Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters or anything of J.K Rowlings.
For those of you reading this story, it's rated T for now, but may change with later chapters.
I love the chasers, they are my favorite characters, and I also love the Slytherins.
There will be some Hermione, and some Ginny scenes in later parts of this story as well.
I hope that all of you enjoy this story.
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Friendship Then Hogwarts:
Isabella Johnson, Maria Bell, Nina Spinnet, Emilia Pucey, Milana Flint, and Alexia Higgs were all Italian witches and had all been close friends since before their Hogwarts days. Isabella married Matthew Johnson an Afro-British wizard, Nina married Christopher Belle an English wizard, Nina married Clayton Spinnet a Dutch wizard, Milana married James Flint a wizard a from Whales, and Alexia married Tristan Higgs a wizard from Scotland.
Although the six women were in very loving marriages, they would miss each others company so the six of them put lots of money together so that they could by a getaway estate where they could catch up with one another for a few weeks.
The estate that theyhad bought was huge and it came with three house elves to do their bidding. The estate could not be seen by human eyes, and the women also put a spell on it so that only the wizards or witches that they liked would be able to enter and see the estate. No one could apparate in or apparate out without the owners permission.
In the front, was a very large beautiful garden, with a large fountain. It was filled every kind of flower any gardener could ever want. There were tables where people could sit down and enjoy the serenity of the scenery around them.
On the right side of the estate was a very large stable, and a racing track. The stable held twelve horses. Six of the horses were magnificent with beautiful shiny manes. They were meant for horseback riding around the stables and the lush vineyards that the estate also had to offer. The other six horses had wings and were meant for flying, through the night sky.
The left side of the estate had a quidditch pitch as large as the one that they had in Hogwarts. They were all passionate about quidditch andthis was one of the reasons that they had fallen in love with estate.
Since the estate was located by the sea, their backyard was the seashore. It was so beautiful at nights. Especially on nights of a full moon. The way that the moon reflected on the sea enhanced the already enchanting sight.
The estate itself was more than enough. There were 6 large master suits, 30 guest rooms and 24 bathrooms. It looked very Victorian. It had two staircases that lead upstairs, and the hand rails were decorated elegantly. The living room was very large and could easily accommodate over a hundred people. There was also a door that led to the massive indoor swimming pool. It even had its own library that was filled with every kind of book imaginable.
There were two sets of dining rooms. One for just six people for a quite dinner, and another for special occasions. Near the smaller dining room was a door that lead to the wine cellar, filled with all the alcoholic beverages known to the wizarding kind.
It was a magnificent estate, it was like a small piece of paradise. The women made sure to spend time in it once a year. Sometimes they would throw parties with some of their old time friends. Other times they would enjoy the estate amongst themselves.
They were all now in their fifty's and had children and grandchildren of their own. Not only were they in very loving marriages, but these six witches were also known to be the best matchmakers of their time. They never judged the women that their sons had brought home, but they would let them know if they thought that someone was perfect for them.
Eventually their sons listened to their advice and opinions and found themselves in very happy marriages as well. These women wanted as many people to experience the love that they were blessed with and also helped other people find love.
The women started taking their grandchildren with them to estate's as well. Isabella, Maria, Nina, Emilia, Milania, and Alexia were pleased to find that their granddaughters and grandsons seemed to be glued at the hip.
Angelina was Isabella's granddaughter, she looked almost exactly like Isabella only her skin was light brown and Isabella's was pale. Her hair was long ,black and wavy. She inherited Isabella's hazel eyes and she came out quite pretty to her grandmother's delight.
Maria's granddaughter Katie, had deep blue eyes like Maria but her hair was blond like her grandfathers. She was a beautiful child and it pleased her grandmother to look at her.
Running up to Terrence, Alexia's grandson was Alicia Spinnet, the granddaughter of Nina. She was a lovely child with brown hair and blue eyes. She had dimples on the sides of her cheek when she smiled. Her grandmother looked at her lovingly as she watched her from a far.
