Hello once again audience! This is my second attempt at writing a fanfiction. I would and probably could continue my first one but the differences in writing styles that I had when i was 16 versus my 23 year old self now would be glaringly obvious. I hope you wind up enjoying this, its been an idea bouncing around my noggin for a while now. This fic will also take place in the year 2017, and it will also be the canon's first year as well! I would most likely screw something up with technology and the like if I tried for the 90's. The pairings are also not known at this time. So... Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own nothing involving the Harry Potter series, or other mentioned series of books. I own nothing of the games, movies, or tv shows that I reference at any point throughout the entirety of this fic. They all belong to their own makers/creators and such. The only things that are mine are my, hopefully, original ideas and OCs.
A/N on 5/1/2017 I will be updating the current chapters to have the '-CoR' as seperators of a sort, sorry for the false update, I'll probably upload the fourth chapter as an apology gift. xD Have a wonderful day!
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"So, as you see Mr. Beck, your son has been chosen to go to one of the most premier wizarding schools of the world. He has shown great strength within his magic, especially for someone who hasn't gone to any school for it yet!" The older looking lady said, sitting upon a cushy armchair in a homely living room. "Though I will have to get into contact with the headmaster about his... companion. I don't believe she will be allowed via the school's charter. Thats not including the problems of caring for her, there being other animals and the like and whatnot." She continued, whilst eyeballing the furry little creature with caution.
"Who? Lily? She's harmless! She actually gets along great with cats and the like, we have 2 cats also. She is probably the only reason my son is actually as calm as he is, he had a bit of a trauma when he was younger. There was an incident while we were on a family outing, and he came back hugging her to his chest with both of them covered in blood. We never could get the full story out of him, but we chose not to pry." Mr. Beck said, taking a small sip from his mug of coffee. "She hasn't let the boy out of her sight for more than a few hours since then. We chalked it up to them just needing eachother for comfort."
"Well, I will send a quick message if you would allow me too?" She asked, looking to the other individual, a shorter, plump woman who looked friendly and intimidating at the same time.
"Sure, its fine with us. Isn't that right honey?" She said, looking at her husband innocently.
"Yes, Dear." He said in a sarcastic tone, smirking all the while, earning himself a swat across the back of the head for good measure without losing his smirk.
"Trippy!" The elderly lady called. A small 'pop!' was heard as a small elfish looking creature appeared between her chair the the couple's couch.
"Yes Mistress Kitty? Hows may Trippy help yous?" The halfling, according to Mr. Beck, asked while executing a small curtsy.
"I need you to take this letter to the headmaster for me, and wait for a reply. Its not urgent, but its needs answering quickly, please." The now named Mistress Kitty asked kindly, with a slight blush of embarrassment, quickly conjuring some parchment and writing the message. Trippy then curtsied, and popped away with message in hand. "So, while she is delivering my message, do you have any questions?"
The husband looked at her with a bit of amusement, but didn't say anything on his mind. He just shrugged nonchalantly, before asking. "How much does his schooling and such cost? Are there uniforms, books, supplies, room and board, transportation fees and the like? We are well off as a family, but aren't exactly rich."
"The only things you yourself would have to buy would maybe be an owl, for if you wanted to send your son letters during the year, though there are school owls for such occurences. You may also buy him extra books, a better trunk, extra writing supplies, or anything that might catch your eye while you we are out shopping for his school things. Everything else is paid for through a trust fund supplied by the school itself which pays for the year's books, uniforms, potioneer's supplies, wand, and a regular trunk." She replied with a small wave of her hand. "Many muggleborn's parents are curious as to that. There is a bank in the shopping area that you may exchange your money for the wizarding currency as well."
"Alrighty then! Sounds good to me! And you said 'we' were going shopping? I'm guessing you're showing us where that is and when are we scheduled to go?" He asked in an excited manner, getting a swat from his wife again.
"I'm sorry for my husband's childish behavior. He can be quite a handful at times." Mrs. Beck said with a slight glare at her husband, who was rubbing the back of his head and grumbling under his breath about abusive women and always targeting his for some reason.
"Its no problem Mrs. Beck, I think it's better that he is excited about it instead of being against the whole thing. Not all non-magical folk are quite as understanding as you are being. We sometimes have.." She said, being interrupted by another popping sound. Trippy had decided to reappear at that point.
