Chapter 1: A New Beginning
Harry Potter was lying on the hard wooden floor of his uncle's vacation house and was looking at his watch and waiting for it to strike 12:00 because of his birthday. The reason for their current stay was because of some letter that was written in bold green letters and had Harry's name on it. Something about witchcraft and wizardry. But his fat cousin Dudley snatched it from him and gave it to his uncle, which made Harry really furious because he said it was his, only to make his uncle smirk and curious at the same time.
Harry was wasn't dumb in-fact he was really smart, something about that letter was wrong because when his aunt and uncle saw it their eyes were wide and his uncle quickly tore it apart and threw into the trash can. It was then that everyday letter after letter came into the number 4 Privet Drive, until one day the house was swarming with letters and it was then that they left.
And here he was looking at his watch as it struck 12.
"Make a wish, Harry." He muttered to himself, then blew the cake made of dust.
A muffled sound behind the door and the door exploding open made his head snap up. His aunt and uncle came down panicking while his uncle had a double barrel rifle (1) in his hand while Dudley was hiding behind the couch looking pale and panicking. Only Harry looking at the man curiously who had stick in his hand and had a normal body for a man his age with with not so long and not so short hair.
The man stepped forward and scanned every occupants of the house from Vernon to Dudley and then lingered on Petunia a little longer then when his eyes met Harry's Emerald green ones he approached him, scaring Harry.
"Are you Harry Potter?" the man said in a serious tone.
"Yeah, I am. Who are you?" Harry countered.
He then grinned "My name is Sirius Black, Harry and I'm here to-"his sentence was interrupted by Vernon.
"Get out of here, you freak!" Vernon exclaimed.
"Vernon if you don't shut up right now, I swear I will turn your arm in to feathers" Sirius said holding a finger towards him. That made Vernon both still as a statue and quiet as a mouse.
Sirius then looked back at Harry "Wow you're a complete replica of your father" he then paused for a second "But you have your mother's eyes."
Harry was so shocked that he couldn't utter a word. Thoughts like 'What? How? How much more did he know? Who is this man?' Were rushing through his head.
Sirius must have read his thoughts because he said "Harry when you were born your parents made your godfather and your father James, well I've known him since I was 8 and he was like a brother to me and you mother Lily on the other hand I've known her since I started Hogwarts."
"What's Hogwarts?" Harry said confused
"Ah! Back to the matter at hand. I'm here to deliver your Hogwarts letter" Sirius said as he handed Harry the Letter that got them here. Inside in the same bold green letters were written:
Mr. Harry Potter
The Cupboard under the Stairs
4, Privet Drive,
Little Winging,
Surrey
Harry was confused as to how those people knew where he slept, but decided he'd ask his godfather later. He then ripped it open there were two papers (2) he picked up one of them and read it aloud:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. Of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Potter
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl no later than 31 July.
Yours Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress
Harry then looked up and said "I'm Wizard?" it was definitely a question if the shocked look on Harry's face didn't say it clearly.
"Yes, as was your parents and me too" said Sirius with head-splitting grin.
"But Wizards aren't real, they're just mythical" Harry said disbelief evident in his voice.
"All right, I'll prove it to you." He walked over to the door and opened it but didn't get out.
"Wait, don't go" Harry said saddened his newly found godfather is leaving.
"I'm not going anywhere" Sirius said bemused as he turned around "I'm just proving to you that magic is real" He then pointed his wand at the door and said "Colloportus" The door shut itself and the click of the lock was heard. He then motioned Harry to come over to him and when he did, he said "Open the door".
Harry gave him a look but did so but the door wouldn't budge.
"See, I locked the door with my wand ," Sirius said pointing his stick that he called wand at the door which Harry was struggling to open it "Alohomora".
Suddenly the door opened and Harry stopped moving abruptly, watching the door in amazement.
"You see Harry, you are a wizard, and Hogwarts is a school to train you to use your magical abilities, probably one of the best in all of Europe." Sirius said in a lecture tone.
"How do I know this is all not a big joke?" Harry argued crossing his arms but a part of told he was being in denial.
"Once I take you there, you will surely believe me" Sirius said sounding a little bored.
Harry was about to argue but his uncle beat him to it.
"He will not go, you fr-" but his sentence was hung in the air because Sirius aimed his wand at his fat uncle and a silver light went from his wand to his uncle and when their vision cleared Vernon had wings for arms. There was a silence for three seconds then the entire Dursley family went running around the house, screaming like children.
"Do you believe me now, Harry?" Sirius said grinning at Harry's shocked expression.
"Y-yes" Harry said finding his voice
"Good, now let's go get your school supplies" Sirius said leading him out of the house and pausing in the doorway to fix Vernon which after that they still didn't stopped running around and closed the door behind him.
"Grab my arm Harry" Sirius said once they both were out of the house, "Now you may feel like you can't breathe so I'm warning you" Sirius warned after Harry grabbed his arm.
"Wait wha-"Harry was interrupted by tightening sensation in his stomach and the feeling like he was being squeezed through a small pipe.
