Hey everyone, this is my new story The love of friendship, the idea of this fanfiction kinda came to me in english when I was day dreaming and I really just wanted to write it down so here it is, please leave a review to tell me what you think of it and I hope you enjoy it. Thanks :)
Chapter 1- Beginnings
Olivianna Collins looked around at all the women standing around in their long floaty dresses, while the men stood proud and tall in their best dress robes, every one laughing, drinking and even some were dancing. Olivianna would have thought it to be a lovely scene except she knew what they were talking about and the thought of it sickened her. Even at seven years old she knew that everybody standing in this room was a deatheater or waiting in line to become one. She was at one of her parent's annual balls where deatheaters from all over would attend to talk about their latest achievements, which would normally include killing innocent muggles or a mission they had been given by the dark lord himself.
She had inherited the outstanding beauty that ran through her family, her olive tanned skin and long black curly hair that hung to the middle of her back. She had Sapphire eyes that glistened with mischievousness and not one single spot or blemish on her perfect skin.
Her and her family had moved from America 4 weeks ago when her mother decided to hold the ball, her eldest brother Orion and her twin sister Emmarissa had been ecstatic whereas her other brother and sister Leander and Trixiarna were less thrilled and Olivianna hated the idea. She was considered a traitor by her parents, Orion and Emmarissa because even at such a young age she refused to have anything to do with deatheaters and would often be punished in some way.
She just stood there looking around at every one disgusted at the thought of them laughing at muggles dying. She was disrupted from her thoughts when someone ran into her back,
"Hey!" she shouted over her shoulder, at the young boy who had just crashed into, he looked up at her smiling slightly, he had long wavy black hair and dark grey eyes
"Sorry, I didn't see you there" He smiled at her fully this time
"Really, you didn't see me, standing right here, and right in front of you" She remarked sarcastically, smiling none the less
"Sirius Black" he said sticking his hand out and I realised for a second that if he was here it meant that he was from a deatheater family,
"Olivianna Collins, but call me Olivia" She smiled reservedly
"I really hate these parties" he said grabbing Olivia's attention
"Aren't you a pure blood" She asked him curiously
"Yeah but I don't do all the deatheater stuff, that's why my parents hate me and love my little brother Regulus." He said scowling in a direction leading to a tall man and a women with a small, almost identical to Sirius, boy in between them.
"Wow, at least I'm not the only one then" Olivia stated
"What do you mean?" Sirius asked looking confused
"My Parents hate me too because I don't want to be a deatheater and I have a muggle friend, but I can't see her anymore because we live in England now" She sighed, knowing that she was partly the reason that they had moved in the first place, as she had been getting lots of muggle friends.
"Where did you used to live?" He asked curiously
"In America" She smiled at the thought
"Which ones are your family" He asked scanning the room and Olivia joined him trying to locate her family,
"Them ones over there" She pointed at her large family who were talking to another family,
"All of them" Sirius asked eyes wide,
"No!" Olivia laughed at his expression "My mum is the one with the green dress on, dad is next to her, then next to him is my brother Orion and my Sister Emmarissa I hate them both, but next to my mum is Leander and Trixiarna and I love them"
"Orion? That's my dad's name! Do they want to be deatheaters?" He asked referring to Olivia's siblings,
"Orion and Emmarissa do that's why I hate them and they hate me because I don't want to be, but Trixie and Lee don't which is obviously why I like them" She laughed
"So how come you aren't with Trixiarna and Leander?" he asked once again curious
"My mum like to keep them with either her or my dad, so that they don't spend time with me, they think that if I am with them, I set a bad example and my parents want as many of their children to be deatheaters." Olivia sighed upset that she no longer spent as much time with her favourite brother and sister.
"That's the same with me, Regulus and I used to be so close now we don't even talk" Sirius said frowning at the idea and turning back to look at his family.
While Sirius and Olivia continued to laugh and joke about the stupidness of the party and rant about their horrid families, they had no idea that similar conversation was being held across the room.
"Ah Asterion, Selene, so nice to see you again" Walburga Black said approaching the Collins family, "How was the move?"
"England is a lot different to America but I think it will be wonderful for us, especially since we will be closer to Hogwarts, pathetic as that school is the children must go to be sorted into Slytherin and makes us proud isn't that right children" Selene Collins asked her children narrowing her eyes at Leander and Trixiarna as they looked down at the ground but laughing joyfully at the sight of Emma and Orion nodding happily and enthusiastically,
"That's my girl" Orion said picking Emma up and holding her to him as if showing her off.
