Katrina Sparks: Book one
Chapter one
The letter.
Disclaimer: As sad as it is I do not own Harry Potter or anything in it. But I do own Katrina! :)
Now I hope you enjoy!
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On the border of England and Scotland was a mass forest known to many as the dark forest, inside those trees sat a large orphanage. Inside said orphanage lived around 200 to 300 children all 11 and under. The oldest child sat staring out across the trees. She was eleven now and being who she was if she was not their not in those circumstances she would have received a letter by now. But she knew that it would never arrive no one their got the letter. The letter that could very well save them from the horrors they faced nearly every day. The letter her parents and their parents before them had gotten when they were her age. An acceptance letter to Hogwarts School of witch craft and wizardry. You see this child and those around her were not normal children. They were all magical in one way or another, most were witches and wizards, some were children of witch's and wizards but possessed no magic of their own, and some were just muggles who knew of magic.
A small path ran through the forest connecting the orphanage to the outside world. A lone man walked down it. He wore purple robes and had a long silver beard, he had a crocked nose as if it had been broken many times before, and an undying twinkle in his silvery blue eyes. This man was none other than Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of witch craft and wizardry. Katrina sat up a bit straighter when she saw him coming, standing she walked towards him.
"Hello may I help you?" she asked giving him a curious look.
"Hello young lady yes I'm looking for whom ever is in charge at the moment" he answered eyes twinkling merrily. Katrina nodded.
"Follow me" she commanded walking in though the two towering doors. Albus followed glancing around curiously. Soon they came upon two more doors towering just as much as the last. Inside were children eating there supper in complete silence the only sound were clinking forks against plates and, Katrina and Albus' shoes on the cement floor. Katrina lead him to a large table at the front of the hall was an older women who sat eating what looked to be roasted chicken, well the children ate green slop. She had long grey hair with some strands of blond in it she had a long nose and high cheek bones; she looked at them coldly with dark gray eyes.
"What is this?" she asked Katrina pointedly.
"A visitor for you, Miss Hannigan" Katrina replied. She stepped aside watching the outcome of this meeting.
"Miss Hannigan, I am Albus Dumbledore headmaster of Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry. I am here to offer a spot to one of the children here." Albus said pulling an envelope out of his pocket. Katrina looked up hope creeping into her as she heard this. Miss Hannigan glared.
"And whom might this child be?" she asked though clenched teeth. Not happy at the thought of losing one of her many victims.
"Katrina Amelia Sparks, I do believe she is 11 now" he answered.
"Yes sir I am" Katrina blurted out. Clasping her hand over her mouth she realized she'd spoken out of term. Miss Hannigan glared fiercely at her.
"Don't speak when it is not your place" she spat at the young girl in front of her. Albus raised an eyebrow at that.
"Oh but it is her place seeing as this is about her." He said looking pointedly at the women in front of him. He turned holding out the letter to Katrina. "Here you go I'm supposing that you're Katrina Sparks?" Katrina nodded taking the letter excitedly. She opened it smiling as she 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 Miss. Sparks,
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 by no later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress"
Katrina's face split in to a disbelieving grin. This was it she had it she had gotten the letter, the letter no one here had ever gotten; she was going to Hogwarts she was leaving the horrible orphanage behind at last. How was she going to get her school supplies she thought desperately. Her face fell she turned to Dumbledore. "How am I to go, I have no money to buy school things with?" she asked sadly. Dumbledore grinned. He reached in to his pocket pulling out a small brace key.
"You didn't think your parents left you nothing?" he asked. "This is the key to your vault at Gringorts" He explained. Katrina grinned taking the key. "Next week Professor McGonagall will take you to Diagon alee to go school shopping" Katrina smiled at this. Miss Hannigan stood up.
"Wait just a minute I never said she could go" she spat glaring. Katrina frowned looking ready to cry realizing Miss Hannigan would never let her go. Dumbledore shock his head at this.
"It's not up to you it's up to me and her" he said. Katrina smiled again. "Now I will be leaving, Katrina be ready to go and make sure you leave in time to catch the train on the 1st, have a wonderful rest of the summer." He said spinning on his heel and leaving. Katrina fell asleep smiling that nigh thinking of how Hogwarts was going to be.
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Well that's the end of the first chapter. R&R please and if you have any questions feel free to ask.