Apparently they took a little too long in deciding.
"Look, either tell us, or you're out the band." Brad said. Now Harry was really worried.
"It's.... difficult to explain." He muttered.
"Try us" Rob said coldly. Harry looked at Mike who gestured back towards him, clearly stating that he start. Deciding that the truth was going to be the best bet, he went with that.
"Well, it's like this..." he trailed off, worried that they either wouldn't believe them (which was most likely) or turn on him. "I'm not normal. No, not like a little psycho or anything," he interrupted Joe, "but actually not normal."
He took a deep breath.
"I'm a wizard."
He paused waiting for their reaction, which was just what he expected.
"If you're going to tell us something you're gonna tell us the truth for crying out loud! I don't want any of this shit about wizards!" Rob practically yelled, which was uncharacteristic for him.
"I'm telling the truth. I attend a boarding school for wizards and witches in Scotland. It's the best one around. Mike here is the son of wizarding parents, except he has no magic, so he's a squib. He uses floo powder to get to practices."
"You really expect us to believe this?" Phoenix asked.
"Look, I know it's unrealistic, but it's the truth. I've been honest about everything so far except my name."
"Oh, that's helpful!" Brad spat. "If you lie to us about your name we should obviously believe you on this. What the hell is your name anyway?"
"Harry Potter." He muttered.
"Hold on." Joe stepped sharply towards Harry. "I've heard that name. My cousin always mentions it. She went to the same school as him... or you, possibly, two years ago, which was when she graduated. She..."
He trailed off.
"She said she was a witch. I never believed her until she graduated. I'd just played along with it. But she came to see me and said that she'd prove she was telling the truth." He gulped. "She pulled out a stick... I mean a – a... er..."
"A wand?" Harry put in.
"Yeah, that. And she made my bed float. I know it was real. I crawled under it and over it to check. It was amazing."
"It was a first year spell," Harry couldn't help adding. "Wingardium Leviosa."
"Yeah, even I know of that one." Mike spoke for the first time. "Now do you believe us?"
Rob, Brad and Phoenix stood and stared between the other three, who just stood gauging their reactions.
"Well," Phoenix muttered. "Could you show us some magic when we get back?" he asked, still slightly skeptical.
"I can't." Harry said apologetically. "I'm underage." Seeing their blank looks he ellaborated. "You need to be seventeen before you can legally use magic outside school, and even then not infront of muggles – which is non-magical people like yourselves."
He saw them looking even more disbelieving.
"But, I guess I could make a potion. Like... I dunno, a shrinking solution maybe?" he turned to Mike who grinned.
"I could help with that. That's the one thing I know how to do. Potions."
The others still looked unsure.
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