Welcome To Hogwarts
Authors notes: Shauna and Carla weren't always saving lives, they were once young witches just trying to fit in at a new school. This is the story of their first week at school.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters, places, etc belong to Scholastic publishing and it's branches, and to Warner Brothers. Some plot lines are inspired by the WB show Charmed and folklore. The characters " Cassia" , "Carla", and "Shauna" are mine. Any relation to persons living or dead is coincidental and is a work of fiction.
Chapter One: A secret well kept
Have you ever had one of those days when it seemed like they could never get any worse?Well that's exactly how fifteen year old Shauna Carter and Carla Taylor were feeling as they were riding in Carla's mom's car back home. They had just been expelled after their first day at Los Angeles High from the principle Mr. Miller. For witness's testimony that they were the reason why the chemistry lab had been blown to smithereens. That somehow they had planted a bomb in the lab before school started and set it off when they were having a chem lab. Now Carla's mom Cassia was screaming at her daughter in which Shauna was trying desperately to ignore. If she would have been listening she would have heard this:
"I can't believe you used your powers to blow up your school!"
"Mom I didn't know I'd lose control. It just happened." Carla pleaded.
"Now I have to figure out where to send you to school, since you can't go anywhere in L.A. Gosh you should know better than to lose control of your emotions like that."
" What else can I say? I'm sorry and I didn't mean to."
By this time they were riding into the Taylor's driveway and there ,saw a curious sight as they got out of the car.
" Um aren't owls supposed to be nocturnal animals?" asked Shauna who had finally opened her ears once Cassia had stopped yelling at her friend.
Cassia Taylor looked around and saw what the girls had seen. A barn owl had just flown away from their doorstep, leaving a sealed white envelope. She unlocked the door and let the girls go inside first. Cassia picked it up and looked at the seal that kept the letter closed. It was addressed to both Shauna and Carla.
" Now before I give you this letter, tell me what happened." Cassia said more calmly.
" You remember that creep Rick, well he ticked me off and I kinda lost it. Began to wish that the burner would catch fire or the mixture explode and it kinda happened." Carla explained.
" You should read this letter out loud since it's addressed to both of you." Cassia replied, handing the letter to Carla.
" Dear Miss Taylor and Miss Carter you have been accepted at Hogwarts," Carla began, " What's Hogwarts mom?"
" It's a special school in England, keep reading."
" Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Each students is required a wand," Carla then looked up at her mother," But mom a wand is only used by mages, we're magikas we don't need a wand."
" Hold on back up a second, I'm hearing words like witchcraft, wizardry, mage, magika, what the heck is this supposed to mean?"
A moments silence went by while Carla glanced at her mother, clearly she was going to ask her permission to do something.
" Mom, should you tell her or shall I?"
" Tell me what?" asked Shauna clearly irritated.
" Maybe you should tell her, I'll clarify any questions." Cassia replied to Carla.
" Shauna maybe you should sit down cause a lot of this is going to shock you."
Shauna then sat down on the easy chair, clearly waiting to listen.
" Shauna, have you made anything happen when you were angry or scared and couldn't explain it?"
" Not until this morning. I got angry that Rick was teasing you and just wished the experiment would blow up in his face, and the entire lab just exploded." Shauna explained.
" The reason for that is you're a witch."
" Huh?"
" You are a witch. A spell casting, broomstick riding, caulron stirring witch. Just like me."
" Wow, well I didn't expect that. How long have you known?"
" For as long as we've been friends. Your family is not your real family. My dad found you and left you at our neighbors house doorstep and when they were about to get rid of you my dad talked them into keeping you."
" You knew this all this time, for fifteen years and never told me?"
" Yeah. I was sworn to secrecy by my mom and dad, and I know it's a alot to take in. We're dropping all this supernatural jargon on you and you don't understand."
" Okay, what's a magika and what's a mage?"
" A mage is a witch or wizard that uses wands for their power and magikas are blessed with natural powers that grow over time. They have no use for wands, except for a major power boost." Cassia explained.
" Well this is all nice and everything but I'm going outside." Shauna then got up and walked outside, leaving her friend with her mom.
" Well at least she took it well." Cassia said.
" Are you kidding mom? she hates me now." Carla replied, sighing hopelessly. " Are you going to send us to that Hogwarts place?"
" Actually I think I shall. At least you can do magic without getting into trouble, and along with their teachings you can teach Shauna how to control her power."
" What makes you think we can talk her parents into letting her leave the country? Nonetheless would she want to come with me?"
" I'll work it all out by saying that we will pay for the expenses, and you two will work out your arguments." Cassia explained.
" How will I teach her? I don't know where to begin, she's not used to it like I am. We'd have to explain ourselves to witches and wizards whose art is ancient while we're more modern."
" It will do you some good Carla, and I think you'll see that they're not so ancient."
"How do you know?" Carla asked suspiciously. A look of extreme pain crossed Cassia's face before she replied with a simple " I just know."
At that moment Shauna came in. She seemed a lot more calm and still confused, but she then told Cassia and her friend that she was willing to learn no matter who or where. Cassia then called Shauna's parents and then arranged for her extended stay, saying that she and Carla was part of a foreign exchange program and they were offered to go to a private school in England, and that she would pay for the girls school supplies and their way to get there.
" Well what's the game plan Mrs. T?" Shauna asked.
" I've got to get you girls your passports, the tickets to get to London, and then I suppose that Hogwarts has somebody to meet you at Hogsmeade, the only full wizarding village in Britain, to take you to the castle from there." Cassia explained.
" Will we be going alone?" Carla asked.
" No I'll be with you girls for the next few days to get you everything you need, and then you're on your own."
" How do you know all this stuff?" Shauna asked, just as Carla had earlier.
" Nevermind that and just do as I say." Cassia replied irritably. Shauna looked at Carla for the answer and all she could do was shrug her shoulders.
Shauna stayed the night with Carla that night and just after Carla knew she was asleep she snuck away, so that she could talk to her mother and hopefully find out what was so painful to her once and for all.
Cassia was reading a book in her room when Carla tapped on the door.
" Come in." said Cassia, " Carla, you're supposed to be in bed, we have a big day tomorrow." She said when she saw her daughter walk through the door.
" That's what I came to talk to you about. I'm scared about what happens tomorrow."
" Alright what's scaring you?"
" Well duh, that's a stupid question. I'm scared about leaving you since Dad isn't always around, on top of that a new school, new way to learn magic, in a new country, and people I don't know." Carla replied
" You'll fit in just fine. Besides not all the people will be strange you'll have Shauna. The reason why I said that you'll work out this anger she has with you is that at this school you two will be in the same boat together, and who knows? it might just bring you closer than you've ever been."
" Are you sure?"
" Yes I am. Just as I know about magic I know about life and love, and a lot of the time they go together. Now good night and remember I'll be around if you need to talk to me, as you say our magic is more advanced than theirs." Cassia smiled a mischeivious smile and winked as she said this. Carla smiled and giggled back, and finally went to sleep. She thought she would save her fears until they got to Hogwarts.