Chapter 1

A Special Prayer

It was Monday morning and I was at my local church doing my morning praying. No one else was there, like usual. I did live in New York after all! This morning I was praying for something I've always wanted. I was embarrassed to pray about it, now I've got the courage!

"Lord, I come to you with a special prayer this morning. A prayer that could change my life. Lord, I pray that Hogwarts is real, and everyone, the Weasleys, Harry Potter, Harmanie Granger, Draco Malfoy, everyone that was in the Harry Potter movies. I've always been scared, embarrassed to ask you of this, because it seemed so stupid, but I really want to meet the twins! Lord, grant me this one wish, and I will never ask you of anything again! Thank you my lord, Amen!" I sighed, thinking he wasn't going to grant my wish.

"Love has no boundaries, my dear." I turned my head to look at an elderly man.

"Excuse me?" The man laughed. Just then, an owl flew through the door, it landed on the bench in front of me. There was a letter in its mouth that was addressed to me. I took it, opened it, and read it in my head.

'Alpin Jinx, You have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry. The train leaves at 7:00 sharp tonight. So don't be late!

*Albus Dumbledore.

P.S. Mrs. Weasley and her family will be waiting for you at the airport. They have a picture of you, so they'll recognize you, and I'm sure you'll recognize them!'

"You better hurry! You'll miss your flight! You miss your flight, you miss the train!" I looked at the man, he winked at me and smiled. I started to walk out the door, but was stopped.

"You might want these." The man handed me a plane ticket. I looked at it.

"How'd you-" I looked at him, but he was gone. I smiled and ran to my car. I got in, turned the key, and drove off towards my house. When I went through the door, I looked at my plane ticket.

"Ok, so my plane arrives at 3, and the train leaves at 7. So what will I do for 4 hours? I'll be with the Weasleys, so I guess we'll go shopping in Diagon Ally! I do need all my school stuff after all!" While thinking, I had packed all my stuff and was ready to leave. I didn't have anyone to say bye to, so I headed straight to the airport. I got there and checked in and went through security. I had an hour and 10 minutes till my plane left. They usually start boarding 30 minutes before departure, so I had 40 minutes. I was starving, so I tracked down a Subway. When I found one, I ordered my special sandwich, Chicken Teriyaki with pickles, banana peppers, cucumbers, and shredded cheese! I sat down by the gate and ate my food. 20 minutes went by, and they announced that the plane had just arrived, and they would be boarding in 10 minutes. I threw away my trash and waited for my seating section to be called.

"Seating 1! First Class!" I smiled and handed the guy my ticket. He winked at me and scanned it handing it back to me. I remembered the old ma at my church and how he winked at me. Thought about everything that has happened in the last 2 hours. Also how the old man knew about my plane, and the train, also how he disappeared into thin air. I sat down in my first class seat. It was seat 1A. Not too long after that a kid, about my age, sat down in seas 1B. I didn't really notice, because I was checking out all the cool stuff in first class. The kid laughed at me.

"First time flying first class?" I nodded.

"It's so different! I like it!" The kid laughed again.

"So, what's taking a pretty girl like yourself to London?" It was just then that I realized his English accent.

"Friends and school. What about you? Going home?" He smiled and nodded.

"How'd you know? You aren't stalking me are you?" He smirked and I laughed.

"Your accent! And I'm not the stalker, I'm the stalked!" We laughed and chatted for awhile. We were already in the air and I didn't even realize it. I found out his name was, it was Charles Wifliken. It was 2 o'clock, and the plane was going to arrive at 3, so I had a pout on my face for the last 10 minutes. Charles looked at me and chuckled.

"You look really adorable. Don't move!" He took a picture which made me laugh. We have gotten close in the last 6-7 hours. He gave me his number, and I gave him mine, we also exchanged e-mail and street addresses.

"So, what's wrong?" I looked at Charles like he was on drugs.

"You were pouting. What's wrong?" I smiled.

"We're landing in less than an hour! Why?" I pouted again. Charles laughed and picked up his glass of water.

"I propose a toast. To a long lasting friendship!" I smiled and clinked glasses with him.

"To a long lasting friendship!" We both took a drink, and began talking again. Somehow, we got into talking about magic, and magicians. It was making me really uncomfortable talking about magic, since I was going to Hogwarts. Then from that, we got into talking about the Harry Potter movies.

"Hey, do you believe in magic?" I looked at him with the best confused look I could muster.

