The Randall House


The Randall House sits at the end of a long winding paved drive leading out of the small coastal village know as Portloe. in Cornwall, UK. set deep in to the craggy cliffs sits a large two story home built of anchor highland stone.The front yard is exquistiely landscaped with rows of hedges and beautiful exotic flowers and a large back yard that ends abruptly with a cliff over looking the water several yards south east of the back door is a slightly worn path that leads down from the yard to the whit sands of the beach below. Where to two Randall brothers spent the majority of their childhood playing . Most in the town would tell you the Randall's were a quite to them selves family that had resided in Portloe, since the days it was founded. However there was much more to the Randall's life was not as peaceful as the locals all claimed, but that's one thing about towns like these secret's are easily hidden....

This is the story of James and Talen Randall's life before,during and beyond their years at Hogwarts.



END OF SUMMER 2053

" Ninty Sis....ninty seven.... ninty ten.... twelve.... one hundred. Ready or Not!" the small boy about the age of 6 with wild blond hair uncovered his bright green eyes and looked around the yard. He ran happily around several trees and statues looking for his older brother. This was the last day of summer before his brother would be returning to school but Talen's mind was far from that right now he was on a quest to be the best seeker the game of hide and seek had ever seen. The rain started suddenly.
" James... Talen..time to come in before it gets to wet out." Their mom called from the front porch.
" Okay MUM. James answered giving his hiding spot behind the fountian in the garden away.
Talen ran for the house laughing trying to beat his older brother across the yard he jumped on the bottom step
" I win!! " he grinned. as his big brother followed.
" That's because I let you, just wait when you get bigger I wont be so easy on you."
" Nuh Uh... I'm faser." He argued as they entered the large house. " Can we play inside?"
" You count again."
"Thats not fair!! I counted already!!!" talen stomped his foot and pouted.
" But you didn't find me ," James ruffled his little brother's hair.
Talen stubbornly glared. " NO Fair! I'm not playing with you no more, you big meanie head." and stomped off.

James shook his head and started to follow after his baby brother he had only been playing and hadn't meant to hurt his feelings after all. " Ty wait."

"Don't you think your a bit OLD for silly games?" A deep cool voice filled the foyer.
James turned and face the stairs his father was at the top of them.
" Dad, it was just -"
"Childish for a young man that is about to be 17 in a few short days. to act that way" he stated harshly.
James eyes drifted guiltily to the floor. " Y.yes sir." he mumbled his dad had always had away about making him feel guilty even when he knew he wasn't wrong..
Mr. Randall decended the the stairs and made his way into his study closing the door behind him. James Stuffed his hands into his pockets and trudged up the stairs to his room to finish packing for school, He turned in for the night.


James had heard the bell then her voice " Is James home?"she asked politely from the door the next morning.his father stared down at her with a sense of unworthiness. Emily was suppose to come by before he left for school and he hoped he would get to the door before his parents, his father wasn't to happy with him for socializing with the muggle girl he would be furious if he learned they liked each other.James stopped dead on the top step his heart sank at the sight she looked up at him tears streaming down her face, as his father stood looking from her to James disgustedly. James started down the stairs .
" I hate you James Randall!!." she sobbed and ran down the path way from the house.
" What did you say to her?" James demanded .
" How dare you take that tone with me boy?!" He spat venomously at his oldest son.
" What did you say to her??" James asked again
" Just the truth it is for the best, mingling with muggles. The silly girl honestly believes you love her.
" I do!" James yelled back.
" Have you lost your mind I will not stand for you smearing our family name with Muggle filth NOT so long as your living in my house" James was toe to toe with his father for the first time in nearly 17 years.

Talen sat quietly hidden by the banister at the top of the stairs to scared to say anything as he listened to his brother, his best friend, arguing with their dad. tears filled his eyes.

" FINE!!!" James turned and stormed back upstairs to his room.

Talen watched james storm upte stairway past him, he jumped up and followed.
" James..." He sniffed rubbing his sleeve across his face.." Are you mad at me? i'll count if you want me to I promise?"

No no Ty I'm not mad at you I promise, I just.. I have to go okay you know I have to go to school today." james said ruffling his lil brothers hair.

" I want to go.. I don't like when you leave." Talen said with another sniff.

James opened his trunk and dug for a moment before he pulled out two small platnuim hand mirrors." Anytime you want to talk to me just hold this and say my name 2 times. and I'll be right here."

" right where?" talen looked ar him confused.

here." james touched the mirror glass and you can talk to me. " but you cant tell any one you have it it's our secret ok.?"

talen smiled and nodded. he gripped the mirror and stared in the glass at his own reflection " James, James" he said wanting to see it work the mirror next to him began to softly glow blue. when james picked it up talen coulds see his brothers face in place of his own. " Your the bestest James !" talen hugged him .

" remember its a secret." james said. " I got to go now okay."

Talen zipped his lips withan imaginary zipper hn james reminded him it was a secret. " Okay. Taen bounced towards the door. and stopped smling back at his brother." See you Christmas James." with that Talen hurried to put his secret mirror in a secret place.

" probably not little bro." james mumbled quietly so talen didn't hear. he gripped his truck and drug it down stairs James looked at his mum who shared the same bitter expression as his father. He stepped into the fire with his things.
" King's Cross " he said That was the last time James would ever leave he wasn't going back.

ELEVEN YEARS LATER... End of Summer. 2064.


Talen wiped the dust off the top of the box he couldnt remember ever seeing it before but there it was he pulled the top off.. and looked inside confused by what he saw..
" What are you doing up here?" he questioned. Talen jumped at the sound of his father's voice behind him and shoved the lid back on the box" Wasn't you going to meet up with your friends this morning before you all catch the train tomorrow?"
" Uhhh..y..yes, sir." Talen said continuing the 3 year long lie to his father. He hurried down the narrow steps to the landing on the second floor where he grabbed his trunk and carried it down to the first floor. " Bye Mum." he said as she say reading she flagged her hand at him not in the manner used to bid farewell but more like goon I'm trying to read. Talen shrugged and stepped into the fireplace. "Leaky cauldron." talen said.

Talen and his trunk tumbled out of the fireplace a moment later he was greeted but a familar voice