This Fanfic is going to be written by 2 people we will alternate chapter. This is the very first fanfic either of us has ever written so please feel free to give advice and comments.
The sun shone brightly down perfectly on the book Hermione was reading. This is strange, Hermione thought as she moved around the apple tree she was leaning against to see if she could change the light but no matter which way she faced, the lighting on her book remained perfect, but Hermione did not think much of this perfectly lit book because she was again lost in the excitement of her book.
"Hermione, would you come here please? You have a visitor."
"Coming mum," with that Hermione shut her book tightly and ran towards her house. Breathing heavily as she arrived at the front entry she looked at her reflection in the window and brushed her way to frizzy brown hair out of her eye but it immediately went back to where it was, the mane of brown hair seemed to have a mind of its own, but that really never bothered Hermione. She walk through the back door of her house making her way through the hall to the living area where she saw her mother setting down a tea pot, some tea cups and a basket of her favorite cookies.
"Hello," a women with jet black hair said " my name is Victoria Winderwell and I work for the Ministry of Magic. I would like to talk to you and your family about important information that will affect your future."
"The Ministry of what?! What would this information be?" asked Hermione as she reached down and took a bite out of a cookie.
"Let me show you," Victoria replied cryptically. She took a long smooth stick out of her pocket, roughly 11 inches long. "Excuse me, what are you doing?" Hermione said strictly as the wooden stick was pointed at her book. "I would just like to show you something," Victoria replied, "would you please just place your book on the table?"
Hermione was shaking as she put her book on the table. She did not want to put this book on the table it was her favorite book she did not want anything to happen to it. When the book was on the table Hermione heard a voice say " incarcerous". Hermione screeched as she looked down at her book and it was tied up in ropes and with that Hermione picked up her book and started tugging at the ropes but they would not give. " What did you do?! You locked up my book and now I can't get it open. This is awful!" Hermione screamed, "fix it! Fix it now!"
"If you would please just put your book on the table, I can fix it."
Hermione threw her book on the table with such force it slid right off the table. Victoria pointed her stick at the book again, but this time, she did not say anything and a long stream of what looked fire came out of the end of the stick she held in her hand . As the stream of fire hit the book the ropes disintegrated into nothingness. Hermione ran to her book and picked it up, brushing off the cover to make sure everything was the way it was before. She flipped quickly through the pages as she excitedly asked, "what are you?". She put her book back on her book shelf full of tons of different kind of books.
"I am a witch, just like you, and I am here to offer you a spot in Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. I have already talked to your parents and I will give you your Hogwarts letter and instructions on where you can your school supplies."
Hermione was startled. She was processing what this lady had just said. Was it true? she thought. She decided that what she just saw and heard must be true! "Okay, I guess what you have said is true, may I see my letter?"
"Alright," Victoria said, "have a great year at Hogwarts."
Hermione took the piece of parchment that Victoria had given her but waited for the door to close behind her.
" Well, aren't you going to open it?" asked her father.
"I guess I don't have much of a choice"
Hermione's hands were steady as she opened the letter. Both her parents stood behind her and read the letter over her shoulders.
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 Miss Granger,
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 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Hermione read through this letter 4 or 5 times before her parents finished reading, and when they were done she flipped to the next piece of parchment.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. 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 Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass 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
"Where on earth are we suppose to get all this stuff?" Hermione asked.
"Victoria gave us instructions on how to get to Diagon Alley and exchange our money for wizard money. There is a giant book store and your mother and I asked if there would be a library at the school. There is a library bigger than you can imagine with all types of books, but she did mention that if you wanted to bring any muggle books that you would have to bring them yourself."
"Muggle?" Hermione asked. She had never heard this word before.
"A non-magical person. Your dad and I are muggles, but you are a witch! A muggle born witch."
"We shall leave tomorrow afternoon for Diagon Alley."
Hermione ran up stairs to decide what books she wanted to bring. She put all her books, several hundred of them, in to piles of books she really wanted to take, to books she did not care if she took. As Hermione sat on the ground looking at her pile of books, she decided to just take one book, her favorite book that Victoria wrapped in unbreakable ropes. It was called My Book House: The Complete Series- books 1-12. Hermione walked down the stairs carrying the book tightly against her chest and walked out the front door. She walked towards the apple tree, but after she sat down, she decided that she should go say goodbye to her best friend as she would not be able to see her for another year. Hermione would miss her greatly. She quickly hid her book in the tree, where only she would know where it was.
Hermione ran over to her friend's house and rang the doorbell, and moments later her best friend answered the door.
"Hey Mione! What's up?"