"Well, magic is more of a science than anything else! Why?" Charles smiled and looked at me.

"You've seen all the Harry Potter movies right?" Now I was really uncomfortable! Not with Charles, but the conversation.

"Yeah, I have. Why?" Charles sighed and looked at his lap, then at me again.

"Hogwarts is real." He whispered to me. I gasped and smiled. I pulled out my letter and handed it to Charles. He opened it and read it. He sighed and smiled at me.

"What year?"

"I'm a 6th year. With Fred and George, Harry and the other two are 5th years." We were interrupted by a plane attendant.

"We are landing, please put your trays away and fasten your seat belts. Oh, and miss, you can be more than a human. Any animal, no matter how evil, any creature, no matter how large." Me and Charles starred at the guy as he walked away. He also winked at me. I gasped.

"What was that all about?" I looked at Charles and shrugged.

"I think he was trying to tell me something, I don't know." We landed and came to a stop.

"So, the Weasleys are picking you up?" I smiled and nodded. We all filled out of the plane and into the airport.

"Bye, Charles." He smiled at me and kissed my cheek.

"Bye, Alpin." I smiled.

"You're the only one who's ever called me that."

"Hey, its better than 'spell'!" I smiled and waved. I didn't see any of the Weasleys, so I started to walk forward when 2 different hands covered my eyes.

"Take-" One said.

"-a-" Another said.

"-guess!" The first one said.

"Ummm… Hmmm." I touched the hand on my right eye.

"Fred?" Then the one on my left.

"And George?" The hands were removed.

"How'd you know?" I turned around and almost lost it seeing them.

"Lucky guess, I guess!" I shrugged and started to look around.

"Where's everyone else?"

"The muggles at the desk-" George started.

"-only let 2 people by-" Fred continued.

"-so we went!" George finished. I smiled at them.

"Then shall we go meet them?" Fred and George nodded, and Fred linked arms with me on my right, with George on my left. I blushed and smiled as we headed towards baggage claim to get my bags. We were on the escalator when I got up the courage to ask a question.

"Are we going to go to Diagon Ally to get my school stuff?" Fred looked at me then George.

"We already got all you stuff!"

"Yeah, it's at the house!" I looked at George.

"Then what are we going to do for 4 hours?" Fred and George smirked at each other.

"Get to know you mostly!" Fred said.

"And show you the world of magic!" George smiled at me, and I smiled back. I sighed thinking about the next 4 hours and what was going to happen. I gasped.

"What about my wand?" Instead of Fred or George answering, someone else did.

"The Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore, had one made special for you. From the scale of an ancient dragon!" I turned around to see the rest of the gang. It was Mr. Weasley who spoke.

"Hello sir, my name is-" I was cut off.

"Alpin Jinx! We know. Dumbledore told us all about you! Minus the personal stuff." Harry smiled at me.

"You know, your name is very interesting! 'Elf Spell'. Hmmm. How'd you get it?" I smiled.

"My name used to be just Alpin, and I got it because I loved the little house elves is the Harry Potter movies!" Everyone looked at Harry confused. He shrugged.

"I thought Dumbledore told you everything!" I smirked and walked away. I stood by the moving luggage thingy. Everyone followed me.

"So, how'd you get the name Jinx?" My smile faded.

"8 years ago, in New York, the place I was born, me and my entire family, my sister, brother, mother, and father were all in the Twin Towers. It was my birthday, and me and my sister were talking. She asked what would happen if we were bombed. I told her not to jinx it. 30 minutes later, we were attacked. I had to go to the car to get something, so I wasn't in the building when it happened. My mom, dad, sister, and brother were. They were 4 of the 2,000 or so people who were killed." I was trying not to cry. I was really good at that, but now it was even harder with the gang there. Fred and George put their arms around my waist and shoulders. I was almost as tall as them, so Fred put his head on my shoulders, and George's head on my head.

"I bet that makes you feel better!" Mrs. Weasley said. I smiled and tried to nod.

"Mostly cause they're warm!" Everyone laughed, including me. We got my bag and headed out. They parked the car out back so no one would see it. Harry, Harmanie, Ron, and the twins were going by broom, and I was going in the car with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Jenny. They started the car and drove off and then starting flying. They turned on the invisibility thingy. I was starring out the window at everything when I spotted the twins. Fred winked at me and George circled the car. I laughed and yelled out the window.

"Show off!" Mr. and Mrs. Weasley laughed and so did Jenny. George gave me a thumbs up and high-fives Fred.

