It is rainy outside the house in Norwich. Ellie Sanders look out the window. It isn't the biggest house. The family is just Ellie and her mother, Juliana. It have always been so, and Ellie's mother doesn't talk about her father. It is like it is forbidden to do so. In fact, Ellie doesn't care really much. She has never been having a dad, and doesn't know how it is.
The rain is beautiful. Ellie has always liked rain. Yes, she has always liked water. It is so beautiful, mysterious and powerful. Water can't be controlled. Water is control.
"Ellie! Come to the kitchen!" Ellie hear her mother's voice from the kitchen. Ellie walk slowly to the room. There isn't many rooms in the house, just two bedrooms, one toilet and a kitchen/livingroom.
What is it mum?" Ellie ask her mother. Then she sees her mother stand with a letter in her hand. The letter from Hogwarts. Ellie is a witch. She has known it so long she can remember.
"Oh, I'm so happy!" She shout, half dancing, and her mum give her the letter. Ellie sit down at the table and open the letter.
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 Ms. Sanders,
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 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July. Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Ellie read the letter many times. This is an opportunity she always has dreamed about. Now it is real. The only thing Ellie doesn't know how it will be with her mother. Alone. Okay, they will have more money when she comes back, but… She will be alone. All the days.
"Mum… When I go to Hogwarts… Then you will be alone" She says and one can hear the concern in her voice.
"Ellie, don't worry. It will be fine. I won't be alone", her mother say with her gentle voice, "I am more worried about you. How it will be at Hogwarts…" She says, but in the end it becomes dreamier and Ellie hear that it is something else she is really thinking about. Hogwarts is close. It will start in a week and they have to go shopping… Yes, how good it now will be whit their economy. It feels like they have money for the books, and not more, but Ellie guess that her mum have a solution. She always have solutions.
"I guess that we have to go to Diagon Alley then?" Ellie ask and her mum nod.
"Yes. We will go tomorrow. Then we have the whole day to search what we need", Ellie's mum say and Ellie smile. Then her mother will start cooking and Ellie goes back to her room. Look around. It is a small room and it's really messy. She walk over all clothes and toys on the floor and sit down in the bed. It's really bad to be poor. Ellie often dream that she was rich and had the biggest house in the city. In fact, Ellie doesn't want to be so rich. She just want to have money so she can live in a normal house, be able to pay for the most of what she want to have.