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Chapter 32: “Howler”

"Long time, Emily," greeted James with a slight smile.

Emily looked up, her eyes brightened, but instantly went back to the listless expression, " Hi..." said the girl and returned with her gaze to her plate of food.

"What happened thi...

Chapter 31: “First class”

They found themselves in the Gryffindor common room. A round, cozy room, filled with comfortable armchairs, a thick brown carpet in front of a blazing fire, and even more portraits adorning the walls.

The female prefect led the girls through...

Chapter 30: “Sorting Ceremony II”

"Lovegood, Xenophilius!"

"RAVENCLAW!" shouted the hat.

"Lupin, Remus!" called the teacher.

A hunched boy started to walk to the stool and sat down nervously. Within seconds, the hat spoke: GRYFFINDOR!

Remus took the hat off...

Chapter 29: “Sorting Ceremony I”

The door opened immediately. A tall, black-haired witch in emerald robes waited there. She had a very stern face that frightened many of the first-year students.

"First years, Professor McGonagall," Hagrid said.

"Thank you very much, H...

Chapter 28: “Hogwarts Castle”

"Yeah, that boy asked for it first." nodded James with a smile. He sat down on the empty seat stretching his body as much as possible. Sirius copied him.

"If we stay in Slytherin we'll just have to put up with it," Sirius commented with a gr...

Chapter 27: “Sirius Black”

The tense atmosphere dissipated. Everyone turned and looked at the woman who had a friendly smile on her face. James had already put the wand away. Anastasia quickly stopped pointing it at James.

"Let's get out of here! What will you do, Gwe...

Chapter 26: “Platform Nine and Three-Quarters”

They finished breakfast, and his father loaded his heavy trunk into the car. His father was a great fan of muggle objects especially mechanics, hence, cars. Fleamont bought a Peugeot 504 and after he retired tried to learn Muggle mechanics. It was...

Chapter 25: “Invisibility Cloak”

Penny's parents were very grateful that James saved their two daughters. It was an embarrassing moment for James. As they kept repeating 'Thank you for saving our babies!'.

Their youngest daughter Sophie was rested, as she was almost killed ...

Chapter 24: “Punishment?”

"Dad!" shouted little Sophie as she broke away from Penny and ran into her father's arms.

"Are you okay, sweetie?" asked Richard as he checked his daughter from head to toe, he sighed in relief as she didn't have a minor injury, just some gu...

Chapter 23: “Riot II”

Euphemia looked at James until he turned and started to head into the woods. Amos followed him. Seeing this, Euphemia sighed in relief and followed her husband and the others to the source of the trouble.

James and Amos were running shoulder...

Chapter 22: “Riot I”

"Bravo, amazing final, isn't it?" said the blonde girl clapping as the Australian team lifted the cup.

For some reason, James felt she was talking to him as her seat was next to him. He turned his head, and sure enough, the girl was looking ...

Chapter 21: “Quidditch World Cup II”

All the spectators shouted and applauded with excitement. Thousands of flags waved, and the anthems of their nations joined the hustle of the crowd. On a huge panel, it said the following: AUSTRALIA: 0; FRANCE: 0.

"Without wasting any more t...

Chapter 20: "Quidditch World Cup I"

They had reached what appeared to be some sort of foggy moor. In front of them stood a pair of wizards wearing muggle clothes who had dark circles under their eyes and grumpy looks.

"Good morning, Erick, John" greeted Mr. Diggory who knew th...

Chapter 19: “Portkey”

As the days passed, James practiced with his two new acquisitions: the wand and the Nimbus 1001. He was able to practice magic with the wand, since, according to his father, he will be placed with the tracing charm (which allows the Ministry to kn...

Chapter 18: “Nimbus 1001”

"Let's go buy your uniform" said Euphemia pointing toward 'Madame Malkin: Robes for All Occasions'

The family entered Madame Malkin's store, where they were greeted by a smiling, plump witch dressed in mauve.

"Hogwarts, dear?" asked th...

Chapter 17: “Ollivanders”

"Oh, finally they arrived, we were just talking about you!" said Henry.

"Me?" asked Fleamont puzzled as he pointed his finger at himself.

"Not about you, about James!" said Henry indignantly for some reason, as he grabbed James' arm an...

Chapter 16: “Diagon Alley”

July 8th, 1971.

James woke up early, today would be the day he would go shopping for everything he needed to start his first year at Hogwarts. To buy everything he needed he had to go to Diagon Alley.

Diagon Alley is a magical cobblest...

Chapter 15: “Hogwarts acceptance letter”

July 4, 1971.

Two years had passed since his farewell to Emily and Gwen. James was now 11 years old and it was only a matter of time before he would start Hogwarts. According to his parents' experience, he would receive his letter in mid-Jul...

Chapter 14: “Farewell”

His father, besides being a potion maker, was a skilled duelist. In his years as a student at Hogwarts he was teased for his strange name, so he got into duels all the time, achieving great skill.

So having his father as his personal instruc...

Chapter 13: “First wand”

James was now 8 years old. He turned about three days ago. Today would be the day he would finally get his first wand.

Even though it was a used wand, he was very excited. Now he was waiting for his grandfather and father to arrive by the fi...

Chapter 12: “Shafiq Family II”

"Please come in" said the elf named Slinky motioning for James and the other two children to access the room.

In this new room was the birthday girl, Gwen, and all the children. James could recognize some of them as Goyle and Crabbe, but the...

Chapter 11: “Shafiq Family I”

3 months had passed since James started reading the 3 books. This time was more than enough for James to learn the 3 books perfectly, he even read them several times.

Although he couldn't do the practical part, his parents could. So he asked...

Chapter 10: “6th birthday”

The next day James didn't leave his house, he was too lazy to go to the square to continue his mission to invite Emily to his birthday. He still had days left to try.

His mother didn't mind him staying in the house all day reading books and ...

Chapter 9: “Happiness”

James had already decided which wall to use for climbing. This wall is rough enough that it can be climbed, even so, it will be a big challenge, but it is doable.

When he got close to the wall, he touched it with one of his hands, 'I must do...

Chapter 8: “Exploration”

James spent the days waiting for his 6th birthday. Despite not having a wand, he will get two very interesting books to study.

On the one hand, the "Statutory Book of Spells" is a collection of books written by Miranda Goshawk. The series in...

Chapter 7: “Deal”

"What are you laughing at?" asked Gwen annoyed, her blue eyes looked like they wanted to eat James.

"Hmph, he's a freak, just like his two geezer parents. His wrinkles are disgusting" commented Crabbe viciously as he approached, menacing int...

Chapter 6: “Emily Shafiq”

James lay down on the grass under a tree, he felt a great peace, as Edward could hardly ever waste time like this, not even when he was 5 years old.

'I did the opposite of what mother told me...' thought James who now had 4 enemies, although...

Chapter 5: “First joke”

The library door opened, making James turn his head. It was Euphemia, his mother.

Euphemia had long, straight, black hair with just a few gray strands showing her age. She carried herself with dignity and had a serene gaze. When she looked a...

Chapter 4: “First birthday”

James was born into the Potter Family, an ancient family of pure-blooded wizards. His parents, Fleamont and Euphemia Potter, had difficulty having children. However, to the couple's surprise and amazement, Euphemia became pregnant. James was born ...

Chapter 3: “New target”

"Pretty name" said the old woman.

"Hi James, it's your mom. Your father and I have been waiting for you for so long. I love you with all my heart" whispered Edward's new mother, now named James.

Edward's crying began to slow to silence...