Bo's PoV
I've always wondered what it was like to have your parents die on you, what life could have been like if my parents weren't around. Now I know. Dad's dead through no fault of his own and mum is effectively dead. She's abandoning me for the order! I just can't believe it. And to top it all off everyone heard the argument that James, Lily and Sirius had in the very early hours of the morning about Harry's vision dream thing. I still don't totally get them. So is it any surprise that I feel awkward at the moment? I was dragged from Cho's house just in time to hear the argument going on upstairs. April had told me to be quiet and go to bed. I hate life.
I think if you've been through as much as me then you're going to learn to hate life. The only people who like me at school are Harry, Emma, Rhia and their circle of friends. Don't even like Kara that much but I suppose that I should be grateful that someone wants to go out with a werewolf. Not many people are that brave once they've found out. Kara's always known I was a werewolf, she knew about Magic before she even came to Hogwarts. Everyone thought she might turn out to be a witch so didn't try to hide it. I was walking in the warm air of the September morning. Emma and Kara walking ahead, then Harry and his friends. Ginny and Orion plotting something. No one understood those two. April was with us, for a change, she wanted to see her children off. It's not everyday your youngest two go off to Hogwarts. Rhia was walking with me. Having refused help to heal her foot she couldn't walk as fast as the others.
"So, you looking forwards to your last year of Hogwarts?" Rhia asked. I had to help her walk slightly. She had her hand on my arm. The station wasn't really that far away and we all looked a bit weird with all our trunks, Owls and, or cats.
"I don't know. I'll miss it." I said.
"What are you going to do afterwards? You know after Hogwarts, you never told me." Rhia said.
"That's because I don't know. I want to be an Healer but we all know that I can't." I said. Rhia looked at me slightly confused.
"Why not?" She asked. I looked at her. "Oh, yeah" She said with a frown. I let out a small laugh. "I really don't see the point, you just as normal as the rest of us, possibly more so." Rhia said.
"You're just trying to cheer me up." I said. Rhia shrugged.
"Maybe." Rhia said, "What's happening with you and Kara?" Rhia asked me. I frowned. What was I going to do with Kara. I wasn't even sure why I'd gone out with her in the first place. She was pretty, she was very talented with a guitar but she wasn't as good as Emma. I looked ahead to the blond and red head and sighed. Rhia turned to me and smiled.
"I don't know." I said, "Would Emma ever give me the time of day?" I asked Rhia.
"You know Emma, she's always so difficult about things. She's never satisfied with a boy for more then two weeks. She's one of those kiss and dump people." Rhia said.
"So is that a nice way of saying no?" I asked Rhia with a slight smile.
"Yeah." Rhia said. "I need help with my song." She said as they entered the busy Kings Cross station.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Well, I have these lyrics but I can't think of the next lines for it." Rhia said.
"Your feelings, not mine." I said with a smirk. Rhia nudged me.
"You are so annoying!" She said. She tripped over a bag on the floor and winced in pain. Hermione rushed over to us from where she had been talking to Harry and Ron a little way off. We helped Rhia to her feet.
"Are you ok?" Hermione asked. Rhia didn't look at Hermione.
"Yeah I'm fine." Rhia muttered. "I didn't need your help, I could cope on my own." She said, trying not to be horrid. I could hear the strain in her voice. Rhia wasn't exactly subtle about the fact that she didn't approve of Harry and Hermione. After the first week everyone knew so Rhia had told me that she just couldn't be bothered anymore. So while I had Rhia telling me that she didn't want Harry and Hermione together. I had Harry on the other side telling me how annoying Rhia was being about it all. I hate being in the middle, particularly between Harry and Rhia. Just because we're the oldest of the three greatest wizarding families in Britain we just have to stick together, don't we?
Ok, I'm just joking on the greatest families but I know we're all very powerful, particularly Rhia, Harry and myself. The oldest seems to be very slightly more powerful then the rest of the family but Emma's really giving Harry a run for his money, just no one is noticing her. As Emma said, everything is about Harry. Ron, Hermione, Rhia, Emma and myself may help get Harry to where he is but the only one who is recognised for all our efforts is Harry. I'm not jealous or anything but would it kill for him to give us some praise? I think Emma's converting me.
"I was just wondering-" Hermione stuttered. She looked at me and I shrugged.
"You wonder too much." Rhia said bitterly. She walked off to catch up with her god sister and friend. I sighed and decided to go and talk to Harry with Hermione.
"Is she ok?" Ron asked. "I don't think her foot is completely better."
"You're clever." Hermione said sarcastically. Harry frowned and absently rubbed his forehead.
