Chapter 1

A knock on the door alerted the small Son family home of the presence of another being.

"That's strange I wasn't expecting any visitors, Gohan could you get the door please!" Chi Chi called to her son from the kitchen where she had started to prepare dinner for the two. The young eleven-year-old boy with wild black hair bounded down the stairs from the room he was studying in towards the door. Gohan swung open the door with a grin on his face, hoping it might be one of his warrior friends come to visit, it had been awhile since Krillin or anyone had come by. Opening the door there was no one there. 'Hmm that's strange', Gohan thought to himself. Feeling out with his senses, he detected no ones energy but his mother's for at least one hundred kilometers.

Turning to close the door his eyes fell upon an envelope, which lay next to the door. Picking it up, Gohan went back inside towards the kitchen where his mother was preparing dinner.

"Hey mom, I got a letter, I've never got one of these before!" Gohan was immensely surprised and excited, he had only read about letters in the books his mother gave him to read. The postman never visited their home because they lived so far from any town or city, and the only people that would be contacting them had quicker ways to relay a message than a letter.

Opening the thick envelope which read in green lettering:

Mr. Son Gohan

2nd Bedroom

439 East District

Mount Paozu

Gohan noticed with interest a wax seal on the back depicting four animals around an H. Carefully unfolding the parchment, Gohan began to read the letter as he sat down at the table in the kitchen.

"So what did you get sweetie?" Chi Chi asked her son inquisitively.

"Erm I'm not really sure. It kind of sounds like another prank Krillin or Yamcha would pull. Here listen Mom."

Dear Mr. Son,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.

Yours sincerely,

Neville Longbottom

Deputy Headmaster

"Weird right? And what do they want me to catch an owl for? They even went so far as to make a supply list with books. Here's a good one. Those Tricky Trolls or How to Properly Defend Yourself, Even In A Bathroom (Defense Against the Dark Arts Grade 1)-Roonil Wazlib."

"Those men, you'd think they'd grow up. One too many hits to the head I say. That's why you're going to be a scholar Gohan, so you don't do weird stuff like this when you're their age!" Chi Chi exclaimed to her son, shaking her head and returning to chopping onions.

Gohan couldn't help but feel bad for his older friends. They had only really started to try and play jokes on the Son family to try and cheer Gohan up after Goku died. Granted, although none of them were ever very good, Gohan appreciated their effort; it also gave him a good excuse to visit with them when he wasn't at home studying.

Suddenly another knock was heard at the door. "Ugh that must be them now to check up on their gag. Gohan get the door and tell them to come inside." Gohan saw his mom rummaging through the cupboards in the kitchen, he knew what she was looking for, poor guys.

Obeying his mother, since he didn't want to be another victim of her frying pan tonight, he went to the door. Once again Gohan threw open the front door expecting to see the familiar faces of his older friends. Instead there stood a woman with long red hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a cloak and carrying a small brown satchel over her right shoulder.

"Uhh you're not Krillin." Gohan slowly stated and rubbed the back of his head, slipping into his tendency to sound and act like his father when he was surprised or confused.

"Hi, you must be Son Gohan!" The woman exclaimed. She then offered up her right hand, Gohan took it in a quick handshake, and she continued introducing herself. "My name's Ginny Potter and I'm here as a representative of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Gohan's eyes grew wide as he thought to himself, 'Gee Krillin and Yamcha really outdid themselves this time, hiring an actor?'

Confused as to what was taking her son so long at the door, Chi Chi called out, "Come on Gohan, bring the dunces inside, I'm not letting them get off the hook for their dumb joke, or worse if they try and steal you away from your studies again young man!" Gohan continued to scratch his head in embarrassment, before remembering his manners.

"Uhh come inside please." Gohan lead the woman inside to his mother in the kitchen, Chi Chi turned around when she heard the sound of feet. Clutching the handle of her trusty frying pan next to her side she pronounced, "Now you must think you're so funny!" Chi Chi paused realizing she was facing a strange woman not her husband's dunderheaded friends. Dropping the frying pan behind her back, "Oh excuse me, I thought you were someone else…Wait who are you lady?" Chi Chi's tone changed from embarrassed to inquisitive and defensive. The woman sensing the change quickly answered.

"As I told your son, my name is Ginny Potter, I'm here as a representative for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Chi Chi nodded her head in recognition, which confused Gohan. Had they met before? Before he could question the women his mother continued.

"I get it, whatever it is your selling lady I'm not buying it! Targeting poor children too, how rude!" Chi Chi yelled gesturing towards Gohan.

