A Hogwarts Tale: Descendants from the Sun
Summary: Hidden deep within the forests and mountains of Scotland, lies a place not known to many people, a place where things beyond your wildest belief happens, creatures that many people thought to be a myth roam around freely. That place…it's Hogwarts. Now Hogwarts, it's few degrees south of nearly freezing to death, North of the Forbidden Forest, and completely 100% Magical. This school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is home to many famous witches and wizards, Such as Albus Dumbledore, Tom Riddle, and most recently Harry Potter, the boy who lived. Harry's adventure to stop the dark Wizard is widely known and most witches and wizards would stare at you dumbly if you don't know the story. Since then, the wizarding world has lived in peace, the dark Lord had been defeated and no wizard or witch was stupid enough to try and follow Voldemort's footsteps. That is until several years ago, when a Seer saw another evil rising, much darker and powerful than Lord Voldemort and only five children could put a stop to it.
The Big Four shall be reborn once more,
And must answer the call of the Light
To vanquished the Dark as they did before.
Follow the adventures of Rapunzel, a witch stolen at birth; Merida, the pureblood who wanted to break family traditions; Jack Overland the muggle trying to find his place; Hiccup Haddock, the small wizard from the dragon infested island of Berk as they try to survive their years at Hogwarts and the destiny that unites them together.
Speaking: "Hello there."
Thoughts: What the blazes—
Spells: Lumos!
Disclaimer: I do not own Rise of the Guardians, How to Train Your Dragon, Brave, or Tangled. They belong to Dreamworks and Pixar/Disney. The only character that belongs to me is my OC Stephanie.
Destiny. A word hated by some, feared by others, longed by a few, and accepted by the rest. No one ever knows when destiny will call upon them, but it is something they cannot say no to. They will reach their destiny one way or another and most of the time, it's not a pretty path. There are hardships they must overcome, as well as jealously, and even death. It's not easy to overcome these obstacles, but it's not impossible either.
I also know destiny can wait for a long time for it to be fulfilled. I was part of that destiny as well as my friends. We had no choice in the matter, but it turned out well in the end, for most of us anyways. Let me clear some things up first so not to get you confused. After all what kind of author would I be if I confused my readers in the first couple paragraphs?
Our story begins in a world that is hidden within our…or rather within the muggle world, a place where magic is not tied to the pages of a fictional novel or even a blog. No magic roams free in this world and has evolved over time. However, just like the muggle world, we've had our ups and downs and we've had our share of wars too.
Recently the wizarding world has recovered from its latest and probably most devastating war it has ever seen. The Dark Lord left his mark, a scar that would slowly heal over time, on the wizarding world and they were slowly recovering. Due to the efforts of the Boy-who-lived, Harry Potter, his brave friends, Hermine Granger, and Ronald Weasly, along with the Students and teachers at Hogwarts, the Wizarding World knew peace once more.
The Golden Trio, as many like to call them, continued to live on their lives and everything seemed normal and there weren't any signs of any of the Dark Lord's followers trying to begin another revolution. Of course nothing like this sort of peace lasts forever you know. I know since I lived through the Third wizarding war. However, this Third wizarding war couldn't have been won by the soldiers of the second war.
Their time was up and it was time for a new generation of heroes to step up to the plate. Their names? Rapunzel Gothel, Merida Dunbonch, Jackson Overland, and Hiccup Haddock.
No one knew that the second Wizarding war would happen, there were hardly any signs except for Professor Trelawney's difficult prophecy she recited two years after the end of the first Wizarding war. However, unlike her last prophecy, Professor Trelawney recited most of the prophecy in another language that no one could understand. Luckily, there was a part that the seer managed to recite in English but it was still a mystery to many.
The Big Four shall be reborn once more,
To answer Light's call,
And help vanquish the Dark as they did before.
No one knew who the Big Four were nor who were Dark and Light. Unlike the last prophecy, there were no clues indicating who our heroes were and when this prophecy would take place. But, all came into light when our four heroes entered Hogwarts. Join the four friends as they journey through the magical school and discover friendship, adventure, family, and even a bit of romance. This, my friends,…is a Hogwarts tale.
Third POV13 years after the Battle of Hogwarts
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett were proud to say that they had no regrets when they adopted their first four year old muggle child years ago. Sure they had thought she was a squib when the caretakers told them of the mysterious things that happened around the child and took the child in hopes of teaching her, her witch heritage. However, they quickly learned that she possessed no magical abilities yet none of the muggle repellent charms or spells worked on their daughter, something unheard of. They searched her family's history and found that her family was 100% Muggle. Despite the abnormality the Bennett's could not send their newly adopted daughter back. They fell in love with Stephanie, and couldn't bear to leave her at the orphanage again even though money became tight as the Bennett's welcomed two new family members, Jamie and Sophie.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett couldn't really put their finger on what made their child different from others but they decided to let it slip by. After all they would still love their daughter no matter who she was. Yet they grew increasingly worried for Stephanie as they realized she had no muggle friends her age. She was outcasted by many of her peers at school and no one really wanted to get to know her. It broke the Bennett's hearts when their daughter came home crying after a child called her a freak.
