Every wizard child has one moment at least in their childhood when they realize how very diffrent they how cruel the world can be. Perhaps their innocence is jaded younger than muggle children?Or perhaps they are even more innocent ,Seamus Finnigans moment was when he was going home from that horrible primary school his Dad had forced him to attend he was only nine.

Sure he was the kid who was the outcast the one with the out of date clothes who had never really seen the television shows they talked about on the playground. It was bad enough his face was covered in freckles and that he turned red on the drop of a hat but he was probably the only wizard at the school too he reasoned.

He never had many friends at that school they mostly stayed away. Especially after today. He had just been sitting their minding his own buisness,when he looked at his pencil and it was just sitting their bobbing up and down. He choked attempting to smother the pencil in his arms but was only rewarded with sharp pokes in his arm as he bit back a cry of pain he looked up and stupid Kate with the long pigtails who always yelled at him and told on him when he pulled them was sitting behind him and had seen the whole thing.

Really if she didn't want her pigtails pulled than she shouldn't swing them around and make them look oh so pullable. And it was bad enough he didn't really have any friends but everybody said he was a mama's boy. Ok maybe it was true , and maybe he didn't mind his mum kissing his head when he left for the bus. It had been just her and him at home till he was seven. She taught him all the fun things. She told him all the stories about Hogwarts ,she was the one who brought him wizard candy and gave him all her old chocolate frog cards.

She was the one that taught him galeic like her mum and her sister had learned. She had fought so hard to homeschool him. But alas she had lost so now he was in a cramped classroom attempting to smother a pencil down that he was sure had torn through his jumper as he winced.

And stupid Kate with her stupid yellow pigtails screamed just than scaring the whole classroom. He looked up as the pencil finally dropped rolling to the floor as the teacher rushed to Kate. "What is it Kate?" She demanded her glasses sliding dow her nose. Kate sniffled as if she were about to didn't have pencil holes in her arm Seamus wanted to point out.

"Se-Seamus made his pencil go in the air!" She shrieked as all heads turned towards no this was bad. But muggle adults didn't trust or belive. His mum had promised. The teacher looked a bit startled as she looked from Kate to Seamus. He looked down so his cheeks wouldn't give him up as guilty.

Than the teacher backed up slowly before patting Kate's arm. "Trick of the light,love." She attempted to explain but Kate didn't look so sure. The class was let out early as Seamus grabbed for his bag stuffing his things in it including that horrible anorak his mam had forced on had mittens.

He hurried out towards the end of the lane when he turned hearing the rude calls behind his back. "Hey git!" He turned wanting to smack himself for it. A much older looking version of Kate that he was sure belonged to an older grade than primary sneered at him walking over. "You freak,Kate tells me what you do in class." He looked down realizing just than the boy was going to hit happened a lot faster than he exepected as he was thrown to the floor his face smashed into the dirt by another boy.

Kate's brother hit him again before punching him square in the jaw. He flinched as he screwed his eyes shut. Don't cry,Don't cry he pleaded as he felt his lip face hurt a bloody lot. Just than the older boy piped up again. "You and your mam are freaks everybody says it." He taunted as Seamus felt his face go red with anger as the whole school yard laughed at the boy. He punched the Kate's brother right in the face just than attempting to not cry again. It hurt a lot to punch someone!

He held his hand looking up just as he was kicked square in the stomach by the older boy he doubled over gasping for air as he tried not to let the brimming tears fall. Just than one of the playground monitors from the high school called over demanding they beak it up or she'd call the principal.

The bullies left grumbling under their breaths various taunts and laughter. Seamus looked down feeling the tears make their was over his face falling as he whipped at them with his sleeve. He looked down biting his lip as his mam came into view waiting by the schools front doors. She taped her foot as she glanced around looking a bit nervous when her eyes finally glanced over him . The rest of the school it seemed had gone home so it wasn't too blush worthy when his mam dropped her hand bag and took off running at him.

"Shay!" She called dropping to her knees. And he wasn't even embarassed that his mam was wearing old fashioned least she wasn't wearing robes or something he allowed his face hurt so much. He raised his hand to his cut cheek chocking slightly at the blood on his hand.

"What happened?" She demanded her arms traveling to his clutching the boy as he shook his head feeling his tears drip off his face. "I-I didn't mean to use magic." She looked relived for a moment thinking he had done this to himself. "And-some -some boys." He stuttered sobs begging to rake his body as he looked down.

"They did this to you?" She demanded as he nodded. "Come on were going home." She hissed as she glared at the school as if the building was responsible for her sons injuries. "Bloody horrible school-say their any good will they." She muttered darkly under her breath as she grabbed Seamus's shoulder as he looked down.

They were home soon and she healed his face as he flinched at the slight burning and than ice cold as his dad let himself in pulling his hat than jacket off as he took in the scene at the kitchen table. He looked from his son to his wife before clasping Seamus across the back so he almost toppled from the table. "Tell me ye at least gave im a run for their money" He dad begged as he poured himself a glass of whiskey.

Seamus looked up just than. "I punched one of them in the face." He admitted as his mam turned his shoulders so he was facing her. "Seamus." She warned as he looked down his dad laughed just than finally looking proud of his son. He grinned ruffling his sons hair as he looked him over. His wife cut him a look as she turned for a potion on the counter. His dad grinned patting him on the back.