"Trippy bes returning to deliver Master Whiskers message, Mistress." The little elf said excitedly, bouncing from foot to foot while holding out a scrap of parchment for her to take.
"Thank you Trippy, that will be all I need for now." She said after recieving the message and giving the elf a nod and a smile. The bouncing elf gave a small squeak and popped back out the room again. "Lets see.. The headmaster said it would be acceptable for him to take her with him. As long as she is companionable to others and doesn't cause any problems with staff or students, she will also be allowed with him in his classes." She said whilst reading the note, looking at them after stowing the parchment into her pocket.
"Perfect! How does that make you feel Caleb?" He asked, looking over to his son who was sitting playing on his phone with Lily laying across his lap, napping.
"Sounds better, since I can take her with me. When do we leave then?" A young boy of eleven said, brushing some of his hair out of his face, and readjusting his glasses to see better.
"Right now if you and your parents are ready to go shopping, but I also have another family going with us. I thought it would be easier if we got both families done at the same time, and it would give Caleb someone of his own age to get to know before school." Mistress Kitty said, giving Caleb a small smile and looking to his parents for the answer to her question. "One quick question though. Is your family from the States, by any chance?"
"Why yes, we actually are. After the incident with Caleb, we decided a change of scenery was needed, and I had some family here in England, so we shipped off and found this amazing living area. I'm guessing our accents gave it away?" Mr. Beck asked with a slight smirk.
"Partially, the way you speak also gives it away." She said with a nod walking towards the door.
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"This is the entrance to The Leaky Cauldron. It is the only non-magical way into Diagon Alley, which is where we are headed." The now named Mrs. McGonagall said, leading them into a somewhat suspicious door. As they were making their way through the bar, both of the men were greeting eachother and eyeing the bar with a gleam in their eyes. The wives both rolled their eyes seeing this, and grabbed their significant others by the ears, pulling them along to the snickering of the children.
Speaking of the children, they had been quite friendly together already. Caleb, who is somewhat short, with dark brown hair to his shoulders, some freckles on his face and squarish glasses, turned to introduce himself to the young lady next to him. "Hi, my name is Caleb. What's your name?" He asked politely, smiling and holding out his hand.
"I'm Hermione, it's nice to meet you Caleb." She said, brushing some of her hair behind her ear. Hermione herself was about an inch or so taller then him, with long, bushy brown hair and a pretty smile. She also reached her hand out and lightly shook his hand, enjoying having someone her age along for the exciting ride that this shopping trip was going to be. "Not to be rude, but why do you have a dog with you?" She asked with a smile, nodding towards the small ball of white fur trotting along behind them, attached to a leash that Caleb held. The small ball of fur just so happened to be a completely white pomeranian, but she had a large spot of black fur that covered her ears and eyes, like a small hero's mask.
"Oh, Lily? She's my comfort companion. I don't do well with crowds and strangers unless she is around. She's friendly if you wanna pet her, all you have to do is let her sniff your hand first. Its kinda like an 'asking for permission' kind of thing." He said, kneeling down and petting Lily, who sat by his leg and looked at Hermione expectantly, making Caleb chuckle.
Hermione then knelt down next to them, holding her hand down to Lily's snout as she was asked to. Lily sniffed her hand for a few seconds, then proceeded to lick her hand a few times before bumping her forehead against her hand gently. "That means you have her permission." Caleb said with a nod, turning to make sure the adults didn't leave without them. He let her pet and rub Lily for a little bit before he gestured to the adults, who were waiting in the back doorway, watching them interact with eachother.
They both stood up and made their way towards the back door, both full of excited energy, unable to wait to see the shopping alley. Mrs. McGonagall showed them which bricks to tap with their wands to get into the alley, before stepping back to allow the kids their first sight of Diagon Alley. Both children and adult alike were amazed. They were looking every which way that they could, trying to take in all of the sights. There were clothing shops, a shop with every kind of odds and ends from telescopes and globes to furniture and blankets. There was a pet shop, mostly consisting of owls, cats and rats. There was a book store, broom store, wand store, potion supply store, and a trunk store. There seemed to be shops for everything you could ever need from a magical point of view. "Are there no grocery stores here?" Caleb piped up, raising a very good question.