"Are you ok?" I asked Harry. Harry frowned and nodded.
"It's just really irritating me." He said. I nodded but I didn't completely believe him. Harry's scar had, apparently, been hurting since last night, just after his dream and had tingled on off since the beginning of the summer. "I can't wait to get back to school" Harry muttered.
"I can't believe Lily is our new healer." Hermione said.
"Oh, please don't remind me, It's such a horrid thought!" Harry said.
"Why?" Hermione asked, letting Harry pull her closer. We all started walking towards platform 9 ¾ . I pushed my trolley silently.
"Because...she's my mum!" Harry said with distaste. Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Talk some sense into him." Hermione begged.
"Lily knows occlumency doesn't she?" I said to Harry. Harry looked at me.
"Yeah, all our parents do because April's a Legillimen." Harry said.
"Well maybe Snape won't have to give you lessons." I said offhandedly.
"Ok, maybe there's one advantage of mum being at school" Harry muttered.
"And Snape can't be horrid to you." Ron said. "Or any of us" He added as an after thought.
"And she can let you have visitors whenever you want." I said. Harry looked at me.
"Are you trying to tell me I'm going to spend the year in the Hospital wing?" He asked. I shrugged.
"You could." I told him with a smirk. Harry smiled slightly as well.
"Ok, maybe it's a good thing that mum's going to be healer." Harry said, "but I think I would be happier about it if Dad actually let her go. You know he really doesn't want her to go." Harry said with a sigh. "Dad's an idiot sometimes." They all laughed. I stayed silent. What I would give to have my dad back. I excused myself from the group and wondered onto the platform on my own. The gleaming scarlet Hogwarts Express was steaming on the station. Smoke billowing out of the engine. The platform was filled with students waiting to say bye to their parents. For a change we were actually half an hour early! I glanced over to April and Sirius. They were trying to control two very excited eleven year olds.
"We're going to Hogwarts! We're going to Hogwarts!" Kaylee was shouting excitedly. Orion had disappeared to look for Mei-Ling obviously. Ginny had gone to look for her own friends, Rhia, Emma and Kara met up with another girl. She had long brown hair that nearly reached her waist. She was pretty in a sort of innocent way. He eyes were a sparkling dark blue and her skin was rather tanned. That was their room mate, I knew, called Erika Peterson. I got on ok with her but she was a bit too dumb for my liking.
"Bo." Came a voice. I turned to see a girl from my year, my house even. Her name was Scarlette. She had curly brown hair and a fairly cheeky smile. She had the most amazing figure I'd ever seen. I knew for a fact that she was going to become a model, she'd spent the summer doing photo shoots as a witch weekly model. She had been the female prefect while I was a prefect. She was one of the few people who would talk to me. Just because my friends are the Potter, Blacks, Weasleys and Banks doesn't mean other people don't talk to me. Very few people do actually talk to me and Scarlette Jackson is one of them. She did actually date me a few years ago out of sympathy I think.
"Hi Scarlette" I said with a smile. She smiled and linked arms with me.
"How was your holiday?" She asked.
"Crap." I said. "I spent the whole time in my bed." Scarlette looked at me rather disapprovingly.
"You're lying Bo Lupin. I happen to know for a fact you got out of bed at least twice." She said. I looked at her.
"When?"
"The two full moons." She said like it was obvious. I smiled and sighed. Scarelette suddenly went serious "How are you coping with your dad...you know, him dying and all?" She asked.
"I'm getting over it." I lied. "My mum is taking it harder then me. Our house got burnt down, mum is never around, temptation is always so close but I can't quite get it."
"Emma Potter?" Scarlette asked. I looked at her. Ok, maybe I lied when I said that she wasn't my friend. She knew me quite well, I doubted she would keep in contact with me after Hogwarts but it was always good to have at least one friend in my year, in my house. She sighed and stopped to look at me. She looked into my eyes. "Repeat after me." She said, "I will get over Emma Potter."
"You will get over Emma Potter" I said cheekily. Scarlette gave me a tired look. "Ok, ok. I will get over Emma Potter" I muttered. Scarlette didn't look convinced but she let it pass.
"Do you know who's head boy and girl?" Scarlette asked, "It didn't say on the letters." Bo grinned and fished his badge out of his pocket.
"Me." He said. Scarlette grinned and hugged Bo.
"Oh, I'm so proud of you!" She said. "My little werewolf is growing up." She pouted. Bo looked at her vaguely confused.
"You confuse me sometimes." He said. Scarlette smiled at him.
