Chapter 1: St. Mungo's Hospital For Magical Maladies and Injuries
It's a sunny day in the mid of July 2000. Inside a room called Lupus in St. Mungo's Hospital For Magical Maladies and Injuries, a man lying unconscious in a bed. He looked pale and have brown hairs that have almost turned grey. Next to the bed is a small bedside table with a good looking wand and an old looking cloak on it.
Just at that time, two women came in. One has a long dark green robe with a pointed witch hat on her head and the other has long grey hair and is shorter than the first.
"Minerva, I believe that he will recover soon." The woman with grey hair said to the other in a soft voice.
"Are you sure that he'll be back to normal, Poppy." The woman who is called Minerva said.
"Yeah, the healers say that he should be awake any time today." The woman who is called Poppy said while taking out her wand and conjured two chairs out of thin air.
And at the same time, the man on the bed started to make some little noises. Apparently, he is awake. The two women hear the noises and both walked next to the bed. They looked down at the man lying in the bed. Minerva said in a soft worried voice to the man,"Hi Remus. Do you need any help?"
As the man heard the voice of Minerva, he sat bolt upright in his bed and looked straight at the two women. He surely looked really pale and really thin.
"Professor McGonagall, Madam Pomfrey, how nice of you two to come here and see me." The man who is called Remus said to both of them.
"Oh, you don't have to thank us." Madam Pomfrey said with a smile,"And how are you feeling Mr Lupin?"
"I'm fine." Remus said forcing a smile on his face,"And what's the date."
"It's 20 July 2000." Minerva McGonagall replied.
"What? I have been out for 2 years now?" Remus said, definitely shocked by the information.
"Oh, that's normal. And we are mostly here to check if you had waked up so people can start visiting you." Madam Pomfrey said. And both women stand up, ready to leave.
"And it's so nice to have you back Remus," Minerva said at last. She and Madam Pomfrey then left the room.
A few thousand miles away, a young girl woke up with a new start. She has brown hair and ocean coloured eyes. She is, Emma Cai. She changed quickly and walked down the stairs to find her mother, cooking delicious breakfast.
"Here you are my sweetie." The Emma's mother, Doris Lin, said with a smile.
She has been living with her mother in this house in Nanjing since she was born. As for where her father is? He died fighting in the Battle of Hogwarts when Emma was 9 years old. To other people, her father, Robert Cai, is a hero. But to her, he has always been a bad father. She hates him more than anything. She had never met him and will never meet him. Her mother always says how good her father is and all those other good stuff about him. However, to Emma, it is all just rubbish.
Emma looked at the breakfast on the table and sat down in a chair. She grabbed some bread and started chewing on it.
"How is the bread, sweetie?" Her mother asked.
"Plety guud." Says Emma who has so much food in her mouth that she can't even talk properly.
Just at that time, a brown owl flew into the house and landed right in between Emma and her mom. When Doris saw this, she quickly took the letter that was attached to the owl's leg and put a knut on the owl's leg.
Emma leaned more closely to her mother as she saw a letter with a cool looking seal on the letter. When Doris opened the letter, she stared at it for a few seconds then showed to Emma.
"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 Ms Cai,
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 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress"
Then Doris took out another parchment which says:
"HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's 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 if they desire, an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK
Yours sincerely,
Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus
Chief Attendant of Witchcraft Provisions"
"Wow, mom! Does this mean that I am allowed to go to school now?" Emma asked happily.
"Yes, my girl. It means that sometime next month, we have to go to Diagon Alley to buy you all those supplies." Replied Doris.
"And when is that?" Emma asked eagerly.
"I will tell you when it's time," Doris answered while writing a letter back. She then ties the letter on to a grey looking owl and it flew away. Emma watched the owl while thinking what is like to be in a magic school.
