I WOKE UP REALLY EXCITED because today is my birthday, yay!
I'm eleven now.
I get up of my bed and go to to the bathroom. In my way I glance at the clock
6:26 A.M
GREAT!
Mike is probably still sleeping, I smirked thinking of a good prank to wake him up.
I LOVE PRANKS and HATE BOREDOM.
Everywhere you see me I'll be joking, I can't be serious for too long...
Anyway, I make my way to his bedroom and opened the door quietly and headed to his bed, I grabbed his alarm clock and set it for the next five minutes. I ran to the kitchen for eggs and returned to his bedroom just in time. In the moment i stepped in through the door I smirked watching the alarm and noticed I still had 40 seconds.
"Wakey, wakey Mikey" I sang in his ear.
"5 more minutes mom" He said sleepily. I smiled an amused, mischievous smile.
"Oh, but I already gave you 5 minutes Mikey" I said in baby voice, I glanced to the clock smirking, 10 seconds, 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6 ... I prepared my voice ... 5 ... watched intensely his face ... 4 ... get ... 3 ... Ready 2 ...1 ... NOW.
RIIIING, RIIIING, RIING ...
He screamed outloud as I yelled along his alarm
"WAKE UP MIKEY, IT'S MY AWESOME BIRTHDAY!" I screamed jumping in his bed and threw him the eggs in his head so he could stop screaming.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL KATIE?!" I laughed at his angry face so hard i had tears in my eyes, I suddenly stopped laughing and wiped my eyes and looked at him innocently.
"You wouldn't wake up, i had to wake you up somehow big bro"
"Yeah, right. Let me tell you honey i don't believe you, your colored hair relates you" He said staring at my beautiful purple hair and hazel eyes, I know, I know, weird huh, we'll not for me for at least the past three years.
When I was 7 I woke up one morning and I was really pale with orange hair and electric blue eyes, I was scared and angry at the same time and I thought Mike had something to do with my hair, a prank or a payback, I don't know, I was about to go to reclaim him when suddenly my hair changed to an intense red color with white highlights and my eyes into a deep black at the second later leaving me speechless.
At the beginning, my hair and eyes stared to change every time to a different color and what I could notice was that the most recurrent color my hair changed was purple and bright hazel eyes. After a month i could realize it changed according to my emotions, I accidentally discovered that when my brother took cough* stole * cough some of my breakfast, I was upset, I mean no one can touch my food without my consent. My usual purple hair suddenly changed to an intense red and my eyes to a deep black, my mom said I looked scary. She still can't get used to the idea of her daughter have changing hair and eyes... well, I couldn't either, at least for the first month, to the next one i was used to the purple hair and hazel eyes related to my happiness, amusement and Pranks productions almost everyday...
Well, returning to how I realized it changed according to my emotions, it was that time (my brother stole my food) I just talked about and another situation where i could notice what color i changed depending how I'm feeling and wrote it down in a list:
HAIR
* Red - Anger
* Blue - I think it was sadness, I'm still not sure about it, it has never changed to this one, but am sure when I'm sad, it'll change to this one
* Yellow - Excitement
* Purple - playful, when I'm laughing and personally: My Favorite
* Green - Sickness
* White - Fear
* Pink - Is it love or embarrassment (Not sure yet...)
* Orange - thoughtful
* Brown 'my normal hair' - It just happens when i go to school or go outside my house. No idea what its means.
EYES
* pink - embarrassment or love
* hazel - combined with purple hair it shows I'm completely entertained or with extreme happines: my favorite combination
* Red and deep black - Anger but in different levels, red is hate and black is when I'm really angry
* deep blue - sadness (not sure it has changed to a different shades of blue ).
The other eyes colors also shows the same emotions except the green, blue and brown, those i can use them at different tones, like the blue: Electrical blue, sapphire, sea blue and more. And the green including my "natural color ' Emerald
"What can i do about it mikey? Is part of me" I said innocently changing my hair involuntarily to yellow with black highlights, unlike my mom Mike got used to my Moody-hair change until a month and a half after it started.
