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Rowling, and everything you do not recognized is mine.
A/n- I originally posted this on the Harry Potter.com boards, so the tags are set up for that! Sorry.
A snowy white owl fluttered through the night with thirteen letters, six on one leg and seven on the other. It flew from all over the world, from the United States, to Britain, to Australia, and everywhere in between. It was to find the thirteen children that would save the secret world from destruction. Only most of these children didn't even know that they were wizards yet.
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Chapter One
It had been a long summer day, and Lily was lying on her bed. [I]Three weeks until school starts again. And this year is going to be so different[/I]. She was going to one school, and the rest of her friends were going to a different one, including her best friend Nancy, and Nancy's twin sister Marion.
Her thoughts of the coming year were interrupted when she saw a strange figure outside her window. But the reason why this was strange was because in New Jersey, owls are rarely seen, and when they are, they are nowhere near houses. Cautiously, she walked over to the window, and opened it. The owl flew in and stuck out its leg. She looked and saw that on his legs were many letters. Immediately, she saw one that read [I]Lily Lisdepaz[/I] on it and pulled it off. As soon as she did that, the owl flew away.
She grabbed the phone, and was just about to call Nancy when the phone rang.
"Hello?" She answered in a hushed voice. It was very late at night, and her parents were sleeping.
"Lily!" Nancy whispered back. "Did by any chance a white owl come to your bedroom window and deliver a letter addressed to you, or am I having one of my crazy dreams again?"
"Oh my god! That happened to you too?!" Lily exclaimed. She had been so shocked that she forgot to keep her voice down. She head footsteps walking down the hall, which most defiantly belonged to her mother. "Nancy I got to go call me tomorrow bye!"
She hung up the phone and threw it back on the cradle, and then jumped onto her bed and pretended to be sleeping.
[I]"Sigh.[/I] I guess she was talking in her sleep again." Her mother said as she opened the door to find Lily sleeping peacefully on her bed, and walked back to her bed to go to sleep.
[I]Now that was too close[/I]. Lily thought to herself. She was just about to go to sleep, but couldn't. Something was nagging at the back of her mind. What was in the letter? She was in such shock that she hadn't even opened it yet...
The next morning, the sun shined brightly through the window in Lily's room. She opened her eyes, and remembered about the letter. She went over to the phone, and picked it up off the floor. It must have fallen down there when she threw the phone down. She studied the green writing, and suddenly had a feeling that this wasn't new. After another minute of examining the outside of the letter, she remembered that Nancy had written a story about something like this. Nancy had written many stories, and all of them Lily had loved to read; they were so imaginative and Nancy was a great writer.
Finally, she slowly opened the envelope. Careful not to rip the odd paper that it was written on, she read the letter.
[I]Dear Ms. Lily Lisdepaz, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You may be wondering what this is all about. There is a meeting to explain this to you as well as some other important information. It will be held at Washington DC, your nation's capital, on August 20th.
With regards,
Alubus Dumbledoor
Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry[/I]
Lily re-read it about three more times. What is this?! Was this some kind of joke or something? She called Nancy, who she later learned had gotten the same letter, and did Nancy's sister, Marion. "
L-Lily, w-w-what is this?" Nancy stuttered.
"I really don't know. Do you think it's a joke or something?"
"I don't know either. Do you think we should give it a try?"
"Yeah, I think we should just see what its all about."
"Ok, so then we're going?"
"Yeah."
"Ok, Marion already asked my mom, and she said that she can take you if your mom doesn't want to go."
Lily groaned. "Oooh, my [I]mom!"[/I]
"You didn't tell her yet?"
"No!"
"Uh-oh, Lily, you have to go tell her [I]now!"[/I]
"Ok, I know, I know, I'll go tell her. And you'll pick me up on the way down?"
"Sure!"
"Ok, bye bye then!"
"Bye!"
How am I going to explain this to my mother? Lily thought as she walked down the stairs, letter in hand, thinking of ways to tell her. Still unsure of exactly what to say, she walked into the kitchen, where her dad was in his suit eating a quick breakfast so he could get to work on time. Her younger brother was only seven and still in his pajamas while her mom cooked eggs on the stove.
"Good morning Lily." Her mom said as she entered.
