Life at Hogwarts
Chapter One
"The Letter"
Nadine woke up on one Saturday morning. She hated waking up so early, but it wasn't likely that her Aunt would let her sleep in anyway.
"Come on Nay, wake up," cried my Aunt, opening the curtains of my bedroom letting the sun pierce through my eyes. I moaned. I hate when she does that. Opening
the curtains. I mumbled words under my breath as my Aunt bustled around my room. "It's Saturday," I whined heaving my body to the bathroom, barely lifting my feet
off the ground.
"Nadine, honey, we have to go to the Lebanese Embassy to confirm your going to Hogwarts," said my Aunt joyously. If she says Hogwarts one more time, I swear I'm
going to throw up.
I grew up in Lebanon. I had no intentions whatsoever to go to London, and attend Hogwarts. My twin sister, Eve, and I have been living in Lebanon since the day we
were born, and we have been attending, "Middle East School of Witchcraft: Preparatory School for Young Excelling Witches. Now, we have to leave all our friends,
not to mention, Eve's boyfriend, David Lauren. We were all so happy, but when Aunt's husband got that stupid offer in London for a job, we couldn't turn back from it.
Sure we'd be making more money, but I know that Eve and I wouldn't be at all happy. Having to go to different surroundings.
I sighed and washed my face. There was a knock on the door. Eve.
"Hey," I said almost lazily.
"So, ready for 'the BIG day'", she said in a mock voice. She too, was feeling as bombed as she I was. She sat down on my bed. I swept my shoulder- length hair out of my face. I had wavy, brown hair. Eve, had it a bit shorter than mine. That's how my aunt could tell us apart. She insisted on Eve to have that haircut. We could always fool my aunt and her husband so easily. I searched my closet for black jeans and a white shirt while Eve was talking about leaving her boyfriend behind.
"Nay, It's not fair!" she shouted all of a sudden. She burst into tears.
I ran to her side to comfort her. "I know, you think I don't feel the same way?" I cooed. Eve was taking this harder than I thought. Of course, I am no better. I lay half the night awake crying my eyes out.
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Chapter 1 -continued
I was still bawling by the time I got to the Embassy, this was not right. You see, I almost never cry, well, except the time my parents died, but that's a whole other story.
"It's not fair!" I choked out to my sister in between tears.
"I know I know, but this can be a..a...a whole new adventure!" and she suddenly started crying. I knew this was hard on her as well, but I didn't think she should be the one crying, I was the one who had to leave the love of my life.... David. As I thought of all the good times we had together I started crying worse.
"Don't cry in front of the officials, they will think you are scared and being forced to go to Hogwarts" said my aunt or as we like to call her, Mom.
"But we are being forced!" I screamed at her, "You think I want to leave David?!"
"Sshh, it'll be alright I promise" mom said trying to get me to calm down as the official was walking towards us.
"Hello" he said trying to get the pronunciation right since he obviously didn't speak too much English, "I am Hassum Kutay, and I will assist you with our papers and flight schedules." He was quite nice in the fact that he didn't acknowledge that Nay and I were crying hysterically.
"Okay, but I have one question, they will be able to come back for summer right?" asked Mom.
"Of course, now will you please follow me and we can go over the details." he said politely. What he said seemed to calm me down a bit; at least I could see David next summer. For the rest of the day mom, her husband, Nay, and I were going over the details with the official. From what I understood (which wasn't much by the way), we were to leave next week...great.
* * *
"So Nay, who are you inviting to the party?" I asked when we got home.
"I don't know, people, I guess," she said half bored half sarcastically. I happened to have asked her this about five times already.
"Haha, real funny, when did you get so sarcastic anyways?" I asked not really paying attention, I was wrapping a gift for David since tomorrow was his Birthday, and it wasn't exactly working out.
"I lived with you all my life, you couldn't expect it not to have rubbed off on me" she said simply and we both burst out laughing. "Hey, you want to go out tonight?" she asked with a smile playing on perfectly glossed lips.