"Nona, I want to play with Angel now…" whined Adrian as he tried to break free from his grandmother's tight embrace. Emilia smiled at the boy who reminded her so much of her husband. As she let him go, she watched the raven haired, blue eyed little boy make his way to his friend. She shared a knowing look with Isabella and smiles crept up to their faces.
"Okay Nona, my hair's tangle free….please can I go now." whined the five year old Katie, who saw the six year old Marcus and his grandmother coming. "Darling, I thought you came to the estate to spend time with me?" Maria teased her granddaughter who gave her a sad look.
"Darling, I was only joking, of course I want you to have fun while you're here. Go on run along to greet Marcus." Katie gave her grandmother a soft kiss on the cheek and made her way to her best friend. Milana had a huge smile on her face as she saw Katie coming to greet her brown haired, green eyed grandson.
As the older women made their way to each other, Alexia smiled and said, " Well my Terrence, seems to be quite taken with your granddaughter Nina." She and Nina looked at the blonde haired green eyed boy who had a happy look on his face as he played with Alicia. The six women shared a laugh.
"Those six are matches made in heaven if I ever did see any!" laughed Isabella as she and the other women eyed the six children before them.
In the garden the six children were all playing together. "Okay let's play house!" said Alicia happily as the girls smiled and the boys groaned.
"Come on Leesh, pick something else. House is boring!" whined Terrence earning himself a pout from Alicia. He didn't want her to be mad so he said in nicer way, " I mean we're all going to have to play house when we're older anyways. You'll still be my wife, and we'll have a wedding and candymoon and everything!" Alicia immediately giggled and looked to someone else for ideas.
"I know let's play quidditch!" said Angelina, and everyone immediately agreed until they realized that they didn't know how.
"Well it can't be that hard, we just have to find the brooms and the quidditch stuff." said Adrian, and with that the six of them snuck off.
After a while the older women looked around to see that the children were out of sight. Theystarted to panic and looked everywhere. That was the only disadvantage that owning such a large estate had, when you wanted to find someone it would take forever.
When the six ladies got to the quidditch pitch the sight that they saw had them mortified. There were their grandchildren flying on brooms that were way too big for them. Isabella's heart started racing as she saw her granddaughter head higher and higher.
"ANGELINA ISABELLA JOHNSON! YOU FLY BACK DOWN THIS INSTANT!" she screamed as she looked at her granddaughter who was wearing a smile on her face.
All of them started flying down when they saw the looks on their grandmother's faces.
"Nona, please don't be mad, we all just really wanted fly." Angelina said giving her grandmother a pleading look. Isabella could never stay mad at her granddaughter and she gave the rest of the ladies looks.
"Alright, if you ever want to fly again just tell us. That way we won't be so worried about you next time. You should all be careful, you could have gotten hurt!" said Emilia looking at the children. She gave them all a soft smile, and they all knew that they weren't in too much trouble.
After dinner the kids all went to bed in their separate rooms that were across from each other. In the middle of the night Adrian heard a knocking on his door. He walked out of his bed rubbing his eyes and made his way to the door.
When he opened it he saw Angelina on the opposite sight, crying with her teddy bear held tightly to her chest. He gave her a confused looked then smiled.
" What's the matter Angel?" he asked as he yawned since he had just woken up.
Angelina was still crying and she said, " I had bad dream. It was so scary and I'm too scared to go back to sleep." and she kept sobbing. Adrian hugged her trying to comfort her and motioned her to come into his room.
"Will it help if you slept here with me?" he asked, and Angelina happily nodded and the two children made their way to his bed. Adrian looked at her, wondering about her dream and why it scared her so much. He tapped her and she turned to look at him.
"Angel? What did you dream about?" he whispered, and she looked at him rather embarrassed. He gave her a look urging her to tell him about it. He also assured that he wouldn't tease her about it.
Angelina trusted him and she said, " I dreamt that everyone I cared about was gone, and that I was all alone. No mommy, no daddy, no Nona, no Katie, no Alicia, no Terrence, no Marcus, and most importantly no you!" she explained as another tear fell from her eye.
