I Don't Wanna Be In Love
"I don't wanna be in love
Feel the beat now
If you've got nothing left
Say I don't wanna be in love
I don't wanna be in love"
-Good Charlotte
Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recgonize except my own characters and instead of having to keep writing this this is true regarding all the chapters I'm going to post.
Chapter 1: Decisions
I'm your typical normal teenage girl. If being a witch is normal. Than in that case I suppose I'm a typical, normal, teenage, witch.
But none the less I'm still pretty normal. I have friends, although most of them are witches and wizards. I attend school at Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry. Instead of learning math and English you learn Transfiguration and charms. And like most girls my age, (16), I have had crushes, fights with best friends and bad emotional break-ups that leave me sobbing myself to sleep at night and wondering why the world is so cruel and how I am going to get over the prat that broke my heart.
Than a month later I'm totally over the said prat and ready to move on to another prat who's going to do the same thing the prat before him did a month prior. Of course I hope that he won't do it but deep down inside I know it will happen eventually.
But unlike other girls my age I have made a decision this summer.
My seventh and final year will be dedicated to school and nothing else. No quidditch, no parties, no men.
This decision was brought on by my most recent break-up. Chad Charters, a 7th year Ravenclaw, captain of the quidditch team and a dream. Also my ex.
We were dating for 4 months. It started in March and ended abruptly in June, the day we were leaving to go home for the summer holidays.
He said we had to talk and immediately I knew what that meant.
He took a breath, ran his hand through his shaggy blonde hair and plunged ahead. "I think we should take a break over the summer holidays".
Having heard these words in the past it didn't faze me right at that moment. I put on a brave face, nodded and looked up into his bright green eyes.
"I think that's a good idea" and before he could say anything I walked away.
Now I was on my way back to Hogwarts for the final year with my decision firmly in place.
Nothing was going to deter me from it.
I didn't wanna be in love anymore.
I was awoken by the ringing off the alarm clock. I groaned and laid there for a minute trying to figure out why I had set the blasted thing so early in the morning.
Than it dawned on me. It was September 1st and I was expected at the Kings Cross Station in… (I glanced at the clock) 2 hours.
I literally crawled out of bed and across the floor to my bathroom. I had my own because I didn't want to share one with my 2 older brothers.
And being daddies little girl, when I returned after my 1st year at Hogwarts I had my own bathroom.
Now my older twin brothers, Aaron and Alex had moved out so I had free range over all three bathrooms.
I lived with my father who worked for the Ministry of Magic and was the captain of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. He had risen through the ranks and had established a name and a small fortune for himself.
My mother had died when I was four. I didn't really remember her.
Around 10:30 a long black car pulled up in front of my manor and the driver got out. He walked briskly to the door as I stepped out dragging my trunk.
"Morning Miss. Adams" he said as he took out his wand and began to levitate my trunk to the car.
"Charles" I replied, "How many times have I told you to call me Abby"
He turned around and wore a sheepish grin, "Sorry Miss- Abby"
I smiled at him than walked by and headed to the car. He flicked his wand again and the door swung open.
When I was secured in the backseat he hopped in and started the car, heading to Kings Cross Station where I would board the Hogwarts Express.
30 minutes later the car glided to a stop in front of the busy muggle train station.
This time Charles helped me put the trunk on a trolley because magic was not allowed to be performed in front of the muggles (non-magical people).
"Have a safe year Abby" Charles smiled.
I smiled back at him; he was only a few years older than me and was kind of cute. But I shook the thought out of my head. 'Remember Abby. No men' I reminded myself.
"I'm sure I will. See you at Christmas Charles" and with that I made my way into the busy station.
I remembered the first time I went to the station to see off Aaron and Alex with my dad. I thought they had gone mad when they ran toward the stone column. And to make it worse my father grabbed my hand and dragged me toward the column after. I closed my eyes and began to cry because I figured running into the column was going to hurt. But when I opened my eyes I was standing on a platform. A train blew its whistle and all of the kids who were standing around saying their last goodbyes to their parents began to hurry to the train.
"See you at Christmas" Alex said as he shook hands with my dad. Aaron squatted down to my level and patted me on the hand. "Be good for dad" he said.
He was always the nicer brother. Alex was usually moody and would always yell at me for the littlest things but than Aaron would come and make everything right. It didn't surprise me that he was sorted into Slytherin. Aaron was sorted into Ravenclaw because he was the quiet and intelligent one and I was sorted into Gryffindor. Don't ask me why, I don't believe I'm that brave but the sorting hat said that's where I belonged and so my first year I became a Gryffindor.
Now I didn't even think about running toward the column. I just did it but I still closed my eyes.
When I opened them I was standing on Platform 9 ¾. The Hogwarts express was steaming and chugging on the tracks and the platform was crowded with new and old students.
I weaved my way through the crowd and boarded the train.
"Lily!" I called as I noticed my best friend standing in front of the Head Boy and Girl's compartment.
I could tell it was her because she had extremely dark, crimson hair.
