Harry Potter and Wizards of Waverly Place

Chapter 1: Letters to Hogwarts

The Russo family were waking up during the summer for breakfast. Alex was the last to be at the table. If there was something she was good at, it was being late. Teresa Russo was about to break an egg for her family, but instead of the egg yolk and the whites, she ended up with a letter.

"Good morning, Alex," she said as Alex came down the stairs from her bedroom looking fantastic. "Are you ready for your breakfast?" Alex nodded and sat at the table as her mother brought her a plate. She looked down at the envelope where her egg was supposed to be?"

"What's this?" she asked. Teresa shrugged. "It says Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on it." Again Teresa shrugged. Justin and Max, Alex's brothers, came in the door.

"Did you get your letter, too?" asked Justin excitedly. "Max and I did, and I'm so excited!"

"What's so exciting about school?" she asked. "It's just like any other place, but for wizards." Justin couldn't believe her ears. His own sister not wanting to go to a school for magic? "What?" she huffed.

"Nothing," Justin said. "I just can't believe that you would pass off an opportunity to use magic in a safe environment without parental supervision." He walked away, letting his fourteen year old sister think.

The Russos were in the Waverly Sub Station, the best sandwich shop on Waverly Place, which they owned. Justin was waiting for the information he said upstairs to sink in to his sister's mind. As she was taking orders, her mouth dropped.

"Oh my gosh! We get to use magic in school?" she said in surprise. Justin smiled as his plan went into action. "Are you sure?"

"Yes. Didn't you read the letter?" Justin asked with a grin. "We're allowed to use magic in school as long as we're not in the corridors or grounds."

"Grounds?" Alex asked confused. "What, are we going to live there?"

"Pretty much," said Jerry. "I need you three in the lair now." The three Russo children followed their father into the lair.

"Okay, guys, we have a couple of people coming from England to tell you about Hogwarts. One is a student there in his fourth year, and the other is the headmaster." Jerry said. "Harry Potter is the student, and the headmaster is Professor Dumbledore." He turned to Alex. "Don't say anything about the boy, because he's had a rough life."

"Dad, I may be a 'bad girl', but I've got my sensitive side," said Alex. A few minutes later, two figures appeared out of the wizard portal near the table. When Alex saw Harry, her mouth dropped. "Wow, he's cute," she said to herself. Justin glared at her and put his full attention to the headmaster and Harry.

"Good afternoon," said Professor Dumbledore. "I'm here to tell you about Hogwarts and answer any questions you may have about the school."

"And I'm here to answer any questions about classes or where you sleep." Harry said. Alex's eyes were on glued to him. She was sure she saw him wink at her. Dumbledore started speaking about the school; who founded it, what lies in the school, and what type of things will be happening there.

"Do any of you three have any questions?" he asked. Alex's hand went up first, which was highly unusual. "Alex?"

"Yeah, when does it start?" she asked.

"School starts on the first of September and ends in June." Dumbledore replied. Nobody else had questions, which like Alex raising her hand, was unusual.

"The type of classes you'll have are Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Divination, and Astrology," Harry said. "You will sleep in your dormitories with your House. They are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Any questions?"

"Yeah," said Max. "What kind of sports do you play there? Because at Wiz-Tech, they have twelve-ball."

"We play only one sport, and that's called Quidditch," Harry explained. "There are seven players on a team. The Keeper stops the opposing team from scoring goals, there are three Chasers who fly around the stadium and throw the big red ball called the Quaffle to score goals, two Beaters who hit Bludgers to stop the Chasers from scoring, and one Seeker who catches the walnut-sized Golden Snitch to win the game." Alex was intrigued by this, and she thought that with her arm, she should be able to become a Beater or Chaser. "So, that's the rules of the game. Any other questions?"

"Just one," said Alex, "You named the four Houses at the school, but you never mentioned which one you were in."

"I'm in Gryffindor," said Harry placing his right hand on Jerry's chair. "I was pretty bad at magic in my first year, but I'm learning and mastering new spells each year. My latest spell was the Patronus Charm, which is a positive force that drives creatures called Dementors away." Alex's eyes misted over as she envisioned Harry performing the Patronus in front of her and how hot it would be to see him doing so.

"Thank you, Harry," said Professor Dumbledore. "Now, if you will excuse us, I have to be at Hogwarts preparing for the first term to start. Harry, I will drop you off at the Weasleys if you wish to go now." Harry nodded an started to leave when he realized something.

"Wait, sir," he said. He took Jerry aside and asked him a question that nobody else could hear.

"Yeah, I'll talk to my wife and send you a letter with the decision." he said. "Thanks, Harry." They shook hands and Dumbledore and Harry stepped into the wizard portal. "You've been invited to the 422nd Quiditch World Cup this weekend." Jerry said as he saw their curious looks.