Meredin Lucas Troy was born on the 18th day during a winterstorm in January. Previous to his birth, his father, Kirian Meredin Troy, had gotten pneumonia and passed away. So, he was born into a world with just himself and his French mother, Julié Anna Pardeux-Troy. Growing up as an only child, Meredin lived a normal life. His mother and he had an inseparable bond and because of the displacement of a father figure, he and his mother treated each other as friends rather than son and mother.
When Meredin turned five, his mother decided that he could be homeschooled. Although Meredin desired to enter school along with the other kids who lived in his neighborhood, his mother assured him that being homeschooled would allow their fun times to be more often had. So, he bought into it and he and his mother spent days outside, studying nature as well as learning how to count and recite his alphabet.
Things at the Troy household were definitely bizarre on muggle standards. Because Julié was the witch of the family and his father had been the muggle, she often performed magic in front of Meredin, who understood the prospects of practicing magic. He had read fairytales about magic, but nothing that was of substantial use. And upon reading these stories, Meredin expressed immediate interest in flying.
His mother bought him a broom for his sixth birthday, despite the fact that he hadn't, up to this age, shown any signs of magic. A mother's intuition had blocked her from realizing the possibility that her son could have been a squib. But Meredin was very passionate about flying and he would often fly alongside his mother in their backyard as she taught him.
When Meredin turned ten, he flew away from home and away from his mother. She had been busy baking and he had pestered her the entire day to go to the park, but she told him that he would have more fun at home than at the park with all of the other kids his age. He had flown out of the window of his room, closing it behind him, and landed gently on the ground. He stashed his broom into a bush in front of his house and took off towards the park.
Julié eventually found his son with two friends as they were walking down the street that he lived on and she took him from amongst the bunch of children and ushered him home. Meredin was quite upset that his mother wouldn't let him socialize amongst the other children and it was during this part of his life where he began illustrating his magic uncontrollably, breaking and throwing things, causing things to come to him amongst other natural things.
The following year, on his eleventh birthday, he got an invitation to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The idea of an all year boarding school immensely pleased him, but his mother was instantly dissuaded by the idea. Meredin spent several months up to September first begging his mother to allow him to go to Hogwarts and she had yet to relent. Meredin had packed things up to take with him unbeknownst to his mother and when she claimed, the morning of departure, that he hadn't been prepared, he surprisingly told her that he already had put several bags together and was ready to leave. After seeing how prepared he was, Julié allowed him to go, but under the understanding that if anything went wrong, he was to immediately come home and that for winter and spring breaks, he would not be permitted to stay at school, but come home to spend time with her. He agreed excitedly and so, his mother took him to King's Cross Station.
During his first year at school, Meredin was sorted into Gryffindor. He found the experience of being a student at Hogwarts was amazing and he was excited to go to class and to walk around the castle. His housemates were overly friendly towards him and he got along with them excellently. In fact, Meredin was often so happy that he had earned himself the nickname 'Merry' from his classmates and housemates. Meredin wrote home to his mother as often as he could remember, telling her about his experiences at school. At home, Julié wondered how her son was really doing. She had become so attached to her only son that it was hard for her to spend so much time away from him. But, as he promised, he came home for winter and spring breaks to spend with his mother. He told her stories about how things were at school. Julié, sure that her son had been lying when he wrote her, was now seeing that her little boy was becoming more independent and self-sufficient every day that he spent without her.
School altogether was a great experience for Meredin. He appreciated all of his classes, a chance to learn more and more about the school and life that he truly was born to lead. He even, in his fourth year, tried out for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team as a Chaser and earned the spot. On his breaks home, he began to practice for the team. His mother completely discouraged the idea of him playing Quidditch. So, after his fourth year, Meredin stopped coming home. He was branching off from his mother and became more independent by staying at school for the breaks.
After his fifth year, Meredin relaxed more and started to befriend people more. He made more friends and finally stopped living under his mother's shadow like he had during his childhood. Meredin was now able to become a better student because he was freed from his mother's shackles and now, he had a new appreciation for making friends who accepted him for who he is. |
