Chapter 1:
Christine Black, Danielle Stimson and Imogene Herald walked home from school after a long, boring Friday.
'See ya, ladies.' said Brad, a guy friend of theirs as he scootered past, winking over his shoulder. Tanned, blond, and a surfer, Brad was easily the most popular and hottest boy at Gembrook High.
'You're so lucky, Chris, he totally likes you.' said Imogene, grinning.
'No, he doesn't.' said Chris, but she secretly knew he did.
'So, when's he going to ask you out?' asked Dani.
'Already has. Today at lunch.' said Chris.
The girls smiled.
'And you said.?' queried Imogene.
'Yes.' said Chris, laughing.
They sighed happily.
'Anyway, guess what's on tonight.' said Dani.
'Charmed.' finished Imogene.
'Ah. Finally a show we can relate to. After all, they are witches like us.' said Chris with a smirk.
'Shh. Chris, not so loud.' said Dani.
'Don't worry about it Dani, they think we're joking.' said Imogene, acting as the peacemaker, as usual.
'Yeah, I guess.' said Dani.
~*~*~*~
LATER ON THAT NIGHT
'Oh yes, munchies, girls.' said Chris, placing bowls of pretzels and popcorn down on the coffee table.
'Shh, it's starting.' said Imogene, eyes glued to the television screen.
The opening bars of the 'Charmed' theme song filled the lounge room.
The girls watched transfixed when.
CRASH!
The apartment they shared started to shake vigorously.
'Shit! What is that?' asked Imogene, as the bowl of popcorn spilled over.
'Must be an earth tremor.' said Chris shrugging her shoulders carelessly.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning crackled outside.
'OK, well, just a storm.' said Dani.
Imogene looked a little antsy.
'Ah, I'm just going to go and get the torch from the laundry.' she said, leaving the room.
A clap of thunder was heard.
Suddenly, the power cut out.
The girls screamed.
'It's OK, I've- I've got the torch.' said Imogene shining it on the wall.
'Good thinking Gene.' said Dani appreciatively.
A scraping sound came from the dining room.
'What was that?' asked Chris nervously.
'It was a window, it opened and closed.' said Imogene, knowingly.
'By itself?' asked Dani in realisation.
The girls screamed again as a rumbling came from their fireplace.
'Be quiet! It's probably someone breaking in, and they could be armed.' whispered Chris.
Imogene pulled out her wand.
'No. International Statute of Secrecy, dumbass.' hissed Dani.
Imogene, Dani and Chris all seemed to have the same idea.
They rushed to their bedrooms, Dani emerging with a cricket bat, Chris with a coatstand and Imogene with a lamp.
A series of loud bangs were heard coming down air vent above them.
'Aaargh!' Imogene squealed.
Suddenly, something fell into the fireplace. A dark, tall and messy looking creature peered out at them nervously. It took a while for the girls to realise that the thing that had fallen into the fireplace was a guy.
'Stay right there! You're not getting anything from us!' yelled Chris, waving her coatstand at the boy threateningly.
The boy, still shaking soot out of his hair approached them slowly.
'Right that's it, pal! You asked for it!' said Dani, running at the boy, and hitting him spectacularly in the head with the cricket bat.
The boy fell to the ground, and the girls looked frantically at each other.
The girls rushed towards him.
Slowly, and woozily, the boy opened his eyes, which were a startling green.
'Who are you?' asked Imogene angrily.
'I'm- I'm Harry Potter.' he said.
The girls dropped their weapons.
'What?' said Imogene, her voice barely a whisper.
'Harry Potter.' gasped Chris.
Dani was the only one who looked perfectly normal about this sudden discovery.
'I should have guessed, you know, from the gorgeous green eyes.' said Imogene, trying to be seductive.
'Uh-uh, you're not getting this one, he's mine!' said Chris.
'That's not fair, you already have Brad.' complained Imogene.
'Oh yeah, but-'
'Sorry.' Dani mouthed at Harry. She steered him into the kitchen, and immediately got him a glass of water.
The girls continued their arguing in the other room, which Dani thought was best. After all, Harry had definitely not appeared here by accident, there had to be a reason, and Dani wanted to find out.
Imogene seemed to realise she and Chris had been left alone.
'Hey, no fair!' she cried, wandering in with Chris trailing behind her.
