AUTHORS NOTE!
Hey! This is my first fanfiction, so please tell me what you think! This is a Maximum Ride and Harry Potter crossover. The Harry Potter characters are the same age as they are in the first book, but Max, Fang, Iggy are 11, Nudge is eight, Gazzy is five, and Angel is three (hehe it took me a while to do that maths). Jeb is still living with them... So, yeah, thats all, so enjoy the story! :D
-I am the Girl Who Lived
Max's POV
I was woken up on the morning of my eleventh bithday by angry yelling coming from the kitchen. I rolled my eyes, and sat up. It seems as though Jeb found out about Iggy and Gazzy blowing up his car...again. This was the third time in four months that they blew up his car, and it looked like Jeb had finally lost it. Jeb was probably going to buy another car tomorrow. Its not the only thing they've blown up, I thought as I started looking around in my wardrobe for something to wear. They've blown up the microwave, half of the bathroom, the treehouse that was outside, the garage, most of the kitchen, and Fang's bedroom (while he was sleeping in there). He was alright, but it took weeks for his eyebrows and most of his hair to grow back. I shook my head as I realised that Gazzy did all this and he's only five, and Iggy's the one that showed him, and Iggy was only turning eleven in October.
After I got dressed in blue jeans and a plain red top, I walked into the kitchen. Eight year old Nudge and three year old Angel were both sitting on the couch in the conjoined sitting room, their shoulders shaking with laughter. Ten year old Fang, who was turning eleven in two weeks, was sitting on the armchair with a small grin on his face, his dark hair covering his black eyes. I smiled at them and walked over to where Jeb was still shouting at Iggy and Gazzy, who looked very pleased with themselves. Jeb was red in the face from shouting.
"How many times do I have to tell you guys not to blow stuff up?" I said loudly and Jeb stopped shouting as soon as he saw me and gave me a small smile. Iggy and Gazzy beamed at me and gave me big hugs and shouted "Happy birthday Max!" so loud that I thought I had gone deaf. One thing I never understood about Iggy was how he knew where everything was, even though he was blind.
I looked up at Jeb and beamed. He was the reason we were all here, not back at the place where we were raised. We were all raised in a lab that we called the School, where we were kept in cages and we were experimented on. The six of us all had wings. Yeah, you heard me, wings. We could all fly and even though Jeb was the only wingless one in the house, he told us what we had to do to be able to fly, and we were all very good at it. Well, seeing as Angel was three years old, she hasn't really tried properly, but she could hover a few feet off the ground for a few minutes before getting scared.
We never talked about what happened to us at the school. It was too painful.
Jeb walked quickly over to me and pulled me into a strong hug. "Happy birthday sweetheart. I'm sorry if my shouting woke you up Max, but I actually liked that car more then the others. Oh well, I'll go buy another one tomorrow if thats alright with you?" he asked and I nodded, still smiling. I always thought of Jeb as a father, and I always wish that, in some weird way, he really is my real Dad. You see, none of us know if we were born to real parents, or if were all test-tube babies. I turned around and got more hugs from Nudge and Angel, and a smile from Fang, which is probably all I'm gonna get from him. Seriously, sometimes he's like a freaking brick wall.
"Max! Its time for you to open your presents! Come on quick! And theres someone here to see you, Fang and Iggy!" Jeb shouted from outside. He told us half and hour ago that he had to go outside for my present. I wondered who he would bring to the house. Normally, he doesn't let anyone know about us. It's safer for us, in case the whitecoats are still looking for us. We all got up and walked slowly over to the door, Angel holding my hand,and I looked back at the rest of the flock and I saw that they were all prepared for a fight and my heart swelled with pride. Even though we have Jeb looking after us, the flock consider me as the leader.
When we reached the back door, I held up my free hand to signel them to wait. I opened the door slowly and saw Jeb standing by the burnt ruins of our old treehouse, and he was talking to someone who looked very odd.
He had waist length white hair, a long white beard and moustache. He was wearing light blue robes and buckled boots. His eyes were blue and twinkling behind half-moon glasses as he smiled at me and the flock. We weren't taken aback by this mans strange appearance, as we were freaks ourselves. Jeb always got furious with us whenever he heard us saying that we were freaks. He always told us that we were special and unique, but we still knew that we were freaks...
I was drawn away from my thoughts as I heard Jeb begin to speak. "Kids, this is Professor Albus Dumbledore. He is the Headmaster of a school in England, and he's here to talk to Max, Iggy and Fang about becoming students there."
"Why only Max, Fang and Iggy? Why can't we go too? I would love to go to England! I hear its amazing there! What part of England is the school in? If Max and Fang and Iggy get to go to the school, what are we going to do? Are we staying here or are we going to have to move to England? Are you actually from England, Professor? That's really cool! So-" Nudge's rant was ended when I covered her mouth with my hand. Everyone smiled gratefully at me, all though Iggy was actually smiling at the tree over my shoulder but whatever.
