A/N: Welcome to Chapter 3! Keep coming back! I love you, readers! ---

"I can't believe you're a witch, Charlie!" Deanna squealed.

"It's completely crazy; you've got to admit it. And stop calling me that!" Charlotte replied.

"But it's so cool! Are you going to go?"

"I'm not sure yet... Mom called Dad last night, just like she said she would. She even let me talk to him."

"How's he doing, anyway? Is Belgium nice?"

"Yeah, he's okay. But he isn't really there for his article. He doesn't even do that much for the newspaper. As it turns out, he's really an Auror."

"What's that?"

"It's an occupation for witches and wizards. They hunt down and catch other witches and wizards who've gone bad, before they can do worse."

"Sounds interesting. Is that what he's doing there? Catching bad guys?"

"Yeah. He also told me how proud he was. He can't wait until he gets back. We're going to go to this place called Diagon Alley."

"What's that?"

"I'm not sure."

"So, do you think you'll go to that school?"

"I've been thinking about that a lot," Charlotte sighed.

"I think it sounds fun. Guess you'll make a lot of new friends there," Deanna said.

"None of them will be as good as you, though."

"You mean it?"

" 'Course I do. No one can replace my best friend."

"So you're gonna go?"

"It might be a challenge, but it's nothing I can't handle."

"I know you can do it, Charlotte."

"Thanks."

"You know, nobody can replace you either."

Charlotte smiled widely, and got up from her seat on the floor.

"Come on, I want to go see Mom for a minute."

The two made their way out the door and down the stairs just as they had the day before. Waiting at the front door was Charlotte's mother.

"Oh, hello, girls. I'm on my way to the bank. Do you two need anything before I go?" she asked.

"Mom, I've decided," said Charlotte, "about Hogwarts."

"What do you want to do?"

Charlotte grinned as she said, "I'll go."