To my usual readers it's probably a surprise that this story isn't going to be one for Avatar: the Last Airbender since up until this point that has been my primary fandom. But recently, I've found myself becoming immersed with the Harry Potter world especially after I watched the series on TV. Hogwarts Mystery has only added more to my fascination, and since I've been wanting to write some Harry Potter for ages, I figured why not start with my own version of the game?

This story will take place before the Harry Potter series kicks off, since it will focus entirely on the events that occur throughout the game. It will primarily focus on my OC, Abby (who I named after myself for the fun of it) as she goes through her Hogwarts experience. There will be certain events added into the story just to add some more drama to it for my liking, so it won't follow the game through and through.

As for the story itself, it will be split across seven separate stories, one for each year. I'm not sure how long this first story will be but it should be roughly around 20 or so chapters long. It's worth mentioning that I am not claiming any ownership of the main events for the story, as they belong to J.K. Rowling and the creators of the game. This first chapter is more like a prologue that sets up some of the other stuff that I have planned. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy reading the first year of Mysteries of Hogwarts as much as I enjoy writing it :).

Left Behind

Sitting in his fathers office, sixteen-year-old Jacob Selwyn waited for the lecture that he was undoubtedly about to receive from his furious father. It had just been days ago when Jacob received his expulsion letter from Hogwarts after he risked endangering the students in his pursuit of the Cursed Vaults. Because of his expulsion, Jacob had already gotten his wand snapped and was awaiting further news from the Ministry.

Leaving Hogwarts had been the worst thing that had happened in Jacob's life next to his mother passing away four years ago. Hogwarts had been the only place where Jacob ever felt like he could be himself, since he couldn't do that at home after his mother died. His mother had been the most important person in Jacob's life, closely followed by his younger sister, Abby. The reason Jacob never felt close to his father was because of his own personal views and the way he treated his little sister.

To the public eye, the Selwyn family was the epitome of your perfect pure-blood family. That was the furthest thing from the truth behind closed doors. The family patriarch, Rogelius Selwyn, was a pure-blood supremacist who openly supported Lord Voldemort in the first wizarding war, only getting away with three years in prison prior to his downfall. In the time that his father was in prison, Jacob found himself loving his homelife with just his mother and sister who became even closer to him in that time.

When his father was eventually released from prison, their family dynamic immediately went back to the tense way it was before he was imprisoned. It was something that Jacob had ignored at first, but he soon realised just how much his fathers stay in prison had affected his mother. Although Jacob didn't want to admit it, he knew part of the reason for the rift between his parents that had been there for years. Ultimately, it came to a heat when Jacob's mother unfortunately took her own life four years ago.

Because his father was a complete and utter prick, Jacob didn't know about his mothers passing until he arrived home for Christmas break in his first year at Hogwarts. Ever since then, everything seemed to fall apart for Jacob. Looking back, Jacob could see that his mothers passing was what had made him become obsessed with the Cursed Vaults as he needed something to take his mind off of the grief that was consuming him. His search proved to be his undoing as Jacob ended up regretfully risking the lives of his fellow students which ultimately lead to his expulsion.

The doors to his fathers office opened and Jacob didn't need to look to know that it was his father who angrily stomped his way into the room. Once Jacob looked into the eyes of his father, Jacob could see the anger seething from his fathers face and knew that this wasn't going to be pretty.

"I received a letter from the Ministry. They want you to stand trial next week," Rogelius stated. "Not only that, your face is now plastered all over Daily Prophet."

With that, Rogelius slammed down the piece of paper in his hands on the desk. Even though Jacob had a fair idea of what it would entail, he still curiously looked over the table to see what lies had been written about him.

Jacobus Selwyn expelled from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry following his search for the Cursed Vaults.

This isn't the first time that the Selwyn family name has been seen in a negative light, not since family patriarch Rogelius Selwyn was sentenced to three years in prison for being an avid supporter of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Now it seems as though Jacobus Selwyn is taking a page from his father's book after being expelled from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for acts that endangered his fellow students. This definitely seems like a case of like father like son, considering his father's past

Not wanting to read anymore, Jacob pushed the copy of the Daily Prophet aside. If there was one thing that Jacob hated, it was being compared to his monster of a father. Putting the paper aside, Jacob looked back up and stared into his father's steel eyes. This was the most rage that Jacob had ever seen coming from his father and from experience, Jacob knew that it was only going to get worse.

"Everything I did to restore our family's good name thrown to trash because of your irresponsible actions! What were you thinking, you idiot?" Rogelius roared.

"I needed to find the Cursed Vaults," Jacob simply replied.

Rogelius glared at his son, "Those were of no concern to you! I told you to leave them alone! Why don't you ever listen to me, you insolent child?"

"Why should I listen to someone who commands respect but never gives it in return?" Jacob remarked.

"How dare you speak to me like that! I am your father and you should treat me as such!" Rogelius yelled.

Jacob scoffed, "That's ironic coming from you, considering you have a daughter but you hardly treat her like she is yours."

"That little brat is nothing but nuisance! All she has done is bring our family down. She is the reason your mother killed herself," Rogelius seethed.

"That is not true and you know it, father. Mother killed herself because you had stopped treating her with love. You barely even looked at her like she was your wife. What you did destroyed her," Jacob said, referring to his fathers actions that had basically torn their family apart.

"What I did was a mistake that never should've happened. Ever since then my life has been a crumpled mess as I've been trying to fix one after another to keep our family name intact," Rogelius said.