"Hey mamma, we have new neighbors." Stephanie said as she peered through the curtain window and peaked at her new next door neighbors. She had decided to ditch since the teasing at school had gotten worse.
"Huh that we do." Mrs. Bennett smiled as she saw a child Stephanie's age running around his parents. "Why don't we introduce ourselves? It looks like they have a boy your age. Maybe you can make friends?" Stephanie said nothing and Mrs. Bennett sighed. "Don't worry honey, I'm sure he'll like you. Now let's get Sophie and Jamie ready." Stephanie just nodded before running towards the twins to put on their winter coats.
"Do you think he'll want to play with me?" Stephanie asked nervously as they began walking towards the new family. Mrs. Bennett looked at her child, and gave her a small smile.
"I'm positive he will. Now remember, they're probably muggles so don't mention anything about our secret ok? Not until we're sure they're witches or wizards alright?" Mrs. Bennett said as her daughter nodded. "Good. Now big smile and I'm sure everything will be alright." Mrs. Bennett said reassuringly before smiling at the two adults. "Hell, I'm Jeannette Bennett and these are my children Stephanie," She pointed to her oldest daughter who retreated to the back of her mother's legs, "And my two new angels, Jamie and Sophie. We're your next door neighbors. Welcome to the neighborhood." Both of the adults relaxed slightly at the introduction and smiled back.
"We're the Overland's. I'm George Overland and that's my wife Sarah and our little girl Emily. And our son…Jack? Jack, son what are you doing behind your mother?" Mr. Overland chuckled as he saw his oldest child hiding behind his mother's leg much like the Bennett's daughter.
"Hiding." Jack muttered, peeking out from his mother's leg, looking at the Bennett girl with curiosity.
"Stephanie, say hello." Mrs. Bennett smiled as she nudged her oldest daughter to the just as shy Overland boy. Stephanie hesitantly moved from the safety of her mother's leg and gave a small wave to the boy in front of her.
"Hi…I'm Stephanie." Stephanie muttered looking shyly at the boy who started to come out from his mother's leg.
"I'm Jack….Do you…do you want to play?" Jack asked a little hesitantly giving Stephanie a small smile. Stephanie looked up in shock at Jack before giving him an eye smile.
"Sure! Wanna play tag?"
"I love tag!" Jack laughed, getting more comfortable with his next door neighbor. "I'll be it!"
"Safe zone is with Mamma!" Stephanie giggled as she started to run from Jack as he chased her around his yard before entering the house.
"Well I'm glad that went well." Mrs. Bennett sighed before turning to the Overland's. "Would you like to join us for dinner? I'm sure Stephanie and Jack will be pleased."
"That sounds like a great idea, does seven sound alright? We still need to finish unpacking." Mrs. Bennett nodded.
"Of course. Would you like me to watch over Jack as you finish packing?" Mr. Overland laughed.
"You're a mind reader. If it's not too much could you?"
"It's perfectly fine. Stephanie hadn't had this much fun for while so watching over another four year old will be fine." Mrs. Bennett smiled as she watched the two kids laugh their hearts out, genuinely enjoying each other's company. It would be good for Stephanie to have a muggle friend, she would eventually get lonely being the only family member unable to do magic and with Jack around, he could probably lift her spirits.
"You can't catch me Jack!" Mrs. Bennett smiled warmly. Yes it would be a good thing for Stephanie to have a muggle friend who would care for her and maybe become something more for her in the future.
Six Years Later
"Darn it Jack! Get back here!" an older Stephanie shouted glaring angrily at the boy she was currently in pursuit. The years had done much to the oldest Bennett child. Her hair, while still messier than most girls her age, grew to her shoulder length and evened out making it nearly straight. She also grew taller, which Jack clearly did not approve since she was taller than him now, but she still was smaller than the rest of the kids her age. Her mother said that she would eventually catch up, she hoped so. The said boy merely laughed as he still clutched the bag he "borrowed" from his childhood friend. He was just trying to get his friend to be more…um athletic that's all and what better motivation than stealing…borrowing her bag?
"If you can catch me!" Jack laughed, his messy brown hair—that had grown messier over the years—shaking as the wind blew it back. "Which will be never—huh?" Jack suddenly paused as he reached his house, only to see a person with some black looking robes trying to talk to his parents.
