Give Me a Reason
By Maya Authors note: This is where the story starts, and looks like its going to be quite a long one, what with it stretching over almost 20 years and more. Hopefully, I'll get reviews (and that was a hint), maybe a few suggestions to help me make this a more interesting story and people will review this story, so I know what they think about it ! Any way, give me some time and hopefully I'll get my narration style right and create a story that maybe interesting. Disclaimers: Doesn't belong to me. Nope, really! Maybe just the plot and the other characters not from the really, really famous books.
Chapter One
When Jane learnt she was witch she was surprised, very surprised. One Sunday, at breakfast, she received a letter from a school called Hogwarts saying they were pleased to inform her that she was a witch and here was a list of stuff she needed. Her mother on the other hand was not surprised at all, apparently she suspected that Jane was a witch and thought her grandmother would be happy to hear that. Which is when she found out her mother was a witch as was her grandmother. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" she asked her mother "Well because she showed no signs of magical ability and they thought she was a Squib" "A Squib?" "A person of magical parentage with no magical abilities" "Oh OK. Why?" "If you were a Squib then I would never have told you. You would have lived a normal muggle life" "Muggle?" "Non magic person." "Ah.ok thanks a lot. This is just great I'm a witch. Is the tooth fairy real?" " Well you'll figure that later in school" " School? There are so many witches?" "Witches and wizards" said her mother. "This is just great ,I can tell you about my school days and Quidditch and the charms" said her mother. Her name was Jane Smith. She had brown hair, brown eyes and features you would never remember. People rarely remembered her. Her grades were good, not extraordinary not dismal, not average! Just good. When she learnt she was a witch like her mother and grand mother before her she was really happy. Finally something unique, something special about Jane Smith. But when the euphoria had died down she figured she'd been an average witch. She'd work in an average job, doing average things, marry an average guy and have an average life. Average. It seemed to figure most prominently in her life. So Jane went to Hogwarts, thinking she'd be an average student, with maybe a friend or two. Nothing special. She sighed, at least this is interesting, she thought. On the platform, once she had passed the barrier, she saw a lot of students. Hundreds of students, saying goodbye to their parents. Many of them were in robes. Ann Smith, her mother, was in muggle clothing and wore a large hat that covered most of her face. After helping her with her trunk, she helped her find a seat in an empty compartment. As the train began to move she began to cry and kissed Jane goodbye. "I'm going to miss you so much" she said "write to me" she shouted as the train pulled away and she vanished from the platform. When the platform disappeared Jane settled back and pulled out her books, she knew it was going to be a long journey, because her mother had told her a lot about the train and the school. A little while later the door slid back and a girl entered. "Can I sit here?" she asked "All the other compartments are full." "Sure, come in" Jane answered "My name is Jane Smith." "Hello Jane, my name is Lily Evans. I'm a first year. How about you?" she asked. "I'm a first year too" Jane answered. They smiled at each other. Then Jane asked "So, did you know you were a witch before you got the letter? "No. My parents are not - they don't have magical powers. It was a surprise when I got my letter. Imagine me being a witch. I wonder what my powers are. How about you?" she answered. "I didn't know I was a witch either. My mother is a witch, my granny too. But I don't know about my dad's side though. They did not tell me about this till the letter came. They did not know if I was a witch or not." said Jane. "So you've never seen magic before this..." said Lily. "Oh look Severus, we have two mudbloods with us this year" drawled a cold voice. Both the girls turned to see two boys in the doorway. One of them had grey eyes and blonde hair, the other black hair and black eyes. They both had pale faces and were dressed in black robes. "Who are you and what are mudbloods" asked Lily "You would be a mudblood. A muggle born with magical powers" said the blonde boy advancing into the compartment "They pollute the magical community with their impure blood" he continued. Jane turned to the other boy then and saw him grimace slightly, only to mask it with a stare of contempt when he saw her looking at him. "Albus Dumbledore doesn't know what harm he's doing to the magical community by letting mudbloods into Hogwarts" said the blonde boy "does he Severus?" "What is wrong about having magical powers if your family doesn't? It shouldn't make a difference" said Lily "Yeah, Magical powers shouldn't depend upon parentage" said Jane. "It does" said the blonde boy "mudbloods are..." "Are what Malfoy?" asked a new voice. Two more boys had entered the compartment. Lily turned to Jane and rolled her eyes. "And who might you be?" she asked "James Potter and Sirius Black, at your service my Lady" he answered with a bow. This elicited a scowl from the other two. "I should have known it was a Potter. Your family has no wizarding pride." Said Malfoy "And you would know" said James Potter with a sneer. "I would suggest you leave if you don't want to start the term with a broken nose" His friend, Sirius Black, cracked his knuckles and scowled at them. "Come Severus. Lets not waste our time on these Mudbloods." He said, sweeping out of the compartment. The other boy with him, Severus, shot an almost apologetic look at Jane
