Rain's Tale

Hey guys, would just like to say something before you read this! I'm not usually good at completing stories, as some of you may notice if you've read my stories before, but I'd just like to say, this one I AM going to finish. Also, I'd like to thank RavenInEmerald for allowing me to use a small piece of her plot line from her awesome story Operation Slytherin, in my fanfiction. I seriously suggest you guys read her work, it is amazing!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter as sad as it is :(

Chapter One.

As I watched my best friend pack, I felt my heart breaking, it got worse as each item was placed into his suitcase. Glancing to my left, I caught the steely grey gaze of my other best friend, I was sure my eyes mirrored the emotions carefully tucked away inside his cool facade. Biting my lip, I turned back in time to see the messy haired boy in front of me collapse on his bed. Instantly I was at his side, running my fingers through his usually immaculate, now messy black locks whilst he fiddled with the hem of my worn out shirt. It was silent in the room for a while, all you could hear was the hushed murmur of voices downstairs, where no doubt his parents were trying to plead with his brother, plead for him to apologize so he wouldn't leave. There was a fat chance of that happening, and it seemed he agreed with me.

"I don't know why they bother, James will never apologize. As far as he's concerned I should apologize for being the snake!"

Honestly, I didn't know what to say. Albus, my best friend of five years had finally had enough. Living in the shadow of your father was one thing, but to have nearly an entire school hate you because of your house, and to become and outside to your family because of your uniqueness ... well that was something entirely different. He sighed and I rested my head on his knee, watching him through half lidded eyes, anyone could see he was hurting, and that hurt me and Scorp.

"Damnit Al, why d'ya have to have him as a brother?"

Both boys laughed, they knew there was more than just the one meaning to my sentence. In my peripheral vision, I caught sight of Scorpious standing up and stretching. The lanky sod was able to place his full flat hand on the ceiling too! He stopped stretching and ran a hand through his near white hair, spiking it back up before turning his gaze to us. His grey eyes hardened as the voice of James Sirius Potter floated upstairs to us, he was complaining about Albus having been a snake and ruining his life. I came to the same conclusion as Scoprious, it was time to go.

"Come on Al, you're all packed right?"

He nodded, it looked like he was afraid to speak. I was hardly surprised, the poor boy had dealt with five years of hell from James, and to hear those words, that he ruined his life, I guess that was heart breaking. I reached for his hand and gave it a comforting squeeze before reaching past to grab my wand off the bed. The suitcase was already gone and in Scorp's one hand whilst his other was planted firmly on Al's shoulder for moral support. I scrunched my eyes shut, this was going to be awful, and knowing James and his tenancy to act rashly and in fact harshly, I should probably go first.

Glancing once around the now bare room, I felt my heart clench painfully. Damn I wish we didn't have to do this. I shook my head, there was no point in being a coward now, Al needed me. Knowing what I had to do, I pushed myself to walk forward and out of the door, I paused waiting for the boys to follow before I began down the stairs. At the top you couldn't fully make out what James was saying, by half way you could make out most of it, at the bottom, every word was clear and I knew it was tearing Al apart.

"I don't CARE! He's not my brother, any brother of mine wouldn't be a slimy snake! They certainly wouldn't be friends with a MALFOY or a FREAK OF NATURE LIKE HER!"

We had just entered the kitchen and James was pointing his wand at me. I raised an eyebrow daring him to make a move, however under the watchful eye (and wands) of his Mother and Father, it seemed James was at least using some common sense. I glowered at the pompous idiot with the scruffy black hair, the deep yet somehow bright brown eyes and the smirk to die for, even if right now he was glaring a hole through my head. Instead I turned to face his parents, still keeping my wand trained upon him, waiting for even the slightest of excuses.

"We're leaving now Mr and Mrs Potter. I promise Al will be safe with us and I'll ensure neither of the idiots get into trouble."

Mrs Potter had tears in her eyes and you could see this was breaking her from the inside out. She didn't want her boys to fight and definitely not for Al to leave, but there wasn't really any other way. Mr Potter reached out and pulled her into his side, all emotions were void from his face, but I knew he was broken, he'd lost so many before and now due to a stupid prejudice his eldest son seemed incapable of dropping, he was loosing another, and this time his son. His son who he was closest with that slight bit more than any of the children in his family. He stepped forward and engulfed Al in a hug with his wife, both Scorp and I looked away, and both shot a glare in James' direction when he scoffed.

"Are you happy now Potter!?"

I made sure to make his last name sound as dirty as possible when I spoke to him, and I could feel Scorp beside me glaring hatefully at James. James on the other hand looked shocked, I'd fought with him before, hell, every Slytherin had (or had tried to) at some point in time, but never had he been spoken to like he was the worst thing in the world.

"You've done it, you've finally managed it. You've pushed Al too far now, you've pushed him away and I doubt he'll ever come back with your attitude! Your parents fought a war to rid the Wizarding World of prejudice and yet this stupid generation keep it going, and you! You're most possibly the worst! You use that prejudice against your own flesh and blood, your brother who has tried time and time again to show you he's not evil, yet you still attack him with words more painful than any physical attack could ever be! Well done Potter, you're acting in the exact way you accuse Al of acting. You spineless coward!"

Behind me, Al and his parents had finished their embrace and stood in shock at my verbal assault upon James. Al reached for my wand hand, that without me realizing had risen and was now pointing directly at James' heart, slowly he lowered it and pulled my wand away. Scorp let his hand fall on my shoulder causing me to look up at him, the look in his eyes said it all ... Time to go. I sighed before giving a quick nod to Al's parents, then grabbing the hands of both boys I dragged them to the Fireplace where the Floo Powder waited.

Scorp went first, grabbing a handful before stepping into the fire and announcing in a loud and clear voice 'Blackthorn Cottage'. He vanished in a roar of green flame and then Al was next, he gave me a weak smile, handed me my wand and then followed Scorp's demonstration. I gave a shaky sigh as I reached for the powder and followed the boys, my last sight of the Potter household was the crying Potter parents and a broken shocked looking James, then the spinning of thousands of fireplaces before I stepped graciously out into mine.

The boys were sitting at my kitchen table being fussed over by my over-attentive Aunt. She looked up as I walked over.

"Oh Raine, why am I not surprised?"

"I may be soul-bonded to him, but he's still an arsehole. You know that right Al?"

Glancing at my best friends I found Scorp smirking and Al attempting (and failing!) to suppress a smile. He couldn't stay broody and he knew it, not with me and Scorp about and definitely not here, one place he knew he'd always be welcome and feel like he belonged. The Blackthorn household was one that readily accepted all, and well, they could hardly be judgmental when they're related to a freak of nature now could they?