August 30th, 1990

Y/N L/N woke up to the sound of birds chirping and the bright rays of the sun shining down on his bedroom window. The day was August 30th, Y/Ns 11th birthday.

Y/N lives a normal lifestyle with his Uncle Thomas L/N in his home located in the Isle of Skye, a large island located in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland with lots of rugged landscapes and bodies of water.

When you think about that, it sounds like a fun place to live as a young kid. Unfortunately, Y/N has been isolated for a majority of his life, he was never allowed to leave the sanctity of his home, not even allowed to go within a 5 mile radius from his house. Because of this, he was homeschooled for his entire life.

(Here's a little photo reference of Y/Ns house)

Yes, Y/N lived with his uncle because both of his parents died when he was very young, When Y/N would always ask why he wasn't allowed to go outside of his home even to just be in the yard, the answer will always be "no" or even the dreaded phrase "its for your own good". Y/N would also ask his uncle about his parents and how they passed away which Thomas would always say that they both died of an of a very fatal illness and that "he would find out when he was older". A very annoying phrase that was never explained as Y/N did in fact get older.

Not even to mention his uncles ceaseless departures that can take several weeks at a time because of "work". What kind of occupation requires you to be gone for that long?

Because of his uncles inability to answer any of his questions, or even tell him anything for that matter, he developed some slight dislike and attitude towards him. The guy was nice and Y/N was sure he meant well by keeping him "safe" as he would say, but he could be a bit mental at times I mean, what the hell was so dangerous out there that made Thomas keep Y/N in the vicinity of his house at all times. To put it lightly, it really pissed Y/N off.

Todays was Y/n's 11th birthday and despite all the s*it that he was currently dealing with in his life he had a very positive feeling about the day ahead. As he walked down the stairs, the aroma of bacon and eggs filled the house. As he made his way in the kitchen to start the day, he was met with the presence of Thomas L/N as he knelt down to his level and said "Happy Birthday Y/N!" "Thanks Uncle" Y/N replied.

The day proceeded to continue without anything of importance going on, it was really just another normal day in the L/N household. That is until Thomas ended up asking for Y/N to come downstairs from his room and from the tone of his voice it sounded pretty serious. So Y/N put down the book he was reading and made his way down to the living room. He sat down on the loveseat across from his uncle as he cleared his throat.

"Y/N" he began, "now that you are 11 years old I have something very important to tell you" as Y/Ns ears perked up with interest Thomas continued "you are a very special kid Y/N, in fact you have a very unique ability that many other kids your age do not have". What are you trying to tell me?" Y/N replied "Y/N, what i am trying to say is that.....you have the ability to possess magic, you are a wizard". "

"What the hell? I'm a wizard?" Y/N exclaimed with a hint of astonishment in his voice. "Yes, you are a wizard, a wizard who can be capable of greatness, all you need is the proper training."

Y/N really did not know how to process the information that was just given to him. "This can't actually be real. There's no such thing as magic" he thought in his mind.

Thomas chuckled and as if he could actually read his mind he said, "Why don't I prove it to you" and proceeded to pull a stick out of the sleeve of his coat. He then explained that the "stick" was his wand. He pointed the wand at a vase sitting on the coffee table between the two and said "REDUCIO". The vase proceeded to shrink down in size to the point where it was about the size of a small coin.

To say Y/N was surprised was quite the understatement. This kind of thing is usually stuff you see in novels and films but nothing in real life. It was beyond his wildest imagination.

However, Y/N was still in a lot of disbelief over him being a wizard "But there's no way I can be a wizard" Y/N whispered

"Have you ever done anything you can't explain, anything out of the ordinary that you didn't think was ever possible?"

Y/N gave it some thought and eventually said a response "Well yes, you were away at work at one time and I broke a vase in the house, I panicked and tried to fix it but it managed to just fix itself, I thought I was imagining things" not even knowing that he just exposed himself.

"We're going to have to talk about that later" Thomas replied sternly.

"At least I fixed the f*cking thing"

"But this is exactly what I'm on about, but that brings us to the next thing"

Thomas then went on to explain about a wizarding school known as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school that Thomas himself attended as well as Y/Ns Mother and Father. A school that children such as Y/N attend if they have the ability to learn magic and learn how to control and master it.

"Why didn't you tell me about any of this earlier" Y/N replied in an angry tone. Another thing that his Uncle failed to tell him about. He was really set off at this point.

"I felt like you didn't have the right to know until the time was right, it's not really something I could explain to you when you were younger"

Y/N felt that was a reasonable explanation so he set the argument aside as Thomas passed him an envelope with an crest in the middle. Inside the crest was a capital H and surrounding the H was 4 different animals: a lion, a snake, a bird, and a badger.

Inside the envelope was a letter and it read :

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

Headmaster: ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Mr. L/N,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins 1 September 1991. We await your owl by no later than 31 July 1991.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

UNIFORM

First-year students will require:

1.Three sets of plain work robes (black)

2.One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear

3.One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

4.One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)

Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags.

COURSE BOOKS

All students should have a copy of each of the following:

The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk

A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore

Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble

OTHER EQUIPMENT

1 wand

1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)

1 set glass or crystal phials

1 telescope

1 set brass scales

Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad.

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS

"Now obviously, you do have a choice on if you want to attend or not. It is completely up to you"

Y/N did not even have to think twice about it, the opportunity to attend Hogwarts and learn magic is a new opportunity for a fresh start in life and a new opportunity to make actual friends, with real people, not books but with people. There was no way in hell he'd be staying here.

"Hell f*cking yes I'll go"

"Language!"

"Sorry"

A/N: Well, I have completed the first chapter of my writing debut. TBH, I'm not sure this is good or not but for me being a first time writer it could have been worse. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!