Chapter 2: the new wizardschool

Amelia was on first sight a normal girl of 11 years, she was not to short or to small she had red hair wich reached just her shoulders en she had deep blue eyes. But she wasn't as normal as everyone seemed to think, she was a witch. She had now gone already two years to the St. Barbara college for witches and wizardkind. But in the summer vacation after her second year, her parents all of a sudden decided to move to Londen.
She would have to go find another wizarding school, but she had no idea how to do that. In Belgium she didn't needed to do that, the school had invited her, but she had no idea of that would be the same this time and she couldn't take the risk.
She was glad that the language was not a problem in Belgium she had spoken Dutch at school but at home with her parents she had always spoken English. Though she never understood why, it came quite handy.
The whole summer she was speculating about what to do now, till in the last week of holiday something happend that took al her doubts away: one day she was in her room pakking out the last stuff when an owl with an enveloppe tied to his paw came fly inside out of the open window. Carefully she detached the enveloppe from the owl's paw and looked at the adress this must be a mistake she thought but when she saw the adress: middle Amelia Novel, Downing Street 6, LONDON, the middle big room, she knew this could hardly be an mistake. She opened cautiously the enveloppe and with her eyebrows raised she started to read the letter(from parchment, wich she found verry strange inside it:
Dear Misses Novel

We are pleased to inform you that you –since you moved to London-have a place at Hogwarts school for Witchcraft and Wirzardry.
It's a verry rare thing for wichtes and wizards to move to another country. For that reason and to further inform you about or rules, the headmistress –myself- shall bring you a visit tomorrow midday at 2 o'clock. The list with your books and other equipment shall I bring you tomorow to.
Students of starting in the third year have also the chance to bring at certain weekends a visit to the little village not far from the school grounds called 'Hogsmeade'.
I you wish to do so, pleace let your parents or guardian sign the enclosed form.
You may also bring an owl, cat or toad to the school.
We are expecting you Monday 1 September

Yours Sincerley ,

M. McGonagall
Headmistress

Amelia rereaded the letter another couple of times and she still couldn't believe what she was reading. She hastened to the kitchen and showed the letter to her mother. There appeared a smile on her mother's face and she said I'm glad my dear, didn't I told you would get another invitation to a wizarding school here? You just need to have a little faith honey. Amelia noded but roled her eyes and hastened back up stairs. Back in her room she started even faster puting the last boxes away, she thought that after tomorow there would be not much time anymore. There where only 4 days left, and she still had to go after her books and other equipment and had to pack her trunk. While she was running through her room like a chicken without a head she accidentally fall over a box and all the books –wich had clearly been in the box-. She looked at the tittle:Harry Potter and the philosophers stone and had feeling she knew from somewhere but she couldn't put her finger as to where she knew it from. She gazed to the other books spread over the floor and saw that they al started with the same name: Harry Potter. I must be a whole series, she thought. She quickly picked up the other books and hide them in her desk. The first book was still in her hands and she couldn't help herself, she was way to curious and started to read…
The next morning when she woke up she noticed that the book was lying on her face, she must have fallen asleep while reading. She hastened downstairs where here mom and dad where already having breakfast. She ate as usual cereals but this time she couldn't really eat,she was way to nervous for that afternoon. When she was ready she sneaked back upstairs and start reading furhter, after a while she heard her mother scream that she had to come downstairs. She looked at her alarm clock standing on her nighttable and she was shocked when she saw that it was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the headmistress must be there and dead of nerves she walked downstairs.
When she finally came into the livingroom she saw her parents already speaking with the headmistress in hushed tones… When they saw her, her mother hastily said : Amelia, there you are ! This is your new headmistress Minerva McGonagall, her mother pointed to the stern looking woman, with her gray hair tight in a bun and with spectales wich even made her look more stern. She also wore weird clothes: green robes. The woman smiled at her, gave her a hand and said nice to meet you Amelia. Amelia returned the smile and said quickly nice to meet you to madam, while she sat in the chair across the headmistress. Well I you will excuse me her father said at once, I have to go. I will let you out her mother said and I will return with tea and biscuits she said to Amelia and the headmistress. Professor McGonagall said to her: I have brought you a list where you must pick of at least 2 extra lessons and a list with your books and equipment, but you already have a wand I have heard? Amelia nodded shortly and took her wand out of her pocket and handed to the professor and said it's eleven inches, made from hawtorn wood the core is phoenix feather and it's surprisingly swishy. Professor McGonagall noded when she took the wand and examined it verry carefully, she said verry well – and amelia thought she her eyes glinsten- and gave her wand back. Amelia, I was wondering, would you mind to tell me something more about your former school? Amelia found this verry strange , wasn't SHE supposed to tell her something more about HER school? But she nodded softly and said I used to live in a muggle village, so whe needed to dress as normal as possible and therefore didn't where robes or something. The school was in my neighbourhood so we could go back home at 4 o 'clock in the afternoon just like the surrounding muggle schools. The school wasn't verry to so… Is there a big difference with your school? She asked the headmistress. Right at that time her mother came with the tea and biscuits and after drinking a cup of tea though she looked in deep thoughts the headmistress answered well I think the difference couldn't hardly be bigger, I'm affraid. But don't worry, I you will get soon used to it. Now Hogwarts is a boarding hool for children with magical powers from al over the UK. It's situated in the hills of Scotland but the exact location is top secret. It's divided in four "houses" named after the four founders of Hogwarts: Gryffindor, HufflePuff, Slytherin and Ravenclaw and that's about to be your family while your staying at Hogwarts. She looked at her watch, Amelia could tell it didn't looked like a normal watch but as she didn't saw it verry well she couldn't precisely tell the difference. Oh dear is it already that late, I have to go. Oh before I forget to ask, do you know where you have to go to find your books and other equipment from your list? Amelia nodded no and she was glad the headmistress had asked, because she otherwise she had messed it up already for even starting school… No problem she said, I it's okay for you I will send Hagrid tomorow to go en pick your equipment. You don't have to be afraid of him she said looking at Amelia's scared face. He's maybe tall and is looking a bit rough but he's verry kind and gentle. He know's his way well in diagon Alley. Did your parents took care for your vault in Gringrotts ? Amelia nodded. Well that's all settled then, hope you find al what youre looking for tomorow the professor said and Amelia thought she again saw her eyes glinstening. We are expecting you the first of September at King's Cross station, at 11 o'clock in the morning at perron 9 ¾, that's the gate to or real station where the Hogwarts Express will standing ready to take you al to Hogwarts, McGonagall added after seeing Amelia's puzzeld face. Euh gate Amelia said a bit confused, how can a perron be a gate. Don't worry dear, when time comes you will know what to do. Don't forget to go first to my office when you arrive, you can join later the rest at the banket, now I really have to go. She shaked her mothers hand and said thank you for the tea, then she turned to Amelia and said it was nice to meet you she said shaking amelia's hand and before Amelia even could blink she had vanished in tin air.