Holly woke up sometime around noon the next day. At first she didn't know
where she was as her eyes were red and puffy. She started down the stairs
and into the kitchen when she saw her "dog" and burst into tears again.
Because in reality Tuppy wasn't a dog, she was a Crup, a wizard dog. Of
course her parents didn't know that, because they were muggles. Her aunt
had given Tuppy to her last year for her birthday. That's what she didn't
understand; only wizards or witches could control Crups, as they didn't
like muggles. Her aunt, who was a witch, had said Holly had great potential
and was absolutely positive that she would be accepted at Hogwarts, but she
wasn't. A new feeling crept over Holly- guilt; she had let her aunt down.
She tried to stop the tears but it was impossible, so she just let them
flow.
"Well good morning, sleeping beauty…what's wrong?" her mother asked when she saw Holly's face.
"It didn't come."
"What didn't come?" her mother replied confused.
"The letter!" Holly breathed out.
"Letter?"
"My acceptance letter!!" Holly all but screamed, annoyed that her mother had forgotten something so important to her. Her mother just mouthed a silent "O" obviously still confused. Holly ran upstairs.
"Well good morning, sleeping beauty…what's wrong?" her mother asked when she saw Holly's face.
"It didn't come."
"What didn't come?" her mother replied confused.
"The letter!" Holly breathed out.
"Letter?"
"My acceptance letter!!" Holly all but screamed, annoyed that her mother had forgotten something so important to her. Her mother just mouthed a silent "O" obviously still confused. Holly ran upstairs.
