Summary: A new defining character, Joshua Emrys, appears in the Harry Potter Series. He is the one who first meets Harry on the train and become friends. Honestly, i just wanted to be in the story. AU maybe. I decided to change his name because Anderson is so lame. Also, I've gotten better at writing so I decided to do some re-writes. Starting with book 1. Things will be slightly different. Once this book is done, I will delete the old one, and then do the others. I am sorry for the readers who will read this one and then onto JAbook2.

Chapter 1: The Boy With The Green Eyes

An eleven year old boy with short, ruffled, dark brown hair and brown eyes jumped down the stairs as his mother had called him down for some unknown reason. This boy's name was Joshua Emrys. Joshua, or Josh, what he preferred to be called, was a short, quiet and mysterious kid, but to his mother, he was a little cunning, intelligent, persistent, and a very sweet boy. She knew that if he set his mind to it, Joshua could do anything he wanted, and she was right.

Josh ran into the kitchen to see his mother, Silviana Emrys, waving a letter with a big smile on her face.

"It's here?" Josh asked with an excited and hopeful expression on his face. His mother nodded with her own smile and handed the letter to her son. Josh snatched the letter excitedly and ripped it open to read it:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,

Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Mr. Emrys,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find an enclosed list of all of your equipment. Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

Josh smiled widely as he read his acceptance letter to Hogwarts. He had been waiting for this since his first bout with accidental magic, and since then, his mother as told him many stories about her early days as a young witch attending Hogwarts. Revealing his wizarding heritage. He didn't know everything until his first accidental magic and right after his step-father left him and his mother, scared of how magical they turned out to be. He learned a lot now that his mother was doing all kinds of magic around their home. He finally met his his grandparents at six and they were also magical, learning that Josh was a pure blooded wizard, meaning his real father was also a wizard. Silviana didn't talk about him much. Whenever Josh asked about his father, she would just tell him that he was no longer in the picture. Josh had a feeling that his father was missing somewhere or had passed away, making it too painful for his mother to talk about him. As his step-father, a man named John Anderson, was extremely frightened and terrified when he found out his wife and step-son were not normal; calling them demons, and running out, never to be seen again.

Josh grinned as he read his list of what he would need for his first year at Hogwarts.

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

UNIFORM

First-year students will require:

sets of plain work robes (black)

plain pointed hat (black) for day wear

pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

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

"What, no broom?" He whispered to himself in disappointment, but then shrugged it off. He was going to learn magic, and no doubt he was gonna learn how to fly in a flying class. So he would get to go flying even if it wasn't for sport. He finished reading and turned to his mother looking eager. "So...when can we go and get my things?" He asked excitedly; practically jumping up and down.

Silviana chuckled. "We can go today," she answered. Josh was about to jump in celebration. " - But, not until you've had a bath."

Josh sighed heavily, though he had a smile on his face. "Fine." He wanted to go now, he couldn't wait any longer. Josh ran up to his room, grabbed some clean clothes, and ran into the bathroom so he could clean up. About fifteen minutes later, Josh exited the bathroom and ran back to his room. He was wearing a red t-shirt, blue pants, and white converse. His hair was still messy but he fixed it by running a hand through his, damp and wavy hair. He then grabbed his letter and some pocket money, stuck it into his pockets, and ran back downstairs later where his mother was sitting by the fire place reading the Daily Prophet.

"Okay," he huffed, breathing heavily. "I'm ready." Silviana put down the newspaper to look at her son. She nodded and stood to her feet. "So how are we getting to Diagon Alley?" Josh curiously asked as his mother put on her cardigan.

"By floo of course," Silviana answered. She moved over to their fireplace where a small pouch was sitting on top of the mantle.

"Okay," Josh said nervously as he inched closer to the fireplace. He wasn't very fond of traveling through fire.

"Okay, now remember what i told you. Speak clearly. I don't want to lose you and find you gallivanting back in Knockturn Alley again," Silviana replied as she held the pouch open to her son. Josh hid his smile as he grabbed some floo powder and threw into the fireplace. He remembered back a few months ago when he had gotten lost in Knockturn Alley. Though, he didn't think of it as being lost, he though of it as being thrust into an adventure.

"Leaky Cauldron!" Josh yelled as clearly as possible. The red and orange flames suddenly turned green. Josh clenched his fists and then stepped into the green flames. It was like a fast flying elevator, and once his destination had arrived, Josh was thrown from the flames and into his destination, landing face down onto the pub floor. He could never stick the landing of floo travel.

"Are you okay, son?" someone asked, walking over to help Josh to his feet.

"Yeah, I'm okay," Josh answered, dusting himself off. "It happens to me all the time." He looked up to see a man in muggle attire, and if Josh didn't know any better, this man was a muggle, but how could he be here in this wizarding Pub. "Are you a...?"