"Got ya—huh…is that a cousin of yours?" Stephanie asked as she finally caught up to the Overland boy. Both kids watched as the robbed figure tried talking to Jack's parents who did not even let him talk before closing the door on him. The robbed figure sighed as he took out a letter from his pockets before turning around. He paused as he saw the two children staring at him before waving hesitantly.
"Hello there. Do any of you know Jeannette um Bennett?" Stephanie hesitantly spoke up.
"What do you want with my Mum?" Before the robbed figure could say anything, Jack's father opened the door again not looking pleased.
"Jack Stephanie! Get inside right now. You know better than to talk to strangers." Stephanie and Jack gave the robbed figure an apologetic look before listening to Jack's Father and rushed inside.
"Who was that Dad?" Jack asked as he and Stephanie looked through the window to see the robbed figure walking to Stephanie's house now.
"Some weird person who claimed to be a wizard. I'm starting to think that the generation before you are getting weirder and weirder." Jack's father sighed. "I mean did he honestly think that I would believe that Hogwarts is a real boarding school?" Stephanie's head snapped up at the mention of Hogwarts. Her mother and father had talked about Hogwarts to her and her siblings many times already. So much that she could possibly write an entire book on the school itself without even stepping into the school itself. Anyways, Stephanie knew that Hogwarts was a school meant for Witches and Widzards and they usually sent representatives to muggle parents to help them break the news that their child was a witch or a wizard. The Bennett child looked at Jack in amazement, who would have thought that her best friend would be a wizard?
"I think it would be best if you stayed here for a while Stephanie." Jack's father replied as he noticed the robbed figure entering Stephanie's house. "Your mother's too nice of a person to kick anyone out." Stephanie just nodded her head knowing that it wasn't a weirdo as Jack's father claimed, but rather a wizard. Probably a professor at the school.
"You wanna sneak out and see who it was?" Jack whispered as his father left into his work room. "I mean he looked a bit different, but he can't be all that bad if your mom let him in." Stephanie weighted the pros and cons of his suggested. If she were to go with him, then most likely he will find out about her parent's secret, but also find out about his abilities. However, Jack's parents would probably not take the news very well and think that her parents were corrupting Jack.
"Well…"
"Come on where's your sense of adventure?" Jack laughed as he quickly sneaked towards the back door in order not to alert his father.
"Jackson Overland you will get us killed one day." Stephanie chuckled softly as she followed Jack's footsteps and exited through the back door. Once in the yard, the two children quickly went to the part of the fence where a piece of wooden board was loose and easily lifted it to get across to Stephanie's backyard.
"Do you think they'll be in the kitchen?" Jack asked as he looked for Stephanie for conformation. "I think your mom would probably invite him for tea or something."
"Yeah that sounds like her…wait the back door is open. If we're careful then we can sneak in without Mum noticing." Stephanie smiled as she carefully opened the back door so it could only fit the two small children.
"…and I was wondering if you could help them. I'm not really good at convincing Muggle parents." A male voice, not Mr. Bennett, echoed throughout the house. Quickly the two children looked at each other and slowly made their way to the kitchen were Mrs. Bennett and the newcomer sat drinking tea.
"You were really the shy one back in Hogwarts Neville." Mrs. Bennett chuckled sipping her tea before speaking up. "Well, I suppose I can help you this one time." She said in a teasing voice that the newcomer, Neville, laughed.
"Thanks Jeannette, I knew I could count on you. Oh by the way how are your kids? I haven't seen them in a while and I don't think I saw Stephanie's name on the Hogwarts list. Is she going to another school?" Mrs. Bennett sighed as she looked down.
"The rest of the world still believes that we adopted a squib don't they?" Neville looked at her questionably. "Stephanie….she's 100% muggle but…she's different from other muggles." Mrs. Bennett struggled to put her words into a sensible sentence.
"How so?" Neville asked, intrigued.
"Many of the muggle repellent charms, spells, and potions don't really work on her. It's almost as she magic proof and well….she was outcasted by many of the children at the orphanage that we couldn't just let her stay there. You know very well how I feel towards bullying." Neville nodded and placed a comforting hand on his friend.
"Well, witch or not Stephanie is just—"
"CRASH!" Both adult immediately turned towards the kitchen where the two children quickly hid behind the counter. Stephanie glared angrily at Jack, who had started getting thirsty during their stakeout and tried to grab a glass so he could fill it with water, but dropped it onto the wooden floor resulting in the crash.
"Great job Jack." Stephanie hissed as she peaked over her shoulder to see if the adults were coming in.
"What? I was getting thirsty—"
"Then you should have asked me to get you something honey." Mrs. Bennett chuckled above them, scaring the kids as they jumped out. "Well considering that you were eavesdropping I would normally punish you, but I think this would be a great opportunity to show Jack his…abilities." Jack looked at Mrs. Bennett questionably.
