The baby is crying… I cannot sleep. I sat up in my bed and held my teddy bear close to my chest.
When is daddy going to check on the baby? It is too loud. Why did mommy and daddy have to have another baby? Wasn't I enough? All it ever does is cry and get dirty. It also killed mommy, why does daddy keep it?
I climbed out of my bed with King Marshmallow in my arms. I walked out of my room and into the darkness.
Why does daddy have to turn off all the lights? It is scary with no lights…
I made my way to daddy's room to see it nearly empty. The baby was there. I walked toward the cradle and looked in it. The baby stopped crying when it saw me and reached out toward my teddy bear.
"No, it's mine!" I said as I tightened my grip on King Marshmallow. The baby began to cry again as I turned around and went downstairs.
Daddy has to be downstairs, right? He cannot leave me alone! Daddy said he would always be here more me because I am his little princess.
He was not in the sitting room. I made my way into the kitchen and heard a strange noise. I walked into the kitchen to see daddy sitting on the floor surrounded by blood.
"Daddy!" I said loudly as I ran over, "did you get a booboo?" My dad's eyes widen as he saw me. I noticed the red cuts going down both of his wrist.
"Am-Amelia" dad said.
"Daddy" I said with a small smile
My dad pulled me close to him, "I love you Amelia, I always will, I am sorry."
"Why are you sorry daddy, did you do something wrong?" I asked as I felt the back of my shirt begin to feel wet.
"I love you, I love your brother," he whispered into my ear, "I… I am going to mommy now. Your grandma will be here soon, okay?"
"Yo-you can't go to mommy" I said as I pulled myself out of his grip and looked at him, "I will not allow you to!" My dad laughed at this as I felt tears fall down my face. The baby's cries upstairs began to increase.
My dad's final words, "I am sorry, Amy, I love you."
"Amelia Rose!" a voice screamed and I nearly jumped out of my bed. I looked over toward my bedroom door to see my grandmother standing with my younger brother Lukas in front of her with a huge smile on his face.
"Wake up! It's your first day of school," the seven year old yelled before running out into the hallway. I really do not like that boy…
"If you are late on your first day, so help me god… just get up and get ready!" my grandmother stated trying to keep her voice calm, "did you at least put everything in your trunk?"
"Yes grandma" I said as I climbed out of bed.
My grandmother smiled, "well get ready to go. You can eat your breakfast on the train." I nodded my head as my grandmother took my trunk and brought it downstairs to the car. I quickly rushed to get ready knowing that if I did not I would have to hear an earful from grandma.
That was not the only reason; I was also going off to school finally. I was going to Hogwarts exactly, the same school my parents went to. My mother was a Slytherin, and my father a Hufflepuff. I wonder what house I will be in… I could not help but to smile as I rushed to the bathroom to brush my teeth. I am also finally getting away from Lukas, a dream I had since the day he was born.
I know that might sound mean but I just miss the days of being an only child… I also miss the days from when my parents were still a live…
I shook the thoughts out of my head; this is supposed to be a good day! Think of good things Amelia! Rainbows... Flowers... Marshmallow! Just as I thought of him, the white kitten ran into the bathroom and tried to jump onto the toilet. He missed… like usual.
"Marshmallow!" Lukas yelled as he ran into the bathroom after the kitten. Why did I forget to close the door? Oh yeah, I am supposed to be rushing. Before Lukas could, I quickly grabbed the kitten and ran to my room. "Hey" I heard Lukas yell as I shut the door a laid the kitten on my bed. He curled up in my blanket and purred.
Marshmallow was my gift for school since we could bring a pet. My grandmother wanted to buy me an owl but the owl that I wanted was taken by the time we went back to the shop. It was a beautiful snowy owl. Instead, I persuaded my grandmother to get this kitten. He was just too adorable, but Lukas is slowly trying to take him over. He just loves to take everything I have…
I quickly remembered what I was doing and changed out of my pjs and into a white button down shirt and black skirt that reached my knees. I put on my new shoes and brushed my hair. I left my red hair down and it reached the middle of my back. I smiled and twirled around in front of my mirror.
"Amelia, do not forget the pet carrier," my grandmother yelled from the floor below and I looked around my room before finding it under some muggle books that my grandmother bought me. I forgot to put them in my trunk. They were The Book Thief, Alice Adventures in Wonderland, The Golden Compass, Inkheart and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. I put the books on my bed, picked up Marshmallow, and placed him in the carrier. I closed the door just as he tried to escape. I picked up the carrier and brought it downstairs with the books in my other arm.
"I thought you did not forget anything," my grandmother stated and I smiled nervously. With a wave of her hand, my trunk opened and the books in my arms flew neatly on top of the pile. The trunk shut as Lukas ran downstairs with something behind his back.
"I have something for you sis!" Lukas said smiling and then handed me a teddy bear. My old teddy bear. Lukas began, "I thought you would like it for school!"
"Thank you" I muttered as I took the bear and put it in my trunk.