"You know it's because I'm looking out for your welf-" I didn't hear the rest as I felt something trip me up. I fell into a pile of trunks. "Bo, are you ok?" Scarlette asked. She helped me out of the pile of trunks. A cat had gotten free and was looking for it's owner.
"Yeah I'm fine." I said. I looked up and turned to see a group of Gryffindor boys laughing hysterically.
"Good one." One of them said clapping another on his shoulder. I hated them! Since they found out I was a werewolf they'd picked on me non-stop. An easy target. After the first year mum and dad told me not to bother with them. Fred and George Weasley had sorted them for a while last year but since they left the boys had been gradually getting worse.
"Hey, shouldn't you be all furry?" One said to me. I took a deep breath. A well built girl with blond hair and a good body went up to one and slapped him round the face.
"Just because you're jealous doesn't mean you have to make him feel bad." She snapped at him.
"Katie, he's a werewolf." One of them said. Katie Bell, my Charms partner. She had always had a soft spot for me. She told me it was my puppy like eyes...I have puppy like eyes?
"So?" She snapped. She turned and came to me. "Are you ok?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." I said. I glanced around and saw Emma fuming slightly. She turned and spoke to Rhia, Kara and Erika. I'd better stay away from the boys when Emma decided to get revenge on them.
"Good, you know you should just ignore them. Only one year left." She said. She looked rather annoyed with the boys.
"I know." I muttered.
"You know, I think you should spend a transformation in your dorm room one day." Scarlette said brightly. "It would show them"
"And kill them." I said, "The only person who can control me as a wolf is Emma." Katie smirked.
"So what's going on with you and Harry's sister?" She asked.
"Nothing. She's nabbed herself a healer." I told her.
"Lucky!" Scarlette said.
"I have to get up to the Prefect carriage. I'll see you later." I said to Scarlette
"Ok, I'll be with Katie." She said. I nodded and walked off.
"Bo." Harry called. I looked at him, my wasn't I popular today?
"What is it?" I snapped, I didn't mean to but I did.
"Are you ok?" He asked. He sounded a little out of breath.
"Yes, why?"
"I just saw those guys trip you-"
"I'm fine Harry. I've got to meet Cho." I muttered.
"Alright. Well, you know, if you ever need any help with them-" Harry started to say. I cut him off.
"I don't need anyone's help Harry." I said.
"Just saying." He said. I shrugged and carried on. Sometimes being a werewolf sucks. Already I've only been on the platform for a few minutes and I've been bullied, I've been given sympathy and a girl stuck up for me! I wouldn't mind if it was Emma or Hermione or Rhia but Katie Bell...just because she's on the quidditch team everyone obeys her. Quidditch isn't that great! Ok, what am I talking about, I would kill to be on the quidditch team, but because I'm a werewolf people seem to think I can't be on the team! Oliver Wood was terrified of me, Angelina Johnson said I was too big to be seeker then later heard Alicia Spinnet and her talking. Angelina just didn't want to be the one to let the werewolf on the team. I'd thought she'd been rather nice until that. I knew Rhia was going for the spare Chaser spot and I doubted that she would be rejected. I just wanted to be seeker, I can't be any other position, well actually, I think I could do better then Ron, but he needs some limelight. We all do. Hermione and Harry get it all.
I climbed onto the train, my trunk behind me. I went to the Heads' Compartment and put my trunk under the seat. It stuck out a little bit, oh well. I looked around. Already I was impressed. There was a small folding out table that had mine and Cho's favourite foods on it. There was a small selection of magazines as well as cushions and blankets on the seats, should it get cold obviously. In the past it was known for the Head students to get together....not this year. I shivered when I thought of it. I had been there for a few moments when Cho stumbled in.
"Go away Mei! Orion!" She snapped at the two third years.
"Why?" Mei asked.
"Can we have a look?" Orion asked.
"Please?" Mei asked.
"Then we promise that we won't annoy you any more." Orion said innocently. Cho glared at them. I had to laugh.
"No. Go away." Cho snapped. She pulled her trunk in and used her wand to slam the door shut. "I hate them. I hate those two so much!" She muttered as she pushed her trunk under another seat. She looked up and glanced at me, she smiled slightly.
"So, good journey here then?" I asked.
"Oh please! Mei decided to let the owls loose before we came." Cho muttered. She picked up a chocolate frog from the table.
"Well, I got picked on, so you can't do worse then that." I said trying to be optimistic. Cho looked at me.
"Bo, try and be happy this year. You're always so...glum." I sat down on a seat.
"I'm trying." I muttered. "It's just with the bullying, the exclusion and my parents...it's hard." I sighed. Cho sat down next to me and handed me a few pieces of chocolate.
