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I ran to the mailbox. My job was always to collect the mail before school. I opened the door and took out the papers. Bills, bills, catalogs, bills. Nothing interesting. I started walking back to the house when I heard a clattering. The mailbox was shaking. I went back to it and opened the door. Out shot an envelope, nearly giving me a paper cut. I saw it fly up and then land down on the ground. It had purple writing on the address.

Miss E. Rain

The Room Upstairs

67 Sun Dance Rd

Sandwell

Shropshire

I've never gotten a letter before. I opened it and read it.

Dear Emily,

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

What on earth did I just read? I looked inside the envelope and saw another paper. A supply list.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

UNIFORM

First-year students will require:

sets of plain work robes (black)

plain pointed hat (black) for day wear

pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)

Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags.

COURSE BOOKS

All students should have a copy of each of the following:

The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk

A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore

Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble

OTHER EQUIPMENT 1 wand 1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)

1 set glass or crystal phials

1 telescope

1 set brass scales

Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad.

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS

I ran inside. My parents looked at both of the papers. They sighed. They told me to sit down. "Honey, you seem to have special powers."

"Powers?"

"Yes. When you were three we moved into a little cottage and you ran out to a cliff. You did fall, but you flew back up to safety. You've done other things like move around spoons without touching them. But honey, these things are good! You're special."

"Mum, I'm scared. What is this place?"

"It must be a school for people like you. But where do we buy all this stuff?"

"I don't know..."

"Let's send a letter back and see what happens."

Dear Deputy Headmistress,

We graciously accept your letter of invitation. However, we do not know how to buy these things or where to buy them. Please write us back soon.

Sincerely,

The Rain Family

I sealed it in an envelope. I wrote on the back 'Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts' not knowing what else this address could need. I placed it on top of the mailbox, hoping that an owl or something would come and pick it up. The response came two days later.

Dear Rain Family,

I am pleased that you are able to send your child to our school. The place to buy all of your supplies is a market called Diagon Alley. Go to the Leaky Cauldron on Charing Cross Road in London. You just need to tell the the barman that you're a muggle-born. He'll know what to do.

Sincerely,

Minerva McGonogall

Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts

I looked at my parents. My father smiled.

"Sounds like fun."

A lot of leters, I know. It'll get much more interesting from here on, I promise.