"Let's get going" grandmother said as she headed outside the house and I dragged my trunk to the car. I thought she would have put it in the car already, but she most likely knew I forgot stuff. Lukas carried Marshmallow for me and placed him in the backseat while I tried to put the trunk into back of the car. My grandmother, who was loosing her patience, put the trunk away for me and slammed the trunk of the car shut. I quickly rushed to the back seat and sat down as my grandmother sat in the driver's seat.
"Buckle up" my grandmother said and both Lukas and I did so, "it is 10:30am, the train leaves at 11. It takes about 20 minutes without traffic. If we are late Amelia, you are walking to school." I nodded my head nervously as we drove away from home. I did not want to correct my grandmother, but I knew it only took 10 minutes to drive their. We did not live far from Kings Cross Station since we live already live in London.
As we drove to the station, I could not help but to feel surprise at my grandmother's driving. There are not many witches and wizards who know how to drive cars. The only reason my grandmother knew is because she used to drive cars for the Ministry.
We were running through the wall between Platform 9 and 10 when the clock struck 10:45. I felt someone run into me and I turned around to see Lukas smiling nervously up at me. I turned around and pushed the trolley with my trunk on it toward the train as my grandmother began to tell me some rules.
"You better write me a letter at least once every two weeks, if I hear you break any school rules you will pay for each one when the school year ends!" my grandmother began, "Amelia, you will be coming home for Holiday break. Have a good school year, and you better get good grades." I nodded my head as my grandmother hugged me. My grandmother is scary usually, but I know it is because she cares. "I will miss you, have fun" she whispered in my ear before letting go of me and being replaced by Lukas.
"Bye sis!" he yelled before letting go. I turned around and boarded the train, the first thing I did was put my trunk in pet carrier in the storage compartment.
"I will see you later, be a good kitty" I said smiling before leaving the meowing kitty behind. I went on a search for a compartment, which took ten minutes. The train had already left the station before I found one with only two boys in it; one boy had black hair and the other had red.
I opened the compartment door and asked, "can I sit with you two?"
"Yes" the black hair boy said as I sat next to him.
"My name is Amelia Rose Lynn, you can call me Amy," I said as I stretched my hand out toward the boy with the black hair.
"I am Harry Potter, just call me Harry," he said as his cheeks redden a little. Harry Potter… that name sounds familiar… I shook his hand and turned toward the red head boy.
He smiled, "Ronald Weasley, you can call me Ron." I shook his hand.
"Weasley, that name sounds familiar," I said thoughtfully then I remembered, "oh, are you related to Arthur Weasley."
"Yes, he is my father" Ron said as his ears redden.
"My grandma works with your father, not in the same department, but I remember her talking about him" I said, "she says he seems nice."
"Thanks, but I never heard of Lynn before" Ron replied thoughtfully and I just shrugged my shoulders.
"Are you two excited, do you know what house you want to be in?" I asked.
"Gryffindor like all my family" Ron said smiling.
"I… I don't know" Harry stated.
"I do not know what house I want to be in either, I actually do not know much about them" I stated, "I just know which ones my parents were in."
"Which ones?" Ron asked.
I smiled, "my dad was a Hufflepuff, and my mom a Slytherin." Ron's face paled at the sound of Slytherin. I asked, "is that a bad thing? Slytherin?"
"Umm… well-" Ron began and proceeded to be interrupted. The compartment door opened to reveal an old woman pushing a candy trolley that reminded me of the breakfast my grandmother gave me.
"Any candy from the trolley?" she asked and both Ron and I shook our heads. Harry ended up buying everything.
"Are you sure you do not want anything?" Harry asked as I began to eat the breakfast that my grandmother gave me.
"No thank you" I said as I looked at the food my grandmother made for me. It was a fruit salad (pineapple, grapes, watermelon, pieces of apple), and two plain pancakes. The three of us ate and talked and I could not help but wonder about the whole Slytherin thing.
"Ron, what were you saying before" I asked, "about Slytherins?"
"Slytherins are usually evil, hate muggles, and stuff," Ron stated and I stared at him wide eyed.
"Really…. I did not know that" I stated.
"Well how is your mother then?" Ron asked.
I felt a strange sensation flow through my body before I said, "she is dead."
Ron's face reddened before quickly saying, "I'm sorry, I did not know!"
"It's okay" I said smiling, "it's not like I told you. I do not remember her much so I do not know her views on muggles. I just know my dad and his family try their best to live like muggles so they won't be detected. My grandma once told me a story of my dad working as a pizza delivery boy one summer during school!"
Ron looked at my confused and Harry laughed before stating, "actually I know how you feel, my parents both passed away."
"My parents are still alive," Ron said as the conversation became awkward. I quickly picked up a piece of watermelon and asked if anyone wanted one.
"Sure" Ron said taking it.
