A new year!

A/N: Hey ya'll. As you can see, I am going to try to do a chapter everyday. I just keep thinking of new stuff to put down. I know it's not they greatest story, but I am trying my best. And I do know that this is an odd mix, HP and The O.C. But I thought it would be something different. Happy reading!


Harry had come out of the bathroom dressed in baggy blue jeans and a tight-light blue t-shirt and he combed his hair and opened the bathroom door and he walked out of the bathroom as Ryan entered and picked up his Zip up hoodie that was hanging off the back of one of the chairs by the bed and put it on and picked up his bag that was also on the chair and left the pool house to go into The Cohen house. Harry sat at the table in the kitchen and poured some Orange Juice and drank it as Sandy came into the kitchen "Good morning, Harry. Did you have a good sleep?" he asked as he poured himself a cup of coffee "Morning and yeah, I slept all right." Harry answered as he buttered up a bagel for himself three minutes later Ryan walked through the door and walked up to Harry who was still making his bagel "I'll be finished in a minute, Ry." Harry said as he bit his lip, he put down the knife he used on the counter and moved out of the way and smiled at Ryan who raised a brow "Morning Ryan." Sandy said to Ryan as he was reading the paper "Morning." was all Ryan said as he went to sit down at the table beside Harry and picked up the news paper and started to read. Seth came into the kitchen "Morning Dad, Ryan, Harry and mom." Seth said as Kirsten walked into the kitchen and sat beside Harry. "So, Harry, what class do you have first block?" Harry looked up at Seth "Musical theater." Harry answered "Musical theater? Very cool." Kirsten looked at Harry "You like singing, Harry?" Harry nodded "Oh, yeah, mom, our Harry here, plays the guitar and sings. He even performed for us yesterday."Seth told her "Hmm, well, I hope you enjoy it. I can't wait to here you sing something." Harry finished off his bagel and looked up at Kirsten as well as Sandy and nodded "Um, Kirsten and Sandy, can I ask you guys a question?" Both looked up at Harry and nodded "Okay, well, I was thinking and I hope you don't get offended but I wanted to get eye contacts, because I wanted to get rid of my glasses, but I would also, if you don't mind, I would also like to go to a tattoo and body piercing parlor get something pierced. If you don't mind." Harry asked them nervously, rubbing the back of his neck "What did you have in mind?" Kirsten asked as Ryan and Seth both looked at Harry. Harry looked at them then turned to Kirsten and Sandy "Well, I was wanting to first get my ear pierced then I was thinking of getting my nipple pierced." Harry answered quietly looking down at his plate, Kirsten and Sandy looked at each other and nodded "Harry, we aren't your parents, so you don't have to ask for permission, but we are glad you asked. You can do that, but I would like to suggest, if you plan to, I suggest not to get your tongue pierced. I have read about people your age doing that to themselves and it doesn't turn out too nicely. So, your ear and....nipple is fine." Kirsten smiled "Okay, great, thanks. I just thought I should ask, that's all." Sandy smiled "You three should get going then. See you after. Bye." Ryan nodded as he and Harry picked up their bags and left with Seth.

School was finished for the day. Harry saw Ryan sitting on cement wall by the stairs that led up to the school, reading. Harry walked up and sat down beside Ryan "Hey, Ry, what's up?" Harry asked as he dropped his bag. Ryan looked up "Nothing much just reading." Harry nodded and shut his eyes, Ryan looked at Harry and noticed this "Tired?" Harry opened his eyes and looked into Ryan's "Just a bit." Harry answered as he shut his eyes again and then opened and looked around for Seth "What's taking Seth so long? I thought he'd be out here by now." Ryan looked up and put his book away "He's probably making out with Summer." Harry looked over at Ryan and chuckled "Probably, but I wish they'd hurry. I would like to get my contacts and piercings before it becomes dark out." Ryan looked at him "Why do you want to get your nipple pierced? I mean your ear, I understand but your nipple?" Harry smiled "I just think it would be something different. Does it bother you? Me, getting this done?" Ryan shrugged "Well, there is nothing that I can say that will stop you. It's your choice." Ryan told him as he stood up and brushed the imaginary dirt off his blue jeans just as Seth came running down the stairs "Hey, guys, Harry you said that you needed to get eye contacts and some other things?" Harry nodded "Well, then lets get out of here." They all left for the jeep, got in and took off.

