Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter books, everything from them is J.K. Rowling's brilliant work, not mine. I did create Alix and the plot however.
Author's Note – There are over a zillion fan-fics on fanfic.net. I haven't had the time to read all of them yet. So if there is similarities between other fics and my story, it is coincidental.
Salutations! I got back from my trip (well, duh)! I had a blast! School is out and I am now in high school… Scary thought…Anyway, congratulations to me and happy birthday to my friend and… Oh, You probably want to read my story, huh? (If you can't tell, I am extremely hyper! Wheeeeee!)
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- The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.
- ~ Harlan Ellison
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The Keystone
Never a Dull Day
A short plump wizard with a balding head peered curiously at the family boarding the train. The Hogwarts Express only ran about four times a year and never in the summer. This was the first exception he could remember. A tall woman with pretty smile and an even taller man must be the parents of two young boys, who were mock fighting and looked like twins.
When their mother scolded them and they broke apart, the wizard could see that the boys looked very different from each other. One had inherited his looks from his father, tall and lean with thick brown hair and dark eyes. The other looked more like his mother with the same color hair only finer, her sparkling blue eyes, and her smile. Another person joined them.
It was a young woman. She was stunning; her raven hair pulled back and a hint of a tan on her skin. The wizard drew his gaze away to notice the man trying to load big boxes into the compartment. Shaking his head, the conductor walked over and levitated the rest of the boxes. He extended a hand and the man shook it gratefully.
"Thanks. My name is John Sharrp and this is my wife, Elaine. Oh, and our children, Gregory, Benjamin, and our daughter, Alix."
"Thomas Rowlaway. I'm your conductor for today."
He checked his watch.
"Better board up, it's ten to."
The Sharrp family climbed onto the train, leaving the conductor staring after them. They looked like normal muggles, judging by the awe on their faces when he used magic. Why would a family of muggles be moving to a wizarding community?
He shook his head again before sighing and moving off to get the train started. Dumbledore had just requested him to get them to Hogsmeade safely. But whatever the headmaster's reasons were, Thomas trusted him.
Alix leaned back in her seat and watched the scenery outside turn into a blur. Her compartment was temporarily empty. Her parents were exploring the rest of the train and her two brothers had slipped away, probably to create chaos. Alix winced as she heard a telltale bang and laughter. The "monsters", as she had dubbed them, had saved up enough money to purchase a chemistry kit…each.
A yawn punctuated the air and Alix was surprised to find how tired she was. After a few minutes of trying to stay awake, she finally gave up and drifted off.
There were a series of popping noises. Alix's eyes widened as several people appeared from thin air. They were wearing the same attire as the man holding her. He cursed and dropped her to the ground.
"Stupefy!"
Fiery red streams of light flew over Alix's head as she looked up from where she lay. As the red light hit people, they just seemed to collapse and crumple to the ground, unmoving. Terrified, she screamed as she saw the light zooming toward her mother.
"STOP!"
She had shouted. Suddenly everything seemed to go silent. She could no longer hear the shrieks of her mother, the yelling of the mysterious strangers who had fired the sparks, the crackling of her house still burning…
All she could see and hear was that stream of light speeding through the air. Alix found herself lifting an arm and pointing to it.
"IMPEDIMENTA!"
Alix didn't know what the word meant or what had prompted her to yell gibberish, but to her utter amazement, the light jerked to a halt. She stared transfixed before her ears seemed to work again and brought her attention back to the present.
The strange people in black robes were advancing on her with what looked like wands. Red sparks flew out of a couple of them. Fear gripped her and she did the only thing that felt natural. She began to run.
There was a tickle on the side of her face. Alix frowned, opened her eyes and jumped. Her brother was leaning over her, blowing in her ear.
Gregory laughed and cooed in a babyish voice.
"Have a nice nappy-pooh?"
She scowled and pushed him away. He grinned before bounding out to find his accomplice. The compartment door slid open and her mother walked in.
"Hello, love. Just thought you'd like to know that we're almost there. The conductor said five minutes-"
"NO, you weren't supposed to mix those two! Great!"
Yelling in the adjacent compartment interrupted the conversation.
"Yes, you were too suppose to mix them! It says here in the directions if you would actually read them, stupid!"
"I'm not stupid, you are. Those two don't mix well."
"I'm not stupid!"
"Yes, you are!"
"No"
"Yes"
"No, I'm not st-um, is it supposed to be like that?"
"Uh, dunno. What does it say in the directions?"
"I think it's gonna blow…"
Elaine gave Alix an exsasperated look before going to help her sons. Alix laughed to herself as she felt the train slowing down. Never a dull day in the Sharrp family.
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Yay! I know people are confused but things will be explained in the next chapter. The argument her brothers had is dedicated to Carrie and co. Told you guys, I'd put it in!
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