I was awoken by the deep pounding of our front door. Lucy was barking loudly at my door trying to get out, I stood up and walked groggily towards the sound. My mother was gone, her shift at the diner just beginning. I walked slowly down the stairs, the pounding continued.

"I'm coming!" I yelled, pushing Lucy out of the way with my foot as I opened the door.

I was shock at the man I saw standing there, only his torso was showing.

"Uhm" I paused. "Hello?"

"Hi, Ashlee" his voice boomed "I'm Hagrid the keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts" He stuck his hand out, I shook it. "I'm here to help you get ready for your first year at Hogwarts."

"Uh… Ok, let me just go, uhm get some things. Uhm" I paused and looked at him "Uh, come in. I will be right back."

He ducked down and stepped in side, Lucy shook and ran back upstairs to my room, I walked into the kitchen, looked around for the phone, I saw a note in my mothers hand writing, along with a key. I picked the key up and read the note.

My Dear Ashlee.

A man named Hagrid will be stopping by to take you to Hogwarts. Take Lucy with you, your allowed to have one pet with you. Here is the key for your volt at Gringotts, you should find what ever you need there.

I love you. Don't forget to write me.

Mom.

I set the letter down and put the key in my pocket, I grabbed Lucy's bag and called her, she came running and I picked her up, and walked towards the giant standing in my door way.

"You ready?" he asked opening the door.

"Yeah, I guess" I turned around and said goodbye to everything I have ever known in my head. I walked out of my house and shut the door.

We arrived at a pub in the middle of the London downtown area.

"Hargird, am I aloud in there?" I asked.

"Yeah, all witches and wizards are aloud in this pub." He smiled at opened the door for me. I looked up and smile and thanked him.

The room smelt like alcohol and body odour.

"Ah, Hagrid, the usual I presume?" The man at the bar asked.

"No thanks Tom, I'm on official Hogwarts business, taking Ashlee here to get her school supplies."

"Bless my soul, its Ashlee Kiore" the whole room fell silent, and looked at me. I felt like an animal in a zoo. There was whispering, and gawks.

"Come on Ashlee, lots of stuff to do" Hagrid took me and shuffled me into a closet. As we walked people grabbed my hand, and told me it was nice to meet me, and that I'm a gorgeous young woman.

"Hagrid, why was everyone so welcoming?" I asked when we were out of ear rang for everyone.

"We'll Ashlee, your one of the most famous witches of this century. Your father, well your father was the reason why the ministry didn't want you going to Hogwarts on your 11th birthday."

"Why, what did he do?" I asked.

"Well he. He begged the ministry not to let you go, he fought for 2 years to get them to not let you. He didn't want you to know about all the bad things that could've happened those first 3 years at Hogwarts. There were horrible things going on, horrible. Death and murder, he lost the battle to let you stay this year, he was killed by one of the death eaters, and when he didn't come to the meeting this year, they sent you the letter."

I looked at him in awe. My father has been alive all my life… and never wanted to see me, my mother told me he died, but in reality he was just trying to save my life. Now he was dead, and I might not be safe at Hogwarts anymore.

"Well, lets go" Hagrid said, he took his umbrella and taped a pattern onto the brick wall that was in front of us. The wall shifted and changed until it was a doorway into an ally. I looked at Hag rid and he mentioned me in, I took a step forward and suddenly I knew I wasn't in London anymore.