Chapter 1 – A New Start
Moving to a new neighbourhood was a daunting thing for anyone, let alone being moved from the large town of Ayr in Scotland to the Wiltshire countryside. And that was exactly what Alexis Marie MacIsaac and her mother Elizabeth were doing. The move was to be a big one, the two of them packing up there 3 bedroom house and traveling by car down to Wiltshire all on their own save the removal van driver.
Fifteen year old Alexis, more affectionately known as Lex, was quite glad to be allowed this chance of a new start. At her old school, Prestwick Academy, her life had been hard with her so called friends spreading many rumours, causing her to miss most of her Standard Grade years. That didn't stop her from out shining them all and attaining six grade 1s, two grade 2s and an A out of her nine subjects. None of that mattered to her anymore though; she was finally leaving her life in Ayr and Prestwick behind to be replaced by her life about to start in their new home.
The journey seemed to take hardly anytime at all as she was so engrossed in her favourite book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which she had read eight times to date. Maybe her interest in the series of books was slightly obssessive but that was nothing compared to some of the fans she'd met at the midnight opening at the local bookshop.
At around 7pm Lex was dragged away from her dreams of magic and a certain school named Hogwarts by her mother shaking her and anouncing their arrival to their new house. Stepping out of the car Lex's mouth dropped open in shock with a whispered "Holy fuck..." thrown in for good measure. The house, no mansion, that stood in front of them towered 5 floors above them and about the same below them by her estimation. A long drive stretched out behind them to a set of large wroght iron gates and a set of steps leading up to an ornate set of double doors. The pair slowly ascended the steps gazing up at the beauty of the gothic house.
'Wait a second...' thought Lex, 'how the hell can we afford this?' And that was exactly what she asked her mother. "Well that's simple Lex," she replied with a mischievious grin, "we can't!"
"In fact, this isn't our house at all. It's my sister's. Did I forget to mention that this was our new home?" With a wink Elizabeth skipped up the last few steps, leaving Lex in a slight state of shock mid way down, and pulled the bell cord.
It was an apprehensive Lex that joined her mother at the top of the stairs and whispered "We need to have some serious talks later on," just before the door was opened.
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