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Tommy.
Tommy had a rather normal life.
He lived in a nice house, with his two brothers and his father, nothing special. He had friends, school, activities, nothing too special or abnormal.
Right?
Tommy had a good relationship with his brothers, Wilbur and Techno, he liked to mess around with them and they all had fun together. He always found it amusing how Wilbur, the oldest and the supposed most mature of the three would bother the slightly younger Techno. He loved joining in and teasing both of them, he always had fun with them.
Although him and his brothers had a really good bond and overall relationship, that didn’t quite excuse the fact on how different their appearances and personalities were.
Tommy, the youngest at 10, nearly 11 years old, was fairly skinny and tall, with shining blonde hair. He had accompanying blue eyes, and fair skin. He usually wore a white t-shirt with red sleeves, and blue jeans that were somehow always stained with grass or mud. He loved the thrill of getting in trouble, and loved playing around. If you took a good look at him, you would notice a few bruises and scratches every now and then from his rather brutal behavior. He enjoyed teasing his friends, and was a definite leader. He was somewhat social, and loved making friends to spend time with. He was very confident, and thought that everything he did was right, which did cause him to lose majority of his friends despite him still not understanding why.
On the other hand, Techno, the middle child at 14 had dyed pink hair and light pink eyes, with a rather strong build and medium height. He was normally calm and reserved. He definitely had his loud moments, but usually only when he was pissed off or playing around. He could be very protective when he needed to be, and cared a lot for his family despite not showing it very often. He often tried to present himself as uncaring or cold, when in reality it’s almost the opposite when it comes to his friends and family. He was also very proud, taking pride in what he’s good at and showing it. Although he could hold his own, he could also very easily succumb to peer-pressure.
Finally, the oldest, Wilbur who was 16 had soft brown hair and red eyes. Wilbur could be very cocky and egoistic at times, but he always meant well. He cared a lot about his family, and would do anything to protect them. He had a lot of confidence, and enjoyed teasing and messing around with his brothers. He had charisma and good leadership skills, but was very loyal to anyone he cared about. Like his brother, he could get stressed easily, which could lead him to do stupid things.
Tommy knew this. He knew a lot about himself and his brothers, or well, he thought he did. Although being very close with those two, he found himself rarely interacting with his father, Philza. He never thought much of it, but he did find it weird on how he only saw him during summer. When he was a lot younger, around 4 years old, he remembered that him and his brothers would speculate on what Phil was doing all year, and why he only returned on few holidays and summer vacation. That was his only worry until a year later, when Tommy was 5, Techno was 9 and Wilbur was 11, Wilbur started disappearing too after he received a letter. Phil had told Tommy and Techno that Wilbur was going to a special school that he would live in for the whole year, and that soon they would be able to go too.
Tommy of course, found this very confusing. He had talked with Techno the first night of Wilbur and Phil being gone, and Techno had made Tommy realize that he would be going next year to the “special school”, and Tommy would be left all alone.
He didn’t like that. He couldn’t picture a life without his brothers in it for nearly a whole year every year for 4 years. He couldn’t bare knowing that they would be apart for that long, and thats why when Techno’s 11th birthday rolled around, Tommy had decided to ask Phil where he would go. Obviously he wouldn’t be able to stay alone in the house for a whole year, especially since he was only 7 at the time. Phil had reassured him, saying that Tommy’s mother, Kristin, would stay with him.
Tommy never really understood why his mum lived in a separate house, especially since her and Phil clearly still loved each other. Apparently it was because of issues that Phil couldn’t tell Tommy yet, as he wouldn’t understand.
Tommy lived with his mum for 4 whole years, only seeing his brothers for two months before departing again. He hated being separated from them, it tore him up inside. Sure, he loved spending time with his mum, but he had a closer bond with his siblings. That’s why when his eleventh birthday rolled around, Tommy was really excited.
Tommy slowly opened his eyes as the morning sun leaked through his window. He covered his eyes, turning his back to the window for a split second before remembering what day it was. It was his birthday! His eleventh birthday! He’d see his brothers again! He loved his birthday a lot, for many reasons. The first was the fact that it was his birthday. His big man day. And the second was that it was the day that Phil, Wilbur and Techno came home! He jumped out of his bed, running to grab his signature clothes and quickly putting it on. He turned to the mirror, doing his daily checkup to see how cool he looked. He approved himself with an 11/10 and made his way to the kitchen, trying to hide his undeniable excitement. Once he was downstairs, he looked to the kitchen where he saw his mum making some breakfast.