Suddenly they appeared out of thin air in the middle of a dark alley. Harry clutched his stomach with one hand and his other bracing himself against the wall.
"I'm gonna be sick" Harry said in choked voice.
"You're gonna be fine. After some time you'll even get used to it." Sirius explained.
After Harry got himself together "What did you do?" Harry exclaimed, then after he a look around himself he asked "Where are we?".
"For your first question: we apparated" Sirius said but at Harry's confused look he added "It's like magical transportation, and it's tricky to pull off and if you do it wrong you'll get splinched." he finished.
"Splinched?" Harry asked.
"It means that a part of your body will refuse to go and causing that part of a person's body to get… chopped off." Sirius explained noticing Harry's disgusted look "And for your second question: we are at Charing cross road (3) ,from here we will go to the Leaky Cauldron, we will rent ourselves a room and tomorrow we'll buy your school supplies, all right?" Sirius told Harry.
"But I don't have any money" Harry said as they started exiting the alley.
"Now Harry, you didn't think I'll let you spend any money did you?" Sirius with a smile.
A 'oh' was all that Harry said as continued their journey towards a broken building but as they drew nearer Harry felt as he phased through some kind of a invisible wall, then what he saw in front of him shocked him because he could swear on his life that there was broken-down building right there but now there was a sign saying 'Leaky Cauldron' under the sign was a sign of witch stirring a cauldron.
"Come on now" Sirius said as he entered the pub and Harry reluctantly following after him. They entered a pub that was lit by candles, some people were sleeping on the tables others also seeming doze off, only a midget was full awake and was shooing people to get out because the pub was closing. When he noticed Harry and Sirius approaching he smiled at them.
"Ahh Sirius, what are you doing here this late at night?" the midget asked Sirius then he noticed Harry "Who's this young man?" he asked stretching his hand forth which Harry shook.
"Come on Tom, I thought you'd recognize him" Sirius told him grinning. Harry gave Sirius a confused look and it was then that Tom saw the lightning bolt scar on Harry's forehead and his mouth went agape.
"H-h-h-Harry Potter" Tom squeaked in a voice barely a whisper.
"Shush now, we don't want a commotion here now, do we?" Sirius told Tom who nodded but his gaze was locked Harry. "Hey" Sirius said as he waved a hand over Tom's face to gain his attention, and when he had it he said "We need two rooms for tonight, and a breakfast in the morning".
"That'll be two Galleons" Tom said still shocked with revelation that The Harry Potter was in his pub. Sirius reached into his pocket and pulled out two gold coins and handed it to Tom who told them their room numbers which was No.6 for Harry and No.5 for Sirius and after taking their keys from Tom they together climbed the stairs to the rooms and once Harry reached to his door he turned around to face Sirius whose hands were just on the as he noticed him looking at him.
"Something on your mind, Harry?" Sirius asked him.
"Yes, how did that man know who i was and why was he so shocked?" Harry told him what was on his mind.
"I'll explain it all in the morning, okay? For now just sleep" Sirius said then paused "By the way, do you still have your Hogwarts letter?" he added.
"Yes, it's here" Harry answered patting his trousers pocket.
"Good, you should read the supplies before you go to sleep, okay?" Sirius said with a smile.
Harry then something that surprised both of them. He stepped forward and hugged Sirius, who at first surprised but then he hugged him back.
"Goodnight, Sirius" Harry said after he pulled back.
"Goodnight, Harry" Sirius replied.
Harry then turned around and opened his door and locked it behind him. The room was dark but from the light of the moon Harry could see a four poster bed, so he walked towards it carefully as to not trip over something then when he reached it he turned on the lamp and sat on the edge of the bed and took the letter from his pocket and reached inside only to pull out the acceptance letter which he putted on the desk and pulled the other paper and read it to himself:
Hogwarts School of WITCHCRAT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
Three sets of plain work robes (black)
One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
One pair o protective gloves (dragon hide of similar)
One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupils clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All student should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
By Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic
By Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory
By Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration
By Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs And Fungi
By Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions
By Arsensius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
By Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self- Protection
By Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass of crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring, if they desire, an owl OR a car OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS
ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK
Yours Sincerely,
Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus
Chief Attendant of Witchcraft Provisions.
When Harry was finished he put both papers in the envelope and put it on the nightstand while taking his glasses off and putting them on top of the envelope, then he climbed the bed and turned off the and closing his eyes enjoying his first sleep on comfortable bed.
(1): I think that's what those rifles are called, right?
(2): Back then Harry didn't know they were called parchments and this story is like a P.O.V and follows the protagonist point of view.
(3): The said it was located at there i don't if it's right.
The next chapter has Diagon alley with Hermione at Flourish and Blotts and Draco at Madam Malkins.
God, it's so hard to write and my typing is...well from a scale of 1/5 I'd give myself 2.5 'cause I wrote this story at like 4 hours and i beta it myself there's another thing. So do you think I deserve the 2.5? Oh and uh what do you think of the name of the story huh, Lame, Nice, Good,…, Horrible?