'Why are you here?' asked Dani, ignoring the other two.
Harry sat down at the breakfast bar on a stool which Dani had conjured up with a flick of her wand.
'You are in grave danger.' began Harry, hating how much he sounded like Professor Trelawney.
'Great. And 'Charmed's on.' said Imogene frustrated.
'Oh, shut up.' snapped Dani.
'Who sent you?' asked Chris curiously.
'Albus Dumbledore.' said Harry.
'He's the one that left the note with us when we were born.' said Dani.
'Oh, right.' said Imogene, wandering over to the fridge absent-mindedly.
'Voldemort's back. He wants to kill you.' said Harry, sadly.
'Why would he want to do that?' asked Chris.
'Because, you three possess powers, he, or anyone else for that matter are without.' said Harry.
'So we're to go into hiding?' asked Chris, wrinkling up her nose.
'No. But you must go to Hogwarts. It's the most safe place in the world for you.' said Harry.
'When?' asked Imogene.
'Tonight. You can't tell anyone though. Voldemort has spies looking for you.' said Harry.
'So we go, without a trace, without saying goodbye.' asked Chris, aghast.
'Precisely.' said Harry.
'No notes either.' asked Chris.
Harry nodded.
'I can't do that.' said Chris.
'Why not?' asked Harry, confused.
'I have a boyfriend, and I'm just going to leave him with no information about where I'm going or anything. How would you like that to happen to you?' asked Chris, angrily.
'I don't have a girlfriend. I wouldn't know.' said Harry truthfully.
'Well imagine you do!' said Chris, eyes flashing dangerously.
There was silence for a moment.
'I'm sorry Chris, but you have no choice.' said Harry quietly.
Chris stalked out of the room without a word, but came back a moment later, followed by Dani and Imogene carrying their trunks.
'Goodbye house!' said Imogene, taking a look at their apartment.
'Goodbye Gembrook High.' said Dani, as she and Imogene were whisked off somewhere via Floo Powder.
'Goodbye Brad.' whispered Chris sadly as she stepped into the fireplace with Harry, not looking at him, and they were too taken away from Australia with the Floo Powder.
Christine Black, Danielle Stimson and Imogene Herald walked home from school after a long, boring Friday.
'See ya, ladies.' said Brad, a guy friend of theirs as he scootered past, winking over his shoulder. Tanned, blond, and a surfer, Brad was easily the most popular and hottest boy at Gembrook High.
'You're so lucky, Chris, he totally likes you.' said Imogene, grinning.
'No, he doesn't.' said Chris, but she secretly knew he did.
'So, when's he going to ask you out?' asked Dani.
'Already has. Today at lunch.' said Chris.
The girls smiled.
'And you said.?' queried Imogene.
'Yes.' said Chris, laughing.
They sighed happily.
'Anyway, guess what's on tonight.' said Dani.
'Charmed.' finished Imogene.
'Ah. Finally a show we can relate to. After all, they are witches like us.' said Chris with a smirk.
'Shh. Chris, not so loud.' said Dani.
'Don't worry about it Dani, they think we're joking.' said Imogene, acting as the peacemaker, as usual.
'Yeah, I guess.' said Dani.
~*~*~*~
LATER ON THAT NIGHT
'Oh yes, munchies, girls.' said Chris, placing bowls of pretzels and popcorn down on the coffee table.
'Shh, it's starting.' said Imogene, eyes glued to the television screen.
The opening bars of the 'Charmed' theme song filled the lounge room.
The girls watched transfixed when.
CRASH!
The apartment they shared started to shake vigorously.
'Shit! What is that?' asked Imogene, as the bowl of popcorn spilled over.
'Must be an earth tremor.' said Chris shrugging her shoulders carelessly.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning crackled outside.
'OK, well, just a storm.' said Dani.
Imogene looked a little antsy.
'Ah, I'm just going to go and get the torch from the laundry.' she said, leaving the room.
A clap of thunder was heard.
Suddenly, the power cut out.
The girls screamed.
'It's OK, I've- I've got the torch.' said Imogene shining it on the wall.
'Good thinking Gene.' said Dani appreciatively.
A scraping sound came from the dining room.
'What was that?' asked Chris nervously.
'It was a window, it opened and closed.' said Imogene, knowingly.
