Prologue: A Direct Invitation

{A/N: I believe it was about time I started an original story with my Hogwarts Mystery Character in order to pass the insufferable waiting time for the next Chapter update...For those of you who have already been playing, I've added and changed a few things from the game's plot to make fit my character's actual personality...I love that this game makes you superior to Harry Potter while being within his universe.}

My Thanks To All My Readers And Reviewers...Enjoy-S.S.

September 2nd, 1984...

Front Entrance, Prince Manor, Leighton England, Wizarding World...

The coming of a storm had been well noted by the keen dark eyes of a less than sociable Audrey Rhoswen Prince (nee Goodemore), She had been quite a formidable looking witch with her lengthy dark brown hair, light pale skin and harsh green eyes. She wore nothing but black since the day she was able to choose a color for herself in the form of fashion and dress loathing pink with every fiber of her being and yellow just the same. She spent her life knowing about the things that go bump in the night finding out first hand that life had not always been a bed of roses or that it had been altogether fair when the despot known as Tom Riddle Jr. began to rise to prominence using the dark arts and murdering innocents to cement his claim as the most powerful dark wizard whom had ever lived.

Of those so brutally butchered by were Audrey's parents when she was but a clueless babe and her muggle adoptive parents the Goodemore's not long after she'd left Hogwarts Castle and married her current husband and the father of her two sons.

To those whom had the limited opportunity of meeting Audrey, she was quite stoic woman in the face of her hardships. Her brash personality had been off putting to many not relying on her temperament to get things done in a working fashion but not to the charming and eloquent Sepherus Sylvanus Prince.

Sepherus, whom was quite tall, handsome in features, well groomed with pale skin, obsidian eyes, and short cut yet stylishly kept raven hair, had been enamored by her ever since he met her moving about the same hollowed corridors of the Slytherin dungeons. Sepherus had been quite impressive in Professor Flitwick's charms class where a young Audrey seemed to be struggling. She was adept in Potions Class where young Sepherus had been left utterly clueless.

Thinking of a rather cunning reason to be in her orbit, Sepherus proposed he tutor her in charms and she tutor him in Potions.

As one could imagine the next proposal Sepherus made was for her to become his bride as he'd been swept away by her green eyes and tsundere personality. From their union came the births of their sons Jacob Sepherus Prince whom had taken after his mother in looks with his short cut brown hair and green eyes. He had been more like his father in his approach to life it seemed and following his acceptance into Hogwarts had even developed his father's abilities in Charms work.

Sevier Sylvanus Prince, the youngest of the two children of Audrey and Sepherus had been a quiet boy with a personality that seemed to have been an odd mix of his confidence driven and daring father, and abrasively cunning and impulsive mother. It was clear that despite also having a knack for Charms like his brother, Sevier was more interested in Potions work like his mother.

From the moment young Sevier, whom resembled his father more in looks with his lengthy raven hair already dangling at his shoulders before he reached the age of ten and dark obsidian eyes always seeming to be full of mystery and wonder while alluding to a dark purpose despite his sweet-hearted nature, had been able to demonstrate magical aptitude as quite a young age he was watched over quite carefully by his mother.

At the present time, young Sevier and his mother had just been entering the vast and rather dark entrance hall of Prince Manor. The onset of rain had been a rather auspicious sign if ever there was one as far as Audrey Prince had been concerned and she made it a point to note such things.

The entirety of the wizarding world had been in a constant state of uproar despite the reported death of the despot Voldemort and the subsequent disbanding of his Death Eater forces. The murder of the Potters had been the subject of many conversation wither anyone wanted to engage in it or not. Sevier had heard the tale more than once and thought it cowardly that such an said to be accomplished wizard had to go for an innocent baby due to fear of him destroying him in the future. The young lad had been quite an accomplished thinker had approached his father with the question of why the likes of Voldemort had been a coward and he'd only been eight years of age.

There was no doubt in Audrey Prince's mind that her younger son would be vastly different when it came to his time to venture to Hogwarts Castle yet she still worried for him.

