H.P:the Difference Between Brothers?

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Across from them, directly next to the floo was Bucker, one of the house elves he had yet to meet.

Nerves ate at him as people began pouring into the room, one right after another. As each one stepped from the fireplace, Bucker was there to snap his fingers and vanish the ash from their robes. Some bowed to James, while others bowed their heads. All nodded at Harry with a "Nice to meet you, Heir Potter," or a "Welcome back, Heir Potter". All of them looked at him curiously, though no one commented beyond superficial greetings. In stark contrast, Alex was enthusiastically greeted by every last person. Alex bowed politely to each one of them.

By the fourth person, Harry had managed to figure out how he was meant to bow to them. By the twentieth, he had stopped stuttering through his "Well met," which was a traditional greeting for wizards.

An elderly man eyed him suspiciously. And a serious looking woman glared at James as she greeted them. She gave Harry a warm smile. There was a redheaded girl with her who glared at Alex in the same way the older woman glared at James.

There was an elderly woman wearing a frightening hat that eyed him closely, and the boy with her spoke with a stutter. A family with two daughters, one of which had a prominent nose and mismatched eyes, were immediately followed by a blond boy who glared at Harry and conspiratorially greeted Alex. A haughty boy with brown hair joined the other one a few moments later. The two of them waited just inside the drawing room, whispering to one another.

"Maybe now that he's to attend Hogwarts, Lord Potter will let the public see more of our illustrious Boy-Who-Lived," one man said. James grimaced.

"Can't keep him locked away now," another said.

The faces blurred together after that, and before he knew it, the last person had moved past them.

"Have fun boys, and try to behave," James said as he and Remus walked towards a group of younger men standing in a cluster near the bar.

Alex glanced between Harry and James then sighed. "Come on," he said.

The two boys near the door turned as they walked up to them.

"Harry, this is Ernie and Cormac," he said.

"Hi," Harry said.

"Harry, as in the squib brother your Dad's kept hidden for years?" the blond one, Cormac said.

"The one and only," Alex said cheerfully. Then in a quieter voice, he added, "Supposedly, Dad was wrong and brought him back like a week ago."

They all laughed.

"This is perfect! I saw Longbottom slinking outside," the other one, Ernie, said.

"Slinking? Longbottom nearly tumbled down the stairs!" Cormac said, making all three of them laugh.

"Oh goody," Alex said with a malicious edge to his voice.

Harry followed the trio as they made their way into the garden. All the while, thinking about the trouble Dudley would cause at Aunt Petunia's dinner parties. Trouble which was always blamed on Harry.

The entire area had been transformed. A large pavilion made of wooden posts and topped with white gauzy fabric and a floating wooden floor stood just in front of the greenhouse. Dotten between it and the terrace were dozens of small round tables with twinkling lights suspended around them. A couple of outdoor bars manned by house elves had large groups of people gathered around them. Trays of food and drinks floated around on their own, intermingling with the people.

Harry followed as they wound between the tables. Longbottom turned out to be the nervous boy that had been with the scary hat lady. He was at one of the tables talking quietly to the redheaded girl with a pile of food in front of them.

The girl grimaced as she saw them approaching, and the Longbottom looked as though he wanted to run away.

"So Nev, glad we found you," Alex drawled as he strutted up to the table.

"What do you want, Potter," the girl said.

"A-alex," Longbottom stuttered.

"I just wanted to introduce Nev here to my brother, seeing as they have so much in common."

Ernie and Cormac snickered.

"And what would that be?" the girl asked.

"Neville, meet Harry. He's a squib, like you," Alex said.

Harry froze. He wanted to run away, to disappear. He should have trusted his instincts and just left Alex to find trouble on his own. Now, he was being dragged into it. Being used to bully another boy.

"I'm not a squib!" Longbottom cried at the same time the girl shouted, "What is wrong with you!"

"Aw, don't be like that, Suzy."

"My name is SUSAN, as you well know."

"Yeah, yeah. What are you doing with him?" Alex asked her.

Susan glared at him. "Neville happens to be nice. Unlike you," she spat.

"I forgot, little Suzy likes squibs."

Cormac and Ernie laughed.

"I'm not a squib," Longbottom said forcefully. Or it would have been if his voice hadn't been shaking and his eyes filling with tears.

Harry contemplated running away.

"Really? Could have fooled me, what with Lady Augusta going on and on about you not showing magic for years," Cormac said.

All three of the boys laughed again.

"Come on Neville," Susan said. "I'm sure there are less repulsive people at this party."

As they stormed away, Alex shouted after them, "I just wanted to introduce you to my brother!"

"Babies, the both of them," Ernie said.

For a while, Harry continued to follow Alex around, unable to find an easy way to get away from him. Every group of adults they passed by fawned over their Boy-Who-Lived and Harry faded into the background.

When the malicious smiles came back, and they started in on the girl with the mis-matched eyes, Harry left. He'd rather be alone, lost amongst all these people than even be remotely involved with bullying.He wandered through the party, snacking on various foods as he went. Most of the adults ignored him, which was perfectly fine, since he was so out of his depth. Eventually, he found himself alone at the edges of the pond. He sat on a stone bench with his back to the water, and watched the party.

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