A/N and disclaimer: I don't own ANYTHING Harry Potter, JK Rowling does. And I used the letter practically straight out of the book. All I own are my little characters, listed below. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

Lawyers: Yes we are.
Me: Shut up.

Main Character List:

Tessa Lear

Veronica 'Ronnie' Smith

Genelle 'Nellie' Gevers

Kyle Lupin – Remus Lupin's nephew

Miguel Garcia

Chapter 1 - Tessa

Tessa was sleeping in. A lazy Saturday morning was passing by, and she planned to spend the whole thing in her nice, soft bed. She groaned as the light from her shutters hit her eyes, and rolled over, pulling the blanket over her head in the process. Suddenly, a voice cut through her semi-consciousness like a knife. Her mother's voice.

"Tessa!"

"What?" she yelled back sleepily.

"You've got mail!"

Tessa sat bolt upright. "What?"

"I said – "

"I heard you mom! But who ever sends me letters?"

Tessa Lear was tired. At least, she had been until her mother yelled at her from the next room. Nobody ever sent letters to their little bungalow in Winnipeg, except for the billing companies, and those were all addressed to her parents. Nobody ever sent letters to little Tessa Lear, the baby of the Lear family. Heck, nobody ever sent letters to either of her siblings either. This was definitely a first.

"Tess, get your butt out here!" Her older brother, Jordan, called.

Tess was amazed. Jordan never came out of his room unless it was something momentous, like the Earth blowing up or a new video game coming out. This letter seemed to have everyone hyped up.

"Just a sec!" she called, pulling on her old blue jeans from the bottom of her closet and a crumpled up t-shirt that read, "I may not be perfect but I am CANADIAN, and that's close enough.". She then grabbed the letter opener that she used to unjam her pencil sharpener and ran out the door. Her whole family – Jordan, her mother, her father and her sister Jenessa were all standing around the kitchen table. Her mother held out a large envelope that seemed to be made of parchment. Tessa grabbed the letter as fast as she could. Fancy handwriting in green ink proclaimed: Ms. Tessa Lear, The Basement, 43 Glenlawn, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Without even thinking about the fact that they knew exactly where her bedroom was, her name, her address, and the fact that it had no return address so she couldn't find out if she knew them, Tessa carefully slit open the letter, her hand trembling as the wax seal pulled free. She pulled out the letter slowly, her whole family peering over her shoulder as she did so, and upon unfolding it, found that it was written in the same ink as on the outside.

HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WICHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Ms. Lear

We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of necessary books and equipment.

Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.

Yours Sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

Tessa felt as though her eyes must be bulging out of her head. Was this some sort of prank? Why would someone send her a letter like this? She only knew one person with the answer to that question.

She had to find Kyle.

Kyle was her best friend. He lived next door, but was almost never home. If he wasn't out visiting his 'Uncle Remus' in England, he was out and about somewhere in the city of Winnipeg, trying out something new. He stood out in a crowd, with his jet-black hair, bright blue eyes and luminous smile, but mainly because of his clothing choices. He wore either all black or all white – never anything colorful. His strangeness had attracted her at first, but his sunny personality had kept their friendship going from the time they had met when they were five. Kyle always bragged about his uncle Remus, but nobody took him seriously.

The reason: He said that his uncle was a werewolf… and a wizard to boot.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of my first chapter of my first fanfic! I know it's like, mega-short, but it's my first try. You'll get to meet Kyle and the others in the next chapter and chapter 3.

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