News had been spread all over the wizarding world about the terrible reign of the Death Eaters and their maniacal leader The Dark Lord Voldemort, She had been a resident Healer at St. Mungo's Hospital, while her husband Sepherus Sylvanus Prince, was a well known Ministry Of Magic employee working in the Dark Artifacts department.

Needless to say, neither of Sevier's parents were thrilled to receive a copy of The Daily Prophet where the article had taken the liberty of outright classifying their eldest child, Jacob Prince, as being in cahoots with the so called Dark Lord and his Death Eaters following his expulsion from Hogwarts Castle School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Sevier himself had been shocked to say the least when he and his mother returned home from an outing to celebrate the younger Prince's eleventh birthday and found a letter from Hogwarts delivered by owl and containing the signature of Deputy Headmistress Minerva McGonagall awaiting their arrival.

While it was true that Sevier had just turned eleven and had been looking forward to attending Hogwarts since his brother's first year when the lad would venture back to the Manor and inform his younger sibling of all the wonders that awaiting him at Hogwarts.

The day Jacob had gotten his letter, their parents were filled with absolute pride and went out of their way to tell him so at every opportunity. Sevier often wondered what his own experiences would be like as Jacob went on to tell him all about the Professors he'd have and the level of skill for each class.

The most intriguing to Sevier had been Charms class due to Jacob's tales of Professor Flitwick, the only resident half-goblin Professor anyone knew. Jacob had gone on and on about his enjoyment of Professor Flitwick's class and how the rather impressive Professor often remarked about Jacob making a fine Ravenclaw if things had not been different. Sevier had known first hand that Jacob was sorted into Slytherin House, much like their parents during their time at Hogwarts and he wished to make the ranks of Slytherin himself.

Audrey Prince eyed the owl carrying the letter addressed to her youngest son with disdain for a few moments before proceeding into the main part of the manor to rid herself of her constricting travel attire, which had still been black of course.

If it had been left up to her, she would have nothing more to do with Hogwarts given how her eldest son had gone missing shortly after being expelled and the rumors did a great bit of damage to their family's stellar reputation.

Sevier turned his attention to the large brown owl as it dropped the invitation into his waiting pale hands. He'd been still wearing his travel clothes, equally black in color like his mother's and right proper in terms of his father's strict design for him.

A long gray sleeves offset the traditional black of the waist coat and trousers with a good deal of silver chain trimmings, large silver buttons from the high neck collar down, high boots with small silver serpent symbols on the end and of course a small sharp white dragon's tooth necklace bound in gold that hung from his neck that once belonged to Jacob.

"Do read the letter boy." said Audrey despite her lack of enthusiasm about his leaving for Hogwarts.

Sevier nodded and quickly opened the letter so engrossed in the neatly written spirited text that it was as if they would transfigure themselves off the parchment.

{"Congratulations, we are pleased to inform you, Sevier Sylvanus Prince, that you have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment, term begins soon, we will be waiting your owl.

-Deputy Head Mistress Minerva McGonagall, Hogwarts Castle}

"Surprising." said the voice of Sepherus Prince as he entered the entrance hall following his son's finishing of reading his Hogwarts Letter. "Given all the trouble with Jacob it's a wonder they've extended an invitation to Sevier."

The young raven haired wizard looked upon his father with an arched brow. He didn't seem all that enthusiastic about his impending trip to Hogwarts either.

"I suppose I shall venture with him to Diagon Alley to get his things in order." said Audrey making her way toward the family sitting room.

"I suppose so." replied Sepherus giving a rather strange look to his youngest son for a moment. "Do ensure that you refrain from disgracing us any further while you are in attendance."

Sevier nodded in obedience before Sepherus too took his leave of him. The young wizard looked back down at his Hogwarts letter. Even if his parents weren't excited for him, he had been finally in possession of the letter he was seemingly awaiting his whole life not even their indifference for his accomplishment could take this away from him as his mind set to work on all the possibility that awaited him at Hogwarts.

Of all of those wondrous things moving through his mind at alarming speeds, Charms class had been the most anticipated event, next to his house sorting of course.

four poster bed alone as the rays of the sun disturbed his sleep as they got passed the white drapes much too cheery for his taste in terms of decoration.