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Kacie sat upright, eyes scanning the room. Her breaths now came in shaky, heavy turns, and her body was shaking. She pulled her knees to her chest and hugged them, trying to calm herself down. It had only been a dream, only a dream.
A few minutes later, Kacie headed down the stairs, taking cautious steps, just in case.
When her feet finally reached the cold wooden floor of the first floor, she was greeted by the sounds of her sisters fighting. She sprinted the rest of the way to the kitchen, flinging the door open.
Her blue eyes glistened with happiness as her two older sisters sat bickering about school in chairs at the table; her niece and nephew were making a new maze while their mother, Kacie's eldest sister, assisted her mother in making breakfast. Her father could been seen with Thomas, her brother-in-law, fixing the broom shed. She smiled, and walked forward. She sat between her sisters, and they instantly stopped fighting.
"Hey Kacie. How'd you sleep?" Ahannah, her second oldest sister asked.
Kacie smiled and shrugged. "Okay I guess." She spotted a piece of toast on the table, and picked it up.
"You were late coming in from practicing. How long did you stay out there?" Everwood, Kacie's sister only 2 years older than herself, asked her.
"I stayed out for another hour or so," she answered, buttering the toast and stuffing it into her mouth.
Kacie's mother, who had short brown hair and glistening blue eyes, placed a plate of bacon on the table, smiling at her daughters. "Everwood, Ahannah, why don't you explain to Kacie about your decisions for school?" she said, a mischievous smile playing with her lips. Her mother was known as a trouble maker when she had been in school, and Kacie had inherited her mother's smile.
Ahannah's face darkened, while Everwood's brightened. They tried to talk at once, but Kacie couldn't hear a word they were saying. She held up her hands to silence them, and pointed at Ahannah. Last time this had happened Kacie had let Everwood speak first. Now it was Ahannah's turn.
Ahannah took a breath and began. "Well, Everwood wants to transfer to St. Ivory's. I find it rather stupid, she's only got 2 more years left in Durmstrang anyway," she said while taking a piece of bacon for herself.
Everwood rolled her gorgeous brown eyes. "Yeah, well, you don't have guys practically stalking you. It gets annoying. I can't go anywhere without at least one boy following me. Last Tuesday, Daniel Garret tried to follow my into the bathroom!" Everwood said, shaking her head. This caused her nice long blonde hair to fall in her face.
Kacie laughed. She knew Daniel well. He was in her own year at Durmstrang, and he had been smitten with Everwood ever since he first saw her. He constantly bugged Kacie for information on her, but every time she would politely refuse.
It was nothing new that practically every guy in their school had a liking for Everwood. Everwood had been born with the gift of unsurpassable beauty. Once she had even been thought to be a veela. But she wasn't, there wasn't even any trace of veela in their heritage.
Although she had enjoyed the attention in the beginning, Everwood soon grew tired of it. She honestly didn't like being "escorted" to class by about 10 or so boys. She had even had to duck in the teacher's lounge to escape a crowd of them.
Ahannah made a noise of almost utter disgust. Ahannah was in her last year at Durmstrang, and had high honors. She had shoulder length black hair with blue eyes. She had never liked the fact that Everwood got so much attention, and she did help her sister out whenever she could. She just apparently didn't want Everwood to transfer.
"But isn't St. Ivory's an all girl school in Wales?" Kacie asked, turning her head to face Everwood.
"Yeah, but I could live with Flower in the meantime, and return for summer break. It would do a great lot of good to get away from boys for a while," Everwood said, smiling a perfect smile.
Flower was the eldest daughter. She had long, beautiful blonde white hair and stunning green eyes. She was married, had 2 children, and had moved to Wales. Her husband, Thomas Maizze, had insisted they come and spend a week with her family. So they packed some of their things, arranged for someone to watch over the house, and they and their kids, Lindsaye and Kameren, made the journey to their old home in England.
Kacie shrugged. She would miss Everwood, she always did when she was off for a long time, but she herself had thought about moving. Maybe to somewhere she wasn't as well known.
Kacie herself had been given a special gift at birth. She could sing, and not just normally either. Whenever she sang, all listeners were put into a trance like state, where they would do anything Kacie wished. She didn't normally like to sing, but every once in a while she would.
Right then, Thomas and Mr. Thorn entered through the kitchen door. They seemed rather happy, and Kacie noticed that her father's eyes were slightly glimmering.
Kacie shoved her mouth full of eggs and watched her father kiss her mother gently on the cheek and wave at Lindsaye and Kameren. Thomas kissed Flower, Kacie's eldest sister, gently on the cheek as well and patted Kameren's head as he ran behind his legs to hide from his older sister.
When Kacie finished her breakfast, she ran to her room, taking the steps 3 at a time, to get changed. Today was the day she and her sisters would be making the trip to Diagon Alley to get their things.
There were much closer stores, however, but their parents insisted they go to Diagon Alley. Ever since they had gotten their things there, they had never trusted any other place. So every year they made the semi-long trip to London and bought their school supplies.
Once in her room, Kacie ran straight into her closet. When she was pulling out a pair of old jeans, she heard an owl screech. She turned her head to look where it had come from, and saw a screech owl hovering outside her window. She threw the jeans down and sprinted to the window. She opened the latch and flung it open, taking the letter from the owl, and stared contentedly on the heavy parchment envelope as the owl flew away again.
She sat down on her bed as she examined it. On the letter it said:
Miss. K Thorn
Third room to the right on the third floor
954 Harrisonne Road
Little Whinging,
Surrey
Kacie turned the envelope around and instantly recognized the seal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She pulled the paper out of the envelope and unfolded it. A smile spread over her face as she skimmed the letter. She had been excepted at Hogwarts.
