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Meet the Characters
OK, here are some of the characters we will meet in this story: Tyler Julian Foster – Tyler is the main hero of this story. He has a huge imagination and loves to make up stories. Yet he often gets in trouble for having a vivid imagination and sometimes takes things a bit too far. When he is kicked out of Pinecastle Academy in England for causing a huge distrubance and is sent to Kegarth School…
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Going into the Belly of the Beast
The next day, during class, Hayley had gathered Tyler, Sophia, Marty, and Coco and they rushed to Hagrid's house. The giant sat at his front door and stared at the children. "Hagrid!" cried Tyler. "We know about the Grail of Immortality!"
"You do?" said the giant. "Well, come in quickly, lest someone unwanted wishes to overhear us!" He led the children into his house and made them tea. Sophia said, "The grail was once in my family, but I knew nothing of it until Coco mentioned it."
"You mean to tell me that the Grail of Immortality was in your family and you knew nothing about it?" Hagrid cried.
"Well, I think someone's trying to steal the grail," said Hayley.
"It must be hidden somewhere in the school," said Coco.
"But where?" Sophia asked. Then she said, "Hagrid, did you reveal the location of the grail while you were drunk?"
"What?" cried the giant.
"Because Professor Marin knows," said Tyler, "and we've got to stop him from stealing the grail!"
Hagrid fainted dead away after hearing those words. He should have known that Marin wanted to steal the grail. The kids quickly ran into the school, desperate to tell someone about the grail. None of the teachers believed them; Filch accused them of lying, and even the portraits laughed at them.
"We have to do something!" cried Marty.
"Who can help us?" cried Hayley.
"I think your dad can," said Coco.
And so they ran to Professor Snape's office, intending to tell him about the grail, but Isabella Dumbledore stood in their way. She said, "What is going on here, children? You're all running around like chickens who had recently been beheaded."
"But someone's trying to steal the grail," said Tyler. "You have to help us stop them."
Isabella frowned as she stared at the children. "Are any of you mentally retarded?" she snapped. "What are you talking about? What is this grail that you speak of?" The children were so shocked at Isabella's hurtful words that they couldn't say anything. "I will tell you know I will not allow any nonsense in this school. Do you understand?"
She sent them to their dorms and walked away. Alistair saw them and started crying. "I saw the whole thing!" he cried out. "Isabella Dumbledore is a stuck-up little bitch who thinks she's better than everyone else just because her parents work at Pinecastle. Don't listen to her."
"Oh, don't worry about that," said Hayley. "I've got another idea." The others all wondered what Hayley's new plan could be. He finally said, "We have tried to tell everyone in the school that Professor Marin is trying to steal the grail, but no one would believe us."
"And we would have told someone who would have at least listened to us if a certain Isabella didn't intervene," said Coco.
"And now we're on our own," said Hayley, "and if no one's going to help us stop Marin from stealing the grail, we'll have to stop him ourselves!"
The others gasped with fright at this testimony. But Hayley Snape was right; they had to save the grail. "We start tonight," said Tyler.
After everyone went to bed (it was only 4 in the afternoon), Tyler went to Hayley's dorm and sat there, wondering to himself if he was doing the right thing. Hayley came to him and said, "Tyler, I realize that we're about to do something very dangerous and we might not make it, but I have something that I just want to tell you."
"And what is that?" said Tyler curiously.
"I love you, Tyler Potter," said Hayley. "I loved you when I first met you. I was upset when I thought you had died. I realize now that this love would drive me to do something outrageous, and I want to share that with you."
Tyler smiled. He knew that Hayley Snape had been in love with him before, but now he realized that it was for real. He said, "Hayley, if there's any chance that I would take on love, I'd take that chance with you. I love you, Hayley Snape. I truly do."
Hayley threw his arms around Tyler and kissed him. Then the boys lay on Hayley's bed, kissing each other as fiercely as they dare. For a very long time, the world didn't exist; it was just Tyler and Hayley in a world of bliss. But it couldn't last; not as far as the grail was concerned. Night had fallen and now it was time to get the grail or die.
Hayley and Tyler woke up and got dressed. They then walked into the common room and saw Marty, Coco, and Sophia all dressed up. Without a word, Tyler opened the door and they all walked into a dark corridor.
