#Chapter Two Rejection of the Family
Jarrik jumped backwards off the diving board, just like an Olympics
swimmer. He wanted to be a swimmer when he grew up. Suddenly, the swimming
pool doors opened. It was his mom, Danni. She wore a worried expression on
her face.
"We couldn't find you. We've been worried. For two reasons."she informed
him.
"Yes mom. I'll be right there. I have to take a shower and dry off."
"Ok hurry though okay?"
"All right. Go away."he said, a little irritated. She left.
He climbed out of the pool stomping towards the showers. There was a shower
in the boys wash room and one in the girls wash room. His parents had a
built-in pool in their house. He finished taking a shower and was drying
off when his dad, Tom, walked into the shower. Jarrik quickly wrapped the
towel around his waist.
"Hurry up son. We need to talk about... something."he told his son
uncomfortably.
"Ok. Could you please leave so I can change?"
"Yes. Hurry."his dad ordered.
"Ok go!"he almost yelled.
He put his clothes back on and walked back home. When he approached the
kitchen doors, he heard murmured voices.
"We can't have one in the house."his father was saying.
"I know. They're dangerous from what I've heard."said his mother.
Jarrik couldn't stand it anymore. He pushed the door open.
"Hello honey. Please come and sit down so we can talk." His mother said. He
sat.
"Now,"his dad said,"we found this sitting on the counter."He held up the
envelope."We read the letter. Here."He slid the letter towards his son.
Dear Jarrik Spellman,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A list of supplies is enclosed in the envelope. We are expecting you at King's Cross Train Station on September 1. Your ticket is also in the envelope. Professor M. McGonagall Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts "I-I'm a wizard? But-but how can I be one?" "We don't know, Mr. Spellman."said his dad. "Why are you calling me 'Mr. Spellman?'"he said confused. "We can't have a wizard in the house. They're dangerous and-" "I'M NOT DANGEROUS!"Jarrik yelled at his parents. He grabbed the envelope and list with the letter and ran up to the attic. "I'm moving out. If they think I'm dangerous, they don't deserve me as a son."Jarrik said loudly enough so that his former parents could hear him. He heard a knock at the front door. Someone opened the door. "I'm 'ere for Jarrik Spellman,"said a low, rumble-like voice. "I'll go get him my good sir."said his father. "Call me Hagrid."said the rumble-like voice that was Hagrid. "Ok. Jarrik! Someone here for you!"his father yelled up the stairs, almost happily. "I'm packing!!"he yelled back. He heard footsteps coming up the stairs. It was his mom. She had a sad look on her face. "Jarrik, I still love you no matter what. Your father would hate me if I said you could live here. He had a bad experience with an evil wizard. The wizard killed his mom, dad, little twin brother and sister, and his grandparents. All in one night. He was the only one that escaped." "I don't care. You apparentently don't love me because you agreed with that bloody bastard." "Don't call your father that, young man." "He's not my father. He doesn't love me and neither do you. I'm not your young man anymore! Leave me alone to pack all my stuff."he yelled at her. She walked away fuming with anger. Jarrik followed suit with a suitcase in his hand. He got all his clothes off the hangars and put them in his suitcase. He got his favorite picture of his parents and him. The picture was the day where he'd just won the swimming competition. He was holding the trophy in the air with pride, standing in-between his parents. He stuffed it into the suitcase. He got his socks and boxers and put them in there too. His heart was heavy. Just a few hours ago, he had a home, a family, and now he had nothing but a man named Hagrid. He remembered his promise to Jarrid. He picked up the phone and dialed the phone number. "Hi, may I speak to Jarrid?"he asked Jarrid's mother. "Yes just a moment, Jarrik."she said."Jarrid! Jarrik is on the phone. Here he is, sweetie." "Wazzaki!" "Wazzaki. Hey, I'm moving away from my parents. Tell Mrs. Pittmon that I moved."Jarrik said. "WHAT!!!"Jarrid yelled."WHY ARE YOU MOVING?! IS THIS SOME KIND OF PRE- TEENAGE REBELLION?!"his friend yelled. "STOP YELLING!!!! I'm moving because..."he didn't know what to tell him. "Well?" "Um, I can't tell you because it would lead to world