I will help you as much as I can. I have a sister in Canada where you can live for a while. She was disowned from the family when she married a muggle born, but I kept in contact. Your best bet is to disappear into the muggle world there. We were close growing up and even after your father joined the death eaters, we remained in contact. While I contact her, you might pack for a while. Tomorrow I will go to Gringotts and withdraw enough money to buy a airplane ticket to Toronto. I also suggest you stop thinking like a pure blood since that sort of thinking is frowned upon. Your Aunt Julie should help you fit in".

while his Mum hurried off to contact his aunt, Gregory went up to his room to pack. Using a shrinking charm, he packed every piece of clothing he had in his school trunk. He was also looking at all photos of his two best friends, Draco Malfoy, and Vincent Crabbe. As he was packing, he thought about what his mother said about his thoughts about blood status. He decided to give her advice a shot. He thought about the smartest witch of his generation, Hermione Granger, and the 'Hero of Hogwarts' himself, Harry Potter. They were both much more talented then he ever thought of being and was overcome with emotions. He took all the photos of Draco Malfoy and started tearing them up. He wanted nothing to do with Malfoy ever again. He realized that Malfoy had a low opinion of him and Crabbe and had enough. As he was tearing the photos up he was thinking to himself, "I will never allow myself to be controlled by anyone ever again. As far as I am concerned, Malfoy can rot in Azkaban for the rest of his life. At least I will never see him again as long as I am in Canada."

While Goyle was thinking about changing his life, his mother was busy arranging for his flight to Canada. She had contacted her sister, Julie, who agreed to help her nephew. She was hesitant at first because of reports from England about some of the horrors that had occurred there, but, in the end, she agreed. She had just one request, she wanted Helen to come along to visit and meet her nieces and nephew. Helen Goyle agreed and went to Gringotts to obtain the necessary funds left to her by her parents.

As Helen accessed her vault, she thought about her life up till now. She grew up as a pure blood supremest but not a death eater or a Voldemort supporter even though her husband was one. She was born Helen Lestrange but never got along with her brothers Rabastan and Rodolphus. She also hated her sister in law Bellatrix with a passion and was overjoyed when she heard that Bella was killed.

Unlike her oafish husband, Helen was a financial genius. She learned that women in her family ruled the finances in spite of their husbands. The Lestrange women were strong women who usually ruled the households and Helen was no exemption. When Julie married her husband and was disinherited Helen loaned them the money to move to Canada to start a new life. She was paid back with interest five years later and invested in various companies.

When Helen returned home, she called out,"Gregory, are you ready? We need to get to the airport as soon as possible to catch our flight. Lets go".

"Are you coming as well Mum? I am glad but I thought you were staying here."

"Yes dear, I am. I would like to visit Julie for a while and this is the perfect excuse to go. It will just be for a couple of months while the government resettles. Besides, I need a vacation".

And with that, Gregory Goyle moved to Canada.

A/N: This is my first work of fan fiction. When you review, please keep that in mind. Sorry that it is short. Longer chapters are in the works. So please be patient.

Chapter two preview

Theodore Nott was thinking about the final battle. He had made his decision as the younger students were being evacuated from Hogwarts. He would stay and fight even though the rest of his house was leaving. He approached Professor McGonagall and volunteered to stay and fight. She agreed after consulting with several members of The Order of The Phoenix.