The kids walked down the forbidden corridor for a very long time. No one spoke to each other; they all just kept going, never stopping to think. Marty worried about being caught. Coco wondered if she was doing the right thing by going along with Hayley's plans. Sophia began to question the validity of her family's legacy. Hayley was wondering if his plans were going to work.
As for Tyler, however, he found himself questioning everything he thought he knew about himself. Although many mages had referred to him as the Boy-Who-Conquered-the-Magician, Tyler knew that he was no hero. Not if he had to withstand nearly 8 years of abuse and had 2 near-death experiences to boot.
And on top of that, he was an orphan.
Orphans are not heroes, he thought to himself. In fact, orphans are nothing more than troublemakers bent on ringing an already unhappy world. Why would anyone want to pin their hopes and dreams on someone who had no parents to begin with?
He then thought of Sophia and her story of how she grew up in that brutal orphanage and how she had been treated while she was living there. The fact that a girl like her was abused in all sorts of horrible ways and no one stopped to help her angered him and it threw a new resolve in him: the Magician was responsible for the abuse that Tyler and Sophia had experienced, and for that, he had to be defeated.
Within less than half an hour, they had reached a room. It was the 3rd Room Corridor. The room they had been explicitly forbidden to go into. Marty said, "It's like we're going into the belly of the beast."
"Literally," Sophia agreed.
But little did they know that Alistair Johnson had been following them the whole time; he wasn't about to let his friends slip away so easily. "You guys can't go into the corridor! Dumbledore said so." He cried out as soon as he saw them.
"But we have to save the grail," said Hayley. "If we don't, then the Magician will get it and use it to take over the world and no one will be able to stand up to him."
"You can't," Alistair cried out again. "I'll…I'll stop you!" He pulled out his wand and pointed it at them.
"Sorry, Alistair," said Coco. "We can't just have you running off and telling Isabella, or can we?" And with a flick of her wand, Alistair was lying on his back.
"Oh my God, you killed him!" Marty cried out.
"No I didn't," cried Coco. "All I did was put a body bind charm on him. Now let's go."
And as they all left Alistair and walked into the corridor, Tyler had an eerie feeling that they were indeed going into the belly of the beast. Hayley grabbed his hand and said, "Whatever happens, Tyler Potter, I will always be with you." Tyler nodded, knowing that Hayley Snape would be there for him if no one else would help him.
Together, they all walked into the 3rd Room Corridor, not knowing that Tyler was about to be in the battle for his life…
Rumors About a Villain
A few weeks had passed since Tyler’s Spammitch game and Hayley’s amazing revelation. And ever since their first kiss on Halloween, Hayley realized that he could be falling in love with Tyler. But rumors began swirling around the Wizarding world that the Magician wasn’t as dead as everyone had believed.
Rumors had been circulating around the wizarding world about people who had claimed to see the Magician attempting to return to life after his defeat by Tyler Potter. Many claimed that the Magician was planning to wreak havoc on the community and others claimed that he was planning the demise of Tyler Potter. No one knew that the Magician was planning to do far worse…
One day, during Professor Peusar’s class, Tyler fell asleep with dreams of the Magician chasing him. Each dream had consisted of him alone in a dark room and the evil mage attacking him. No matter what he did, Tyler could not escape from the Magician. Tyler woke up screaming his head off.
“Wake up, Tyler!” a voice called to him. Tyler opened his eyes and saw Galadriel Black staring at him. She was not very hapy to see him at all. “You were asleep in class, and that’s not very smart,” she snapped at him. “And besides, you’ve missed today’s lesson on the Blackening Era of Twilight.”
“I what?” Tyler cried out.
“If you were paying attention in class like everyone else, you would have known that we were studying the life story of the Lost Magician,” said Gala.
“His name was Airndon Casor,” Coco said.
Ignoring her, Gala said to Tyler, “The Lost Magician was said to be a very old man, who dwells in the sky, seeking a lost artifact of power.” She handed him her notes and said, “These are the notes I was taking during today’s class. Study them. Learn them. And if you have any other plans for the evening that have nothing to do with your education, I would suggest that you abandon them immediately.” Coco glared at her and Gala said, “What? I’m not letting the most powerful mage in the world fail his classes at all. If you were wise, you would listen to me.” She then walked out of the room in a huff.
