Aeris James walked down the street quickly, annoyed and feeling the need to
hurt something. She hated that boy. What boy? She asked herself, and
grinned, kicking her mailbox. That ignorant jerk. She took the mail out of
it and slammed it shut. What had he called her? Everything. She was none of
the above, she told herself, kicking the mailbox again and hopping back in
pain. She winced but gave it another kick, which sent her reeling
backwards. That Piers Polkiss- that rat boy, and all his fat, ignorant
friends. Ha! She didn't need any friends, she was strong alone. Her eyes
glistened at the thought of what she had heard them talking about the day
before. Some kind of boy named Harry who relied on magic to fight. She
laughed as she opened the door. Oh, she'd love to turn that Polkiss boy
into the rat he already was. She walked inside, careful to turn in just the
right angles to not let her mother see the bruises on her lean and slightly
muscular arms from the fight today. Her mother smiled at her. "Have the
mail, sweetheart?" Aeris nodded and dropped the mail on the table. "Oh,
wait Aer, there's something for you."
Aeris laughed. "I'll read it tomorrow." She called, hurrying to her room to
get a jacket.
"I think you'd better read it today." Her mother snapped suddenly, and she
turned around in surprise. "What are all these bruises on your arms?" she
asked, annoyed.
"Nothing, mom, just kind of tripped and fell." Aeris said hurriedly, noting
her mother's tone of voice. I think I'll be fine.
"WHO DID THIS TO YOU?!!" Her mother bellowed, and she winced.
"Some. guys." She said meekly.
"It wasn't that Polkiss boy was it? I'll tan his sorry hide if he lays
another finger on my girl!"
"It's okay Mom- what's that letter?" She glanced at it and her eyes
widened. There in emerald green ink on a crisp yellow envelope, was an
envelope. For her! It had her address printed so clearly.
Ms. A. James Second Bedroom on the Right Upstairs 26 Fief Avenue Little Whinging Surrey
She flipped it around, not noticing its lack of a stamp, or a return address, she was too excited. I wonder who it could be from. Then she saw the seal, in purple sealing wax, a coat of arms, with four animals. A bird. a weasel-looking. badger, perhaps? A snake and a lion. "Well this is funny." She muttered. And began opening it, peeling off the wax onto the note. "Oh, my lord." she read excitedly, squealing just once. Her mother came over and fainted, while Aeris grinned and laughed and yelled as she read the letter aloud.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss James, We apologize for our inconvenience in our lateness in delivery of this letter, but are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all the necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. We await your mail by no later than July 31. Just put it in your mailbox, unstamped, with the words Hogwarts, London on the front. Yours Sincerely, Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress
She looked at it rather skeptically, then remembered about what Polkiss and his cronies had said, then gasped, laughing. "Maybe I'll get to turn him into a rat after all! Yeah!" she laughed happily, hopping around happily, and then turning on her SClub7 CD. "Yes!" Her father arrived, and grinned as he saw the note. "So, you've been accepted in some kind of a magic school? Turn yer ma younger for me, will ye?" Then saw her mother fainted on the floor and laughed just the same as she was. He hugged his daughter. "Good fer ye, Aeri- now ye can lick that stringy Polkiss boy good and hard!" "But where am I to get this stuff?" "I dunno. send the deputy headmistress a letter, tell her we'll get her as much money as she needs and she can get it for ye. Hey, look at this, yer allowed to bring Eos!" Upon the name, a black cat with bright gold eyes appeared and mewed instinctively. It had one white spot on it's left hind paw and half of it's face had calico print, with a bright orange and brown blotches in a white field. "Hey E!" Aeris called, and the small, but full-grown cat leapt into her arms. "Guess what? You're coming to this Hogwarts place with me!" The cat meowed loudly, chorusing its approval. Her father, James James, laughed heartily and picked up his daughter. "We'll send you tons of letters!" "If ye forget, I'll turn ye into a pink bunny rabbit!" Aeris giggled. "I won't dad!" The cat mewed loudly, and Aeris considered, then nodded. "The minute I turn Polkiss into a rat, he's all yours. Now, to pack."
Ms. A. James Second Bedroom on the Right Upstairs 26 Fief Avenue Little Whinging Surrey
She flipped it around, not noticing its lack of a stamp, or a return address, she was too excited. I wonder who it could be from. Then she saw the seal, in purple sealing wax, a coat of arms, with four animals. A bird. a weasel-looking. badger, perhaps? A snake and a lion. "Well this is funny." She muttered. And began opening it, peeling off the wax onto the note. "Oh, my lord." she read excitedly, squealing just once. Her mother came over and fainted, while Aeris grinned and laughed and yelled as she read the letter aloud.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss James, We apologize for our inconvenience in our lateness in delivery of this letter, but are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all the necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. We await your mail by no later than July 31. Just put it in your mailbox, unstamped, with the words Hogwarts, London on the front. Yours Sincerely, Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress
She looked at it rather skeptically, then remembered about what Polkiss and his cronies had said, then gasped, laughing. "Maybe I'll get to turn him into a rat after all! Yeah!" she laughed happily, hopping around happily, and then turning on her SClub7 CD. "Yes!" Her father arrived, and grinned as he saw the note. "So, you've been accepted in some kind of a magic school? Turn yer ma younger for me, will ye?" Then saw her mother fainted on the floor and laughed just the same as she was. He hugged his daughter. "Good fer ye, Aeri- now ye can lick that stringy Polkiss boy good and hard!" "But where am I to get this stuff?" "I dunno. send the deputy headmistress a letter, tell her we'll get her as much money as she needs and she can get it for ye. Hey, look at this, yer allowed to bring Eos!" Upon the name, a black cat with bright gold eyes appeared and mewed instinctively. It had one white spot on it's left hind paw and half of it's face had calico print, with a bright orange and brown blotches in a white field. "Hey E!" Aeris called, and the small, but full-grown cat leapt into her arms. "Guess what? You're coming to this Hogwarts place with me!" The cat meowed loudly, chorusing its approval. Her father, James James, laughed heartily and picked up his daughter. "We'll send you tons of letters!" "If ye forget, I'll turn ye into a pink bunny rabbit!" Aeris giggled. "I won't dad!" The cat mewed loudly, and Aeris considered, then nodded. "The minute I turn Polkiss into a rat, he's all yours. Now, to pack."