"Then you know that the nightmare will never come true." Adrian told her with a smile on his face. Angelina gave him a confused look and she asked, " How do you no Ade?"
"Well because you said the there was no me. So it will never come true because I will always be there for you. You're my best friend." Adrian explained, and Angelina hugged him and the two children closed there eyes and fell asleep.
The next morning when Isabella, Maria, Nina, Emilia, Milana, and Alexia went to check on their grandchildren, Isabella was startled to find her granddaughter missing from bed. She started to panic until she heard Emilia's voice calling her telling her not to worry. All the ladies went to where Emilia was and they smiled at the sight that they saw, thinking it was the most precious scene. There laid Adrian with a protective arm around Angelina's sleeping body. Before they woke them up, Emilia took a little picture thinking that it would be a good memory that they could all look back on.
The ladies woke up all their grandchildren so that they could head out to the beach and mingle with other people and other children that they knew. Katie rushed to the seashore with her tiny shovel andpale. She wanted to build the biggest sand castle ever. Alicia, and Angelina came by her side to help her. Marcus, Adrian, and Terrence decided that they wanted to go swimming for a while, and stayed in the shallow end of the water.
Their castle was on it's way to being finished, and it was one of the largest castles that the girls had ever built. Katie had a huge smile and was proud of herself and her friends for doing such a good job.
While they were adding the finishing touches, the girls saw a boy who looked like he was about 9 years old. He didn't look friendly at all, and the little girls all looked at each other. The girls looked to their grandmothers but saw that they were engaged in conversation a bit away from them. The boy was making his way closer and closer to them.
When he got to where they were, he gave the girls a smirk. " I don't like your castle very much, it's big waste for the sand!" he said smugly.
"I don't like your face very much, but you don't hear me complaining!" snapped the little Katie who was mad that someone she didn't know had to make a comment about her sand castle. The boy was angry and he stomped on the castle that the girls had worked so hard on making. Marcus saw the whole scene and he and the boys decided to swim back to shore.
After her castle was demolished Katie was more than angry, and she threw some sand into the boy's eyes causing him to become enraged. He dragged Katie with him, and Angelina and Alicia started chasing after him.
Marcus was already near him, and he tapped him on the shoulder. The boy turned around and Marcus punched him on the groin. The boy kneeled clutching his groin in pain and Katie was released. She ran to Marcus, and he yelled out to the boy and said " Don't you ever lay a hand on my best friend again!"
Marcus looked at Katie to see if she was alright. She gave him a smile and said that she was alright. Their grandmother's saw the boy running in pain, and they looked at the two children wanting them to explain themselves.
"Nona, the boy was going to hurt me and, Marcus stopped him before he could." explained Katie as she looked at her grandmother's eyes. The grandmothers recognized the boy who was running, as Eric Bole.
"Brute of a boy. Of course, what do you expect when he comes from a family like theirs!" said Milana as she looked at the boy running to his family.
"Thank you Marcus, for protecting Katie. You were very brave." said Nina as she looked at him and her granddaughter.
"Oh that's okay, Katie's my best friend I'd never let anyone hurt her." Marcus said as he smiled at Katie. Katie hugged him tightly and thanked him.
When they returned home, the women gavelunch and after while they had dinner. The women explained to them that they would have to wake up early since they had to go back home in the morning. They were all sad that they would be away from each other, but Alicia spent the night in her room crying.
Terrence could here her from his room, and he went to knock on her door. She opened it and he gave her a smile. " Leesh I can here you crying from my room, what's going on?" Alicia kept crying and she explained, " After tomorrow I won't get to see you for months!" Terrence was confused. They always left and always returned to see each other again, and he didn't know why Alicia was crying so hard this time.
"Leesh, we're going to see each other again, we always do." said Terrence trying to calm her down.
" I know but what if you make other friends, and you start liking them better than me. What if you get tired of being my best friend and I end up having to find a new one!" she cried and Terrence gave her a warm smile and said "That wouldn't happen Alicia, because I wouldn't want it. You're the best girl friend a guy can have Leesh and I'm not letting another bloke have my best friend."