“She is one strange girl,” Marty said as the kids were walking to their next class, which was Magical Philosophy with Professor Lolero. “What is she thinking to tell Tyler what he can or cannot do?”
Coco said, “Well, we do have plans that aren’t dealing with our education; I’ve been hearing rumors that the Magician didn’t really die when Shannon Potter tried to kill him, that he could be trying to come back and wreak havoc upon our world.”
“And if we don’t stop him, then we may not have a school to attend anymore,” said Tyler. He turned his direction towards the Forbidden Forest and said, “There’s something in there. It doesn’t look right and I think we need to check it out.”
Marty and Coco nodded. As far as they knew, something wasn’t right with Tyler at all, not with everything that had been happening to him since they first went to Pinecastle, from the Halloween troll attack to Tyler’s malfunctioning broom and even Tyler’s own dreams that the Magician was trying to kill him. “All right,” said Coco. “We leave at night.”
The same night, Tyler, Coco, and Marty snuck out of bed and walk in the Forbidden Forest. Hayley and Alistair were with them. No one saw them and the five of them walked carefully until they reached a clearing in the forest. There, Hayley saw even more graves in the field. Tyler clamped a hand on Hayley’s shoulder and said, “Everything’s going to be OK, Hayley. Why are you so worried?”
Just then, Alistair screamed. “What is it now, you big scaredy-cat?” Coco snapped as she looked at him. The boys all turned and gasped at what Alistair and Coco was looking at. There was a dead unicorn lying on the ground. Tyler felt sad for the dead unicorn. But the next moment filled him with pure horror as a strange creature began drinking its blood.
“Oh that’s just gross!” Marty whispered behind him.
“What?” asked Tyler.
“You know it’s bad to kill a unicorn, right?” Hayley whispered. Tyler nodded.
“Long ago, mundies and wizards alike revered unicorns,” said Coco. “They revered them so much that they made it a crime to kill a unicorn. But what this person is doing is beyond wrong. In fact, if you drink unicorn’s blood, you are cursed.”
Just then, the creature noticed them and came towards them. All five kids screamed and fled from the very spot. Hagrid overheard them and came. The creature saw him and ran away. Hagrid said to them, “Now what were you children doing outside at this time of night?” Then noticing the unicorn, he said, “Someone had killed a unicorn and drank its blood! The headmaster must be informed of this immediately!” And he escorted the children back to Phoenixhorn Tower.
It took Tyler a long time to get over what he had just seen. He, Coco, and the other boys found themselves sitting in the Phoenixhorn common room, all trying to recover from what they had just seen. Coco said, “I had never seen such cowardice in such boys as yourselves. Boys are supposed to be brave, you know.”
Marty said, “You think we aren’t allowed to be afraid? That’s the craziest thing I’ve ever heard of! I have never been more afraid back there than at any point in my life. And I think I’d like to know what that creature was.”
Coco replied in turn. “Thank you very much, Martin, Tyler, Hayley. Now, if you three don’t mind, I’m going to bed right now before either of you come up with another plan to get us all killed…or worse, expelled!” She then stormed off.
“She really needs to sort out her priorities,” Marty frowned.
“Good night!” Alistair called out.
After Marty and Alistair went to bed, Tyler said to Hayley, “Do you think the Magician has returned?”
“Perhaps,” said Hayley. “Maybe that’s why the unicorn died and the creature drank its blood. The Magician liked these kinds of evil. But don’t worry too much, Tyler. He won’t be coming here for a while yet.”
Tyler sighed, taking a bit of comfort in the fact that he was still safe. Hayley smiled and hugged Tyler. Both boys fell asleep on the couch, not knowing that their love for each other was about to take them on a dangerous path…
An Unexpected Legacy
After the Halloween incident, life in Pinecastle seemed to be a bit duller than usual. Tyler still had a long recovery ahead of him after that troll attacked him during the Halloween party and it looked like he would never walk again.
But he did.
It would take him 4 weeks just to be able to sit up in bed, and then another 5 weeks before he could walk again. Plus, Coco and Marty had received detention for being in the bathroom when the troll had attacked Tyler.