He narrowed his eyes annoyed "Fiiine" then he smiled "happy birthday Katie-boo" he said trying to annoy me using my 'adorable nickname' (Note sarcasm)
"Thanks, it's our favorite day I know it" I said arrogant and ignoring the nickname
"Oh, yeah, I wonder why you say that" Mike said sarcastically rolling his eyes like expecting my answer.
"Duh, because i was born this day" I said with narrowed eyes stating the obvious "I brought happiness to your life" I said excited "Feel honoured that you know me" I continued arrogantly amused
"Yeah, yeah wherever. Go to your room so I can get dressed, miss ego" He said 'miss ego' dramatically, I mocked offense placing a hand in my chest and turned to the Door leaving with my head up, My hair with brilliant purple hair and yellow eyes, signaling i was all but offended.
~8~
15 minutes later i was ready in the kitchen eating a cereal when mom came behind me and gave me a heart attack, I dropped the spon in the plate and placed my left hand in my heart, my eyes and hair turning a little white with purple when I noticed her smiling towards me with her hands behind her back.
"Sorry sweetheart but i had to do it, you were distracted and i thought of doing that because we can't never surprise you with a prank or something because it's like you are always waiting for it, so ..." She trailed taking one of her hands behind her back and gave me a small present "Happy Birthday, Katie" she said with a big smile "And sorry for scaring you, it was to perfect time to let it pass" She said with a small smile.
"No worries mom, thanks for the present" I said with yellow hair and eyes with purple highlights, I looked up at her in amusement "And mom, never apologize to anyone by sneaking up to them or you'll look weak"
Her smile grew and she hugged me till dead. "I hope you like it"
"I will mom, I'm sure of it" I said with a big smile. I opened the box to see a beautiful gold bracelet with my name in cursive write it on it.
I looked up at her with hair and eyes yellow (Never happened before) and hugged her till dead.
"Oh ... honey ... can't. .. breathe" She said with difficulty because of my hug, i let her go immediatly "Oh, I'm so glad you liked it, sweetie"
A while later, I was to busy contemplating the bracelet i didn't hear the door open and my mom talking to someone until she called me.
"Honey, can you come here?"
"Sure mom" I called back, I focused really hard to change my blonde hair back to my 'normal brown hair' and walked to the living room where I think I heard her
"Oh, sweetie, this is professor Dumble-" she stops with a gasp.
I notice 'professor Dumble' standing next to my mom, an older man with half moon glasses and curious blue eyes sparkling with amusement.
I looked at them weirdly and looked for a mirror because something tells me it has to do with my hair not completely changing. You'll see, every time we have visitors I change to my normal appearance and try not to express too much how I feel so my hair doesn't involuntarily change.
When I find a mirror I can see my brown hair in order but what shocks me is not my hair but my eyes, I forgot to change them and are with a mix of purple and yellow. I widened them and focus really hard of my Esmeralda color. When I'm satisfied with my result, I smiled to myself and looked up at them. My mom is looking nervously at him biting her bottom lip expecting him to blurt out that I'm a freak or whatever but he doesn't do that, actually he just looks at me with kind blue eyes and a smile.
"Oh, I see. A metamorphmagus, let's say I didn't see that coming but is a wonderful ability"
"A what?" My mom and I asked at the same time with confused faces.
"Oh, yes. My bad. Actually I'm here for that, i was looking for you Kate" he said kindly. "You'll see, I'm here to tell you something it may change your live or I guess it already changed it"
I'm really confused by now, he noticing my expression he adds "As you probably can see, you are different. Are there other strange things happening to you lately? Besides of your sudden change of appearance?"
I looked to the ground thinking really hard trying to remember weird things happening to me.
Suddenly, it came to me: The time when I was really angry at my brother and dad because they didn't let me see my favorite TV show when I was 8. My hair and eyes were red and suddenly the tv change to my channel, my hair and eyes changed to a mix of yellow and purple watching the TV while my dad and Mike were trying to change it back but they couldn't, I ended up grounded but the TV never changed back to their channel until a while.
My eyes widened looking at his kind smile.
"Yes, it was that time when the TV changed to my favorite channel and dad and mike couldn't changed it back to theirs, what is that mean?" I asked confused my Esmeralda eyes with a mix of orange looked up at him.
