''Disclaimer. All events and characters are owned by JK Rowling and not the current author (me). When memories fade and summary are rated K for all audience''.
One can clearly see that i have decided on a character as yet unknown. I don't know how he will evolve but only time will tell. This story is dedicated to Maria Salome Velasquez Olivares, whom i cherish and love.
When memories fade.
chapter 1
It was late September and dark clouds packed themselves over the quiet and small town of Godric's Hollow. He was looking out of the small window in the smallest room of the cottage. Diner had been a gloomy experience today and the man sitting in front of the little window was sure the rest of the evening was going to be just that, gloomy. What had brought on this unwelcome feeling? Let me try to explain.
Many years ago the old man who was looking out of the small window had an eventful youth to say the least. He had experienced death, anxiety, fear, people who were impossible to live with and he was only eleven years old at that time and let me tell you, things didn't approve much over the next few years. Droplets of rain appeared on the window and the old man gave a sigh. Eventful youth...most of the time he was just terrified, a scared little boy who was skinny and who looked just as he was feeling, giddy. Flashes of light in the distance told the old man that a storm was brewing somewhere over the distant hills. He shuddered and pointed his wand at the empty fireplace and with a little "flick" flames erupted and started consuming the wood inside. For years the old man was alone. No wife, no children and his family murdered by the most evil wizard of all times. He clenched his fists and white knuckles appeared and again the hate that had nested itself in his soul threatened to master itself from him. He had killed his mother, his father, his brother and his two sisters...Voldemort. "Keeping you alive is the most brilliant thing I had ever done", he had said. You are alone now and only because you helped The boy who lived. A tear maked his way down his right cheek. After all this time is was still painful but he shook his head and looked out of the window again, stairing into the distance. His mind began wondering off...times of long gone were filling his thoughts. minutes became hours, hours became days, days became weeks and so on...The old man fell asleep and in the distance he heard the loud wisstle of the...
Get on the train or you will miss it, for Merlin's sake, why do you kids always need the most of times? his father said while wiping sweat of his forehead. If truth be told, the boy didn't wanted to be on the train at al. It will be okay sweetie, his mother told him. You will have much fun at Hogwarts and before you know it you will have a boatload of friends. Slowly the train moved and he saw his father and mother waving at him. Waving back he made his way through the train trying to find a seat and finally after a long, dificult walk he arived at the back of the train were three boys and two girls were sitting. Can i sit here? he asked and one of the girls made a movement with her shoulders to indecate if was fine with her. There was a certain amount of excitement on the train. One could easily pick out the first years, tugging at the collar of their new or second hand robes, by the way they scanned the train and everybody on it and how they talked. What your name? said the boy sitting on the opposite bench in the compartment, I'm Vinnie Vincent, this is Eric Carr, he pointed to the middle. The boy on the end is Clive Burr. That is lisa Lois next to you and next to her Kate Jackson. We are starting a club once we are properly settled in at Hogwarts. My name is Eddie Hunter, said the boy but everyone calles me Ed.
So that was the name of the old man sitting in front of the little window, Eddie Hunter. He slept on while another flash of lightning ripped the sky over the distant hills. Sleep took him to far away places tonight, almost beyond time and space itself to the place where memories fade.
Eddie looked out of the window and saw trees streaking by. The sun was shining over the slow sloping green hills as the Hogwarts express passed Muggle towns in the distance. Muggles who were totally unaware of a train filled with witches and wizzards was speeding it's way through the country side up north. Lisa turned around and asked: What will Hogwarts be like? I expect it to be pretty big, Eddie replied. He was still feeling a bit weird but at least cantact with other human beings had been made. What house are you hoping to be a part of, Kate asked and Eddie, who always flourished best on his own gave it a thought...You know, i have no idea. Mom was in Gryffindor and dad was a Ravenclaw. My brother was a Hufflepuff and my two sisters are abroad. Maybe you will be in Slytherin, Clive grinned. I mean, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff...One house missing. Who knows said Eddie, but i don't think i'm Slytherin material. Eric jumped up and looked at the others, pulled out a piece of pargememt and a quill and began to write:
We, The brotherhood...AND SISTERHOOD, kate whispered in his ear. Fine...The brother AND sisterhood of the last compartment, Lisa, Kate, Clive, Eddie and Vinnie hereby declare to be friends from now on. He looked around expectantly as he held up the pargement...Well? He asked turning a bit red around the ears. Let us sign the declaration of hopeless nerds and clive grabbed the quill and started signing.
And now Eddie had just wat he didn't want and never had. It was a bizare situation for him for he was on the Hogwarts Express AND he made friends, how did this happen?
