Located in the hills of Scotland, and hidden away in it's own special place is the magical kingdom of Hogsmeade. It's ruled by the Potters. King James, Queen Lily and their son, Prince Harry. They, of course, live in the Hogwarts castle that overlooks the land.
Living with them in the castle is James' best friend, Lord Sirius and his son Orion. Tragically Sirius' wife, Amanda, died years ago from a sickness. So now the two wreck havoc on the would be peaceful castle.
Down in the town of Hogsmeade, there are families of all kind of social class. The richer live closer to the castle and in much larger homes then the stores that line the streets. The peasants and business owners are the ones who live in the small apartments above the stores.
On one particular day, the town was almost completely full of shoppers and their servants carrying everything. It was on this day that a red haired, brown-eyed beauty was almost run over by a spooked horse.
"Ginny! Watch those packages! I don't want you mucking up my new things!" A shrill voice said from the other side of the carriage the horse was pulling.
"Yes, I'm sorry Narcissa." She replied when she caught up with the taller women.
"You should be. Now I'm going to visit some friends, so take my purchases to the manor and have your brothers put them away. Draco and Wisteria are out also today so I expect that house to be absolutely spotless when I get back." She ordered.
"Yes, ma'am."
Narcissa seemed satisfied and turned around to head in the opposite direction. But she stopped and said to Ginny, "Don't forget to clean the fireplaces, Cinderella." Saying her childhood nickname with a super sweet and super fake voice. Then she turned and went towards the Three Broomsticks, where only the most prestigious women go to gossip. Ginny sighed and started to walk back to 'home'.
Ginny Weasley was a pretty 16-year-old girl. She had long, dark red hair and deep brown eyes. She was relatively tall for a girl, having long legs, but you couldn't tell with the clothes she wore.
Ginny was the youngest and only girl of seven children. Her and her brothers grew up in Hogsmeade with their parents. Years ago, when Ginny was only 5 or 6, her mother died and her father remarried to a woman who had two children of her own. Her husband had been sent to the prison, Azkaban for being associated in some kind of mob.
Bill and Charlie, Ginny's oldest brothers, had assumed that the women was only in the marriage for the Weasley fortune, but couldn't convince their father. He had said everyone deserves to have another go at a better life.
When Arthur Weasley turned up dead only a year after the marriage, the Weasley children knew they had been right.
As soon as the funeral service was finished, Narcissa, her son Draco who was a year older then Ginny, (about her youngest brother, Ron's age) and her daughter Wisteria, a year younger, had all changed their names back to Malfoy. Before anyone could stop it, the entire Weasley fortune was in Malfoy hands and the seven kids were now the new house servants.
Bill and Charlie had tried to leave, as they were the oldest. They planned to get jobs and eventually get their younger siblings away from the Malfoys. But having no money and now a ruined reputation, (thanks to Narcissa), they had no choice but to stay at the household.
They all quickly learned to stick together. All seven of them were there for the other. Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George and Ron took care of Ginny when she was younger and didn't understand. Now she practically takes care of them. There are no petty fights between the twins, Fred and George. And if one of them gets more dinner then the rest, they split it seven ways.
Ginny sighed as she tried to open the complicated locks, while holding all the new clothes Narcissa really didn't need. She tried balancing them and they started tipping over. Putting them on the ground was definitely not an option. She opted for banging and kicking the door until someone heard it and let her in.
Only a minute later and she heard the loud 'click' of the lock. Opening the door were two very confused identical faces. Fred and George relaxed and smiled, letting Ginny inside.
"Hey Gin! Having trouble?" George asked, taking the packages away from her.
"What's all the banging?" Another red head entered the room from the left. He was tall and had glasses on.
"Just Ginny practicing her drumming." Fred informed their brother, Percy.
Three more red heads came down the stairs. Bill, Charlie and Ron. "We heard banging and didn't know what it—"
"It was me. I was banging on the door cause I couldn't open the lock. No need for all six of you to inspect. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a house to clean up." Ginny snapped. Just as she turned around to walk away, the familiar whiney, nasal voice of Wisteria Malfoy came through the walls. Ginny let out a groan then walked to the living room to answer the fire call.
"It's about time someone came. I've been sitting here for like, ever!" Wisteria said as Ginny sat down in front of her. She had a string of comebacks for the annoying snob, but kept them to herself.
