A/N: This story just came to me while listening to Avril Lavigne's CD, "Let Go" in the car. It's based on the song "Naked". And I need your opinions on something. What is too 'dark' for a PG-13 rated story? Is suicidal stuff too 'dark'? I've seen lots of stuff like that in other FanFics, but my friends says it's too 'dark' (I can't think of another word to describe it) Please tell me, I don't want to have inappropriate stuff in my story!

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"Mi, I can't do this!" 16-year-old Alexandria cried over the phone to her best friend. "You know how shy I am. Before my parents decided to move, I always had you with me at the start of school. Now I'm all alone. I'm never going to make any friends, and everyone is going to think I'm just a know-it-all!" Alex wailed, her words getting progressively faster and closer to tears, or so it sounded to Miana, Alex's best friend.

"Alex, calm down before you work yourself in hysterics! Remember what happened last time?" Miana said warningly, praying that the reminder would work. Last time was pure hell for both of them. Alex slowly started calming down, judging from the breaths Mi could hear over the phone. Mi breathed a sigh of relief. "You'll be fine, Alex. I promise. And you're not a know-it-all, no matter what they say. You're you, you're Alexandra Mauro, and Alex Mauro doesn't care what people say! Plus, you are my best friend. Do you think this'll be easy for me? I've walked into the school with you every year since kindergarten. But I'm all alone this year."

"Well, at least you are outgoing. And everybody knows and likes you. I don't know anybody!" Alex complained.

"You'll make friends, I know you will. Now, we'd better hang up and get ready for school. Call me tomorrow, okay?" Mi said.

"Fine." Alex said grudingly, "Bye!" The 5'6" blond hung up the phone and sprawled on her bed. She looked at the stuff on her dresser. A cauldron. Lots of books. Robes. Dragonhide gloves. But, most importantly, a wand. 11 inches, willow, unicorn hair, excellent for charms. Or so the strange man at Ollivander's had said. She hoped everyone in the wizarding world wouldn't be so… strange was the only way to describe it.

"Alex, it's almost midnight. We need to go to King's Cross Station tomorrow at 10:30, the train leaves at 11. Go to bed," her mom said, sticking her head into the room. Alex sighed and got on her pajamas. They were old and warn, but very warm. Then she climbed into bed and fell into a sleep that was continuously punctured by dreams about the wizarding world.

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A/N: Sorry that chapter was so short. I promise I'll update *really* soon, I'm already writing the next chapter. Sometime soon we find out why Alex is going to Hogwarts for the first time when she's 16, and other things. I don't have a beta reader, I don't want my beta from my other story to do this story too, I've got to surprise her sometime! If you want to beta, email me at sunmono12790@yahoo.com and I'll get back to you! And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!