"I never really thought of that part." McGonagall said, looking around and shrugging berfore she started walking forward. "We will be going to get the money you need to buy your school supplies from the bank, if you lot will follow me." She said, beckoning them to follow her. They made their way to the bank, with the children bringing up the rear, both talking excitedly about which shops they wanted to go into and what kind of books they wanted to buy. They also talked about which subjects sounded intersting to them. They both liked the sound of transfiguration, but Caleb was more interested in charms.
"Halt!" A gruff voice said, making them all stop and turn to their right. The voice came from a burly, armored goblin who was pointing at Caleb. "You can't take the animal into the bank. Either wait outside with it or take it home." It continued once it had their attention. Charles, Caleb's father, was about to protest but was held back by his wife.
Caleb shrugged and sat down on a bench outside of the bank. "It's ok dad, I'll wait out here with Lily. Banks tend to be boring anyways." He said, waving them into the bank, smiling when Lily hopped up onto his lap.
"I'll wait with him." Hermione said, surprising both Caleb and her own parents. This was mostly surprising because she hadn't really had many friends in her childhood, to which she seemed to have made a friend in just one day in the wizarding world. It made them both smile and nod at her, giving her their permission while the adults all started walking into the building with McGonagall.
"Thanks Hermione. It's nice to have someone to talk to while one waits." He said to her, giving her a smile while Lily walked over to her lap, demanding attention. Caleb laughed at his dog's antics, happy she liked Hermione so much. "Seems we all mades some friends today, eh?"
"Yes. It seems we have." Hermoine replied, petting Lily behind her ears while smiling at Caleb, happy to finally have some friends of her own. Books are and will always be part of her life, but she felt that having other people as friends would be more fun in the end. "And I'm happy to wait with you, since banks usually ARE boring for the most part."
They then started to talk about what books and games they liked, finding out that they had both read mostly the same genres, but entirely different books or series of books from one another. Like they both liked adventure books and he liked the Orion series by Ben Bova which is more scifi-esque while she liked the Sherlock Holmes books, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and other mystery novels. They also found that they were both somewhat film lovers. While they were talking they would usually make statements that referred to movies or shows they had seen, making the other laugh when they got it. It turns out that Caleb was really the only one into video games like Borderlands and Left for Dead and such, while Hermione preffered puzzle games and the like.
After about twenty minutes, the adults came strolling out of the bank, laughing and smiling whilst conversing with one another. It turns out the children weren't the only ones to make friends that day. The kids stood and walked along the alley with the group as they made their way to the first store, Madam Malkins Robes for All Occasions. They were to be fitted for their robes it seemed. While the children were being fitted, the men went to get the potion supplies and cauldrons, while the women went to get the trunks and telescopes the kids would need, with the women taking Lily with them.
As Hermione and Caleb were leaving the store, a small boy with round glasses and messy black hair was walking in. Caleb held the door open for him. "Afternoon! How are you?" Caleb asked.
The boy stammered out a nervous reply of "Uh.. Good so far. How's yours?" he asked.
"Fantastic! Hope your day ends on a good note!" Caleb finished before letting him through the door, and walking away with Hermione towards where their parents were waiting for them outside of the bookstore. They noticed that the men seemed to be carrying all of the baggage that was caused by the shopping, and looking apprehensive at letting the book savvy children roam free in a large book store. This was causing some amusement with the women, but they just chalked it up to something parents did. The kids told their mothers that their robes would be ready in roughly an hour before walking into the store with the women, leaving Lily with Charles.
While the mothers grabbed the required books, with McGonagall pointing them out, the children skimmed through the shelves to see what might interest them. Caleb found a few books like 'Charms for the home', and 'Easy Charms for Charming Things'. Hermione found a few books that were more of the informational type, like 'Hogwarts, a History' and 'Famous Wizards of the Ages, 1910 - 2010'. The books looked interesting to both, so they made a deal of once they finished reading theirs, they could trade off. They brought their books to the mothers, looking sheepish at the stacks of books that both kids had on hand.
Once they finished buying their books and writing supplies, the children and women went to get their wands, leaving the men to get the childrens' trunks. Caleb walked ahead and opened the door for the women, bowing in a joking manner and saying "M'lady." to each one as they walked through, earning himself some "Thank you's" in return. Hermione even braved calling him a gentleman. Caleb followed after, Lily trotting next to him happily. The shop seemed to be dingy and dark. 'Not very good for attracting customers.' Caleb thought . As they entered, a low chime sounded somewhere in the back of the dingy shop.
"Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen." A mysterious voice sounded from behind the counter, where Caleb could have sworn nobody was a few seconds ago. He just chalked it up to magic. "I see you are still bringing me the muggleborns, Minnie? It's nice to see you in good health. How's your wand treating you? Fir and Dragon heartstring, stiff wooded, if i remember correctly?"
"Yes to all of the above, Garrick. I will be bringing the muggleborns here for many years to come, if I have my way." Mrs. McGonagall replied with a slight nod of her head.
"So, let us have the young lady come forward. I will need the parents, and Minnie, to have a seat. This may take a while. I believe the longest it took to find a wand took me roughly two hours." Garrick said, pulling a measuring tape out of his pocket, letting it zip towards Hermione, measuring anything it could reach. It measured her arm length, head width, the length of each finger, her forearms, shins, feet, bridge of her nose, bust, waist, hips, and started going towards her face before Garrick intervened. "That's enough. Bloody thing has a mind of its own anymore. Can't leave it unsupervised. Might have to redo the bloody charms on it." Garrick started grumbling under his breath as he perused the shelves covered in long, thin boxes.
"Let us try... This one. Ash, seven and a half inches, supple, good for defense." He said, handing her a box. She pulled the wand out and looked at it, then him, in confusion. "Go on, give it a flick!" He said with a wave of his hand.
Shrugging, she gave it a small flick, causing a stream of water to jetison acrossed the room, drenching her father. This amused everyone in the store, except for the drenched individual.
"I think not." Garrick said, swiping the wand from her grasp and handing her another one. "Holly, unicorn hair, eight and a half inches, flexible wand. Great for healing and charms."
She gave it a wave, and before they knew it, a stack of paperwork on his counter exploded into confetti! "Thats a new development.." Garrick muttered in amusement, shaking his head and taking the wand back. This continued for about twenty minutes or so, Caleb didn't really pay too much attention. In the end, she wound up recieving a wand of vinewood, dragon heartstring core, ten and three quarters inches long. Both Hermione and Garrick seemed happy with the match, given their matching smiles.
"It seems it is now the young gentleman's turn." He said, turning towards Caleb and raising an eyebrow. "Though I sense a strong connection between you and your companion. May I examine her for a moment, please?" Garrick asked, gesturing for Lily to be put upon the counter. Caleb shrugged and looked to Lily, who gave him a small huff, giving him permission. Caleb then gently picked her up, placing her on the counter and stood next to her. Garrick then waved his wand over Lily, muttering under his breath in some foreign language nobody else seemed to understand.
"This is... Most interesting... It seems your magic is connected with hers, Mr. Beck. Would you mind if I took some of your hair for making a wand, Milady?" Garrick asked, looking to Lily. She just puffed up in pride, giving a slight nod, surprising all but Caleb. Garrick then conjured a small brush and gave her a few strokes, coming out with a small ball of white fur. "I'll be right back, I just need a few minutes to see if her fur is even capable of being used as a wand core."
"A magical pomeranian? Who would have thought that was possible?" Charles stated in an amused manner, looking at Lily curiously. Lily just looked at the group with an air of pride, making Caleb smile. While they were waiting, everyone just conversed in a congenial manner. Caleb and Hermione talked about what house they thought they might be in, and other small talk as they petted Lily.
"It seems that her fur will work just fine as a wand core, though I highly doubt it will work for anyone besides yourself. It will just take me an hour or so to fashion the wand for you." Garrick stated, looking between Caleb and his parents for an answer.
"That would be fine for us. We could always go and grab some lunch and ice cream while we wait for it to get done. Isn't that right honey?" Brenda asked in an innocent voice, looking at her husband with a smile.
"Yes! Of course! Anything you say my dear! You're always right, love! This lowly peon of a man would willingly grovel at your feet just to recieve your attention!" Charles replied, bowing at the waist after every sentence, gesticulating with his hands in a regal fashion. "Is there anything else your majesty requires of her - OW! What the hell woman?" He yelled, holding the back of his head, rubbing it roughly after having been swatted upside the head by his wife.
"Would you like to join us Jean? John?" Brenda asked, looking to the two Grangers with a questioning smile as she stood, picking up a few of their purchases.
