Hey guys :)
new story. I am terrible sorry about my other stores. So much went on in the past years and I completely forgot about them. I will try to get back to them at some point.
I hope you enjoy my new story. I had the idea for a while now.
Harry Norwood
Chapter 1
Harry Norwood woke up with a start. The 10 year old sat up in his bed, breathing heavily. 'Just a nightmare...just a nightmare' he told himself over and over again trying to calm his breath. He placed a hand on his forehead. The exact same place where his scar used to be. Harry got teased about it so they had it removed a while ago. It worked and after a few minutes he was back asleep. It wasn't the first time Harry had this particular nightmare. He didn't know what it meant but it confused him a lot. It was always the same. Green light and screaming. Harry hated it.
Harry was an orphan until he got adopted by a very loving family. Clara and William Norwood were a young married couple who had problems having their own child. Harry was almost two years old when they adopted him. Clara works as a paediatrician in a Hospital in the north of London and William works as a Primary school teacher. They met when Clara moved to London from Melbourne, Australia, to study medicine. They fell in love and she decided to stay. Two years after they adopted Harry Clara gave birth to their daughter Isabella, short Bella. Harry loved his Family very much but he also wished he could remember his real family.
Harry woke again late in the morning. He heard his sister running around in the hallway. He slowly got ready and went down for breakfast. When he arrived in the kitchen he saw his Dad reading the paper and his Mum drinking coffee.
"Morning Harry...sleep well?" she asked when she saw him.
"I had the nightmare again" Harry said as he grabbed himself a serving of eggs, bacon and juice.
"Oh sweetie...did you meditate?" she asked him. Harry shook his head.
"After breakfast" was all he said. Since Harry always had this nightmare that plagued him almost every night so his parents thought it would be wise to see a specialist before Harry started school 6 years ago. She suggested a therapy. The therapist suggested exercise and mediation. Ever since the nightmare appears less and less but it was still there.
"Mummy are we going into town later?" Bella asked as she ran into the kitchen.
"Yes we are. Still have to do some shopping for the birthday boy. And what have I told you about running inside?" she said stern.
"Sorry mummy" Bella said looking down.
"So Harry excited for your party this weekend?" William asked as he put the paper down.
Harry nodded excited. "Yeah can't wait. Have you gotten the pool out yet?" he asked. William nodded.
"Yeah it airing out in the garden. By the way your new school uniform came earlier" William said as he got up and handed Harry the package. Harry dropped everything and ripped it open. Inside were grey/blueish blazers, light blue shirts, black trousers and blue ties with grey and yellow stripes.
"Why don't you try and put it on sweetie" Clara said. Harry nodded and ran upstairs to change. When he came back down he saw his Mum standing there with a camera in her hand.
"Mum no pictures my hair is messy" Harry whined slightly, turned around trying to fix his hair.
"Sweetie your hair is always messy no turn around" Clara said laughing. Harry turned around and posed for some pictures.
"I can't believe my son is going to my alma mater. I am so proud of you boy" William said smiling at him. Harry smiled back. They took some more pictures. Bella was happily watching while still eating her breakfast. Suddenly the doorbell went of.
"I'll get it" Bella yelled while running into the hallway.
"No your not" William said going after her. Outside the door was a older looking woman with dark hair. She wore a dark green silk robe with a matching hat. William thought thought she looked rather wired. "What can i do for you Mrs.?" he asked.
"McGonagall. Minerva McGonagall. Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. May i come in?" the woman said.
"Hogwarts?" William asked confused.
"Its easier explained inside Mr. Norwood. I am here to talk about your son Harry" she said. William still looked confused.
"Who's at the door dear?" Clara yelled from the kitchen. William looked at McGonagall.
"Why don't you come in" she nodded and walked they walked into the kitchen. Harry was sitting at the table finishing the last remains of his breakfast while reading about his new school. Clara was cleaning up the counters in the kitchen. They turned to look at the strange woman.
"Good morning. My name is Minerva McGonagall. Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts" she introduced herself to them. "May i sit down?" she then asked. William and Clara nodded confused. "You must be Harry am i right?" she addressed Harry. He nodded.
"Yes ma'am" Harry said.
"What can we do for you Mrs. McGonagall?" Clara asked as she sat down next to Harry.
"As i already mentioned I am the deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. Now you may not believe me but Hogwarts is a very special school for very special people. People like your son Harry here. Now Harry have you ever experienced anything strange happening around you? like when you angry or scared?" she asked him. Harry looked at her strongly. He thought for a while. He remembered the one time where something expensive that he accidentally broke fixed itself and that time his teachers hair turned bright pink or that time where he was running away from school bullies and found himself on the gym roof at school. Slowly he nodded at her.
"Good. i expected as much. Now you see these things that happen were caused by what we call magic" They all looked at her like she grew a second head. "I know I know it sounds crazy but magic is real and you Harry are in fact a wizard and therefor accepted at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizadry" she finished. Harry looked at his parents for help.
"I am sorry but it is a little hard to believe. Magic only exists in fairy tails" William said. McGonagall reached into her robes and pulled out a long wooden stick. She pointed it at the vase on the table and it turned into a small silver cup. The Norwoods all looked baffled and shocked.
"I...I can do...this?" Harry asked shocked and pointed at the cup.
"Well not yet but someday yes you will be able to do this" McGonagall said smiling as she turned the cup back into a vase.
"This is all hard to believe. Give me a moment" Clara said.
"You said your a Headmistress? So there is a school where he can learn that?" William asked.
"Deputy Headmistress but yes. Hogwarts is the finest Wizarding school in Europe" she answered.
"But I already got accepted into a fine school. I already got the uniform" Harry said pointing to the clothes he's wearing.
"That shouldn't be a problem. Wouldn't be the first time. It is important that you learn to control it. You could injure someone or even yourself." McGonagall explained.
"I have so many questions right now" Clara said.
"I'll be happy to answer them" McGonagall said. Over the next two hours McGonagall explained the main points about the Wizarding world like the general way of living, the Ministry, their laws, the customs and of course Hogwarts. They all listened very carefully.
"Mum, Dad can I go? It sounds amazing" Harry asked his parents eagerly. They looked at each other.
"I think after you explained everything to us it does sound amazing" Clara said.
"Yeah and I think it sounds like the best option" William said. Clara nodded. "Okay i think you can go" he said smiling.
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you" Harry said and got up to hug both his parents. "Hey maybe my birth parents were wizards too" he exclaimed wondering.
"That could be true. There was a war around the time you were born and lots of people died" McGonagall said.
"Maybe I will find out who they were" Harry said happy. Clara and William looked at each other slightly smiling.
"Now here is your acceptance letter. It has a list of everything you'll need" McGonagall said and handed Harry the letter. He ripped it open and began to read.
"Where will we get all this stuff?" he asked once he was done.
"There is a place in London. I will take you and your family this year. After that you'll be able to go by yourself" McGonagall answered.
"And how much will all of this cost?" William asked as he took the letter.
"Not more than any other school supply. We have our own currency though. There is a bank in London where you can exchange your pounds" she answered.
"When will we go?" Harry asked.
"I usually do it on the same day if you have time?" McGonagall asked.
"Now sounds fine. We were set to go into town anyway" Clara said. William nodded.
"How will we get there? by car? Train?" William asked.
"We'll take a special bus there" McGonagall said as she stood up.
"Alright. Lets get ready and we'll meet you down here in 10 minutes" William said. They all rushed upstairs to change and get ready.
Hope you liked it.