The Wish is Granted but Twisted
Prologue
By: Shadow-Demon14
Disclaimer: No I don't own Harry Potter so don't ask me or sue!
The streets of London are nice to walk around during the day, but at night it is a whole other situation. There are drunken men coming out of a pub or a club, roaming the streets. Plus the gangs also roam during the night, making it, for anyone, very dangerous.
Besides all the gangs and drunken men there are the small families of orphaned children that live on the streets. Being "looked after" by one person, normally an older homeless person, and in exchange for their protection, the orphans pick pocket money for them.
It was around lunchtime, and the streets were bustling with muggles, along with wizards blending in with the crowds. It was time to go out to get lunch, which meant that people would have their money in an easy to reach spot, making other's jobs a lot easier.
In an alley a group of teenagers were gathering and talking whiling scouting out the crowd. These five teenager's clothes were filthy, they were dirty and torn all over, the shoes were in a no better condition, if not worst, than the clothes. After exchanging a few words they all set out to the crowd, going their separate directions.
Lunchtime was their easiest time to get money. They were homeless, orphans if you say, and the only way for them to survive was to pickpocket and give their findings to the one who looks after them. Once this person takes in an orphan, they must do as they say for as long as they live on their turf. It wasn't engraved in stone, but was one of the rules of the streets many had to follow.
The five teenagers had someone who looked after them; they referred to him as "Master". The group consisted of three seventeen year olds, an eighteen year old, and an eight year old. Three girls and two boys is the whole group.
Jordan, or Jo, is an eighteen-year-old boy. He had been with Master ever since he was, so for 11 years he had been a pick-pocketer. Ayania, Ani, is a 17-year-old girl who had been with master for 7 years as well. She and Jordan have looked out for one another since they ran away from their orphanage. Both acted alike and Master favored them the most because they were willing to do anything for him, as long as they didn't come to meet the bad side of the streets,
Kim was a 17-year-old. She had been with Master for four years. She was the nicest of the group, always trying to cheer everyone up. Master seemed to mostly ignore her.
Next was Rain, another 17-year-old. She had been with Master ever since she could remember. He had found her outside, in an alley while it was raining out, hence how she got the name Rain. She was the most skilled pick-pocketer out of the group because of all the experience with having been with Master for 17 years.
The last member was an 8-year-old named Eric who had been abandoned whe he was 3 on the side of the road by his parents. Rain had found him, and though she was usually cold, took care of him at the age of 15. Even though Eric worked for Master, he only listened to what Rain told him. He even went as far as to call her mom. Eric always voiced his opions and was very stubborn when it came to anything.
Everyday the group would split up in the crowd and pick-pocket anything that was worth value. They would go at it for four hours, and then return to Master and give him all their findings. And then the rest of the day was theirs, well of course after dealing with Master.