"Non-magic person?" The man finished for Josh with a chuckle. "Yes, I am. My wife and I are here to help my daughter buy her school supplies." He waved over to his wife and daughter. Josh looked behind the man. His wife was tall with dark hair and brown eyes. Behind her was a short, bushy brown haired girl with brown eyes, staring in awe at how Josh just appeared out of a fireplace. The mother and daughter also seemed out of place, which meant to Josh that their daughter was a muggleborn witch. He smiled at them and the man.

"Thank you for helping me," He said, grinning widely. The man smiled, glancing down at Josh's teeth.

"You have great teeth," He commented, "Always take care of them." Josh though that was a strange thing to say to a young boy. He watched as the man turned back to his family who were being led by a ministry witch towards the back of the pub. The green flames fired up behind Josh. He turned around to see his mother gracefully exit the flames. He sighed to himself in slight annoyance as his mother dusted herself off.

"Alright, let's go," Silviana said, and then led her son to the back of the pub, following after the muggle family Josh had seen earlier. The two stopped at a tall brick wall. Silviana took out her wand, tapping it four times in a cross. The bricks sprang to life, moving and creating a passage way into the bustling street of Diagon Alley.

Josh grinned at the sight of this place. He had been here before many times, but it still amazed him every time he came to the Alley. It was always bustling around with Witches and Wizards who were roaming the alley through store after store buying supplies.

"Alright, then," Silviana commented, "Let me look at that list of yours." Josh took out his supply list out of his pocket and handed it to his mother. She took a look at it and smiled. "It never changes." She muttered to herself. "Let's go ahead and get your wand." Josh nodded and began to follow his mother to Ollivander's wand shop. The two entered to see the wand maker was already helping out a young girl. She had blue eyes and blonde hair. He mother, with the same colored hair and green eyes, was standing to the side, watching silently. When the two entered, her attention turned to Silviana and Josh. Her eyes lit up.

"Silvie?"

"Yes?" Silviana replied with furrowed eyebrows towards the blonde woman. Her curious expression turned into an excited smile as she realized who called her. "Aurora! It's been so long!" Silviana and Aurora strolled up to one another and hugged.

"Yes it has," Aurora replied with a smile, letting her friend go. "How are you?" she asked.

"I've been good!" Silviana replied who glanced towards the girl who was making her way towards her mother with a wand in a box. Josh and the girl glanced at one another. He slightly bumped into his mother. "Oh! Forgive me, but this is my son, Joshua," Silviana introduced. "Joshua, this is my old friend from school, Aurora Greengrass." Josh smiled as he shook Aurora's hand.

"It's pleasure to finally meet you," Aurora said to Josh who smiled shyly.

"Mother, I'm done," the girl spoke up. Aurora looked at her daughter.

"Daphne, this is my old friend, Silviana Emrys," Aurora introduced to her daughter. "And this young fellow is Joshua, her son." Josh smiled and waved at Daphne who did the same in return.

"Is the one boy ready?" The old wand maker asked from a few feet away. Silviana nodded and motioned Josh over to the elder man. Josh walked over towards the old man. "Well, hello there. I'm Ollivander, the wand maker."

"Hi," Josh greeted walking over to the old man while his mother caught up with her friend and Daphne watched him out of curiosity. "Josh Emrys." Ollivander gave Josh a look as if he seemed familiar, and then gave a small nod.

"Okay, let's get started. Which is your wand arm?" the wand maker asked.

Josh instinctively held up his right arm. "Right." he answered. Ollivander nodded.

"All right, hold out your arm. Yes, like that," Ollivander pulled out a measuring tape, starting to take measurements of strange areas on Josh's body, from his knee to armpit and around his head. "Each wand has a core of a powerful magical substance, Mr. Emrys." Ollivander spoke up. "We use unicorn hairs, phoenix tail feathers, and the heartstrings of dragons. No two Ollivander wands are the same, just as no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes are quite the same. And, of course, you will never get such good results with another wizard's wand. The wand chooses the wizard." Josh stared at the man curiously, interested in what the elder was saying.

Mr. Ollivander gave a 'that's enough' and the measuring tape fell.

"Let's try this one, Mr. Emrys," Mr. Ollivander handed Josh a wand, "Hawthorn and unicorn hair. Nine inches. Give it a wave now."

Josh curiously waved the wand around and nothing happened. He sighed as his face grew red and Mr. Ollivander snatched it from him and shoved another in his hand.

"Birch, phoenix tail feather, ten inches."

Again, Josh waved the wand, just to have it replaced again.

"Hazel and unicorn hair. Ten inches."

Josh tried again, and again the wand was snatched from her hand, but not before a small vase exploded making Josh jump up in surprise. Daphne giggled from the front where their mothers were still conversing.

"Stubborn customer, aren't you?" Mr. Ollivander commented, picking up another wand, "Well, let's try this. Ebony, Dragon Heart-string. Eleven inches. Go on, then."