"Don't get started on your dad, please." Cho said. "I've just learnt to compose myself again." She said. I looked at her.
"Why is it you could deal with dad's death and not Cedric's?" I asked.
"Well, Cedric's death was the first one. I figure that your dad's won't be the last one." Cho said with a sigh. I nodded. She had a point.
"Did you hear anything about Great-grandmother?" I asked Cho. Cho grinned.
"She's coming to visit at Christmas." Cho said. "Apparently there was attack in China. They don't think it was Death Eaters but they were English. Great-grandmother said her usual phrase." Cho said. I smiled. I'll always remember the first time I met her mum and Uncle Zhao, Cho's dad, had been complaining about Death Eaters or something else, I can't remember what, but her reply? 'These English people! They think they are good but they are reckless and stupid.' Then she'd shake her head in disappointment. Both Cho and I smiled at the memory. The train suddenly let off a loud whistle and jerked forwards.
"Come on, lets see to these prefects. We've got some interesting ones this year." Cho said. I looked at her.
"How do you know?" I asked her.
"Never question the knowledge of a Chinese woman." Cho laughed. I smiled.
"Yes your cleverness." I said with a slight bow.
"Don't be clever with me." Cho said. We left the compartment and head for the Prefect Compartment when a spell hit me right between the shoulder blades. I felt some boils forming on my skin. I turned, while still on the floor. I saw Draco Malfoy looking rather smug. I got up, wand out.
"Detention Malfoy!" I snapped.
"Oh yeah, what gives you that authority?" He sneered at me.
"I'm head boy and you will do as I say, you have detention as soon as we get back to school" I snapped. Malfoy waved a hand.
"I'm not talking orders from Half breeds like you." He said. His stone grey eyes glistened with a shimmer of evilness. I clenched my fists but Cho put a hand on my arm to stop me from cursing him
"At least our fathers aren't in Jail." Cho said.
"Yeah, that's right." Malfoy said bitterly. "Yours is dead." He laughed as he said it to me. He started for the prefects compartment. He knocked my shoulder as he passed. I grabbed his arm so he turned around and punched him right in the face. I felt my knuckles crack slightly with the shock of hitting his nose. Malfoy shouted and fell to his knees, clutching his nose.
"Don't you ever say anything like that to me again!" I snapped at him. He glared at me.
"We all knew you were too dangerous to even be in this school, Dumbledore's gone too far by making you head boy. I'll see to it that you pay Lupin, you and your family. I'm sure the Dark Lord will happily get rid of your mother for you to help you kill off the rest of your family." I couldn't help it. I swung my leg and kicked him in the stomach.
"Bo! No!" Cho said. I felt more then one pair of hands pulling me back. Malfoy scrambled to his feet and ran into the compartment, leaning over slightly and clutching his stomach
"I'm getting him suspended this year." I muttered.
"Don't do anything." Cho warned me.
"She's right." Came Hermione's voice.
"Oh come on, he has to get suspended!" Ron said, "You saw what he did to first Emma then Bo." I glanced at him.
"What did he do to Emma?" I asked dangerously. Hermione and Ron looked rather alarmed.
"Oh, nothing. Come on. You have to brief us on this year." Ron said quickly. I narrowed my eyes and Ron grinned. "Good punch by the way."
I sat opposite Scarlette and frowned.
"You don't like the girl" Scarlette said to me.
"Yeah, but she's Emma's friend." I muttered. I sank in my seat.
"Oh fine!" Scarlette huffed. She crossed her arms. "You're supposed to be the braver one of the Gryffindor boys, you know that?" Scarlette asked.
"Well, yeah but Emma and her friends..." I let the sentence hang. I didn't know how to end it.
"I won't speak to you until you speak to Kara first." Scarlette said to me. I sighed
"Fine" I murmured as I stood up and dragged my feet behind me.
"Good luck." Scarlette sang. I gave her a hand gesture that I knew my parents would have never approved of. Scarlette pretended to catch it and put it into her pocket for safe keeping. She was mad. I turned down the hall and looked in the compartments until I came to one where Kara and Emma were singing. Rhia was lying across one of the seats with her head on Emma's lap. She was obviously trying to sleep but Emma and Kara's singing was preventing her from sleeping.
"Hi girls." I said awkwardly. Kara smiled and got up. She came over to me and gave me a kiss on the lips.
"Hey." She said. She pulled me onto the seat next to her. Rhia opened an eye for a moment before turning around so her back was to us. Emma laughed and patted Rhia's shoulder.
"You just sleep-ow!" Emma said rubbing her stomach. Rhia was tucking her arm back under her body.