chaos, leading to hell."Jarrik told Jarrid, hoping that the excuse would work. But Jarrid sensed something was wrong with that. "Tell the truth, Jarrik Raymond Phenomenal Powerman Spellman."he said Jarrik's full name. "Hey you should be talking, Jarrid Poopy-Pants Panda-Lover Dirt-Eater Phone- Muncher Rutter."Jarrik said Jarrid's full name, as he zipped his suitcase shut. "No! Mercy!!!!"said Jarrid like he always did when Jarrik said his full name."All right. I believe you, not. Just tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone. Not even Mr. Sufflebuffer."That was his teddy bear's name. "Ok. Well I got a letter that said that I am a wizard so my parents are rejecting me and I'm going with a person named Hagrid to get supplies for the school. It's a boarding school."Jarrik told him in a rush, hoping he wouldn't catch half of it. "A wizard?"Jarrid asked in disbelief. "Yes. You can't tell anyone. No one, you hear?"he ordered. "Jarrik!"his father yelled. "Just a darn minute in peace would be nice you know."Jarrik yelled in reply. There was silence downstairs again."I gotta go, ok?" "So I have to tell Mrs. Pittmon that you moved to..."he asked ending short of where Jarrik moved. "Good question. Um...I got it. Tell her that I had to go to a boarding school because my parents couldn't stand me anymore and that they had been planning this for weeks."Jarrik declared. "Good thinking. Let's just hope that works. Mail me with news from the other... realm. Wassaki out!"Jarrid said as he hung up. Jarrik put the receiver down. He had a heavy heart as he lugged his suitcase down the stairs to go with his new guardian, Hagrid. Hagrid was gigantic! He was twice as tall as a normal man and three times as wide. His hands were as big as trash can lids. He had a big mess of hair that was in knots and tangles. He had another boy his age with him. The boy had messy, jet black hair, with a lightning-shaped scar. The boy flattened his hair nervously. "Well Jarrik ready? You won't be able ter see this place until Christmas, Easter, and Summer Holidays."said Hagrid "Actually, we can't have him back. I don't like wizards."said his father with a sour expression. "Hang on, I forgot my bird."Jarrik realized. He'd give up anything to keep his bird. He ran to get the bird."Come on Fox. We're going on a permanent vacation." "Why?! Where to?!"said the bird. "You'll see."He informed the bird, as he put the cover on the screeching bird's cage. He walked back to Hagrid sadly. Hagrid read his feelings and he said,"Give yer parents a final hug." Jarrik walked over to his dad and hugged his dad one last time. His father didn't return it. He let go quickly and walked over to his mom. He gave her a long, final hug. She hugged him and said"Good luck. Write me." "Okay mom. I'll miss you."He said with tears running down his face."I'm ready to go Hagrid." "All righ'. We're off."Hagrid told him. Hagrid, the boy, and Jarrik walked outside, Jarrik never to see his parents again.
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A list of supplies is enclosed in the envelope. We are expecting you at King's Cross Train Station on September 1. Your ticket is also in the envelope. Professor M. McGonagall Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts "I-I'm a wizard? But-but how can I be one?" "We don't know, Mr. Spellman."said his dad. "Why are you calling me 'Mr. Spellman?'"he said confused. "We can't have a wizard in the house. They're dangerous and-" "I'M NOT DANGEROUS!"Jarrik yelled at his parents. He grabbed the envelope and list with the letter and ran up to the attic. "I'm moving out. If they think I'm dangerous, they don't deserve me as a son."Jarrik said loudly enough so that his former parents could hear him. He heard a knock at the front door. Someone opened the door. "I'm 'ere for Jarrik Spellman,"said a low, rumble-like voice. "I'll go get him my good sir."said his father. "Call me Hagrid."said the rumble-like voice that was Hagrid. "Ok. Jarrik! Someone here for you!"his father yelled up the stairs, almost happily. "I'm packing!!"he yelled back. He heard footsteps coming up the stairs. It was his mom. She had a sad look on her face. "Jarrik, I still love you no matter what. Your father would hate me if I said you could live here. He had a bad experience with an evil wizard. The wizard killed his mom, dad, little twin brother and sister, and his grandparents. All in one night. He was