Yeah Finals week is over and I passed most of my classes. Here's the second chapter hope you enjoy. See if you like third or first person better. I think that most of this story if going to be from Merlin'd perspective with a few chapters of either Addy or Albus added in if something happens to thats important.
Albus, Addy and I talked and laughed the whole way to Hogwarts despite the many visits to their door. Eventually after the third random student that knocked I finally got Ablus and Addy to explain who they were and why people would come ask for autographs or stories.
"So you mean to tell me both you and your parents are famous?" I asked in disbelief.
Albus shrugged, "Yeah, pretty much. That's the reason all the people come here."
"And the reason you did not like me and were astonished when I said I did not know who you were." I gestured to Addy.
"Yeah. I still can't believe you really don't know who we are. You must have lived in a really deep hole not to." She said. "Where exactly do you come from?"
Shoot, remember. Wait what was my backstory. "um well you see I grew up in a small village named Albion. It is so small everyone knows each other. But we have isolated ourselves and no one has cared to venture farther than a few miles. Except on trading day where the household leaders go to trade for winter coats, seeds and such." I chuckled and rubbed the back of my neck. I hope they buy that.
"That's so cool!" Abus and Addy looked at me with wide eyes. I had noticed that Addy's change color on her mood. When comforting or worried they change a warm brown but when calculating, mad or curious they turn vividly blue.
"So that must be why you talk so strangely." Albus commented. What weird speech.
"Uhh, what weird speech, I speak English how it is spoken." I said quickly.
"That right there. You could have said I speak perfect English. And earlier you said we were astonished." He stated.
"Well you were." I pointed out. I guess that I have been out of the world longer than I thought.
"You're right but astonished is such an old word no one uses anymore. And you don't use contractions. I've never heard you say didn't." She countered.
"Well i-"
"And then there's that accent."Albus looked at Addy and she nodded.
"I know what you mean. Its faint but it is there. I don't recognize where it's from. Where is Albion located?" Addy turned her calculating eye toward me. I was in a panic.
"Well Albion is in Finland?" I said almost in a question. But let out a sigh of relief when both of them bought it. This was my least favorite part of joining the real world. All of the lies that he had to tell. "So will it be better if I talk like this." I tried to erase my old accent completely.
Albus put his hand on my shoulder and leaned in close. "Matthew, you don't need to change yourself for other people. Your real friends will accept you the way you are." His eyes were full of emotion.
I smiled sincerely at him and said with my accent shining through. "I'm glad I have already met such true friends." Looked at both and nodded and pulled Albus in for a hug.
He was shocked at first but then laughed. "Do they hug a lot in Albion?"
I laughed at this. "Yeah" then in a lower voice so that Addy wouldn't here. "And I think you should take your own advice." I pulled away to see a shocked face. As I smiled so did he.
"Boys I hate to break up this touching moment but look we're here!" Addy said excitedly. Ablus and I rushed over to Addy who was looking out the window. We had arrived at a train station next to the lake. At the station there were so many people hurrying around. All three of us quickly grabbed our bags and rushed out of the compartment. As we opened the door we were met with a crowd of mostly first years all trying to get out. We joined the line of sweaty body. The first step onto the platform was like a breath of fresh air after holding it in for a minute. We looked around trying to figure out where to go with a group of other first years.
"First Years. First Years with me." A voice bellowed over to platform. The group of First years and I scurried toward the sound. All of us but Addy, Albus and I froze when they saw the creature making the noise. Albus and Addy had already met Hagrid and had been kind enough to brief me about him before I got the pleasure of his acquaintance. As He saw us he stopped his bellowing and gave Addy and Albus a great hug. "I carn't berleive it. Are yer two little blighters old enough ta be her already?" He said shaking his head.
"Hagrid it nice to see you." Albus yelled over the noise of the platform. As the other students saw he wasn't going to grind their bones into his bread they shuffles over to the great half giant.
After His pleasantries with my two new friends Hagrid noticed me and with a gesture asked. "And who might this litter feller be?"
"Well he, Hagrid is our new friend Matthew Emrys." Addy said with a smile. "He actually has never heard of me or Albus if you can believe it." She shook her head.
Hagrid smiled. "Well any friend of any Potter or Weasley is a friend of mine." He looked around to see most of the first years already here and bellowed. "Okay, were all here so of to the boats."
Well what did you think. Thanks for all previous likes, follows, reviews and etc. :-) Writing this is a lot of fun for me so I hope its a lot of fun for you too.