"Hiya Lily!" Her brother, John, said between mouthfuls of cereal.
"Hi deawest, sowry I can't stway and chot, bu I got a go!" Her dad mumbled through a mouthful of crumbs.
" Good morning mom, John. Bye dad!" Lily replied to all of them, and took her father's place at the table. She held the letter in one hand, fumbling it underneath the table, still thinking of what to say. Suddenly, her concentration was lost and paper dropped to the floor.
"What's that?" John asked, who was already on the floor picking up the letter.
"No, that's [I]mine![/I]" Lily yelled, and tried to grab the paper out of his hands.
"Enough!" Their mother cried, and sna-tched the paper from John's hands. She opened it, and as she read the look on her face changed from disapproval to shock. When she was done, she looked up at Lily.
"Nancy and Marion got one too!" Lily informed her mother before she could say anything. "And Mrs. Alomonstrow said that she could drive me there too."
"Well," sighed her mother, "I guess you can go. I have no idea what this all means."
"Yes!" Lily exclaimed, "Thanks mom!"
She skipped out of the room and went straight for the phone to call Nancy. Nine-five-four-six-seven-eight-two were the numbers she dialed. She was so nervous and excited that she wouldn't wait to tell Nancy about it![I] Ring.[/I] Come on Nancy, pick up the phone! She thought to herself. [I]Ring.[/I] Where is she? Nancy![I] Ring. Hello, this is Nancy and Marion. We are not available to come to the phone right now, but if you leave a message with your name and number we'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks! Beeeeep.
Sigh.[/I] Lily hung up the phone without leaving a message. Where did they go? It was still early in the morning, and during summer break. She was just about to go upstairs when the phone rang.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hi Lily! Did you call before? Sorry if you did; Marion and I were fighting over the phone and then our mom took it from us and we couldn't answer it." Came the voice of Nancy through the phone.
"Oh!" Lily laughed. "I was wondering."
"Yeah. So what did you mom say when you told her?"
"She said that I can go with you!"
"Good!" Nancy exclaimed, "We'll pick you up tomorrow at around noon, ok?"
"Ok see you then!"
"Bye!"
"Bye!"
A/n- I originally posted this on the Harry Potter.com boards, so the tags are set up for that! Sorry.
A snowy white owl fluttered through the night with thirteen letters, six on one leg and seven on the other. It flew from all over the world, from the United States, to Britain, to Australia, and everywhere in between. It was to find the thirteen children that would save the secret world from destruction. Only most of these children didn't even know that they were wizards yet.
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Chapter One
It had been a long summer day, and Lily was lying on her bed. [I]Three weeks until school starts again. And this year is going to be so different[/I]. She was going to one school, and the rest of her friends were going to a different one, including her best friend Nancy, and Nancy's twin sister Marion.
Her thoughts of the coming year were interrupted when she saw a strange figure outside her window. But the reason why this was strange was because in New Jersey, owls are rarely seen, and when they are, they are nowhere near houses. Cautiously, she walked over to the window, and opened it. The owl flew in and stuck out its leg. She looked and saw that on his legs were many letters. Immediately, she saw one that read [I]Lily Lisdepaz[/I] on it and pulled it off. As soon as she did that, the owl flew away.
She grabbed the phone, and was just about to call Nancy when the phone rang.
"Hello?" She answered in a hushed voice. It was very late at night, and her parents were sleeping.
"Lily!" Nancy whispered back. "Did by any chance a white owl come to your bedroom window and deliver a letter addressed to you, or am I having one of my crazy dreams again?"
"Oh my god! That happened to you too?!" Lily exclaimed. She had been so shocked that she forgot to keep her voice down. She head footsteps walking down the hall, which most defiantly belonged to her mother. "Nancy I got to go call me tomorrow bye!"
She hung up the phone and threw it back on the cradle, and then jumped onto her bed and pretended to be sleeping.
[I]"Sigh.[/I] I guess she was talking in her sleep again." Her mother said as she opened the door to find Lily sleeping peacefully on her bed, and walked back to her bed to go to sleep.
[I]Now that was too close[/I]. Lily thought to herself. She was just about to go to sleep, but couldn't. Something was nagging at the back of her mind. What was in the letter? She was in such shock that she hadn't even opened it yet...