"She's adorable Selene, I can guarantee she will go far and be in the dark lord's inner circle, much like my Regulus" Walburga spoke with pride; Selene smiled down at the young boy who had an impassive face on.
"What about your eldest, changed his tune yet?" Selene asked with a disappointed voice,
"No, he is really no son of mine; I don't even know where he is." Walburga spoke as though she didn't have a care in the world.
"That's him isn't it; talking with my daughter" Selene said speaking the word daughter with a venomous hiss,
"Oh yes I see, blood traitors united is it" both women laughed and continued to talk about the disgrace that was their own child, when on queue a large bang went off in the corner followed by various screams from women who now had purple skin with red polka dots and bright orange hair, whilst the men had, had their features expanded on their faces two sizes too big.
The screams were broken by the sound of children's laughter and the sound of high fiving, Sirius and Olivia were hiding behind the dessert table in fits of giggles until both of their fathers walked over, their faces now having returned to their normal size but were bright red with anger,
"SIRIUS BLACK! OLIVIANNA COLLINS!" Both fathers shouted at their child over each other, Olivia and Sirius looked at each other and paled before getting to their feet, however both were pulled up Sirius by his arm and Olivia by her hair.
"Home now" Orion sneered at Sirius before calling over his wife and youngest son "Were leaving to deal with this" he said through gritted teeth gesturing at Sirius. Olivia looked at Sirius when her father released the tight grip on her hair and took her arm in an equally tight grip
"See you soon" She mouthed
He nodded not daring to speak he already knew how much trouble he would be in, but managed a quick wave without anybody noticing the friendly gesture. Olivia watched as Sirius was aparated from the room, and before she knew it she was being dragged painfully by her arm, down the stairs and locked in the basement,
"This will teach you not to mess with me girl" Her father hissed at her
"You really are a disappointment to me and your mother Olivia, I do wish we had stopped with Emmarissa, you just happened to come out after" He threw the harsh words at her
"But I-" She began and stopped only when her father hand connected with her face she gasped and landed on her behind on the floor her hand holding her cheek.
"Do not interrupt me!" He roared at her shaking form "You will stay here until someone comes and gets you and don't even think about trying to leave, or you'll be even worse off" He shouted while slamming the door and stomping back up that stairs.
Olivia pulled herself over to the single bed in the corner and hoisted herself up, still in shock that her father had hit her and for the first time since she was a baby she cried herself to sleep, unaware that it would be the last time she cried for years.
As the years went by Olivia was constantly ignored, punished, hit and used as her brother and sister's spell practise target. She and Sirius had become best friends and as they were both pureblood they tended to see each other a lot, they told each other everything and anything and knew the other inside out.
The day they received their Hogwarts letter was a day they also happened to be with each other. Sirius and his family had stayed over the night before after Olivia's father's birthday ball had ended it seemed too late for people to be aparating as well as the fact that they had been drinking.
The next morning while everyone was eating breakfast at the overly large dining table, the quite conversation was disrupted by the squawk of the mail owls. The Collins family owl dropped one letter off in Emma's lap and flew over to perch next to Olivia (The bird had always loved her more than the other family members)
Olivia took the letter from its beak and stroked its feathers before turning to Sirius who also had a owl next to him giving him the same looking envelope as she held in her hand, She turned it over to open it and saw the red wax seal with a Lion, Eagle, Snake and Badger imprinted on it.
She and Sirius opened the envelope and read in their head, while Emma boastfully read out hers to the rest of the table,
Dear Miss. Collins
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WHICHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
sets of plain work robes (black)
plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring and owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
"Wow" She breathed before breaking into a teeth showing smile and turning to Sirius who was also beaming,
"We're going to Hogwarts Liv" He said excitedly using the nickname he gave me all those years ago when we first met.
"I know" she squealed and looked over to her parents, only to have the smile slip from her face when they were no longer in their chairs but hovering around Emma,
"Hey congrats sis, you looking forward to it?" Leander asked draping his arm around her; Trixie also came over and stood behind her chair smiling from ear to ear,
"Now we don't have to miss each other" She said, acting as though that was genuinely the reason, even thought it partly was I knew that the main reason was that when they were at home they could try protect Olivia from their dad even though they ended up being punished too, they always said they felt better because she didn't have to go through it alone.
