An introduction/ departure
Authors notes: This is my first FanFiction entry so I apologise in advance if I get a little mixed up in correct protocol.
The amazing J. K. Rowling owns all characters, places, and other items that you may or may not recognise from the books and movies; I basically owe a lot of my childhood to her. The only character I do own is Jen (who I originally had named Elise- I'll let you decide which one you like best as the story progresses). She is based on someone close to me, but may turn into a bit of Mary-Sue depending on how you look at it. It is also intended to be written in first person and looking back on the past, but again, this is my first work on FanFiction and English was never my best subject.
Anyway, on with the story. I hope I have remembered to include everything that I imagined before signing up, it may turn into a cross- over in late chapters or future stories. Enjoy and please review!
The letter that changed my world came one day after school. I was only ten at the time, which I would later find was a little unusual considering my peers are around one year older, and had just walked through the door with my mum and two school- aged siblings in tow. There on the front door- stop was a large, brown barn owl with large yellow eyes holding a sealed envelope that beared my name in elegant, green cursive. When she spotted it, she knew immediately that my time in Australia was up, at least for the meantime.
The rest of the day became a blur of hasty packing. All my clothes were thrown into a trunk; mainly jeans, leggings, coats, anything to signify that I was going somewhere cold. At first I was confused, with my condition my body acts as an automatic heater where I barely feel the cold unless I visit somewhere where the temperature rivals that of Antarctica's. I became even more confused when the rest of the family packed summer clothes and only a few mementos. It wasn't until the house was locked up, the family pets, including my familiar Mishka, were sent to a relative's to be looked after, and I was at the airport about to board a plane that it finally dawned on me. It was happening; it was time to go.
Looking back on that day, I never thought I would be where I am now. I don't think I would have met the people I have nor have fought to be with the person I now love. I probably would have made sure to say a longer goodbye to my parents and siblings though I am now lucky to consider to have many people make up my family.
Nevertheless, the days and weeks following my departure from New South Wales, Australia were filled with excitement, wonder and a little trepidation. I will endeavour to explore the days I remember most in clear detail where I hope you will be able to piece together my life as Jen Gold, the Australian witch.
Hi all, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of this FanFiction. I'm still not sure whether to retitle it as I'm sure there are many other works by the same name. I know it was very brief, and more to her background will come later. From now on I will try to make chapters in first- person but as they would happen to the character; that is, she is telling the story as though she is there rather than looking back on the past…. If that makes sense. I will also explain what she looks like and give more details. I am also writing this as though she was born in 1991 and the other characters (including Harry and company) were born in 1990; I know this is not cannon but you it will become clearer to the plot as time goes on; also, I do know that the age of attendance is 11 and Hogwarts is for British students, but again, this will make sense soon enough. Please review and I hope I haven't already bored you to tears with my notes!