Disclaimer: I don't own anything Harry Potter. You know.
A/N: Things liven up a bit in this chapter but really starts going next chapter so hang in there.
Maxine took 2 minutes to get to her house. She still hadn't thought of what to tell her parents. She ran through the door "Mom! Dad! Where are you?" she puffed. Her parents came running in. "What's wrong? What happened?" they said together.
"I got this in the mail today," she said gasping for air. She handed them the letters from Hogwarts and collapsed into a chair. Her mother read the letters out loud. When she finished everyone was silent. Maxi wasn't sure what to do.
"Well?" she asked, thinking of nothing else to say. "Oh, honey, this couldn't possibly be real," her mother looked to her father for support. He looked at Maxi. "Yeah it's probably someone playing a trick on you." he said looking sympathetically at her.
Maxi sat in silence. This was not at all what she had expected. "Why can't it be real?" she asked knowing how naive the question sounded. "Maxi, there is no such thing as wizards and witches," her mother told her in a semi- stern voice. Maxine's heart sank.
She had always felt she didn't belong there. Her family had always been nice and they had never shown any signs that may have caused her to doubt. It was just a deep seeded feeling that she was supposed to be somewhere else doing something else.
Maxi's mother noticed how badly Maxi had reacted and said, in a much lighter voice, "If it would make you happy we can wait and see if a wizard turns up. According to the letter he should be here any minute." Although her mother said this in a mocking manner it still made Maxi quite a bit happier.
For the next five minutes Maxine sat glued to the front window. She then decided to go back to the letter to double check the time. Just then there was a knock at the door. Maxi ran to answer the door.
"Maxine Nora, take a seat," her mother said very strictly. Maxi sat down on the couch. She noticed that her mother looked very worried. Her father went to open the door, her mother behind him. He hesitated before he opened the door. Maxi was about to die from the suspense. They knocked again. Her father opened the door.
"Good evenin'. My name's Rubeus Hagrid. Keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts." Maxi's mother gasped. Maxine almost fell off the couch from excitement and amazement combined. Her father let the man in.
Maxi's jaw dropped. She quickly realized how rude it must look and shut her mouth. The man before her was...well...Huge! He was about twice as tall as her father and at least twice as wide. He was wearing a hideous, hairy brown suit with a checked orange and yellow tie. His face was almost completely hidden by a mane of dark hair. Two warm brown eyes shown through.
"Please come in, have a seat," Maxi's mother said in a shaky voice. The man walked out of the foyer and into the living room. he had to duck on his way to the couch so he didn't hit his head on the ceiling. When he sat down next to her, she felt the couch sink below her and was afraid it might break.
"Hallo. Yeh must be Maxine," Maxi shook her head in response. She was having trouble finding her voice. "Maxi, this is Rubeus Hagrid" her mother told her trying to push Maxi into her manners. "Nice to meet you Mr. Hagrid," Maxi replied snapping out of her trance.
Maxi had naturally good manners. She was very poised and proper by nature. She was disgusted by her inappropriate behavior. In the way she carried herself and presented herself she raised the bar for the people around her and was disappointed that she let that fall.
"Please, call me Hagrid. Well, let's get down ter business shall we." Maxi was glad he suggested it. She couldn't handle the suspense any longer. "Now, Maxine, as yeh may know yer case is very special. Most students get accepted ter Hogwarts when they are eleven. Yeh didn't show signs of magic 'till now." He paused.
"Normally yeh would go the Salem's Institution of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But they didn't want ter be bothered with yeh. Personally, I think yer better off this way. Albus Dumbledore is the greatest headmaster that Hogwarts has ever known. And everybody knows that Hogwarts is the best institution of them all. Yeh can consider yerself lucky, yeh can."
Maxi stayed quiet to digest all she had just heard. She thought through the information and came to a horrible realization. "You said most kids start at eleven. So I'm starting four years behind?" almost all of her excitement faded. "Yup. that's why I'm here, ter take yeh ter Hogwarts where yeh will spend the next month getting prepared for term on September first." Hagrid explained.
Maxi wanted to go pack right away. Of course it wasn't her decision. She looked at her parents for help. They were just standing in shock. Hagrid noticed this. "Maxine, this is yer decision. Not theirs." Maxine's mother came out of her trance.
"Excuse me, but it most certainly is not." She was furious. "And I suppose a muggle like yerself is gunna stop 'er?" Hagrid was getting annoyed. Maxi didn't know what Hagrid called her mother but she wanted to find out. "Hagrid? What's a muggle?" she asked trying to stay indifferent. "Non-magic folk." He replied.