They got out of the jeep "Hey guys, I need to goto the book store to check out a couple of books, so you guys go on with out me. And will meet up afterwards by the jeep, say in an hour." Harry looked over at Ryan who nodded at him "Okay, we'll meet you at the jeep then." Seth nodded and walked off "So, Ryan, you don't have to come with me, if you don't want to." Harry told him as they went into the eye clinic "It's fine, I don't mind." Harry nodded and went to get a prescription for his eye contacts. Ten minutes later Harry and Ryan emerged out of the eye clinic to goto a piercing parlor. "So, Ryan, where is the place around here to get piercings?" Ryan just looked straight ahead "Parodice Tattoos and Piercings. Just follow me." Harry nodded and followed Ryan, they came across the the tattoo parlor and walked in, Harry walked to the counter, Ryan followed "Hello, what can I do for you two today?" The tattoo artist asked "Um, yes, I was wandering if I could get some piercings?" Harry asked as Ryan's eyes wandered around the place "Sure and anything for your friend?" Ryan turned his head back to Harry, then looked at the artist and shook his head "No" she smiled and looked back at Harry "Okay, then what do you want pierced?" Harry bit his lip "Uh, my left ear and my Right nipple." Harry blushed "Okay, then just come over and sit here." Harry nodded and walked over to where she indicated and sat down on the chair "Okay, just keep still, this will sting a little." she told Harry as she put the ear piercing gun on Harry's lobe and it snapped. Harry jumped at the noise. "Hmmm, okay, now take off your shirt so I can pierce your nipple. Um, this will hurt more than the ear. How about your friend over there come over here and comfort you, so you don't jump through the ceiling." Harry nodded as he looked over at Ryan. Ryan looked up at Harry and nodded. "Okay, what's your name?" she asked Ryan "Ryan" was all he said "Okay, Ryan, this will probably make him jump so can you comfort him?" Ryan nodded and walked behind Harry and put his hands on Harry's shoulders and rubbed back and forth, tightly to Harry's biceps, Harry felt it, he looked up at Ryan who looked down at him and smiled when all of a sudden, without warning, the gun snapped, indicating that she had pierced his nipple. Harry's eyes widened feeling the pain and screamed. Ryan lowered his chin onto the top of Harry's head, who had turned his head to the side and squeezed his eyes shut. "Well, I'm finished. You can put your shirt on and when your ready you can come up to the counter and pay for your piercings." Ryan nodded for Harry.

After Harry had paid for the piercings and left, both Ryan and Harry walked in silent to the jeep. "Hey guys, you ready to go?" Harry and Ryan nodded "So, how did it go?" Harry glared at him "Okay, sorry. Why are you guys so...so angry?" Harry looked at Ryan who just stared out the window. "I'm not angry. I'm sore, but not angry." Harry admitted softly and looked over at Ryan, he thought of talking to Ryan when they got back to the pool house. He didn't get what was wrong with Ryan. So, he could wait.

Ryan and Harry were sitting in the on the bed in the pool house in silent. Harry sighed as he looked around the room, Harry sighed again and looked at Ryan, realizing Ryan wasn't going to speak when he finally decided to speak himself "Oh, My God, I can't take anymore of this silence. What the hell is the matter? Why are you so angry? You've been like this ever since we left Parodice Tattoos and piercings. Did I do or say something wrong? Jesus, Ryan, please tell me." Harry yelled as he paced in front of Ryan who looked down at the floor. Harry looked at Ryan and kneeled in front of him and placed his hands on Ryan's shoulders "What's wrong?" Harry whispered, sighed and dropped his head "I just don't get how you could be so quiet." Ryan rolled his eyes as Harry stood up, "Look Ryan, I know we haven't known each other that long but I am a really good listener and I can be good at giving advice, if you ever wanted to talk." with that Harry got up and left.

Harry walked into the house and looked around the kitchen and noticed Kirsten pouring herself some wine "Hi, Kirsten." Kirsten looked up and smiled "Um, where's Seth?" Harry asked as he shut the door "Seth, is either in the living room playing video games or he is upstairs in his room." Harry nodded and left the kitchen to look for Seth. He walked into the living room and spotted Seth on the floor playing some sort of video game that Harry had never even heard of before. "Hey" Harry said as he sat down beside Seth "Hey, Harry what's up?" Seth asked not taking his eyes off the tv. "Not much other than Ryan not speaking to me." Harry said as he watched Seth play his game "Ryan can be a confusing guy. I mean I have known him for over two years, he's my best friend. But I know he can be stubborn. He hasn't had the perfect life. His dad's in jail, his brother's in jail and his mother abandoned him. He's had it hard and I know he has all these emotions bottled up inside him but doesn't show it. He dated Marissa, on and off for 2 years. They had a screwed up relationship." Seth paused and looked at Harry who was looking at Seth as he spoke "I think what Ryan really wants is someone who understands him, someone who he can count on. You know someone who won't turn their back's on him. I have never seen Ryan cry, I think he thinks it's to much of a girlie thing to do. He never shows that kind of sadness. I noticed with you being here, he has taken a liking to you. He cares about you, I can tell. I don't know maybe you should try to talk to him. Get him to open up." Seth paused turning off his video game "From what you told my parents yesterday, I think you are the one person who can get Ryan to open up, get him to spill his feelings. Try it. I know it will probably take a while but I think Ryan will talk to you. You both have a lot in commen. Okay, sure, your parents are dead and his are either in jail or in another state." Harry bit his lip "I think I know what you mean. And I will talk to him. I just hope he doesn't freak out at me." Harry stood up and started to walk out of the room "Trust me, Ryan isn't the type to freak out, he may glare and walk away but I don't think he'd yell at you. Anyways, good luck." Seth turned on his game again as Harry walked out of the room.