“You’re up early,” she said softly, the smell of freshly cooked bacon and eggs carrying itself through the warm air. Tommy lingered onto the smell for a moment before exhaling happily. He loved his birthday mornings. He was always greeted with an amazing meal, and a gift. He looked up at Kristin.
“Soo~” he said, trying to give Kristin the hint. She hummed in response, turning to look at Tommy, waiting for a follow up. He rocked on his heels for a moment before continuing. “Where’s my present?” he finally said, realizing how unappreciative he sounded. He smiled sheepishly, adding on “The food smells great though!” as to not seem too spoiled. Kristin simply laughed.
“Don’t worry bud, this gift will be the best by far this year, you’ll love it.” She smiled, turning her attention back to the meal. Tommy was sure that the gift was something to do with the school, and he knew that it would be amazing since Wilbur and Techno had seemed much happier ever since they had started going to the school, they had also had a much better bond with Phil.
He quickly remembered how his brothers always visited for a week on his birthday, he made sure to keep that in mind.
Almost on cue, he snapped out of this trance as he heard the familiar sound of the doorbell, sprinting to the door, immediately throwing it open. The door hit the wall with a loud slam, and Tommy paused awkwardly, looking up to see Wilbur and Techno.
“What a great way to be welcomed home,” Wilbur teased, flicking Tommy’s forehead as he walked into the house, Techno following from behind. Phil was a bit farther back, dragging all three of their bags.
Tommy left the door open for him, and quickly took Wilbur and Techno’s hands in his, dragging them over to the living room and forcing them on the couch. He stood in front of them, grinning.
“Do you guys know what day it is~?” Tommy asked, lingering on the i. Techno rolled his eyes and took out a small gift. Tommy extended his arms to reach the gift but the older held it back.
“Okay, before I give you this I want you to know it was Wilbur’s idea. He wanted us three to have something matching to show our bond or whatever,” Techno spoke, shooting Wilbur a look in which Wilbur smiled smugly in return. He rolled his eyes again and held out the gift, Tommy snatching it out of his hands eagerly. He ripped off the packaging and saw three matching pins. Each being a different colour; yellow, red and pink.
“Really? Pins?” Tommy teased, although he did kind of like them. He looked up at his two brothers. Wilbur still had a smug look on his face while Techno looked rather annoyed. Tommy chuckled and gave Techno the pink pin, and Wilbur the yellow pin, claiming the red pin for himself.
“See Tech? I told you he’d like them,” Wilbur joked, nudging Techno with his arm. He turned back to look at Tommy. “You’ll be receiving a much better gift later.” Tommy’s grin somehow grew wider, his excitement overtaking him.
He knew it had to do with the school. And he was so, ridiculously excited to go. It seemed like a heaven, maybe even a place of adventure. Somewhere where maybe he would be able to make friends..
Tommy always had lots of friends, although he never really had any REAL friends, and when he did he normally lost them pretty easily. It was a known yet unspoken fact. He was usually considered too ‘loud’ or ‘energetic’ to fit into any of the groups. He was a very extroverted person, although not many people appreciated his energy.
He wasn’t picked on though, people just usually shot him weird looks or ignored him as a whole. Maybe this new school would be a chance to make friends. That was one of the main reasons that he was excited.
He snapped out of this trance when he heard Phil calling his name in the distance. He shoved his pin in his pocket, noticing how Wilbur had pinned his to his beanie and Techno to his backpack, figuring that he would need to find a place to put his.
He rushed over to Phil, wondering what he needed.
“Hey Toms. How do you feel about starting your new school?” Phil asked calmly, chucking the last of the bags into the corner of the room. Tommy nearly burst into a cloud of excitement as he was asked that question.
“I AM VERY VERY EXCITED! Only big men like me get to go to those schools! I can’t wait to make awesome friends and go on super cool adventures with them and to kick some ass when someones a bitch to one of them and-“
“Tommy, relax,” Phil laughed, interrupting Tommy. “You’ll definitely get to do all of that, although the last part is debatable..” Tommy rolled his eyes playfully, making a silent promise to himself that he would definitely kick some ass this year.
“Anyways,” Phil continued, joy apperant in his voice. “A present is being delivered to you later.”
Tommy tried to stop himself from screaming. He was fairly positive that it was the letter his brothers had gotten the past years, and he wasn’t even complaining. That letter changed lives. He looked up at Phil, a stupid grin still stuck on his face. Phil responded with an even goofier grin yet that made Tommy rock back and forth in happiness and excitement.