"Yes Nudge, I am from England, but I think it would be best if we discussed the rest inside, don't you Mr. Batchelder?" Dumbledore said and Jeb nodded and we all started walking inside. Angel smiled and took her hand from mine and walked over to Dumbledore. She took his hand in hers and kept walking. He looked mildly surprised, but happy. Jeb was starting to think that Angel could read minds, and that we would all get different powers. Gazzy was starting to mimic every noise to almost perfection. No one else has shown any signs of powers.
When we went inside, Jeb and Dumbledore sat down on the couch, but the flock stayed in the kitchen, except for Angel who was sitting next to Dumbledore.
Dumbledore reached inside his robes and pulled out three envelops. He stood up and walked over to me Fang and Iggy and handed us each an envelop. Written on mine was:
Miss M. Ride
The E house, Colorado
America
The second biggest bedroom in the house
I looked at Fang, and by his face, I knew that the envelop knew where he slept too. Jeb had stood up and was holding Iggy's one. Jeb was going to have to read it out loud to Iggy.
"All the answers are in these envelops. I will of course be more then delighted to answer any questions you may have after you three have read the letters. And any questions you three may have," Dumbledore continued kindly to the other three in the flock. When he looked at Angel, she beamed at him and you could clearly see the missing tooth she had.
Before any of us had opened the letters, Dumbledore turned to Jeb and asked, " I'm assuming you haven't told these children about their heritage?" Jeb shook his head and replied, "I knew about Max but not the others. I was actually going to tell her tonight, but then you showed up and that made everything much easier." Dumbledore laughed and sat back down on the couch. He pulled Angel onto his lap and said, "You know Angel, you remind me a lot of my little sister." Angel giggled and looked at me, then to the envelop, as if begging me to open it. But my mind was going fifty miles an hour. Jeb knew what about me? Did these letters have anything to do with our parents? If so, why was the Headmaster of a school in England giving them to us?
I looked at Fang and we both nodded. I tapped Iggy's hand twice and then we all opened our letters.
It was written on parchment and the ink was green. The envelop was quite thick, so I knew there must be more then one page. I opened the letter and began to read. (AN: very dramatic moment there :D )
Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry
Headmaster Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First class, Grand sorcerer, Chief. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss Ride
We are pleased to inform you that you have a place 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 then July 31.
Yours Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
I looked up at Dumbledore. He looked like he was having the time of his life. I opened my mouth to ask him the hundreds of questions that were buzzing through my mind, but he held up a long finger to his lips and I closed my mouth. Normally I would of asked anyway, because according to Iggy I have an attitude problem, but there was something about Dumbledore that made me respect him, so I kept my mouth shut. I looked over my shoulder to see Fang still reading his, and Iggy was listening very hard to Jeb, who was speaking so low I couldn't even hear him, and we all had enhanced hearing. After a few seconds (which felt like hours) they had finished, but before any of us could say anything, Dumbledore held up his hand and said "Read the other piece of parchment, I'll answer your questions then."
I opened the second piece of parchment and started reading that one as well. This was was much longer then the first.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry
Uniform:
First year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. one plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black with silver fastenings)
Set Books
All Students should have a copy 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 Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllis Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius 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 of glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set of brass scales
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
I looked up once more. A wand? A cauldron? A broomstick? This must be a joke...What if this was some trick to get us all back there. I will never let them take me or the flock or Jeb. We were never going back there. Dumbledore must of guessed what I was thinking because he quickly said, "This is not a joke. I am a wizard, as are Fang and Iggy, and Max, your a witch. Now you three," he said pointing at Nudge, Gazzy and Angel, "your the same. Gazzy your a wizard, Nudge and Angel your witches. The reason your not going to Hogwarts is because your not old enough. Max Fang and Iggy are."
"Prove it," I said coldly and the twinkle left Dumbledore's eyes for a moment before he pulled a stick out of his robes. "How are you going to prove anything with a stick?" I asked and Jeb gave me a look that I completley ignored.
Dumbledore smiled and then he waved his wand and said something that sounded like "Orchideous" and a bunch of flowers came out of the stick.
"This isn't just a stick, Max. It's my wand. Do you believe me?" he asked and before I could answer, Angel ran over and shouted, "He's not lying Max! I heard what he was thinking! He's not lying! He really is a wizard, and your really a witch!" I didn't know why, but I really did believe them. He pulled the flowers out and handed them to me and whispered "Happy birthday,"
After that, he had a private word with Jeb, then he did more spells, had some birthday cake and left after a loud chorus of "Happy birthday!"
"Alright, I want everyone in bed right now. We have a big day tomorrow," said Jeb as he smiled at all of us.
"Why? Where are we going?" I asked, hoping it was something to do with magic.
"Were going to Diagon Alley."
Ok, so that was my 1st chapter. What do you think? i know its kinda short and not really exiting but i swear more will happen as the story goes along. please review and tell me what you think!
-I am the Girl Who Lived