Chapter one:
A/N: Okay, this is my `side' story to my other main story `Rain on Me'. This one is inspired by the athlete I am and the little plot bunny running around in my head. It's a light fluffy fic, following the Trio in their life after Hogwarts. Yes, Voldemort is dead and obviously Harry is the Savior of the Wizarding world so naturally he's quite famous. It may be a bit AU, just because I have added many new characters in myself. NO, there are no "Mary Janes", meaning that none of them are perfect or gorgeous. Yes, some may sound pretty but didn't your mother tell you - beauty is only skin deep. Before I begin, I'm going to give you a bit of background on the characters, just so you have something to go on. I'm going to introduce them much more in the story but here are the main ones.
Harry potter
Hermoine granger
Ron Weasly
lavender brown
brie DeFlavio
Casey houle
Lauren king
Danielle bodel
Cho chang
victor Krum
mr/mrs. Granger
mr./mrs. Weasly
Fred and George Weasly
Draco Malfoy
Ginny Weasly
Those are the names you'll be seeing the most throughout the story. Please keep in mind that brie, Casey, Lauren, and Danielle are all characters my mind made up. If you have read my Rain on Me story you will see some of the same characters. I tend to use them over and over again when I do not feel any of the characters JKR invented fits the personality I was looking for.
Okay, enough about me. Let the show begin!
Chapter One.
What if I was to tell you that life had finally turned out right for once? Would you believe me? What if I also told you that, after the inevitable downfall of the evil wizard, Lord Voldemort, my life was never the same? You see, for once I could walk down a street wondering if around the corner lurked a pathetic group of Death Eaters, bent on killing me. Not that their plans were ever successful, of course, but what do you expect from a band of buffoons running around like chickens with their heads cut off? Not much? Neither did I. For years after Voldemort's death, the Ministry buckled down and rounded up the majority of the Death Eaters- the ones still alive of course. Many foes of mine are still rotting in Azkaban, as they should be. My mind is at peace most of the time.
Instead of becoming an Auror like I had planned when I was still a student at Hogwarts, I decided to do something for myself. I took a two month long vacation to a small island in the Caribbean. Ron and Hermoine stayed back in England, they had some affairs they needed to work out. They visited as often as they could, Apparating is very handy and when that wasn't possible, they Floo'ed. I stayed with a mutual friend of Lupin's in the apartment above the garage. It was quiet, not many comings or goings, and I was left to myself. We would fish often during the day, go to parties at night. It was a muggle community for the most part and the few wizards and witches there who new who I was respected that I needed privacy. I actually befriended three- Brie DeFlavio, Casey Houle and Danielle Bodel. I met their friend Lauren King some time later while we played a pick up game of Quidditch. Those three had played professional Quidditch while they were still in school. But, I'll talk about that a little bit later. Quidditch is now my life. Some say I do not need any more fame-I am not playing Quidditch for more fame. I'm playing it because it is my passion. I refuse to work at the Ministry, after all the hell they put me through during the war I refuse to help them. Sometimes I help out Minerva at the school and sub. When I plan to retire from Quidditch, McGonagall informed me that they would welcome me as a Defense against the Dark Arts teacher with open arms. I would love to be back at that old castle where I spent many happy years. I'm only 22, but I've seen so much that the simple things like the lake and the secret passages mean the world to me. I would also be close to Hermoine also. She is a Muggle Studies professor there, a part time marketing consultant for the Harpies, the team I play for. But I digress, let me tell you a bit of what has happened since my return from the `Island' as I call it ( for I do not know the actual name of the place I spent two wonderful months relaxing on).
For one, Ron and Luna Lovegood are now Ron and Luna Weasly. Everything had happened quite fast, took everyone by surprise. I guess Luna had nosed her way into Ron's heart after all those years. Her quirkiness now is appealing to him- a fact Fred and George find highly amusing and constantly remind him of at every Weasly Family gathering.
Hermoine and I have been dating for a few months. We both knew there was some sort of `spark', I guess you could say, between us and finally decided to see if anything would come out of it. We are taking it slow - going from best friends to lovers is not a quick thing. We both need time to adjust and get a feel for each other. She is still my best friend, as is Ron- that has never and will never change.
Ginny is now a fashion designer for Madam Malkins. Lavender Brown, her school rival, actually got her an internship. The girls had worked past their differences after they had a loud-and public- falling out about Draco Malfoy. Both, it seemed, had harbored feelings for the `Amazing Bouncing Ferret', to my disgust. It seemed that he had been playing around with both of them for some time. They seemed to come to an agreement in the middle of a loud shouting match at the Hog's Head ( at an anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Weasly) and realized that neither of them were at fault. Need I say that Draco was not a happy camper, though he did make an incredible ceiling decoration.. Note to self- Never let Ginny demonstrate her Bat-Bogey Hex on you. I even felt sorry for Malfoy…here I go again, straying off topic.
Ron is a Keeper for the Harpies, the same team I play on. He was the one who got me a try-out for the team with the Head Coach-Jacob Lagrand. He's not much older than I am, maybe a year or so, but he is a highly skilled trainer. Soon after I joined the team, Brie, Casey and Danielle followed. The whole team, including Jacob, is a very tight family. We've only been together for about a year, but we know each other extremely well that it's not surprising that our teamwork is seamless and amazing to watch. But, I must not talk like this, my ego does not need to be inflated anymore. In due time you will learn of all this-Quidditch, my love life, friends, family, and the occasional plot twist. But hey, if we didn't have some of the latter, then the story wouldn't be as fun, now would it?
I must go now, I'm getting distracted by a little she-devil with curly brown hair and teeny bikini…don't fear though, my friend, my story will go on with my thoughts (what is in italics) cutting in at random places to allow you a glimpse into the wonderful mind of the Harry Potter. If Ron could have read my mind just then, he would have choked on his chocolate frogs…so please continue reading this story-Chocolate Frog Days and Quidditch Cup Nights.
A/N: PLEASE R/R!! I love reviews and even if its just a `good job!' or `I hated it.' It still helps me. Im aiming for ten reviews before I update again…please, I would really like to continue with this story. The whole story will not be in this format, this is the only chapter of only Harry's thoughts throughout the whole thing I believe. A review a day keeps the doctor away!!
-- Until we meet again…
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