"We can't, Mom and what's-his-name (note: I really don't like Mom's husband) said we cant go out tonight" I said but then realization struck me and I smiled evilly when it dawned on me what Nay meant. "But they never said that a tiger and a werewolf can't!" I said happily. Nay and I were unregistered Animagus's. I was a white tiger and she was a white fluffy haired werewolf. It made sneaking out easy.
Just then a scream erupted from the kitchen. it was Mom's.......
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Chapter 1
"The Letter" -Continued...
Just then a scream erupted from the kitchen..it was Mom's.......
Eve and I raced downstairs to our Aunt's side. We found her cowering in a corner, her hands covering her mouth. The living room was cloudy, I coughed and blinked a few times only to see a man with sandy-hair was standing next to the fireplace looking very flustered as he brushed dust off of himself, having just obviously traveled by
floo-powder.
He coughed and extended his very dirty hand of soot to my Aunt who seemed to have calmed down, once she knew he was a wizard.
"You must be Mrs. Baxter. I am Remus Lupin, sent from Dumbledore. I am sorry to have caused such a commotion, but I've come to send you your letters personally from Hogwarts," he said, handing Eve and me our letters, which were surprisingly heavy.
Lupin looked around the room rubbing his neck. He seemed hesitant. My aunt was just standing there. I nudged her to make a move. She seemed to come out of her
senses.
"Do have some tea before you leave, Mr. Lupin," said my aunt; she led him to the kitchen.
Eve and I stared at each other. Eve's brown eyes darted towards the letters we were holding. We ran to my room and shut the door. I really
didn't want to read it. More like chuck it in the fire. Eve looked as though she were thinking along the same lines. I lay stomach down on my bed and peeled open the Hogwarts crest seal. My hands shook as well. Eve stared at hers, as if it were a bomb likely to turn on.
"Come on, Eve, just open it." She opened it (more like ripping it apart) and her beautiful, big brown eyes darted back and forth the letter, each line getting wider and wider.
I tied my long brown hair back, and, too, started reading.
Dear Miss Nadine Skairek,
Your request (I stared at "Request" ya right!) to transfer to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has been successful. You are to attend and be sorted at the
28th of September.
A list of school supplies for your 6th year is enclosed.
Best Wishes,
Deputy Headmistress,
Professor McConagall.
I reread the letter twice and stared up at Eve.
"Nay, I don't know about this," she sighed and turned away from her letter. She got up and an evil smile spread across her lips. Her black nail- polished fingers played
with her short brown hair. We were thinking along the same lines here.
"Are you still up for that night out?"
"You bet," we both laughed.
"I'll tell mom," I went downstairs to inform my Aunt that we were "Seeping"
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"Hey, Nay, did you read your letters?" she asked while taking the tea cups that Lupin left behind.
"Yes, er, Eve and I are going to hit the sack," I told her. I was so good at lying, if I'd look you in the eye, you would think I'm an angel. Eve had that too. Sometimes, I think I'm blessed to have a twin. I sigh.
Aunt nods and says, "Don't forget to brush your teeth!" she cries shrilly after me. "I won't," I call back through gritted teeth. Man! I'm 16! I think I can Take Care of myself!
I enter the room to see Eve wearing tight black, leather jeans and a white tank top. "Looking good" I smile and hurriedly change into the same clothes, only I wear a light blue tank top. I dap a bit of blush on my cheeks and brush up my hair. Eve and I both stand away from each other.
"Ready?" Eve calls from the other end of the room, I nod.
A flash of white light blinds the room, and there, stood a leopard and a fluffy white werewolf in the middle of my room. I nod my wolf like head and head for the
window. Since we were on the second floor. It is easy for a Wolf and a Leopard to jump.
We were out of the house, and gone to have some fun. Little did my aunt know, we were sleeping.
