When They First Got Their Letters

By: Obession

Chapter 1: Harry

(A/N: Just to let you know, this is just an excerpt from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone of the first part of chapter four, "The Keeper of the Keys", when Harry first got his letter of acceptance to Hogwarts. If you think this is useless since it's already printed in a book, then just skipped this chapter and read what I thought happened when Hermione got her letter. And also, these characters belong to the amazing J.K. Rowling, and not me. I would never be able to think of something as brilliant.)

            "Harry – yer a wizard," Hagrid said.

            There was silence inside the hut. Only the sea and the whistling wind could be heard.

            "I'm a what?" gasped Harry.

            "A wizard, o' course," said Hagrid, sitting down on the sofa, which groaned and sank lower, "an' a thumpin' good'un, I'd say, once yeh've been trained up a bit. With a mum an' dad like yours, what else would yeh be? An' I reckon it's abou' time yeh read yer letter."

            Harry stretched out his hand at last to take the yellowish envelope, addressed in emerald green to Mr. H. Potter, The Floor, Hut-on-the-Rock, The Sea. He pulled out the letter and read:

HOGWARTS SCHOOL

of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,

Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

            Dear Mr. Potter,

                 We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted

            at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find

            enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.

                 Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later

            than July 31.

            Yours sincerely,

            Minerva McGonagall,

            Deputy Headmistress