As soon as Tyler had fully recovered, Professor McGonagall said to him, “That was a brave thing you have done, but it was also very foolish. You could have gotten yourself killed.”
“I wouldn’t have minded being dead,” said Tyler. “In fact, anything involving sudden death would have been so much better than me being sent back to the Murteys. And who knew what they would have done to me if they found out that I was in school when I should be at their house being little more than their slave boy?”
“I see,” said Professor McGonagall, “and I’m going to have a word with the headmaster about that. No child should have to be a slave to anyone. And who knows if you weren’t abused by those monsters in any more ways than one.” She stood up and said to Tyler, “And I want to see you in class tomorrow, on time.”
That Christmas, Tyler and Marty sat by themselves in the Phoenixhorn Common Room, as Coco, Sophia, and Alistair had gone home for the holidays and the Snape family had gone to visit Hillarie, leaving Hayley behind. The lovesick boy had clung to Tyler since his near-death 9 weeks earlier and wouldn’t let him out of his sight.
On Christmas morning, where back at the Murteys Tyler would be lucky to get whatever gifts Edger would reject, Tyler awoke to gifts from Coco, Sophia, and Alistair. Gifts also came from Selena and from the Snape family, but there was one mysterious gift that amazed even Marty and Hayley.
It was an invisibility cloak. It was used to hide people and helped mages spy on their enemies. The last owner of the cloak was of course James Potter. He had often used the cloak to prank his fellow housemates and later, during the magic wars, he used the cloak to spy on his enemies. Tyler was amazed to know that his father has owned such a powerful cloak. He shook it and a note fell out, which said, “Tyler, I took this from your father the night after he died and kept it hidden for many years. Keep it secret. Do NOT let him find it. ~A well-wisher.”
Hayley and Marty were also amazed. Marty said, “What are you going to do with this cloak?” Tyler said, “I figured I would try it out later on tonight.”
“Tonight?” said Hayley.
“It’s the holidays,” said Tyler. “No one will see us.”
That night, after Marty and Hayley went to bed, Tyler slipped on the cloak and walked outside the dorm building, dodging Filch and Professors Snape and Marin (who were fighting) and sneaking past Isabella Dumbledore. He soon found himself in the Room of Requirement. In the room was a huge mirror, the Mirror of Erised. He looked into the mirror and saw his parents. James and Shannon. They were smiling at him. “Mom? Dad?” Tyler cried out, not knowing what to think.
Just then an old man smiled behind him. It was Professor Dumbledore. He said, “Oh there you are, young Tyler. I was beginning to wonder if you would ever recover.” Then looking at the mirror, he said, “I see that you have discovered the Mirror of Tnaw . It shows you what you really want. I know you want your parents, don’t you?” Tyler nodded.
“But unfortunately, the mirror doesn’t show you your future or your face,” the old man continued, “and it won’t do you any good to sit around and think about what you desire all the time. That is why I am removing the mirror tomorrow and you are never to speak of it to anyone.”
He walked Tyler back to his dorm and went off to bed. Hayley saw him and said, “What happened?”
“There was this mirror that shows you what you really want,” said Tyler.
“You mean this one,” Marty said as he pointed to the mirror, which stood outside the door to the dining room.
“What do you see?” Hayley asked.
Marty looked into the mirror and said, “I see…myself with various relatives.”
“Relatives?” Hayley asked.
“Well, I have relatives, but for some reason, none of them are fit to raise me or even be around me,” said Marty. “The social people just handed me to the Snape family.”
“I see,” said Tyler. “But your wish to know your relatives might not be granted.”
Hayley looked in the mirror and instead of seeing Tyler (as he had secretly hoped), he saw a girl staring back at him. He didn’t say anything to Tyler or Marty about what he had seen.
For the next few days, all Tyler could do was sit in the snows and think about his parents. He was sad to know that he would never be able to meet them. Just then, Hayley came over to see him. He said, “I know why you are upset. You miss your parents, don’t you?” Tyler nodded. Hayley then continued, “Yeah, I don’t get to see my parents much, either. Ever since my sister Hillarie was born, nobody’s ever noticed me. Dad’s away most of the time and mum’s been taking care of Hillarie; and I’ve been ignored because I’m just good and quiet.”
