Chapter One- Hogwart Letter

As usual the Cross household was filled with the pounding of footsteps and childish shreiking. Alice Marie Cross was once again chasing her eight and four year old brothers around the house. Nathan, the oldest of the two, was laughing at the situation and taunting his sister while Andrew threw out apologies.

"You're dead! You hear me? Dead!" Alice cries out in fury at how her younger brothers always take her things.

Andrew, being the big baby he is tries to get her to stop with fake tears, "I'm sorry Alice! It was Nathan's Fault! I promise to never do it again!"

Alice lunges for him, but misses as Nathan pulls him out of the way causing her to fall flat to her face. She growls at them,

"Liar! You say that every time!"

She stands again and chases them. Her Father stops her,

"Alice, Nathan, Andrew, what's going on?" He asks sternly.

Alice points to her brothers "I walked into my room and found them reading my journal!"

She brushes her shaggy black bangs out of the way in annoyance.

The boys stick their toungue out at her and she lunges again. Andrew backs up too far and hits the wall sending a mirror to the floor.

Their father whips out his wand saying a spell and freezing it in mid air. The three children watch in amazment as their father places the picture in it's rightful place.

"I want to do that!" the two boys yell excited. For once the eleven year old sister agrees, but she would never admit that.

Rebecca, their mother walks in, "sorry kids your father is the only wizard in this family."

Their dad smirks, "Think again, Rebecca! Alice got a letter!"

Alice's two parents cheer as she takes the letter from her father's hands. She grows a grin that was too big for her face and races to her room. She opens the letter excited to read it. Her calico kitten, Caramel, sits on her lap as her eyes blue eyes scan over the neatly written letter,

HOGWARTS SCHOOL

of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledor

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

Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Ms. Cross,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted

at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please

find enclosed a list of nessesary books and equipment.

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

later than July 31.

yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Minerva McGonagall,

Deputy Headmistress

Alice giggles excited and readys for bed excited for what tomarrow will bring.