Author's Note: Chapter Two is ready! I hope you all enjoy it. I'm working on the next chapter now.
"Tomorrow morning!" Lorelie exclaimed. "But mom...what about my friends here?"
"It will only be for half the semester, Lorelie. You'll be back home before you know it."
"I'm scared." Lorelie said. She wrapped her arms around her self and sighed. "Will you be coming with me?"
"Oh, Lorelie. I have to stay here with Dad and your brother." Christine said. She hugged her daughter. "But I believe in you, Lorelie. I know, and you know, that the upcoming months are going to be something you'll never forget. And you'll be great."
"You think so?"
"Of course." Christine stood up and held out her hand. "Why don't you start packing. I bought you some new robes this morning. They're in your closet." Christine winked. She pulled Lorelie to her feet and pushed her toward the stairs.
Lorelie was surprised to find the robes her mother had bought. they were made of expensive silk, one was dyed pale blue that brought out her crystal blue eyes and the other was dyed a dainty pink color and it made her look older. She tried them on, smiling.
Lorelie looked at herself in the mirror. Was this pale, dark-haired girl really a descendent of Guenivere? Could she really be that spacial? Lorelie pulled her black curls up into a twist. She didn't look like a queen, she thought. Not even close to the regal paintings of Guenivere that she had seen. SHe hoped with all her heart that she could live up to her ancester.
Lorelie packed her bags quickly. She was only taking two suitcases--a spell allowed her to fit more stuff in them then normal. She packed her dresses and jeans and photographs of her family and her favorite stuffed animal--a lamb she named Mr. Sheep. They she took the locket and looked at it--the beautiful gold shimmering in the light--and put it back around her neck. She'd keep the locket on, no matter what.
Her mom had told her that Hogwarts was a little different that Violet Sky Academy. For one thing, there were houses and she would need to be sorted before begining classes. She would take the same classes, but rather than having all classes in the same day, they would be spread across the week. Also, Lorelie's least favorite difference, Hogwarts had a uniform. Lorelie supposed that she would get used to it, but she liked wearing fashionable clothing.
Christine woke Lorelie bright and early for the flight. It was six a.m. when they drove to the airport in a beat-up pick-up truck.
"Remember:" Christine said. "No magic!"
"I know." Lorelie answered. "I have my passport and everything--I'm a foreign exchange student."
"Right." Christine smiled. When they got to the airport, she helped her daughter with her bags and took her to the desk. She said to the woman at the desk: "My daughter is going to London. Her flight is at 8:30."
"Okay!" Said the women. She typed a few things into the keyboard. "Can I see you're ID?"
Lorelie handed her the passport.
"Well, Lorelie, your flight is boarding in twenty minutes. Heres your boarding pass." She handed Lorelie a slip of paper. "Security is straight down that corridor to the left."
"Okay!" Lorelie said. She took her boarding pass and the lady loaded Lorelie's luggage onto the conveyer belt. Lorelie gave her mom a hug.
"I'll miss you Mom!" She whispered.
"I'll miss you too. Be good!"
"I will." Lorelie said. She smiled, resilient, and waved goodbye to her mom before heading towards the double doors that led to the security checkpoint.