Chapter One
"The Letter"
Nadine woke up on one Saturday morning. She hated waking up so early, but it wasn't likely that her Aunt would let her sleep in anyway.
"Come on Nay, wake up," cried my Aunt, opening the curtains of my bedroom letting the sun pierce through my eyes. I moaned. I hate when she does that. Opening
the curtains. I mumbled words under my breath as my Aunt bustled around my room. "It's Saturday," I whined heaving my body to the bathroom, barely lifting my feet
off the ground.
"Nadine, honey, we have to go to the Lebanese Embassy to confirm your going to Hogwarts," said my Aunt joyously. If she says Hogwarts one more time, I swear I'm
going to throw up.
I grew up in Lebanon. I had no intentions whatsoever to go to London, and attend Hogwarts. My twin sister, Eve, and I have been living in Lebanon since the day we
were born, and we have been attending, "Middle East School of Witchcraft: Preparatory School for Young Excelling Witches. Now, we have to leave all our friends,
not to mention, Eve's boyfriend, David Lauren. We were all so happy, but when Aunt's husband got that stupid offer in London for a job, we couldn't turn back from it.
Sure we'd be making more money, but I know that Eve and I wouldn't be at all happy. Having to go to different surroundings.
I sighed and washed my face. There was a knock on the door. Eve.
"Hey," I said almost lazily.
"So, ready for 'the BIG day'", she said in a mock voice. She too, was feeling as bombed as she I was. She sat down on my bed. I swept my shoulder- length hair out of my face. I had wavy, brown hair. Eve, had it a bit shorter than mine. That's how my aunt could tell us apart. She insisted on Eve to have that haircut. We could always fool my aunt and her husband so easily. I searched my closet for black jeans and a white shirt while Eve was talking about leaving her boyfriend behind.
"Nay, It's not fair!" she shouted all of a sudden. She burst into tears.
I ran to her side to comfort her. "I know, you think I don't feel the same way?" I cooed. Eve was taking this harder than I thought. Of course, I am no better. I lay half the night awake crying my eyes out.
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Chapter 1 -continued
I was still bawling by the time I got to the Embassy, this was not right. You see, I almost never cry, well, except the time my parents died, but that's a whole other story.
"It's not fair!" I choked out to my sister in between tears.
"I know I know, but this can be a..a...a whole new adventure!" and she suddenly started crying. I knew this was hard on her as well, but I didn't think she should be the one crying, I was the one who had to leave the love of my life.... David. As I thought of all the good times we had together I started crying worse.
"Don't cry in front of the officials, they will think you are scared and being forced to go to Hogwarts" said my aunt or as we like to call her, Mom.
"But we are being forced!" I screamed at her, "You think I want to leave David?!"
"Sshh, it'll be alright I promise" mom said trying to get me to calm down as the official was walking towards us.
"Hello" he said trying to get the pronunciation right since he obviously didn't speak too much English, "I am Hassum Kutay, and I will assist you with our papers and flight schedules." He was quite nice in the fact that he didn't acknowledge that Nay and I were crying hysterically.
"Okay, but I have one question, they will be able to come back for summer right?" asked Mom.
"Of course, now will you please follow me and we can go over the details." he said politely. What he said seemed to calm me down a bit; at least I could see David next summer. For the rest of the day mom, her husband, Nay, and I were going over the details with the official. From what I understood (which wasn't much by the way), we were to leave next week...great.
* * *
"So Nay, who are you inviting to the party?" I asked when we got home.
"I don't know, people, I guess," she said half bored half sarcastically. I happened to have asked her this about five times already.
"Haha, real funny, when did you get so sarcastic anyways?" I asked not really paying attention, I was wrapping a gift for David since tomorrow was his Birthday, and it wasn't exactly working out.
"I lived with you all my life, you couldn't expect it not to have rubbed off on me" she said simply and we both burst out laughing. "Hey, you want to go out tonight?" she asked with a smile playing on perfectly glossed lips.