Orion would be going into his fourth year, Leander his third and Trixie her second; Orion of course was the perfect Slytherin, however what had shocked the family was that both Trixie and Leander were in Ravenclaw, this of course had made Selene and Orion give up hope with their 'unfixable' children, Both were punished along with Olivia who was blamed for the reason that their two children were how they were.
Sirius was sat down in front of his glaring parents who seemed to be giving him a rather long threatening lecture that he better be in Slytherin or he would wish he had never been born.
Sirius and Olivia both ran up to her room and as soon as the door shut both were as hyper as a toddler on sugar, they jumped on the bed ran around the room and acted their age for the first time in a long while. After they had exhausted themselves they flopped onto the rug on the floor breathing heavy,
"Sirius… promise we'll always be best friends" Olivia asked turning her head to face him,
"I promise Liv, always" He smiled at her and held her hand, as they both looked back up to her magically charmed ceiling, where they laid and pointed out all the constellations laughing and joking until they fell asleep, still holding hands.
In the distance a whistle sounded and Orion pushed his youngest daughter forward to get her to hurry up, and then leant back to hold his other daughters hand,
"Olivia will you go, the train is leaving, and remember Slytherin" He said looking her squarely in the eyes silently reminding her of his threats if she didn't get into Slytherin.
"Bye Dad love you too" She said sarcastically and began fast walking away when he glared at her,
Trixie and Olivia ran through the barrier together after Leander. Olivia awed at the sight in front of her, the scarlet red train was blowing clouded steam up in to the sky until it blended in with the clouds, excited children walked around in huddles, saying hello to their friends and goodbye to their families, unlike the rest of her family she had never been allowed to come and say goodbye to her family.
"Liv!" Someone shouted across the station and Olivia knew exactly who it was, turning in time to be swooped into a big bear hug from Sirius Black,
"Can you believe it we're finally here" He said smiling from ear to ear
"I know this year is going to be epic, we'll see each other every day" Olivia replied her smile matching Sirius'
"Come on Olivia trains gonna go, we need to get some seats, mum and dad have already gone" Trixie said looking sympathetic.
"It's fine, I don't exactly want people to know I'm related to them anyway" Olivia replied pulling a face making Trixie laugh.
Sirius and Olivia boarded the train, said goodbye to Trixie and Lee, who had also split up to meet their separate friends, and sat down in an empty compartment,
"Chocolate frog" Sirius asked her
"Sure" she replied taking the box from his out stretched hand as they were sitting on opposite benches,
"You know this journey takes about 7 hours, so you up for losing a game of exploding snap?" Sirius asked eyebrows raised
"You are so on" She challenged
10 minutes later on the deciding game of who would win, the compartment door slid open causing the cards in the centre of Sirius and Olivia to explode making them laugh,
"Hi d'ya mind if I sit with you guy's, the other compartments are completely full" The boy in the doorway asked,
"Sure have a seat" Sirius said to him,
"Thanks mate," He said gratefully sliding the door shut and taking a seat next to Sirius "I'm James Potter, nice to meet you"
"Olivia Collins" Olivia introduced herself
"Sirius Black" Sirius said as he shook hands with James,
He had messy black hair that looked very untamable, hazel eyes which were shielded behind round glasses; he was still wearing his muggle jeans and t-shirt which had a bands name on it, she thought but couldn't tell exactly what the name was as the lettering was all over the place.
"Chocolate frog" Olivia laughed at Sirius, knowing that, that was his way of starting up a conversation and sure enough it worked and the three of them were talking and laughing in no time,
The door slid open once more and revealed two boys this time,
"Oh sorry didn't realize there were people in here" the first apologized, getting ready to shut the door again,
"No don't worry about it, come and sit down" Olivia invited them in
They made hasty introductions once more, the first boy who had apologized was called Remus Lupin, he was fairly tall and skinny, he had sandy brown hair and dark chocolate brown eyes and very pale skin with a faint scar on his left cheek only visible if you really looked ,
Frank Longbottom was again tall for his age and well built; he had light brown hair and also had brown eyes.
Little did the group know how much that they would all mean to each other by the end of the year, but the train journey they embarked on was the beginning of an amazing friendship.
The train had stopped and all the first years had stepped off the train before the elder students, to save the smaller sized children being crushed, they all followed Hagrid the half giant down to the boats where the rowed across the lake towards the fairytale like castle, the lights through the window glowed as though the castle was welcoming them home and for Sirius and Olivia it was a dream come true to finally be somewhere, where they felt at home.
