Do you even know how strange it is to get a letter by owl, by OWL sent to you by some weird school that claims to be for wizards? I don't do fantasy. I just don't. People do NOT control stuff with their minds or whatever it is.

Sure I went through the phase of, 'Woo dragons, and fairies, and wizards are real!' But really, I've outgrown it by now. I thought my parents understood that. At least I thought so until they sent me this stupid letter. I'm sure it was their idea of a great birthday present, but really people, wizards. Don't. Exist. End of story, goodbye.

I went with it anyways, figuring I could humor them for a bit. Make them feel as though they've finally figured something about me, their strange daughter. Unlike my sisters, my PERFECT sisters; Leah, May, April, and Sunny.

Leah; the smart, popular, first child. Dark brown hair that always behaves (I don't think she even gets bed-head!) perfectly shaped face with amazing symmetry her eyes a deep thoughtful green. Slender hands with long perfectly shaped nails. People fall over her, her and her perfection. The child every parents dreams about having.

May; the beautiful, deep, second child(Twin). Dyed black hair that could be just like Leah's and always behave, but she prefers to look messy. Her face is so nicely shaped, her nose, mouth, eyes, ECT all in perfect proportion to her face size and shape she has the same eyes as Leah. Even though her face is full of metal, she still looks beautiful. People travel for miles to hear her writing. She the one everybody wishes they were.

April; the drop dead gorgeous, Perfect, second child(Twin). Light chestnut hair that lightly curls at the ends, she looks close to identical to May, but she doesn't have the piercings, so you can see her full true beauty from the moment you lay eyes on her, her long legs and curvy body she also has the same green eyes. She is the one that everybody hates for being so gorgeous but they act like her friends for the points with others.

Summer; the cute, young looking, third child. Hair about the same shade of brown as April's, it curls up in perfect lulu curls that fall in the way that they do in painted pictures, but she doesn't have to do ANYTHING to them to get them like that. Her face is heart shaped and round, her eyes big and of that deep green color. Her looks are that of a manga character, the cute main character. That's what she HAD to be, the main character. The one people want to be around for her cuteness and optimism.

Me, Alice; I'm drab and boring compared to them, the youngest of all my parents children and pretty sure I'm adopted. I look nothing like my sisters, my mother, or my father. My hair falling in messy light blond waves and never staying in place. My face anything but pretty, my hands and feet too small and my face covered in freckles. My eyes, of course NOT of the amazing green as the rest of my family's, but bright light blue, a color so light that I look blind. Whereas the rest of my family is tall, I am excruciatingly short. People tend to ignore and avoid me most of the time. I'm the reject, the one that nobody really wants.

So I felt the need to act as though my parents' gift was right on the mark and they hit my tastes perfectly. I sighed as I reread the letter;

HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Minerva McGonagall
(Order of Merlin, First Class)

Dear Ms. Kin,

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

Yours sincerely,

Neville Longbottom
Deputy Headmaster

I sighed again, taking out the second sheet of paper, looking it over to plan what to say to my parents, I was thinking they might like it if I mentioned going and getting one of the items on it.

HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WHICHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
sets of plain work robes (black)
plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.

COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:

The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk

A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore

Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble

OTHER EQUIPMENT

1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales

Students may also bring and owl OR a cat OR a toad.

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS

I decided on mentioning getting an owl to them. I thought of exactly what to say, 'Hey, so when I get to Hogwarts I want to have a friend in the scary place, can we go get me a pet?' I turned it over in my head a few times before walking out of my room, the letter held in my hands.

They all looked up at me, perfect straight white teeth flashing at me. I smiled as beamingly as I could muster back at them. They all chorus 'Happy birthday' at me. My smile and resolve to lie to my parents about the gift starts to waver just a bit. But I decided to do it, so now I HAD to. No exceptions.

"I really loved the letter you guys sent me, so official. I almost believed it." I said, my voice full of fake glee. When they looked at me, confusion filling their stares I started shaking, fine tremors going through my whole body. "You didn't send the owl with the Hogwarts acceptance letter to me?" I asked, working my hardest to keep my voice from wavering.

"No, we didn't send it..." They said in unison.