"Don't patronise me." Rhia muttered. Emma shrugged and put a hand on her friend's shoulder.
"So what can we do ya for?" Emma asked me. "Hugs and kisses are free. Anything more is gonna cost you." Emma said with a smirk. I knew she was joking. Kara laughed softly and I shrugged.
"I don't know, how much will it cost for me to have some privacy with Kara?" I asked. Emma rolled her eyes. Rhia sat up.
"Come on Emma" Rhia said quickly. She got to her feet and pulled Emma after her.
"What?" Emma asked. "Hey!" Rhia dragged her down the train so that I was left with Kara. Kara was frowning at me.
"What's wrong?" Kara asked me. I looked at her. Not into her eyes. I couldn't look into her eyes. That's the way it is when you try and break up with someone.
"Um, Kara, I really don't think that we should-" I stopped. Kara looked at me uncertainly.
"You want to break up with me?" Kara asked. She sounded hesitant. I nodded slowly. Kara forced a smile and looked through the window and at the passing scenery. "Emma wins again."
"This has nothing to do with Emma" I said. Yes it did. Why did I bother to lie? I was so transparent, everyone said, even Ron could tell my moods and when I lied! Kara continued to look out of the compartment. "Are you ok?" I asked uncertainly. I'd never broken up with anyone before. Scarlette had broken up with me. She couldn't handle the wolfiness every month but strangely it didn't effect her as my friend. I sometimes suspected she was scared about what people would say if they found out she was dating a werewolf. Kara nodded and sighed.
"Dammit!" Kara snapped as stood up.
"What?" I asked.
"Why does Emma get everyone. Every boy goes for her! I don't get a word in edgeways and it's really really-" Kara clenched her fists. I got up quickly and put my hands on hers to stop her from hitting anything.
"Rhia doesn't complain." I said.
"That's because Rhia loves Harry." Kara said. She snatched her hands back. "It really annoys me sometimes. Emma thinks she doesn't get the attention well I'm pretty sure that every boy in Hogwarts has noticed her at some point!" Kara said.
"Aren't you supposed to be her friend?" I asked Kara uncertainly.
"I am her friend. I love her as a friend but I just get frustrated." Kara sighed. She sat on the seat and I stood over her uncertainly. What to do now...
"So, can I do anything?" I asked, "You know, to help?" I asked her. Kara shook her head.
"No." Kara said. "I was a rebound wasn't I?" I looked at her confused. "After your dad...you were using me weren't you?" Huh? What was she on about? I would never use anyone!
"Err..." I said sounding completely confused. Kara smiled slightly and patted my arm.
"Don't worry." Kara said, "It wasn't working anyway." She said almost resentfully. I bit my lip uncertainly and glanced at the compartment door. Kara sighed again. "If you see Emma or Rhia can you tell them that I need a few minutes." Kara asked. I nodded.
"Of course." I said. I inched towards the door and opened it slowly. Emma and Rhia were sitting in the hallway.
A/N:-Sorry i aint updated for a while. I been v busy with writing a future bit of this story. An event that happens at christmas and I recently borrowed a copy of Sims 2 and it ROCKS!! I have all these families in the neighbourhood and lemme tell you. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEPERATE APRIL AND SIRIUS! all they do is make out on the sofa, or woohoo in the bed and I'm just like...."For crying out loud!" It's soooo annoying, though it is a bit like the story. And all JAmes wants to do is to woohoo with Lily. I think Remus is the only normal person and just wants to....no wait, he also wants to woohoo 24/7 with Jenny....stupid sims! Emma's already best m8s with Rhia...woo! Orion is too hyperactive for his own good, Harry, i think, is falling in love with Bo....(author looks confused)....Its kinda wierd....he's only a kid! and then there's me! who's falling in love with Lily Potter....(author looks even more confused) ..... it's a really really wierd game, lol. but it ROCKS!! I have pictures of the families. I'm going to have April and Sirius woohoo twice so that I can get a Kaylee and Jessie, i forgot to make them...oops. I love The Sims! Next family...the Grangers....hehe. Apparently Rhia sux at the piano...Orion keeps booing her and April shouts at Rhia to shut up when she plays the piano....it's really really wierd....
Anyway, enough of my Sims adventures. I just want to paste this bit in cause i just wrote it and i think it's kinda funny. I'll let you figure out what's been happening :)
"Can a guy get raped?" Ron asked. Hermione, who had been in the middle of drinking nearly choked on the drink.
"Excuse me?" Harry and Hermione both asked. Ron frowned.
"I think…I'm not sure, but I think I was nearly raped by your sister last night." Ron said.