<strong>May 16th 2008 - Field Trip</strong><br/>Giren had found himself staring into the glass Python cage as usual, fortunately for him many of the students in his class were afraid of reptiles so he could avoid being noticed when he wanted to speak to his old friend Rudy. Sadly Rudy was thought to be a girl by many of the Zoo keepers so they often called him Rosanna, Giren eventually renamed his friend and the two often joked about the stupidity of the many passers by.<br/>"I've always found our conversations interesting, see, we both lead incredibly dull lives. I mean, me, dad works all night and I'm stuck indoors, you, you're in this nasty glass cage all day being gawked at by all the little prats who come by." Giren sighed as he looked into the cage of the massive Python in front of him.<br/>"At least the old coot I used to share a cage with died." The Python groaned. "He would not stop mocking me about my name."<br/>"I see, does it ever get...lonely in there though?" Giren asked.<br/>"What about you kid? I never see you around with friends, I for one enjoy the peace and quiet." Rudy stated.<br/>"They're all stupid, prattling on about who's who and what singer is dating what actor, it's annoying really." Giren sighed. At some points he hated being different, but there were also times he thrived in it, to the kids in his class he was wierd, an outcast, but Giren knew he was better than them somehow, even if he clouldn't place exactly how. But deep down he wished that he could have some friends, friends who were smarter than these kids he had somehow been stuck in a class with.<br/>"Um...that man is giving us wierd looks, this might be a good time to end our conversation." Rudy suggested, noticing a slender man in a black coat and a round-brimmed hat.<br/>"Oh, don't mind me, I was enjoying the little talk you were having....I see you're a Parselmouth." Seraph stated."<br/>"A what? and who the heck are you anyways? Some kind of pervert?" Giren asked in a suspicious tone.<br/>"Pardon me, my name is Seraph, I'm a teacher for gifted youngsters like yourself, a Parselmouth is what people like me call those who can speak with snakes."<br/>"Gifted youngsters?" Giren asked.<br/>"I noticed you mention feeling different than your peers, that somehow you feel better...smarter?"<br/>"How did you..?"<br/>"You're a wizard, yes, your mother was quite a good one too I might say....it's a shame your father can't see that." Seraph smirked.<br/>"Just what do you know about my mother!" Giren hissed.<br/>"More than you...sadly. Unfortunately we are short on time, I will meet you in a few months time and we can discuss the matter further, but I'm afraid I must return you to your classmates."<br/>When Giren and Seraph rejoined the group of students the teacher gave him a stern look.<br/>"I'm awfully sorry for hijacking your student ma'am, but you see, he has an outstanding knowledge of reptiles, I'm a biology teacher, and sometimes I tend to get distracted." Seraph gave the teacher a charming smile before giving Giren a letter. Then Seraph departed almost as quickly as he had appeared.<br/>As they boarded the bus to leave the zoo Giren fumbled the letter between his fingers. "A wizard......" he mumbled to himself.<br/><br/><strong>June 3rd 2008 - Accepted</strong><br/>Dear Mr. Morgan,<br/><br/>We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Due to you late birthday, your term will not begin until 1 September, 2008. We await your response by no later than 31 July, 2008.<br/><br/>Yours Sincerely,<br/><br/>Saren Octavius<br/>Deputy Headmaster<br/><br/>"You will be going no such place! It's a vile and dangerous place, they trained the men who killed your mother!" Giren's father screamed angrily.<br/>"You never cared before, so why start now?" Giren demanded angrily.<br/>"I've always cared....it's just...I can't always be there, you know that! I have to keep this roof over our heads! You're as important to me as your mother....and I don't want you suffering her fate."<br/>"So you'll leave me here in this house alone? I would live in quarters there and you wouldn't even have to worry about me." Giren stated.<br/>"I said no!" Giren's father screamed, knocking over a lamp in the process.<br/>"Fine, I could always just run away then and go anyways!" Giren shouted as he stormed up to his room.<br/>As Giren was crawling out his window, he noticed Seraph approaching his door and ringing the bell. Giren decided to wait by the stairs to hear what was going on.<br/>"Hi, I'm a teacher at Hog-" Giren's father tried to slam the door in Seraph's face but Seraph stopped the door with his foot and shoved the dumbfounded man aside.<br/>"If I REALLY wanted your son dead, I could easily do it, and NOTHING you can do would stop me. If you have ANY regard for your wife's wishes you'd let him go to that school!" Seraph hissed.