They all continued forward after getting off the boats and reached the castle entrance where a few of their future professors were there to greet them, as they walked up the stone staircases watching in wonder as they moved around, Sirius, Olivia, James, Frank and Remus all laughing at the amount of fun they were going to have with those staircases, any teacher that could've over heard them would likely have their hair turned gray.
The old lady at the top of the stairs introduced herself as professor McGonagall lead them all through the great hall where every single first year looked around in wonder at the enchanted ceiling no one intimidated by the looks the other students were giving them, as if they were being inspected.
"Gather round" Professor McGonagall said gesturing to the space around the stool where a large hat was resting "Now when I call out your name come to the front and sit on the stool, and I will place the sorting hat on your head and you shall be sorted into one of four houses, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff or Slytherin… First" it was a tense moment nobody really wanted to go up first,
"Joshua Anderson" He stood forward and sat on the stool with the hat perched on his head; it took about 10 seconds for the hat to choose "Ravenclaw!"
"Marcus Ashton…. Ravenclaw"
"Verity Astra…. Slytherin"
"Annabelle Barton… Slytherin"
"Sirius Black" Olivia held her breath anxious to see where he would go, she could see him scrunching his face up, cringing at whatever the hat was saying
"Gryffindor!" the hat shouted out loud and Olivia let out a deep breath clapping loudly and whooping along with Gryffindor house, however the whole of Slytherin glared at Sirius' retreating back whispering about how he was a blood traitor.
"Olivianna Collins" Olivia's eyes widened to the point where they stung, she walked forward and looked over at Sirius who smiled encouragingly, then over at the Slytherin table where Orion was mouthing something threatening, then to the Ravenclaw table where Lee and Trixie were smiling making hand motions to tell her to move.
She sat down and listened carefully as the hat spoke to her about her family and how she should be in Slytherin; she had never felt so sick compared to now, she wouldn't be separated from Sirius,
"But your heart is big and you are extremely brave child" Olivia had never been so glad to hear that sentence,
"So I think you belong in …. Gryffindor" Olivia jumped up and ran to Sirius engulfing him in a hug and sitting with him, glaring back at Orion who looked furious and was being pestered by his house mates about how his 'sister' was in Gryffindor, Emma was giving her a death stare and shaking her head at the disappointment that was her sister.
The sorting continued with Emma obviously becoming a Slytherin, the hat barely having touched her head, Remus and Frank and James were also in Gryffindor much to their delight. The girls of Gryffindor were Lily Evans, Alice Bates and Amelia Taylor and of course Olivia, all of the girls got along perfectly and were pretty much best friends by the time the evening was over,
Lily had fiery red wavy hair and green Emerald eyes, Alice had a short brown pixie bob and brown eyes, and Amelia had shoulder length brown hair and hazel eyes. Lily hated James which was a great start to the year, but everyone else in the two groups got on well and Olivia knew that these were the people that she was going to treasure for the rest of her life.
The first years spent their first night in Hogwarts down in the common room next to the fire talking and getting to know each other and by the time they all said their goodnights it was nearing midnight,
"Umm already breaking the rules Liv" Sirius smirked and Olivia laughed
"Yeah because rules are my best friend" She said sarcastically rolling her eyes,
"Well I think I'm going to go to bed now" Lily said, she had been trying to get them all to bed for over two hours now, saying that they were going to get in trouble but in the end sat down and joined in the conversation, still glancing at the clock every now and again
"Yeah me too I'm pretty tired" Remus said getting up and stretching luckily it was Saturday, so there was no school tomorrow. Everyone agreed and said there goodnights the boy's went up to their left and the girl on their right, the only ones left were Sirius and Olivia,
"Well night then" She said standing up, he hugged her and she hugged back
"Night" Sirius replied "If you need me come and get me" He said looking into her eyes; he was referring to her nightmares which she often had about being hit or cursed.
"I will I promise, only if you do the same" Olivia said before walking over to the staircase
"Love you" Sirius shouted over to her,
"Love you too Siri" She laughed and bolted up the stairs
"Don't call me that!" Sirius shouted after her smiling anyway before walking up to his own dormitory.
Olivia crawled into bed and got comfy drawing the curtains around the bed that would now be hers for seven years she laid down with a big grin on her face, closing her eyes and for once she really couldn't wait to wake up in the morning.