Disclaimer: None of J.K. Rowling's characters are mine. The only ones that are mine are Audrey, Margaret, Chandra, John, Zina, Dumpling, and Bogars, etc.)

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Chapter One

Audrey awoke and yawned as she glanced at her clock. She gasped, it was eight A.M. on August 1st, and she was supposed to be up half an hour ago! She couldn't believe her parents hadn't woken her up when she told them to. She was supposed to be meeting a friend to go school shopping at eight-thirty.

Audrey went to Bogar School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was the only school who taught magic in the U.S. Audrey would be starting her sixth year come September 1st. That was the set date for all wizarding schools around the world.

Audrey had just turned sixteen the day before. She loved the freedom her parents gave her. In America, anyone could do magic whenever they wanted as long as it was not in front of Muggles. All she knew about her past was that she was born in England, but shortly after her parents moved to America. She had vivid green eyes that she got from her father's side of the family. Apparently, her grandmother had green eyes, but her father got brown eyes from his father. Her hair was brunette in color and she was the average size for a girl her age.

Most of the time, Audrey worried about material things like her clothes and looks, but when push came to shove, she could be very serious in dire situations.

Bogars was a fairly new school. It had only been founded about one hundred years ago and was totally different from any other school. The building was just a regular building. It only had the bare minimum amount of magic so that the Muggles wouldn't enter it. To Muggles it was a private high school. Buses drove the students everyday to the school from the dormitories, which were a mile away. The school never produced any witches or wizards to be remembered and in the international spectrum it was considered a disgrace. The students always received he lowest marks on O.W.L.S. in the world. Audrey's parents decided enough was enough.

"Mom!" wailed Audrey. "Why didn't you get me up?" She reached the bottom of the stairs and stood glaring with her hands on her hips.

"Because you're not going school shopping."

"What are you talking about? There's only about a month left till school starts. All the good clothes will be gone. Besides, I need to get a makeover and a hair cut."

Her mother replied, "You won't have time because you've got to pack. We're moving."

"MOVING!!!"

"Yes," her mother replied calmly as she turned back to washing the dishes.

Audrey retorted, "Aren't you going to tell me why?"

Her mother turned and said, "Don't use that tone of voice with me! They won't take that crap at Hogwarts!"

"Hogwarts?"

"Yes, the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in England." She turned back to the dishes. "We're leaving in two days. I don't care how you pack your tings. Just do it with magic, I don't care."

Audrey's anger increased, "What's wrong with Bogars?"

"They don't know how to teach magic! It's amazing you learned anything at all. It's a good thing that I go over the books again over the summer with you or you still wouldn't know anything. Right now—"

"There's no need to lecture mom."

"Don't interrupt me!" (Clears throat) "As I was saying. Right now you probably know more than last year's graduates. I actually went to Hogwarts when I was young but your father wouldn't let me tell you. He decided it wasn't important at the time, but now he sees the error in his ways. So we're moving. Go pack your things."

"But moom..."

"No buts. Go do it."

Audrey trudged upstairs and grabbed the phone on the way to her room. She dialed the number of her friend Zina. "Hi, Zina," she said dejectedly.

"Is that you, Audrey?"

"Yeah."

"What are you doing still at home?"

"I can't come, Z."

"Can't come to what?" Zina asked bewildered.

"I can't come shopping with you because I'm moving to London to go to this Hogwarts school."

There was silence. And more silence. "How could your parents do this to you? I've never even heard of that place." Zina sounded stunned.

"My mom went there when she was in school," Audrey said. "She says I'll actually learn something there."

"That's a bummer, Aud. Well, I've gotta go meet Mia. Don't forget to write."

"Wait, Z, don't hang up!" But she just heard the click of the telephone being put down. She couldn't believe it. Her own friend had just thrown her to the sharks. "What a good friend she is," Audrey muttered under her breath. Well, better start packing."

She walked over to the closet and opened it wide and stepped back. "Accio, suitcases!" The five suitcases flew out of the closet. All the junk suddenly fell to the bottom. "Good thing they're bewitched to fit everything. Packo!" Everything disappeared into the suitcases, even her bed. She yelled downstairs, "Mom, I'm done packing!"

"Why don't you say goodbye to your friends!?" her mother yelled up the stairs.

"Already did!"

"Audrey," her mom called, "Go take a look at the city for the last time."

Audrey slowly strolled along the streets of Chicago. She thought, 'I'm sure going to miss this place. I wonder what it will be like at Hogwarts.'

Lost in her own thoughts, she didn't realize she had stopped right in front of the school library. "they might have something about Hogwarts in there," she thought aloud.

Two hours later and looking extremely pleased with herself, she walked out of the library. Audrey hadn't realized Hogwarts was so famous. For one thing it was one of the oldest schools in the world. It also had the best reputation. No wonder her mother wanted her to go there.

Audrey had also read about an all wizardng village nearby. She had never known something like that existed!

She surprised herself by thinking, 'I'm actually starting to look forward to going. I have no friends here. There is so much I still don't know. And now I want to learn.'

Audrey ran through the door just gushing to tell her mother what she learned. She turned the corner and ran right into her father. "Hi, Dad. You won't believe what I just learned."

"Are you ready to go?" he snapped, his eyes darting back and forth.

"Yes," she said while giving her dad a weird look. "What's the rush?"

"No time to explain. Just get your suitcases." Just then, a car drove by and her father dashed to the window. He looked frightened.

"Ok. Acci—" she started to say.

"No magic!" he shrieked. Then quieter, "They may be monitoring the use of magic."

Audrey jumped, saw the look on her father's face and rushed upstairs to get the suitcases. Her mother was in the room and was holding the two biggest ones. Audrey grabbed the smaller three and they both silently hurried downstairs. Audrey and her parents loaded and jumped in the cars and drove off just in time to see police cars pull into their driveway.

"Mom...Dad...Please tell me what's going on." Audrey whispered.

"They think your father's crazy," her mother replied. "Zina's father went to the police and told them you father went insane and tried to kill him. Your friend isn't what you thought she would be, is she?"

A look of shock and fear came over Audrey's face. "It's hard to believe she could have done something like that. Mom, I just realized. They know where we're going!"

"No need to worry, Audrey, dear," her mother said with a strained smile. "They can't tell them where we're going without exposing themselves." She sighed, "We'll be safe once we're in England.

An hour later, they arrived at the airport. They were all silent as they boarded the plane.

A voice came over the speaker, "Welcome to Flight 220. Please fasten your seatbelts. We'll be taking off momentarily. Enjoy your flight to London, England."