The next morning, the sun shined brightly through the window in Lily's room. She opened her eyes, and remembered about the letter. She went over to the phone, and picked it up off the floor. It must have fallen down there when she threw the phone down. She studied the green writing, and suddenly had a feeling that this wasn't new. After another minute of examining the outside of the letter, she remembered that Nancy had written a story about something like this. Nancy had written many stories, and all of them Lily had loved to read; they were so imaginative and Nancy was a great writer.
Finally, she slowly opened the envelope. Careful not to rip the odd paper that it was written on, she read the letter.
[I]Dear Ms. Lily Lisdepaz, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You may be wondering what this is all about. There is a meeting to explain this to you as well as some other important information. It will be held at Washington DC, your nation's capital, on August 20th.
With regards,
Alubus Dumbledoor
Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry[/I]
Lily re-read it about three more times. What is this?! Was this some kind of joke or something? She called Nancy, who she later learned had gotten the same letter, and did Nancy's sister, Marion. "
L-Lily, w-w-what is this?" Nancy stuttered.
"I really don't know. Do you think it's a joke or something?"
"I don't know either. Do you think we should give it a try?"
"Yeah, I think we should just see what its all about."
"Ok, so then we're going?"
"Yeah."
"Ok, Marion already asked my mom, and she said that she can take you if your mom doesn't want to go."
Lily groaned. "Oooh, my [I]mom!"[/I]
"You didn't tell her yet?"
"No!"
"Uh-oh, Lily, you have to go tell her [I]now!"[/I]
"Ok, I know, I know, I'll go tell her. And you'll pick me up on the way down?"
"Sure!"
"Ok, bye bye then!"
"Bye!"
How am I going to explain this to my mother? Lily thought as she walked down the stairs, letter in hand, thinking of ways to tell her. Still unsure of exactly what to say, she walked into the kitchen, where her dad was in his suit eating a quick breakfast so he could get to work on time. Her younger brother was only seven and still in his pajamas while her mom cooked eggs on the stove.
"Good morning Lily." Her mom said as she entered.
"Hiya Lily!" Her brother, John, said between mouthfuls of cereal.
"Hi deawest, sowry I can't stway and chot, bu I got a go!" Her dad mumbled through a mouthful of crumbs.
" Good morning mom, John. Bye dad!" Lily replied to all of them, and took her father's place at the table. She held the letter in one hand, fumbling it underneath the table, still thinking of what to say. Suddenly, her concentration was lost and paper dropped to the floor.
"What's that?" John asked, who was already on the floor picking up the letter.
"No, that's [I]mine![/I]" Lily yelled, and tried to grab the paper out of his hands.
"Enough!" Their mother cried, and sna-tched the paper from John's hands. She opened it, and as she read the look on her face changed from disapproval to shock. When she was done, she looked up at Lily.
"Nancy and Marion got one too!" Lily informed her mother before she could say anything. "And Mrs. Alomonstrow said that she could drive me there too."
"Well," sighed her mother, "I guess you can go. I have no idea what this all means."
"Yes!" Lily exclaimed, "Thanks mom!"
She skipped out of the room and went straight for the phone to call Nancy. Nine-five-four-six-seven-eight-two were the numbers she dialed. She was so nervous and excited that she wouldn't wait to tell Nancy about it![I] Ring.[/I] Come on Nancy, pick up the phone! She thought to herself. [I]Ring.[/I] Where is she? Nancy![I] Ring. Hello, this is Nancy and Marion. We are not available to come to the phone right now, but if you leave a message with your name and number we'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks! Beeeeep.
Sigh.[/I] Lily hung up the phone without leaving a message. Where did they go? It was still early in the morning, and during summer break. She was just about to go upstairs when the phone rang.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hi Lily! Did you call before? Sorry if you did; Marion and I were fighting over the phone and then our mom took it from us and we couldn't answer it." Came the voice of Nancy through the phone.
"Oh!" Lily laughed. "I was wondering."
"Yeah. So what did you mom say when you told her?"
"She said that I can go with you!"
"Good!" Nancy exclaimed, "We'll pick you up tomorrow at around noon, ok?"
"Ok see you then!"
"Bye!"
"Bye!"