Tyler didn’t respond to Hayley’s comment; he had nothing to say. Hayley smiled and took Tyler into his arms. Tyler began crying, knowing that he and Hayley were both suffering from dead or missing parents. Soon they found themselves kissing. Before they knew it, Hayley and Tyler were lying in the snow kissing each other wildly.
Perhaps they were meant to be, Marty thought to himself as he watched the boys kissing like mad. He frowned and thought back to that Halloween night after the troll had attacked Tyler and Hayley was crying when he heard that Tyler was dying. But Tyler managed to survive the attack, but now he no longer seemed to be the same Tyler Potter that he had once been. Marty knew he had a lot to say to Coco when she returned, but for now, he let Tyler and Hayley enjoy their time together.
"You're a mage, Tyler Potter!"
It was on the morning before Tyler's 11th birthday that a letter came. Tyler reached for it, but it was blown away by the wind. He frowned and went on to do his chores. Very soon, another letter came. This time, Tyler stuffed it into his pocket with intent to read it later on.
"TYLER!" Deanna screeched as soon as she saw him. "Get dressed! We have guests coming over for dinner tonight and I need you to get the house cleaned up for them!"
Tyler frowned again and ran to his room, quickly changing into another shirt and pants and hid the note in a box that served as his closet. He then walked out to a very impatient Deanna Murtey.
"Tyler," she snapped, "I want for you to clean up the entire house from top to bottom. And after that, I want you to stay out of the way while they're here." Tyler frowned and began cleaning the living room. He cleaned up the master bedroom, washed all the clothes and dishes, and went through Edger's messy room. He often took what Edger didn't like or want anymore. That boy is such a spoiled brat, Tyler thought to himself as he picked up several pairs of shoes, a huge pile of clothes and all the toys he could find and placed them all in a box. That box would later go into his room.
At 6:00 P.M., Tyler was going over his findings when Deanna shoved him his dinner. Usually she would hand him a sandwich, but because she had been so busy cooking, cleaning, and preparing for the guests to come over, all she gave him was cold soup. There was laughter outside the door and Tyler wasn't allowed to be part of it. As he stared into the bowl of soup, Tyler heard a strange bark outside his room. There was a small dog with tufts of fur all over its body. It was small and underfed. Tyler felt sorry for the dog and took her in. After feeding the dog part of the soup, Tyler said to her, "All my life I've been abused and hated and scorned, and no one has ever stood up for me. And I was never allowed to complain about it, either. I never really had anyone to talk to until now."
The dog jumped on him and licked his face. Tyler laughed for the very first time in his life. Tears soon came to his eyes when he realized that he didn't have much of a childhood. From beatings to abuse to chores, Tyler hadn't been allowed one iota of happiness. He frowned as he thought of Edger and the rest of the other kids, who were living better lives than what he was living right now.
The dog barked again, and Tyler said, "You are my guardian angel, sent to me from Heaven." Tyler had no idea what Heaven and angels really were, as the Murteys never allowed him to leave the house, except to go to school. They never even took him to church on Sundays, and Tyler had no concept of God for that matter. Poor Tyler! But perhaps he could set himself free from his unhappy life. "So I will name you Angel," Tyler said to the dog with another smile on his face. Angel curled up in his arms and sighed contently.
When Tyler woke up a few hours later, the Murteys and their guests had all gone to bed and there were large amounts of food that were uneaten still on the table. Tyler quietly crept out of his room with Angel following him. It was now midnight, which meant that Tyler was now 11 years old.
Just then, a giant woke up from the couch that he was sleeping on. He noticed Tyler and said, "I thought you'd never show up."
"Who are you?" Tyler asked, hesitant.
"Me name's Rubeus Hagrid, and I'm the Gamekeeper at Pinecastle Academy," said Hagrid. "And you are…"
Up to now, Tyler didn't know who he really was. Sure he told everyone he met that he was Tyler Potter, but he didn't know what that meant. He had no one that he confided and asking the Murteys about himself was out of the question. "I'm Tyler Potter," he said at last.
