Authors Note: First chapter, give it a chance. If you read my last story, don't judge my writing by that. Anyways, if anyone would like to be my editor (BETA? What ever that stands for…) leave me your e-mail address in a comment please. Hopefully this first chapter will turn out well, and you will keep reading my stories. I can say though, that if I like my story and continue on with it, the updates won't be so frequent. For me I have to be in the mood to write, and if I write when I force myself to, everything turns out horrible. Each chapter will have at the least one journal entry, on average two. So if you want a good story to read I recommend one by my friend Cetesy 'My Diary: Loving Sirius Black' yep, that story is great. Well any advice, please e-mail me at On with the chapter

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Journal of Erin Smith

Journal entry-1

Hm. New journal. Fresh start, sounds good. Right now is the last night I'll be spending in this bed for a while. Thanks to Dan, (step dad, just thought id let this journal know.)I'm being shipped of to Hogwarts 'School of Witchcraft and Wizardry'. Yep, all the way to Europe. I liked Dan. He wasn't a bad guy till him and my mother "mutually" decided that it was best to ship me off to another magic school. I already got my school supplies here, so I won't have to go shopping in a foreign country. What bugs though is that I had no say in this, and they wouldn't tell me why I was leaving. Probably because they want to be alone..hehe. Maybe it'll be better than Pacston School of Magic. I don't have many friends there, but Claudia was really upset. At least we still have instant messaging and e-mail. I'll miss the ocean, sun, and sand of Cali the most. Goodbye to surfing for a year, or at least till winter break. I'll miss my house to. Not to brag, but since mom married a lawyer, and since she's into real estate, our house is… big. Pool, 5 bedroom 6 ½ baths. Yep, I love my house. Especially since it's in walking distance of the beach. I think I mentioned (or I know I did) surfing. That's my sport (and I get to run around in my polka dot bikini :D). And I'm quite good at it too, which I can't say the same for most things. My summer rocked here. Surfing, hanging out with Claudia, sleeping in, and blue corn pancakes (my favorite). Well, that's it for today. Next entry I'll either be on the plane to London, at a hotel, or on the 'Hogwarts Express' to school.


Journal Entry-2

London is pretty cool compared to what I thought it was going to be. Sun does exist here. Yay.

The plane ride over here was… boring and scary at the same time. I was all by myself, traveling half way across the world, to somewhere I had no clue about, except the name, and what continent it belonged on. But now that I think about it, it was pretty cool. My parents weren't there to tell me what to do, I had a credit card which my parents never check how much I spend, and my laptop where I could chat with Claud for a while.

As soon as I checked into Hotel o' London, I dropped off my bags (cept for my oh-so-handy messenger bag) and, well... explored. I landed in the mall, which was extremely fun. Tons of cool clothes. I got my hair framed too (it looks darker red, even though I've only been away from the brighter sun for 3 days now). Well, enough said for today. Tomorrow I aboard the train for my 4th year of magic. At a new school.


Hmp. A lot better than my first story. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE comment. I really would love you, forever, if you did. Expect an update… in the next week. Adios.

But was it a good chapter? Hm. I dunno. Kinda empty. But keep reading……. My upcoming chapters will have more.