| Notes � I'm cutting bits from the book to make it seem shorter now but when I get to them at Hogwarts/Sanq it will be longer. Chapter One It was a strange dream, one that he was sure he had had before; he was flying, on a motorcycle. "GET UP! NOW!" It was a strange dream but now the boy dreaming was being pulled from his imagination and being thrown back into reality. The boy yawned in the small cupboard that he called a bedroom and searched round hunting for the light switch. He click on to reveal the state that even a small box cupboard could get in. Clothes laid everywhere. Black clothes that were sizes far too big for him. He sighed and rubbed sleep from his eyes. He grabbed a clean set of clothes and pulled them on before climbing fully out of bed and into the sun lit hallway. Duo Maxwell, age 13 wasn't a shy or skinny boy in any way. In fact he was the perfect height and size for a 13 year old. His skin was a light, fair and creamy, he had stunning violet eyes and a smile that dazzled and charmed more than anything else. His voice was a beautiful tenor that could sing and he could also talk for Britain. The black baggy clothes were hand downs from his over sized cousin Dudley. They hid the slender figure beneath them and it also made Duo looked a bit like a wimp when in fact he was fast and strong. The main feature, and the best one he had, on Duo was the long rope of gold, reds and browns that made up his hair. It was three feet long and pulled back into a braid. His last feature was one that couldn't really been seen, it was hidden beneath the long bangs that hung over his face. It was a small scar, barely see able unless you knew it was there. It was shaped like a lighting bolt. Duo brushed a hand throw his hair before working quickly to un braided it and then re braid it again before anyone sow him. It was an uneasy feeling; when his hair was loose it made him feel unprotected. Duo's life with the Dursleys wasn't easy; in fact it was so hard that it made walking naked to the North Pole seem easy. Today started like any other day of the summer holidays. It was bright outside and the birds were singing. Mrs Dursley was cooking breakfast while Mr Dursley was reading the newspaper. Dudley had just gotten up and he was eating toast while staring at the back of his father's newspaper. No one paid notice to Duo so he sat down quietly and poured himself a cup of coffee. It was only when the sound of letters through the letterbox did Duo get talked too. "Get the post Duo." His uncle barked and Duo groaned inward and stood up and trudged to the door and bent to pick up the letters. He paused and looked through them. He stopped as he saw one, addressed to him. He turned the letter over in his hand, unsure of what he should do. �Hurry up Boy!� Duo looked back at the kitchen door and headed back into the room. He handed the other three letters to his uncle before sitting down at the other end of table and began to open his own letter. He had just pulled out the thick letter when the letter was pulled roughly from his hand. �Hay!� �Who would be writing to you?!� Mr Dursley said flicking the letter open and scanned down it. His face went from a pink colour to a ghostly white shade. Duo watched as his uncle turned to his wife and handed the letter over. Mrs Dursley gave a small scream before tearing up the letter and throwing the remains in the bin. �Hay that was mine!� Duo protested. �It was sent to you as a mistake. Now get out!� His uncle�s face had turned to an angry red now and Duo decided that it would be better if he ran than stayed. Duo spent the day wondering round the town. He didn�t have any friends, his cousin made sure of that! Dudley was the ringleader of his oversize gang; basically if you weighed more than 15 pounds you were in! And if you didn�t weigh anywhere near that much then the �gang� would make your life a living hell. Dudley picked on everyone and everything, his favourite game was hunting Duo but Duo was too clever and too fast for Dudley to ever find. So the day went by like many others, part from Duo couldn�t get that letter out of his head, no matter what he did. Who would write to him anyway? Was it really a mistake? No it couldn�t be! Could it? Duo had been so deep in his thoughts that he had forgotten what day it was, he also wasn�t looking where he was going and therefore walked straight into someone who was over 7 feet tall and very hard to miss. �Excuse me!� �Well, well. If it isn�t Duo Maxwell.� Duo looked up at the man, whoever he was he had grey hair and wore weird shape glasses. �I�m sorry. Do I know you?� �Last time I sow you, you were a little baby. You look just like your dad, but you have your mother�s bright eyes and long hair length.� Duo raised an eyebrow. �I think I should go.� �Wait! Why today is your birthday isn�t it?� �Um�� Duo nodded. He had completely forgotten about that. The past 12 (1) birthdays had gone without anyone noticing them but here was a complete stranger� �Well then Happy Birthday Duo.� �Wishing him happy birthday. �Thanks.� Duo smiled. �Should I get us a cup of coffee or something like that? You looked so thoughtful young Duo. Maybe I can help?� The next thing Duo knew was that he was following this very tall man down the main street and into the train station coffee shop. �I�m sorry but who are you?� �Call me Howard. Real name is Hagrid but it�s been changed so much that now I�m know as Howard.� �Nice to met you but, black coffee two sugars please, how do you know me?� �I knew your parents. I helped take you to your aunt and uncle�s.� �What? How did you know my parents? They died when I was little.� �I knew them when they were at Sanq. You know all about Sanq right?� �Sanq?� �Yeah it was where your parents learnt it.� �Learnt what?� �Magic of course.� For the first time in his short life Duo was left speechless. He stared blankly at the man wondering wither now was a good time to leave. He took a deep breath. �Magic?� �You don�t know?� Duo shook his head. It was Howard that was lost for words this time. He seemed to be thinking hard about something. �You know nothing about your past? Nothing about WHO you are? You are telling me you know NOTHING???� Duo knew that everyone in the coffee shop was staring at him and Howard and he blushed red. He knew some things, he wasn�t thick in fact he was one of the best students in his year. He thought that Howard was taking everything a bit too far. �What the hell do you mean?� Duo asked. �Duo you�re a wizard.� There was silence as Duo let the words sink in, then� �That�s it. I�m outta here! I don�t even know why I came here with you Howard, Hagrid what every your name is but I do know that I am leaving right now!� Duo flung his chair back and headed towards the exit. Duo stormed home. He hurried up to his room and threw himself into the cupboard. He laid in the dark thinking about the conversation he had just had with Howard. �I can�t be a wizard can I?� Duo slipped a hand into his jeans pocket and pulled out an creamy coloured envelope. �How you get there?� He asked as he turned it over and over in his hand. In loopy writing were was his name and he opened the letter and pulled it out. He opened the bits of paper and read it slowly and carefully. �To Mr D Maxwell, We are pleased in inform you that you have a place at the Sanq Palace of Witchcraft and Wizardry.� The letter fell from his hand. �I�m a wizard? No this has to be a sick joke.� Duo fell back on to his bed and ran a hand over the rest of the letter. �Could it be?� TBC� (1) � He has just turned 14 and he was already 1 and a half when he arrived at Privet Drive so he has had only 12 birthdays there, not including his 14th birthday. |