Chapter 1- Discovery

Ages

Henry Jr.- 15

Melina-14

Penny and Patty-13

Grace-11

Prue-9

It all started with letters, and owls. It was a normal day in our San Francisco home, well, as normal as our life can get. My name is Prudence Melinda Halliwell, and this is the story of how my cousins, sisters, and I got into Hogwarts, a school we've never heard about. I should start at the beginning of the story, it all started in the Halliwell Manor

"Mom," Melinda yelled, again, "where's my white skirt? I need it to go out tonight."

"Well, Mel, did you look where you had it last?' I asked sarcastically, already knowing she didn't

"Yes…wait…no," She answered me, she replies again after looking exactly where it should be. "Thanks Prue, sometimes, I'm glad I have a smart little cousin."

"Yes, because without me, you'd loose everything and not have a ride to places in a blink of an eye," I smirk at her, knowing how much she hates not being able to orb.

"YOU ARE SO MEAN!" She yells at me, about to slam her door when something catches her eye. "Hey, what's that owl doing in here? Is it carrying something?"

"I don't know, hold on." I tell her, as I concentrate on getting the owl in my hands and when it does, I take the letters out of its mouth. "Hey, they're letters, for you, me, Henry Jr., the twins, and Grace, from this school called Hogwarts. Let's go down stairs and open then together."

"Okay, weird, I've never heard of Hogwarts before, have you?" Melinda asked me as we headed downstairs to the kitchen, where everyone was.

"What are you two talking about now?" Henry asked us, only hearing the end of our conversation.

"This owl flew in from an open window upstairs and it had letters for all of us. The seal on the back only says Hogwarts and Mel and I have no idea what that is." I tell Henry and everyone else in the room. "So, do you think we should open them, ask our parents, or just forget about them?"

"I think we should just open them," Grace tells us. "It can't hurt just to see what they are first."

"Yea," both Penny and Patty echoed, then Penny continued speaking "and I think Prue should open hers first because she is the youngest."

"That's not fair, but fine, I will." I reply to them, frustrated that I always have to do stuff first because I'm the youngest. I open the letter and then begin to read it

"Dear Ms. Prudence Halliwell,

We are proud to say that you have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. However, due to your extent knowledge of magic, you will be entering school early as a first year. The list of supplies that you will need is attached and the school starts on August 27.

Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

"Wow," Henry replied, trying to fill the silence that had filled the once loud house.

"I just can't believe it." I speak, finally over the shock. "It is like Magic School, but in London and also a boarding school. Do you think we should do it?"

"What do you mean we? How do you know if we all got in?" Melinda asked, obviously annoyed with the whole thing.

"Well, I'm guessing all our letters say basically the same things, you can read them if you don't believe me." I reply, irritated that she refuses to believe, and Melinda, being Mel, actually reads the letter, and everyone else does the same.

And that's when we learned about our future at Hogwarts. Wyatt, Chris, and Astrid, my oldest sister, didn't get to go because they were over the age of the kids in the Seventh Year, and already had enough knowledge to graduate.

Years

Henry Jr.- Seventh

Melinda- Sixth

Twins- Fourth

Grace and Prue- First years