"What abilities?" This time, it was Neville who spoke up.
"Mr. Overland, have you ever experienced things that you couldn't properly explain?"
"Um…"
"There was that one time when Johnny's pants were set on fire after he teased me." Stephanie pointed out finally putting the pieces together. How could she have missed the signs? She lived with magical folk on a daily basis! "And then there was that time when the glass disappeared on the snow day causing class to end early. And then how ice formed under Drew's feet when he tried to grab my bag and fell." Jack's eyes widen as he realized how strange the mentioned events were and remembered questioning them when he got home to himself.
"Yeah…I remember that, but what does that have to do with me? Am I in trouble?" Mrs. Bennett chuckled softly as she ruffled Jack's hair.
"No you're not in trouble, you special…like me."
"Huh?"
"Watch." Mrs. Bennett smiled as she took out a slender piece of wood, with several distinct markings at the bottom, before waving at the broken shards. "Repairo" Jack's eyes widen in shock as the pieces quickly reformed the glass cup he had dropped before. The shards decorating the wooden floor soon reformed themselves into the glass cup and there was no evidence that it was ever broken.
"Whoa! How did you do that? Will I be able to do that?" Jack asked excitedly, jumping up and down already accepting the magic abilities Mrs. Bennett displayed. Mrs. Bennett just chuckled as she ruffled Jack's hair.
"That Jack, is magic. And yes you'll be able to do it if your parents decide to let you go to Hogwarts. Neville here—"
"Um Professor Longbottom actually Jeannette. I'm a professor now." The Hogwarts professor corrected her with a slight smile. Mrs. Bennett rolled her eyes playfully.
"You may be a professor to Jack, but to me you'll still be Neville, my friend. Besides calling you professor makes you sound old." Before the old Hogwarts student could reply, Jeannette continued talking to Jack.
"Anyways, Neville is a professor at Hogwarts who teaches Herbology—"
"What's that?" Jack asked, making a face. From the sound of it, the class sounded boring.
"It's the study of magical plants and how to take care of, utilize or combat them." Stephanie answered proudly. "It's a rather interesting course. I recommend you take it." Jack pouted.
"But all the classes you recommend are boring. Well if you're going to come with me then I guess it won't be that bad." Jack smiled as he placed an arm around his childhood friend before he felt her tensing up. "You are going…right?"
"I'm not magical Jack. I can't go to Hogwarts." Stephanie answered softly, letting go of Jack's arm. "Remember I'm adopted so Mum and Dad aren't my real parents so I didn't get their magical abilities. Although Jamie and Sophie are magical so you'll probably see them in a couple of years." Stephanie chuckled weakly, trying to lighten up the mood but Jack wasn't having any of that.
"No! We've been friends for years! I'm not going to a school where you can't go to! I wont!"
"But Jack it's for the best! Who else will teach you about magic then?" Stephanie argued. As much as she wanted Jack to stay with her, she knew he had to get a magical education and she would not let herself be the cause of Jack's magic going out of control because he didn't want to go.
"Your parent—"
"We're not certified teachers." Mrs. Bennett interrupted. "We won't be able to teach you like the Hogwarts teachers can."
"See!" Stephanie raised her voice in hopes of Jack understanding. However, Jack wasn't listening to her reasoning.
"Then I'm not going!" Jack shouted, getting closer to Stephanie's face who didn't back down.
"Yes you are!"
"No I'm not!" The cabinets began shaking as Jack raised his voice, but neither adult paid any attention.
"Yes you are Jackson! It's for the best!"
"I'm not leaving you here alone with those bullies!" Jack screamed stomping his foot for an added effect and that's when hell broke loose. The cabinet doors swung open and all the dinnerware, utensils included, flew out aiming for the small group in the kitchen at several miles per hour. Mrs. Bennett and Professor Longbottom manage to place magical shields around themselves and the children but some of the projectiles managed to get through.
"Stephanie! You're bleeding!" Jack cried as he looked up after the plates, glass, and utensils fell down. He hadn't thought anyone had gotten hurt, but Stephanie had a long gash on her forehead where a plate or a knife must have gotten her.
"Stay still honey, it will only sting for a bit." Mrs. Bennett said as she quickly kneeled next to her daughter and took her bleeding hands away from the gash. "Episkey." Stephanie hissed as her wound began closing but the blood still stained her face. "I'll get some wet towels. Don't touch the wound. I'm not sure how well my healing charms hold up." Mrs. Bennett sighed as she rushed out of the kitchen. Meanwhile, Jack stood there frozen, shocked at the amount of blood Stephanie lost.
"Mr. Overland," Professor Longbottom cleared his throat catching Jack's attention. "Can you see why Stephanie wants you to go to Hogwarts? There we can help you channel your magical so accidents such as this won't happen."