the only one that escaped." "I don't care. You apparentently don't love me because you agreed with that bloody bastard." "Don't call your father that, young man." "He's not my father. He doesn't love me and neither do you. I'm not your young man anymore! Leave me alone to pack all my stuff."he yelled at her. She walked away fuming with anger. Jarrik followed suit with a suitcase in his hand. He got all his clothes off the hangars and put them in his suitcase. He got his favorite picture of his parents and him. The picture was the day where he'd just won the swimming competition. He was holding the trophy in the air with pride, standing in-between his parents. He stuffed it into the suitcase. He got his socks and boxers and put them in there too. His heart was heavy. Just a few hours ago, he had a home, a family, and now he had nothing but a man named Hagrid. He remembered his promise to Jarrid. He picked up the phone and dialed the phone number. "Hi, may I speak to Jarrid?"he asked Jarrid's mother. "Yes just a moment, Jarrik."she said."Jarrid! Jarrik is on the phone. Here he is, sweetie." "Wazzaki!" "Wazzaki. Hey, I'm moving away from my parents. Tell Mrs. Pittmon that I moved."Jarrik said. "WHAT!!!"Jarrid yelled."WHY ARE YOU MOVING?! IS THIS SOME KIND OF PRE- TEENAGE REBELLION?!"his friend yelled. "STOP YELLING!!!! I'm moving because..."he didn't know what to tell him. "Well?" "Um, I can't tell you because it would lead to world chaos, leading to hell."Jarrik told Jarrid, hoping that the excuse would work. But Jarrid sensed something was wrong with that. "Tell the truth, Jarrik Raymond Phenomenal Powerman Spellman."he said Jarrik's full name. "Hey you should be talking, Jarrid Poopy-Pants Panda-Lover Dirt-Eater Phone- Muncher Rutter."Jarrik said Jarrid's full name, as he zipped his suitcase shut. "No! Mercy!!!!"said Jarrid like he always did when Jarrik said his full name."All right. I believe you, not. Just tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone. Not even Mr. Sufflebuffer."That was his teddy bear's name. "Ok. Well I got a letter that said that I am a wizard so my parents are rejecting me and I'm going with a person named Hagrid to get supplies for the school. It's a boarding school."Jarrik told him in a rush, hoping he wouldn't catch half of it. "A wizard?"Jarrid asked in disbelief. "Yes. You can't tell anyone. No one, you hear?"he ordered. "Jarrik!"his father yelled. "Just a darn minute in peace would be nice you know."Jarrik yelled in reply. There was silence downstairs again."I gotta go, ok?" "So I have to tell Mrs. Pittmon that you moved to..."he asked ending short of where Jarrik moved. "Good question. Um...I got it. Tell her that I had to go to a boarding school because my parents couldn't stand me anymore and that they had been planning this for weeks."Jarrik declared. "Good thinking. Let's just hope that works. Mail me with news from the other... realm. Wassaki out!"Jarrid said as he hung up. Jarrik put the receiver down. He had a heavy heart as he lugged his suitcase down the stairs to go with his new guardian, Hagrid. Hagrid was gigantic! He was twice as tall as a normal man and three times as wide. His hands were as big as trash can lids. He had a big mess of hair that was in knots and tangles. He had another boy his age with him. The boy had messy, jet black hair, with a lightning-shaped scar. The boy flattened his hair nervously. "Well Jarrik ready? You won't be able ter see this place until Christmas, Easter, and Summer Holidays."said Hagrid "Actually, we can't have him back. I don't like wizards."said his father with a sour expression. "Hang on, I forgot my bird."Jarrik realized. He'd give up anything to keep his bird. He ran to get the bird."Come on Fox. We're going on a permanent vacation." "Why?! Where to?!"said the bird. "You'll see."He informed the bird, as he put the cover on the screeching bird's cage. He walked back to Hagrid sadly. Hagrid read his feelings and he said,"Give yer parents a final hug." Jarrik walked over to his dad and hugged his dad one last time. His father didn't return it. He let go quickly and walked over to his mom. He gave her a long, final hug. She hugged him and said"Good luck. Write me." "Okay mom. I'll miss you."He said with tears running down his face."I'm ready to go Hagrid." "All righ'. We're off."Hagrid told him. Hagrid, the boy, and Jarrik walked outside, Jarrik never to see his parents again.