Alicia hugged him tightly, and he held her close as he grinned, and he whispered, " I've got an idea. They snuck outside of the house and called one of the house elves. When they got to a tree in the garden Terrence asked the elf to carve their names and best friends forever since they didn't know how to spell. The elf smiled and did it happily for the children.
The two children snuck back inside the house and went back to sleep. Alicia finally stopped sobbing and instantly fell asleep.
The morning came and the grandmothers and the grandchildren all said their goodbyes to each other.
A few years had past, and Marcus was now twelve, and the rest of his friends were 11. He was exited that his friends would be joining him at school and was waiting for them at platform nine 9 and 3/4 . Katie was telling her parents goodbye, and made her way to Marcus and hugged him.
Adrian came running up with Angelina by his side, and Terrence and Alicia soon followed with smiles on their faces.
"This is awesome, we're all going to be in school together!" squealed Alicia who was very happy to be reunited with all her friends. She and everyone else began questioning Marcus about Hogwarts.
He told them everything that went on, and his friends stood with their hanging wide open. They were amazed at how enchanted Hogwarts was. They felt their stomachs rumble when they heard about the feast, and were fascinated by the ghost that inhabited the castle.
While Marcus was talking, a boy with red hair was running and bumped hard into Angelina knocking her down. She looked at him and smiled and he gave her a grin.
"Look I'm really sorry I didn't mean to knock you down. I really should have been looking at where I was going." the boy explained. Angelina smiled. However Adrian wasn't smiling andhe instantly disliked the boy that was talking to his best friend.
"Next time you should watch where your going! That way you won't hurt anyone!" snapped Adrian earning him a look from Angelina.
"It's alright Adrian I'm fine. I'm not hurt at all." Angelina said as she smiled at Adrian. She knew he was upset, she could always tell. The redhead glared at Adrian and his eyes landed back on Angelina.
"Well I'm sorry again. Maybe I'll see you around. Who knows we might get sorted into the same house." said the redhead and he left.
"Fred!" a voice called out, and the friends all turned to see a redhead that was identical to the boy they had just encountered,yelling in search. The boy locked eyes with Alicia, and Terrence saw her blush. The boy waved and Alicia waved back making Terrence feel annoyed.
"Great, there's two of them." mumbled Adrian and no one but Terrence heard.
"Tell me about it!" Terrence mumbled back.
"Wait Marcus, the boy said something about being in the same house. What was he talking about?" asked Angelina who was confused about what the redhead had said to her earlier.
Marcus explained to them that the students were divided into four different houses, Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff. He also told them that there was a hat that would sort them into the house according to what it read from their minds.
"So what house are you in?" asked Katie, who was curious to know, since she wanted to be in the same house as her best friend.
"I'm a Slytherin. Most purebloods get into that house. So I'm hoping since all of you are purebloods we all end up together!" explained Marcus as he looked at them hopefully, especially Katie.
"Yea, but what happens if we end up in another house?"asked Alicia, worried that she might not be allowed to see her friends if she was sorted into a different house from them. Marcus looked at all of them seriously.
"If that's the case and you really had to end up in another house, I hope it's either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff." he explained and all his friends were all confused especially the girls.
"What's wrong with Gryffindor?" asked Angelina curious as to why Marcus didn't want them to end up in that house.
"Well, Slytherins and Gryffindors loathe each other. I don't know why but they just do. It's been like that for generations." Marcus explained and everyone now understood why and hoped that they wouldn't end up in Gryffindor.
The six of them made their way onto the Hogwarts express. While they were looking for a compartment, a boy bumped into Marcus. The two boys glared at each other. "Flint" the other boy said coolly. " Wood" said Marcus just as coolly. The boy looked at Marcus's friends and his eyes landed on Katie.
"Hi, I don't think we've met!" said the boy as he reached a hand out to Katie to shake.
