A/N: My first non gender swap fic! Woo-hoo! And it's with two of my favorite fandoms!
Okay, let's begin.
Harry Potter exists in this, alright? But he ISN'T famous, and his parents are alive, but the one who put Voldemort back into hiding was the birth of four children. I'm stopping right there. c;
Let us begin!
"I'm worried," his voice was barely audible, coming out in only a whisper. His mother continued to fix his robes, seeing as she insisted on dressing in them before getting onto the train, instead of the opposite. She chuckled briefly.
"Cody, dear, I'm sure they will all love you just as I do!" her voice rang fakely. Cody knew the truth.
It was just him and his mother that day. His father had to work overtime, and not to mention he was definitely not happy with his son suddenly going off to some school. Cody knew his father would've much rather taught him how to sell cars at his business, as his father did to him, and his father's father did as well. It was a trait passed onto the Anderson sons. But Cody was different. He just didn't know how much yet.
"Now, let's see the smile," his mother teased, ignoring the dirty looks snooty mothers gave her around the two. Muggles several thought hysterically. Their lot should not be allowed in their world. Not even one foot. Cody hesitated.
"Oh, c'mon, honey! Give me one more smile before you go?"
Cody sighed under his breath, before giving his all-time goofy gap toothed grin. His mother squealed in giggles, kissed his forehead, and brought his luggage and cage that held a ruffled looking owl before bidding him goodbye. Once he was inside, Cody made sure to leave his mother's gaze to find a compartment. Honestly, he was completely glad to desert both her and Garrett, his father. What had they ever done to him? Except love him falsely? Of course Katherine and Garrett Anderson didn't really love their son, but instead showed him off like some trophy. Unknown to them, Cody was not really something to gawk at.
Well, he was scrawny for one thing, shorter than anyone he knew. His chestnut hair met his ears and was usually unkempt and unpleasing to anyone's eyes but his mother and father. The only feature he loved about himself was his eyes, which were a glimmering teal blue. He had earned them from his mother, but they seemed to sparkle more than her dull orbs.
He had found an empty compartment after a few minutes and whooped internally as he did so. Dragging both his luggage and Roman, his owl, inside, he slumped against the seat, sighing in content. He was rid of them. He could have a new start. He could actually, finally be able to talk to someone who wasn't only doing it because their parents forced them to. For real this time, he grinned his gap toothed grin.
It only disappeared when his compartment door slid open. He whipped open his sparkling eyes and gazed at the stranger. It was a girl, he noticed of course, with red, fiery hair that seemed to go slightly over her shoulders in fast tangles. Her eyes were a turtle green with a certain beam to them. She smiled widely. Cody smiled nervously back. He wasn't good at talking to girls much.
"HI!" she shouted eagerly, making him flinch. He wasn't expecting that kind of response. "Name's Izabella, but most people call me Izzy! I'm eleven, born on September fifteenth! Hey, is that an owl?" She spoke in a fast frenzy that he couldn't even understand a word she said. But he did understand the last part. As he was about to answer, she slid in and closed the door behind her. She, too, had a bag and a cage, but inside the bars was a frizzy fuzz ball of grey and black. As Cody looked closer, he noticed it was just a cat, who seemed to be shaking hysterically.
"Um, you can come in, I guess?" he said slowly, watching as she tossed her luggage carelessly onto the shelf above the seats and carefully put the trembling cat on the seat opposite of Cody and sat beside it.
"What's your name?"
"Um, C-Cody, Cody Anderson," Cody smiled a bit, hoping this wouldn't blow his chance of making friends. The girl named Izzy suddenly scowled, putting her hands on her hips in a pout.
"Not you, your owl!" she stared at the owl dangerously close. The owl leaned away. "What's your name, fella?" The owl said nothing. Cody didn't expect it to. This girl was nuts! Izzy leaned back, beaming. "His name is Roman, huh?" Cody relaxed now, knowing she was referring to him this time.
"How did you...?"
"Oh!" Izzy exclaimed, waving a hand as if it were nothing, "My cousin has an owl, and we've got really close!"
"O...kay?"
"So, you a Muggleborn, I presume? I don't see why blood status matters, but several people were giving us dirty looks before we got on the train! Rude, right? I mean, really, what is the deal? I'm a Halfblood, myself! My mom's a Muggle, but my dad's a wizard. His whole family is! That's why my cousin has an owl! Are you Muggle 'rents cool?" she seemed to be talking fast again, but Cody found himself growing used to it.
"Well, yeah, I'm a Muggleborn. But, no, my parents aren't so cool..." he glared at the floor as if it were his lying guardians. Who needs them? he thought.
"So, do y-"
Izzy was cut off by the compartment door opening once again. This time it was a brunette, standing nice and tall, though she seemed pretty short, only slightly taller than Cody, with waist length brunette hair, onyx eyes, and a nose that seemed to like to be in the air, seeing as the girl was pointing it that way. Cody leaned down. She looked scary, yet very pretty, in his opinion.