"Mom, so far everything has made sense. We have no reason not to believe him," Maxi's mother started to say something but Maxi anticipated this and continued. "I haven't met any strangers and there isn't anybody at school who doesn't like me."
Maxine wasn't lying either. She had long, wavy, strawberry blonde hair, vivid blue eyes, and a beautiful smile. She had a fairly good physique but her personality drew people in like flies to honey. She was nice, funny, and knew just how to act in every situation that came up. Even if she was telling someone something bad she said it in the right way. It was nearly impossible for someone to dislike her.
After a few more moments of debating, or arguing if you prefer, Maxi's parents reluctantly gave in. Maxine jumped up, hugged them both, and headed up stairs to pack. In five minutes, she was ready to go. She was curious on how they were going to travel, though.
Some ideas started swimming through her head "magic pixie dust, flying brooms, flying carpets, magic portals, unicorns, dragons, or maybe" she thought remembering the light, " a shooting star." she quickly dismissed this idea. When she walked out of the door and she saw a giant motorcycle.
It was just like a normal motorcycle, just...bigger. Hagrid secured her stuff to the back and handed her a helmet. She sat in a small space in front. She waved good-bye to her parents and promised that she would contact them as soon as she could. Her parents stood on the doorstep until they were out of sight.
Maxine was filled with excitement. She couldn't wait to start learning magic. She had all kinds of neat stuff already. Like ouija boards and tarot cards. Some people didn't believe her but she thrived on believing in magic. It was kind of unusual to have such a strong connection to magic because there wasn't a single person that didn't like her.
About twenty minutes into the ride, while they were driving on a deserted road, in the middle of nowhere, Hagrid told her to hold on tight. The next thing she knew...they were flying.
"Yeh can go ter sleep if yeh want. It's gunna be awhile." Hagrid told her once they got up high enough. "Are you kidding? I love flying." she felt like she was about 5 but she enjoyed it.
It was about 2 hours before they reached the ocean, since Maxi lived near Chicago. The sight was beautiful. The glossy, still, navy blue ocean, glittered as it reflected the star speckled sky. The quarter moon cast a lovely glow down on the earth. She felt a sense of serenity and fell into a deep sleep.
She was woken by whispering voices. "Hallo, Tom. I need two rooms please." "Certainly, Hagrid. Should we wake her?" Maxi opened her eye slightly. Hagrid was carrying her and he was talking to a short, balding man. "Nah, let 'er sleep. She's got a big day tomorrow." He answered. This was all that she heard before she fell back asleep.
The next morning, or afternoon I should say, she woke up with the sun beaming on her. She looked at her watch. It was 9:00 am. She rolled over planning to go back to sleep. "9:00 Chicago time." she thought out loud. She looked around for a clock. She found one on the nightstand. "3:00pm?" she groaned.
Her stomach growled. "I might as well get up and have something to eat," she thought. Maxine stood up and looked around for her shoes. She found them at the foot of her bed. She checked the mirror to make sure she was at least a little presentable. Her clothes were a little wrinkled and her hair a little messy but, overall, not too bad.
She walked out of the room and headed down the stairs. She found, at the bottom, a dimly lit tavern filled with witches and wizards. She assumed this by what they were wearing. Hagrid was sitting at the counter, reading a newspaper called The Daily Prophet. He looked up at her.
"Good mornin', Maxine," he said cheerfully. "Good afternoon, Hagrid," she said in a correcting manner. "Sleep well?" he asked. "Yes," her stomach growled again. "Hey, Tom? Can we get some breakfast for Maxine?" "Certainly, Hagrid." The short balding man went into the back and reappeared with a delicious looking breakfast.
Maxi was planning on eating her breakfast nice and slow until Hagrid told her she had to get her school supplies. "And," he added, "You'd best start yer tutorin' today if yeh want to start term with the rest of yer year." She scarfed down her breakfast and was ready within 15 minutes.
Hagrid led her out back and stopped in front of a brick wall. Maxine wonder what he was going to do. Then he tapped the wall with a pink umbrella that she had noticed him carrying the night before. Maxi just stared in amazement as the wall transformed...
A/N: Well now that you've read it, you're going to review, right? Next chapter we get to a guest appearance from my friends Carissa and Stacie. Also, nobody has found my Tom Felton quote. I will be updating on a more regular basis now that we are starting to get to the fun stuff. I'm just about half way through with my fourth chappie so be watching for it.
I would like to thank: moonygirl13, darthfurby, Angela, and shadow wolf.
