A/N: This chapter is shorter that I planned but think of it as an introduction to the story. One thing to note: in this story the students are supposed to be 15 not 11 in their first year. Because I didn't want them to be too young but still be first years. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it! Please don't forget to review and share your suggestions with me if you have any. And without further ado, here's the first chapter...
Markus' P.O.V.
The day Markus got his Hogwarts letter he felt so proud. He was waiting for this moment since Leo got his letter a few months ago. Of course he was familiar with magic, being a part of the most prestigious family of the wizarding world. His father, Carl Manfred, used to work for the Ministry of Magic when he was younger and now he was teaching Charms at Hogwarts. But Markus always had that fear in him that he wasn't a wizard.
It was because he was adopted that he feared he might not have magical abilities. He never knew who his birth parents were. Not that it mattered anyway. Carl was his father in any way that mattered.
He had adopted him when he was seven years old. A small child, bewildered by the rich life in front of him after living in an orphanage for years. From then on he lived eight years full of magic, both literally and he'd been adopted by a wizard family was one of the best things that could happen to a seven year old child.
Carl loved him like he was his own son. There was never a mother in the picture. He learned that Carl's wife died while giving birth to Leo. Carl was devastated after that and couldn't marry again. He raised Leo on his own but he always wanted to have more kids. So he decided to adopt when Leo started school. He was initially considering adopting a younger child, but there was something about Markus that just called out to him. There was something special about this boy. That was how Carl told Markus anyway.
Even though Carl was an amazing father to Markus, he always had problems with Carl's son Leo, who was also seven years old when Carl adopted Markus.
Leo never fully accepted Markus and saw him as his brother. He was jealous of his dad and didn't want to share him with this weird boy who had two different colored eyes.
He used to tease Markus about how he was a wizard and Markus was not. That used to really upset Markus when he was little and he would start to cry and Carl would have to reassure him every time that he was in fact a wizard and that he could feel it. And then Markus would calm down a little.
When he got older, it stopped bothering him and Leo stopped teasing him about it. But after Leo got his letter on his fifteenth birthday and when his own started to approach, he started to get nervous. What if Leo was right all along?
On the morning of his fifteenth birthday, he was so nervous that he couldn't even eat the beautiful breakfast that was prepared for him. He was playing with the scrambled eggs in the plate in front of him when an owl came through the window and dropped a sealed envelope that had Markus Manfred written on it.
Markus bolted up from his chair and tore open the envelope. He started to read the letter, taking in every word that was written in green ink. He read it again and again, just to make sure.
He was a wizard. He was going to attend Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry. He felt so proud.
He hugged his dad, who was also feeling proud. Leo had a frown on his face and he congratulated Markus half-heartedly, only because his dad was there. But even Leo's attitude couldn't bother Markus today. He had a whole new world ahead of him.
He was feeling all the emotions at once. He was excited, proud, nervous. But most importantly, he was happy.