This story is being written by my friend and me. We do not own anything to do with the making of Harry Potter. No matter how hard we wish, it never happens! Ugh!

A tale of romance, hardships, and the quest to control great power. Can two girls save the wizarding world from the evils of Voldemort? Or will their own power corrupt them? The answers are held in the pages of…

Beyond the Soul

Chapter 1:

"Renee, you just can't always get cheesecake for an answer! It's math, not…well…CHEESECAKE!" Leah huffed.

You see, Renee was never good at math, so Leah had to help her at times. Both girls were very bright, but lacked somewhere or another.

"You LIE!" Renee yelled, glaring at her friend, who merely sighed in reply.

"Okay, I think that's enough algebra for today." Leah's mom announced walking into the room. Leah and Renee looked up to greet her with innocent, yet fake smiles.

"Sorry to disturb you, ladies, but you both have a visitor." Leah's mom stated.

After Leah's mom said so, Renee and Leah looked to each other in confusion, but when they looked up, an old man stood next to Leah's mom. Leah and Renee's faces were contorted with perplexity. The man gave a slight bow and a huge smile as a greeting.

"Greetings, ladies. My name is Albus Dumbledore and I have come here to speak with you tow about an important topic. Would you mind accompanying me with an audience in the kitchen? I find this room a little too private for my taste." The man asked; Leah and Renee could only nod in reply.

A few minutes later, Leah, Renee, and Albus Dumbledore sat at Leah's small kitchen table.

"Much better. First of all, you may start calling me Professor Dumbledore." He stated confidently. Leah and Renee looked to each other for a second and then looked back to him with more puzzlement than before.

"I understand your uncertainty, and it will all be answered in a brief moment, but would you mind fetching an old man a glass of water?" He inquired nicely. Leah nearly jumped out of her seat to grab a glass cup from the nearby cabinet.

"I am so sorry; I don't know where my manners have flown to." Leah smiled as she handed the man the full glass of refreshing water.

"Thank you, and it's quite alright." He graciously swallowed the mouthwatering liquid and gently sat the cold glass onto the table.

"Now, back to why I'm here. The reason to why I'm here is that I wanted to personally meet you to give you these." He reached into his gray robes and pulled out two sand-colored envelopes. He handed one to Leah and Renee.

"Please don't open them yet, but I just wanted to inform you of my recent activities. I have been watching over both of you, and to be brutally honest, I am astonished!" He exclaimed in a serious tone. Renee cleared her throat.

"Umm…I don't mean to sound rude in any way, but why watch us?" She asked, Leah nodding in agreement. Dumbledore grinned as a reaction to their bewilderment.

"I have been observing you both because there is much talk of you two from whence I come." He countered honestly.

"And where exactly do you come from?" Leah questioned.

"Now is the perfect moment for you both to open the letters I gave to you." And with that, Leah and Renee did as told. After carefully reading the letters, both girls sat there looking at their papers in shock.

"Don't forget to breathe." Dumbledore reminded them, and as if they were under his command, both of the girls gasped for breath. Dumbledore gave a slight chuckle.

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?" Leah requested in incredulity.

"Like…as in…we'll learn magic?" Renee was trying not to squeal like a little girl.

"Exactly," he looked over the two girls in shorts and baggy t-shirts, "Now if you will change into some decent clothes, we will go to Diagon Alley to get your supplies."

Both girls rushed back to Leah's room, grabbing some clothes as excitement bubbled within them.

Leah put on black tank-top with a black lace top over it, black jeans with holes(covered with blue lace), and black combat boots with blue zippers. She put on blue eye shadow and clear lip gloss.

"Hottie!" Renee screeched, smiling.

"You know it!" Leah giggled.

Renee put on a black and silver stripped(sleeveless and strapless) top, a black mini skirt, a shiny silver mini jacket, calf high black stockings with silver sparkles, and black shoes with silver heels. On her eyes was silver eyeshadow.

"Slutty!" Leah joked.

"I know it!" Renee winked as they went to join Dumbledore.