Disclaimer: If you recognize any of the characters/objects/settings/etc. that corresponds to the Harry Potter series by Rowling, they do not belong to me.
Prologue
I saw him, mostly out of the corner of my eye, away from all the hubbub of normalcy. Away from the lives that we built around the people that knew us. I saw him for the boy he really was. Tired, wary, down trodden, dirty, unloved, and poorly treated. I saw him with a family of muggles, trudging along after them, carrying their things, listlessly staring off into space while a fat man berated him, and then stiffly taking a cuff to the head from said fat man with a glare. He didn't say a single word the whole time.
I nearly didn't even recognize him. I barely glanced at him, but looked again when I saw shaggy black hair and terribly outdated round, wire rimmed glasses. I stared for a good two minutes before decided that really was him. The glare he sent at the fat man was the mirror image of the one usually directed at me.
For a moment I entertained the thought of going over there to rub it in his face how he was clearly a mere serf to these people, but something held me back. Perhaps it was the utterly pathetic air of the whole situation. Perhaps I was in a particularly giving mood. Perhaps I just figured he was doing a good enough job of making a worthless wretch out of himself without me. Whatever it was, I was exceptionally less malicious to my house elf that night, and would later try to convince myself that I did NOT pity or feel remorseful for Potter at all.
A/N: I have NO idea how this came around. It just suddenly bit me in the ass out of nowhere. In fact, I wasn't even reading/looking at/thinking about Harry Potter at the time. I swear, without warning, this happened. I don't know where it will lead me or if I'll even be continuing it. It's rated T for now, but if I do continue with it, it might just turn into M. A careful warning for any of you who are anal about ratings.
P.S. I'm not sure who the character in first person I'm writing about is right now. So…I'm opening a poll. Review and vote for who you want it to be. CLEARLY this is someone who hates Harry Potter. So don't go giving me shit like "Hermione", "Cho", "Ginny" or whatever! Heck! I'm not even against a slash pairing. In fact, I completely condone it. So bring on the "Draco's" and "Blaise's". I don't mind if it's a character that is hardly ever read about or is from a house other than Slytherin, if I like that idea enough, I'll over rule the poll and use him/her. ^_^ Yes, I'm an author after all. Authors can be dictators with their stories. If you're going to bitch about my decision all I have to say to you is, "Bite me!" and "Life isn't fair! Suck it up and grow up!"
P.P.S. Y'all should also know that the next chapter depends on who the other surprise character is.
Ta, lovies! Looking forward to your replies!