"Well, here we are!" Mr. Weasley said as he turned off the invisibility thing, and landed the car, parking it. Fred opened my door for me and George helped me out. Ron and Harry carried my stuff inside.

"Thank you for being so nice! You're really the only friends I've had for 8 years!"

"It's a pleasure!" I smiled at Ron and everyone.

"Oh! Dumbldor said something about you liking cats! Come with me!" I smiled and followed Mr. Weasley to a back room. It looked like a bedroom.

"This will be your room till you graduate. Like during summer and Christmas. And, he belongs to you!" Mr. Weasley pointed to a snow white kitten with brilliant red eyes that was sitting on your new bed, starring at you.

"Oh, my god, he's so cute!" He was young and very small.

"How old is he?" Mrs. Weasley entered the room.

"He's only 8 weeks old. She answered. I smiled down at him and picked him up. He meowed and curled in a ball. Harry came in with a white owl on his shoulder.

"Hedwig likes that cat. She was cuddling with him before." I just about lost it when I imagined that! It was so cute! Fred and George came in behind Harry and smiled at me. I pulled out my cell phone and opened it. Everyone looked at each other than back and me.

"Oh come on! You have to know what a cell phone is! It's like a total teenager accessory!" They just cocked their heads to the side and looked at me funny.

"What does it do?" Fred asked. I sighed.

"Well, first it takes pictures." I took a picture of my new kitty and showed it to them.

"It calls people, so you can talk to them without sending a letter or what not! You can hear their voice, they can hear yours. You can text, which is sending a short digital letter to someone else's cell phone. It's really cool!" Fred and George turned to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and said,

"We want one," at the same time! Mr. Weasley was about to say yes when Mrs. Weasley elbowed him in the side.

"No." Fred and George growled.

"But mum?" Fred whined.

"Why not?" George asked. I giggled at them. They pouted and stormed out the room.

"Children! They don't listen!" I rolled my eyes.

"We're great listeners, us girls! It's boys who have the problem!" Mrs. Weasley and I laughed.

"Hey!" All the boys said at the same time. The girls and I laughed. We all filed out of my new room. Harry and Ron carried my stuff into the room and left, shutting the door. Mrs. Weasley led me to the kitchen.

"You must be starving darling!" I smiled.

"Yes ma'am, I am!" She smiled.

"You go with Fred and George and they'll show you around while I fix us some food!" I smiled and nodded.

"Come on!" Fred said.

"Rooms first!" George grabbed my hand and pulled me toward some stairs. Fred followed close behind. They showed me Jenny's room first, then Ron's.

"Harry uses this room, too!" Fred said.

"When school is about to start that is!" George added. Then they showed me their room!

"This is our room!" They said at the same time, throwing their arms up in the air. I could have sworn my eyes popped out of their sockets.

"Wow!" They turned around and smirked at me. All around their room were different gizmos and gadgets. All sorts of fun stuff! I was too preoccupied to notice the twins were behind me. They smirked again and pushed my back. I started to walk forward. The twins stopped me in front of a big glass wall. One of their walls was one complete window. You could see for miles! There were trees that surrounded a small pond, and a small stream was running from the pond through the trees toward the house. I gasped and quickly got out my phone. I switched it to camera mode and took a quick picture.

"It's beautiful! I want to go to the pond! Please?" I turned around and gave them puppy dog eyes. They smiled.

"Yeah, sure!" Fred grabbed my right hand and George grabbed my left. We went downstairs and asked Mrs. Weasley if we could go to the pond.

"Sure! Take the others with you! Watch out for them you two!" Fred and George sighed.

"We will mum!" All 7 of us headed out. Fred stopped me.

"We're going by broom! The pond is surrounded by trees and is hard to get to. Come on, you'll be flying with me!" I smiled and followed Fred to where the others were waiting with their brooms. George gave Fred his broom and me a pat on the back. Fred got on and told me to do the same. I got on in front of him. He wrapped him arms around my waist and grabbed hold of the broom.

"Hold on!" We were lifted off the ground and were hovering.

"You good?" I gulped and nodded. Everyone else got on their brooms and took off. Fred followed. I thought I was going to hate flying, but I loved it! I giggled and Fred laughed at me.

"Next stop, Weasley pond!" Fred announced.

*Okay so I was not as good a writer when I wrote this as I am now! So it's not as good as I hoped. I wrote this BEFORE my Transformers story! I just haven't gotten to publishing it yet!