Disclaimer: Unfortunately none of these characters are mine; neither are some parts of the story (namely the letters).
Chapter 1 - An unexpected letter
Willow pounded her alarm with her fist. Knowing all too well it had been keeping her awake well over an hour. She didn't care though; she had used up so much energy the night before trying to invent an invisibility spell. She dragged her exhausted body out of bed, slipped the days clothes onto her eleven-year-old body and forced herself to walk down stairs towards the kitchen.
Her mother heard her wandering feet come down the stairs. "Oh wow, I was about to call the morgue to inform them of my daughters sudden death over night!" her mom teased.
"Very funny Mom, I don't think the morgue would want me though."
"Now why would you say a stupid thing like that?"
"Because Mom," Willow stated after a short break. "I'm different then everyone else in my school." Hoping her mom would leave it at that Willow walked over and looked at the massive pile of letters that had collected over the few days that it hadn't been checked.
"What do you mean? You may be a bit smarter then everyone in your class," Willows mom stated in a bit of a question. "Or even your whole grade, but that doesn't make you stick out like a sore thumb. Does it?" Willow was now wishing she hadn't mentioned anything, because her mom seemed to get so upset when anything was different. If she ever found out that Willow was a witch, she shuddered a bit at the though of what her mom would do. "Alright Will, so you're a bit different then the other students. You'll get farther in life then they will anyways don't worry about it."
Willow's mom started to thumb through all the mail. "Oh look, it seems as though another Private school wants you to join them." After a short pause, "hmm, never heard of Hogwarts though, have you honey?"
Willow wanted to scream at her mom and tell her how every witch new about it, but she didn't. She only shrugged and let out a small sigh, not letting her mom see even the slightest bit of how happy she was. It must be the reply to the letter she had sent off before spring break had ended. Willow snatched the letter out of her mom's hand and ran back up to her room so she could read it in peace. "Hey, get back down here and apologize for being so rude young lady!" Her mom bellowed after her as she was running up the last two stairs.
"Sorry." She squeaked, the excitement overwhelming her, you could even here it in her bounce as she walked into her room and slammed her door. She tore the envelope open and read:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Rupert Giles
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Ms. Rosenberg,
We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
1st Term begins on August 1st. We await your owl by no later then June 31st.
Yours sincerely,
Wesley Wyndam-Price
Deputy Headmaster
"Great," Willow thought. "That gives me under one month to figure out some sort of story to tell my mom to convince her to let me go to this school. I'll also need to make her think she doesn't need to go and look at this school. Get the money for supplies, oh the supplies!" With that she unfolded a second piece of paper with the following on it:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
Uniform
First Term 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, silver fastenings)
Please note that all students clothes should carry name tags
Set 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 Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emric 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
1 wand
Students may also bring and owl OR a cat OR a toad OR a rat
PARENTS ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT FIRST TERMS ARE NOT ALLOWED
THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
A loud sigh protruded from Willows lips as she realized she is also going to have to convince her mom to let her buy all her own school supplies, by herself, and manage to keep them secret from her mom. After brainstorming everything she was going to need to do to make this all successful, she looked at the clock realized it was ten thirty. She was a half hour late to meet with Cordillia, and needed to go out and find her at the park so she could go to the mall like they had planned, yesterday on the phone.
She hid the letters in her desk. She ran downstairs and put on her jacket. She was in such a hurry that she didn't hear her mom call after her as she slammed the door shut and ran to the park.
Chapter 1 - An unexpected letter
Willow pounded her alarm with her fist. Knowing all too well it had been keeping her awake well over an hour. She didn't care though; she had used up so much energy the night before trying to invent an invisibility spell. She dragged her exhausted body out of bed, slipped the days clothes onto her eleven-year-old body and forced herself to walk down stairs towards the kitchen.
Her mother heard her wandering feet come down the stairs. "Oh wow, I was about to call the morgue to inform them of my daughters sudden death over night!" her mom teased.
"Very funny Mom, I don't think the morgue would want me though."
"Now why would you say a stupid thing like that?"
"Because Mom," Willow stated after a short break. "I'm different then everyone else in my school." Hoping her mom would leave it at that Willow walked over and looked at the massive pile of letters that had collected over the few days that it hadn't been checked.
"What do you mean? You may be a bit smarter then everyone in your class," Willows mom stated in a bit of a question. "Or even your whole grade, but that doesn't make you stick out like a sore thumb. Does it?" Willow was now wishing she hadn't mentioned anything, because her mom seemed to get so upset when anything was different. If she ever found out that Willow was a witch, she shuddered a bit at the though of what her mom would do. "Alright Will, so you're a bit different then the other students. You'll get farther in life then they will anyways don't worry about it."
Willow's mom started to thumb through all the mail. "Oh look, it seems as though another Private school wants you to join them." After a short pause, "hmm, never heard of Hogwarts though, have you honey?"
Willow wanted to scream at her mom and tell her how every witch new about it, but she didn't. She only shrugged and let out a small sigh, not letting her mom see even the slightest bit of how happy she was. It must be the reply to the letter she had sent off before spring break had ended. Willow snatched the letter out of her mom's hand and ran back up to her room so she could read it in peace. "Hey, get back down here and apologize for being so rude young lady!" Her mom bellowed after her as she was running up the last two stairs.
"Sorry." She squeaked, the excitement overwhelming her, you could even here it in her bounce as she walked into her room and slammed her door. She tore the envelope open and read:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Rupert Giles
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Ms. Rosenberg,
We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
1st Term begins on August 1st. We await your owl by no later then June 31st.
Yours sincerely,
Wesley Wyndam-Price
Deputy Headmaster
"Great," Willow thought. "That gives me under one month to figure out some sort of story to tell my mom to convince her to let me go to this school. I'll also need to make her think she doesn't need to go and look at this school. Get the money for supplies, oh the supplies!" With that she unfolded a second piece of paper with the following on it:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
Uniform
First Term 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, silver fastenings)
Please note that all students clothes should carry name tags
Set 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 Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emric 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
1 wand
Students may also bring and owl OR a cat OR a toad OR a rat
PARENTS ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT FIRST TERMS ARE NOT ALLOWED
THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
A loud sigh protruded from Willows lips as she realized she is also going to have to convince her mom to let her buy all her own school supplies, by herself, and manage to keep them secret from her mom. After brainstorming everything she was going to need to do to make this all successful, she looked at the clock realized it was ten thirty. She was a half hour late to meet with Cordillia, and needed to go out and find her at the park so she could go to the mall like they had planned, yesterday on the phone.
She hid the letters in her desk. She ran downstairs and put on her jacket. She was in such a hurry that she didn't hear her mom call after her as she slammed the door shut and ran to the park.