"That sounds lovely Brenda! We would love to join you, wouldn't we John?" Jean replied and looked at her husband. She did a slight double take, seeing her husband about to go into the same spiel that Charles had but she decided to cut it off. "Yes or no John? No fanfare or theatrics needed. " She said with a small smirk, seeing him deflate slightly at the missed oppurtunity.
"That sounds like a wonderful idea to me, if the kids think so as well?" He asked, looking over to the kids, seeing their eyes light up with excitement and nodding to their parents enthusiastically.
The group decided to head to one of the cafes that they had seen on the way through the alley. Once they were all seated and had ordered their food, they decided to discuss random topics amongst themselves. The children were discussing what books they had bought and which ones they were planning on buying in the future, while the adults just conversed about their careers and what they did for a living.
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After eating their lunch, Caleb and his parents went back to Olivanders to retrieve his wand. The Grangers and McGongall decided to go and pick up both kid's robes, having taken a liking to the Becks. As Caleb and his parents walked into the wand store, Caleb noticed the raven haired boy testing out wands for finding his match. Giving a small smirk, the Becks sat down in the chairs on the side next to someone who towered over everyone. The giant of a man looked up from his newspaper, noticing someone had sat down next to him. "Why 'ello there! Pleasure meetin' you! Let me budge over a bit." He boomed in a friendly tone, scooting his chair over a bit to help make room for the family of three, plus one fluff ball.
Caleb, Charles, and Brenda all exchanged pleasentries with him, learning his name and that he was the other boy's guide through Diagon Alley for the day. They learned that Hagrid was the Groundskeeper and Keeper of Keys for Hogwarts. Caleb brightened a bit, being able to befriend someone else who worked at the school and looking forward to going even more. It also helped that Lily had hopped into Hagrid's lap, bringing a large smile to the large man's face, and had ellicited a conversation about Hagrid's love of large animals of any and every kind, be it dragons or acromantulas. Caleb added his love of anything furry and four legged to the conversation, making fast friends with the friendly half-giant.
Once they boy, now known to everyone as Harry, finished recieving his chosen wand, having caused a warm wind to blow through the store, Caleb introduced himself and his family. Caleb talked to him for a few minutes while Garrick walked into the back of the shop to retrieve Caleb's wand. Caleb and Harry talked excitedly about what they were looking forward to from school, both boys excited mostly about just experiencing something new and grand compared to what they were used to. After a few minutes, Garrick walked back into the front of the store, carrying a long and thin redwooded box. The closer Garrick came to Caleb, the more Caleb could feel himself being drawn to the box.
"It seems that I chose perfectly for your wand components, Mr. Beck. This wonderful work of art is 9 1/2 inches long, a mix of two woods, and two cores. The woods consist of an especially aged, magical redwood tree, and a wonderful bit of yew tree that I had found during my travels in my younger years. The cores themselves are actually astounding on their own accounts. The magic from the fur of your companion drew another core type to itself during my process of inserting the core. It drew the heart string of an exceptionally ferocious norwegian ridgeback. It's actually the only piece I was able to get from the sales clerk. It was mightily expensive, as well as his last part. I won it in an auction." Garrick explained, starting to ramble, much to everyone's amusement. After a few minutes of Garrick's rambling and grumbling, Caleb finally decided to pull him out of his reverie by cleaing his throat.
"Wonderful anecdote, Mr. Ollivander, but I was wondering if I could have my wand now? Please." Caleb said, controlling the smirk from crossing his features. Caleb walked up to the counter, patiently holding his hand out as Garrick placed the wand into his grasp. The moment that the wand was dropped into his hand, Caleb felt a pulse of energy shoot from his very center and out to his extremities. As he was feeling this, a shower of golden sparks spewed from the wand's tip. Caleb felt like someone had injected him full of adrenaline, after having just pulled him off of an overly exciting roller coaster. It made Caleb feel all warm and tingly in places he would probably never talk to anyone about. Thats besides the point though. "Woah, that felt AWESOME!" Caleb exclaimed, holding his wand in the air, as if he had won it from a hard fought battle.
Caleb looked at the wand in his hands, examining it in finer detail. The handle itself was made up of the redwood, wilst the rest was made of the lighter colored yew. The handle was slightly curved, giving him a better grip on it, while the butt end of the wand was carved into a likeness of Lily's head. Caleb smirked as he looked at it, leaning over to show Lily the wand. Lily gave a small huff of pride, puffing out her chest and making the adults laugh. Caleb resumed his examination, noticing that the front end of the wand had a light carving of a dragon, a Norwegian Ridgeback he assumed. Caleb gave an approving nod at the wand, then gave a light bow towards Garrick. "It's a beautiful wand, Mr. Ollivander. I am glad I am able to be the one worthy of wielding such an item." Caleb complimented, twirling the wand between his fingers, getting used to the weight of it.
