The Potters: Basically A Sitcom
Written by: Adventure-Seeking-Juliet
When: Listening to music, as always.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, despite how much I'd love to.
A/N Okay, the next chapters will be more in the form of an actual story, but Al's commentary will continue through it. If you notice, this chapter is actually a better written version of a story I wrote several years ago on here...now it wasn't too good, but still. This has been kind of difficult to write, but I hope you enjoy it. Please leave your comments in your reviews. :)
Chapter 1- The Not So Epic Birthday Present
It was a truly beautiful day...
My entire family was gathered at 12 Grimmauld Place to celebrate my fourteenth birthday.
All of my cousins were harmlessly gathered around my huge stack of presents, sitting quietly, and watching me rip open my gifts.
Then my dad walked up to me, eyes shining," Al, I'd like you to open this present first." He pulled a long, thin package out from behind his back (which was obviously a broom...I mean really you'd think a powerful Auror, like my dad, would be more imaginative with his wrapping...)
I grinned up at him," Well...if you insist." Hell, who am I to complain about wrapping? He bought me a broom for Merlin's sake!
I plopped on the floor, and immediately tore into the rather conspicuously wrapped present...
Merlin's pants!
No, I did not receive a pair of Merlin's pants (however I did last year...apparently Fred thought it would be a greeeaat present...but that's another story.)
My mum and dad had bought me the Firebolt Infinity. Do you know what that means?
Of course not.
It means that I, Albus S. Potter, now possessed the best broom model ever made!
Ever.
Seriously, this is the best birthday I've ever had! I got a broom, none of my cousins killed each other, Uncle George didn't accidentally destroy our house with a new product from his store, and Fred and James didn't prank me.
Not even once!
Wait a second...
This day had been perfect...
Too perfect.
Now, here's a lesson for all you little witches and wizards out there. When you're in midst of the best dream you've ever had in the history of...er... your entire life, do not second guess it. Why? Because you'll get flattened by your obnoxious brother as soon as you do.
"Albus!" James voice cut through my dreaming, and brought me...rather hazily back to the real world... if you can call the wizarding world realistic, that is.
I groaned, flipping onto my other side. Hey, you would too, if you had to look at that face every day! ( Just kidding...my brother's face isn't that bad...but I am the good looking one of the family, in my opinion anyway.)
James sighed," Al, if you don't get up in five seconds, I'll be forced to take drastic measures."
I groaned inwardly, the last time he'd said that, he'd thrown a dung bomb on my bed, it took me years to get the smell out of my sheets...
But I didn't move. I know the anti-dung charm now, so what could he do to me?
Ha! I mustbe half asleep, it is James after all, what can he not do?
"Fine, Al, but you asked for it."
What I would've said, had he not been crushing my spine into my lungs a second later, was that technically I did not ask him for anything...but alas my witty comeback was not to be said.
"Calabunga!"
" What the-" That's when about one hundred forty pounds of fifteen year old wizard landed... on top of me.
I made a vague sound..that sounded kind of like Hagrid's drunken hiccups...please do not ask how I know what those sound like.
Finally after several second of wrestling with James, I managed to choke out," James, geroff!"
He smirked," What was that little brother? I didn't quite understand. You were mumbling."
I glowered up at him, hoping he got the message.
Quite honestly the first thought I had was that I was going to suffocate to death. Of course, then James would've been carted off to Azkaban so that wouldn't have been so bad.
However, before I could die, and get my older brother arrested..I was rescued. By Lily.
Hmm, now that was unusual.
Usually she'd rather watch us kill each other than intervene, that's when I knew something serious was going on.
" We have a problem," Lily said, sounding uncharacteristically flustered.
I nodded," Yes we do! James just tried to suffocate me-"
" I did not-"
Lily eyes flashed," Shut it. This is worse. Much worse." Then Lily started to pace.
James and I shared a look, you know all Hell's about to break lose when Lily starts to pace.
" What's happened? Did someone die?"
"Did Fred attempt underage apparation and end up here again?"
Lily shook her head," No. Mum just told me to get packed."
I gulped," For what?"
She shuddered," The Weasley Family Trip."
Well, shit. This is turning out to be a lovely birthday, indeed. -.-
A/N Please review and tell me what you think, next chapter the infamous Weasley Family Trip begins!