Before Katie could even shake his hand, Marcus said, " You two don't need to meet, all you need to know is that she's too good for the likes of you!" after, Marcus put a protective arm around Katie as he glared at the boy. The boy left not wanting to cause a scene.
"What was that all about?" asked Katie looking at her best friend in utter confusion.
"That's Oliver Wood, he's a Gryffindor and it seems that he's my rival at everything." Marcus explained and Katie knew immediately that Marcus loathed the boy.
When they arrived at Hogwarts castle all the first year students were standing outside a very large entrance where a stern looking older witch was standing in front of. They stared at her, and listened to her intently as she explained the procedures of the sorting ceremony.
As the students began walking in, Katie eyes wandered around and they landed on Marcus, who was eyeing her in return. He knew that she was nervous and he winked at her and gave her a smile so that she would feel better. She smiled back at him. Marcus, however was not the only one watching Katie from the tables.
"KATIE BELL" the stern witch called out, and immediately caught her attention. She was feeling sick in the stomach. She was scared and exited at the same time. Marcus was just as nervous for her. He didn't take his eyes off of her as she made her way towards the sorting hat. He wasn't the only who was watching her, a very interested Oliver Wood kept a keen eye on her as well.
When the hat was placed on her head it whispered, "Kind, noble,….hmmmmm Hufflepuff, pure….maybe Slytherin. Wait a minute bravery….. You're bravery is your best quality."
Katie was nervous, she knew that Gryffindors were known for their bravery. She whispered to the hat, " Please… Slytherin…if not please Hufflepuff."
The hat thought a bit more and said, " You might be a Hufflepuff…Might be a Slytherin, Oh but my dear…YOU'RE A DEFINITE GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled out to Katie's great disappointment.
She looked to Marcus and saw that he was slamming his hand on the table in great defeat. He was sure she would be a Slytherin and he even saved her a seat so she could sit by him. Oliver on the other hand was extremely pleased and welcomed her to the Gryffindor table, and had her sit next to him. Marcus was more than infuriated that his best friend was now in the house ofGryffindor and the fact that his worst enemy was going to be spending more time with her than he was.
After Cho Chang, Eddie Charmichael, Alexander Chambers, Roger Davies were sorted into Ravenclaw the stern witch called out, " TERRENCE HIGGS."
Terrence was just as nervous as Katie was. He didn't mind which house he got sorted into as long as it was the same as Alicia's. If he went to Slytherin, he'd be with Marcus. If he went to Gryffindor he'd be with Katie. If he didn't go to either he'd be happy because he could be friends with both of them and anyone he wanted to be friends with. The only real thing that scared Terrence was that the same thing that happened to Katie and Marcusmight happen to him and Alicia.
Alicia was watching him very closely to see his reactions. She hoped with all hope that she would get sorted into the same house that he'd be sorted in.
"Ambition I see in your mind young Mr. Higgs." the hat whispered as Terrence gave a little smirk.
"Silver and Green is were you belong! SLYTHERIN!" the hat yelled out, and Terrence made his way to be with his friend Marcus. Katie was disappointed that Terrence didn't end up in her house. It would have been nice for her to have someone she knew at her table.
Terrence looked to Alicia who gave him a thumbs up and a big smile. He and Marcus gave Katie apologetic looks, since she looked she was about to cry.
"ANGELINA JOHNSON!" yelled out the stern witch. Angelina looked at Adrian who gave her a smile and told her everything would be okay.
As she left him, he over heard two boys whispering about her. He turned to look and saw it was the redhead from earlier, and a dark boy with dreadlocks.
"Which ever house she's in, is the house I want to be in!" smirked the redhead, causing Adrian to get irritated.
"You can't be in the same house she's in, since she's going to be in my house!" said the boy with dreadlocks causing Adrian to be annoyed even more. Which ever house she was in he wanted to be in as well. He hoped with all hope that she wouldn't end up in the same house as the two blockheads that were whispering.
He watched as Angelina sat down on the stool. Katie was watching her as well, she was hoping that at least one of her friends would be with her and she was beginning to lose hope.