"I cannot wait till we get to the school, I always hear how amazing it is" I said smiling, "people from my grandmas job come and visit for dinner at times and they always taking about how great the school is. My grandmother use to tell stories of how she met my grandfather during Alchemy."
"I am terrified, my older brothers told me stories of how we get sorted and…" Ron's began as his voice paled. I could not help but feel nervous. I never thought about it before, how do we get sorted? A boy with brown hair opened the door compartment door and looked at us nervously.
"Sorry, but have you seen a toad at all?" he asked and we shook our heads no, "I keep loosing him!"
"He will turn up soon," Harry stated and the boy sighed and nodded his head.
"If you guys see him…" he began before walking out.
"I do not understand why he is so bothered, If I brought a toad to school I would loose it as soon as possible, then again I brought Scabbers" Ron said gesturing toward the rat in his lap.
"I brought a cat" I smiled nervously, "well a kitten named Marshmallow."
"Marshmallow?" both boys asked.
"Yes, he looks like a little marshmallow, and when I was younger my mom used to give me marshmallows as a treat."
"My brother actually told me a spell to turn Scabbers yellow," Ron stated as he pulled out his wand. The door opened again once he did.
A girl with bushy brown hair asked, "has anyone seen a toad? A boy named Neville lost one."
"We already said no," Ron stated.
"Oh you are doing magic, can I watch?" the girl stated as she sat down. She was already in her robes and Ron looked at her nervously.
Ron cleared his throat, "sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid, fat rat yellow." Nothing happened.
"Are you sure that's a real spell?" Hermione asked, "that doesn't sound like a good one. I've tried practicing with a few ones myself and they all worked. Nobody in my family's magic at all, it was a surprise when I got my letter. I was pleased, obviously, I mean this is the best. I've already read all our course books and memorized them. I just hoped it would be enough… also I am Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?"
"Amelia Rose Lynn" I said proudly. I have always loved my whole name.
"I'm Ron Weasley," Ron muttered a bit annoyed.
"Harry Potter," Harry said and Hermione's eyes widened.
"Are you really? The famous Harry Potter? I know all about you of course, I read a few books on Modern Magical History and you are in a few of them," Hermione stated in shock. I turned toward Harry and then remembered why the name sounded familiar. He was the boy that defeated Lord Voldemort, right?
"Really?" Harry said surprised.
"Didn't you know? I've found out everything I could. Do any of you know what house you want to be in? I hope for Gryffindor. It sounds like the best. I heard Dumbledore was in it. Ravenclaw wouldn't be too bad also… Anyways better go and look for the toad," Hermione said before leaving.
"She is interesting," I said as the compartment door shut.
"I hope I am not in the same house as her," Ron muttered. Before any of us knew it, we were at Hogwarts. The train ride was relatively uneventful after the whole Hermione thing except for some boys visiting and being jerks. All first years were separated from the general student population and forced to take a boat to the school. Our boat contained the three of us and, luckily for Ron, Hermione. Once we got off the boat and sat the magnificent castle from the lake Neville finally found his toad.
We then entered the castle following a professor named McGonagall. She walked us inside. When she stopped, she gave a welcome speech, told us about the sorting ceremony, and told us to get ready. I quickly ran my hands through my hair and made sure my uniform was all right before turning to the two boys. Both looked nervous. After a few seconds ghost flew into the room scaring most of the kids and went into the Great Hall. A couple minutes later McGonagall came back and brought us inside the great hall in a line. I was walking behind Harry and in front of some girl.
We walked into the Great Hall with all eyes on us. I felt nervous and tried to ignored the other students and stare at the ceiling. It looked beautiful, just like the night sky. I nearly walked into Harry when he stopped. McGonagall placed a stool with a hat on it in front of us.
My thoughts began to move away from the situation as I wondered what house I would be in. I looked at the other students who were not staring at the singing hat and tried to figure out which house is which. Red is Gryffindor, then the yellow Hufflepuffs, blue is… Ravenclaw and green is Slytherin. Before I knew it, McGonagall was reading names of the list. Hermione became a Gryffindor, and I heard Ron groan.
"Lynn, Amelia" McGonagall announced and I walked forward and put the hat on just like every other student before me.
"Hmmm… tough one…. brave, smart, cunning, and loyal. You would fit in very well in any house," the hat said, since when did hats talk? "Where to put you?" the hat muttered. I do not know why, but my first thought was Gryffindor. "Gryffindor you say? You do not want to follow in the steps of your parents?" the hat responded. I instantly thought of what Ron said about Slytherins, and those boys from the train who seemed to be destined to be Slytherins. I do not want to be like them. My mind went to my dad who was a coward and committed suicide out of fear. I did not want to be like him either. I want to be myself, I want ot be original. I want to walk my own road, follow my own destiny. I want to be brave, and good. Gryffindors are that.
"I see, so that means…" the hat said and then yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!"
A/N - Had to start this fan-fic off on a happy note! Hope you guys like it! I tried to write a long first chapter, not every chapter will be this long (but I will try to make them as long as possible).