"Mummy says that her, me and Draco have to go to Diagon Alley Today. We'll be back at eight tonight. That gives you nine hours to clean the house, including the laundry and we'll be wanting something to eat when we get back. Have a nice day!" With that, she pulled out of the fireplace and Ginny was left alone.
Back in the entrance hall, Ginny's brothers were devising up a plan for their little sister.
"Do you think she'll go?" Ron asked.
"Once she sees the outfit she'll be wearing, she won't have a choice." Bill told him confidently.
"If you're sure. She seemed a little, I don't know, testy earlier."
"Ron! Stop worrying! Gin will love us after this. She hasn't been to Diagon Alley in ages." Fred assured him, slapping his back lightly.
"Okay, I just don't want to get yelled at if she hates it."
"If who hates what?" Ginny asked, joining their little circle.
"Uhhhh, well Gin. Guess what? We have a surprise for you!" Charlie unveiled to her.
She instantly perked up. "I love surprises! What is it?" She was jumping up and down and George had to sit on the stairs and hold her on his lap to contain her excitement.
"Okay, ready?" Charlie asked. She enthusiastically nodded her head. "You will be sending the day in…Diagon Alley!""
The smile slowly crept off Ginny's face and she practically sunk into George. That was not what she wanted to hear.
"Either George is doing a really good job holding you, or your not excited at all."
"I'll take choice B," She said gloomily. She tried to stand up, but George kept hold of her.
"Why don't you want to go?" Fred asked, sitting on the stairs next to them.
"Where do you think Narcissa and the two brats are all day? They're in Diagon Alley, and if they see me… And! The people there are only rich, royal and super snobby. They don't even bring anyone with them to carry their things. I probably couldn't even get in, looking like this." She pulled on her simple tan dress that went to the floor.
"Well that's where I come in." The seven red heads all turned towards the door where a smiling woman was standing and a younger bushy haired girl standing behind her.
"Madam Malkin! Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed.
"Hello darling. Are you ready to try on your new outfit?" She asked while walking into the house.
"But what are you doing here?" Ginny asked.
"Your brothers told me what they were planning and I of course agreed to help. Now come on. We have a limited time." She pulled Ginny into the living room. "Come on Hermione!"
The girl, Hermione had been talking (more like flirting) with Ron, who was talking (flirting) back. When she heard her name called she grabbed the bags full of clothes and gave Ron another smile before heading off into the living room and closing the doors behind her.
After half an hour of impatient waiting, the boys were growing rather restless. They were just starting to grow tired of teasing Ron about Hermione when the doors that led to the east wing of the house opened. Madam Malkin and Hermione stepped out.
"Gentlemen," The older women started. "I would like to present, Miss Ginerva Weasley." The two opened the doors further and seeing what was standing there, the boys were shocked.
Ginny was absolutely beautiful. He had on a navy blue silk dress that was tight across the chest and flared out slightly at the waist. It was sleeveless and came with a matching shawl. Her hair was down in waves that reached the middle of her back. She didn't wear any make up, but she didn't need it.
She nervously walked into the entrance hall and looked at her brother's wide-eyed stares.
"What? Does it look bad?" She nervously smoothed the front of the dress and her hair.
"No, no." Bill said, walking up to his little sister. "You look beautiful." He whispered in her ear when he gave her a hug.
"Come on! We must be going! You don't want the floo to be all clogged up with shoppers do you?" Madam Malkin grabbed Ginny's arm and dragged her towards the fireplace.
"You guys should come with me." Ginny said, turning around to her brothers.
Charlie shook his head. "We can't. Someone might recognize us from when mum and dad took us. Plus, the house does need to be cleaned."
"Besides," Percy said. "This is your surprise, not ours. Now go."
Ginny gave all six of them hugs and then moved to Hermione and Madam Malkin, who was holding the pot of floo powder. "Have fun Cinderella." Charlie said when she grabbed a handful of the loose powder. Ginny giggled at the name, only liking it when a family member called her it.
"Diagon Alley!" With a swoosh, she was gone.
Harry woke up to a slobbery tongue licking the side of his face.
"Alright, I'm up Uncle Sirius." He mumbled, rolling away from the big black dog on his bed. When he opened his eyes, he came face to face with a giant snout.
"Ahhh!" He jumped out of his four-poster bed and then relaxed when he saw what had scared him. It was only a giant stag. A giant stag that was transforming into a laughing young man. The same thing was happening with the dog.
"Very funny dad." Harry said in a non-joking tone.
