WOOD'S STORY
DISCLAIMER: once again, I would like to say that I own none of the Harry Potter characters. Starting with the 3rd chapter, the characters of Elenore, Jen, and Ian are my own creations. Also-and I forgot to mention this in the last disclaimer-the characters of Magalin and Oliver's parents are my own creation.
CHAPTER ONE
"Mummy, did the mail come yet?" 11-year-old Oliver asked as he entered the kitchen.
"I don't know, dear," said Mary Wood as she started on dinner.
"D'you think it'll be here when Daddy gets home?"
"Maybe. You must be patient."
"Darn. My broomstick magazine is supposed to come today."
Mary looked at Oliver as he sat and waited. The 11 years since his birth had changed her. In that time she had lost her mother, Oliver's maternal grandmother, and dear Magalin, Oliver's godmother, had passed away the year before. In that time, she had also discovered that Oliver, her only son, would remain her only son, as the doctor had told her she could no longer have children. The death of Magalin had hit her the hardest, as Magalin had been a friend of Mary's mother, Gwyndolyn Stewart Aramus. The sound of the kitchen door opening and Oliver's excited shouts of "Daddy, Daddy, is the mail here?" brought her thoughts to an end.
James Wood walked into his kitchen and was immediately bombarded by his young son, trying to grab the mail in his father's hands. "Wait a minute Oliver, let me get into the house." said James with a grin.
As soon as he set the mail on the table, Oliver grabbed it and went through it with amazing speed until he found what he was looking for: His first issue of 'Which Broomstick'. Under the magazine was a letter with a strange seal on it, and Oliver's name printed in green ink. "I'll look at it later." thought Oliver as he leafed through the magazine until he found it. The new Cleansweep broom, #7.
"Oliver, dear, don't you want to see your letter?" said Mary gently as she picked it up to examine it. When she saw the seal she smiled and thought, "Maggi dear, you were right. My little Oliver is going to Hogwarts."
A month after he received his letter, Oliver and his parents arrived at King's Cross Station and through the barrier made their way to Platform 9 3/4.
His parents having said goodbye, Oliver gave them one last look as the train pulled out of the station.
Oliver went down the train hall until he found an empty compartment. He sat down is a seat near the window, and as he looked out the window at the new scenery meeting his eyes, he wondered what he would learn and what would be waiting for him at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
There! A longer chapter! Hope that makes you all happy. I'm transferring all this from my geocities page, so it's slow goings, but I can promise at least 7 chapters immediately.
DISCLAIMER: once again, I would like to say that I own none of the Harry Potter characters. Starting with the 3rd chapter, the characters of Elenore, Jen, and Ian are my own creations. Also-and I forgot to mention this in the last disclaimer-the characters of Magalin and Oliver's parents are my own creation.
CHAPTER ONE
"Mummy, did the mail come yet?" 11-year-old Oliver asked as he entered the kitchen.
"I don't know, dear," said Mary Wood as she started on dinner.
"D'you think it'll be here when Daddy gets home?"
"Maybe. You must be patient."
"Darn. My broomstick magazine is supposed to come today."
Mary looked at Oliver as he sat and waited. The 11 years since his birth had changed her. In that time she had lost her mother, Oliver's maternal grandmother, and dear Magalin, Oliver's godmother, had passed away the year before. In that time, she had also discovered that Oliver, her only son, would remain her only son, as the doctor had told her she could no longer have children. The death of Magalin had hit her the hardest, as Magalin had been a friend of Mary's mother, Gwyndolyn Stewart Aramus. The sound of the kitchen door opening and Oliver's excited shouts of "Daddy, Daddy, is the mail here?" brought her thoughts to an end.
James Wood walked into his kitchen and was immediately bombarded by his young son, trying to grab the mail in his father's hands. "Wait a minute Oliver, let me get into the house." said James with a grin.
As soon as he set the mail on the table, Oliver grabbed it and went through it with amazing speed until he found what he was looking for: His first issue of 'Which Broomstick'. Under the magazine was a letter with a strange seal on it, and Oliver's name printed in green ink. "I'll look at it later." thought Oliver as he leafed through the magazine until he found it. The new Cleansweep broom, #7.
"Oliver, dear, don't you want to see your letter?" said Mary gently as she picked it up to examine it. When she saw the seal she smiled and thought, "Maggi dear, you were right. My little Oliver is going to Hogwarts."
A month after he received his letter, Oliver and his parents arrived at King's Cross Station and through the barrier made their way to Platform 9 3/4.
His parents having said goodbye, Oliver gave them one last look as the train pulled out of the station.
Oliver went down the train hall until he found an empty compartment. He sat down is a seat near the window, and as he looked out the window at the new scenery meeting his eyes, he wondered what he would learn and what would be waiting for him at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
There! A longer chapter! Hope that makes you all happy. I'm transferring all this from my geocities page, so it's slow goings, but I can promise at least 7 chapters immediately.