The Letter
One crisp July morning Rhea woke with a start. She had just been riding on the back of a unicorn through a dark forest. She had been chasing an owl when she had woken up. She got out of bed and looked in the mirror. A tall girl of eleven with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes was staring back at her. Suddenly there came a knock at the door.
"Rhea are you up?" The voice from the other side of the door called out. Rhea recognized the voice. It was her house elf Gabby.
"Yes. Just a minute." Rhea answered as she went to the door and opened it. A small smiling creature entered the room wearing a blue tea cozy and a white apron. "Good morning miss. Did you have a good sleep?" Gabby asked.
"Yes thank you. Is my mom up?" Rhea replied.
"She is downstairs with your father." The house elf said. "Okay thanks. I'm going to get dressed then go down and see them." Rhea replied. The house elf curtsied then stepped out of the room and shut the door. Rhea then went to her closet and pulled out her clothes for the day. She dressed with haste and went out of the room and down the stairs. She entered the kitchen finding her mother at the table with a cup of tea and her father reading the paper with a plate of toast and jelly beside him. "Good morning." Rhea called out as she went to the cupboard above the stove to look for cereal for breakfast. "Good morning dear. Did you have a good sleep?" Rhea's mother asked as she set down her cup of tea. "Yes I did." Rhea answered as she pulled out a box of Fruit Loops. Rhea set down the cereal on the counter and went looking for a bowl and spoon. Rhea proceeded to fix her breakfast. As soon as she had put her spoon in her bowl and began to eat, she heard the screech of an owl outside. Gabby entered the room with a letter in her hands. Gabby placed the letter beside Rhea, curtsied, and left the room. "What's this?" Rhea said as she observed the front of the letter. Written in emerald green ink was: Rhea O'Neil Room at the top of the stairs 2267, Godric Drive, Godric's Hollow
Rhea flipped the letter over. On the back was a red wax seal with a coat of arms stamped on it. The coat of arms had a lion, a badger, a snake, and a raven around a big 'H'. Rhea broke the seal and took out two pieces of parchment from the envelope. She opened the larger parchment first. Written in black ink on the parchment was:
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 O'Neil, We are please to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl no later than 31 July. Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress
Rhea looked up from the letter with an excited face. "Hey Mom! Dad! I got my acceptance letter to Hogwarts!" Rhea said excitedly. "Congratulations dear!" Rhea's dad said as he looked up from his paper. "We'll have to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow to get your supplies." Rhea's mom replied as she looked towards her husband. "Would you like to take the Knight Bus dear? I know how much you dislike using flu powder." "Sure. I'll call them up and book a couple beds then." Mr. O'Neil replied. Rhea finished her breakfast with great joy. She loved going to Diagon Alley. She enjoyed going to the Magical Menagerie to look at all the animals, and Quality Quidditch Supplies to look at the latest broom model. After breakfast Rhea asked her mom if she could go down the street to her friend Kiran's house to tell her the good news. Rhea quickly put her bowl and spoon by the sink and ran to the front entrance. Rhea flung open the doors to the entrance closet grabbed her shoes and slid them on. She grabbed her jacket, shouted a 'goodbye' to her parents and was out the door in a flash. She sprinted down the street, waving to Mrs. Longbottom who was getting rid of the lawn gnomes in her garden, and then turned into the next driveway. She ran up to the door and knocked three times. A young witch, who was no more than eleven years old, with flaming red hair and freckles answered the door. "Hey Kiran." Rhea said to the girl. "Hey Rhea. How are you?" Kiran answered. "Great! Guess what! I just got my Hogwarts acceptance letter!" Rhea replied excitedly. "Wow. I did too. Isn't this cool? My parents are taking me to Diagon Alley tomorrow." Kiran said. "Hey me too! I should tell my parent to book a couple more beds on the Knight Bus!" Rhea said.
One crisp July morning Rhea woke with a start. She had just been riding on the back of a unicorn through a dark forest. She had been chasing an owl when she had woken up. She got out of bed and looked in the mirror. A tall girl of eleven with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes was staring back at her. Suddenly there came a knock at the door.
"Rhea are you up?" The voice from the other side of the door called out. Rhea recognized the voice. It was her house elf Gabby.
"Yes. Just a minute." Rhea answered as she went to the door and opened it. A small smiling creature entered the room wearing a blue tea cozy and a white apron. "Good morning miss. Did you have a good sleep?" Gabby asked.
"Yes thank you. Is my mom up?" Rhea replied.
"She is downstairs with your father." The house elf said. "Okay thanks. I'm going to get dressed then go down and see them." Rhea replied. The house elf curtsied then stepped out of the room and shut the door. Rhea then went to her closet and pulled out her clothes for the day. She dressed with haste and went out of the room and down the stairs. She entered the kitchen finding her mother at the table with a cup of tea and her father reading the paper with a plate of toast and jelly beside him. "Good morning." Rhea called out as she went to the cupboard above the stove to look for cereal for breakfast. "Good morning dear. Did you have a good sleep?" Rhea's mother asked as she set down her cup of tea. "Yes I did." Rhea answered as she pulled out a box of Fruit Loops. Rhea set down the cereal on the counter and went looking for a bowl and spoon. Rhea proceeded to fix her breakfast. As soon as she had put her spoon in her bowl and began to eat, she heard the screech of an owl outside. Gabby entered the room with a letter in her hands. Gabby placed the letter beside Rhea, curtsied, and left the room. "What's this?" Rhea said as she observed the front of the letter. Written in emerald green ink was: Rhea O'Neil Room at the top of the stairs 2267, Godric Drive, Godric's Hollow
Rhea flipped the letter over. On the back was a red wax seal with a coat of arms stamped on it. The coat of arms had a lion, a badger, a snake, and a raven around a big 'H'. Rhea broke the seal and took out two pieces of parchment from the envelope. She opened the larger parchment first. Written in black ink on the parchment was:
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 O'Neil, We are please to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl no later than 31 July. Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress
Rhea looked up from the letter with an excited face. "Hey Mom! Dad! I got my acceptance letter to Hogwarts!" Rhea said excitedly. "Congratulations dear!" Rhea's dad said as he looked up from his paper. "We'll have to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow to get your supplies." Rhea's mom replied as she looked towards her husband. "Would you like to take the Knight Bus dear? I know how much you dislike using flu powder." "Sure. I'll call them up and book a couple beds then." Mr. O'Neil replied. Rhea finished her breakfast with great joy. She loved going to Diagon Alley. She enjoyed going to the Magical Menagerie to look at all the animals, and Quality Quidditch Supplies to look at the latest broom model. After breakfast Rhea asked her mom if she could go down the street to her friend Kiran's house to tell her the good news. Rhea quickly put her bowl and spoon by the sink and ran to the front entrance. Rhea flung open the doors to the entrance closet grabbed her shoes and slid them on. She grabbed her jacket, shouted a 'goodbye' to her parents and was out the door in a flash. She sprinted down the street, waving to Mrs. Longbottom who was getting rid of the lawn gnomes in her garden, and then turned into the next driveway. She ran up to the door and knocked three times. A young witch, who was no more than eleven years old, with flaming red hair and freckles answered the door. "Hey Kiran." Rhea said to the girl. "Hey Rhea. How are you?" Kiran answered. "Great! Guess what! I just got my Hogwarts acceptance letter!" Rhea replied excitedly. "Wow. I did too. Isn't this cool? My parents are taking me to Diagon Alley tomorrow." Kiran said. "Hey me too! I should tell my parent to book a couple more beds on the Knight Bus!" Rhea said.