Phil chuckled, messing up Tommy’s hair playfully before going over to Kristin and catching up with her.
Tommy looked around for a few moments before bolting back upstairs, definitely not prepared to wait a few hours to get his letter.
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The curly blonde had been watching TV when Phil excitedly rushed in with a near-perfect envelope. Tommy had immediately abandoned the television to run over to his father, his heart racing faster than ever. Phil gently handed him the letter, in which the younger grabbed brutally.
“TECHNO!! WIL!! MUM!! MY LETTERS HERE!” Tommy shouted at the top of his lungs, standing on his tippy-toes. Kristin calmly walked in from the kitchen, while on the contrary Techno and Wilbur aggressively play-fought on the way down the stairs, shoving each other to get down first.
Tommy waited until everyone was watching him, and opened the letter, much more gently than before. He scanned over the text, practically beaming before reading it outloud.
“To Tommy Innit Minecraft, The Plain House Along The Road,” he read, ignoring the comment on his house, unlike Wilbur who snorted at the remark.
“Dear Mr Minecraft,
“We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry,” the youngest spoke, excitement coursing through his voice as he read along, a little confused.. Even so his insides warmed up, pure joy soaking him up completely and drowning any worry at all away. This definitely took the cake for the best day of his life.
He quickly scanned through the date he’d have to be there, and all the things that he’d need to bring, before realizing that this wasn’t a normal school-he reread the “Witchcraft and Wizardry” part before looking up at everyone, a slight frown showing up on his face.
“‘Witchcraft and Wizardry’, really?” he said, his stomach dropping. “Is this..a joke? A very late April Fools joke?”
Techno rolled his eyes, walking closer to Tommy to look down at the letter, “No Tommy, this isnt a joke. I know it might be somewhat confusing-but I can assure you this is very real.”
“How?” Tommy asked, tilting his head a bit. “There isn’t any way to prove it, is there?”
“Oh, I can prove it!” Wilbur yelled, bolting over to where Phil had left his bags. He quickly searched for his biggest one, which was a dark blue and opened a small pocket, pulling out a thin..wand?
“Wilbur-don’t-“ Phil started, but not long before Wilbur waved him off and shot his wand into the air yelling, “Expecto Patronum!”
Tommy gasped as a beautiful, strange creature flew from his brothers wand, a creature he’d never seen before..It flew gracefully around the room, before slowly disappearing, its pixly blue swirling around him before fading completely.
“Was that just to flex your stupid rare patronous, or to actually show him?” Techno asked wryly, crossing his arms. Wilbur grinned widely, winking.
“Both, commoner,” he teased, using his wand to playfully flick Techno’s nose. Phil sighed, rubbing his temples.
“Wilbur, you know you can’t use magic outside of school,” the oldest scolded, giving Wilbur a tired glare. This..has definitely happened before. Wilbur simply rolled his eyes and turned back to Tommy, his mischievous grin still planted on his face.
“Hopefully you’ll get a good patronous, not like this loser,” Wilbur taunted, pushing Techno playfully. Tommy couldn't help but smile, looking back down at the letter that would now change his life.
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August 31st, the day before officially going to Hogwarts.
Tommy had been escorted by his older brother, Techno, to help him get things before starting school.
The blonde held the long shopping list in his hand, rereading it over and over again. This all seemed so surreal.
First, he needed his uniform.
* Three sets of plain work robes. (black).
* One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear.
* One pair of protective gloves.
* One winter cloak. (black, silver fastenings).
He squeezed the scroll a bit, wrinkling it slightly. Why did they have to do this the day before school started? Oh right, because Wilbur didn’t take Tommy when he had promised to and Techno had to do it for him a literal month later.
“Where are we gonna get these?” Tommy asked, turning his gaze to Techno, who seemed to be enjoying the environment, which was quite weird considering the place was fairly loud, and Techno preferred silence. “Uhh..big man The Blade? Hello?” Tommy waved an obnoxious hand in front of his brothers face, Techno snorting and gently slapping Tommy’s hand away.
“It’s just nice thinking that you’ll be here with us now,” Techno spoke, looking down at Tommy. “We’ve missed you.”
Those three words made Tommy’s heart flutter. He missed his brothers too. And his father. Wilbur, Technoblade and Philza were the three people he loved most, Kristen at fourth of course. Suddenly that reminded Tommy of a question he had.
“Why doesn’t Mum come?” the blonde asked, curiosity twirling in his voice. Techno started tapping his foot against the ground lightly.
