Gellert x Albus

Intro

Curiosity becomes a heavy load

Too heavy to hold...too heavy to hold...

Do Me A Favour  - Arctic Monkeys

Albus

I walk back to Godric's hollow, feeling bored and adrift now that I've completed my education at Hogwarts. I was an excellent student, I excelled at nearly every class I took. I won awards, I was Head Boy, everything a student wanted to be, right? Then why do I feel so...lost? Maybe it's my teenage years ending as I'm nearing adulthood but I try not to think of it. I was supposed to go on a world tour with Elphias (my best friend) but my mom was killed in an accident so I have no choice but to watch over my siblings. Aberforth, my brother and Ariana, my sister. It still breaks my heart that Ariana was harassed and besieged by a couple of ridiculous Muggle boys. As a result of their ignorant, foolish behavior, Ariana's kept her abilities hidden, needing more care than she used to. There's this other boy around my age in town. He's staying with a woman named Bathilda Bagshot. She's a strange woman, but who am I to point out strange and normal? I'm approaching the entrance to Godric's Hollow when I see him standing by a tree and looking at me. My heart squeezes a bit and I try to push down the urge to talk to him, be his friend. He just keeps looking until he walks away, back towards Bathilda's house. I watch him for a moment, his graceful stride, before stepping into my house and confronting my brother,

"I saw that boy watching you," Aberforth says and I shrug it off,

"It's nothing, Abe," I say and he frowns,

"It's definitely not nothing, Albus," he uses my full name rather than Al and I turn on him a bit,

"Just forget it okay? He's a strange bloke, this is a strange town," I say and he sighs, picking up his Defense Against the Dark Arts book and following me into the kitchen. We eat some dinner with Ariana and it's awkwardly silent. It's been this way since Mom died and I hate that all of that pressure to raise them and keep them in line is on me. I'm seventeen for God's sake. I just eat my food and head to my room, shutting the door and telling my siblings to get to bed at a reasonable hour. I open a book and read a while before I get bored and play around with my wand and other objects in the room. I get into my pajamas and that's when my mind crosses back to that blonde boy. I try to shove him out of my head when something hits my window. I'm embarrassed at how fast I scramble out of bed and look out the window. There he is. Under the streetlight. He seems to see me and beckons me to come over. I bite my lip and show him one finger as to say, "One moment," as I throw on socks and shoes, checking to see if my siblings are asleep since it's been an hour and a half. When I find them breathing evenly in their rooms, I imagine the front of my house and close my eyes, aparating there. I open my eyes and he's still standing there, waiting for me. I jog over and see his eyes up close. He's got one normal, dark black looking eye whereas the other is a pale grey or white. I dust off my pajamas, forgetting I was still in them,

"What's your name?" He asks and I find myself taken aback by the softness of his voice,

"Albus," I say and he tilts his head slightly,

"Gellert," he replies and we shake hands, "Come with me, Albus," he says and I let curiosity overcome me. I leave my siblings, my house behind and follow this Gellert. There's no telling where he'll lead me...