Choices

Choice thirty two: James

Finally Hogwarts is over with; it's kinda sad but cool at the same time. I'm a man, I'm not living at my parents home anymore I'm out on my own and I'm scared stiff. Well a little anyway because now I haven't got a security blanket there's nothing for me to fall back on.

Worse of it is that I now have to grow up. I'm serious about this I'm no longer going to be the care free boy I was in Hogwarts. I'm still going to have a laugh and I can pull pranks on the boys since we're all living together but its time I step up to the plate.

I've been thinking long and hard about what I'm going to do now that I've left Hogwarts. I've had conversations with Lily looking at my strengths and what I could do with them and my parents have helped to decide what I could do and Minnie and Al were great helps too.

I was thinking about being a Quidditch star the Cannons approached me and tried to sign me but I wasn't too sure about it. I know it's a great career and I'd make a ton of money but I'm already rich my parents set up a trust fund in my name so I don't really need the money.

I know that Quidditch is my love, my passion but I want to make a difference in this world and we're crying out for people to help in the war and I spoke to my father long and hard about it. We made a decision together that Quidditch isn't the job for me, although the cannons begged and I mean begged and I'm now reserve so if something happens to Smith I'll play but not first string.

My mother wanted me to be an unspeakable like her father, and his father and I must admit I looked into it but I have no idea what the job is and I've learnt over the years that surprised aren't all that good. Plus there's the added fact that I'm not very good at keeping secrets, I tell Sirius, Remus, Peter and Lily everything. Although I suppose I could talk to Scarlett about it but it's not for me.

But finally after a month of looking into it I met Alastor Moody. He's a friend of Al's and since Al is a great man he set up a meeting for us. So I went back to Hogwarts and I was in the Headmasters office and Al walked in with Moody.

After five minutes I was signed up to Auror training. I knew that it was something that I wanted to do for as long as I could remember, but I knew it was dangerous and since Sirius wasn't doing it I wasn't sure I wanted to, but I am now.

It's a great career choice I'll be out fighting Death Eaters and keeping everyone safe, I don't think any of the other choices would have suited me. I'm happy with this one and it's going to be so much fun doing this job.

Okay just in case you haven't worked it out Minnie is McGonagall and Al is Dumbledore, I can't picture James or Sirius for that matter calling them by their proper names so from now on they'll be referred to as Minnie and Al in the chapters from those pov's.