The Girl Who Had No Choice

Chapter 1

I didn't know what time it was. All I could hear was the sounds of some of my many house elves, running around, making breakfast, and putting presents on the end of my queen like bed. I groan, as my brother comes in jumping on the edge of my bed.

"Merry Christmas, pipsqueak."

My brother was a handsome man. He had dirty blonde hair with green eyes that made the green on his Christmas sweater pop. He was tall and built to be a superstar Quidditch chaser. Which he was, he was a chaser at Hogwarts.

I moan again. "Go away, Ze!"

My brothers name was Zeus, named after the god. But friends and family call him Ze.

He jumped up and pulled the cover of me. "Come on Athe! It's Christmas morning and we have to open presents together!"

For the last 13 years we have been opening presents together. Ze was 15 but, yet he looked 18.

I wined and got out of bed, following Ze to the corner of my room where his presents sat.

He went through all his presents and I laughed at what one of the girls from school had got him. He always liked this girl that was his age, her name was Jessica Dwell. She was a very talented girl, powerful, beautiful, and kind, a perfect girl for Ze to have an understanding with. She also played chaser with Ze, in Slytherin. Jess had got him a moving picture of them laughing together, holding the Quidditch cup above their heads.

Once he gets to my present it was his turn to laugh, like every year I get him a huge, stunning ring with large jewels. I get Ze a expensive ring every year hoping he will one day use one to propose to his love of his life.

This year was a silver ring with a large emerald jewel in the middle surrounded with little diamonds. He smiles happily, "this has to be my favourite out of all the ones you got me!"

Now it was my presents. I got everything I that I loved, and Ze got me a pretty necklace that I instantly fell in love with. It was a silver chain with a beautiful emerald, I smiled and put it on the necklace. I know when I went to school the next year and I would be wearing the necklace, all boys would stay away, thinking it was an understanding. I smiled at Ze again, knowing that was his plan to make sure random boys don't go thinking I was up for free.