Oh your transferring to Hogwarts for your sixth-seventh year of witch schooling. Those words mocked Alyssa. The easy dismissal of her feelings to her school at Salem was eating at her insides. 'Do you know how much I wanted for you to go to Hogwarts? You have to be a level 10 on the regular scale to even get on the waiting list.' Her mother had said. Alyssa laughed. 'Mother deary I'm a level 16 on the special scale. Animal-tongue, water, fire, healing, metamorphic. All I control but I keep it locked up very tightly. The only higher is 18' You never told me who my dad was or is, who is he? Why do you flinch when I ask. Am I not who you say I am? Or do you have a secret that you don't want me to know. 7-13-97'
The door rang."I'll get it Mom," Alyssa yelled running to the door.
"Hey Spark, I hear your not going to Salem for our last years of schooling. What's up with that?" A male voice asked.
"Listen Robert what I do is my business not yours, mind going away your stench is making me gag," Alyssa's voice was soft but dismissive.
"No I don't think I will, tell me pretty girl why don't we take a spin in your room," Robert said.
"How 'bout... Take a hike," Alyssa said trying not to gag at his beer breath, "Now."
Alyssa's hand glowed for a second then Robert was gone. Alyssa sighed.
"Take a hike now. Was that the best you could come up with 'Lyssa?" A girl voice asked.
"Like I wanted to 'Ena his breath was with enough booze to knock out an elephant," Alyssa said turning to see her friend.
"Well you know what we Southern Girls always say..." Rowena said.
"Y'all don't come back now, ya hear," Alyssa said.
The girls laughed.
"I thought I heard your voice Rowena. Come you can have dinner with us and we can talk about Hogwarts, I heard you where going to right?" Alyssa's mom said.
"Yes ma'am," Rowena said.
"Good," Alyssa's mom said.
"Your going to the school in Britain to?" Alyssa said in disbelieve.
"Like I was going to let you see all of the HOT British boys alone, yeah right," Rowena said.
"Your the best 'Ena," Alyssa said.
"I know," Rowena said.
They laughed.
"But seriously when are you telling her your a level 16?" Rowena asked.
"When are you telling yours your a 14?" Alyssa countered.
"Fair enough but don't you want her to know this might be why she won't tell you anything about your father," Rowena said.
"She said she would tell me when I got into Hogwarts, well look I'm in and she hasn't told me," Alyssa said.
.
"Maybe," Rowena said.
"So can we drop this?" Alyssa asked.
"Yeah," Rowena agreed, "Your just so stubborn."
"And your just so tell 'em," Alyssa said.
"Girls can you come in here please I want to tell you something," Alyssa's 'Mom' said.
"Coming," Alyssa yelled.
"Alyssa, Rowena I want to tell you about Alyssa's father," Mom said.
"There is the answer to you question 'Lyssa," Rowena said.