A/N: Things liven up a bit in this chapter but really starts going next chapter so hang in there.
Maxine took 2 minutes to get to her house. She still hadn't thought of what to tell her parents. She ran through the door "Mom! Dad! Where are you?" she puffed. Her parents came running in. "What's wrong? What happened?" they said together.
"I got this in the mail today," she said gasping for air. She handed them the letters from Hogwarts and collapsed into a chair. Her mother read the letters out loud. When she finished everyone was silent. Maxi wasn't sure what to do.
"Well?" she asked, thinking of nothing else to say. "Oh, honey, this couldn't possibly be real," her mother looked to her father for support. He looked at Maxi. "Yeah it's probably someone playing a trick on you." he said looking sympathetically at her.
Maxi sat in silence. This was not at all what she had expected. "Why can't it be real?" she asked knowing how naive the question sounded. "Maxi, there is no such thing as wizards and witches," her mother told her in a semi- stern voice. Maxine's heart sank.
She had always felt she didn't belong there. Her family had always been nice and they had never shown any signs that may have caused her to doubt. It was just a deep seeded feeling that she was supposed to be somewhere else doing something else.
Maxi's mother noticed how badly Maxi had reacted and said, in a much lighter voice, "If it would make you happy we can wait and see if a wizard turns up. According to the letter he should be here any minute." Although her mother said this in a mocking manner it still made Maxi quite a bit happier.
For the next five minutes Maxine sat glued to the front window. She then decided to go back to the letter to double check the time. Just then there was a knock at the door. Maxi ran to answer the door.
"Maxine Nora, take a seat," her mother said very strictly. Maxi sat down on the couch. She noticed that her mother looked very worried. Her father went to open the door, her mother behind him. He hesitated before he opened the door. Maxi was about to die from the suspense. They knocked again. Her father opened the door.
"Good evenin'. My name's Rubeus Hagrid. Keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts." Maxi's mother gasped. Maxine almost fell off the couch from excitement and amazement combined. Her father let the man in.
Maxi's jaw dropped. She quickly realized how rude it must look and shut her mouth. The man before her was...well...Huge! He was about twice as tall as her father and at least twice as wide. He was wearing a hideous, hairy brown suit with a checked orange and yellow tie. His face was almost completely hidden by a mane of dark hair. Two warm brown eyes shown through.
"Please come in, have a seat," Maxi's mother said in a shaky voice. The man walked out of the foyer and into the living room. he had to duck on his way to the couch so he didn't hit his head on the ceiling. When he sat down next to her, she felt the couch sink below her and was afraid it might break.
"Hallo. Yeh must be Maxine," Maxi shook her head in response. She was having trouble finding her voice. "Maxi, this is Rubeus Hagrid" her mother told her trying to push Maxi into her manners. "Nice to meet you Mr. Hagrid," Maxi replied snapping out of her trance.
Maxi had naturally good manners. She was very poised and proper by nature. She was disgusted by her inappropriate behavior. In the way she carried herself and presented herself she raised the bar for the people around her and was disappointed that she let that fall.
"Please, call me Hagrid. Well, let's get down ter business shall we." Maxi was glad he suggested it. She couldn't handle the suspense any longer. "Now, Maxine, as yeh may know yer case is very special. Most students get accepted ter Hogwarts when they are eleven. Yeh didn't show signs of magic 'till now." He paused.
"Normally yeh would go the Salem's Institution of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But they didn't want ter be bothered with yeh. Personally, I think yer better off this way. Albus Dumbledore is the greatest headmaster that Hogwarts has ever known. And everybody knows that Hogwarts is the best institution of them all. Yeh can consider yerself lucky, yeh can."
Maxi stayed quiet to digest all she had just heard. She thought through the information and came to a horrible realization. "You said most kids start at eleven. So I'm starting four years behind?" almost all of her excitement faded. "Yup. that's why I'm here, ter take yeh ter Hogwarts where yeh will spend the next month getting prepared for term on September first." Hagrid explained.
Maxi wanted to go pack right away. Of course it wasn't her decision. She looked at her parents for help. They were just standing in shock. Hagrid noticed this. "Maxine, this is yer decision. Not theirs." Maxine's mother came out of her trance.
"Excuse me, but it most certainly is not." She was furious. "And I suppose a muggle like yerself is gunna stop 'er?" Hagrid was getting annoyed. Maxi didn't know what Hagrid called her mother but she wanted to find out. "Hagrid? What's a muggle?" she asked trying to stay indifferent. "Non-magic folk." He replied.
