"Some say our destiny is tied to the land, as much a part of us as we are of it. Others say-" -M
"Why are you quoting others? Why not say what you think?" -J
"Excuse me, but I am trying to narrate here!" –M
"Why do you get to narrate? Last I checked, this story was about all of us." –J
"Can you two ever stop fighting?" -H
"I'll stop when she stops!" –J
"I'll stop when he stops!" –M
"Let's compromise, Flynn did such a nice job last time, maybe he could be persuaded to do it again?" –H
"What do you say, Flynn?" -R
"Me? Narrate? No, No. Last time I narrated I got one chapter. Not even one chapter, just a section of a chapter. I want more screen time." –E
"Oh, come on, Eugene. You get a whole movie with me." –R
"You narrate for Rapunzel all the time. You even admitted that it wasn't your story." –J
"If I were you, I would take it. Who knows how much screen time you'll get in this book? This prologue might be your only chance to tell your side of the story." –M
"My side of the story? Finally. Someone wants to hear my side." –E
"Don't forget to include our prologue." –R
"Sure thing, Blondie. This is not the story of how I died. Actually, this is not my story at all. This is the tale of Princess Rapunzel, from the Kingdom of Corona. Though she was born a princess, she has lived her life in a tower with her caretaker Mother Gothel, leaving only for school. It is the story of Princess Merida, a muggleborn girl who wants to be free. It is the story of Hiccup, a skinny boy from an island plagued by dragons, and the story of Jack Frost, a poor boy with incredible ice powers.
"A few years ago I was a student at Hogwarts like them. That all changed one day when I learned that the Potions master, Pitch Black, was trying to kill the four children. I was kicked out; my new life's purpose to expose Pitch for the villain he was. I spent the next few years learning how to steal and, better yet, how to escape the guards.
"While I was busy perfecting my techniques, the four children were growing suspicious of Pitch on their own, especially when he and Mother Gothel orchestrated attacks on Hogwarts. Though they never found any proof that he was outright attacking the school, they did manage to find the Sandman and stop the attacks on the school.
"With the school now deemed safe and the four children entering adolescence, they hope that this will be a relatively peaceful year free from strife. Yeah, right. Somehow stories never seem to go that smoothly, especially when I'm involved. But I won't bog you down with the details here. That's what the rest of the story is for."
A/N: Sorry for the wait. Computer problems, plus having to research all the new classes (like Divination) and new locations (like Hogsmeade), plus difficulty in deciding a title equals a long update time. Even now I am only about halfway done with this story. I'm sorry to have to ask you to wait longer, especially when some of you are already waiting for the final Guardians of Childhood book and final How to Train your Dragon book.
My computer problems have been fixed so, hopefully, I can get the rest of the story out soon. I will not be posting any more chapters until the entire rough draft is done, though. After that I will update weekly.