"That, Kate it's magic. You can change it to your likes, that's accidentally magic and not mentioning more but I already proved that your a Witch with your metamorphmagic"
"My what?" I asked more confused. First, he tells me I have magic and then he tells me I'm a meta ... I don't know what magus.
"Metamorfomagus are a kind of wizard, in your case a witch who can change her appearance willingly or involuntarily, that's what you are Kate" He said nicely
i was excited I didn't realize my hair change to a bright blonde color and my eyes to a purple one, I looked at my mom and had a small smile looking at me. I returned my gaze to professor Dumble I don't know what else because I didn't let my mom finish when she introduced him to me.
"So, I have magic?" I asked amazed by everything he just told me.
"Yes, indeed you are a witch. I'm professor Albus Dumbledore" he said with a pointed look at me probably knowing I didn't know his name correctly, I giggled as he continued "And I'm the headmaster of a School for young wizards and witches like you, it's name is 'Hogwarts' and like you are already 11, it's my duty to inform you that you are already accepted to study in here" he said taking a letter out of his pockets and gave it to me. I looked at the letter and the envelope said:
Miss K. Marshall
Room 2, Second Floor
Reform street,
England.
Marshall's home
I was amazed by the specific of the letter, I looked at him for a second and returned my gaze to the letter, I opened it an it said:
HOGWARTS: SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, first class, grand sorc., chf warlock, Supreme Mugwump, international Confed. Of Wizards)
Dear Miss Marshall,
We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy headmistress.
It also had a long list of books and equipment:
UNIFORM
First years students will require:
- Tree sets of plain work robes (black)
- One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
- One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
- One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
-The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
By Miranda Goshawk
- A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
- Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
- A beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
By Phyllinda Spore
- Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
- The Dark forces: A guide of Self-protection
By Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 Wand
1 cauldron (pewter, Standard size 2)
1 set of crustal phials
1 telescope
1 set of grass scales
STUDENTS MAY ALSO BRING, IF THEY DESIRE, AN OWL OR A CAT OR A TOAD.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS
ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK
yours Sincerely
Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus
Chief Attendant of witchcraft provisions
When I ended up reading I looked at professor Dumbledore with big eyes "Of course I want go" I looked at mom "May I go mom? There are people like me in here... Right?" I ended the question looking at the professor. he nodded.
My mom had a thoughtful face on.
"There's one thing I don't understand. Why Kate is different and why are we not? You say she is a witch but what about us ? I mean we don't have magical antecedents, how is that possible?" she asked the professor. He just looked at her with thoughtful face.
"Well, we have no idea but your daughter was granted with the gift of magic. Being a muggle-born we have no idea where she could heritage the magic, maybe some ancestor of her's had magic and it hadn't show up in anyone of her family until her and now she carries with that gift and is a responsibility she must have" he said.
"She is a muggle-born? What is that mean?" She asked looking at me with concern
"A muggle-born is witch or wizard born of non-magical parents, the term muggle is for non-magical people like you and your husband and if I'm correct your other child"
"It's cool! I'm a witch!" I said excited but then my face turned into a frown "But, the list of equipment and books. Where am I going to buy those things ?"
"Ah, I was expecting that question dear. It's easy, you'll find what you need in Diagon Alley" he informed
"And where is it?" I asked before he could continue. He just smiled and answered my question.
"It's in the Leakey Caldron, it's a magical place. Not much muggles can see it because it's spelled but you'll be able to go in there Mrs Marshall" he said looking at both of us specially me almost thinking I was planing on go by myself.
Pff, I wasn't even going to think ... Well, I did.
"Well, like everything it's clear Miss and Mrs Marshall I must go, I expect you in Hogwarts this year Kate, I believe you'll be a great student" He said looking at me, like he'll think I'll cause much problems and want me to behave
JA!, I don't think it'll happen.
"Goodbye professor, have a good journey" I said waving at him. When he left, I looked at mom "Well, this was an interesting birthday, right?" I said with a small and amused smile, she just laughed and nodded.
She kissed my forehead and send me to sleep, I agreed immediately and went to bed thinking of all it happened to me since I woke up.
I just found out I have magic in me, that I'm different from my family and I'm already accepted it in a school of witchcraft ... And the most amazing thing is ...
I'M A WITCH !
I went to sleep with a grin and all of those thoughts in my mind.
