Chapter 2
When Kelly finally did wake up, she was home, and in her own bed. 'Wow.I guess I came out fine. I wonder how Ryan is.' Kelly thought. As she got up, she realized both her sisters were home. 'Katie? Why is she home? Maybe mom and dad called her.' Kelly went into the kitchen ate breakfast then went and watched a little television.
Later on, she thought she heard a knock on her front door. So she got up to see who it was. As she went to the window, she saw a letter sticking out of her mail box. "What the? Mail doesn't come till later. This day just keeps getting weirder and weirder." Kelly said to herself. She walked outside, opened the mail box, and saw only one letter inside. The letter said, in green writing:
Ms. Kelly Bateman
Third house on the left Ellicott Rd.
Philadelphia Pa, United States "WHOA! Creepy, one letter, addressed to me. Wonder who it's from." Kelly said opening the envelope. As she read the letter she realized her wish had come true. She read more, and on another piece of paper it said:
Ms. Bateman, we have arranged for you to go to England and spend your
summers with a wizard family, the Weasley's. If you would like during
Christmas and Easter holidays to go home with your family or stay at
Hogwarts. We advise you stay at Hogwarts over the Easter and Christmas
holidays, as it is less of a hassle for yourself.
"Whoa! Ok, um.whoa. Think Bel, think. Ok, um..there's an owl in my tree. Com here birdie, come here." Kelly said. "Ok, um, you stay here; I think I'm going to need you." The owl sat on the back of a lawn chair while Kelly ran up the stairs to her parent's bedroom and handed the letter to her mother. "Congratulations Kelly. We got a letter from this family too. About a week ago. They should be picking you up tomorrow. So, go get the trunk out of the attic, and start packing. Everyone knows already." Kelly just looked at her for a minute then wrote a reply on the letter, then ran down the stairs and gave it to the bird.
She carried the trunk back to her room and started pulling clothes out of her drawers. "Kelly, put stuff in your school bag and carry it." By the time she was done, half her drawers were empty and a suitcase was stuffed. "I'm using the suitcase for normal clothes, and the trunk for my school things." Kelly explained as her sister gave her a strange look. "Whatever." She said, then turned and walked out.
"Wake up, Bel. Are you finished packing?" "Yes, mom, I just need my stuff for my camera. Then I'm totally packed." Kelly said sleepily rolling over in her bed. "I'll send you thousands of photos. School, my friends, everything." "Well, don't waste your film. We'll send more, but I put two ten packs with you trunk." Her mom said. "Come on, I'm trying to sleep." Kelly's sister Erin said to them. "Oh, don't be a spoil sport. She leaves for a year today." "Yea Erin, I leave today, aren't you going to miss me?" "Nope." She said laughing. "You're so nice Erin!" Kelly said sarcastically, "I'm not going to miss you too." She said as she leaned over and hugged her sister.
After she climbed out of bed, she checked her things and got the rest of her photo's and any other last minute things she would want at Hogwarts and the Weasley's.
At ten after two Kelly heard her sister Katie scream from the living room. "Please, we're supposed to come to get Kelly." Kelly heard someone saying. "Oh, ok, hold on." Kelly could tell Katie was shaking by the sound of her voice. "Mom! Dad! Kelly! I think she might tell you to call her something besides Kelly; she keeps changing what she wants people to call her. We call her Bel, or Kelly, or even Kelly Anne. KELLY!" "I'm coming, come get my bag!" "She'll be down in a minute. I'll be right back. I'm Katie by the way." "I'm Mr. Weasley; these are my sons Ron, Fred and George. I like your dog." "Names Laddie," Kelly said as she walked down the stairs, "and I'm Kelly Like Katie said, you can call me Kelly or Bel, or Kel, just pick one." "Hello Kelly, I'm Mr. Weasley, this is Ron, Fred and George. I'm going to explain this so you parents know too. You'll have your own room at our house. Every summer you can either stay or go home. It's your choice." "Ok, one question. Am I'm kicking anyone out of their bedroom by having my own?" "No, you're not. Because of magic, we can easily add on a room to the house. And have it be stable." "ok, that's it. I'm ready, Bye mommy, bye D, I love you. Ill write as often as possible. Bye." Kelly hugged her whole family, said good bye to Laddie and her guinea pig Gus. Kissed them both lightly then left through the fire place with the Weasleys.
