Harry Potter Story
What if it never happened?
Summary: What if Voldemort's Killing Curse was not used on Harry but on another boy instead. What if Voldemort was banished instead of being destroyed and what if the boy grew up to be friends with Luna 'Loony' Lovegood?
Chapter One: Diagon Alley
"Come on son, we're almost there." My father said. He has been looking after me ever since my mother was killed by Lord Voldemort. I grew up hating and cursing his name. My father had introduced me to the world of magic ever since I was three. He never told me much about my mother, only that she had been murdered and that she wished for me to be called Alex after her father. My father had taken me in his arms after she was killed and he fought his way out of the house in Godric's Hollow. We now lived in a nice little cottage in the countryside.
I smiled as we walked through the crumbling brick wall that led to Diagon Alley. Magic never ceased to amaze me. "Ok, first we'll go to Flourish and Blott's to pick up your books, then we can go to get your robes and finally we can head into Ollivander's to get you your wand." I nodded and followed him into the large bookshop. My father walked up to the counter and said "Books for a Hogwarts first year please." The lady serving smiled kindly at me and fetched the books. "That'll be three Galleons sir." My father handed her the money and we left. Just as we were about to enter the robes store, I bumped into a young blonde girl around my age. "Oops, sorry." I said sheepishly, helping her to her feet. I expected her to shout 'Watch where you're going next time' at me but instead she smiled. "That's okay. At least you apologised." Then her eyes widened in amazement. "Ooh, you're surrounded by Wrackspurts." I looked at her confusedly. "Sorry, but what are Wrackspurts?" I asked her. She smiled again. "They're little sprites that fly around your head and make it go all fuzzy. They're very hard to see though." I nodded and was about to reply when my father called me over. Just before I left I said "I'm Alex. Alex Johnson." The girl smiled at me and replied "Luna Lovegood. It was nice to meet you Alex." I smiled at her and ran over to my father. "Who was that son?" He asked me. "Just a girl Dad." My dad nodded and we walked into the shop. After I was fitted, my dad brought me to Ollivander's wandmakers. I walked inside and was immediately greeted by an ancient looking man. "Ah, Mr Johnson I assume. It's been so long since your mother and father were in here getting there first wands too. Anyway, let's not dwell on the past, you're here to get your wand I presume." I nodded and he smiled. "Excellent, well come over here so and I'll measure you up." He took out a tape measure and it began to measure my arm and shoulder length. When it was finished, he smiled. "You are one of the rare occasions in which I know the perfect wand for you." He pulled out a long, red box. "Here you are, just take that out and give it a wave." He instructed. I opened the box and pulled out the thin wooden stick that would be my new wand. As I took it in my hand, I felt a sudden warmth run up my arm. When I waved the wand, the tip sparked and fizzled out. "Fine wand that. Eleven and-a-half inches, pine and phoenix tail-feather. Yes, I think that you will perform marvels with that wand young sir. I wish you the best of luck." My father paid for the wand and we left the shop. As we walked back towards the Leaky Cauldron, I spotted the blonde haired girl from earlier. Luna she said her name was. My father caught me looking and he smiled. "There'll be plenty of time for girls when you're in school son. Don't you worry about that." I blushed as he said that and looked at my feet. My father laughed and we continued home.