"Mom, so far everything has made sense. We have no reason not to believe him," Maxi's mother started to say something but Maxi anticipated this and continued. "I haven't met any strangers and there isn't anybody at school who doesn't like me."
Maxine wasn't lying either. She had long, wavy, strawberry blonde hair, vivid blue eyes, and a beautiful smile. She had a fairly good physique but her personality drew people in like flies to honey. She was nice, funny, and knew just how to act in every situation that came up. Even if she was telling someone something bad she said it in the right way. It was nearly impossible for someone to dislike her.
After a few more moments of debating, or arguing if you prefer, Maxi's parents reluctantly gave in. Maxine jumped up, hugged them both, and headed up stairs to pack. In five minutes, she was ready to go. She was curious on how they were going to travel, though.
Some ideas started swimming through her head "magic pixie dust, flying brooms, flying carpets, magic portals, unicorns, dragons, or maybe" she thought remembering the light, " a shooting star." she quickly dismissed this idea. When she walked out of the door and she saw a giant motorcycle.
It was just like a normal motorcycle, just...bigger. Hagrid secured her stuff to the back and handed her a helmet. She sat in a small space in front. She waved good-bye to her parents and promised that she would contact them as soon as she could. Her parents stood on the doorstep until they were out of sight.
Maxine was filled with excitement. She couldn't wait to start learning magic. She had all kinds of neat stuff already. Like ouija boards and tarot cards. Some people didn't believe her but she thrived on believing in magic. It was kind of unusual to have such a strong connection to magic because there wasn't a single person that didn't like her.
About twenty minutes into the ride, while they were driving on a deserted road, in the middle of nowhere, Hagrid told her to hold on tight. The next thing she knew...they were flying.
"Yeh can go ter sleep if yeh want. It's gunna be awhile." Hagrid told her once they got up high enough. "Are you kidding? I love flying." she felt like she was about 5 but she enjoyed it.
It was about 2 hours before they reached the ocean, since Maxi lived near Chicago. The sight was beautiful. The glossy, still, navy blue ocean, glittered as it reflected the star speckled sky. The quarter moon cast a lovely glow down on the earth. She felt a sense of serenity and fell into a deep sleep.
She was woken by whispering voices. "Hallo, Tom. I need two rooms please." "Certainly, Hagrid. Should we wake her?" Maxi opened her eye slightly. Hagrid was carrying her and he was talking to a short, balding man. "Nah, let 'er sleep. She's got a big day tomorrow." He answered. This was all that she heard before she fell back asleep.
The next morning, or afternoon I should say, she woke up with the sun beaming on her. She looked at her watch. It was 9:00 am. She rolled over planning to go back to sleep. "9:00 Chicago time." she thought out loud. She looked around for a clock. She found one on the nightstand. "3:00pm?" she groaned.
Her stomach growled. "I might as well get up and have something to eat," she thought. Maxine stood up and looked around for her shoes. She found them at the foot of her bed. She checked the mirror to make sure she was at least a little presentable. Her clothes were a little wrinkled and her hair a little messy but, overall, not too bad.
She walked out of the room and headed down the stairs. She found, at the bottom, a dimly lit tavern filled with witches and wizards. She assumed this by what they were wearing. Hagrid was sitting at the counter, reading a newspaper called The Daily Prophet. He looked up at her.
"Good mornin', Maxine," he said cheerfully. "Good afternoon, Hagrid," she said in a correcting manner. "Sleep well?" he asked. "Yes," her stomach growled again. "Hey, Tom? Can we get some breakfast for Maxine?" "Certainly, Hagrid." The short balding man went into the back and reappeared with a delicious looking breakfast.
Maxi was planning on eating her breakfast nice and slow until Hagrid told her she had to get her school supplies. "And," he added, "You'd best start yer tutorin' today if yeh want to start term with the rest of yer year." She scarfed down her breakfast and was ready within 15 minutes.
Hagrid led her out back and stopped in front of a brick wall. Maxine wonder what he was going to do. Then he tapped the wall with a pink umbrella that she had noticed him carrying the night before. Maxi just stared in amazement as the wall transformed...
A/N: Well now that you've read it, you're going to review, right? Next chapter we get to a guest appearance from my friends Carissa and Stacie. Also, nobody has found my Tom Felton quote. I will be updating on a more regular basis now that we are starting to get to the fun stuff. I'm just about half way through with my fourth chappie so be watching for it.
I would like to thank: moonygirl13, darthfurby, Angela, and shadow wolf.