'By itself?' asked Dani in realisation.
The girls screamed again as a rumbling came from their fireplace.
'Be quiet! It's probably someone breaking in, and they could be armed.' whispered Chris.
Imogene pulled out her wand.
'No. International Statute of Secrecy, dumbass.' hissed Dani.
Imogene, Dani and Chris all seemed to have the same idea.
They rushed to their bedrooms, Dani emerging with a cricket bat, Chris with a coatstand and Imogene with a lamp.
A series of loud bangs were heard coming down air vent above them.
'Aaargh!' Imogene squealed.
Suddenly, something fell into the fireplace. A dark, tall and messy looking creature peered out at them nervously. It took a while for the girls to realise that the thing that had fallen into the fireplace was a guy.
'Stay right there! You're not getting anything from us!' yelled Chris, waving her coatstand at the boy threateningly.
The boy, still shaking soot out of his hair approached them slowly.
'Right that's it, pal! You asked for it!' said Dani, running at the boy, and hitting him spectacularly in the head with the cricket bat.
The boy fell to the ground, and the girls looked frantically at each other.
The girls rushed towards him.
Slowly, and woozily, the boy opened his eyes, which were a startling green.
'Who are you?' asked Imogene angrily.
'I'm- I'm Harry Potter.' he said.
The girls dropped their weapons.
'What?' said Imogene, her voice barely a whisper.
'Harry Potter.' gasped Chris.
Dani was the only one who looked perfectly normal about this sudden discovery.
'I should have guessed, you know, from the gorgeous green eyes.' said Imogene, trying to be seductive.
'Uh-uh, you're not getting this one, he's mine!' said Chris.
'That's not fair, you already have Brad.' complained Imogene.
'Oh yeah, but-'
'Sorry.' Dani mouthed at Harry. She steered him into the kitchen, and immediately got him a glass of water.
The girls continued their arguing in the other room, which Dani thought was best. After all, Harry had definitely not appeared here by accident, there had to be a reason, and Dani wanted to find out.
Imogene seemed to realise she and Chris had been left alone.
'Hey, no fair!' she cried, wandering in with Chris trailing behind her.
'Why are you here?' asked Dani, ignoring the other two.
Harry sat down at the breakfast bar on a stool which Dani had conjured up with a flick of her wand.
'You are in grave danger.' began Harry, hating how much he sounded like Professor Trelawney.
'Great. And 'Charmed's on.' said Imogene frustrated.
'Oh, shut up.' snapped Dani.
'Who sent you?' asked Chris curiously.
'Albus Dumbledore.' said Harry.
'He's the one that left the note with us when we were born.' said Dani.
'Oh, right.' said Imogene, wandering over to the fridge absent-mindedly.
'Voldemort's back. He wants to kill you.' said Harry, sadly.
'Why would he want to do that?' asked Chris.
'Because, you three possess powers, he, or anyone else for that matter are without.' said Harry.
'So we're to go into hiding?' asked Chris, wrinkling up her nose.
'No. But you must go to Hogwarts. It's the most safe place in the world for you.' said Harry.
'When?' asked Imogene.
'Tonight. You can't tell anyone though. Voldemort has spies looking for you.' said Harry.
'So we go, without a trace, without saying goodbye.' asked Chris, aghast.
'Precisely.' said Harry.
'No notes either.' asked Chris.
Harry nodded.
'I can't do that.' said Chris.
'Why not?' asked Harry, confused.
'I have a boyfriend, and I'm just going to leave him with no information about where I'm going or anything. How would you like that to happen to you?' asked Chris, angrily.
'I don't have a girlfriend. I wouldn't know.' said Harry truthfully.
'Well imagine you do!' said Chris, eyes flashing dangerously.
There was silence for a moment.
'I'm sorry Chris, but you have no choice.' said Harry quietly.
Chris stalked out of the room without a word, but came back a moment later, followed by Dani and Imogene carrying their trunks.
'Goodbye house!' said Imogene, taking a look at their apartment.
'Goodbye Gembrook High.' said Dani, as she and Imogene were whisked off somewhere via Floo Powder.
'Goodbye Brad.' whispered Chris sadly as she stepped into the fireplace with Harry, not looking at him, and they were too taken away from Australia with the Floo Powder.
