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Annie
Chapter 2
"Are you sure? I never get post." A girl with dark brown hair and beautiful emerald eyes peered curiously at the older girl.
"Mrs Figg told me to tell you that you had some post and that you were to go to her office."
Grumbling, Anastasia put down her book and stood up. It was very strange. In all her life she could not remember that she had ever received post. She brushed down her uniform and proceeded to the Matron's office, knocking firmly on the door. After hearing a faint 'Come in', she twisted the handle and entered.
"Ah, Annie, I gather you got the message," said Arabella Figg, smiling warmly at the girl.
"Yes," Annie replied, and Arabella could see a mountain of curiosity behind her green eyes. She shuffled some papers and found what she was looking for.
"I think you may be rather surprised at this letter, but I ask you to read it carefully."
Annie nodded and took the envelope from Mrs Figg. She noticed how it was made of parchment, and was sealed like old-fashioned letters used to be. Quickly she opened it, took out a wad of paper, and then read it.
'Dear Miss Clareight,' it began. Her eyes read the letter intensely, gradually widening as she came to the end. She looked up at Arabella.
"I don't understand..."
"You're a witch Annie."
"A witch?"
"Yes."
"But how, why?"
"I don't know how. Perhaps your parents were a witch and a wizard. Perhaps you're a muggle-born witch. But what matters now is that you are one. That letter is inviting you to start at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
"How do you know all about this?"
"Well...I'm a squib."
Annie just looked blankly at her.
"It's a term used for someone who has come from a family with a magical background, but can't actually do magic, like me. However, my brother is one of the greatest wizards at present, and I will be contacting him shortly. First of all though, I need to speak to Minerva." Arabella said the last sentence more to herself than Annie. With that, she took a pot off the mantelpiece, threw it in the fireplace and called out 'Hogwarts School' and then stuck her head in the flames. Annie just stared, speechless.
Albus heard an impatient cough coming from the fireplace, and turned around.
"Why, Bella, my dear sister. What brings you to this fine establishment? Even if it is your head."
"Shut up Albus. I need to speak to Minerva."
"No can do I'm afraid. She's been gone all day. Come to think of it, she seemed pretty upset this morning. And it is also strange that she didn't tell me where she was going."
"Well don't just sit around you fool, go and find her."
"I might just do that, speak to you later Bella."
Arabella took her head out of the fire, which immediately died down.
"Oh, and then I didn't ask him. Oh well, it looks like we're going to have to go to Diagon Alley ourselves."
"Where's Diagon Alley?"
"In London, it's where we'll get all your school stuff. I know I can't do magic or anything, but Tom in the Leaky Cauldron knows me well enough so he'll let me in." She cast a look at Annie's face.
"Don't worry about paying for it. Your parents left a lot of money when they, well, passed away. It's all locked up in a muggle bank. But we'll transfer it to Gringotts. The wizard bank. Now, why don't you run along and grab your coat, its' quite chilly outside..."
AN: chapter 2!!!!! plz review...i kinda get a bit lonely.......watching the screen on my own.....