London Victoria Tower redo chapter 1
I walked down my street in London. I had just come from my best friend's house that was near the Victoria Tower. I had always gone to the Tower with my best friend Kris. Ya, I know it's not really a girls name, Kris but it's better then being spelled the boy way. It is also better then my name Adira. I hate it.
As I got back to my house the sky started to look like a dark blue and the moon was starting to come into view while the sun disappeared behind the horizon. I walked up the path to my house. I lived at the end of a dead ended street, in a brick house. The front door and porch was white and the path that went from the driveway to the porch was red bricks. The garage was on the left side of the house with a tree to the right. When I opened the door I saw my 'father' sitting on the couch reading a book that he's been trying to understand for about a month now. It was written in the language of Shakespeare.
"Why are you so set on finishing that book? Don't you think that when you can't understand it you should just give up and start on something you actually know!" I rolled my eyes and sat on the couch next to him. He put his arm around me and kissed the top of my head. He isn't really my father he actually adopted me three years ago when I was12. When I was a baby Mrs. Jenkins the woman who looked after us until we got adopted said that I was left on the doorstep in a basket and a pink blanket wrapped around me that said Adira on it. Just like all of the famous tales about adopted children. I'm now 15 years old and have been going to a school here in London called Putney High School. The only thing that I cannot put up with any more is that it is an all GIRLS SCHOOL!
"It's late you should probably go to bed now. Tomorrows Sunday and you need to be up early because Kris will be here at 8 o'clock to go out with you."
"Ok, Brian" I said as I got off the couch and went up to my room. Brian is still my dad and I do call him dad sometimes but mostly Brian only because I was adopted at 12. He always wanted a daughter but his wife died right before they adopted me so he waited about a year and then came back for me.
I got changed into my Pj's, brushed my teeth, and got into bed. I was almost asleep when I heard a TINK, TINK, TINK.
I got up and out of my bed and went to my window. I pulled back the olive green curtains and saw an owl that was white with light and dark brown streaks in its feathers.
I opened the window and let it in.
"What are you doing up there?" Asked my dad.
"I'm just opening the window Brian, no need to get your briefs in a twist!" I yelled to my dad down stairs. The only reason he asks is because I get into trouble a lot. But I don't even know that I'm doing it. Like one time this guy from school called me a deer because of my name and then he went flying in to the wall behind him so I got expelled because he got a broken spine, or whatever.
The owl then pecked me because I apparently got lost in my thoughts.
"Ow!" I whispered to the owl.
I took the letter that was tied to the owls claws off and opened it. It read:
Miss Adira 'Williams' Dumbledore
Bedroom above the living room
27 Decree Street
Dear Miss 'Williams',
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipments. Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
"Who the hell is Minerva McGonagall?" I asked myself. I opened up the page that had the items listed that I would need. It said this:
Uniform
Three sets of plain work robes (black)
One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)
Please note that all students clothes should carry name tags)
Books
The Standard Book of Spells (grade 5) by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginners Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beast 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 of glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set of brass scales
students may also bring an Owl OR a Cat OR a Toad
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS.
Oh my god I thought to myself. Is this a joke? I don't think so it must explain why all of these things keep on happening when im mad. I heard footsteps coming up to my room.
There was a knock on my door and then it opened. Brian walked in and sat on my bed.
"When you said you were opening your window I wanted to see if it was your letter… and apparently by the look of things it is and you already read it." He said
"What is this school? Are you a Witch?"
"No the term is Wizard for men and yes I am but I don't have a wand"
"Why not?" I asked
"I'm a squib that means that we were born in a magical family but don't have any powers" he said and looked at me.
"So are my parents wizards?"
"Yes they are Adira" He said