Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter, not me, though it would be nice if I had, since I'd be rich, but either way, I own nothing already written or claimed by other people, and if they don't claim it, well finders keepers.

Summary: This story is supposed to be set a few years after the HP story. It won't contain very many of the official characters, except for the professors, of course. The rest will be made up by me. This is rated R because I'm too lazy to make sure it stays pg or pg-13.

maybe this one will break 1100 words...

The Tale of a Young Wizard

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Steven and Gregory walked with the other first year Slytherins, following their prefect, Francis Malfoy(a distant cousin of Draco :p ), down to the Slytherin Dungeon.

"What's wrong Steven?" Gregory could tell he wasn't paying any attention to what was going on around them.

"eh..." Was all he was able to get out

Gregory looked at him for a second and then noticed Steven's eyes were fixed on the light-brown haired slytherin a few feet in front of him, who was chatting away happilly with some of her friends about foreign cartoons and how red-haired boys look the best.

"You fancy her don't you Steven?" He punched Gregory lightly in the shoulder, not having enough energy to really do any harm to him, just enough to warn him.

"Well why don't you pursue her? A Slytherin can get anything they want, and she is a trophy you can claim as your own."

"I don't want a trophy...girls aren't Trophy's, Greg. They're queens...and you should treat them that way..."

"Right...maybe you should've been a Hufflepuff, hehe..."

"Fuck you!" Steven whipped around at Gregory and raised his fist in anger, but lowered it after he saw the look of fear and shock Gregory gave him.

"Relax...I was just kidding you. Still I don't agree...but whatever floats your boat, that's...what...chivalry? Right?"

"Yeah...Chivalry." He smiled proudly at himself, knowing how well he fit the word when most people don't anymore made him very happy.

Their conversation ended at that, and Steven returned to staring longfully at the girl he had dreamed about. He didn't even know her yet he desperatly wanted to gain her affection. He concluded that when your childhood is as depressing as his was, just physical contact with someone would probably make him happy...

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They rounded a corner and were greated by the head of Slytherin House, Severus Snape, who stood infront of the entrance to the Slytherin common room.

"I trust you all found your way here uneventfully." He said to the assembled group.

"Now, remember this because I will only let you know once, the password into the Slytherin common room is 'salazar'. Do not let anyone outside our house know, if you are caught telling outsiders the password, you will be expelled from Slytherin, and possibly the school."

The door opened after Severus had said the password, and the first years entered and went to their appropriate male and female dormitories, Steven couldn't help but take one last look at Sabrina before he went into his dormitory, she hadn't noticed him. Inside the dormitories they found their luggage already setup at pre-selected beds, Steven's was right next to Gregory's.

The two started unpacking their things when Steven came across a semi-translucent peice of fabric which had been tucked away amongst his clothes.

"What the hell...?"

"What?"

"I found some weird thing like a cloak in my bags..."

Gregory came over to Steven's bed and looked at the fabric Steven had been describing.

"Holy Shit! That's an invisibility cloak! How the hell did you get one?"

"It was stuffed in my luggage..."

"You lucky bastard! Someone gave you one!"

Steven smiled contently as he lifted his head up to look out a window, only to see Fawkes sitting just outside of it. As soon as the bird made eye-contact with Steven it flew away. Dumbledore must have given him the cloak...

"Hey Steven, you could use that cloak to sneak into the girl's dormitory and have some fun with that girl..."

"The first friend I've made here is a freak...figures..."

"Oh sod off, let's get some sleep."

Gregory didn't say anything after that. Steven laid in his bed for at least an hour, just thinking. Mainly about that girl...he drifted away, still thinking about her.

Dream Sequence Warning
He was having that same dream again..but this time it was clearer. He was flying on a broom, soaring through the clouds. He looked to his side and there was Sabrina Bolzar, flying with him, giving him an affectionate smile which he gladly returned. They dived down together, flying circles around each other, dancing in the sky as they made their way back to the ground. When they landed they both took their brooms in one hand, and took each other's hand. They walked along the countryside, until they came across a tree, and Steven laid out his cloak for her to sit on, so she wouldn't get dirty, and he sat down beside her. In his dreams they talked and talked..and then he leaned in to give her a kiss...
End of Dream Sequence, you may now return to your seats

"Steven!"

"Wake up! It's the first day! You don't want to miss it, do you?"

"Damnit..." he mumbled, "..just like the last time...you have horrible timing..."

Gregory looked at him quizically for a moment, and then yelled at him to get up again.

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Notes: Fluff is my middle name...and apparently the middle name of this chapter...yeah so sue me I'm a softy. Eh. Review and get a free hug. :p