When Kelly finally did wake up, she was home, and in her own bed. 'Wow.I guess I came out fine. I wonder how Ryan is.' Kelly thought. As she got up, she realized both her sisters were home. 'Katie? Why is she home? Maybe mom and dad called her.' Kelly went into the kitchen ate breakfast then went and watched a little television.
Later on, she thought she heard a knock on her front door. So she got up to see who it was. As she went to the window, she saw a letter sticking out of her mail box. "What the? Mail doesn't come till later. This day just keeps getting weirder and weirder." Kelly said to herself. She walked outside, opened the mail box, and saw only one letter inside. The letter said, in green writing:
Ms. Kelly Bateman
Third house on the left Ellicott Rd.
Philadelphia Pa, United States "WHOA! Creepy, one letter, addressed to me. Wonder who it's from." Kelly said opening the envelope. As she read the letter she realized her wish had come true. She read more, and on another piece of paper it said:
Ms. Bateman, we have arranged for you to go to England and spend your
summers with a wizard family, the Weasley's. If you would like during
Christmas and Easter holidays to go home with your family or stay at
Hogwarts. We advise you stay at Hogwarts over the Easter and Christmas
holidays, as it is less of a hassle for yourself.
"Whoa! Ok, um.whoa. Think Bel, think. Ok, um..there's an owl in my tree. Com here birdie, come here." Kelly said. "Ok, um, you stay here; I think I'm going to need you." The owl sat on the back of a lawn chair while Kelly ran up the stairs to her parent's bedroom and handed the letter to her mother. "Congratulations Kelly. We got a letter from this family too. About a week ago. They should be picking you up tomorrow. So, go get the trunk out of the attic, and start packing. Everyone knows already." Kelly just looked at her for a minute then wrote a reply on the letter, then ran down the stairs and gave it to the bird.
She carried the trunk back to her room and started pulling clothes out of her drawers. "Kelly, put stuff in your school bag and carry it." By the time she was done, half her drawers were empty and a suitcase was stuffed. "I'm using the suitcase for normal clothes, and the trunk for my school things." Kelly explained as her sister gave her a strange look. "Whatever." She said, then turned and walked out.
"Wake up, Bel. Are you finished packing?" "Yes, mom, I just need my stuff for my camera. Then I'm totally packed." Kelly said sleepily rolling over in her bed. "I'll send you thousands of photos. School, my friends, everything." "Well, don't waste your film. We'll send more, but I put two ten packs with you trunk." Her mom said. "Come on, I'm trying to sleep." Kelly's sister Erin said to them. "Oh, don't be a spoil sport. She leaves for a year today." "Yea Erin, I leave today, aren't you going to miss me?" "Nope." She said laughing. "You're so nice Erin!" Kelly said sarcastically, "I'm not going to miss you too." She said as she leaned over and hugged her sister.
After she climbed out of bed, she checked her things and got the rest of her photo's and any other last minute things she would want at Hogwarts and the Weasley's.
At ten after two Kelly heard her sister Katie scream from the living room. "Please, we're supposed to come to get Kelly." Kelly heard someone saying. "Oh, ok, hold on." Kelly could tell Katie was shaking by the sound of her voice. "Mom! Dad! Kelly! I think she might tell you to call her something besides Kelly; she keeps changing what she wants people to call her. We call her Bel, or Kelly, or even Kelly Anne. KELLY!" "I'm coming, come get my bag!" "She'll be down in a minute. I'll be right back. I'm Katie by the way." "I'm Mr. Weasley; these are my sons Ron, Fred and George. I like your dog." "Names Laddie," Kelly said as she walked down the stairs, "and I'm Kelly Like Katie said, you can call me Kelly or Bel, or Kel, just pick one." "Hello Kelly, I'm Mr. Weasley, this is Ron, Fred and George. I'm going to explain this so you parents know too. You'll have your own room at our house. Every summer you can either stay or go home. It's your choice." "Ok, one question. Am I'm kicking anyone out of their bedroom by having my own?" "No, you're not. Because of magic, we can easily add on a room to the house. And have it be stable." "ok, that's it. I'm ready, Bye mommy, bye D, I love you. Ill write as often as possible. Bye." Kelly hugged her whole family, said good bye to Laddie and her guinea pig Gus. Kissed them both lightly then left through the fire place with the Weasleys.