(he had been staring at her all this time) and walked out behind his friend. "Those idiots are a menace to wizard society" said Sirius. "Yeah. Let's see if we can make their life more comfortable in Hogwarts" said James with an evil grin. "Lets" replied Sirius with an equally evil grin. Jane cleared her throat loudly "If you boys are done flexing your non- existent muscles perhaps you could tell us what that was about." "Well" began Sirius "if you pretty ladies can tell us your names we can perhaps tell you something." Lily raised an eyebrow, and then looking at Jane she said "Lily Potter and Jane Smith" "It's a pleasure to meet such lovely ladies. I regret the circumstances under which we had to meet. The Malfoys have no idea how to talk to ladies" said James Potter putting on an air. "It's a pleasure to meet you too" said Jane impatiently "but if you could tell us..." "Well if you must know" said James with a large mock sigh "those two belong to very old wizarding families. They take pride in their purity and think muggles with wizard children are polluting the wizarding community. Malfoy and Snape. Those families are better known for their expertise in the Dark Arts." "Dark Arts?" asked Jane "Magic used for Dark Purposes" said Sirius. "Which year are you two in?" asked Lily "First" answered Sirius. "But you two know so much about magic and Wizarding families" said Jane sounding astonished. "Well, both Sirius and I are from very old wizarding families. The
Potters and Blacks have been around for ages" said James. "So you're one of them?" asked Jane her eyes narrowing with suspicion. "Sweet Merlin! No! Those maniacs are mad!" said James with feeling. "Oh Ok" said Lily. "James" said Sirius nudging him with an elbow and rolling his eyes dramatically. "Ah yes" said James "forgive us; we are required elsewhere on pressing business. Good bye sweet ladies." He said with another sweeping bow. "Adieu, Gentle Ladies, we hope to see you anon" said Sirius with a similar bow. They both turned and left the compartment. Lily and Jane turned to look at each other. "If the entire wizarding community is going to be like that I'm gonna go batty soon" remarked Lily. They looked at each other. Their lips quivered and they burst into laughter.
(Please tell me what you think.)
By Maya Authors note: This is where the story starts, and looks like its going to be quite a long one, what with it stretching over almost 20 years and more. Hopefully, I'll get reviews (and that was a hint), maybe a few suggestions to help me make this a more interesting story and people will review this story, so I know what they think about it ! Any way, give me some time and hopefully I'll get my narration style right and create a story that maybe interesting. Disclaimers: Doesn't belong to me. Nope, really! Maybe just the plot and the other characters not from the really, really famous books.
Chapter One
When Jane learnt she was witch she was surprised, very surprised. One Sunday, at breakfast, she received a letter from a school called Hogwarts saying they were pleased to inform her that she was a witch and here was a list of stuff she needed. Her mother on the other hand was not surprised at all, apparently she suspected that Jane was a witch and thought her grandmother would be happy to hear that. Which is when she found out her mother was a witch as was her grandmother. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" she asked her mother "Well because she showed no signs of magical ability and they thought she was a Squib" "A Squib?" "A person of magical parentage with no magical abilities" "Oh OK. Why?" "If you were a Squib then I would never have told you. You would have lived a normal muggle life" "Muggle?" "Non magic person." "Ah.ok thanks a lot. This is just great I'm a witch. Is the tooth fairy real?" " Well you'll figure that later in school" " School? There are so many witches?" "Witches and wizards" said her mother. "This is just great ,I can tell you about my school days and Quidditch and the charms" said her mother. Her name was Jane Smith. She had brown hair, brown eyes and features you would never remember. People rarely remembered her. Her grades were good, not extraordinary not dismal, not average! Just good. When she learnt she was a witch like her mother and grand mother before her she was really happy. Finally something unique, something special about Jane Smith. But when the euphoria had died down she figured she'd been an average witch. She'd work in an average job, doing average things, marry an average guy and have an average life. Average. It seemed to figure most prominently in her life. So Jane went to Hogwarts, thinking she'd be an average student, with maybe a friend or two. Nothing special. She sighed, at least this is interesting, she thought. On the platform, once she had passed the barrier, she saw a lot of students. Hundreds of students, saying goodbye to their parents. Many of them were in robes. Ann Smith, her mother, was in