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Chapter One - Beauxbatons
I awoke to the blue little birds tweeting by their nest. I looked to my right to see a picture of me and my best friend Tallie with moustaches on our faces, inside a beautiful purple picture frame. I smiled and sat up, taking hold of the frame and inspecting it for any scratches or marks. To my happiness nobody had touched or destroyed it. Well, that was a first.
I looked around, forgetting what I was about to do. Trying to swallow a yawn (if that's possible, of course) I got out of bed, picked up my uniform (which is a light blue dress, this hat and high heels) from the floor and ran into the bathroom. I showered quickly, feeling the soothing warm water splash on my skin, and I changed into my uniform. The outfit is okay I suppose, it makes all of us girls at our school look incredibly thin. Our school is Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, a school which most people think are full of the 'beautiful girls.' I'll be honest, all of the girls here are gorgeous, but unfortunately I ruin the reputation for all. Sorry!
I brushed my teeth, put my disgusting contact lenses in and walked out of the bathroom. I sat back on my bed with a small mirror in front of me, and started putting on my black eyeliner. Once I'd finish putting makeup on I jumped up and walked downstairs to the Eating Hall, a magnificent room with glass sculptures everywhere. They were unbreakable, as Madame Maxime had charmed them (even though none of us are clumsy; manners and clumsiness were the first things you had to learn at Beauxbatons.) I kept looking around and sat down in between my friends Tallie and Poppy. We're like a Trio: We all like the same things, we are incredibly random and we fit in with everyone! We aren't hated, either, which is really good.
However, by the end of today it would be a duo - Tallie and Poppy. I'm being moved to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a magic school in England. Beauxbatons is in France, if you didn't know that already. Anyway, I'm incredibly nervous about moving to my home country - but Professor Dippet (The headmaster of Hogwarts) said everything will be fine and I will settle in easily. I won't take his word on this, because I'm rather shy. Abigail Evelyn Baker - the incredibly shy girl who everyone talks to. Yup, that's me all right.
So anyway, Tallie and Poppy were looking at me in worry. They knew I was moving today, that I was missing lessons just to go to England and go into Diagon Alley to buy all the books for Hogwarts. I don't even understand why I'm moving to Hogwarts, considering it would be my second last year there (I'm in my 6th year) and I would have missed all the exams. Hogwarts gives the OWLs (Ordinary Wizarding Levels) in their 5th year, but here at Beauxbatons you get them in your 6th year. So basically I miss all of my exams.
'Are you nervous?' Poppy nudged me.
'Uh, no. Not at all..' I said unconvincingly.
'Don't lie, Abi. I'd be crapping my pants right now if I was in your position.' Tallie said, still looking at me. 'But hey. You are going to make all the boys swoon. But you have to write to us. As soon as you get there. Okay?'
I nodded. 'You know I'll write to you, I'll be missing you the second I leave! And Tallie..' I sighed. 'I won't make the boys swoon. I'll just have to sit in the corner with a few books or something. I have no clue how I'm going to make friends there.'
'You'll be FINE, Abi. Just talk to people. Don't be alone. Don't freak out. Just.. be the amazing you that you are, yeah?' I smiled and we hugged, and started to eat our breakfast.
Tallie and Poppy are at their lessons now. I'm starting to pack to go to Hogwarts, and suddenly fear overtakes me. What if the kids don't like me? What if I'm not smart enough? What if I get kicked out? What if I embarrass myself whilst I'm there? What if I change forever?
Questions like these swarmed my head whilst packing, and I had to walk up to Madame Maxime to get a Portkey to Diagon Alley. Then I had to meet a Professor to get to Hogwarts, via Side-Along Apparition. What if the Headmaster thought I was a dumb French Kid? What if the students thought I was too ugly to go to Beauxbatons so I must be lying? I'm going to have to answer these questions now, before I think of more.
What if the kids don't like me? - Well, if they don't like you they don't. Don't change yourself for anyone else.
What if I'm not smart enough? - Abi, you're going to read all the books inside out once you've laid your eyes on them. You know it. Study hard, and rewards will come. I hope..
What if I get kicked out? - Go back to Beauxbatons.
What if I embarrass myself whilst I'm there? - You should know better than this, Abi. Shh..
What if I change forever? - Well, I do, don't I? If I change for the better, it's all good.
What if the Headmaster thought I was a dumb French Kid? - Let him know you are English, for Christ's sake.
What if the students thought I was too ugly to go to Beauxbatons so I must be lying? - Agree with them. Just.. ignore it. I don't know..
But the real question was - What if I fall in love?