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The Start

Chapter 3

            After Isabel took her shower and got dressed, she solemnly walked down the stairs and into the hallway lit with sunlight. She couldn't help but look at the photographs. They weren't moving. They live in the muggle world for unknown reasons, so they couldn't really have them or people would question. There she was at the age of 3 with Regina and Greg at some park. She had cake all over her face. Then she noticed that her hair was blonde, but right now, her hair was mahogany. "What? That's strange. I was a blonde." She continued down the hallway, passing by the precious memories that would one day become blank in her mind. She walked into the kitchen and sat down.

            A woman, about 30, with long black hair and alluring gray eyes stood near the stove cooking chocolate chip pancakes. Once or twice she would catch fire and put it out by hitting herself with a pancake. Then a man came into the kitchen about mid 30's, with brown hair slicked back and forest green eyes. Both of her adoptive parents stood at a height of 6'1 and 6'2. Greg kissed Regina and ruffled Isabel's hair before he too took a seat at the table and started reading the Daily Prophet.

            "How's your morning kiddo?" he asked. Isabel smiled weakly and replied, "I was feeling kind of down in the dumps for a bit, but Regina made me feel better because she caught on fire." Regina turned around with eyes wide open and a smirk plastered on her face. Her apron wasn't white anymore, but black from the flames. "Glad to make you smile from my discomforts young lady," Regina said while tapping her foot.

            Isabel got up and gave Regina a hug and said, "I'm sorry. You know I love you!" Regina hugged back and after a few seconds Greg joined. After the hug, they ate their breakfast, cleaned up, and started to put all of Isabel's belongings into the car.

            "I'm going to miss this place," whispered Isabel.

            "You sound like you'll never see us or our home again," answered Regina.

            "I just have the jitters," she replied.

            "Well, that's perfectly understandable," chipped in Greg.

            The Appletons took off towards Kings Cross. During the drive, Isabel couldn't help but wonder what kind of people she would meet. She knew not all people were good. All she knew about Hogwarts is that it is a school for witches and wizards. She asked Greg about it, but he seemed too uneasy to tell her. It was like there was some kind of secret. She asked Regina next and the entire woman could say was, "You already know." Isabel was just frustrated. She was transferring to a school she barely knew about and entering a world she never stepped foot in. She has a distinct tingling feeling in the pit of her gut. She looked out the window and say regular children with regular lives. "Why couldn't I have that?" she questioned.

            She decided to take a short nap and so she did. After 20 minutes, the car came into a sudden halt and knocked Isabel off her seat since she was lying down with no seatbelt.

            "Ow. Geezers Greg!" exclaimed Isabel.

            "My goodness! What kind of husband do I have? You never listen to me. I said flu powder, but no, you wanted to drive. You're an idiot you know that?" Regina outraged.

            "Oh sod off. It's nice to drive once in a damn while. You should try it," he responded.

            "Oh I'll try it, just to run you over with it," she answered back.

            Isabel put on her fluffy earmuffs to ignore Regina and Greg's bickering. It was always funny though. Greg would say sorry and Regina would soften up. "Weirdoes," she muttered to herself.

            Greg and Regina finally stopped and helped Isabel get her stuff. Isabel couldn't help but stare at her new put, her owl, Joyjoy. It was an odd owl. It had gray feathers and peach colored eyes. When she first got Joyjoy, she bit her finger. It wasn't exactly a first good impression. During the last month, they have gotten to know each other. They were now on good terms. She lifted the cage up along with her treasured blue backpack and headed towards the train station following Regina and Greg.

            They entered and went towards platforms 9 and 10. She saw kids with pets and loaded trunks. She figured they were witches and wizards since they kept saying stuff like "muggles" and "Hogwarts". Then something caught her eye, in the midst of a crowd, a redhead boy and a silvery blonde boy arguing

Note: Sorry for any misspellings!!