Kacie sat upright, eyes scanning the room. Her breaths now came in shaky, heavy turns, and her body was shaking. She pulled her knees to her chest and hugged them, trying to calm herself down. It had only been a dream, only a dream.
A few minutes later, Kacie headed down the stairs, taking cautious steps, just in case.
When her feet finally reached the cold wooden floor of the first floor, she was greeted by the sounds of her sisters fighting. She sprinted the rest of the way to the kitchen, flinging the door open.
Her blue eyes glistened with happiness as her two older sisters sat bickering about school in chairs at the table; her niece and nephew were making a new maze while their mother, Kacie's eldest sister, assisted her mother in making breakfast. Her father could been seen with Thomas, her brother-in-law, fixing the broom shed. She smiled, and walked forward. She sat between her sisters, and they instantly stopped fighting.
"Hey Kacie. How'd you sleep?" Ahannah, her second oldest sister asked.
Kacie smiled and shrugged. "Okay I guess." She spotted a piece of toast on the table, and picked it up.
"You were late coming in from practicing. How long did you stay out there?" Everwood, Kacie's sister only 2 years older than herself, asked her.
"I stayed out for another hour or so," she answered, buttering the toast and stuffing it into her mouth.
Kacie's mother, who had short brown hair and glistening blue eyes, placed a plate of bacon on the table, smiling at her daughters. "Everwood, Ahannah, why don't you explain to Kacie about your decisions for school?" she said, a mischievous smile playing with her lips. Her mother was known as a trouble maker when she had been in school, and Kacie had inherited her mother's smile.
Ahannah's face darkened, while Everwood's brightened. They tried to talk at once, but Kacie couldn't hear a word they were saying. She held up her hands to silence them, and pointed at Ahannah. Last time this had happened Kacie had let Everwood speak first. Now it was Ahannah's turn.
Ahannah took a breath and began. "Well, Everwood wants to transfer to St. Ivory's. I find it rather stupid, she's only got 2 more years left in Durmstrang anyway," she said while taking a piece of bacon for herself.
Everwood rolled her gorgeous brown eyes. "Yeah, well, you don't have guys practically stalking you. It gets annoying. I can't go anywhere without at least one boy following me. Last Tuesday, Daniel Garret tried to follow my into the bathroom!" Everwood said, shaking her head. This caused her nice long blonde hair to fall in her face.
Kacie laughed. She knew Daniel well. He was in her own year at Durmstrang, and he had been smitten with Everwood ever since he first saw her. He constantly bugged Kacie for information on her, but every time she would politely refuse.
It was nothing new that practically every guy in their school had a liking for Everwood. Everwood had been born with the gift of unsurpassable beauty. Once she had even been thought to be a veela. But she wasn't, there wasn't even any trace of veela in their heritage.
Although she had enjoyed the attention in the beginning, Everwood soon grew tired of it. She honestly didn't like being "escorted" to class by about 10 or so boys. She had even had to duck in the teacher's lounge to escape a crowd of them.
Ahannah made a noise of almost utter disgust. Ahannah was in her last year at Durmstrang, and had high honors. She had shoulder length black hair with blue eyes. She had never liked the fact that Everwood got so much attention, and she did help her sister out whenever she could. She just apparently didn't want Everwood to transfer.
"But isn't St. Ivory's an all girl school in Wales?" Kacie asked, turning her head to face Everwood.
"Yeah, but I could live with Flower in the meantime, and return for summer break. It would do a great lot of good to get away from boys for a while," Everwood said, smiling a perfect smile.
Flower was the eldest daughter. She had long, beautiful blonde white hair and stunning green eyes. She was married, had 2 children, and had moved to Wales. Her husband, Thomas Maizze, had insisted they come and spend a week with her family. So they packed some of their things, arranged for someone to watch over the house, and they and their kids, Lindsaye and Kameren, made the journey to their old home in England.
Kacie shrugged. She would miss Everwood, she always did when she was off for a long time, but she herself had thought about moving. Maybe to somewhere she wasn't as well known.
Kacie herself had been given a special gift at birth. She could sing, and not just normally either. Whenever she sang, all listeners were put into a trance like state, where they would do anything Kacie wished. She didn't normally like to sing, but every once in a while she would.
Right then, Thomas and Mr. Thorn entered through the kitchen door. They seemed rather happy, and Kacie noticed that her father's eyes were slightly glimmering.
Kacie shoved her mouth full of eggs and watched her father kiss her mother gently on the cheek and wave at Lindsaye and Kameren. Thomas kissed Flower, Kacie's eldest sister, gently on the cheek as well and patted Kameren's head as he ran behind his legs to hide from his older sister.
When Kacie finished her breakfast, she ran to her room, taking the steps 3 at a time, to get changed. Today was the day she and her sisters would be making the trip to Diagon Alley to get their things.
There were much closer stores, however, but their parents insisted they go to Diagon Alley. Ever since they had gotten their things there, they had never trusted any other place. So every year they made the semi-long trip to London and bought their school supplies.
Once in her room, Kacie ran straight into her closet. When she was pulling out a pair of old jeans, she heard an owl screech. She turned her head to look where it had come from, and saw a screech owl hovering outside her window. She threw the jeans down and sprinted to the window. She opened the latch and flung it open, taking the letter from the owl, and stared contentedly on the heavy parchment envelope as the owl flew away again.
She sat down on her bed as she examined it. On the letter it said:
Miss. K Thorn
Third room to the right on the third floor
954 Harrisonne Road
Little Whinging,
Surrey
Kacie turned the envelope around and instantly recognized the seal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She pulled the paper out of the envelope and unfolded it. A smile spread over her face as she skimmed the letter. She had been excepted at Hogwarts.