Author's Note: Okay. Before you read any further, realize that this is my first attempt at a fanfic. Super sorry if it sucks. Please review!
The creamy thin pages of the 734 page novel practically called to Ava. She loved the smell of the old pages and the feel of worn paper in her hands. Ava enjoyed getting drawn back into an interesting, fantastic plot with unique settings. Her absolute favorite book had to be the one that she was holding so gingerly in her hands: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling.
As carefully as she could, Ava opened her worn and beat up copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, trying to keep her book well loved, not destroyed. Ava lovingly ran her thumb through the battered pages until she stopped at the back cover. Ava gasped suddenly. She noticed a fold in her favorite book! Shocked and vowing to get revenge on whoever dared to dog-eared her page. Ava angrily flipped to the page and tried in vain to fix her beloved book when a glint of gold caught her eye.
Holding her breath, Ava carefully turned to the last page in the book, which caused a thin golden slip to fall to the floor. The slip was a shear, golden ticket with the words: "Ticket to the Hogwarts Express. Admission for one."What the heck?" Ava said as she flipped the ticket over to reveal a set of instructions. "To access, go to Platform nine and three quarters and say "blessed by Dumbledore" to gain access to the Hogwarts Express. This only qualifies for the 16th of June. Muggle Magic."
"Muggle Magic, Wonder what that is," Ava said to herself right before her world turned upside-down, literally. Her room spun around as a golden calendar popped up in front of her bulging eyes. The calendar started flipping backwards faster than the speed of light, making Ava dizzy. As quickly as it started, the room stopped spinning as the calendar reached June of 1995, about the time that the third task took place in the book.
So excited and confused at the same time that she couldn't see straight, Ava quickly turned to face the golden calendar. "June 14th. Okay. I got this," Ava whispered to herself as she started to rush to pack for the end of a term at Hogwarts. She couldn't believe it! Her, Ava Crowley, was going to attend Hogwarts, the place of her dreams. Now all she had to do was get to Kings Cross Station with all of the supplies she needed in two short days. Piece of cake.
*end of chapter 1*