Chapter 1 - The request
Victoria Sieks was your average young woman. She grew up in a coastal muggle community in the Mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. She was an athletic and smart woman. Victoria had one secret that she kept from everyone, she was a witch. She was actually a muggle-born witch. She had received all her magical training from the Salem Institute of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her best subject was Potions, leading her to the desire to become a Potions Mistress. In order to become a Potions Mistress, Victoria would have to apprentice with a Potions Master or Potions Mistress for several years and then pass an extensive exam. As she was finishing her studies at Salem she started to look for a Potions Master or Potions Mistress to apprentice with. To her dismay there were no such persons in the United States. She was limited to just a few Masters to study under. One such Master was the reputable Severus Snape.
Victoria was aware, as all witches and wizards around the world, of the Wizarding War and the outcome. She also was aware of the involvement of one Severus Snape in the effort of the Light to win the war. In the interest of learning from the best Potions Master possible, Victoria sent an owl to the Professor the day after she graduated, top of her class.
Dear Professor Severus Snape,
I am interested in arranging for an apprenticeship with you at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am aware that at this time you are a full time professor at the school. I would like to request a meeting with you to discuss if an apprenticeship would be possible.
I have recently graduated from the Salem Institute of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the top of my class. I have done extensive research in regards to achieving the status of Potions Mistress. I am aware of the commitment and hard work that is required of such an achievement. During my search for a Master, I found a very short list of qualified Masters to study under. Of that very short list you were the only one that I believe would be able to help me to succeed and be one of the best Potions Mistresses.
If it would be possible to arrange a meeting with you, I will be taking a vacation, to celebrate my recent graduation, to London. If you are interested in meeting with me, please send your reply to the Leaky Cauldron, where I will stay during my vacation. I will be departing from the United States within the next day for my vacation. I look forward to meeting with you.
Regards,
Victoria A. Sieks
After sending her owl, Wilaclya, off to Professor Snape, Victoria decided to gather the last of her things to pack and go to bed early. She had an early port key to catch for her trip.