"You don't want that to happen to Emma do you?" Stephanie finally spoke up as her mother reentered the kitchen with a wet towel. "There's a chance that you can hurt her real bad if you can't control your magic. The school can help you control you magic. Just go please. I'll be fine really." Stephanie smiled as her mother continued to wipe the blood off her forehead. Jack looked torn, he didn't want to leave his friend here where the bullies would continue to torment her but he also didn't want to hurt his family if he accidentally used his magic.
"Besides, Stephanie can write letters to you all the time." Mrs. Bennett smiled as she threw the blood stain towel into the sink. "It'll be like she never left." Jack gave Mrs. Bennett a curious look.
"Why would she write letters? Can't she email me?"
"Thanks for inviting us to dinner Jeannette." Mrs. Overland smiled as she and her family entered the Bennett household. Immediately Jack and Emily—or Emma as Stephanie, Jamie, and Sophie, liked to call her—raced inside and greeted the Bennett children. Jamie and Sophie immediately took Emily to the kitchen where they hoped to get some desserts before dinner.
"It's no problem besides, Michael and I wanted to discuss something with you later this evening." Mrs. Bennett smiled before turning towards the kitchen. "You wont find any desserts Jamie, Sophie!" She and Mrs. Overland chuckled as they heard three successive groans coming from the kitchen.
"How do you think this is going to turn out?" Jack asked as he and Stephanie took a seat at the large dining table Mr. Bennett expanded with a spell earlier that night. "I mean I'm a bit nervous—"
"Everything will turn out just fine. Don't worry Jack." Stephanie smiled as the rest of the family took their seat at the table. "Just…let Mum and Dad do the talking."
"I hope you guys like Meatloaf. I decided to try something new and well I figure if I poisoned the food then we'll all die together." Mrs. Bennett laughed as she brought in the large tray of meatloaf into the dining table.
"Meatloaf!" the younger children cried happily as Mrs. Bennett served the younger children first.
"When are they going to bring it up?" Jack whispered to Stephanie as they ate their meatloaf. Twenty minutes had passed by and the rest of the occupants at the table continued chattering as if there wasn't any big new coming up. Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Overland were busy talking about the sales at the nearby mall and how they would like to decorate their houses while the husbands talked about sports and betting on who would win.
"Soon, Mum said she would bring it up before dessert. Something about showing them or something."
"So Jeanette, did you know the man that came to your house this afternoon? You know the funny looking fellow." Mr. Overland said bring up the topic the Bennett's were about to discuss. Stephanie gave her younger siblings a look to say nothing as they opened their mouths to answer. Mrs. Bennett cleared her throat before answering her neighbor.
"That funny looking fellow was a classmate of mine. We were good friends and we like to have a nice chat some time to time." Mr. Overland nearly choked on his drink as he realized he unintentionally insulted his neighbors' friend. Clearing his throat he tried to correct his mistake.
"I didn't mean that he was um—"
"It's alright, many people see him as weird or strange when they first meet him. It's completely normal. I'm going to guess he talked to you about a school. Hogwarts perhaps?" Immediately the room got quite and Stephanie gave a knowing look to Jack. It was time for the big news.
"So his claim that he's a professor at a so called magical school and that Jack is a wizard is true? I'm sorry but can't…that's just crazy. I'm sorry Jeannette, but I have to say that your friend is crazy." Mr. Overland finished placing his fork down and gave Mrs. Bennett a hard stare.
"George—"
"That's alright Sarah." Mrs. Bennett smiled not a bit offended by Mr. Overland's earlier statement, "I mean anyone who believes that magic must be insane right? Michael would you be a dear and bring in the desserts?" Mr. Bennett smiled at his wife as he took out his wand, earning curious looks from his neighbors, and waved it into the air.
"Not a problem." Before Mr. Overland could ask what Mr. Bennett was planning on doing, his jaw dropped along with his wife's as the two large plates of desserts came floating in from the kitchen. "You see George and Sarah, magic is real." No one moved as the desserts landed in the center of the dining table as the adults tried to take it all in. "Hogwarts is a school for Witchcraft and Wizardry and Neville is a professor there. One of the finest and Jack will be in good hands—"
"Wait hold up hold up!" Mrs. Overland spoke up as she finally got over her initial shock. "That can't be real magic. You must have done something to—" "make it float? Would you like another example? My husband and I can go through a variety of spells that can make this more believable if you wish." Mrs. Bennett smiled as she took out her wand and whirled it around the air so snow began falling.
"Oh! Can you do transfig—transfig—"
"Transfiguration." Stephanie proved the word to her younger brother, Jamie, as he tried to give a suggestion to his parents.
