2. Letters
She got up and put the chain on her nightstand, and walked to the window. Wiping away her tears she open the window to find a medium brown bran owl. 'Funny' she thought, 'I wasn't expecting mail'. She let the owl in a carefully took of the letter. The bird waited patiently. 'this must call for a reply' she thought. She looked at the letter it read:
Miss. Dylan Riddle
Largest bed of the smallest room
32 Willington Street
she opened the letter to find:
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Surpreme Mugwump, International Confed. Of Warlocks)
Dear Dylan Riddle,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Enclosed inside is a parchment, written on it, it has all of your school supplies for the year.
Term starts on the 1st of September. Please send back with owl no later then July 31.
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress.
"The 31st that is today!" yelled Dylan in outrage. Dylan looked over the list of supplies and figured there was no way she would ever get all her supplies by the first. 'Sure I have my key to Gingotts bank, but Betty would never let me out alone!' At this point Dylan was about to give up, when another sheet of parchment fell out of the letter. 'How peculiar' she thought as she picked up the spare parchment and scanned it over she couldn't believe what she was reading. So she read it again:
Dear Dylan Riddle,
This is Albus Dumbledore. It has come to my attention that you were thrown out of Drumstrang on unnecessary precautions. Therefore, Hogwarts would like you to come join us at our school and finish your magical education. I have also realized that your father has now risen, and has gained much power. We think that he will be after you to get you to join the dark side. So we are also letting you come to Hogwarts also for safety. I expect great things from you.
Hagrid will pick you up from the orphanage on the 22nd of August to get your supplies. I hope to see you soon.
Albus Dumbledore.
Dylan ran over to her trunk that was hidden under her bed, and pulled out a quill and parchment. She replied:
Dear Prof. Dumbledore,
Thank you for this opportunity! I did love your school last year! I still don't understand why you would want me at your school. And I hope Mr. Potter doesn't hold anything against me for what my father did. I am already counting the minutes until I go to Hogwarts!
Thank you,
Dylan Riddle.
Dylan immediately sent the owl off the Hogwarts. She then dashed down the stairs nearly knocking down the exhausted children on their way up, but first she made sure to put on the silver locket.
"Betty, Betty!" she yelled searching the kitchen then the dinning room.
"Over here dear!" she called from the front porch. Dylan ran outside.
"Betty! Betty!"
"Sh, now what's the commotion?" asked Betty gently.
Dylan explained the whole thing in a matter of minutes. And Betty agreed that she could go to Hogwarts. Even though she didn't have much say seeing how Dylan already agreed.
On the 15th Dylan received another letter from Dumbledore. She opened this with dread in her heart. ' Did he decided not to let her go to Hogwarts?'. She curiously opened the letter and she signed in relief. The letter only stated that Mr. Potter was a kind individual, and that it was his friends Ron and Hermione who were more protective. In response she asked about pets, she wondered if she could bring a snake if she could find one.
The next few six days passed in, what felt like, slow motion for Dylan. The only thing that really kept her occupied was waiting for Dumbledore's responses. Dylan and Dumbledore had written many letters between each other. In the meantime she cleaned and organized her trunk. She got rid of her old robes and such things, and made room for the new. On the 21st, while Betty and the other children walked to the part, Dylan was absentmindly twirling her wand in between her fingers. (Her wand was rare, it was a Chestnut, 9 and ½ inch, with a Unicorn tail hair.) Dylan was brought to reality by a knocking on the window. Dylan got up and rushed to the window. A white snowy owl held a letter in its beak.
"Ello there." Smiled Dylan offering the bird to come in. She quickly untied the letter, and started to read stroking the bird, which hooted softly.
Dear Dylan,
Yes of course you may bring a snake. I am glad you have some of your fathers' talents, which may become useful.
Dylan knew what he was talking about. She was a fluent Parsel Mouth.
I am very sorry I haven't written sooner but I have been quite busy getting ready for the new school year.
Hope to see you soon ,
Albus
Dylan smiled at his letter. Dumbledore and her had become close during there many letters in-between themselves.
'One day left' she thought to her self before she went to bed that night. 'One day until I met Hagrid. Dumbledore speaks so highly of him. One day until I get to go to Diagon Alley!'. And with that her eyes fluttered close and she went into a dreamless sleep.
