Chapter 1

Something Already Started

"Alice, Alice! Look, they've already sent our letters." Julia laid two large envelopes on the kitchen table, both of which were sealed with a large, ornamented 'H'.

"So? The letter's aren't what's exciting, Julia. The real fun won't begin until we've gotten to the place," Alice answered with a smile. "Now let's see what we've got to get." Alice took the letter off the table that portrayed her name. She unsealed it revealing several papers. She began reading the first one.

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Dear Aspiring Witch/Wizard,

We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all neccessary books and equipment.
Term begins as soon as you are enrolled. We await your owl eagerly.

Yours sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

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"Ooh, Alice, aren't you excited?" Julia asked as Alice flipped threw the rest of the papers. "We'll finally meet new wizards. Ones our own age! And we'll finally have real teachers." Julia tore open her letter and read over the first page. "Should I send Maybell? She'll be excited to have a job finally. It's not like she could do much while we were in Antarctica."

"Tell mum our letters have arrived," Alice answered. Julia nodded and took off down the hall.

Julia and Alice were twin sisters. Witches actually. All their life they'd lived in Antarctica. Their parents always needed their help so until now they weren't able to go to Hogwarts, the highest school for witchcraft and wizardry. They decided to be homeschooled by their parent who happened to be very talented wizards themselves. That way, once they could finally get to Hogwarts, they could join in with all the other witches and wizards their own age. After many years in the cold, desolate land, Julia and Alice were finally moving to England. Their parents research was finished and now they've got a new job.

Now the twin witches will be joining the third year at Hogwarts School. And Julia showed her enthusiasm the whole two weeks before the drove to King's Cross. Not that Alice wasn't excited as well, she just knew how to keep calm. Which is something Julia could never manage to do.

"Ebony, mum says Maybell's too old to send letters anymore. This'll be your first delivery, can you handle it?" Julia asked the small brown owl and it hooted showing it's competence. She tied the small enrollment letters to Ebony's leg and sent her off to Hogwarts.

"I'm so happy for you two," Their mother said as she walked down the stairs. "Let's go to buy your things tomorrow, eh? You'll have so much fun at Hogwarts."

"I know I did," Their father added, picking up the newspaper. "Look at this, Rose. We're up in England and still read the Muggle paper. Pick me up The Daily Prophet while you're down in Diagon Alley."

"Is that where we're shopping? Oh, it sounds so fascinating," Julia sighed poking the picture of the pages her father had discarded. "I can't wait to see a wizard paper; I heard their pictures move!"

It's just like Muggle animations Julia. You see them online all the time. Nothing special." Alice was picking up the discarded papers and reading them. "What's fun is listening to the stupidity of these humans and what they don't understand. They're hopeless. I can't see how they even survive."

"Alice, all my friends are Muggles so don't be mean to them!" Julia shouted. ("Calm down Julia") "It's not their fault they don't have magic! And even so, they're quite advanced. I'd say a lot of them are so much smarter than you."

"The drunks are smarter than you, Julia. And the dropouts." Alice retorted.

"That's quite enough, ladies!" Their father intervened. They both turned away from each other, cross-armed and pouting.