"Yeah! What she said! That should help!" "What's transfiguration?" Emily asked as she grew curious about the topic. Soon the table erupted into chaos as the adults began arguing and insulting each other. The children on the other hand, began chatting wildly before eventually making off with the two plates of desserts and headed towards the living room. Stephanie stayed at the table watching Jack closely as he began looking worryingly at his parents.
"It's going to be alright Jack. This is just normal when Muggle parents learn about magic. They're adjusting that's all—"
"How do you now that? You've been with witches and wizards for your whole life. You can't know that for sure. You've just read about stuff like this you never actually experience it!" Jack yelled surprising his childhood friend as he let out another burst of magical energy. The lights began flickering and again the dinnerware began floating uncontrollably before they flew off in various directions. The Bennetts quickly placed shields around the Overlands as the projectiles flew their way and Stephanie tackled Jack to the floor as a plate nearly crashed into him. As quickly as it began, the flickering soon stopped and the plates fell to the floor. Jamie, Sophie, and Emily re-entered the dining room and gasped as they saw the state of the dining room.
"Stephanie? Jack?" Mrs. Bennett called out as she and her husband quickly repaired the plates and directed them towards the kitchen where they would be washed by of course magical means.
"We're fine Mum. Jack just had a um…accident." Stephanie groaned as she and Emily, who ran towards her brother as she saw him on the floor, helped Jack up who was holding his head.
"Jack?"
"I'm fine…I just have a bit of a headache that's all. Sorry about the mess Mrs. Bennett. I didn't mean to let my emotions get the best of me." Jack stood at the dining table worryingly as his parents started at him, stunned at his abilities.
"You…you did this?" Mr. Overland asked and Jack nodded his head slowly before looking at the ground in shame. He couldn't even look at his sister who tugged at his sweater worryingly.
"You probably think I'm a freak now don't you." Mrs. Overland gasped as she heard her son beginning to sniffle.
"Oh Jack we're sorry." Mr. Overland gasped as he and his wife went over to Jack and gave him a hug, surprising the Overland boy as his sister joined them. "We didn't mean to act like that we were just—"
"This is something that we're not accustomed to and well. It takes time to take this all in." Mrs. Overland smiled at her son as she wiped away his tears that began to fall. "We still love you no matter what. Witch or not."
"It's actually Wizard since he's a boy Sarah." Mrs. Bennett smiled as she went towards her daughter and patted her shoulder.
"So this school. It will teach him how to control his magic?" Mr. Overland asked as he stood up.
"Yes, and it will teach him about the magical community and other useful studies that will prepare him for a wizarding career. It's the best school Scotland has to offer. He'll be in good hands."
"Well at least you'll have Stephanie to with right kiddo?" Mr. Overland laughed nervously. "You'll have someone to help you through this whole magic business, right?" Stephanie looked nervously at her neighbor.
"Well you see Mr. Overland. As you know I'm adopted and well, I'm not a witch. I'm a muggle like you guys. A muggle is a person without any magical abilities by the way." Stephanie cleared up as she saw the confused face of Mr. and Mrs. Overland. "So yeah. I um won't be going to Hogwarts."
"But that's where we come in!" Mrs. Bennett chimed in before the Overland's began to worry. "My Husband and I both went to Hogwarts and well we can make the transition a little easier for both you and Jack. And Emily too."
"Wait, does that mean—"
"I'm a witch?" Emily asked looking at her hands in confusion. "But—"
"Well, I'm not 100% sure but there is a chance you have magical abilities since Jack has them." Mr. Bennett tried to explain but even then he wasn't sure of himself.
"Well first thing first." Stephanie spoke up surprising all the adults in the room. "Jack has to reply to the Hogwarts letter telling them he's going to go and then we can go to Diagon Alley!"
"Diagon Alley? What's that?" Jack asked as he noticed the glint in his friend's eye. Stephanie smirked at Jack.
"The best place ever next to Disneyworld of course!"
"Honestly I cannot imagine where we would be if you hadn't helped us Jeanette." Mrs. Overland sighed as her family, along with the Bennett's, walked behind the children at the King Cross Station. "This would have been very difficult."
"It's fine. If our roles were reversed I'm sure you would have done the same thing." Mrs. Bennett smiled as she patted her neighbors shoulder. "It'll be fine Sarah. Trust me. Jackson will be in good hands at Hogwarts. He can come and visit during Christmas and you can write letters to him always."
"I know, I know it's just. Hard. He's going to be thousands of miles away and there's no way I can visit him. And Stephanie's not going so I'm not sure how he'll do with making friends."
"He'll make plenty of friends I'm sure." Mrs. Bennett said as she tried to reassure her neighbor. Meanwhile, the children were having their own conversation of their own. Jack and Stephanie were both pushing a large cart with a several huge trucks of Jack's clothing, schools supplies, and some misallanious items they acquired at Diagon Alley. At the top of Jack's truck was a cage holding a pure white snow owl with abnormal blue eye coloring and a box of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes joke items. Something Jack had to convince his parents to buy.
