A/N: All original characters are based on real people. This is for Emma, Danielle, Mandy, Rebecca, Ben, and Moshe, and Zachy. I love you guys!!! ps: Lisa, you'll be in it too!

Disclaimer: All orignal charaters are mine, but thats about it.

Robin Glary rolled over in bed, refusing to open her eyes. She had been having a pretty nice dream, involving her and Greg Grasser.

She sighed. Now that school was over and he had gone away to California for the summer, she wouldn't be seeing him until school started again in September. As for her, her summer wasn't set to be too much fun. Until her cousins came to visit her from England in the middle of July, she had nothing to do. Absolutely nothing. The next two weeks were going to be lazy weeks of hanging out in the pool with Bella and Beth, her twin neighbors, and, well, not much else. For these reasons, Robin was in no hurry to get out of bed. When she had finally lain in bed for as long as she could, and her stomach started growling for breakfast, she threw off the covers. She slipped on her t-shirt and jeans. Tying her frizzy brown curls back into a pony, she proceeded down the stairs. Running around the kitchen as they usually did were the two year old twins, Sammy and Melanie.

"Wobby!" they shouted when they saw her come in. Robin bent down and hugged each of them, with the reward of two slobbery kisses. She could here the T.V going in the den, which meant that her 13 year old brother Matt was in there. Robin poured herself a bowl of cereal and got the mail, so that she could read the comics while she ate. She set down the pile on the table and pulled out the paper, ignoring the boring white business envelope. But one of the envelopes did catch her eye. It was not a normal envelope. It was made out of a sort of parchment material. What really caught her attention though was that it was addressed to her, and in the strangest way. Not only did it state her New York address, it also stated the room she was in, the kitchen. Curiously, she turned the envelope around to open it. It was sealed with a sort of crest. On the crest were a badger, a lion, a raven, and a snake. Her curiosity bursting at this point, Robin practically ripped open the letter and pulled out the paper inside.

Dear Ms. Glary,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Term begins on September first. The Hogwarts Express leaves Kings Cross station in London at eleven O'clock sharp, so please be sure to be there on time. Enclosed please find all information you will need, your booklist, and your train ticket. We look forward to greeting you.

Minerva McGonagall

Headmistress

Robin stared at the letter she held. Then, she stuck her hand into the envelope and pulled out a few more papers and a train ticket for platform 9¾. 9¾? Wow, Robin thought. They sure do have weird train stations in England. She opened up the other paper.

Dear Ms. Glary

Since you are of non-magical, parentage, this letter has been sent to inform you about things you may need to know. The first of them is, there is a wizarding world, and you are part of it. Hogwarts is a school that teaches young witches and wizards like yourself all about magic. However, for obvious reasons, our world has kept themselves hidden from non-magic folk, so, you will be requested not to tell anyone but family where you are really going. Second, you will find your list of books and materials required enclosed. You will be able to find all of this on Diagon alley.

The letter went on to explain how to get to Diagon alley from some pub called the Leaky Cauldron that only Wizards can see. It also explained how to get onto platform 9¾, between platforms 9 and ten. With raised eyebrows, she turned to the last paper.

First year students will require the following:
One wand

A Cauldron

Black school robes

The books they will need are:

Basic Spells and Charms by Nicole Moonspell

Potions: Level one by Gracie Grout

A History of Magic by Helga Hart

It is optional for students to bring a cat, frog, or owl to school if they wish.

We look forward to seeing you on the first of September.

Robin slowly put the letter down, now really weirded out.

Mandy Spook was ready and packed. She was excited to go visit her cousin Robin in America. Of course she was always excited; those visits were always fun, but this visit was one Mandy couldn't wait for. She was probably the most excited one to find out Robin was a witch. Now her cousin was going to join her in Hogwarts! She laughed, imagining the confusion on Robin's face when she had found out. She had hesitantly shown her mother the letter, who then contacted her sister, Mandy's mother with the news. Robin's mom, Barbra, had been shocked that Robin was a witch, but not at the fact that there was such a thing. Mandy's mom, Franny, was a muggle but she was married to a wizard- Mandy's dad. It was for this reason that Barbra too, knew about the existence of such a world, but Robin had no idea. Until a few weeks ago that was. Mandy laughed again, her shiny black hair flying out as she threw her head back. She was going to have a lot of explaining to do.

Robin stood outside the terminal, waiting for her cousins to arrive, contemplating how her life was changing. Not only was she going to a different school next year, she was going to a school in England. Not only that, but it was a Wizard's boarding school. And, to top it all off, she was going with her cousin. Wow, life sure was weird.

An announcement came over the loudspeaker, announcing the arrival of their flight A few minutes later Robin saw Mandy coming out of the terminal, followed by her older sister, Amy and her parents. When Mandy reached Robin, they shared a short hug, and when they pulled out Robin was wearing a look as if to say, "What the hell is going on?" Mandy burst out laughing again. This was going to be fun.

"Don't worry, I'll explain everything you need to know," Mandy told her cousin.

Robin looked at her cousin, her dark brown eyes skeptical.

"Well, then you better start now, 'cause you'll be talking all day."

The rest of the summer passed with Robin and Mandy doing all the fun things they usually did as if everything were normal. But at night, when they were in their beds in Robin's room, instead of discussing the usual stuff, like boys and school, they discussed magic. Robin had many questions, and Mandy had to explain all sorts of things that she had accepted as a natural part of life.

Mandy liked this change. In the past when she had come too visit Robin, she hadn't been allowed to reveal their magical status. It had been hard, and she had tried to keep to Robin's life instead of hers. Now, however, she was free to talk about her life, without being guarded. She felt much better this way, and felt herself growing closer, if that was even possible, with her cousin.

At the end of the summer bags were packed again, Robin's among them this time. She was going to go back to England with her cousins, and they would help her find everything she needed. She was glad to be going with Mandy, rather than by herself. Robin wasn't denying one fact: she was scared. She was going to a new school, in a different country, and entering into a new world, completely different than her own.

A/N k, this chapter stunk, but it gets better, I promise! All readers who do not review are evil.