"Wasn't it though? Come on Sirius, Orion's still sleeping." The two men ran out of the giant room without a look back. Not a minute later and Sirius stuck his head back into the room.
"Get dressed. Your mother wants to have a family breakfast in ten minutes." Then he left again.
Harry James Potter with the prince of the Hogsmeade Kingdom. Him and his father both looked very alike and were both very handsome. He had black messy hair that was never neat and a nice body. The only thing that didn't make him look like his father was his eyes. He had startling green eyes, just like his mother.
Thankfully, his parents weren't like the other Kings and Queens who made their sons and daughters got married quickly and without much of a choice. James and Lily wanted their son to love the women he married, and not because of royal status and politics. But the prince was already 17 and still, no possible future wife, or even an interest in one.
Because of this, in a week a ball was being held at the Hogwarts castle. Every single female in the kingdom, along with some royalty from others were invited. It was the social event of the year, because every breathing female wanted to marry the prince. The king and queen weren't doing this to pressure Harry or anything, just to give him a little nudge towards a girl, since he obviously wasn't putting much effort into it.
Harry's best friend Orion thought the whole thing was hilarious. Him and Sirius (his father) would tease him about it all the time. Orion himself was planning on getting married…never. He also looked remarkably like hid father and was very handsome, and he knew it. He enjoyed bedding random girls and never getting to attached. Harry, of course did this a few times as well. I mean, come on, he is a 17-year-old boy. But he never went out with girls as much as Orion. He was the prince after all.
When the prince had finished getting dressed, he walked into the hall, not even bothering to fix his hair, since it wouldn't lie flat anyway. He looked to his right and saw Orion come out of his room and start walking towards him.
"Hey Harry! Have a nice wake up call?" Orion asked when he reached Harry.
"I really wish they would stop doing that. It's creepy." The two started on their way to the great hall where breakfast was being held.
"Do you know why we have to go to breakfast so early?"
"It's mum, she's just insane." Harry said. "And it doesn't help that whatever she wants, dad will get her. No matter what." He added as an after thought.
Finally they reached the giant oak doors and pulled them open. Inside the great hall there was normally one giant table. But this morning it was substituted for a smaller one. Orion groaned when they noticed how much closer everyone sat. "They want to talk this morning." He whispered to Harry.
Harry snorted at his friend's gloom. You would think it was the end of the world because he actually had to have a conversation with adults.
"It's about time you two got down here." A young, pretty woman said from the round table. She had long red hair and bright green eyes that matched Harry's.
"Sorry mum." Harry said. Him and Orion gave her a kiss on the cheek, then took their seats at the table.
Breakfast was relatively uneventful. Just some planning for the upcoming ball and for Harry, teasing from Sirius and Orion.
"Is Uncle Remus coming this week?" Harry asked.
"Yes, we're meeting him today." Lily told him.
That definitely made Harry and Orion happy. Uncle Remus was actually Sirius and James' good friend and lived a few hours away from Hogsmeade. With him, Sirius, James, Harry and Orion, the castle was doomed. The help were always on extra alert when the five of them were together.
"Where are we meeting him?" Orion asked as their finished food was taken away.
"In Diagon Alley. So you tow better go change and be back in 20 minutes." James told them.
Both Harry and Orion were disappointed that it was Diagon Alley they were going to. Shopping was not too high on their to-do lists. But wisely they didn't argue and took James' words as dismissal from the table and went back to their rooms to find more appropriate clothing.
An hour later and the two families were just arriving in Diagon Alley.
"It's so crowded today." Lily said.
"It's always crowded here." Harry told her.
"Can me and Harry go look at the quidditch stuff?" Orion asked as they walked down the street. People there who knew who the five were quickly moved out of the way, allowing them lots of room to walk.
"Go ahead." James said. "But be back in a little bit. We're meeting Uncle Remus at Florean's soon."
He would be lucky if the two boys even heard the last part. They had taken off as soon as they heard the go ahead.
Sirius shook his head muttering "kids."
"Oh shut up Sirius. You, James and Remus were just as bad. If not worse." Lily scolded him.
"It's true."
"Of course it is."
A/N: well, that's the first chapter. Hope you liked it! You can tell me if you liked it or not in a review…(hint, hint, nudge, nudge, wink, wink)Next chap. will be up sooner if I get ……… 6 reviews. That's not asking for much is it? I don' t think so.
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