Author's Note: I had been thinking about doing a Harry Potter crossover for awhile. However, whenever I tried to write one, I got partway throught he first chapter and realized that it wasn't any good, or that I couldn't make the crossover work. Anything that I could make work just ended up resembling other crossover fics I read, and I couldn't post them without being accused of copying other people's work. Finally, though, I thought of the Roald Dahl book Matilda, and began wondering what it would be like if Matilda, or rather the movie version of her (since she could do lots of cool things in it and didn't lose her powers), was able to do the things she did because she had magic. Since there are no fics on this site that are a crossover of Harry Potter/Matilda, I have decided to start one. I hope readers will like it. No, I will not neglect my other fic, in which Harry is born a girl, and I will probably update that more than this one, since I have many ideas all planned for that fic, and not as many for this one. Matilda in this fic is based mainly on the movie-version, with only the setting, Britain, the same as the book.
Summary: Matilda Honey, formerly Wormwood, gets an invitation to attends Hogwarts at the age of eleven. Professor McGonagall shows up to explain the wizarding world and that Matilda's powers are actually magic. She decides to attend Hogwarts, where she mets Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Neville Longbottom. The five soon become friends and have a very interesting and adventurous few years at Hogwarts.
Disclaimer: This belongs to the wonderful British authors J.K. Rowling and Roald Dahl. I do not own any of their works, other than copies of their books, and I am merely borrowing their worlds to play around in for the time being.
Matilda Honey, as she had been known since her former first-grade teacher and current headmistress, Jennifer Honey, had adopted her, was sitting in the living room, reading the latest book by British author Brian Jacques. Though she had been reading authors that primarily wrote for teenagers and adults, such as Charles Dickens, since she was five, she still read any new books that came out that had been written by authors for children and preteens.
Just as she had gotten to the part where Mariel had been reunited with her father, Joseph the Bellmaker, the doorbell rang. As Miss Honey was in the backyard, weeding the garden, Matilda got up to answer the door. Standing on the porch was a stern lady with square spectacles, dark hair pulled back in a severe bun, and wearing a crisp white blouse and emerald-green skirt. She looked like someone you didn't want to cross, but unlike Miss Trunchbull, seemed to also have a (hidden) soft side.
"Is this the residence of Miss Matilda Honey, formerly Wormwood?" the woman asked.
"Yes, ma'am," replied Matilda. "I'm Matilda. What is it that you're here for?"
"I'm here to extend you an invitation to a prestigious and exclusive school that I teach at," replied the woman. "Are your parents or guardians home?"
"My adopted mum's in the garden," answered Matilda. " The living room's right there. You can sit down while I go get her, ma'am."
Miss Honey came in when Matilda called her, washed her hands, and then went to the living room. "I'm Jennifer Honey, Matilda's adopted mother. You are?"
"Professor Minerva McGonagall," responded the other woman. "Your adopted daughter has very unique and special abilities, which is why I'm here to invite her to my school." She handed Matilda an envelope that seemed to be made out of parchment and not paper.
Matilda looked at curiously, noting that it had her exact address, all the way down to the room she slept in, and on the back had a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'. She then took out the letter within and gasped when she saw the invitation was for "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." "Is this some sort of joke, Professor McGonagall?" she asked, handing the letter to her mother to read.
"No, this isn't," answered Professor McGonagall. "Magic is real, and you are a witch. Here, allow me to demonstrate." She took out a stick, pointed it at a vase, and turned it into a turtle. After Matilda and Miss Honey had made sure that the vase really had turned into a turtle, McGonagall turned it back.
"So magic is real, then?" asked Matilda, not quite ready to believe it all.
"Yes, it is," said Professor McGonagall. "What do you think you were doing when you were levitating objects or summoning books? That was your magic. All children who are born with magical ability can do it, though normally it occurs in times of stress, anger, or other great emotion. When wizarding children turn eleven, or will do so by September first of that year, they will receive an invitation to attend Hogwarts. The ones born in Great Britain and Ireland do, at any rate. Only ones that are from Muggle, or non-magical, homes have their letters brought to them by a teacher from the school, however, since they require everything to be explained to them and assured that this isn't a joke."
"So my powers are magic!" exclaimed Matilda, delighted. "Wow!" She took the letter from Miss Honey and looked it over again.
"While it appears that you have some control of your magic, Hogwarts will teach you how to master it completely, with the use of a wand. And once you start Hogwarts, you will not be able to do magic outside of school until you turn of age. In the wizarding world, that is seventeen, not eighteen like in the Muggle world. So do you wish to attend?"
"Yes! Mum, can I please go to Hogwarts?"
"Of course," said Miss Honey with a smile. "Learning magic should provide you with a challenge, since regular school isn't currently, unless you were to attend University."
Professor McGonagall gave a rare smile and then explained about Diagon Alley, which was where the school supplies were bought, and gave some more information on Hogwarts. She arranged to return tomorrow morning and take them to London. Before she left, she gave Matilda a book that gave an overview of the wizarding world for Muggles.
"This is really exciting!" exclaimed Matilda after Professor McGonagall was gone. "I can't believe I'm a witch and going to a school to properly master my powers. I mean magic."
Miss Honey smiled. "I always knew that you were a special and talented girl, Matilda. I'm sure you'll do well at Hogwarts."
Suddenly Matilda remembered something that dampened her excitement somewhat. "What do I do about Lavender? She's my best friend, and I have to tell her something when I disappear ten months of the year to attend Hogwarts. I suppose I could just tell her that I'm going to a boarding school and not mention anything about magic, but I don't really want to keep everything a secret. I did eventually tell her about my powers, so couldn't I tell her about Hogwarts and swear her to secrecy?"
"I don't know," replied Miss Honey. "Perhaps you should ask Professor McGonagall about it when she returns tomorrow."
Matilda sighed. "I wish Lavender was a witch also. Then there'd be no secrets, and we could be at Hogwarts together."
"Well, maybe she'll turn out to be one. From what Professor McGonagall said, witches and wizards may have parents that aren't magical."
Matilda looked happier at that. She then abandoned reading Mariel of Redwall, and instead picked up the book on the wizarding world to read.
Author's Note: Since Lavender's last name wasn't mentioned in the book or movie Matilda, and it was hinted that Lavender Brown in the HP books might be Muggleborn, would readers have any objection if I made Lavender Brown and the Lavender in Matilda be the same person? Please leave a reply in your reviews. Thank you.
