I'm Not Running
By little gin blossom Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognize from the Harry Potter series. [] means authors notes Summary: What if Harry Potter ran away during the Third Task? How did he escape? Who will take him in? What's it like to be in a family where you're just a normal kid?
Chapter 3- In The Orphanage
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Adam was wandering through Great Hangleton all morning searching for an orphanage. It was noon before he found one. St. Joseph's. Sounds alright, Adam mused. He stood there for a minute or two, as though he was having second thoughts. It's a chance to start a new life, he reminded himself. You won't be famous or despised. Just walk through the door. Yes, that's it. One foot in front of the other. He pushed the door open. Inside St. Joseph's there were kids of all ages running around. A boy, who looked about six, stopped in front of Adam, then went running to a woman who looked like she was in charge.
"Janet! Janet!" the six-year-old yelled. "There's a stranger at the door."
"Calm down Wesley," the woman, supposedly Janet, scolded lightly. She followed Wesley to the door, expecting to see an adult wanting to adopt. Needless to say, she was surprised to see a short, scrawny boy who looked to be about fourteen. "Oh. Hello. Who are you?"
Remember, you're Adam. You don't know anything else about yourself. "I think my name's Adam," he said slowly.
"You think? Where's your family?" Janet asked him.
"I'm not sure," Adam said, still talking slowly. "D'you think that maybe I could stay here until I find out where my family is?"
"Um. I guess. Couldn't turn a kid away who doesn't even know if he has a family. Let's just get some paper work filled out on you. I'm Janet by the way."
It was rather difficult to fill out the papers when Adam didn't have answers to half the questions that needed to be filled out. Adam couldn't even remember his own birthday. "I guess we'll just have to choose one for you." Janet said perkily when they came across this particular problem. Adam decided on June 25th[That's the date of the day we're on in the story.], because he thought coming to St. Joseph's was like starting a new life. He didn't tell this to Janet though.
When they finished with the paper work, Janet showed him to the dorm he'd be staying in. His bed was right next to the window. A short boy about his age with short, dark hair, dark skin, brownish green eyes, and a wide smile was sitting on the bed next to Adam's. He stood up and introduced himself to Adam.
"Hey, new kid. I'm Tyler. Tyler Dillard. You'll find it's pretty alright here. Janet's nice. And when she's not here, Brent is. He's cool too." Tyler said all this really fast. "Who are you?" He asked, sticking his hand out to be shaken.
Tyler was starting to remind Adam of Hermi- no, he wouldn't think about her. "Ha-Adam," he said as he took Tyler's hand and shook it.
"Adam What?"
"I don't know. I don't even no if my name's Adam. Janet said I probably have amnesia. I don't remember anything."
"Oh. Well, um." Tyler stammered. "Uh, how do you like it here so far? How long have you been here?"
"Oh, I like it so far. Everyone seems so nice. I've only been here about half an hour, but I'm sure I'll love it here. How about yourself? How long have you been here?"
Tyler's smile faded slightly. "I've been here since I was seven." Adam could tell this was a sensitive subject for Tyler, so quickly changed the subject. "What do you like to do for fun?"
"Oh, I love playing football [soccer for all my fellow Americans]. It's the best sport EVER. I usually play center. Do you play at all? Oh, sorry. Do you remember if you ever played?" Tyler was back to being perky.
"I don't remember, but maybe you could teach me to."
"Hell yeah I'll teach you! Come on. We can go in the back of the building."
Adam and Tyler went to the back and Tyler taught him of the rules. Tyler now reminded him of Oliver Wood, the eccentric Quidditch fanatic. After they went over the rules Tyler started to show off his skills. It's not quite Quidditch, but good enough, Adam thought as he watched Tyler.
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That night at dinner, Janet introduced Adam to the rest of the children. Wesley was telling all his friends about how he met Adam. The rest of the children looked at him for a while, but quickly went back to talking amongst their friends. Adam's face broke into a smile when everyone appeared uninterested in him.
Adam was surprised at how awful the food was. He quickly pushed those thoughts away and reminded himself that it was better than nothing. Tyler was talking all through dinner, but Adam didn't mind. He was glad to have made a friend on his first day.
When they were supposed to be sleeping, Tyler was still talking to Adam. Eventually they both fell asleep. Adam's last thoughts were, Not quite Hogwarts, but I think I found a new home.
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[Yay! I finally got this chapter up. I'm sorry the last chapter wasn't all that great. I just needed it. Also, I'm sorry for the long wait. Review if you want to. You can leave suggestions or comments or flame or whatever. I hope you give Tyler a chance. He has a reason for constantly being perky, which I'll go into in later chapters. He isn't just perky and nice for no good reason.
Thanks to my reviewers! ~ Illusoire- Here's the beginning of what happened to Adam. Hope this was good enough. ~ floramorada- You really think it's interesting? Sorry I couldn't get this up sooner. ~ insaneandproudofit- I read Cricket's stuff. They're really good. I hope Cricket is okay. Thank you for your review. ~ Nicky- Thank you so much for pointing out the mistakes. I still feel embarrassed about that. And thank you for being the only person to answer my question. I hope you like his time in the orphanage.]
