Lily Luna Potter Chapter 2
I strode into the kitchen to find Albus sitting silently reading the Daily Prophet, munching on his toast. My brother Albus was a curious character; he was very intelligent but quiet and caring. "Morning sleepyhead" he said lifting his head from the paper grinning. "Morning" I replied yawning. "Anything in the paper today?" I asked walking over to get myself some breakfast. "Oh, nothing much there's an article about the Quidditch World Cup even though that's not on for weeks."
Albus flicked through a couple more pages and settled on reading an article about owls. I got myself a bowl of cereal and sat opposite Albus at the kitchen table. "Dad said we'd be going to Diagon Alley in the next couple of days" he said "Oh really? That's going to be so much fun." I couldn't wait to go to Diagon Alley to see all the different shops and get all the necessary equipment I would need this year. I also really wanted to go to my uncles Fred and George's, Joke shop Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. You buy all kinds of things there from Extendable Ears to Pygmy Puffs. Dad always talked about how everyone was devastated when Uncle Fred died but said Uncle George still ran the shop and was coping well.
Suddenly out of nowhere the kitchen door opened and I felt a huge gush of wind blow into the kitchen. I ran over to the door and closed it firmly. When I got walked back to the table there was a beautiful snowy owl sitting delicately on the top of my chair. I was so shocked I almost knocked over the chair. Albus was grinning wildly "You know what that is?" he asked excitedly "I have my suspicions" I replied. I did know what it was though. It was a Hogwarts owl, come to deliver my acceptance letter.
I walked over to the owl and carefully plucked the letter from its beak. I stroked it gently. The owl then proceeded to fly away gracefully with only the sound of it's flapping wings. I watched the snowy owl fly into the distance. "Aren't you going to open it?" Albus asked impatiently. I squinted away from the sunlight and down at the letter I had taken from the owl's beak. It was addressed to:
Miss L. Potter
Second bedroom on the left
12 Grimauld Pace
London
The letter was fairly light, made of faded parchment and was written inn emerald ink. I turned it over and found the Hogwarts emblem with the four houses printed on the envelope with purple wax, most likely from a stamp. I very cautiously slid my finger under the envelope and opened it. I pulled out another piece of parchment that read:
Dear Miss Potter
We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl no longer than 31 July.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Headmistress
I looked up from the letter. Even though I had been waiting for this moment my entire life I could not believe it had happened. I just stood there for a moment taking in what I had just happened. All I did was fall into a fit of giggles; Albus started laughing too probably because of how I had just reacted to my letter. "Go on" he said still giggling, "Go and show Mum and Dad"