"Am I supposed to feel sympathy for you, father? Because I don't," Jacob snapped as he got to his feet. "Everything that has happened to you has been your fault. You were the one who devoted yourself to that bald snake man and got yourself thrown into prison. You were the one who made the mistake that caused your wife to take her own life. That was all you, father."

"Clearly I didn't raise you with enough respect because that is not the way to talk about the great Lord Voldemort," Rogelius shook his head in disapproval. "You have brought more shame than ever to our family name."

"Your great 'Lord Voldemort' is hardly a person worthy of supporting considering he was defeated by a child who was barely a few months old," Jacob remarked.

"I will not have a son like you soiling our family more than it already has been! Your actions leave me with very little options" Rogelius sneered.

"Then I guess I'll make this easy for you," Jacob stated as he turned to leave his fathers office. "Goodbye, father."

"No. Jacobus Horatio Selwyn, you get back here right now!" Rogelius demanded.

"No, father. I'm not taking anymore orders from you," Jacob asserted himself. "I'm not going to sit here and let you treat me this way anymore. If it was an option, I'd take Abby with me but I unfortunately cannot do that. I hope she doesn't have to suffer at your hands anymore than she already has."

Just as Jacob could reach the door, Rogelius Selwyn yanked his wand out from his pocket and called out the Cruciatus Curse towards his son. Unable to defend himself without his wand, Jacob hissed in pain as he felt the curse come into contact with the skin on his torso. This wasn't the first time where Rogelius had resorted to unorthodox methods like this against his son. But Jacob wasn't about to have any of it anymore. This would be the last time that he'd allow his father to fire an unforgiveable curse at him.

Before his father could unleash another curse on him, Jacob successfully managed to slip through the door of his fathers office. When he did, Jacob was momentarily stunned to see his sister standing there before him.

"Father hurt you, didn't he?" Abby asked timidly.

"Yes, he did," Jacob replied, since there was no point in lying to Abby when this could quite possibly be the last time he spoke to his little sister. "Come with me, Abs."

Following her brother, Jacob lead his sister to their favourite hiding place at Selwyn Manor that their father knew nothing about. It was just lucky fortune that they had stumbled across this place during one of their many explorations a few years ago. Now it had become a place for them to hide together in peace, away from their cruel father.

"I'm just letting you know that I have to go," Jacob said as he clasped his sisters hands tightly.

"Why do you have to leave?" Abby asked, tears beginning to fall down her face which Jacob wiped away with his hand.

"I'm not wanted here anymore. I can stay in a place where I'll be shunned," Jacob replied.

"But I want you. I don't shun you," Abby insisted.

Jacob sighed, "Don't make this harder than it needs to be, Abs. I don't like this as much as you do but father has made it clear that he doesn't want me here. He only wants me around to keep up our family pretence. But now I don't care about keeping father happy anymore when he doesn't care about my happiness."

"But what about me?" Abby's lip quivered.

"I don't like leaving you alone with that man but this is something that I have to do. Please understand," Jacob pleaded with her.

"I don't want to but I think I do," Abby whispered sadly.

"If you ever miss me, little sister, just come here and remember the good times we had with mother," Jacob said as he pulled her in for a hug.

"I'll miss you," Abby cried.

"I'm already missing you. But we'll see each other again one day when the time is right. Just be strong, little sister," Jacob whispered.

"I'll try. But I don't think I'll be as strong as you," Abby murmured.

"You already are for what you have had to endure," Jacob smiled sadly down at her, holding her face in his hands before leaning down to kiss her forehead.

"Where will you go?" Abby asked.

"Somewhere I can be free. Somewhere I can be myself without worrying about pure-blood supremacy. Maybe one day you can come find me and we can be together again," Jacob reassured her before pulling something out from his pocket. "I wanted to give you this before I left."

"Your family ring," Abby gasped upon recognising the family heirloom.

"Yes, my family ring that is now yours. I want you to have it because no matter what father says, you are still family," Jacob said as he put the ring in his sisters hands.

"I'll wear it everyday," Abby promised.

"Just keep it away from father. He might take it away from you if he finds out that you have it and I don't want him to do that," Jacob told her.

Abby nodded, "Father will never know."

"It'll be our little secret, just like this place," Jacob murmured as he gave her another hug, dreading the thought of saying goodbye to her.

"Don't forget me," Abby said.

"Like I could even try," Jacob remarked.

"I'll miss you, big brother," Abby cried.

"I'll miss you too, little sis. We'll be together again one day, I promise," Jacob whispered.

"I hope we are," Abby murmured.

With that, Jacob gave her one last kiss on the forehead before disappearing from the room and out of Abby's life for what she feared would be forever. Without Jacob around, Abby was scared to be alone with her father. He had never exactly been the fatherly type towards her or treated her the way she thought a father was supposed to treat his daughter. Now that Jacob was gone, Abby feared more than ever for what her father would do to her.

All Abby could do was hope that like Jacob had promised, that they would soon one day be reunited so that they could be together again. Perhaps Jacob leaving would be the pull that their father needed to start being more of the family man that he should be. Or maybe it would only make things worse for her and she'd be left wishing that Jacob had taken her with him. Despite her age at only nine-years-old, Abby knew that she would eventually find out the consequences of these actions and just hoped that they wouldn't be too bad.

And that's the beginning of a seven story arc that will definitely be worth the read. Trust me when I say that you guys are going to enjoy what I have planned for this series. On another note, what point are you guys up to in Hogwarts Mystery? I'm currently waiting on Chapter Ten of Year Five. In saying that, feel free to leave me your thoughts on the beginning and any suggestions you might have for improvement or ideas. I'll try to update this story every Tuesday, but I'm not so sure if updates will be consistent considering the other stories I have going on at the moment.