Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story! And I'm definately not writing this on top of every chapter so this is the one time. Deal with it.
Chapter 1: Bright Lights and Big Surprises
"Shayna simply adores Draco Malfoy, Slytherin extraordinaire," Kelli laughed.Kelli andIwere hanging out with our neighbor, Tom. We were talking with Tom's mother, Barb, about boys. Well, it was really me and Kelli talking. Tom just sat there being the pushover that he is.
I'm just your average 17-year-old girl. I've got long, light brown hair and blue-ish-gray eyes that Kelli says can really catch your attention. I've got both glasses and contacts, but I prefer my glasses, so I've usually got those on. Kelli is also very average. With hair a few inches shorter than mine but nearly the same color, many people think we are sisters. It's an easy mistake. Kelli and I have been best friends for eleven years, so long that we act alike when near each other. Tom is the little neighbor boy, even though he is our age. Only the lord knows what color his hair is, because it's always greasy. Not in a Severus Snape way, it just was. Some genetic thing or something.
Anyway, this is where my story starts. Kelli, Tom, Barb and I were all sitting outside around the fire pit talking about boys. And Kelli was currently making fun of my Draco Malfoy fetish.
"I do not adore him. I just think he's incredibly hot," I retorted. Yes, it's true. I love Malfoy.
"Yuck." Kelli's face showed how she thought of the blonde's looks. Disgusting. "I don't know how you can think that, he's such a horrible person. For crying out loud, his father's a Death Eater, and he'll probably be one too!" Tom and Barb both laughed, realizing what geeks Kelli and I are.
"So? He's still hot." There is no way anyone can change my mind. Malfoy is undoubtedlythehottest Harry Potter character.
"Whatever Shayna, you keep on thinking that," Kelli replied, giving up.
"Ok, I will." Everyone smiled. "I'm gonna go get a pop, anyone want one?"
"I'll take one please!" Kelli said enthusiastically before chasing after Harley, Tom's dog.
"I just got one," Tom said, holding up his already half-empty can. I yelled ok to Kelli and walked off to the garage, where Tom's family keeps the pop.
When I opened the fridge, something happened. This huge light exploded in my face, and knocked me flat on my butt. I was totally at a loss as to what was happening. I couldn't even see the garage anymore; I was just surrounded by this light. The I felt like I was moving, fast. It seemed as though I was traveling thousands of miles per minute. I was kind of getting scared. I mean, wouldn't you be scared?
Then everything stopped. I was at the edge of an average-sized lake, still sitting on my butt. Looking to my right I saw this really creepy forest. It reminded me of the Forbidden Forest. Pff, I would never go in there willingly, that's for sure. At my left there was more trees, but I wouldn't call it a forest. There was a huge stadium behind the trees, and I mean HUGE. The stands were all raised, and there were three large hoops at each end of the field.
"That looks like a…. no, impossible, Quidditch doesn't exist. Neither do Quidditch stadiums." Whatever I said, that looking alarmingly like a Quidditch stadium.
I looked back at the lake as I finally stood up. There were tentacles skimming the top, giant tentacles, as though belonging to a…
"Giant squid…"
Oh my god. Was I at Hogwarts?
I spun around, praying that I was and praying that I wasn't about to see Hogwarts. If I really was there…that would be so cool! But I would be in England! I am not a witch, and I would be stuck in the one place muggles should not be. How would I get home?
The first thing I saw was a hut and couple hundred yards away from me. Hagrid's cabin. There was even a garden by it. Great.
(Note the sarcasm)
And finally, there was this gigantic castle looming up in front of me. It was gorgeous. Sure, there was barely any light coming from the sky cause, hello, its night, but I could still see it. Hogwarts.
Holy sht. I'm at Hogwarts.