A Yankee at Hogwarts?
Amaya peers out her window seat on the airplane. She sighs slightly as the past floods through her mind.
"Why does everyone have to be like this?" she thinks to her self, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
The passenger next to her snores loudly for a moment and Amaya eyes him annoyingly. She shakes her head and returns her gaze out the window, to the black nothingness of the night. Amaya's family is one of the most powerful wizarding families in the United States. Her family and another, the McKenzie's, have been against each other for generations and lately things have gotten really bad. The McKenzie's have taken their hatred to the next level, and attacked Amaya's parents. Her parents, Alissa and Gavon Grace, knew that their daughter would no longer be safe at home. So they sent her away, over seas.
A small tear trickles down the side of Amaya's face and she closes her eyes, soon after she drifts to sleep. When she wakes, the plane in is just pulling into the gate at the airport in England. She puts on her backpack and makes sure she has everything. After she gets off the plane, she heads to get her luggage when she sees someone holding a sign with her name on it. She walks up to the man, adjusting her backpack, and says quietly "I'm Amaya Grace."
The man nods and smiles at her.
"Welcome to England. Your things are already being gathered. Please follow me and we will get going." He says motioning her to follow him.
"Muggles," she thinks to herself, "such silly ways of traveling.much to slow."
In no time at all she is on her way to her final destination; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She wrings her hands in anticipation, her very first day going to any wizarding school in her entire life. She watches things zoom by as she rides the Hogwarts Express. After a few hours the train stops and soon on her way to the school where Professor McGonagall greets her.
"Welcome to Hogwarts my dear. I trust the ride was satisfactory?" she questions, smirking only slightly.
"Everything but the plane ride here ma'am," Amaya replies sheepishly.
"Please follow me Amaya, Dumbledore awaits you in his office. He has a few things to discuss with you." McGonagall says leading the way.
"Peppermint rolls," she says and the statue to Dumbledore office opens, revealing stairs.
"He's waiting for you," she says with a smile and walks away.
Amaya looks at the stairs and takes a deep breath, walking up them. When she reaches the top, she looks around, amazed.
"Welcome Amaya. Have a seat and I will explain some things to you." Dumbledore motions to a seat and Amaya sits down nervously.
"First, I'd like to welcome you to Hogwarts. Second, there are 4 houses in Hogwarts, each with their own special characteristics. The houses are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Third, I'd like to tell you that the Forbidden Forest is off limits to all students, for it is full of dangerous creatures."
Amaya nods. "Yes professor Dumbledore," she says.
"Now, tomorrow you will take some exams. I know you have been home schooled, but we need to get a feel for what you know. If you can pass the exams of classes you'd have originally taken, then you will get credit for taking the class. You will take exams for the next few days." Amaya simply nods.
"Go, join the feast where you will be sorted into your house then, get some sleep and tomorrow you can finally be the witch you've wanted so badly to become." He says with a twinkle in his eyes.
Amaya nods, and stands. "Thank you professor."
She walks out his door and heads down the stairs, where Hagrid greets her.
"The Professor said I should escort ya to the dinnin' all. My name is Hagrid and I be the grounds keeper of Hogwarts. Foller me," he says making his way to the Great Hall.
Amaya walks quickly so as not to get left behind. He opens the door and Amaya beams as she sees the mass of students already gathered.
Amaya peers out her window seat on the airplane. She sighs slightly as the past floods through her mind.
"Why does everyone have to be like this?" she thinks to her self, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
The passenger next to her snores loudly for a moment and Amaya eyes him annoyingly. She shakes her head and returns her gaze out the window, to the black nothingness of the night. Amaya's family is one of the most powerful wizarding families in the United States. Her family and another, the McKenzie's, have been against each other for generations and lately things have gotten really bad. The McKenzie's have taken their hatred to the next level, and attacked Amaya's parents. Her parents, Alissa and Gavon Grace, knew that their daughter would no longer be safe at home. So they sent her away, over seas.
A small tear trickles down the side of Amaya's face and she closes her eyes, soon after she drifts to sleep. When she wakes, the plane in is just pulling into the gate at the airport in England. She puts on her backpack and makes sure she has everything. After she gets off the plane, she heads to get her luggage when she sees someone holding a sign with her name on it. She walks up to the man, adjusting her backpack, and says quietly "I'm Amaya Grace."
The man nods and smiles at her.
"Welcome to England. Your things are already being gathered. Please follow me and we will get going." He says motioning her to follow him.
"Muggles," she thinks to herself, "such silly ways of traveling.much to slow."
In no time at all she is on her way to her final destination; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She wrings her hands in anticipation, her very first day going to any wizarding school in her entire life. She watches things zoom by as she rides the Hogwarts Express. After a few hours the train stops and soon on her way to the school where Professor McGonagall greets her.
"Welcome to Hogwarts my dear. I trust the ride was satisfactory?" she questions, smirking only slightly.
"Everything but the plane ride here ma'am," Amaya replies sheepishly.
"Please follow me Amaya, Dumbledore awaits you in his office. He has a few things to discuss with you." McGonagall says leading the way.
"Peppermint rolls," she says and the statue to Dumbledore office opens, revealing stairs.
"He's waiting for you," she says with a smile and walks away.
Amaya looks at the stairs and takes a deep breath, walking up them. When she reaches the top, she looks around, amazed.
"Welcome Amaya. Have a seat and I will explain some things to you." Dumbledore motions to a seat and Amaya sits down nervously.
"First, I'd like to welcome you to Hogwarts. Second, there are 4 houses in Hogwarts, each with their own special characteristics. The houses are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Third, I'd like to tell you that the Forbidden Forest is off limits to all students, for it is full of dangerous creatures."
Amaya nods. "Yes professor Dumbledore," she says.
"Now, tomorrow you will take some exams. I know you have been home schooled, but we need to get a feel for what you know. If you can pass the exams of classes you'd have originally taken, then you will get credit for taking the class. You will take exams for the next few days." Amaya simply nods.
"Go, join the feast where you will be sorted into your house then, get some sleep and tomorrow you can finally be the witch you've wanted so badly to become." He says with a twinkle in his eyes.
Amaya nods, and stands. "Thank you professor."
She walks out his door and heads down the stairs, where Hagrid greets her.
"The Professor said I should escort ya to the dinnin' all. My name is Hagrid and I be the grounds keeper of Hogwarts. Foller me," he says making his way to the Great Hall.
Amaya walks quickly so as not to get left behind. He opens the door and Amaya beams as she sees the mass of students already gathered.