"Very smart and talented….Ravenclaw? Possibly a Slytherin…….but in your heart lies courage beyond measure! GRYFFINDOR!" the sorting hat yelled out. Terrence and Marcus both slapped their hands to their heads in disappointment, while Katie gave a smile.
Angelina looked to Adrian who gave her a small smile and he was hoping that he would get sorted into Gryffindor now too. He heard the redhead say, " She's definitely going to be in my house, our whole family's been in Gryffindor for ages!." Adrian was now really scared, and he watched the boy with dreadlocks make his way to the stool as well. When the hat yelled out "Gryffindor!" Adrian smacked his hands to his head angry that the boy with dreadlocks was going to be with his best friend.
After a few moments the stern witch yelled out " ADRIAN PUCEY", and Angelina's attention was immediately on him. He eyed Angelina's table and was happy to see that the boy with dreadlocks was seated far from her. He gave her a smile that she returned happily.
" Very intelligent…." the hat whispered in Adrian's ear. " Very Brave….." Adrian heard the hat say and his hopes were raised. " Oh but cunning and very ambitious are your best traits! No doubt in my mind, you're a SLYTHERIN!" Angelina's mouth dropped as she heard the hat yell. Adrian had pout on his face as he looked in Angelina's direction. Now they both knew how Katie and Marcus felt.
Angelina wanted to cry andshe and Katie gave each other comforting hugs. Alicia was now more nervous than ever. She watched her friends get divided into different houses. Although she loved being with Katie and Angelina her best friend in the whole world was Terrence. She hoped she would be sorted into either Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. However Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw were the best looking to her. That way she could remain neutral.
When her name was called up, she shook a little. Terrence saw one of the redhead boys whisper something in her ear to make her laugh. He was infuriated when he saw her smile, and wanted nothing more than for her to be sorted into his house so the redhead could never talk to her again.
Terrence held a hand out for Alicia to high five, and she did happily as she past him. When she sat in on the stool the hat whispered, " Oh kindness, a sense of justice, would make a very good Hufflepuff my dear….." Alicia smiled because she was sure she would end up there.
"Wait a minute, just as much fearlessness as your two female friends before you." Uh oh she thought, she knew that the hat was talking about Angelina and Katie.
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled, and a tear fell from her eye as she walked to the Gryffindor table. Katie and Angelina already knew how she was feeling. Angelina put an arm around her to comfort her and said " At least the three of us are in this together." Alicia looked at her friends and nodded.
Terrence was more than upset that he wouldn't be sharing a common room with Alicia, that he rested his head down in defeat. He, Adrian and Marcus were not happy at all.
The worst part came when the twins were both sorted into Gryffindor. Terrence and Adrian instantly watched the boys make their way to the table. They were both furious as they watched the two redheads squeeze in between Angelina and Alicia.
Marcus, Adrian, and Terrence, kept staring over at their best friends tables and the girls would stare back at them, and they shared apologetic looks.
When the feast was over Angelina, Katie, and Alicia ran over to the entrance where Adrian, Marcus, and Terrence were waiting. The girls gave them hugs and all started to cry about the whole situation. They had no clue what they were going to do about their situation. It was as if someone was playing a cruel joke on them.
When the Gryffindor prefect Charlie Weasley, and the Slytherin prefect Jason Parkinson came, they immediately told the first years to pull apart.
"Please, they're our best friends! Please don't make us leave them!" cried Alicia. Charlie looked at the girls apologetically, as he reluctantly pulled them away. The girls didn't protest anymore and found that their school prefect was rather kind.
Jason on the other hand said, " Whatever friendship you had with them is over. Our kind is too good to be friends with their kind. You stay away from each other. The only time you will be near each other is when you are dueling, or competing against the other! Is that understood?" the prefect asked the boys. The boys not knowing any better just nodded sadly, and made their way to their common room.
What would happen to the six of them. How would going to school at Hogwarts and being in different houses affect their friendship? One thing was for sure, no good could come out of this.