"Excuse me," she said clearly and loudly, her vocabulary very superior, "if you two don't mind, I'd like to be invited into the compartment. All of the others are full." She also held a luggage, but no cage with an animal. Izzy smiled, as if this girl were a long lost friend.
"Sure!" she exclaimed, moving her cat's cage into her lap instead. "You can have the window seat! My name's Izzy, and this is Roman!" She pointed to Cody's owl. The girl raised an eyebrow, rolled her eyes, and looked at Cody.
"You are?"
"C-Cody...Cody Anderson?"
"Pleased to meet you...both, I suppose. My name is Courtney Carter, Pureblood, and daughter of Jasmine and Lewis Carter, both very high at the Ministry, if you must know," she spoke with a sort of attitude in her voice, but seemed wary, as if trying not to let the other two think that she was an enemy. She placed herself by Izzy after closing the compartment door and putting her luggage away. She folded her legs neatly and placed her hands in her lap. She stared sideways at Izzy.
"Izabella Allanis, correct?"
"How did you know?" Izzy gasped excitedly, wrapping her hands around Courtney's arm and jumping excitedly in her seat. "Are you a psychic?" Courtney ripped her arm away from Izzy harshly. Izzy seemed not to notice, still smiling eagerly at the brunette.
"No! My mother knows your father. He works in Diagon Alley, right? Manager at the robe shop?"
Izzy nodded eagerly. "We get discounts!"
Courtney looked at Cody suspiciously.
"I don't know an Anderson family, really. Muggleborn?"
Cody nodded timidly. However, he regretted it. Never does a Muggleborn admit to being one to a Pureblood. It could end in big trouble. Thankfully, Courtney didn't judge him, and instead substituted to looking out the window instead.
The compartment door opened again. But it wasn't another kid. It was a nice looking lady with a trolley full of candies and sweets that Cody had never recognized. Courtney and Izzy both jumped up, though, when the lady asked if any of them wanted anything. Courtney came back with one candy, seeming to be in a small box. Izzy, however, came back with armloads of sweets and dumped them between her and Courtney.
"And how are you going to finish all that by the time this train finds its destination?" Courtney asked pointedly.
"I'm not! I'm saving some for when we get to Hogwarts! Incase I ever get the urge to bite into something during class! Have you guys ever felt that? Like you just need to sink your teeth into something?" Izzy babbled again. Sadly, Cody had understood. Both him and Courtney stared at her for a long time.
"No..." Cody answered slowly.
"So, have either of you an idea of which house you'll be apart of?" Courtney questioned. Cody stared, confused. House? There's houses, now? Before he could question her, a completely deeper voice answered instead.
"Slytherin, as always."
The trio looked towards the door, gaping in surprise at the boy who stood there. He was a lot taller than the lot of them with ruffled black hair and bright green at the tip. His eyes were the same color as Cody's, yet, Cody's still had that sort of sparkle to them. He, too, was wearing his robes like Cody, but his naturally fit as Cody's are way too big for his small size. He leaned against the doorway, smirking coolly.
"Duncan," he spoke with a sneer, "Duncan Myers. I'm hitching a ride in here since I was kicked out of the last compartment."
Courtney was about to shoo him off angrily, but Izzy had cut her off by asking, "Why'd you get kicked out?"
"Well, there was three girls in there... One of them wasn't too fond of me, I guess. Kicked me straight out when I began flirting with, may I say, a very beautiful blonde," Duncan explained as he slid his luggage by his seat and took the spot beside Cody. Cody scooted himself away, backing into the window. Nothing about this guy screamed friendly.
"Pathetic," Courtney spat, crossing her arms, but keeping her feet folded. Her candy remained on her lap.
Duncan turned his gaze to her, his smirk disappearing, "And what would your name be, Princess?"
"Princess? No, it is Courtney, Courtney Lilith Carter," Courtney stuck her nose in the air.
"I know the Carter family. Well, most of them since I haven't met you. My father works one foot below yours," Duncan said, before looking at Izzy expectantly. "Um..."
"Izabella Allanis, but call me Izzy!" Izzy introduced, shaking his hand eagerly. Duncan, of course, ripped his arm back and looked at Cody. "Name?"
"Um...Cody Anderson," Cody spoke, thankful that his voice wasn't shaking.
"Muggleborn, huh? Figures," he rolled his eyes, before smirking again, "I have a feeling the four of us will make great friends." Cody didn't want to agree, but Duncan had a point. He, too, felt like he'd be apart of Courtney Carter, Izzy Allanis, and Duncan Myers' lives for a long time...
He didn't know how right he was.
A/N: Yeah? Or nah? I think I did alright! I hope I captured their characters alright... Though I think Cody was a bit OOC. Eh. R&R!