Hardest Of Hearts
Chapter 1
(I do not own any characters from the Harry Potter series it belongs to Queen Rowling aka JK Rowling. This story is adopted from Of Kings and Queens.)
I sat crying on my uncomfortable bed. I could hear the music and laughter from the party going on downstairs. I knew that if I joined it I would be punished by Father. It was my twin brother, James Jr.'s 5th birthday. People came from all over to celebrate the Boy-Who-Lived's birthday.
"I-I don't get it. It's my b-birthday too.", I sobbed. "I hoped that they would be at least let me come down today." I said barely over a whisper. I shifted to try and get comfortable and another wound on my back opened. I hissed in pain.
The party had been going on for hours now. I desperately wanted to leave this tiny, unfurnished room but the last time I left this room without Father's permission he beat me with his belt and left me in the basement for 3 days. I know why Mother and Father hate me though. I can't so anything right. I'm the older twin so I should have protected James Jr. from He-Who-Should-Not-Be-Named all those years ago.
"Then they would love me like they d-do James Jr..", I whispered into the darkness.
They loved James Jr.. Mother and Father always got him anything he wanted no matter what, tucked him in at night, and did everything parents were supposed to do. At least I think they do. They so what the parents in my books do. Uncle Sirius and Uncle Remus don't like me very much either. They always yell at me or beat me and tell me that Voldemort should have killed me that night. They told me that it was that 'their favorite nephew' as they liked to call James Jr., had to face Voldemort.
I was so hungry. Father only threw a piece of bread at me this morning before they started to get ready for the party and it was getting late. I was tempted to go downstairs and ask for something but I didn't want to be locked in the basement again for disobeying Mother and Father. It's dark and scary down there and I'm afraid of the dark.
"I d-don't want to be here anymore." I sobbed. "Why do they hate me?" Suddenly there was a bright flash of red light and I fainted.
A pair of emerald green eyes snapped opened and looked around in a slight panic. Three pair of eyes filled with concern stared right into the green eyes. The owner of said green eyes let out a barely audible sigh and leaned back into the cushion under it.
"Harry, are you okay?", said a light and quiet voice.
Harry's eyes snapped back up and landed on a boy with blonde short blonde hair and brown eyes. His eyes glanced over and next to the boy was another boy with dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. Harry looked across from him and saw a girl with long red hair and dark green hair. He sent them a small smile when he recognized them as his best friends; Alex, Caleb and Charlie, respectively.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a bad dream.", he said slightly out of breath from his sudden wakening. His friends all looked at each other, then back at him, with more concern in their eyes. Harry cleared his throat, "So what were you talking about.
A slightly manic smile grew on Charlie's face. "We were talking about if we could fly in their Quidditch pitch. Imagine what it would be like-"
"It would be so awesome!", Caleb cut in. Soon the three of them were talking at once about flying. Harry just smiled and nodded every now and then. He knew that it wasn't just a dream, it was a memory. He had a feeling that they knew it too, but didn't say anything, they are best friends after all.
Funny enough Harry always considered that his best memory. He got away from those bastards but it always did remind him of his life before he started to attend Larkin Academy, which he considered a better school than Hogwarts would ever be. They were going to Hogwarts for some Tri-wizard Tournament, which didn't make sense because there was going to be four schools.
He hadn't dreamed about his old life in years. Going to Hogwarts must have triggered some old memories. He just wished that he didn't run into his old family. Now that would be a disaster.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
"Are they here yet?", a whinny voice said rather loudly.
A woman with dark red hair and emerald green eyes looked down and said with a disgusting sugary voice, "Don't worry baby, they'll be here soon."
"They better.", a gruff voice. The owner of the voice had messy hair and hazel eyes. "Honestly, who do they think they are letting the Boy-Who-Lived stay out in the cold."
"I agree James. He could get sick.", the woman said in a haughty tone.
"You're right Lily.", James replied.
A man with shaggy black hair and grey eyes, came up behind them and clasped a hand over James' shoulder. "I agree, mate. But just wait until they see James Jr. They will be kneeling at his feet."
Another man with light brown hair with a few grey strands and green eyes* stood next to Lily. "Sirius is right. Everyone loves James Jr.."
Lily looked up at the man and declared, "Of course they love him, Remus. We did raise him."
The group stood amongst a crowd of students in robes wearing a mix of green, red, blue, and yellow ties. They were in the front with the teachers and headmaster of the school.
They all heard the whining of horses and began to look around for the sound. One student yelled to look up and they saw light-blue carriages being pulled by a dozen winged horses. Then they all saw a large ship appearing out of some fog. The carriages and ship came to a stop.
A bunch of girls and four boys exited the carriages and then a giant woman around 11 feet with black hair and eyes stepped out of one of the carriages. Then a group of boys and maybe one or two girls came out of the ship, following man with silver hair and blue eyes.**
The man and giant woman walked over to Headmaster Dumbledore and trade pleasantries. Soon they all waited for the final school to arrive, Larkin Academy. After ten minutes, everyone began to become impatient and murmurings were heard amongst the crowd. Suddenly a large flash of red light and a red and black bus was in the place of the red light.
A mix of boys and girls of all ages came out of the bus. The boys wore dark red button downs, black pants and black ties, while the girls wore dark red button downs, black skirts and black ties.*** They waited by the bus in two lines. A tall man with long black hair and glasses came out and behind him there were fours teens, three boys and one girl.
The man stopped in front of Dumbledore and offered his hand for Dumbledore to shake it. He said with a smile, "We're sorry for being late. We got a bit lost."
Dumbledore gave him a smile and nodded, "We understand. Let us go inside."
I adopted this over a year ago and I finally finished writing the first chapter. Sorry Of Kings and Queens.
*I don't know the colors of Remus' eyes. Green is the color of the actors eyes, I believe.
**I was to lazy to explain their uniform.
***Of Kings and Queens never mentioned if they had uniform, so I made it up. Also my version is a bit different from the original.