QUICK!

Before you read another word, write your own FULL name in every blank on this page!

Don't be afraid! Your Workbook™ is meant for writing in!

Hello Eowyn-Marie Christopher! It's great to meet you!

Hey, wait a minute. That name sounds familiar!

Eowyn-Marie Christopher

Isn't that the name of a FAMOUS WIZARDING AUTHOR!

Well, is it? Not sure? Maybe one day?

Hey, Eowyn-Marie Christopher– there's only one thing that is sure! And that's this: The answer is in your hands!

Or to be straight with you, Eowyn-Marie Christopher, the answer is in this Workbook™

You want to know how the Workbook™ works?

It's simple.

We ask questions. You answer them

And by the time you get to the end of the book, you're a wizarding author!

Think it's crazy? Think again. Ever heard of Newt Scamander? Kennilworthy Whisp ring a bell? How do you think those guys got started!

So. You ready? Let's dive right in!

How do you KNOW, deep in your heart, that you WILL be a wizarding author one day? (Go on, Eowyn-Marie Christopher, it's your turn now. . . .)

How do I know that I will be a wizarding author one day? Hmmm... How about, I won't.

Yeah, that's right, Mr. Workbook™, I'm not going to be a wizarding author. How do you like that? Huh? Yeah, and even if I did, I highly doubt I would still want to be one after going through your little introduction there. It's enough to even make a dedicated writer sick. I hope you don't talk like that throughout this whole book. I'm going to go check.

Wonderful! Now, how do you know that you have the determination to see your dream through?

Oh Merlin! You do talk like that through the whole book. Help me god!

Oh, and seeing as this isn't my dream, I don't have to have any determination. Why would I have determination to do something that I really, really, really, don't want to do? My god this sucks.

Okay, great. Now, what was it that made you choose this course out of all of the optional seventh-year courses?

Why did I choose this course? Probably because Lily made me. Our only choices for our optional courses were Quidditch Rules and Regulations, Business Owner 101, and this one. Lily refused to take the Quidditch one because she thinks that it is boring, and she had no plans of owning a business, so she didn't want to take that, so this was her only option. Of course, she had to drag me into it as well.

I probably wouldn't have minded the Quidditch course, because we probably would have gotten to fly a bit, and seeing as I love Quidditch, that would have been awesome. Business would have been snore city, because it's taught by Professor Binns' cousin who is just as boring as him.

So that is how I ended up in this class.

That, and that fact that Sirius Black is in here too. That helps a lot.

Interesting. Okay, let's start with something simple. Look around you right now. Write down a list of everything you see.

Hmmm. What do I see. Just wait while I have a quick peek around . . .

Okay. Well, sitting beside me is Lily, my bestest pal in the world. At the desk behind me is James Potter, and beside him is the aforementioned Sirius Black. The teacher, Professor Sikkema is at the front of the room, and other random students are scattered throughout the room.

But lets go back to Sirius, because that's my favourite subject.

Sirius is the hottest guy on the planet, and he knows it. He's been one of my best friends since first-year, and therein lies the problem.

See, not only do I think that Sirius is a sexy beast, but I really, really like him. But I'm sure that he only thinks of me as his friend. Probably even as one of the guys. Plus, if you've ever seen the girls that he goes out with, they are all tall, and thin, and really pretty. All things that I am not.

I guess I'm tall, so I will concede that point, but the rest is totally not me. Lily will beg to differ, but I swear that she is crazy, so it really doesn't matter.

Anyways, moving on.

We bet you just wrote down "desk," "quill," "teacher," etc., etc. Maybe you noticed the wand, but we bet you didn't get the chip in the side of the wand! Now, go ahead and try again. Write down EVERYTHING that you see.

Ummm, suuuuuuurrrreeeeeee. Yeah, you just keep telling yourself that.

You know, you are really starting to scare me. You think you know all of these things, but you just don't. That's right Mr. Workbook™, you don't know everything.

Plus, the whole wand thing is starting to creep me out.

On to a better topic.

