6:30 AM. I rub my eyes as the alarm clock buzzes. My long, auburn hair is a tangled mess and my ice blue eyes are exhausted.

My name is Sienna Elisabeth Kingston.

Chapter 1 - The Letter

After changing into a T-shirt and shorts, I start to enjoy the first day of summer vacation. After a bowl of Cheerios and a glass of orange juice, I'm as happy as normal. I decided to ring up my friends to hang out at the local mall. I'm not a heavy shopper or anything, I just enjoyed it.

"Hey, Katelyn." "So, Andrea, how about hanging at the mall?" "Thanks Maggie, I'll see you there!" I snapped the cell phone closed and put it in my purse. Then, I sat down on the mall bench and waited.

"Si!" I turned my head to see Andrea.

"Hi Andy!" I shouted. "How's summer? Oh my gosh, I totally do not miss Mr. Brian." Mr. Brian was the geography teacher who hated my guts, as well as Katelyn's.

"The teacher I really do not miss is Mrs. Landon," piped up Andrea. I groaned playfully. She was the boring-est teacher to step in the dingy school.

A car pulled over, and out spilled Katelyn and Maggie. "Katie, Maggot, you're here!" I yelled. Maggie smiled and raced over, and Katie, who was never really that fast, stumbled with.

"You know I hate that nickname so much," Maggie whined sarcastically.

"Of course," Katelyn giggles. "That's why we love it so much!"

I saw a big bird fly through the air, followed by a tiny one, another big one, and a regular sized one.

They looked a lot like owls.

"So, Maggot," I say awkwardly. Maggie is the smartest one here. "Do owls ever fly around during day?"

"No way," she replies. "They're nocturnal. Don't you know anything?" She gives me a knowing smirk.

"Kay," I smile with a hint of awkwardness. "Because I thought I saw four owls flying above the mall."

Andrea gives me a WTF look, and Katelyn searches the sky. Maggie rolls her eyes.

'You're insecure, don't know what for, you turning heads-' I pick up the phone and answer it. "Hello?"

"Sierra honey, this is your mom. You need to go home now."

"Why!?" I moan. "I'm having an epic time here!"

"I'm sorry, but this is urgent. Don't worry. Your friends need to go home too. Their parents should call."

"Okay...? Fine, I'll go. Pick me up!" I say.

"Okay honey. See you." Then she hangs up.

I start to stare at the girls. "Guys...?"

"What?" asks Andrea.

"Mom says I have to go home, and that your parents are coming too..." I whisper.

'I heard, that you settled-' Maggie picked up the phone. I stifle a giggle at her taste of music.

Pretty soon, the other girls' phones ring too, and my mom's car heads towards us. I wave, and it stops.

I got in the black, sleek car, and my mom races home. She was silent the whole ride.

Once we got to our brick house, Dad was waiting at the front door. He smiled when he saw me. "Hey Ci Ci. Someone got you a letter. I think your mother knows about this." He hands me an envelope.

I open it, and I see this in neat green handwriting:

Dear Ms. Sienna Kingston,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to 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 August 31.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagoll

I look at it, genuinely confused. "Dad? What's Hogwarts? And, um, I don't have an owl."

Dad frowns. "Sienna, I think your mother could explain this."

I look at her. She is looking off into the distance. Then she looks at me. "This is a boarding school, so you'll be living there. We'll miss you so much. I think you'll be happy to know your friends are accepted too."

And all of a sudden, we're driving a car over to Diagon Alley, whatever that is.