I couldn't believe, the day was finally here. I was going to Hogwarts. It was the only thing I talked about since the day in Diagon Alley and it was finally here. I pushed my luggage trolley eagerly towards the wall in between platforms nine and ten. I took a deep breath as my father and I sprinted full pelt at it and passed right through. I gasped at the wondrous sight of the Hogwarts Express and I heard my father laugh. "I did the exact same thing as you son. I couldn't believe my eyes." I smiled and pushed my luggage towards the train. My dad heaved it onto the luggage rack and helped me on board. I waved to him and set off down the corridor, looking for an empty seat. "You can sit in here if you like." I heard a dreamy voice say. I looked to my left and saw that the same girl from all those weeks ago was waving me in to her compartment. There was only one other person, a small redheaded girl, in the compartment with her. "Hello" I said, trying to make conversation. She smiled at me and replied with "Hello, I'm Ginny Weasley." I smiled and said "My dad told me all about your family. He said your dad was one of the nicest people he has ever met." Ginny smiled at this and thanked me. What happened next surprised me to say the least. Luna sat down next to me and rested her head on my shoulder. "Um Luna." I said, looking down at her. "Mm" was all I got back. "Um, what are you doing?" She lifted her head off my shoulder and smiled genuinely at me. "Clearing you of Wrackspurts, they're everywhere on you." I laughed. "So you said before." She smiled and put her head back on my shoulder. It would be just my luck that someone cocky and arrogant would walk in and see me and Luna like that. "Well, well, well what do we have here?" He said, striding into the room. Luna laughed and said "I'm just clearing Alex of Wrackspurts. He's full of them." The boy laughed and said "I know you, you're Loony Lovegood. I've heard all about you. People tell me that you look for imaginary creatures and all you find is nothing. Well, I feel sorry for that boy there, having to share a compartment with you." I heard Luna sniffle and I could tell that she was close to tears. I shot up out of my seat and approached the boy. "Look, I don't care who you are or what you're doing here, but listen closely. Luna is not loony just because she believes in other creatures. I'm pretty sure the only creature you've ever seen was your own mother." His face scrunched up with anger and he opened his mouth to say something but I grabbed him by the collar of his robe and raised my voice a bit. "Don't ever go near Luna again, alright? If I hear that you've been causing her grief, well then I'm going to give you a tough sample of Muggle fighting and you will not enjoy it. So stay away from us!" I finished, pushing him out the door. I slammed the door shut in his face and sat back down. Ginny was beaming at me and Luna hugged me tightly. "Thank you, nobody has stood up for me like that before." She said. I smiled at her and said "Well, I don't like bullies, and I especially don't like bullies who hurt my friends." She tightened the hug after hearing that and said "The only person to ever say that I was their friend was Ginny! I can't believe I have another friend." I smiled at her when she released me and we spent the rest of the train journey just chatting to each other and laughing at Ginny's stories about her brothers. When the train finally stopped the three of them got off together. Once they stepped off of the train, they came face-to-face or rather face-to-knee with a giant of a man with bushy black hair and an even bushier beard. "Firs years wi' me!" He said as all the first years gathered in a bunch. "Now, four to a boat, come on now don't be shy in ye get." I immediately got into a boat with Luna and Ginny and some other boy with brown hair. We were all wondering how the boats would set off when they just started off by themselves. I was so surprised by the motion that I nearly fell in, only to be caught by Luna. I smiled at her in thanks as she just waved it off.
Eventually, we got to the main gates of the school where we waited outside the main gate. A middle-aged witch opened the huge front doors and led us in. We all lined up to try on the Sorting Hat and get put into our houses. When my name was called, I stepped forward and put it on. I could hear the Hat speak inside my head. "Hmm, not bad, plenty of courage yet plenty of brains to burn too. Hmm, where to put you? I know, GRYFFINDOR!" I smiled and took my seat at the gold and red bannered table. A few minutes later, Luna's name was called out. The second the Hat touched her head it cried out "RAVENCLAW!" My heart sank slightly, knowing that one of my only two friends wasn't in my house. However, on the bright side Ginny was sorted into Gryffindor as well. The Headmaster made his speech and we all ate dinner. I looked over at the Ravenclaw table and that Luna was smiling at me. I waved to her and heard someone say to me. "Stop waving at Loony Lovegood, it won't get you anywhere in this school." I looked to my left and saw a boy about three or four years older than me looking at me. "What did you say?" I asked him. "I said stop waving at Loony Lovegoo-" I cut him off there and said "Don't call her that! She's very nice and one the only friends I've got in this place. So watch your tongue about her!" He raised his hands and apologised. "I'm Percy Weasley. And you are?" I smiled "Alex Johnson, are you one of Ginny's brothers. She's my only other friend here." He nodded and we talked for a small bit. Eventually, dinner was over and Percy led the Gryffindor first years to our common room. When I walked in, I couldn't believe my eyes. The common room was huge. "First year bedrooms are upstairs and to the left. Boys, turn right in that corridor for your beds, girls you turn left for yours." Immediately after he finished, I raced upstairs and dove into bed. As I was falling asleep, the last thing I remember thinking was 'I wonder if I'll see Luna tomorrow.'
Hello Guys. Well, I promised myself I would do it and I have. I've started my HP fan-fic and I intend to finish it. There will be sequels, basically the next one is the second year and so on. But I have to finish first year first so I'll be working on that. Please don't hate me if you are a die-hard fan. I am too so please go easy on me. Cheers- Blades-in-the-Night.