BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BE-
A hand shot out from under the covers of the blankets and slammed down onto the alarm clock with such a force that it skidded across the bedside and slipped onto the floor.
The heavy blankets were cast aside as feet emerged at landed rather loudly onto the wooden floor.
A golden haired girl sat upright in her bed, drowsily she got up and out of her bed and groggily dragged herself to her dresser.
Yanking open one of her drawers, she pulled out a pair of shorts and a t-shirt and slowly changed.
TAP! TAP! TAP!
She whirled around, and faced a raven-haired girl who stood on the balcony outside of her window. The other girl's bright but icy blue eyes locked with a pair of hazel eyes.
"Lucinda! Get out here!" the pale faced girl yelled through the window.
Lucinda Ozly, who preferred to be called Lucy, stomped towards the window, where Sasha Killo perched herself outside.
Quietly opening the glassed door, Lucy creeped through the small gaped and faced her best friend.
Instantly her friend's hand whipped so close to Lucy's face that she almost hit her. Startled, she took a step back.
"Look what I got this morning!" Sasha squealed, and with a flick of her hand sent her jet black hair over her shoulder, and flashed a letter under Lucy's nose.
"What is it?" Lucy asked uncertainly.
"The Hogwarts acceptance letter, silly!" Sasha gasped, "My Mum and Dad are pure-bloods, so it'd only make sense that I got it!"
"You're lucky," Lucy grumbled, and slumped against the door, "You get to go to that school."
"I wish that you could come too," Sasha said, trying to cheer her up. She crouched beside the golden haired female, whose hazel eyes flashed uncertainly.
Hoot! Hoo-Hoo-Hoo!
Both alarmed, they looked up to see a owl swoop down upon them and crash into the window. Flittering backwards, the owl decided to perch itself on the railing that surrounded the balcony.
They gaped at it and the owl merely blinked back. After an eerie silence, Sasha spoke: "Oh, that's Hina… she's our family barn owl."
The owl meekly hooted and bobbed her head before fluttering off.
Lucy felt jealousy bubble up inside of her, rage too. Just because she was a muggle didn't mean that she couldn't be able to be accepted at Hogwarts! She felt her hands clench up into fists and she began to repeatedly pound against the wall, furious with everybody.
"Lucy… Lucy! LUCY!" the witch yelled and grabbed Lucy's wrists, forbidding her to hit the wall anymore.
"I'm a muggle, and you're a witch," she felt hot streaks of tears spill down onto her lightly tanned cheeks, "…if I was every accepted at Hogwarts I would be called a Mudblood!"
Sasha had told Lucy all about the world of witches and wizards in their childhood before they both turned eleven.
"Hush, oh Lucy, it won't be that bad, besides, if they did tease you," her friend attempted to cheer up her friend, "I'd punch them in the face."
Lucy let out a small giggle and Sasha's eyes suddenly brightened, "Hey - do you want to go see if Jack got his letter yet?"
Lucy shook her head, "No, he told me a while ago that he's a Squib."
"What? But that's terrible!" Sasha gasped, pretending to clutch her chest.
Lucy let out a small giggle.
"Hey… do you want to… um… read my letter?" her friend asked slowly.
"Sure," Lucy said without second thoughts and snatched the slightly yellowed paper from her over too cheerful friend.
Her hazel gaze flickered over the letter as she read it:
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 Killo,
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 September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
"Flip it over!" Sasha said eagerly and Lucy meekly nodded and flipped it over like she was requested to do.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WHICHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
sets of plain work robes (black)
plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts 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 glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring and owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
"I've already got my own broomstick for second year," Sasha said excitedly.
"When you go…" Lucy said, her voice carried on the soft breeze that fluttered in their faces, "Could you write me letters and tell me all about it?"
"Of course I will! You know it!" her pale skinned, crow-haired friend said cheerfully.
(Alright, so, um, please review! :3 It'll be very much appreciated. Also, if you review this chapter I'll include your own witch or wizard! :D But please, use your own names, no such names as Jessica Potter - because, after all, in the book/movie series there is already somebody who has the same last name.)
(Which house do you think that I should put Lucy [yes, she'll be attending Hogwarts!], Sasha, and perhaps Jack if I decide that he won't be a Squib? I think I might put Lucy in Ravenclaw or in Gryffindor, Sasha in Hufflepuff, and Jack in Slytherin… what do you say to that? Do you agree or disagree? Why?)
