A/N:Here's the first chapter!
I have now fixed the misspelling of Professor McGonagall's name. I don't know whether anyone but my brother noticed it, but I found our copies of the books, checked and fixed it. I am now working on the next chapter...Hopefully it'll be up soon!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything recognizably from Harry Potter, I'm only using the books as a starting place to launch my own creations. I may drift from the actual story in places, especially in the later books...Please don't kill me!
Chapter One: A Big Surprise
4 YEARS LATER
"I still can't believe you said that, Coren!" Sara said, laughing. "Did you see Mr. Raelin's face?"
Coren, a dark haired girl of eleven and one of Sara's best friends, shook her head. "I couldn't help it. He never lets up on me in class, and it's just because I read so much. He just won't admit that I know the answers anyway."
The other girl in the room spoke up. "But still, I don't really think you should have called him an ignorant dweeb. He is our teacher, after all. What does ignorant mean, anyway?"
Coren smiled. Kaila, while she always followed the rules to both letter and spirit, didn't do any extra studying...and could never understand how Coren knew so many big words. "To be ignorant means to not know much about something." Coren grinned and teased, "I'd simply say lack of knowledge, except you probably don't even know what that means!"
Kaila stuck out her tongue at Coren and brushed a strand of her bright red hair behind her ear. With her wide-framed glasses and short hair, a stranger might assume that she was the nerd of the group instead of Coren. Sara laughed and grinned. Her two best friends never stopped arguing, even if it was goodnatured.
"Besides, that was two months ago, why are we talking about it now?" Coren asked.
"Because We're BORED!" Sara and Kaila replied in unison. There was a tapping on the door. "Who is it?" Sara called. "It's me, your mother Sara! How many times do I have to tell you not to lock this door? What if the house caught fire?" came the muffled reply. Sara scurried to unlock the door.
"Thank you," Mrs. Frie said as she came into the room. "Sara, when I got the mail today I found a rather odd letter addressed to you. Do you have any idea what it's about?"
Sara's mother handed her an odd, parchment-like envelope addressed in green ink. There was no return address. The envelope was indeed addressed to her:
Sara Marie Frie
Secondary Bedroom, First Floor, Third House,
Polygon Street, London
Sara stared at the envelope. A strange feeling came over her, and, young as she was, she knew that if she opened it her life would be changed forever, for better or worse.
"Come on! Open it!" Kaila said. Sara shook herself and broke the oldfashioned green wax seal on the front of the envelope. She removed the single piece of parchment inside, and began to read aloud.
"Dear Sara Frie,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Enclosed are a list of items needed for the school year and your ticket for the Hogwarts Express. On August 29th a member of the Ministry of Magic will arrive at your home to bring you and/or your parents/gaurdians to Diagon Alley to get supplies, as you have nonmagical parents.
Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall"
Silence pervaded the room. Noone seemed to want to say anything. Sara thought furiously. Was this a prank, or was it real? Was it possible she really was a witch or something? The incident with the tree when she was seven kept coming to mind, an event of which she had never told a soul. If she was a witch, it would certainly help explain why she hadn't hit the tree. On the other hand, what else would it mean? Would she never be allowed to talk to nonmagic people again? Deciding that she would find the answers to her questions on August 29th, Sara let the questions drop from her mind.
"Well. That was certainly interesting," Mrs. Frie said. She looked more than a bit stunned. Kaila snatched the letter from Sara's hand, pushed her glasses up her nose, and began examining it carefully.
"Is there anything else in the envelope?" Coren asked.
Sara started to shake her head, and stopped. The envelope suddenly felt thicker. Opening it, she removed what was apparently a train ticket and a folded piece of paper, evidently the list of items. Sara looked up slowly and said, "These weren't there before..."
Kaila looked up. Everyone in the room stared at Sara in disbelief.
"So it's real....."
A/N: Thanks to Chaos Lightning for the review! More is coming, I hope people like it.