She turned around and her green eyes sparkled. "Abby!" and she embraced me.
We hadn't seen each other all summer because I was away in Greece.
"I think you may have grown" she teased as we broke apart.
"Har, Har, Har" I said.
My height was usually the butt of everyone's jokes because I only stood a mere 5'0.
She stuck her tongue out at me and smiled.
"So ready for Head Girl duties?" I asked.
It was always Lily's dream to be Head Girl and as soon as I got home from Greece there was an owl sitting at my window with a letter from her stating that her dream had come true and she was now the Head Girl.
She beamed, "Yes. Just waiting for Remus, I assume he's Head Boy".
Remus Lupin was a boy in our year and also a Gryffindor. We dated for a week in 4th year and came to realize that we weren't ready to date and we were definitely not cut out to date each other. He was now a very close friend of mine.
"You know what they say 'bout assuming stuff don't you Lilikins?"
We both turned to see 2 boys coming down the hallway.
James Potter and Sirius Black, biggest heart throbs of Hogwarts and founding members of the "Marauders" which also consisted of Remus and a boy named Peter Pettigrew.
James however had a serious crush on Lily and he was sort of "off limits" for he swore an oath that he was only interested in Lily.
Lily how ever couldn't stand him, or so she said.
But Sirius however dated enough girls to make up for James lack of dating. He had a different girl every week but Sirius was the most attractive guy I had ever laid my eyes on. With straight black hair falling to his ear lobes and stormy gray eyes and a muscular build it was no brainer why girls turned to a puddle of goo when he came 'round. Except me because I had sworn off guys like Sirius, guys who had a bad reputation and who I knewwould cause a heart break.
And because I was friends with Sirius I knew that he was quite capable of breaking hearts.
"What do you want Potter?" Lily snapped. I tried not to grin as I heard her heart begin to beat fast and loud.
"You just made an ass of you and me" James grinned.
Lily raised an eyebrow.
"You know that saying don't you?" Sirius asked as he grinned at me with a wolfish smirk on his face.
"Don't assume anything because you make an ass out of you and me" I recited returning his smirk.
"And how does that apply to me?" Lily sneered.
"Because you assumed wrong. I am the Head Boy, not Remus" James informed her.
My smirk faltered for I knew what was about to unfold.
Lily's face went white and she clenched her fists together.
"WHAT!?"
"That's right Lilikins. Read it and weep" James said puffing out his chest so we could see the little HB badge pinned on his shirt.
Lily turned around and stormed into the compartment, slamming the door behind her.
James smile disappeared off his face," Oh come on Evans! I didn't actually mean read it and weep" and he made his way into the compartment.
At that moment I made another decision. I didn't want to be anywhere near the Head compartment when the shouting match started and Sirius reading my mind grabbed my arm and began to run down the hall.
"THEY'RE GONNA BLOW!" he yelled as we ran past people to the back of the train where the "Marauders" compartment was located.
And before he could pull me into the compartment I could hear Lily and James yelling at each other.
Remus stood up and shut the door as Sirius tugged me in to the seat beside him.
"I take it Lily heard the news" he smiled as he sat back down.
Sirius and I grinned, "Sounds like it" I said and we all began to laugh.
Our laughter had just died down as the train began to move when the compartment door swung open and a rat like boy stepped in.
"There's a couple at the front of the compartment having a mighty row" he squeaked and it brought on a new set of laughter.
Only did we stop when the trolley witch appeared and we were busy stuffing our faces with chocolate frogs and pumpkin pastries.
Shortly after that Peter excused himself and told us not to wait up for him, he'd catch a carriage with someone else. This was strange to me because I was under the understanding that Peter didn't have that many friends aside from Sirius, James and Remus.
"Maybe he has a girlfriend" Remus suggested as he read a large textbook.
I tried not to make the gagging motion. Peter was nice but he was not attractive at all.
"Let's be realistic here Moony" Sirius said.
Remus or Moony, which happened to be his nickname frowned, "it's not that unrealistic".
"Actually it is" I said and Sirius began to laugh.
"And that's from both a guy and girl's point of view" he stated.
Remus just shook his head as we broke into another laughing fit.
A few minutes after that I yawned.
All the late summer nights and laughing fits had caught up with me so I made myself comfortable in the corner of the compartment.
I made another decision.
I was going to have a nap.
I placed my hands against the wall and rested my head on them as I drew my feet up.
"You know I'm more comfortable than the wall" Sirius said wiggling his eyebrows.
I snorted, "No I'm fine".
I was not going to sleep against Sirius because I knew that once my feet were wet I'd have to plunge in and I was not willing to fall for my friend, no matter how charming and attractive he was.
"Wake me when we get there" I yawned again and slowly my eyes closed.
I hope you guys liked it! This is just the beginning! I heard Good Charlottes new song "I Don't Wanna Be In Love"
a few days ago and it just gave me some ideas. I hope it will be just a well received as Baby It's Magic
So if you want more Reviews please.
