There was one day that changed my life. August 26, my eleventh birthday. I was happily enjoying my cake and presents, then there was a knock at the door. Thinking it was my best friends, K.T (Katherine Tompson to her parents) and Allison coming to wish me a happy birthday, I opened the big red door. Instead was a strange woman dressed in all green robes and a weird green hat. "Hello, you must be Ashlyn. I am Minerva McGonagoll, may I come inside?", she said very calmly.
"Um, sure, I guess. Mom we have a visitor," I said while leading her into the living room.
"Ashlyn, who's your friend?" said my mother.
"Minerva McGonagoll, transfiguration professer at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am here to inform you that your daughter, Ashlyn, has been accepted to our school. She is a muggle-born child who seems like a great addition to our history," said McGonagoll.
"What is transfiguration? What is a muggle? And what is Hogwarts?" said my mom with a questioning look on her face.
"Transfiguration is the magical act of changing one thing into another thing, a muggle is a human who cannot do magic, and Hogwarts is a magical school for young witches and wizards, which Ashlyn so happens to be. It's free (except for school supplies)because we don't use the same money that you use. I will buy Ashlyn's school supplies because you have no wizard money."
I was in awe as she said all this. Me, a witch? I couldn't believe it. But would Mom let me go to Hogwarts?
"Mom please let me go to Hogwarts. It won't cost a thing and I really want to! Please Mom, please?"
"I don't see why not. If you are a witch than you might as well." My heart leapt as she said this. I was going to Hogwarts!
"Fantastic. We shall go to Diagon Alley (that's where we go shopping) tomorrow and get your supplies for the year."
That night I could barely sleep, and when I did sleep, all I dreamt about were spells and potions and magical creatures. I was just so excited!
"Ready to go?", asked my mother the next morning.
"Of course!" I said when Professer McGonagoll came to pick me up.
"Ashlyn will be staying at the Leaky Caldroun until September first, when she goes to King Cross station to board her train," said the most magical woman I've ever met (actually the only magical person I've ever met!). We left out the door but stayed in the driveway.
"Why aren't we going?" I said curiously.
"Apparation, we are going straight to Diagon Alley." she said grabbing my arm.
"Apparatio..." Before I could finish my sentence we were in a place with a strange arangment of shops.
"First we will go to Florish and Blotts to get your books, then Wisacres Wizarding Equipment and the Apothecary for potion supplies, after that Madam Malkins for your robes. Then Ollivanders for your wand, and if you're good I'll get you a pet owl or cat. No toads, I hate them," McGonagoll said to me to clear up any confusion I obviously had. As we walked into the first shop (Florish and Blotts is what I think she said) I saw a strange book. It looked and acted like a monster!
"What is that?!" I said backing away from the growling book.
"The Monster Book of Monsters," (of course), "you won't need it until your third year," McGonagoll said trying to get rid of my concern. Though she tried, I stayed at least 5 feet away from that thing they call a book the rest of the time we were there. The next two shops were amazing, the next even better! The shops were better and more magical each time we walked in a new one. My wand from Ollizanders was beautiful, 11.5 inches, oak, with a core of sphinx mane.
But my favorite shop was Eeylops Owl Emporium & Magical Menagerie. All of the beautiful owls amazed me, Professer McGonagoll got me a majestic barn owl as a pet and for my mail. She saw my amazement and also got me a book all about owls and the part they play in the wizarding world. I already love this world, and I've only known about it for a day and a half.
"Um, sure, I guess. Mom we have a visitor," I said while leading her into the living room.
"Ashlyn, who's your friend?" said my mother.
"Minerva McGonagoll, transfiguration professer at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am here to inform you that your daughter, Ashlyn, has been accepted to our school. She is a muggle-born child who seems like a great addition to our history," said McGonagoll.
"What is transfiguration? What is a muggle? And what is Hogwarts?" said my mom with a questioning look on her face.
"Transfiguration is the magical act of changing one thing into another thing, a muggle is a human who cannot do magic, and Hogwarts is a magical school for young witches and wizards, which Ashlyn so happens to be. It's free (except for school supplies)because we don't use the same money that you use. I will buy Ashlyn's school supplies because you have no wizard money."
I was in awe as she said all this. Me, a witch? I couldn't believe it. But would Mom let me go to Hogwarts?
"Mom please let me go to Hogwarts. It won't cost a thing and I really want to! Please Mom, please?"
"I don't see why not. If you are a witch than you might as well." My heart leapt as she said this. I was going to Hogwarts!
"Fantastic. We shall go to Diagon Alley (that's where we go shopping) tomorrow and get your supplies for the year."
That night I could barely sleep, and when I did sleep, all I dreamt about were spells and potions and magical creatures. I was just so excited!
"Ready to go?", asked my mother the next morning.
"Of course!" I said when Professer McGonagoll came to pick me up.
"Ashlyn will be staying at the Leaky Caldroun until September first, when she goes to King Cross station to board her train," said the most magical woman I've ever met (actually the only magical person I've ever met!). We left out the door but stayed in the driveway.
"Why aren't we going?" I said curiously.
"Apparation, we are going straight to Diagon Alley." she said grabbing my arm.
"Apparatio..." Before I could finish my sentence we were in a place with a strange arangment of shops.
"First we will go to Florish and Blotts to get your books, then Wisacres Wizarding Equipment and the Apothecary for potion supplies, after that Madam Malkins for your robes. Then Ollivanders for your wand, and if you're good I'll get you a pet owl or cat. No toads, I hate them," McGonagoll said to me to clear up any confusion I obviously had. As we walked into the first shop (Florish and Blotts is what I think she said) I saw a strange book. It looked and acted like a monster!
"What is that?!" I said backing away from the growling book.
"The Monster Book of Monsters," (of course), "you won't need it until your third year," McGonagoll said trying to get rid of my concern. Though she tried, I stayed at least 5 feet away from that thing they call a book the rest of the time we were there. The next two shops were amazing, the next even better! The shops were better and more magical each time we walked in a new one. My wand from Ollizanders was beautiful, 11.5 inches, oak, with a core of sphinx mane.
But my favorite shop was Eeylops Owl Emporium & Magical Menagerie. All of the beautiful owls amazed me, Professer McGonagoll got me a majestic barn owl as a pet and for my mail. She saw my amazement and also got me a book all about owls and the part they play in the wizarding world. I already love this world, and I've only known about it for a day and a half.