<br/>"B-but...he's all I have left." Giren's father stammered.<br/>"Then you'd let him go, our war has been over for nearly a decade, he'd be watched by only the best teachers, I promise you that he'll return after the term is up."<br/>"Fine, you both win....but you better not be using some kind of mind trick on me...." Giren's father conceded. Seraph looked at him with a smirk, "Glad I didn't have to."<br/>When Giren's father entered Giren's room he found it empty.<br/>"So kid, ready for your first introduction to wizards?" Seraph asked as he found Giren on the street. "Just step inside." He pointed to a shabby looking blue phone booth. Giren was reluctant to enter but Seraph shoved him in.<br/>A sickening feeling entered Giren's stomach as the phonebooth felt like it was spinning.<br/>"We're here." Seraph stated.<br/>"Where? We're in a phone...booth?" Giren questioned, but as Seraph opened the door Giren realized they were in a completely different place than before. Now they stood in front of an old boarding house.<br/>"We will be staying here temporarily until you have your school equipment, you'll find it quite comfy, there's a few first-years staying here as well with their families, I implore you to introduce yourself."<br/><br/><strong>June 22nd 2008 - Gathering Supplies</strong><br/>At first Giren found Wizards to be odd, almost as if they had been living in the 16th century without knowledge of what had been going on around them. But living with a Muggle father, as he would eventually learn them to be called gave him a distinctly different perspective than his peers. And Giren was glad of this, he always despised the kids in his muggle classes as they bragged about their latest cell phone. He could always turn to Seraph to learn more about Wizards though as time went on Seraph spent increasingly less time at the boarding house. And everytime Giren would ask about his mother, Seraph would find a way to change the subject.<br/>On the morning of Seraph's return there was a taxi waiting outside. "C'mon kid, we need to pick up your school gear, hop in!" Seraph ordered. Giren just followed the man, looking confused as they sped off towards town. "Are you sure we're in the right place? This is a pub..." Giren questioned as the Cab left the two behind.  "No, BEHIND the pub." Seraph stated with a smirk.<br/>Giren was still unsure about this as they made their way to the back alleyway. Stopping near a trash bin, Seraph pressed one of the bricks on the nearby wall which opened up a massive archway revealing an alleyway the likes of which Giren had never seen before. "Welcome to Diagon Alley" Seraph stated with a Grin.<br/>"We'll need to pull out some money at Gringotts to get your stuff." Seraph stated.<br/>"Gringotts? Is that like a bank?" Giren asked.<br/>"Only the best and safest." Seraph replied as he led Giren inside. Again Giren found himself fascinated with his surroundings.<br/>"Quit yer gawkin!" a Goblin growled as Giren almost bumped into him.<br/>"I need to reach the Morgan Vault, formerly under Maria, her son Giren is here to claim it." Seraph stated. The Goblin took a good look at Giren and motioned for one of the others to join them.<br/>"Right this way."<br/>Giren cautiously followed Seraph and the Goblin into the cart. "What's down there?" he asked, noticing a flickering orange light below.<br/>"Rumors say they have drag..." Seraph was interrupted by a stern look from the Goblin. "Vaults, the ones down there belong to highly prestigious wizard families. Heavily guarded, best not go poking your nose where it dont belong."<br/>As they arrived at the vault it was a rather small one, the Goblin used his finger to open the door.<br/>Inside the vault Seraph searched a few bags until he looked at Giren happily. "Aha! just what we need for your school supplies."<br/>"So...you mean to tell me there's Dragons?" Giren whispered as they took the cart back to the exit.<br/>"Lots of em....You'll have to meet Hagrid when you get to Hogwarts, once we leave here, I'll go pick up your books, you go to Ollivanders and get your wand, we'll meet up at Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occassions." Seraph explained.<br/>"And if I get lost?" Giren asked.<br/>"Just look up, there's signs everywhere."<br/>As he made his way to Ollivander's Giren barely dodged a small sparking object as it wizzed by out the door of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, being chased by several young children.<br/>Looking up at the signs Giren finally caught Ollivander's but was so distracted by trying to find his distination that he didn't realize a female exiting the door.<br/>*THUD* He slammed right into her, knocking them both to the ground.