“She will this year. She works at Hogwarts, she just had to stay back for you. But we’ll be alright now,” Techno said, the tapping getting harsher. Tommy subconsciously grabbed the olders arm lightly, squeezing slightly to get him to stop. It was a brotherly habit really, they were all always there for each other.
Things were hard for all three of them, or well five. Techno was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age, and eventually Tommy was too. Both of theirs came from Kristen, who also had ADHD and had supposedly passed it down. Wilbur luckily didn’t have this struggle, but he did struggle with severe depression and anxiety since he was 7, and even tried to overdose once. Everyone in their family swore to never mention it, as it was a soft spot for Wilbur, seeing as he had always refused to talk about it.
Phil, on the other hand was always working, always reading and always filling things in. He eventually developed anxiety from everything that was happening all the time, which caused even more stress in his life.
Despite all these struggles, they were always there for each other, which was what mattered.
They all loved each other.
Once they had gotten the uniforms, the books and a few other things such as a cauldron, the only thing left was for Tommy to get a wand. He was honestly excited for this. Well, he would be able to produce his own magic, of course he was excited! He grinned up at Techno, who honestly looked proud. He looked down at Tommy.
“You know, I could let you get a pet too if you want,” he said, a slight smile itching onto his face. “You can get an owl, a cat or a toad. I’ll take you to see them after you get your wand if you want.” Tommy’s face aggressively lit up, nodding violently.
“FUCK YEAH!” he shouted, getting the attention of some people, followed by some quiet laughs. The blonde ignored this though and hugged Techno tightly, looking around to see if he could find the wand shop on his own. In the corner of his eye, he saw a place labeled “HBomb’s Wands”. He grinned and ran over to the large store, a magical feeling overcoming him. This whole thing was just magical, he was so happy.
He pushed through the doors, a small bell ringing behind him as he came in. A young adult, brunette with blue eyes rushed in from the back. He smiled once he saw Tommy, ushering him over.
“Hello,” the man said as Tommy got closer. “You must be here for your first wand!” he seemed pretty happy, maybe almost happier than Tommy somehow. Tommy nodded excitedly, a huge smile on his face.
“What’s your name?” HBomb asked, leaning back into a shelf full of wide cases. Tommy stared at every single box, enjoying the maple colour.
“My name is Tommy BIG MAN Innit!” he exclaimed proudly. “Or-you know-Tommy (big man) Innit Minecraft.” He kind of had to say the truth in case this was some legal shit or something. HBomb chuckled.
“So, you’re the brother of Wilbur and Technoblade?” he asked, turning to eye a specific case. “I remember them. Wilbur was just as excited as you, and Techno was bouncing around everywhere. How are they now? They must be like, 15 right?”
“Uh, yeah. Close! Techno’s 14 and Wil’s 16. Anyways, which one is my wand?” Tommy asked, bringing the conversation back to him. HBomb continued eyeing the case for a minute before grabbing it and smoothing the top of it.
“Based off what I know about you from this short conversation, this one may suit you. I got your brothers first try, so this should hopefully get you,” he said, opening the case and extending his hands for Tommy to grab the thin wand. Tommy snatched it out of the case, HBomb smiling slightly. “Remember to be careful with it, we wouldn’t want it breaking, now would we?”
Tommy ignored the comment and stared at the wand, tracing his eyes along the core of it.
“Does every wizard get their own type of wand?” he asked, looking up at the other. He honestly hoped his was special, just as special as he was.
“Yes. Yours is a cedar wood with a Unicorn core 13 ¾" with a reasonably supple flexibility. Now gave it a wave and we’ll see if its the right one.”
“Right one?”
“The wand chooses the wizard, or so they say.”
Tommy lifted an eyebrow, slightly amused before swishing the wand. To his slight surprise, a twirl of red slipped out from his wand. He wasn’t sure why he was still doubting the whole magic thing, but it was definitely confirmed now.
After buying his wand and meeting Techno back out, they went to the pet shop to get his pet.
“So, owl, cat or toad?” Techno asked, his eyes trailing around all of the noisy animals. Tommy immediately ran over to the owls, a creamy brown owl catching his eye.
“I want that one!” Tommy declared, pointing to the gorgeous creature. Techno smiled.
“That’s a barn owl,” he said, calling over a worker to pay for it.
Once Techno payed for the owl and left the shop, he handed it to Tommy. The blonde bent down to stick his face in front of the cage, a curious look on his face. The owl tilted his head, sharing the curiousity.
“I’m naming him Henry,” Tommy said, grinning up at Techno as he stood up again. Techno snorted before leading the way back to their house.