"I just got accepted to a new school." Hermione paused deciding she should probably not tell Mia that she was a witch as she would probably not believe it was all true. "It's a boarding school and I won't be able to see you for a whole year!"
"Will you still be able to keep in touch?"
"I could probably send letters to you! I know your address, and I will send you letters every week, but I don't know how soon you will get them."
Mia smiled and took Hermione by the wrist and pulled her into the living room and pushed her to force her to fall and sit on the chair. Mia sat on the other chair. They talked for hours before Hermione realized the time and got up to leave, very sad that she could not bring her friend with her.
It was getting dark out so, Hermione ran back home after saying her final goodbyes. She ran as fast as she could to the apple tree in the yard. She grabbed her book then ran to her house. She walked through the front door and headed up the stairs. She said goodnight to her parents as she headed for bed. She brushed her teeth and got into her PJs. She would usually read before she went to sleep, but she was too excited to focus on her book. She jumped into bed and she fell asleep right away.
In the morning, Hermione's mother made waffles and they sat at the table and made their plans for the day.
"Your father and I decided that you can go get fitted for your robes while we go get money from the wizarding bank, then we will go to the book store and buy your school books for the year. Then, we will go buy your wand and then we will buy the other things you need for school this year."
" Okay! Sounds great," Hermione ate up her waffles and was very excited for the coming year.
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. Malfoy,
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 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Draco flipped the page and continued reading.
"Mother?"
"Yes Draco?"
"I don't really want to come shopping, I was wondering if I could just stay home?"
"Well, we need you to go get fitted for your robes, but I don't see why we can't get someone else to buy all your other stuff."
"Alright mother, can we leave now?" Draco asked but his voice implied that it was a demand.
"Sure honey."
Draco ran up stairs to his room and got dressed into nicer clothes that were more suitable for going out. He did his hair and straightened out his coat in the mirror.
When Draco arrived at Diagon Alley, he and his mother strode into Madam Malkin's. The lady by the door welcomed them into the store. "Are you one of the Hogwarts lot? If you are, I can give you everything you need and you get a Hogwarts discount on everything you buy in this shop."
"Yes, he is a Hogwarts student and I would very much appreciate it if we just got this fitting done and over with fast," snapped Narcissa, and Draco gave a smug look at lady who was helping them.
"Of course. Please stand on this platform, and I will take your measurements."
Draco stomped up onto the platform and groaned as if he did not want to be doing this. As Draco was getting his fitting done he heard as soft voice, a girl's voice, and it sounded like she was going to Hogwarts as well. "This is so exciting! I can't wait until this term starts!" the voice said.
A little later, Draco's fitting was finished, and he walked out of the shop and headed for Ollivander's wand shop. When he arrived, he saw a young girl with a mane of frizzy brown hair leaving the shop with a wand box. She was smiling brilliantly, she had a very pretty smile. Draco entered the shop and was given a wand almost immediately after entering the shop.
"10 and a half inch, vine wood, with a unicorn tail hair core, quite springy. Well, give it a flick!" the man excitedly instructed him.
Draco flicked the wand and he felt a power surge inside of him like he had just been electrocuted, but he felt no pain.
"No, no, no, that's not it, that's all wrong," said the man, grabbing a different wand to give to Draco. "Try this one, 10 inches, Hawthorn, unicorn hair core, reasonably pliant, give it a try!" As soon as Draco touched the wand, he felt like ice enveloped his hand, and the feeling went up his arm, and as he flicked the wand, the iciness became a warmth and it felt like the greatest thing that had ever happened to him.
"Well, that looks like the one!" the strange old man said as he put the wand in the box and turned to Draco's mother. After the wand was paid for, Draco and his mother left the store. As they walked out of the store they ran into that girl that Draco had seen earlier. She stood up and said, " oh I'm so sorry! Um, I'm Hermione Granger I'm new to all of this and I'm so sorry!" Before Draco could reply, he heard his mother say, "filthy mudblood, you get away from me." She pulled Draco away, and they left Diagon Alley immediately.
Hermione brushed herself off, slightly confused, as she could not see what she had done wrong, but she just shrugged it off.
That night, Hermione could not sleep. She could only think about that boy who ran into her, and what a mudblood was. She did not know why it was such a bad thing, so she decided that in the morning she would go through her books and try to gather some information. Hermione fell asleep thinking about the cool new books she got.
Draco tossed and turned that night. He could not stop thinking of that girl he kept seeing that day, and he wished that his mother had not reacted like that. Even though she was a muggleborn, Draco still hoped that the girl would be sorted into his house so they could be friends. Draco fell asleep after many hours of thinking of this girl named Hermione.