The Colour of Magic

Chapter 1

Alec was sitting on the sofa reading a book, he was trying to concentrate on the book but thoughts of Hogwarts kept intruding. Alec had originally went to Ilvermony, but his parents moved to England so he had to transfer to Hogwarts. Alec was counting down the days left that he had to wait to go back to Hogwarts. He only had a week left to wait, it didn't seem like a long time but for Alec it felt like an eternity. Hogwarts was the only place he was safe from his parents. 

Robert and Maryse hated Alec for having magic and their hatred grew when they found out he was gay. Alec was alone in the house and was dreading the return of his parents. Izzy and Max were both having sleep overs with their friends. Jace had offered to let Alec stay at his house over the summer, but his grandmother Imogen hated Muggleborns. And when she found out about Jace's offer she stopped him. 

Jace was Alec's best friend at Hogwarts. At first Jace had been like his grandmother and had been racist towards him. But when he saw Alec being brutally bullied by his classmates in their third year, he realized how wrong he had been and saved Alec. Since then they had become best friends and Jace was very protective of him. 

As Alec became older the bullying became worse, despite Jace threatening Alec's bullies. Some had even tried to force themselves on him but thankfully Jace had saved him. Despite this Alec still loved Hogwarts, he had made friends he loved and he could get away from his parents. Alec missed his siblings Izzy and Max though and wished they had magic too. So they could be at Hogwarts with him, but they didn't know anything about magic and Alec wasn't allowed to tell them. 

Jace didn't know about the abuse Alec suffered at home, Alec was too scared to tell him. He was afraid Jace would not want to be his friend anymore. Alec couldn't lose him, he had once been in love with Jace. But now Alec saw him as his brother and best friend. Jace often flirted with him but it was teasing. Alec knew Jace was in love with Simon, but he was afraid to ask Simon out. 

Alec was interrupted by his parents returning, Alec's heart dropped. They were back two hours earlier than they said they would be, Alec had been sure he would have time to go to his room and hide but he couldn't now. His parents had already seen him. 

"What are you still doing up Alexander?" Maryse snapped angrily. 

"It's only 8pm", Alec said quietly, he realized they were drunk if his mother didn't realize how early it still was. 

Robert backhanded Alec so hard he fell off the sofa, "Don't you dare talk back to your mother!"

Alec clutched his cheek and tried to get up but Robert kicked him making him fall down again, "Please stop I'm sorry". 

"Being sorry won't fix the fact that you're a freak", Robert said, "We have tried so hard to get rid of your magic and make you straight but nothing seems to work". Robert kicked Alec again and again, getting more and more angry and ranting about how much he hated Alec.  

Alec wished he hadn't left his wand in his room, the beating was a lot worse than usual especially when Maryse joined in. Even though Alec wasn't allowed to use magic outside of school, he would risk being expelled to save himself. Surviving was far more important than school. Alec was horrified when Robert pulled a knife out of his pocket and straddled him. 

"Maybe the beatings aren't enough, they won't ever fix you. Maybe the only way is to kill you", Robert snarled. 

"No please don't do this", Alec said desperately and tried to grab Robert's arms to stop him. But Maryse grabbed his arms to help Robert hold him down. Alec was terrified, he had known his parents hated him but he never thought they would kill him. 

Robert was about to kill Alec when suddenly Robert was sent flying into the wall and so was Maryse. Alec looked up in shock to see Harry Potter and his husband Draco Malfoy. Alec realized he was crying in front of two of the most famous people in the wizarding world, but he didn't care. His parents had just tried to kill him. Harry and Draco rushed over to Alec and pulled him into a hug.