The next morning I was sitting at my aunts long ding table. It could fit about a hundred people on it. I was at one end whilst my aunt was at the other, a maid I recognized from last night came to me and placed my eggs in front of me which I started to eat.
"Shame on how much you eat but never seem to grow" Ms. Red called down and I glared at her. I am not short I am average but no she has to insist I am short.
"I am not short Ms. Red, if that's what your implying" I gritted my teeth and she laughed
"If you say so" she said chuckling and I frowned at her "Are you excited?"
I blinked "For what?"
She raised her eyebrow "Dear me, you seemed to have forgotten Adam, today's the first of September"
I froze. Crap. "Oh"
"I will help you pack" she said smiling and I frowned at her
"Definitely not" I said and she tapped her chin thoughtfully
"Your right, should get Brianna to do it" she said and I clenched my teeth and checked the time "you have three hours"
I might as well agree to her, do not have enough time to argue anyway. How could I have forgotten something like this?
"Alright fine, use a spell, we should be out in half an hour" I said and finished my breakfast and left the room and got changed, my red eye patch worn specially for this occasion, and I stared at myself again and combed my hair neatly making it fall over my eye.
I pulled a jumper on and packed, Brianna, the maid that had retrieved Ms. Red the night before, helped me and we were soon out of the door ready to go to 9 ¾ station.
Have I mentioned my family are wizards and witches yet? No I suppose I haven't, my family is one the first families that are wizards, an ancient family of wizards. Meaning we are purebloods. But some call us blood traitors because we like the 'mud blood's' not that I care. Some say that our family is going to be a purest pure blood with me; for I hear I am different than the rest of my family
Then I was sorted into Gryffindor and some just shrugged at the theory, but some still have hope that I will be a true Slytherin. Idiots.
I stayed silent for the drive whilst Ms. Red prattled on about some witch or wizard. I do not understand why we couldn't of apparated.
We got out at kings cross station, I frowned at the old station building then turned and waited for the servants to place my bags onto a trolley. I took the trolley and the servants bid me farewell.
Ms. Red walked with me, getting appreciative glances from men around us, I glanced at her and saw that she wore a red casual dress, red lipstick as usual and her red hair tumbled down her back. She's too red.
"Don't you think you should take the dye out of your hair, Ms. Red?" I asked her and she glared at me
"Of course not, I have to live up to my reputation" she frowned
"But if you had your natural brown hair, I am sure you would look better" I counted "Right now it is unfashionable to be completely red, I mean really!"
She looked insulted at this "Adam, when you're older-"
"I have been through far more things than you have Ms. Red, remember that" I said and ran through the barrier.
The station was crowded, like it always is, and Ms. Red had trouble getting to me
"Stop running off Adam, I mean seriously" she sighed and I smirked at her.
"Adam!" A voice called and I turned to see a girl crashing into me
"Brianna!" I exclaimed as a girl with bouncing brown curls hugged me. "I…ah…didn't expect to see you so soon"
"Oh don't be silly, I wouldn't miss a chance to see you even more" she pouted and I sighed.
Brianna Jade, another old wizard family, naturally, is five year fiancée, when we turn eighteen we will be married. Our family is very old fashioned, so much that most of our family are engaged when we are young to other old family. Mine is Brianna, who is obsessed with pretty things and me.
Ms Red laughed and smiled at the thirteen year old "Hello Bri, it has been a while since you have visited"
Brianna sighed "Yes, mother has been busy, I begged to naturally but to no avail...I was hoping I could make over the house again. And have a ball"
Ms. Red chuckled "Oh yes, next time I will hold one and invite you, maybe the Potters and the Weasley's too, and the Malfoy's of course, got to keep up the image"
I sighed as the two started to talk about the ball. Wish they would just call it a party.
"Talking of the Potters" Ms. Red said bringing me back "There they are now! Harry! Ginny! Over here!"
I glanced to see the family of Potters glance up to see us, Harry smiled but Ginny looked annoyed. They walked over with their children anyway.
"Ms. Red, what a pleasant surprise" Harry smiled and kissed Ms. Reds cheek, she smiled at him
"I couldn't very well leave Adam by himself now could I?" she asked and I rolled my eye, and James smirked at me.
"Hey Adam, Brianna" he said nodding to each of us, Brianna smiled
"Hello" she said and Rose wandered over. Oh look a full party. Maybe we should call this a ball now…
"Uncle Harry, Ron's looking for you" she said and Harry nodded and scoured the station for him. Ms. Red started to Ginny, who unwillingly talked back. When Harry found Ron and yelled him over he turned to me and smiled.
"Hey Adam, long time no see" he greeted me and I nodded to him not forgetting this was the man that freed me. How embarrassing.
"No, you should come over more often" I said, hope he doesn't "I am sure Ms. Red would enjoy the company"
Albus came over then, oh joy. "Hey Adam"
I nodded to him politely; noticing the look of jealousy in his eyes which some might make it out as curiosity, he stopped and stood there awkwardly
"Adam, can I talk to you?" Harry asked me out of the blue, and I studied him but nodded anyway and carefully got out of Brianna's hug and I was led away to a private corner, people clearing a path for the boy who lived.
He looked at me concerned as if I was his own son like Albus or James. Now that bothered me.
"Is there anything you want Mr. Potter" I said annoyed and he blinked at me calling him by his last name, he got the hint that I didn't like how he was looking at me,
"I heard about last night" he said and I stiffened
"Did you?" I asked him coldly and he winced
"Adam. I don't mean anything about this, but I am just worried about you" he said simply and I stepped back furious though I did not let it on other than the step
"I thank you for your concern Mr. Potter, but that worry is not needed on me, that concern is needed on finding my parents murderer"
He opened his mouth in surprise then closed it again "Adam it has been four years with no hide nor hair of the man, we have run out of trails to go on. The man has disappeared. But Adam, do not go looking for him, do not, I beg you do not. I have had similar feelings of when I heard my parents were murdered, when Sirius Black betrayed my parents (or so I thought), and I nearly killed an innocent man because of it"
I stared at him as he pleaded with me and I gritted my teeth "You do not understand, you do not remember your parent's murder, you don't remember seeing them fall to the ground dead. Your own parents who loved you and cuddled you that gave you life, you don't remember hearing them scream in pain, you don't remember the person that laughed at their blood spilling across the pathway. You don't"
He blinked at my outburst and people watched in curiosity and sympathy but I kept on going "And you expect me to give up on finding the man that wretched your life away from you, you expect me to forget about it?"
He winced "No of course not but-"
He was interrupted with the whistle of the train and I smiled up at him "It was nice seeing you Harry; I shall make my leave because I don't want to be late"
And with that I walked away back to my aunt who was still chatting with Ginny whilst the kids just stood there awkwardly.
"Oh Adam, I was about to come look for you!" Laughed Ms. Red and I raised a sceptical eyebrow at her
"Were you now" I murmured and Brianna walked over to me, she smiled at me but I did not smile back. I never do.
"Well we better see you all off" Harry said cheerfully and I grabbed my bags and we headed towards the train.