Harry walked into the pool house "Ryan" Harry called out looking around noticing Ryan wasn't in the room. 'Where did he go?' Harry asked himself. He went to go sit on the bed as he heard the shower running "Uh, so he's in the shower. I guess I can wait." Harry said to himself as he sat down on the bed scouting up to the head board and reached over for his knapsack. He picked it up and took out his History text book. He found American history fascinating. It was really interesting learning about America. He had also thought about when he attends University that he was wanting to take Canadian history. He had heard a lot of good things about Canada and about the history, that he just wanted to learn about it. So, as he opened his text, he went back into his bag and took out his i-pod that had a lot of his favorite songs. Most of them were American and Canadian bands like Three days Grace, Faber Drive, Paramore, Social Code, Evanescence, and White Zombie. He turned on a song called 'Never too late' by Three days Grace and started singing the lyrics as he laid down on his back.

This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong
Who would have guessed it
I will not leave alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like it's not too late
It's never too late

Harry shut his eyes and listened to the guitars in the song playing as he sang the lyrics, unaware of the shower shutting off and Ryan coming into the room.

Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late

Ryan went into his drawers and took out his boxers and a white t-shirt and went back into the bathroom. Harry still hadn't heard a sound.

No one will ever see
This side reflected
And if there's something wrong
Who would have guessed it
And I have left alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like
It's not too late
It's never too late

Five minutes later Ryan came out of the bathroom all dressed and ready for bed. He sat down in one of the chairs by the bed and looked at Harry who was lying on the bed singing. He had to admit to himself that he really admired Harry. For a lot of reasons.

Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late

He frowned as he stared at Harry. Listening to the lyrics of the song. Realizing what the words really meant, making him think about Marissa. Not in the romantic sence. The sense of her drinking and all of her emotional problems that always teared them apart when they were together. Some of the lyrics even reminded him of Kirsten. She also had a drinking problem and it was bringing Seth and Sandy down along with himself.

The world we knew
Won't come back
The time we've lost
Can't get back
The life we had
Won't be ours again

This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong

The song brought tears to Ryan's eyes, just listening to it. He also thought about Harry. He knew he hadn't know Harry that long, but he knew there was something that Harry was hiding, something big, something that he just couldn't put his finger on. I mean, when Harry had told him about his parents death, Harry didn't really explain it. He said that they had died in a car crash, but some guy was the cause of it and now he was dead? He didn't understand. He wished Harry would just tell him the truth. Especially about these nightmares that he had been having. Harry wouldn't tell him what they were about. Ryan didn't understand.

Ryan Atwood hated being left in the dark. He just wished Harry would talk to him. Ryan's blue eyes stared at Harry's moving mouth as Harry sang.

Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late (It's never too late)
It's not too late
It's never too late

