Here's a Harry Potter Fanfic I'm writing with my two best friends. Each chapter is from someone else's point of view. I don't own Harry Potter! I only own the characters in this story, sort of. My friends helped me come up with them.
Short prologue
Rosemary looked at the dagger made of onyx we had just found. She slowly walked towards it "That dagger is really shiny" she said, getting ready to touch it.
"NO! NO! NO! ROSEMARY DON'T-"my words were cut off as she poked it and a bright light surrounded us, knocking all three of us back. A faint "I have returned" was heard.
Payton groaned getting up, and then rounded on Rosemary in a blind rage. "ROSEMARY WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? WHEN IS IT EVER A GOOD IDEA TO TOUCH A SHINY ANCIENT ARTIFACT?" she asked, practically screaming. Rosemary shrugged, not answering.
I moaned, getting off the ground as well. Just then, an owl's piercing screech filled the air, and a letter landed in my hands. I opened it up, and read it. I nearly fainted at what it said.
"Guys, we have a problem. Rosemary brought Voldemort back to life" I said.
Chapter 1 starts now!
I was just being my ordinary self with my two ordinary friends, Payton and Rosemary. Wrong! We were our usual hyper selves today, and that meant when that bell rung, and 6th grade was dismissed to the upstairs of our school, we were running. No, we were sprinting towards homeroom. We always raced, and the school got used to it. Our homeroom teacher was not surprised when we rounded that corner and came sliding into the room, face planting into the wall and landing on top of each other.
Payton laughed, falling off the top of the dog pile. "I think I won that one!" she exclaimed happily. Rosemary and I replied in unison "No, we did!" "I think that if you guys hadn't used up all of our detention slips, you would be in detention right now" A voice said above us.
All of us peered up into the eyes of our Homeroom teacher, Ms. Raven. She tolerated us a lot, but we occasionally pushed her over the edge on some days. I guess today was a someday.
"Ms. Raven, we didn't mean to face plant. We were only being kids!" I stated, defending my friends. Ms. Raven's gaze softened. Everyone knew she tolerated me the most because of my ADHD and getting used to it. I was only diagnosed with it a month ago. "I know Ruby, but you need to grow up some. You won't be a kid forever" she stated, then sighed. "Just head to your seats then"
Ms. Raven was our favorite teacher. She taught language arts. That is our best subject, especially mine. I guess I surprised myself on that one. I can be distracting at times because I'm always tapping my foot, or drumming. I didn't even play drums in band. I was a clarinet player. Yet, for some reason I always had drumsticks in my bag or on me. The school allowed it of course once they knew why.
"Ruby, do you need to go take your ADHD pills?" Ms. Raven whispered to me, breaking my thoughts. I squirmed uncomfortably. I hated admitting to having ADHD. That's why only my two best friends and my teachers knew about it. "N-no ma'am" I stuttered. She nodded and walked back to the desk.
The reason for me being uncomfortable about admitting to having ADHD is people are always looking for reasons to bully other kids. They already pick on me enough, and it hurts and angers me. I couldn't even imagine what they would do if they found out I had ADHD.
Language arts ended too soon and I began to walk towards my locker, sticking the drumsticks back in my pockets. "Ruby, what are you going to do in high school? They won't tolerate your ADHD and drumming with drumsticks in class. It won't end well." Payton informed me. I shrugged, closing my eyes. I tried not to think about it. High school expected kids with ADHD and ADD to be accustomed to it and behave. I wouldn't be ready for it.
The rest of the day was pure torture. My teachers may tolerate me having drumsticks, but they don't always enjoy the drumming. Finally when I thought I was going to lose it, the last period of the day came along. I relaxed some and headed off towards band. As I walked in, I pocketed the drumsticks and pulled my clarinet case out and began to put it together. Band was one of the only classes where I could sit still. I guess I did need ADHD pills, but I wanted to prove I could handle this on my own.
"Slenderman!" a voice said behind me. I yelped, and jumped and then ran and hid behind some of the instruments. The same voice laughed and walked over to me. I relaxed some and joined in laughing. "Rosemary, why must you do that to me?" I asked. She shrugged and smiled "it's fun" she replied.
Tap. Tap. Tap. I groaned and opened my eyes. Whoever was trying to wake me up at 8:00 in the morning on a Saturday would pay. Standing up, I walked over to my door and opened it. Nothing was there. Getting annoyed, I walked back over to my bed and collapsed. Tap. Tap. Tap. I lifted my head and looked out my window.
"What is that?!" I practically screeched. There was an owl at my window, in the day, in a place where owls are not commonly found. To make it weirder, a letter was tied to it. Nonetheless I opened the window and in flew the owl. I took the letter from it and sighed "Now can I go back to sleep?" I ask. It hoots and leaves.
Sighing I open the letter, and in it I find a very amusing surprise.
Dear Ms. Green,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than August 25th.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Headmistress
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
Of WHICHCRAFT 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)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each 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 Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
By Phyllida 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 glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring and owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
I nearly fainted reading it. I quickly called Payton and Rosemary, putting us in a conference call. All I heard was squealing. "Guys, I got a letter too!" I stated. Well, that did it. Soon we were all screaming and talking with each other frantically. "I just sent mine back to Hogwarts!" Rosemary stated. "I did too!" Payton replied. "I can say the same!" I piped in.
"Mah Buds, we got ourselves a house even!" I said, trying to act gangster. Rosemary and Payton cracked up. "Ruby, you fail at gangster. You have to do the voice right!" Rosemary advised. I smiled and shifted through the letter. "Sweet, we even got plane tickets!" I said.
