House of Wonders

It begins

"Are we really all that We believe we are? Will we be able to make it past the worst of it once again? ..."

Of Course, you will; we are the Lerwoods!" Simon pleaded, as his eyes started to fuzzy

"But what if it was all for this, right here. What if we don't make it out of this one. And worst of all, what if I am right."

"Don't do this, Griffin, you can't thi- this Isn'T Fair."

"As you said, Samuel, we are the Lerwoods. Shit being not far is part of the family name."

"Griffin, please, we have come too far. There has to be another way. There is always another way '...." 'ALEX, DON'T YOU GET I-t... This is the other way." Griffin stated with everything he could muster, he pleaded with his brother, the boy he had raised before he was even able to fend for himself. He had to do this; everything they had ever worked for would be lost otherwise. With his words in his throat, tears promise to spill. He said with everything to not break down right there. "Please let me go." With those last words, he let himself fall. As Simon watched him start to lean back, he sprung into action to stop him from falling. But just as he could feel his brother's fingertips on his own. His lost bit of hope was gone. Even his best was not enough. His brother was the person who was always there to catch him when he fell. But now, when it was his turn to help, he had failed. Like he always had, but Griffin was not there to help him clean up his mess this time. Griffin was gone.

(Almost two years later)

Every now and then, I forgot he was gone. It feels so unreal that he is really actually gone. I didn't leave my room the first two weeks 90% of the time. The other 10% that I did was filled with words from my parents that were anything but wrong, "why didn't you save him. Actually, don't reply to that. You probably watched with glee.", "I hope you know how much I wish it had been you instead of him.", "only heroes get to eat," "god you really are the devil. It's your fault he is gone". Most of those events ended with more bruises and cuts than just words could do, but they were right... It was my fault.

I didn't listen, and it led to my brother's death. After the first month, I stopped eating, got used to the grumbling, and my stomach stopped hurting after a few days. After that, I would only eat enough to keep me alive. I knew I deserved this. Plus, it looked great next to my parents' bruises and scars. They had been so kind to give. After all, they were only doing it because they cared. Because if they didn't care about me, but since they helped discipline me in my wrong actions, then they loved me.

After a month and a half, I could see the Efforts taking place. I liked how I looked, well not really, but I would get used to it; if I wanted to look better and have a full stomach and be without bruises, I shouldn't have killed my brother. It's that easy. After a few months of this routine, my parents informed me I would be going back to school by the end of the week. So I started to pack my bags. I knew I would be gone till winter break, so at least 5 months, I sent a letter to robin to tell her I would be coming back this year for my 4th year. There are three leading schools in the cities nearby, Willow brooks, the "human" school, meaning without magic, it went from T1-7th. There was a west side for the kids of the magic families that were not old enough for Serrons, School Of Wizardry, meaning T1-T5. Last but never least, there is Serrons, School Of Wizardry, the great school of magic. That went from 1st-8th. Hollow wonders, unlike the other two schools, is a boarding school. This was my first year without Griffin. When I started school, he was in year 2. But thanks to me he will never finish his studies.

Griffin was part of the quidditch team. I shouldn't say that. He was more the captain of the team. He was liked by everyone. He was also part of the favorite house, called the Bristol Eye, with their beloved animal, the three-headed bear. I am part of the Nightingoth with our animal, the phoenix; Bellatrix was in the same house as me. There are two others: Griffinclaw with the animal Sphinx and the Hydrazac with the animal Ladon. The Bristol Eye were straight asshats they thought were better because their part was "leaders and brave as well as straight." So as you could think, they were a joy to be around. The dagans were pretty chill, but they were said to be sly, sneaky, and manipulators. But other than that, they were chill. The Hydrazac were very focused and were told that they would be more likely to be foot soldiers. How you got put into your house was a process that took way too long; in year one, you would get this hat that talked, it would tell you. But the catch was that the head person would wear it and then tell you I'm pretty sure they are just pulling it out of their ass.