Chapter 2

----------5 years later-------

Harry Evans grew up as a normal boy, sure sometimes he would do weird things like make his toy animals play carousel around him or stop dishes from crashing to the floor when he dropped them. One time he even turned into a white tiger, but his mom never cared about his odd things. Instead she would praise him as a good boy and give him a cookie before dinner, but that was only on rare occasions because his parents didn't want to spoil his dinner. When he was three, he gained a baby brother named Mark, and Harry swore to be the best brother there ever was. Then a big day came, his fifth birthday, the day the mom and dad had decided to tell him about important things.

On the day of his birthday, July 31st, he jumped out of bed and raced downstairs. At the stove was his mom, cooking a birthday breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and bacon. At the table his father was sitting waiting for him to enter. After receiving hugs from both his parents and a sloppy kiss from his brother Mark, Harry sat and ate as much as his mom deemed healthy. Once finished, he asked,

"So what is it you have to tell me? You said that when I turned five you would answer all my questions. Please tell me!"

Michelle and Edward looked at each other before Michelle started talking,

"First off, we want you to know that we love you very much. However, you are not our biological son, meaning that I didn't give birth to you like I did your brother. When you were one and a half years old, you were placed on the door stoop of our neighbor, however the man who put you there was not like other people, he was a wizard, and I knew that that meant you were a wizard too. The house that he left you at was a horrible place; the people who lived there would have hated you because you are a wizard, so we saved you. The next day we adopted you in both worlds and made you our son. We have loved you since the moment we laid eyes on you."

Continuing, Edward said,

"You know all those weird things you make happen, like the game carousel," after a nod from Harry he continued, "that's you displaying your magic. This year you will be starting primary school, at the same time, you will be receiving tutoring in magical subjects to prepare you for when you attend wizarding school. Do you have any questions?"

After thinking it over for a bit, Harry asked,

"What happened to my other mommy and daddy? Why did they give me up?"

Answering, Michelle said,

"They didn't want to leave you. A bad man came and killed them because they opposed him in a war. He then tried to kill you, but the spell he used back-fired and killed him instead. Afterwards you became the-boy-who-lived because you got rid of a bad wizard who had hurt many people."

"Oh. So you still love me as much as Mark, even though he is your real kid?"

"Don't say that. You are our real son, as much as Mark is. We love you equally and with all our hearts, and never forget that. We will always stay with you no matter what, and you could never loose our love."

"Oh okay. So who is going to teach me my wizarding lessons, and how do you know so much about the wizarding world?"

Edward decided to answer the question by replying,

"Your mother is a squib, meaning that she is from a wizarding family, but she doesn't have any magical powers. She grew up in that world and she has many contacts in it. As for your wizarding lessons, we hired a tutor, his name Geoffrey James. He is rather young to be a teacher; therefore he wasn't able to attain a job anywhere else. On the plus side, he is also a master of Occulmency, which he will be teaching you. This practice allows for you to clear you mind and blocked anyone from reading your inner most thoughts. Along with this, the first year of tutoring will focus mainly on the History of Magic, the pureblood families, and the ministry, along with magical theory and the beginnings of Transfiguration and Charms, which are two of the main subjects that are useful as background for subjects that will come later on."

Smiling, Harry was basically jumping up and down in his chairs,

"This is so cool, but how will I do magic, and where will I get the books for this stuff? And what else will I be doing? Can I finally take martial arts classes like I've always wanted too?"

Speaking up, Michelle said,

"In answer to your last question, we would love for you to take martial arts classes, but we will only allow it if you also take lessons for a musical instrument, to balance out the physical with the cultural. Otherwise you will not be doing anything else until next year when more subjects will be added to your lessons. As to where will we get everything, we will be going to Diagon Alley, the wizarding shopping district, to pick up your course books and a practice wand for your lessons. Usually I would think that some of the books your tutor had listed would be too hard for you; however you are smarter than the average 5 year old, so I trust that the material will not be too hard. Also, Harry, I must warn you that you must not mention the wizarding world to anyone who is not a magical person, meaning that you can not tell this to anybody who is a muggle. Promise your father and I that you will only talk to us, your brother, and your tutor about the magical world."

"I promise that I will never talk about the magical world to anybody, but the people you have mentioned above. Also if I must I'll learn to play the violin."

"Good, now go get dressed in your best because today we are going to Diagon Alley to pick up your stuff. Remember to put on the make-up to cover your scar."

Jumping up, Harry ran from the table to go get ready for a wonderful birthday.