It didn't take a lot to convince our parents to let us go. The car ride to the airport was boring though. True we had movies, IPods, laptops, and a wireless internet thing, but when you're ADHD and sitting in a car with your two best friends. Things get hard fast. I pulled out my drumsticks and started drumming on the seats and on the doors, and on Rosemary. Rosemary sighed, getting annoyed.
Finally, Payton reached over and stole my drumsticks. "No more drumming for you!" she said, clearly annoyed. Rosemary started laughing and I held a hurt expression on my face. "I need to drum though. I'm bored" I said. Payton sighed "Then do something else!" she said. I smiled evilly and began to sing. "This is the song that never ends! It goes on and on my friends! Someone started singing it, not knowing what it was, and the song lives on just because this is the song that never ends!" I kept singing it over and over. Payton dropped my drumsticks and banged her head against the door repeatedly.
After an hour of singing the song, my throat was getting hoarse and I had Rosemary's hand wrapped around it. "Ruby would you just shut up already before I decide to kill you? I will use your drumsticks even!" she growled, annoyed. Payton looked over at us. "Aw that's no fun. Can't we tire her to a tree in the woods and let Slenderman come after her?" Payton asked. I gulped, scared. "Ok, I'll stop singing" I said. Rosemary removed her hand from my throat and Payton gave the drumsticks back. "Here, I'd rather have you drumming then singing. You're singing is atrocious." She joked. I smiled and put my earphones in my ears and listened to my IPod while drumming.
Rosemary tapped me on the shoulders and I removed my earphones. "What?" I asked, annoyed. She pointed down at my IPod. My earphones weren't plugged in. She then looked up at me. "You have the Pokémon theme song on your IPod? You are awesome!" she told me. Payton looked over at us. "Let's sing!" she said. We grinned and I restarted the song.
"I want to be the very best,
Like no one ever was.
To catch them is my real test,
To train them is my cause.
I will travel across the land,
Searching far and wide.
Each Pokémon to understand
The power that's inside
Gotta catch 'em all
It's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon!
You're my best friend,
In a world we must defend.
Pokémon
Gotta catch 'em all
A heart so true.
Our courage will pull us through.
You teach me and I'll teach you.
Pokémon.
Gotta catch 'em all
Yeah
Every challenge along the way
With courage I will face.
I will battle everyday
To claim my rightful place.
Come with me the time is right.
There's no better team.
Arm and arm well win the fight.
It's always been our dream.
Pokémon!
Gotta catch 'em all
It's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon!
Oh, you're my best friend,
In a world we must defend.
Pokémon!
A heart so true.
Our courage will pull us through.
You teach me and I'll teach you.
Pokémon!
Gotta catch 'em all
Gotta catch 'em all
Gotta catch 'em all
Gotta catch 'em all
Gotta catch 'em all
Yeah!
Pokémon!
It's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon!
Oh, you're my best friend,
In a world we must defend.
Pokémon!
A heart so true.
Our courage will pull us through.
You teach me and I'll teach you."
We finished the song giggling and high fiving. I smiled at my friends "Hey guys guess what I brought?" I said, taking out things in my 'fun bag' as I called it. I pulled out a sketch book, a few binders, and an angry bird. Taking a blue binder I opened it up, and inside were my Pokémon cards. Rosemary grinned "You sure do know what to bring. Good idea bringing the angry bird stuffed animal. I brought my angry pig stuffed animal" she said. Payton took my angry bird and began tossing it in the air. "What I want to know is why you guys have these" she said. I shrugged "We get bored"
As I put my stuff away, Rosemary took my IPod from me and started looking at my songs. "YES! Payton and Ruby sing with me!" she said as she clicked on a song. We laughed and began to sing once more.
"Deception
Disgrace
Evil as plain as the scar on his face
Deception
An outrage!
He can't change his stripes!
Disgrace
For shame!
You know these Outsider types!
He asked for trouble the moment he came
See you later, agitator!
Deception
An outrage!
Just leave us alone!
Disgrace
For shame!
Traitor, go back with your own!
He asked for trouble the moment he came
See you later, agitator!
Born in grief
Raised in hate
Helpless to defy his fate
Let him run
Let him live
But do not forget
What we cannot forgive
And he is not one of us
He has never been one of us
He is not part of us
Not our kind
Someone once lied to us
Now we're not so blind
For we knew he would do what he's done
And we know that he'll never be one of us
He is not one of us
Deception
Disgrace
Deception
Disgrace
Deception"
We sang the song with Payton doing the first part, me doing the second part, and Rosemary doing the background. We joined in at the chorus and shared a laugh at the end. By the end of the song we had pulled into the Airport's parking lot.
I sat in the seat, waiting to board the plane. Rosemary sat on my right, and Payton sat on my left. Getting nervous and impatient, I pulled out my drumsticks and once again began to drum. I looked back on the memory of the car ride and began to laugh. Rosemary and Payton looked at me, puzzled.
I smiled "It's nothing. Just thinking about the singing we did in the car. We are so going to scare everyone at Hogwarts" I said. Rosemary laughed and replied "Indeed" Payton grinned and looked around "No more muggle school for us. We're witches now and pretty strange ones" she added. We laughed and shared high fives.
As we were about to board the plane, I looked back. It could be awhile before I return to America. I thought. With that I rushed inside the plane to catch up with my two friends, leaving my regular life behind and entering a magical one.
Well there's the first chapter. The next chapter could be slow. I'm not writing the second or third. My two friends are. It's a Fanfic we're writing together and we all have school so it could be awhile. Anyways, hope you enjoyed our crazy characters. Yes, they are based on us ;)