Chapter 2
Unexpected letter
"Elphaba," said Nessarosa angrily. "ELPHABA!"
"w-what?" said Elphaba snapping back to reality.
"Are you trying to kill me?" She said, clutching the side of her stomach.
"Oh," said Elphaba fastening to loosen up the corset. She had clearly been caught daydreaming. "Sorry Nessa"
"My lord, what am I going to do with you?" she said angrily. "Fetch me my dress. But be sure to wear gloves before you even lay a paw on it"
Elphaba got up and walked out of the room to go and get a pair of gloves. She walked into the kitchen and dug in the side cabinet for the old white pair of gloves her mother had made specifically for her. Elphaba had a knack for ruining everyone's valuable posetions. It's like she meant to. Things just happened. But ofcourse, that wasn't a good enough excuse for her family.
She slipped on the gloves over her hands and then went to go back in the room. But something had distracted her. A large barn owl was sitting out side the kitchen window seal, a small envelope tied to its leg. She walked up to the window and peeped it open. She noticed that the envelope tied to the owls leg had the Hogwarts crest stamped across the middle.
"Go. Nessa received her letter two weeks ago."she said barely holding the window open.
But the large owl just held outit's leg. It almost looked as though it were annoyed.
"Take the bloody letter!"the owl barked angrily, making Elphaba jump back and hit the counter.
"What's going on in there?" Nessarosa called from her room.
"N-Nothing." Elphaba called back. She stared at the owl, her eyes growing big. "You can talk!"
"No shit pickle head." Said the owl. "Could ya hurry up, I've got other errands to run."
Elphaba opened the window all the way so the owl could fly in.
The owl settled itself next to a bowel of fruit and began nibbling at the grapes. He held out his foot without looking up at her.
Reluctantly, she bent down and untied the letter from his leg.
"It's about time." Said the owl, stretching out his wings.
"I've never met a talking owl before." She said staring down a him.
"Yeah well, eat ya heart out." He said. And with that he took one more grape and then flew out the window.
Elphaba stared down at the letter with a raised eyebrow. Why would Hogwarts be sending Nessarosa another letter. She threw letter aside figuring that there must have been some sort of mistake. But when the letter flipped over she saw something that caught her eye. The letter was not addressed to Nessarosa. It was addressed to her.
Mrs. Elphaba Maverick
786 Clodwell Drive
Morrington City
Tiny attic
Elphaba blinked and stared. Was she seeing things? She picked up the letter and eagerly tore it open. Out fell to pieces of parchment. She read the first letter eagerly.
Dear Mrs. Maverick,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to attend school at Hogwarts School of witch Craft and Wiz-
"What's that?" asked Nessarosa rolling herself into the room. She had somehow managed to get herself in the dress, but it still hadn't been zipped up in the back.
"Nothing." Said Elphaba quickly, while shoving the letter behind her back.
"Mama! Papa!" yelled Nessarosa with a sick little grin spreading across her face. "Could you come down here for a moment."
As expected Marria and Raoul were heard moments later walking down the stairs.
"What is it dear?" asked Marria while making her way ino the kitchen
"Oh nothing." Said Nessarosa. "It's just that it seems as though Elphaba has a secret."
"No I don't!" said Elphaba at once.
"Oh yes you do." Said Nessarosa angrily
"I do not!"
"Then would you mind showing us whats behind your back?" said Nessarosa.
Elphaba looked from Nessarosa, to her mother, and then to her father. There was no way of getting out of this one. Not that she had ever gotten out of anything. She brought the letter in front of her and held it out to Maria guiltily.
"What is this?" Said Maria, snatching it out of her hand. She looked at the cover of the letter and then back up at her husband.
"Oh dear," said Raoul.
"You do know what this means right?" said Maria.
"Yes." He muttered.
"What is it?" Asked Nessarosa eagerly. " I want to read it too."
Maria thrust the letter at Nessarosa her gave her a reproaching look. She took out her little glasses and placed them on her nose. As Elphaba watched her read the letter, she watched as her eyes grew bigger and bigger.
"But this can't be!" said Nessarosa looking up at her parents. "The whole point of me going is to get away from her!
"Yes I know darling. I know." Said maria bending down and wrapping an arm around Nessarosa.
"Daddy make her stay. She's going to ruin my reputation. "said Nessarosa with tears in her eyes.
"I can't." Raoul muttered. " Only the student can choose weather he she does not want to go."
"Well I'm definitely going." Elphaba muttered under her breathe.
"Ok. How's about we make a deal?" Said Nessarosa staring up at Maria.
"What did you have in mind dear?" Maria asked letting go of her daughter.
"Well… Since I'm going to be stuck with this child for a whole year, I'll need to make a rebound for my reputation." She said shyly without looking up at her parents.
"Anything dear." Said Maria.
"I'll need to do some shopping. And I mean lots of shopping." She took a deep sigh and looked from her mother to her father. "I'll have to have the best of everything before I go to Hogwarts.
"Well that can easily be arranged." Said Rauol.
"Well I supoose you'll have to come along with us to Diagon Alley." Maria growled.
"She's not going anywhere unless she helps me finish getting ready." Said Nessarosa. "Come Elphaba." She said rolling herself back to her room.
Elphaba followed her back into the room and stood in a corner.
Nessarosa rolled over to her mirror and drew out a brush. She sighed and began to brush her hair.
"I can't believe you of all people got a letter for Hogwarts." She said with out looking at her. " I mean it's so…Unexpected.