Story time! Come sit at my feet and I’ll tell you a story!

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So I was reading a whole mess of fic yesterday, and came across a meme that I’m going to viciously steal in an attempt to get back to writing. Because I have a block right now about writing, but that doesn’t mean I can’t tell stories, because lord, can I ever. So.

Ask me to tell you a story. Any of my fandoms, crossover, or AU will work, pretty much — like, “Tell me about that time MCR were actually all girls and Frank Iero was the hottest lesbian ever,” or “Tell me about Legolas and Gimli sailing off into the sunset together,” or “Tell me about that time Lee Jordan became Minister of Magic,” which is technically Jezz’s story, but whatever. Hit me!

(Fandoms I’m in/have been in, for reference and in no particular order: Harry Potter, Buffy, Metallica, Guns ‘n Roses, Popslash, My Chemical Romance, Firefly, Lord of the Rings, the new BBC version of Robin Hood, (World of) Warcraft (it is too a fandom, hush), Space: Above and Beyond, assorted comic books, mostly X-Men and Cable&Deadpool, plus some Boostle, new Who, and, um, several I’m probably forgetting. And hell, I can probably tell you a non-fandom story too, if you want. Seriously, hit me!)

Crossposted from Sleepless in Scotland. Comment here or there.

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(Note: I'm fudging with their ages, like, a lot. By which I mean I'm making Bob and Frank the same age as Gee and Ray. Work with me here.)

Okay, so. The summer of Gerard's eleventh year, there is an owl with a letter. The Ways are dubious about it all, because ... witches and wizards? Really? But then McGonnagall shows up on their doorstep and it's hard to deny the existence of magic when a stately woman with a pointy hat waves a wand and gives the teapot legs, you know? And they're not all that happy about sending their firstborn off to boarding school, but if Gee does have magic, and all evidence seems to point to yes, they kinda want him to be trained to use it, before he turns his brother into a side table, you know?

So they go to Diagon Alley, where Gerard stands around all wide-eyed and Mikey has to be physically restrained from running into every shop and touching everything, and one day in late August/Early September, they find themselves standing on a nonexistent platform at King's Cross, hugging Gee, and having to carry Mikey so he won't stow away in Gee's luggage. Mikey really, really wants to go to Hogwarts too.

On the train, Gee meets another Muggleborn named Ray Toro, and decides that latching onto the kid who stands out in the crowd (because hair!) is a good plan because that way, he'll always be able to find someone he knows. Also, Ray really, really smart, so it's no surprise that he gets sorted into Ravenclaw. Gerard gets put in Gryffindor, and is greeted at the table by a vaguely pompous redhead,, which kinda puts him off. Also, he wanted to be in Ravenclaw with Ray, and is a little insulted that the hat apparently doesn't think he's smart enough for Ravenclaw.

He still hangs out with Ray a lot, though, and Percy may be Pompous, but he's never too busy to answer Gerard's questions, and lends him a copy of Hogwarts: A History, which is how Gee finds out about He Who Must not Be Named, and The Boy Who Lived (who is still three years away from being a Real Boy in the eyes of the wizarding world, instead of this mythological creature no one's ever seen before) and why the Slytherins are kinda the outcasts of the school, which of course sets him off on a rant at Ray, who shrugs and points out that most Ravenclaws don't have a big problem with Slytherins, it's really mostly the Gryffindors that do, but you know, Gryffindors think they're the centre of the universe. Or at least of Hogwarts.

Gee is still not pleased, and sets off on a crusade for Intra-House Unity by starting a Music Club. Ray joins, of course, both because hey, music, and because it's easier to just go along with gee when he's like this. He invites a Slytherin kid from his Potions class, called Frank, and somewhat regrets it instantly when he and Gee get along like a house on fire, because he has a vague feeling that he's created a monster. The rest of the club consists of a handful of Gryffindors (half of whom leave when they realise Slytherins are involved in this Unity effort), a bunch of Ravenclaws, and a gaggle of Hufflepuffs, thank god, because Hufflepuffs are going to be the glue holding this thing together, Ray suspects.

Gerard really loves his classes, especially the fact that they write with quills on parchment. He even loves Flying class, even though he sucks mightily at it, because he think Mme Hooch is the greatest thing since, well, quills, and has a tiny wee crush on her he won't confess even to Ray. He goes to watch the Quidditch tryouts, congratulates a kid called Wood (when he tells Mikey about this over Christmas break, Mikey nearly kills himself giggling immaturely) he vaguely recognises as hanging out with Percy a lot for getting the Keeper position, and chats with a blonde Hufflepuff boy he remembers lurking in the shadows in music club. Gerard makes a mental note to talk to the boy more during club, because Bob is quiet, but cool, and wants to be a Beater for the Hufflepuff team next year.

Frank manages to convince some more Slytherins to join the music club, and by the end of the year they're a small, but relatively balanced group. Gerard is almost satisfied with his efforts, even though he doesn't know how much good it will do in the long run. Still, he tried, and who knows. It might make a difference.

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*flaily hands*

Mikey! Ray! BOB! I love you. :D