I can see Sirius's hair out of the corner of my eye, and its all shiny and dark, and shiny. It's hot.

Urg. My robes keep slipping down. It's so annoying. I can feel Sirius looking. I knew I shouldn't have worn that green bra! But it's so pretty . . .

That's better! Now, do you know the names of any of the people around you?

I know most of them. Why? Does it really matter? Are you going to stalk them, Mr. Workbook™? Are you?

Yeah, because I really don't have anything better to do, I will go along with your little scheme. So, next to me is Lily Evans, who has a huge crush on James who is sitting behind us. Beside James is, of course, Sirius, in all of his sexiness. The rest of the people aren't that important, and I really don't want to name them. That would be pointless.

What about their middle names?

Well, Lily's middle name is Marie, which is kind of cool because that's part of my name as well. Sirius's middle name is Orion. His family has some weird obsession with flower and star names. But I guess being pureblooded can mess up your brain, so I suppose it really isn't that strange. James's middle name is Harold. That makes me laugh. But his parents are really old, so I guess I can't blame them.

Let's pretend that YOU are a character in a book. The book starts with you waking up yesterday morning. Tell us what you did.

I woke up.

I ate breakfast.

I keeled over dead.

The end.

Great! So what happened next? Remember that these are easy questions – it's not about "making things up." Your Workbook™ is going to build you toward "invention." For now, you should just tell the truth!

What? You don't believe me? That hurts my feelings. I'm going to go cry now.

Okay, time for your first QUICK FLICK. These are "memory" exercises that you will find throughout your Workbook™. You'll really start to look forward to them! Think for a moment, and then describe your first day at Hogwarts.

I was really nervous the first day of school. My mum had told me all about Hogwarts, but I was still a bit intimidated because there were a whole bunch of really tall people walking around the train platform. I finally found my way into an empty compartment, and I was soon joined by a lively girl named Lily Evans, and another girl named Erica. Then we were shortly joined by four first-year boys, and we all bonded.

Once we got to hogwarts, we all nervously awaited out sorting. All of us ended up in Gryffindor, except for Erica. She got into Ravenclaw, but we still hang out as much as possible.

After that, we all ate an awesome feast, and followed the prefects up to our dorms, where we all fell right to sleep. That was my first day of school. So exciting, eh?

Tell us the name of your best friend. Does he play quidditch? Is he a prefect? We'll leave a couple of pages so you can tell us ALL about your best friend!

Hmmmmmmm.. Well, my best friend is currently sitting right next to me, and I don't think that she will be happy to know that you only refer to people as "he." That's quite offensive, you know.

Hah! I was right. Lily has just squawked her displeasure at the blatant sexism that you, Mr. Workbook™, are exuding. Lily is quite the one for women's rights.

Yes, Lily Marie Evans is my best friend. We have shared a lot of good times together, and a lot of hard times as well. Ever since that first day on the train we have stuck together. We have shared our secrets, and our deepest fears, and we have grown together.

Lils, as I like to call her, is the Head Girl this year, and there has never been a better one. She is so responsible, always getting things done on time. Not that she's all tightly laced and everything. A lot of people get that impression, but Lils is actually a really fun person.

Last summer, Lily and I spent a week in Diagon Alley without our parents, and we had a blast. We went shopping all day, and went clubbing at night. Quite a few guys tried to pick her up, but she steadfastly refused, claiming to not be interested in any of them.

But I know the real reason. See, my pal Lily is harbouring an enormous crush on James Potter, the Head Boy. She really, really likes him, and I, along with most of Hogwarts, can totally tell. If that wasn't good enough, James also has an equally enormous crush on her. However, the only two people who still don't know this (apart from the first-years) are themselves.

It's really quite frustrating, watching them interact. Sirius and I have come up with a plan to lock them in a cupboard, so I hope that that works.

Oh look, the bell is ringing. I'm going now. Don't expect me to be back any time soon.

Well done! That was fabulous!

And guess what? You did it! You finished Part 1 of your Workbook™! We are SO PROUD of you!

Be sure and take a break before you go on to the next Part. . . .