"I've heard rumors of the Weasly's store closing since George Weasly lost his twin during the second great wizarding war but it seems like it's still in good business." Stephanie smiled as she opened the box. "Can I take one of the quills? I have horrible spelling and it would save me a lot of trouble during school."
"Sure, just remember not to lose it. But man, I think that shop is going to one of my favorites! I've never seen a joke shop so big!" "It's a magical joke shop Jack." Jamie smiled as he held his extendable ears his mother bought for him.
"It's always big."
"Everything was so pretty at Diagon Alley!" Emily smiled putting her two cents in as she stayed close to her brother. "Can we go back their again?"
"You bet we are!" Jack laughed as he hugged his sister who laughed happily. "Now um what about that um secret entrance you talked about?" Jack asked nervously as he tried to look away from the curious looks that many people gave him.
"Well since I can't go in, you'll have to go in with Mum or Dad. It's right in the middle of the Platform 9 and 10. It's a brick wall you can't miss. See," Stephanie pointed as another family of redheads ran through the wall; well at least the daughter did, and disappeared from sight. "That's how you're going to get to Platform 9 ¾ ." Jack gave his friend a look of disbelief.
"The entrance to the magical train station is a brick wall…I can…why a brick wall?"
"I've been asking that myself for at least several years." Mrs. Bennett sighed as she placed a comforting hand on Jack's shoulder. "But I still don't understand why they can't change the location. Anyways, it's time Jack. You probably should say goodbye to your parents now." Jack looked back at his parents, his mother trying desperately to keep her tears in, before walking up towards them. Immediately, his mother wrapped her arms around her oldest son and gave him a kiss on his forehead.
"Oh Jack. I'm going to miss you so much. Remember to do your homework and listen to your teachers no matter what. They know what they're doing and make sure you brush your teeth every night—"
"Mom I'll be fine." Jack chuckled as he continued to let his mother hug him, trying to imprint the memory of his mother's hug, her smell, and comforting aura into his memory. "Stephanie practically gave me the student handbook on surviving Hogwarts." He laughed weakly as the situation finally began setting in. "I'll write…every week."
"And Son." Mr. Overland coughed to get his son's attention, "No matter what happens, or whatever house you're put in, we'll still love you. You're already making us proud." Jack smiled brightly before he hugged his father tightly, letting some tears fall.
"Jack! You won't forget me right?" Emily said as she fiddled with the sundress her mother made her wear for the day. "Of course not kiddo. How could I forget my little sister! I'll even bring something back for you. I promise."
"Don't cause too much trouble alright Jack? It wouldn't do you good to get into much trouble without me." Stephanie chuckled as she stood there awkwardly before Jack embraced her. For a moment, she was too shocked at the sudden contact to do anything before she relaxed into the hug.
"Don't worry, I won't forget you Stephanie. You're my best friend. It would take a lot more than a magical school to make me forget you." Jack whispered in her ear so none of the adults could hear. Stephanie chuckled softly as she let him go slowly, her arms still resting on his shoulders.
"You always did know what was on my mine most of the time. And don't worry, I can take care of the bullies on my own. You don't have to be my knight all the time." Stephanie stuck her tongue out, laughing as Jack made a face.
"You think I can visit them once I'm done with school? They probably won't even know what hit them."
"Jack!" Stephanie laughed as she pushed Jack away, "You can't use your magic like that. Although I wouldn't mind whatsoever."
"Jack Honey." Mrs. Bennett said as she placed her hand on Jack's shoulder. "It's time." Jack looked back at his friend who gave him an encouraging smile.
"Knock them dead Jack. And make sure to write to me often! I want to know how Hogwart's like!" Stephanie smiled as she hugged Emily, who was beginning to cry, and her brother Jamie.
"I will." Jack said softly as he turned to his see his parents. His mother was crying as well but she had a smile on her face and his father was smiling at him as well. He gave the one last wave before placing his hands on his luggage cart and looked at the Bennett's. "So what now?" Without saying much, both Bennett's held onto Jack's cart and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Well running is always a good way to start. Ready?" Mr. Bennett asked Jack who took a second to calm his nerves before nodding. "Then let's go." All three of them, began running towards the brick wall and despite Stephanie's reassurance that it wasn't a solid brick wall, Jack closed his eyes as they neared the wall, ready to feel impact. However, the feeling never came. Instead came the sounds of hustling people, owls crying, cats meowing, and the sharp piercing noise of a train whistle.