Please review!!!
I have now fixed the misspelling of Professor McGonagall's name. I don't know whether anyone but my brother noticed it, but I found our copies of the books, checked and fixed it. I am now working on the next chapter...Hopefully it'll be up soon!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything recognizably from Harry Potter, I'm only using the books as a starting place to launch my own creations. I may drift from the actual story in places, especially in the later books...Please don't kill me!
Chapter One: A Big Surprise
4 YEARS LATER
"I still can't believe you said that, Coren!" Sara said, laughing. "Did you see Mr. Raelin's face?"
Coren, a dark haired girl of eleven and one of Sara's best friends, shook her head. "I couldn't help it. He never lets up on me in class, and it's just because I read so much. He just won't admit that I know the answers anyway."
The other girl in the room spoke up. "But still, I don't really think you should have called him an ignorant dweeb. He is our teacher, after all. What does ignorant mean, anyway?"
Coren smiled. Kaila, while she always followed the rules to both letter and spirit, didn't do any extra studying...and could never understand how Coren knew so many big words. "To be ignorant means to not know much about something." Coren grinned and teased, "I'd simply say lack of knowledge, except you probably don't even know what that means!"
Kaila stuck out her tongue at Coren and brushed a strand of her bright red hair behind her ear. With her wide-framed glasses and short hair, a stranger might assume that she was the nerd of the group instead of Coren. Sara laughed and grinned. Her two best friends never stopped arguing, even if it was goodnatured.
"Besides, that was two months ago, why are we talking about it now?" Coren asked.
"Because We're BORED!" Sara and Kaila replied in unison. There was a tapping on the door. "Who is it?" Sara called. "It's me, your mother Sara! How many times do I have to tell you not to lock this door? What if the house caught fire?" came the muffled reply. Sara scurried to unlock the door.
"Thank you," Mrs. Frie said as she came into the room. "Sara, when I got the mail today I found a rather odd letter addressed to you. Do you have any idea what it's about?"
Sara's mother handed her an odd, parchment-like envelope addressed in green ink. There was no return address. The envelope was indeed addressed to her:
Sara Marie Frie
Secondary Bedroom, First Floor, Third House,
Polygon Street, London
Sara stared at the envelope. A strange feeling came over her, and, young as she was, she knew that if she opened it her life would be changed forever, for better or worse.
"Come on! Open it!" Kaila said. Sara shook herself and broke the oldfashioned green wax seal on the front of the envelope. She removed the single piece of parchment inside, and began to read aloud.
"Dear Sara Frie,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Enclosed are a list of items needed for the school year and your ticket for the Hogwarts Express. On August 29th a member of the Ministry of Magic will arrive at your home to bring you and/or your parents/gaurdians to Diagon Alley to get supplies, as you have nonmagical parents.
Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall"
Silence pervaded the room. Noone seemed to want to say anything. Sara thought furiously. Was this a prank, or was it real? Was it possible she really was a witch or something? The incident with the tree when she was seven kept coming to mind, an event of which she had never told a soul. If she was a witch, it would certainly help explain why she hadn't hit the tree. On the other hand, what else would it mean? Would she never be allowed to talk to nonmagic people again? Deciding that she would find the answers to her questions on August 29th, Sara let the questions drop from her mind.
"Well. That was certainly interesting," Mrs. Frie said. She looked more than a bit stunned. Kaila snatched the letter from Sara's hand, pushed her glasses up her nose, and began examining it carefully.
"Is there anything else in the envelope?" Coren asked.
Sara started to shake her head, and stopped. The envelope suddenly felt thicker. Opening it, she removed what was apparently a train ticket and a folded piece of paper, evidently the list of items. Sara looked up slowly and said, "These weren't there before..."
Kaila looked up. Everyone in the room stared at Sara in disbelief.
"So it's real....."
A/N: Thanks to Chaos Lightning for the review! More is coming, I hope people like it.
Please review!!!