"The pleasure of making such a fine wand has been lost to me for quite a while, Mr. Beck. I am quite pleased that you approve of my artistry. Usually the children recieving their wands just find their wand and leave with them. Very few actually examine them as thoroughly as you have. It also pleases me that I have had two powerful reactions to wands, like yours and Mr. Potter's were. I usually only get one every couple of decades or so." Garrick replied, returning Caleb's bow with a slight bow of his head.
"Well.. I uh.. I kinda see myself as a.. Lover of weapons. Weapons of any type will do for the most part. I have a large collection of knives and swords at home." Caleb replied, scratching the back of his head in slight embarassment. Caleb glared lightly at his father after hearing him scoff.
"It seems we'll be off for the rest of our stay here in Diagon Alley, Mr. Ollivander. It was nice meeting you. Oh! How much do we owe you?" Charles asked, reaching into Caleb's pack to grab his bag of gold coins.
"Nonsense! There will be no charge for the oppurtunity of making such a fine wand! It was actually gratifying in the fact that I was able to do so after so long. I've also not been able to use a different core material in several decades either." Garrick replied, waving his hand as if to swat a fly.
"Well, is there some sort of holster for the wand or something? I wouldn't want to place it in my pocket and accidentally break it by falling down some stairs or something." Caleb asked, honestly curious. If there weren't, he could make a fortune by making and patenting wand holsters.
"Why yes, I do sell them actually. I have either a holster that hooks to your belt, or a wrist holster. I will also give you a deal. If you buy two holsters, I will give you a third for half off! It's very rare that I actually sell holsters, let alone to new students." Garrick replied, slightly breaking Caleb's idea, but encouraging him with a good deal. Caleb thought about it for a second before looking at Harry, gaining a smile.
"Hey, Harry. How would you like a holster for that new wand of yours?" Caleb asked, giving Harry a smile and gesturing the the three holsters that Garrick had brought out from the back. Harry gave him a grateful smile and nodded. They struck a deal that Harry would buy one at full price, leaving Caleb to buy the other two. Caleb and Harry were talking excitedly as they walked out of the store, both wearing new holsters and sliding their wand into them. Mr. Ollivander had explained that they had an enchantment on them that allowed them to flick their wrist and the wand would fly into their hands. Though he also mentioned that it would take hours of practice to get used to actually catching the wand. The boys were laughing at each other as they both tried a few times, sending their wands clattering to the ground as they walked.
As the group was walking towards The Leaky Cauldron to take their purchases to their rented rooms, Hermione and the Grangers wound up catching up to them, with Caleb introducing Harry to Hermione, and vice versa. Caleb suprised Hermione, and her parents, by giving her the holster, free of charge and everyone sharing some smiles. "I thought that it would be a nice addition to your wardrobe. In addition to not having to carry your wand in your pocket i suppose." Caleb said, smiling at Hermione as she let out a squeal of excitement, letting Harry explain how to put it on, as well as explain how to summon her wand into her hand. Both Harry and Caleb had a good chuckle when Hermione's wand flew a few feet away from the group, making her blush lightly before sticking her tongue out at the boys.
The rest of the evening consisted of the kids taking a booth in the corner of The Leaky Cauldron, playing games, talking, reading, and eventually eating their dinners. After dinner, everyone bade a goodbye to McGonagall, with the mothers making promises of dinner plans with her. The children were then ushered upstairs into their seperate rooms, bidding each other goodnight. Caleb, Harry, and Hermione all three fell into peaceful slumbers, having made several friends that day and looking forward to a year of, hopefully, more friendships and adventures.
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Well then! That actually wound up being a lot longer than I expected it to be.. I actually wound up getting into a bit too much detail in certain areas but its a work in progress! I'm quite rusty one my writing skills, wasn't really all too great to start with though. I would appreciate faves/follows/reviews and such! I'll be trying to keep a nice update schedule of probably a chapter every 2 weeks. Can't wait until the next chapter! Have a wonderful day everyone!