I awoke one Saturday morning to a strange fluttering sound. I opened my eyes and saw an owl perched at the end of my bed. I quickly sat up, rubbed my eyes, closed and opened them again. The owl was still there, eyeing my carefully. I slowly swung my legs out from under the covers of my bed, and stood to face the owl. His eyes followed my every move. "There has to be a reason why he's here." I thought to myself. Owls were hard to find in Spain, and they most certainly didn't come fluttering into teenage girl's rooms for no reason. I examined the owl deeply, and cried out "Aha!" when I noticed to pouch attacked to its leg. I advanced and the owl stuck its leg out to me. I opened the pouch, and removed the parchment. I then untied the string holding it closed to find that it was some sort of letter addressed to me.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
Headmaster: AlbusDumbledore
(OrderofMerlin, FirstClass, GrandSorc., Chf. Warlock, SupremeMugwump, InternationalConfed. ofWizards)
Dear Ms. Sanchez,
WearepleasedtoinformyouthatyouhavebeenacceptedatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry. Pleasefindenclosedalistofallnecessarybooksandequipment.
TermbeginsofSeptember 1. WeawaityourowlbynolaterthanJuly 31.
Yourssincerely,
MinervaMcGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
I reread the letter, and pinched myself multiple times to make sure that I wasn't dreaming. I considered the possibility of it being a joke..but who would play a joke on me? It's not like I knew anyone besides my Padre, hermanos, and Tia. After all, I didn't attend school because I had to stay home and take care of my hermanas, Rita and Reyna. That meant it had to be real. Unless Andres and Diego were playing a joke on me. Thats it! Andres and Diego! They had left to go to school two years ago. I ran to their room in search of anything "magical". However, I found nothing. I sulked back to my room and sat down, thinking. I had to communicate with them…but how? Then it hit me. The owl! He was still perched at the end of my bed.
"Can you send a letter to my hermanos for me?" I asked it. The owl tilted its head as if to say "Of course!". I took out a fresh piece of parchment and began to write.
Dear Andres and Diego,
I have just received a letter, that was attached to this owls leg, telling me that I have been accepted to some place called "Hogwarts". Is this for real? Or are you guys pulling my leg? Also, how are you? I miss you guys loads!
Volver a casa pronto,
3Rosie
(P.S) Please reply ASAP! My curiosity is already killing me!
I hastily rolled up my letter, and placed it in the pouch, then shooed the owl from my room. As I got dressed, I decided that it would be best if I didn't mention the letter. To anyone. I skipped down the stairs two at a time and began to make breakfast. It was only 7:30, so I had a good hour before the twins got up, and I wasn't even sure if my Padre was home or not.
A little past 8, Rita walked in sleepily with Reyna trailing just behind her. I panicked for a moment wondering where Ricardo, my younger brother, was, but remember that he was with my Tia because of his doctors appointment this morning. I began humming and dancing around lazily as I fixed the girl's breakfast. I made sure that they were well fed, and that their dishes were washed before I sent them off to play. I waited until I heard the familiar clinking of toys being played with, and then began cleaning up breakfast. Just as I was finishing, my dad ambled in. His eyes were red and puffy. I could tell that he was hungover. I began fixing his plate, and humming subconsciously.
"Stop that blasted humming now!" My Padre snapped. I stopped, and an uncomfortable silence fell over the kitchen. I sighed in my head, and kept fixing. Not too much later he barked out an order at me;
"Get me a beer, girl." I paused, and replied simply.
"No." He looked up at me, with his eyebrows raised.
"Excuse me?" He said in an annoyed tone. I could tell that his already short patience was wearing thin, but I pushed on.
"I said no." Raising my voice a bit. He stood up, and towered over me, glaring. "I mean, can't you at least have some breakfast first?" I pleaded. He rolled his eyes and shoved me out of the way of the fridge. He took a whole pack of beer with him, and what I had fixed of his breakfast, and strode off to the basement. I sighed aloud and rubbed my arm where he had shoved me, wishing I could leave my horrible home.
Hey y'all! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of my FIRST EVER fanfic! I know its a bit short (sorry 'bout that) but its just the beginning! To be honest, I have no idea where I'm going with this story. I had the idea of this character, and the rest of it kind of just grew from her. So basically in this story, you start Hogwarts at 13, and go until your 19, but some stay for 7th year (20). My main character, Rosie aka Rosalina Sofia Sanchez (13), has two older twin brothers: Andres and Diego (15), two younger twin sisters: Rita and Reyna (8), and a younger brother: Ricardo (6). I hope that clears up any confusion so far, and if theres anymore, just let me know somehow and I will clear it up! OH! I will also be throwing around some basic Spanish! Mostly just single words, but sometimes phrases. I'll try to remember to give you the English, but yet again, if I forget, let me know somehow. TCS=This Chapters Spanish
TCS: Padre-Dad, Tia-Aunt, Hermanas-Sisters, Hermanos-Brothers, Volver a case pronto-Come home soon and thats all! (I think) Review please! And I'll update ASAP! 3KL
