A New World

It started with a letter. Just an innocent little letter, sitting in the mailbox. The only thing about it that was unusual was that it had an old fashioned wax seal on the back. The seal had four animals surrounding a letter H on the back. The emerald ink on the front came as no surprise to her, as all of her friends wrote in odd colors. Nor did the parchment surprise her, as she assumed that it was merely construction paper. But when she opened it, she was truly surprised. She began to read.

Hogwarts School

of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Ms. Telvana,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted
at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please
find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl no
later than July 31.

Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress

At first, she thought it was some kind of joke. She turned it over, but found nothing telling her that it was false. Then her mind went into the mode it always does when she reads something, even if she thinks that it is a joke. She analyzed every line. Witchcraft and Wizardry, so this place was some kind of magic school. She had heard of Merlin, but never the order of Merlin. And what on earth was a Mugwump? They knew her name, but they could've just looked it up somewhere. And how was she supposed to send an owl? Her friend had one, but it could barely fly itself, much less a letter. And "Witchcraft'. Did that mean they thought she could perform magic? She almost laughed at the absurdity of it. She didn't even notice a list that fell out as she put it down. Eventually she decided that she would think about it for the rest of the day, and maybe have figured out what to do by the morning.

But she never got the chance. About an hour after she read the letter, just before dinner, a live owl swooped into her bedroom window. It dropped a letter on her bed and was gone before she had time to react. When shed got over the shock, she picked it up and read:

Dear Ms. Telvana,
It has come to our attention that you may not fullyunderstand the
letter that you recently received. You may send a letter by your normal
method, addressed to Hogwarts, and it will find us. To obtain your
supplies, you may visit a shop in London called "The Leaky Cauldron".
Alternatively, you may wish to locate a wizarding family in your area
and ask them for help. The Seleth family lives near you. Also, a boy at
your school, David Hether, will be starting Hogwarts this year as the first
wizard or witch in his family. And remember to obtain all the materials on your list.

She read it through twice before the important things got through her head. "The Seleths are wizards! And David is going to attend Hogwarts too?!" She decided that she would sleep on it, and wait until her parents returned in the morning.

When morning came, she went into the kitchen to discover that her parents had returned, but left already. They left a note reminding her that her summer school was out for the day, and saying that she could visit her friends if she wanted. That was fine with her. She would go to the Seleths and ask them all the questions that were bursting in her head. If nothing else, they would be able to confirm that it was just a hoax.

When she arrived, she knocked on the door and waited. After just a minute, Mr. Seleth answered.

"Ah, it's you! Come in, come in. I assume this is about your letter?"

"Yes! But how did you know?"

"You're forgetting that I am a wizard."

"Oh yeah. That is what I came to ask you about."

"Yes, I know. But come in, don't just stand there on the doorstep forever!"

She followed him inside. After asking all the questions she had, such as why the muggles didn't see the Leaky Cauldron, she finally asked the question that she had been bursting to ask ever since she got the first letter.

"Can you show me some magic?"

"Of course! What do you want to see?"

"I've been thinking about this for a while. Can you teleport me somewhere?"

"That is hard, but I will try. Where to?"

"The top of an Egyptian pyramid. And make sure you bring me back, too!"

"Ok. Hmm…"

He sat there thinking for a minute, then his face cleared, and he mumbled something that Ara could barley hear, and suddenly, she was there. She could feel the hot winds blasting sand in her face. She could also see for miles and miles, with majestic pyramids dotting the landscape. The tallest one was obviously the one she was standing on. She could even feel the heat of the rocks through her shoes. After a minute, she was back in Mr. Seleth's house, sitting in a stunned silence. Mr. Seleth smiled.

"Is that enough proof for you?"

"Yes. Yes it is."


A/N: Thank you to peppypirate, for being my first reviewer! I might add a bit ofromance later on. She has to actually get to the school first, though.Please review!