The Tale of Kyra Aneda
Book 1: Another Witch in the Crowd
Proluge
Her father left her mother when she was 2.
So silent she stares, staring off into the distance.
Her brother never knew their father. He wasn't even born when their father left.
Who is this girl, who stares quietly off into the distance, thinking, wondering?
This girl is Kyra. Kyra Aneda.
"Hey Kyra! Come here!"
Kyra was sitting outside, watching the river outside of their house. She turned around and saw her brother running at her, brandishing a pair of scissors.
"I've been reading a book about barber people! I want to try something!"
Kyra got up from her seat and ran quickly away. She knew that any idea of her brother's was an idea that should be avoided. After all, how much could a five-year-old really know about "barber people" as he called them? He could barely read!
Kyra sprinted, running from her brother, all the while shouting "NO JODY NO! NO JODY NO! I DON'T WANT A HAIR CUT!" The only time that she really spoke was when she was shouting.
Jody continued to run. He really wanted to see if he could give his sister a really cool haircut. He had always wondered what she would look like if she were bald.
Kyra hit the wall of a house. Jody, who had been right behind her, saw his chance, and raised the scissors, opening them. Kyra tried to hide her head, but she had no jacket with a hood, so nothing worked.
The scissors were at a strand of her hair. She would have a lot of explaining to do to her mother. She closed her eyes.
"What the…."
Kyra slowly opened her eyes. She had not heard the scissors snap together. She looked at her brother's hand. There were no scissors.
Jody stared at his hand, turning it over. He looked at his sister. And he screamed.
Chapter 1
Julia Aneda went out to get the mail, as usual. There was nothing odd about getting the mail. It was a normal activity for normal people like her. Humming to herself, she picked up the post that had been dropped on her doorstep and walked back inside.
Her two children, Kyra and Jody, were having breakfast. Kyra was 11, and Jody was 9. Julia left the mail on the table and went to get herself a cup of coffee.
While their mother's back was turned, Kyra and Jody sprang for the mail. They silently squabbled until they each had enough of the mail to satisfy themselves. Then they started to read.
"Magazines…" said Jody, lazily putting a magazine down on the table. "Cash…. Magazines… junk…. junk…."
Kyra looked through the mail quietly. She placed the magazines and junk mail back down on the table. She wasn't interested in that stuff.
After all this sorting, she turned to the last bit of mail.
It was a letter.
Kyra flipped it over and looked at the back. The letter was closed with a red, wax seal. The seal had a strange symbol on it. It was a shield with an H in the middle.
Kyra put the letter in her pocket. She didn't want to share it with anyone else.
Kyra and Jody went outside to play. They lived in a slightly rural village, with forests and trees all around. Jody went off to find frogs in the nearby river. Kyra sat on her rock, took the letter out of her pocket, and opened it.
She slowly took out the paper that was in the letter, opening the folds. She began to read, her heart skipping with each word.
Dear Miss Aneda,
We are pleased to inform you that you have accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Headmaster Aaden Winrick
Kyra looked at the letter. She looked at it again, her eyes scanning the letter faster and faster, her jaw dropping lower and lower.
She tossed the letter aside, put her head in her hands, and began to cry. This was all a joke. It was probubly pulled on her by that awful Henry Buldswith. People said that he hated her, after all. It would be just like him to think that she was so dim witted.
She picked up the letter and looked at it again. Then she stowed it away in her pocket. At least she had something to yell at him about now.
This is my first HP fanfic. Please Review! And if there actually is a different Headmaster, please tell me and I will change it.