"We can't, Mom and what's-his-name (note: I really don't like Mom's husband) said we cant go out tonight" I said but then realization struck me and I smiled evilly when it dawned on me what Nay meant. "But they never said that a tiger and a werewolf can't!" I said happily. Nay and I were unregistered Animagus's. I was a white tiger and she was a white fluffy haired werewolf. It made sneaking out easy.
Just then a scream erupted from the kitchen. it was Mom's.......
* * *
Chapter 1
"The Letter" -Continued...
Just then a scream erupted from the kitchen..it was Mom's.......
Eve and I raced downstairs to our Aunt's side. We found her cowering in a corner, her hands covering her mouth. The living room was cloudy, I coughed and blinked a few times only to see a man with sandy-hair was standing next to the fireplace looking very flustered as he brushed dust off of himself, having just obviously traveled by
floo-powder.
He coughed and extended his very dirty hand of soot to my Aunt who seemed to have calmed down, once she knew he was a wizard.
"You must be Mrs. Baxter. I am Remus Lupin, sent from Dumbledore. I am sorry to have caused such a commotion, but I've come to send you your letters personally from Hogwarts," he said, handing Eve and me our letters, which were surprisingly heavy.
Lupin looked around the room rubbing his neck. He seemed hesitant. My aunt was just standing there. I nudged her to make a move. She seemed to come out of her
senses.
"Do have some tea before you leave, Mr. Lupin," said my aunt; she led him to the kitchen.
Eve and I stared at each other. Eve's brown eyes darted towards the letters we were holding. We ran to my room and shut the door. I really
didn't want to read it. More like chuck it in the fire. Eve looked as though she were thinking along the same lines. I lay stomach down on my bed and peeled open the Hogwarts crest seal. My hands shook as well. Eve stared at hers, as if it were a bomb likely to turn on.
"Come on, Eve, just open it." She opened it (more like ripping it apart) and her beautiful, big brown eyes darted back and forth the letter, each line getting wider and wider.
I tied my long brown hair back, and, too, started reading.
Dear Miss Nadine Skairek,
Your request (I stared at "Request" ya right!) to transfer to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has been successful. You are to attend and be sorted at the
28th of September.
A list of school supplies for your 6th year is enclosed.
Best Wishes,
Deputy Headmistress,
Professor McConagall.
I reread the letter twice and stared up at Eve.
"Nay, I don't know about this," she sighed and turned away from her letter. She got up and an evil smile spread across her lips. Her black nail- polished fingers played
with her short brown hair. We were thinking along the same lines here.
"Are you still up for that night out?"
"You bet," we both laughed.
"I'll tell mom," I went downstairs to inform my Aunt that we were "Seeping"
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"Hey, Nay, did you read your letters?" she asked while taking the tea cups that Lupin left behind.
"Yes, er, Eve and I are going to hit the sack," I told her. I was so good at lying, if I'd look you in the eye, you would think I'm an angel. Eve had that too. Sometimes, I think I'm blessed to have a twin. I sigh.
Aunt nods and says, "Don't forget to brush your teeth!" she cries shrilly after me. "I won't," I call back through gritted teeth. Man! I'm 16! I think I can Take Care of myself!
I enter the room to see Eve wearing tight black, leather jeans and a white tank top. "Looking good" I smile and hurriedly change into the same clothes, only I wear a light blue tank top. I dap a bit of blush on my cheeks and brush up my hair. Eve and I both stand away from each other.
"Ready?" Eve calls from the other end of the room, I nod.
A flash of white light blinds the room, and there, stood a leopard and a fluffy white werewolf in the middle of my room. I nod my wolf like head and head for the
window. Since we were on the second floor. It is easy for a Wolf and a Leopard to jump.
We were out of the house, and gone to have some fun. Little did my aunt know, we were sleeping.