Josh stared at the dark colored wand. He reached out to grab it. As soon as the wand touched his hand, he felt something different and knew that this wand had chosen him. It sent a warm sensation up his arm and when he gave it a determined wave, it set off a shower of shiny golden and silver sparks. Josh started grinning widely and knew that this was going to be his wand. Silviana came over indicating that the Greengrasses had left the shop. Josh's mother paid for the wand and thanked Ollivander for the wand, the two leaving the shop. Silviana put Josh's wand in her handbag and glanced at the supply list. "Let's go and get your schoolbooks," she suggested. Josh nodded and followed after his mother down the alley and into a new shop named Flourish and Blott's.

Josh had been to the bookshop many times before, but not for himself. His mother would take him here when she wanted to get a new book on something that had just come out. Silviana led Josh through the shop filled with all kinds of books. One by one, Josh's mother found one of his books, handing them to Josh who carried them. He was surprised by book three that they weren't so heavy, even when he received his last school book. All eight books stacked on one another, and Josh felt he was carrying a handful of feathers. Silviana paid for the books, placing all of them into her handbag. She then led him back down the Alley, though Josh had stopped at the front window of Gambol and Japes Joke Shop, looking at the items in interest.

"I don't think so," Silviana said, grabbing Josh by the arm and dragging him away. Josh tried to protest but was shut down. Silviana and Josh stopped at a couple of more shops; At Potage's Cauldron Shop to get Josh's size 2 pewter cauldron; Slug and Jiggers Apothecary, where they would get Josh's scales, glass phials, and a few potion ingredients; Twiflitt and Tatting's to get Josh's telescope; and their last stop was to be Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions to get Josh's school robes.

Silviana took a seat and began to look over at one of Josh's books while Josh was led over to an area to be fitted with his robes. Two other boys were already there, standing on a couple of stools. One of the boys had blond hair, gray eyes and pale looking skin. Josh squinted towards the boy, recognizing him as a Malfoy, from some of those pureblood social gatherings his Grandparents and Mother would take him to. His grandfather had mentioned that the Malfoys were a sneaky family and that he should stay away from them. Which he did. Josh would talk to other pureblood children, mostly with a shy boy he knew as Neville.

The other was about the same height with raven black hair, green eyes, and round-rimmed glasses. Josh didn't recognize him at all, never having seen him before.

"First year?" Someone asked. Josh turned to look over to see that the Malfoy had spoke to him. He nodded. "Me too as well, and him." the pale kid said indicating the green eyed kid who was standing looking bored. "This woman needs to hurry up so Father can take me and buy that new broom he promised me," he said pompously. Josh looked away and rolled his eyes. From that statement, he knew that this Malfoy would be a pain in his rear end and hoped he wouldn't be in the same house as him.

Minutes later, the pale blond Malfoy left, leaving Josh, and the green eyed boy alone with the tailor. "Finally," Josh said. "I thought he'd never leave with his pompous attitude." The green eyed boy grinned and chuckled as was being measured for his robes.

"Yeah, he came off as a snob," the green-eyed boy replied, Josh nodded in agreement. Minutes later, the green eyed boy left with his robes and to Josh's surprise, a mountain of a man. Then it was Josh's turn to get measured. He waited patiently and was finished ten minutes later. Silviana led Josh out of Madam Malkin's.

"I believe we have one last stop," Silviana announced to her son who looked at her quizzically.

"But I already have everything I need," Josh replied.

"Then how are you going to write me every other week?" Silviana asked. Josh began to excitedly grin. Silviana grinned back and led Josh to Eeylops Owl Emporium. Josh smiled once he entered because he noticed a medium sized brown and black honed owl. Minutes later, Silviana and Josh exited, holding the same owl that Josh had been staring at.

Josh and Silviana had finally returned home around lunchtime. She helped Josh take his items back to his room and told him lunch would be ready in a little bit. Josh walked over and opened his owl cage where his new owl sat. "What to name you," He said to himself as the owl stared at him. Josh looked into his owl's eyes, which were surprisingly sparkling, reminding him of the stars in the night sky. He smiled and decided to name his owl after the stars. He ran over to a shelf in his room, grabbing a book about star constellations. He looked through the names to find one he liked, and he did. Josh closed the book and walked over to his owl. "How about Aquila?" He asked his owl. "Do you like that name?" The owl hooted. "I'll take that as a yes." Josh walked over and opened his window. "Take flight, Aquila!" He said excitedly. The owl hooted once more and took flight, flying out the window to find something to eat. Josh smiled and turned to his things. He reached under his bed and pulled out a dark colored trunk with the initials M. M. E. It was his grandfather's old school trunk, which had been magically enhanced with more room. Even though September was nearly a month away, Josh starting placing things inside of his trunk, looking around his room and deciding what it was he could take with him. He didn't have his wand as his mother thought it best to hold onto until it was time to leave for Hogwarts.

He sighed, grabbed one of his books and jumped on to his bed, landing on his belly. He opened the book he was holding which was The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection. He couldn't wait to learn defense as his Great Uncle Ben was an Auror for the ministry. He was retired, but he had been good at dueling and told him stories of the Last Wizarding War against a dark wizard named Lord Voldemort. He wouldn't mind being one of those Aurors for a career. He also couldn't wait for September 1st to roll around as he would finally be going to Hogwarts.