Snake Venom

One year before Hogwarts

Falcon grinned at the crowd gathered around him. He lifted his wings and gave a small flutter, grinning wider when he heard the delighted gasps is the smaller children. Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his wings and gasped. Looking down, he noticed a kid, no older than 3, with a handful of feathers. The childs mother apologized profusely, but Falcon smiled and waved her off. The crowd slowly dispersed.

Falcon ducked into his tent. He tried to lift his wings so he could asses the damage, but it refused to move. "Well shit." He looked up at his hammock and sighed, then looked at the ground. "Guess I'll be sleeping here." He was about to lay down when he heard the tent open. He looked up at the person who decided to

The man had a bright shock of orange hair, and a nervous smile. "Uh hey? I uh... saw what happened earlier. Just wanted to uh. See if I could heal your wing?" The man fiddled around with a stick, then stopped when he noticed Falcon looking at it curiously. "Oh right. My name is Bill Weasley. I'm a wizard."

After a few minutes, Falcon let Bill heal his wings. For the next three hours, he grilled Bill with questions about the wizarding world. Eventually, he ran out of questions, and sat back. Bill laughed and checked the time. "It's almost midnight..." Falcon looked over at him. "Do you have somewhere to be? I'm so sorry!!!" Bill laughed again "No nothing like that. I'm actually on my own all summer." Falcon thought for awhile. "You can always stay here if you want."

The next morning, Falcon glided down right on top of Bill. "Morning carrot cake!" The man groaned a put his pillow over his face. "Noooo"

The next few months were filled with stories about the magical world, and lessons in doing wandless magic. Falcon had gotten pretty good at it, and Bill seemed proud. Eventually, summer ended, and Bill had to leave. Before he left, he ruffled Falcons hair with a grin. "I'll write you runt. Promise."

Bill had kept his promise he wrote every day. He told Falcon about his job as a curse breaker, and about Egypt. Then, he explained everything he could about Hogwarts. What directions to take, how to get into the kitchens, and best of all, about the room of requirement.