muggle clothing and wore a large hat that covered most of her face. After helping her with her trunk, she helped her find a seat in an empty compartment. As the train began to move she began to cry and kissed Jane goodbye. "I'm going to miss you so much" she said "write to me" she shouted as the train pulled away and she vanished from the platform. When the platform disappeared Jane settled back and pulled out her books, she knew it was going to be a long journey, because her mother had told her a lot about the train and the school. A little while later the door slid back and a girl entered. "Can I sit here?" she asked "All the other compartments are full." "Sure, come in" Jane answered "My name is Jane Smith." "Hello Jane, my name is Lily Evans. I'm a first year. How about you?" she asked. "I'm a first year too" Jane answered. They smiled at each other. Then Jane asked "So, did you know you were a witch before you got the letter? "No. My parents are not - they don't have magical powers. It was a surprise when I got my letter. Imagine me being a witch. I wonder what my powers are. How about you?" she answered. "I didn't know I was a witch either. My mother is a witch, my granny too. But I don't know about my dad's side though. They did not tell me about this till the letter came. They did not know if I was a witch or not." said Jane. "So you've never seen magic before this..." said Lily. "Oh look Severus, we have two mudbloods with us this year" drawled a cold voice. Both the girls turned to see two boys in the doorway. One of them had grey eyes and blonde hair, the other black hair and black eyes. They both had pale faces and were dressed in black robes. "Who are you and what are mudbloods" asked Lily "You would be a mudblood. A muggle born with magical powers" said the blonde boy advancing into the compartment "They pollute the magical community with their impure blood" he continued. Jane turned to the other boy then and saw him grimace slightly, only to mask it with a stare of contempt when he saw her looking at him. "Albus Dumbledore doesn't know what harm he's doing to the magical community by letting mudbloods into Hogwarts" said the blonde boy "does he Severus?" "What is wrong about having magical powers if your family doesn't? It shouldn't make a difference" said Lily "Yeah, Magical powers shouldn't depend upon parentage" said Jane. "It does" said the blonde boy "mudbloods are..." "Are what Malfoy?" asked a new voice. Two more boys had entered the compartment. Lily turned to Jane and rolled her eyes. "And who might you be?" she asked "James Potter and Sirius Black, at your service my Lady" he answered with a bow. This elicited a scowl from the other two. "I should have known it was a Potter. Your family has no wizarding pride." Said Malfoy "And you would know" said James Potter with a sneer. "I would suggest you leave if you don't want to start the term with a broken nose" His friend, Sirius Black, cracked his knuckles and scowled at them. "Come Severus. Lets not waste our time on these Mudbloods." He said, sweeping out of the compartment. The other boy with him, Severus, shot an almost apologetic look at Jane
(he had been staring at her all this time) and walked out behind his friend. "Those idiots are a menace to wizard society" said Sirius. "Yeah. Let's see if we can make their life more comfortable in Hogwarts" said James with an evil grin. "Lets" replied Sirius with an equally evil grin. Jane cleared her throat loudly "If you boys are done flexing your non- existent muscles perhaps you could tell us what that was about." "Well" began Sirius "if you pretty ladies can tell us your names we can perhaps tell you something." Lily raised an eyebrow, and then looking at Jane she said "Lily Potter and Jane Smith" "It's a pleasure to meet such lovely ladies. I regret the circumstances under which we had to meet. The Malfoys have no idea how to talk to ladies" said James Potter putting on an air. "It's a pleasure to meet you too" said Jane impatiently "but if you could tell us..." "Well if you must know" said James with a large mock sigh "those two belong to very old wizarding families. They take pride in their purity and think muggles with wizard children are polluting the wizarding community. Malfoy and Snape. Those families are better known for their expertise in the Dark Arts." "Dark Arts?" asked Jane "Magic used for Dark Purposes" said Sirius. "Which year are you two in?" asked Lily "First" answered Sirius. "But you two know so much about magic and Wizarding families" said Jane sounding astonished. "Well, both Sirius and I are from very old wizarding families. The
Potters and Blacks have been around for ages" said James. "So you're one of them?" asked Jane her eyes narrowing with suspicion. "Sweet Merlin! No! Those maniacs are mad!" said James with feeling. "Oh Ok" said Lily. "James" said Sirius nudging him with an elbow and rolling his eyes dramatically. "Ah yes" said James "forgive us; we are required elsewhere on pressing business. Good bye sweet ladies." He said with another sweeping bow. "Adieu, Gentle Ladies, we hope to see you anon" said Sirius with a similar bow. They both turned and left the compartment. Lily and Jane turned to look at each other. "If the entire wizarding community is going to be like that I'm gonna go batty soon" remarked Lily. They looked at each other. Their lips quivered and they burst into laughter.
(Please tell me what you think.)