Harry pulled the earbuds out of his ears and place his i-pod on top of his textbook, on the floor. Harry looked over at Ryan's side of the bed. "Your finally out of your shower?" Ryan nodded "How long have you been sitting there?" Ryan sat on the bed beside Harry "Just a couple of minutes." Harry looked over at him and knew he had to talk to Ryan. "Ryan, we need to talk." Ryan looked at him than looked a way "Can it wait till the morning?" Harry shook his head "No, Ryan, tomorrow is Saturday, so you'll probably have things to do, then I won't have chance to speak with you. Please Ryan? It's really important." Harry told him, Ryan sighed "Fine, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about that you just couldn't wait till the morning to tell me." What sounded like a growl to Harry "Hey, don't growl at me. You wouldn't speak to me earlier, so I never had my chance." Ryan just sat there giving Harry a bored look "Fine, Harry, if you want to talk to me, than talk." Harry sighed "Okay, well, okay,I know, you and me don't know each other to well." Ryan nodded as Harry paused "But I want to know you. I am living with you now and in the same room and I feel that there are somethings that you are keeping locked up in your system. And I know from experience that if you don't say what's on your mind you are going to have break down or you'll blow up. Either way it's not good. So please, I tell me, I'm here. I won't judge you. You, as I said before, you can tell me anything. Anything." Ryan rolled his eyes "Harry, there is nothing wrong." Harry bit his lip "I know that you have had some pretty bad things happen to you like your mom abandoning you, you being accused of shooting someone you didn't shoot. Marissa's drinking. It's okay, Ryan, you can tell me. Please." Harry pleaded as he moved closer to Ryan who was trying his best not to cry. Harry put his hand on Ryan's knee gently as he heard Ryan sniff. "Your right Harry, I do have some things that I need to get out of my system, but it's hard." Harry moved closer to Ryan, so that there was no space between them. "I understand." Ryan looked up at him not realizing the tears that were trickling down his cheeks. Harry leaned forward and slowly put his arms around Ryan's shoulders as he felt Ryan put his around his waist tightly and put his face in Harry's shoulder and cried as Harry whispered comforting words in his ear.

About a half an hour later Harry and Ryan pulled apart. "Are you okay?" Ryan nodded "I'm better thanks. Sorry about that. The crying I mean." Harry put his hand on Ryan's cheek as Ryan looked over at him and gave a small smile "It's alright, really." Harry looked down and his hand slipped from Ryan's face "I guess since we are talking I should start telling you the truth. About me." Ryan nodded "Okay." Harry took a deep breath. "Okay, ever since I came here I have been hiding somethings from you and everyone else. What I am about to tell you, will be kind of hard to believe. After that, I'll understand if you don't want to speak to me again." Harry paused as Ryan nodded for him to go on. "Okay, from the night I moved in with my relatives till the age of 11 I was living in a cupboard under the stairs. They treated me like a slave, I did everything for them, their cooking, cleaning, everything. The only clothes I got from them, were my overweight cousins old clothes. He's much bigger than me, so the clothes barely fit me. They hated me because of what me and my parents were. You see, where I come from there are people who are different from you and The Cohens and even Summer. I can do things you can't even imagine doing. My parents weren't killed in a car crash, that is what my relatives made me believe until I found out the truth. Anyways, this man came to pick me up and he knew my parents. He knew the truth about what happened to them. My parents were blown up." Ryan gave him a confused look "When I turned the age of 11, I found out that I was a wizard, like a witch. That is why my relatives hated me so much. They hate magic and that is what I can do. So, from the age of 11 until now, I grew up with other witches and wizards. My first best friend is a wizard as well. The person who killed my parents, was a wizard as well. I told you he died, well, it was me who killed him. You see, if I hadn't killed him, I would be dead along with every person like yourself. He hates muggles, which is what you are. You don't do magic. So, the wizard I killed, who killed my parents, his name was Tom Riddle, who turned into a dark wizard and either went by Lord Voldermort or The Dark Lord which is what his followers called him, his followers were called 'Death eaters', they helped kill muggles in the most horrible way. They also killed a lot of wizards like me who, some were my friends. So, 3 months ago, I found Voldermort and killed him. I never wanted to be called a murderer, but I guess now I am and I don't regret it." Ryan sat there with his eyes wide opened. Harry shut his eyes and ran a hand through his hair. "I wanted so bad to tell you, but I was scared, I didn't know what you would really think of me. I will understand if you don't want to share this room with me anymore and I will also understand if you don't want to talk to me. I deserve it. From keeping the truth from you." Harry said with tears threatening his eyes. He looked down at the floor, scared of Ryan's reaction. "You're not joking are you?" Ryan asked, Harry smiled "Do I look like I'm joking? I'm completely serious. I can do things that you can't even imagine. If I get angry enough, my magic goes out of control. It would be like there were a storm." Ryan put both of his hands on his face and rubbed his eyes "This is unbelievable. I thought it was all fake, like in the movies." Harry looked up "You don't hate me do you?" Ryan smiled "Of course not, you told me the truth, bizarre truth, but still." Ryan sighed "I could never hate you." Harry looked up and smiled.

A/N: Okay, I hope this all makes sense. I put the three days grace lyrics in this chapter cause, I just cannot get that song out of my head. I've been having a pretty bad week, I've been pretty depressed and that song 'Never too late' is an example of how I've been feeling lately, Not meaning to bring anyone down. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this.