"Jack you can open your eyes now." Mrs. Bennett chuckled as she released her hand on Jack's shoulder and helped him push his cart towards the source of the train whistle. At first Jack could see nothing through the thick white fog that somehow filled the station, but as if someone sensing his frustration, a gust of wind blew through the station revealing everything. Jack gasped in awe as he saw dozens of people bustling about, waving wands in a similar manner as Mrs. Bennett did on the night she first demonstrated her magic. Owls hooted in their cages as parents helped them load their luggage into the cargo. Children laughed merrily, running about as they raced onto the train—not without saying goodbye to their parents—and several enchanted items floated above them as older students demonstrated their magic. Jack unconsciously felt for his wand, hidden in his inner pocket of his blue jacket that Mrs. Bennett gave to him last Christmas, and wondered if he would be like those kids in a few years.
"Well sport, lets get your stuff into the train. We don't want you to miss your train." Mr. Bennett smiled as he pushed the cart towards the cargo and began magically placing them into the train. "Brings back memories doesn't it honey."
"Yes it does." Mrs. Bennett smiled as she held Jack close to him as she saw him beginning to wonder off. "I wonder if we'll see anyone we know."
"I heard Potter's second kid is begging this year along with Weasly's first child. Oh and Malfoy's son is beginning his school year as well." Mr. Bennett smiled as he finished placing all of Jack's belongings into the train. "It would be nice to see them."
"To think nineteen years have passed since that day. It amazes me sometimes." Mrs. Bennett sighed softly before turning to Jack. "Well I guess this is it. Have any last minute questions you want to ask?" Jack looked up to Mr. and Mrs. Bennett before smiling and giving them a hug.
"Thanks for everything. Thanks for being here with me. It's…not as scary as I thought it would be." Mrs. Bennett smiled as she gave Jack a small kiss on his forehead.
"Your welcome. Now move along the train's about to leave." The train whistle has just blown and the conductor was yelling that they were leaving. Children all around began giving their parents one last hug or kiss before running onto the train. Children on the train were pushing themselves against the window and gave one last wave to their parents. Jack quickly let go of his neighbors and walked to the train entrance where the conductor was holding the door open for the last of the children. Jack took one look back at the Bennett's, who gave him a smile of encouragement before he climbed up the steps and onto the train. Jack never been on a train before, just the tube, and to say there were some differences was an understatement. There was a walkway, but instead of seats lining up against the windows, compartments, that looked to small to fit at least 2 people but it was a magical train so it probably held more, lined up on both sides of the train. Many of the compartment doors were open revealing many of the students sticking their hands out the widow as the train slowly began moving. Jack contemplated on whether to join them or not when he decided to get a compartment of his own. He didn't feel like meeting new people at the moment, not when his childhood friend couldn't come here.
"Hey that was Harry Potter wasn't it!" a random student gasped as the rest of his friends began whispering.
"That means Albus is starting this year—"
"I wonder where he is—" Jack tuned out the rest of the conversation and began searching for a compartment that was vacant. Jack began to lose hope as the ventured further into the train and found none empty, all of them seemed to have a person in it or a group of students laughing merrily. Probably students who were returning and knew what to do. However, at the end of the train Jack was pleasantly surprised as he found an empty compartment to the right. He looked around to see if any of the students wanted to claim it and when he found none he smiled as he slid the door close. He smiled as he saw the burgundy red couches, enough to fit four people comfortably, and decided to lay on one. Just as Jack closed his eyes in content—the couches were amazingly soft and comfortable—the compartment door slid open.
"Oh um sorry I didn't mean to um…can I sit here? Everywhere else is full." A nervous voice shakily said as Jack sat up to get a better look of the new comer. Just like him, the boy was small and thinner than boys his age. His hair, a mixture of brown and red but mostly brown, was short and choppy and an overall mess. However, his large forest green innocent eyes made him even more childish and even younger than he seemed. "So I'll take that as a no." The new student muttered turning away, his shoulder slumping even further than when he came in.
"No it's fine!" Jack blurted out, surprised that he wanted some company. But he couldn't help but feel that this kid was similar to Stephanie in a way before he became friends with her. Outcasted, bullied, and overall lonely. "Some company would be um fine you know." The kid sighed, relaxing visibly before closing the compartment door behind him and taking a seat opposite of Jack. He sat there looking at Jack a bit uncomfortably, his eyes glued to the floor, before looking up at Jack. "Well um what's your name?"
"Jack…Jack Overland." Jack replied, giving his hand for the newcomer to shake. "So what's yours?" The kid before him hesitated before sighing deeply.
"Hiccup. My name's Hiccup Haddock the Third."
And that's a wrap for the first chapter. The next one will introduce Hiccup and yeah. That's how the first four chapters will be. Just introducing the characters. So was it good? Bad? Should I stop continue etc. Your opinion matters.