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A/N: As much as I wanna own Sirius Black and all other characters, I own nothing but the plot and the original characters. This is my first fanfic, please do read and review. Reasonable criticizes are also welcomed!
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I wake up in the morning
Put on my face
The one that's gonna get me
Through another day
Doesn't really matter
How I feel inside
'Cause life is like a game sometimes
Naked- Avril Lavigne
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There was a definite end-of-the-holidays gloom in the air when Jazmin Edison awoke in the morning. It was September the first, the day at which she would be leaving home and heading for her seventh year in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was always the most anticipated day of hers, for the fact that she hated everything in the Edisons Villa.
The villa was full of dark artifacts, which were well-hidden in the dungeons. But the greatest motivation of her hatred towards the house was in fact the people living there, her parents.
Her oh-so-swaggering parents believed in the purity of wizard blood. They often reminded her that to be an Edison made her practically royal.
It was a sunny day, she could conclude from peering out of the windows in her bedroom. The sun was shining with optimism, and the sky was bluer than one could ever imagine. The peaceful atmosphere could have cheered every single living organism on the earth.
The bedroom door opened with a soft turn on the doorknob. Rainy the house-elf was standing in the doorway in her dirty pillowcase.
¡§Oh, Mistress Jazmin is up!¡¨ Rainy smiled appreciatively at Jazmin, ¡§Masters are afraid that you have forgotten today is the day to go back to school. He ordered Rainy to wake Mistress Jazmin up.¡¨
Jazmin finally turned to face Rainy and let out a sarcastic laugh, ¡§Never in my life would I forget the day when I can leave this filthy house.¡¨ She eyed the surroundings lazily with utmost disgust.
Rainy buried her thin fingers in her ears, she seemed to be having a dilemma between her old masters and the young mistress in front of her, ¡§Mistress is not to criticize the noble house of Edison,¡¨ slowly, she removed her fingers, ¡§Masters want you to go downstairs once you¡¦ve packed your truck¡¨
¡§I¡¦ve packed my truck a few days ago, can¡¦t wait to go back to my real home.¡¨ Jazmin said icily. But the house-elf was gathering some great tears in her enormous eyes, as if she was humiliated deeply.
¡§Hey, that¡¦s not like I¡¦m not going to come back,¡¨ Jazmin reassured her quickly, as the great tears were pouring down from Rainy¡¦s sockets.
¡§But Mistress Jazmin won¡¦t come back until the next summer, Rainy shall miss Mistress Jazmin seriously.¡¨ Rainy shrieked, ¡§Will Mistress Jazmin come back for Christmas?¡¨ she asked hopefully.
¡§Err¡Kmaybe,¡¨ lied Jazmin. No body with the right sense would come back to such a house for holidays when they could choose. The house elf obviously didn¡¦t get her insincerity, she beamed up at her young mistress and wiped away the tears with the corner of her pillowcase.
¡§Masters are expecting you downstairs and Rainy has to prepare the breakfast. Rainy shall see Mistress Jazmin downstairs.¡¨ The house elf bowed so low that her nose actually touched the floor, and then she left.
Jazmin quickly dressed and went down to face her beloved parents. They were sitting at the kitchen table chatting and eating their breakfast.
¡§Finally, you should remember that punctuality is very important, Jaz.¡¨ This was the way Adelaide Edison greeted her daughter who was leaving home for a year in an hour.
Jazmin nodded absentmindedly and sat down across from her father. ¡§Now, behave yourself this year, daughter, and do the appropriate things you are destined to.¡¨ Gary Edison said from behind the Daily Prophet.
Of course, Jazmin knew that ¡§the appropriate things¡¨ meant to terrorize muggle-borns, she had been lectured with the same message for many times. She ignored her father and began eating her breakfast.
After somewhat like a century, her father spoke again, ¡§It¡¦s about time to go, if we are lucky enough, we may be able to greet the Blacks and the Malfoys.¡¨ His wife nodded approvingly.
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Fifteen minutes later, the Edisons were already sitting comfortably in their luxurious car, heading straight to the King¡¦s Cross Station.
¡§I shall remind you again, Jaz, that you should not mix with any of the mudbloods. Nor should you do anything that will disgrace the family name, and stay close only with our kind. You made me very disappointed last year and I expect the better of you this year.¡¨ Mrs. Edison said slowly and clearly, with constant emphasis on certain words.
Jazmin continuously stare out of the window dully with her head supported on her hand. She was not really interested in those muggles out in the street who was struggling with their broken tyres, she just did that to avoid direct eye contact with her parents. ¡§Did you hear your mum, girl?¡¨ barked Mr. Edison in a dangerous tone.
¡§Yup.¡¨ Jazmin muttered reluctantly. ¡§This year, you may have more chances to prove yourself,¡¨ Mr. Edison continued with an evil smirk, ¡§as the Dark Lord is gaining much more power, it¡¦s only a matter of time when he takes over the magical world. And we shall find ourselves among the most honored ones, surely you know what¡¦s right for you to do?¡¨
Jazmin replied quietly, ¡§Keep my blood pure by despising the muggles.¡¨
It was Mrs. Edison who spoke again, ¡§Yes, absolutely!¡¨ she added in a small voice with an dreamy smile, while she was closely surveying her daughter, ¡§The Dark Lord needs insider helps in Hogwarts, and you are to help.¡¨ Jazmin was grateful that the car had finally reached the station and that means she needed not reply for the bullshit.
The Edisons quickly headed towards platforms 9 and 10 and passed through the barrier between the 2 platforms with no difficulties. Platform 9 and 3 quarters soon appeared in front of them. Waiting at the side soundly was the Hogwarts Express, the train that had always taken Jazmin to her real home.
The platform was crowded with parents and their children. Some were sobbing silently and hugging each other tightly, while some others were waving their children goodbye.
¡§No doubt, they are there.¡¨ Mr. Edison led the way to where the Blacks and the Malfoys stood, apart from the muggle-borns.
¡§Mates, good to see you all again!¡¨ greeted Mrs. Edison cheerfully, as she hugged Mrs. Black and Mrs. Malfoy. Mr. Black, Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Edison started talking in a voice so low that even Jazmin, who was just standing behind her father, couldn¡¦t make out what they¡¦re discussing.
¡§How¡¦s your summer?¡¨ Lucius Malfoy¡¦s voice appeared from her left. He was a tall, good-looking young man with white-blonde hair and silver eyes. Jazmin turned abruptly to her left. Lucius was standing with Regulus Black.
She answered coldly, ¡§It was fine,¡¨ with an intonation suggesting she didn¡¦t want to continue the conversation. Lucius took no notice of that, instead he was advancing closer and closer. He ran his fingers in her long silky, peach-brown hair playfully, ¡§Without me, how can you ever feel like fine?¡¨. Regulus let out a fit of laughter.
¡§Save that for your lovely girlfriend, Lucius,¡¨ commented Jazmin. Before Lucius could reply, an awkward silence had filled among the large group. She turned her attention back to their parents, and found that Mr. and Mrs. Black was glaring somewhere behind her. She turned sharply to see what they¡¦re looking at.
Standing not far away from them was none other than Sirius Black.
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- I¡¦ve changed the beginning, as I¡¦ve altered the plot a bit so as to avoid contradicting the OOTP. Sorry for giving up the fiction in the last month, I was just too upset that no one ever review. And thanks to beyond infinity for the tip that I should accept anonymous reviews. Hey, now please review, I¡¦m waiting eagerly for your feedback!! =^.^=