Hagrid was surprised. This was Tyler Potter? THE Tyler Potter who survived a horrific attack from the Magician? Why was he dressed in rags? Just then, a gnome showed up. He too was curious about the mysterious boy who lived after his parents were murdered. "Well, hello, Buckanuv," said Hagrid. "I see you are here to meet this Tyler Potter."
Buckanuv stared at the boy for a long time. Finally, he said, "Do my eyes deceive me? Is this true what they say? Tyler Potter? The Boy-Who-Lived?"
"I know him," said Tyler. "I see him everyday in the gardens when Mrs. Murtey makes me weed the flowers. Well, of course I see him, but he never sees me."
"You do?" cried Buckanuv in surprise. Just then, Tyler took a clean towel and wiped part of his face. When he had first come to the Murteys, Deanna had placed a concealer on his scar. But the scar still managed to show, though. Buckanuv and Hagrid gasped. This really was Tyler Potter standing before them.
Buckanuv squealed. "I can't believe my eyes!" He cried as he looked at Tyler again. "I never though I'd see the day that Tyler James Potter would appear here. Here, out of all places!" He ran for the door.
"Hey, wait! Where are you going?" cried Tyler.
"To tell the world that Tyler Potter is here!" Buckanuv shouted as he disappeared.
The sounds of apparent joy brought the Murteys out of their bedrooms and into the living room. Tyler said to Hagrid, "I got this strange letter this morning." He pulled out the letter. "What does this mean?" Hagrid opened the envelope and handed the letter to him.
Tyler read the following letter: Dear Mr. Tyler Potter, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Pinecastle School of Magic. The reason why we sent you this letter is because of your exceptional deed and out of your parents' desires for you to attend this very school. We await your owl.
At that, Tyler gasped. Pinecastle? The school for mages? He stared at Hagrid. "Why would this school called Pinecastle send me this letter?" he asked.
"Because you're a mage, Tyler Potter!" Hagrid smiled as he looked at the boy.
At that, Clarence Murtey came charging in. He was already angry because of the fact that Tyler was talking to two people, but this was final. He would not have any of this magical nonsense in his house.
"TYLER!" he growled, causing Tyler to jump out of his seat. "What is this nonsense?"
Hagrid smiled, "I believe that you are Clarence Murtey, Tyler's guardian?" Clarence was so startled by this huge man speaking to him that he plopped onto the ground. His wife and son hid behind him. "And I have reasons to believe that young Tyler has no idea of his magical heritage?"
"They never told me anything about myself," Tyler cried out. "In fact, they beat me and hurt me and they make me do all the chores!" He was starting to cry now. "And when I'm not doing chores, they lock me in a closet and never let me come out. They never let me go to school or play outside or have any friends! They tell me what a worthless little brat that I am, that they should have sent me into an orphanage, and they say mean things about my parents…" At the last part, Tyler burst into tears.
Hagrid was angry. "So you abuse this boy and make him do all the chores and you never let him have a moment's peace? Not even the chance to go to school?"
Deanna said, "Well, he is an odd boy…"
"MURTEY!" Hagrid yelled. "I should have known that you would abuse the boy. Lily Snape was right to question your integrity as a foster parent!"
"Li-Lily?" cried Deanna. "You mean her? She works with my husband."
"Yes," said Hagrid. Then he snarled as he looked at Deanna, "and you're no better, Mrs. Murtey. You've done horrible things to the boy and when the headmaster hears of this, you'll be makin' your excuses to Saint Peter!"
Tyler looked at the clock. It was now 4:39 A.M. Hagrid said to him, "Come, Tyler. Grab your things. You're leaving that crappy place."
"Our house is not crappy!" Edger cried out in turn. "It's a nice little place. Tyler's just upset because his parents are dead and all…"
ZAP! Hagrid pointed his wand/umbrella at Edger and a tail grew where his behind should be. Edger screamed and rubbed his sore behind. Deanna cradled her son and Clarence let out a string of curses at the giant. Tyler laughed and Angel barked. Hagrid waved his wand again and all of Tyler's lifetime possessions were rolled into a small bag. "You Muggles will regret harming this boy," Hagrid yelled. "Come, Tyler."
And as Tyler James Potter left the only home that he knew, he had no idea that his past would resurface…