~~~ little gin blossom
By little gin blossom Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognize from the Harry Potter series. [] means authors notes Summary: What if Harry Potter ran away during the Third Task? How did he escape? Who will take him in? What's it like to be in a family where you're just a normal kid?
Chapter 3- In The Orphanage
~^~~~^~
Adam was wandering through Great Hangleton all morning searching for an orphanage. It was noon before he found one. St. Joseph's. Sounds alright, Adam mused. He stood there for a minute or two, as though he was having second thoughts. It's a chance to start a new life, he reminded himself. You won't be famous or despised. Just walk through the door. Yes, that's it. One foot in front of the other. He pushed the door open. Inside St. Joseph's there were kids of all ages running around. A boy, who looked about six, stopped in front of Adam, then went running to a woman who looked like she was in charge.
"Janet! Janet!" the six-year-old yelled. "There's a stranger at the door."
"Calm down Wesley," the woman, supposedly Janet, scolded lightly. She followed Wesley to the door, expecting to see an adult wanting to adopt. Needless to say, she was surprised to see a short, scrawny boy who looked to be about fourteen. "Oh. Hello. Who are you?"
Remember, you're Adam. You don't know anything else about yourself. "I think my name's Adam," he said slowly.
"You think? Where's your family?" Janet asked him.
"I'm not sure," Adam said, still talking slowly. "D'you think that maybe I could stay here until I find out where my family is?"
"Um. I guess. Couldn't turn a kid away who doesn't even know if he has a family. Let's just get some paper work filled out on you. I'm Janet by the way."
It was rather difficult to fill out the papers when Adam didn't have answers to half the questions that needed to be filled out. Adam couldn't even remember his own birthday. "I guess we'll just have to choose one for you." Janet said perkily when they came across this particular problem. Adam decided on June 25th[That's the date of the day we're on in the story.], because he thought coming to St. Joseph's was like starting a new life. He didn't tell this to Janet though.
When they finished with the paper work, Janet showed him to the dorm he'd be staying in. His bed was right next to the window. A short boy about his age with short, dark hair, dark skin, brownish green eyes, and a wide smile was sitting on the bed next to Adam's. He stood up and introduced himself to Adam.
"Hey, new kid. I'm Tyler. Tyler Dillard. You'll find it's pretty alright here. Janet's nice. And when she's not here, Brent is. He's cool too." Tyler said all this really fast. "Who are you?" He asked, sticking his hand out to be shaken.
Tyler was starting to remind Adam of Hermi- no, he wouldn't think about her. "Ha-Adam," he said as he took Tyler's hand and shook it.
"Adam What?"
"I don't know. I don't even no if my name's Adam. Janet said I probably have amnesia. I don't remember anything."
"Oh. Well, um." Tyler stammered. "Uh, how do you like it here so far? How long have you been here?"
"Oh, I like it so far. Everyone seems so nice. I've only been here about half an hour, but I'm sure I'll love it here. How about yourself? How long have you been here?"
Tyler's smile faded slightly. "I've been here since I was seven." Adam could tell this was a sensitive subject for Tyler, so quickly changed the subject. "What do you like to do for fun?"
"Oh, I love playing football [soccer for all my fellow Americans]. It's the best sport EVER. I usually play center. Do you play at all? Oh, sorry. Do you remember if you ever played?" Tyler was back to being perky.
"I don't remember, but maybe you could teach me to."
"Hell yeah I'll teach you! Come on. We can go in the back of the building."
Adam and Tyler went to the back and Tyler taught him of the rules. Tyler now reminded him of Oliver Wood, the eccentric Quidditch fanatic. After they went over the rules Tyler started to show off his skills. It's not quite Quidditch, but good enough, Adam thought as he watched Tyler.
~^~~~^~
That night at dinner, Janet introduced Adam to the rest of the children. Wesley was telling all his friends about how he met Adam. The rest of the children looked at him for a while, but quickly went back to talking amongst their friends. Adam's face broke into a smile when everyone appeared uninterested in him.
Adam was surprised at how awful the food was. He quickly pushed those thoughts away and reminded himself that it was better than nothing. Tyler was talking all through dinner, but Adam didn't mind. He was glad to have made a friend on his first day.
When they were supposed to be sleeping, Tyler was still talking to Adam. Eventually they both fell asleep. Adam's last thoughts were, Not quite Hogwarts, but I think I found a new home.
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[Yay! I finally got this chapter up. I'm sorry the last chapter wasn't all that great. I just needed it. Also, I'm sorry for the long wait. Review if you want to. You can leave suggestions or comments or flame or whatever. I hope you give Tyler a chance. He has a reason for constantly being perky, which I'll go into in later chapters. He isn't just perky and nice for no good reason.
Thanks to my reviewers! ~ Illusoire- Here's the beginning of what happened to Adam. Hope this was good enough. ~ floramorada- You really think it's interesting? Sorry I couldn't get this up sooner. ~ insaneandproudofit- I read Cricket's stuff. They're really good. I hope Cricket is okay. Thank you for your review. ~ Nicky- Thank you so much for pointing out the mistakes. I still feel embarrassed about that. And thank you for being the only person to answer my question. I hope you like his time in the orphanage.]
~~~ little gin blossom