"Oh I think you're misunderstanding, I'm not here to sell you anything Mrs. Son." Ginny defended, with a smile still on her face.

"I saw the letter, I've seen scam artists like you before lady, gonna ask me to pay thousands for some books that are supposed to make my Gohan smarter, then I never get them! I say never again! Go on shoo!" Chi Chi made a gesture toward the door. Gohan noticed the strange woman's body language change.

"Hey! I'm not a scam artist!" The woman protested, clearly getting annoyed by the Son matriarch but brightened up with a sudden revelation, "Wait you saw the letter already?"

"Of course I did, I saw the kinds of books you want us to buy. Those Tricky Trolls or How to Properly Defend Yourself Even In A Bathroom! We may live in the country but we ain't stupid lady!"

Gohan saw the woman roll her eyes as his mother said the title of the book before replying, "I'm sorry ma'am there's been a misunderstanding, that letter wasn't supposed to arrive until after I got here. The owl must have arrived early, but I assure you the letter is real." Realizing that she hadn't cleared anything up by looking between Gohan and Chi Chi, one still wearing a confused expression, the other still mad as hell. "Look, can you just give me a few minutes to talk before you start attacking me again!"

Receiving a harsh nod from Chi Chi, Ginny started speaking. "As I said, I come here as a representative of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now Gohan, I know the idea of witches and magic must sound like complete blasphemy to you. But I'm a witch myself, would you like to see?"

Witches? Gohan himself had a revelation, "Uh Mom, isn't Miss Baba a witch?" Receiving a nod from his mother Gohan continued, "So you're saying you're a witch too? Where's your crystal ball then?"

"An inquisitive one, er well only some witches and wizards are seers. I myself, most definitely am not one, but I am quite nifty with hexes and charms." Ginny replied with a knowing smile. Deciding she should just perform a spell to quell their suspicions, she brandished her wand from inside her cloak and pointed it towards the mantel. Gohan wary of the woman's action's focused on the strange stick Ginny was yielding, also subconsciously getting into a defense pose, positioning himself in front of his mother.

"Accio picture!" A small picture frame of the family zoomed across the room and into the woman's outstretched hand.

Realizing they weren't in danger, Gohan exclaimed, "Wow! That was really cool!" Chi Chi, however was less impressed. "Ok, so what? You can do a trick. What does this have to do with my son?"

"I'm glad you asked Mrs. Son. The first moment a child shows magical ability, their name is recorded on a list. When the child turns eleven he or she is eligible to attend Hogwarts the next term. Gohan here is on the list!" Ginny finished with a smile. This was always her favorite part of the job, really the one reason she volunteered to be one of the muggle born representatives for Hogwarts, to see the face as she told children they were magical.

"So what you're saying is, my son's a witch?" For once in the whole evening since the letter first arrived, Chi Chi sounded genuinely puzzled.

"A wizard to be linguistically precise. We've had Gohan's name down on the list for quite some time now." Ginny turned her attention to Gohan as she said this.

"No way, I can't be a wizard." Gohan said in disbelief while also thinking to himself, I'm already half alien, I can't have more things weird with me, can I?

"Most everyone says that when we tell them. But Gohan, can you think of any times when you got scared, or angry and you couldn't explain what happened?"

Gohan pondered the question. Sure when I get mad or upset about the people I care about getting hurt my real strength comes out, but that's not magic. Suddenly an image popped into Gohan's and he searched through his memories for anything more unusual than normal. The two women stayed quiet as he thought until he spoke.

"I do remember when I was really little, before I started training, that when I was in trouble and really scared I would somehow turn up somewhere where I was actually safe from harm. There was a time when I was being chased by a dinosaur, and I ended up on top of a tall cliff. I don't remember how I got up there but then I couldn't get down and I was so hungry, but then I found some apples and woke up the next morning on the ground. Still don't know how I got down though but I think Mr. Piccolo helped." Gohan smiled at the memory of his old mentor and then looked at Ginny to see a smile on the woman's face.

"Hmm sounds like you apparated, that's very unusual for children, but I have heard about kids being able to do it. Your story actually sounds a lot like one my husband told me once." Ginny finished with a laugh. "So you see, that's magic that's inside you!"

Gohan was pulled back into thought. I thought all those strange things that happened with my power were just because of the "hidden potential" everyone talked about. Could it really be magic? This is so weird… Gohan was pulled out of his thoughts once more by Ginny explaining more about Hogwarts.

"Ok so what about this magic school, what kind of degree would he earn?" Chi Chi asked, one to always get down to the facts.

"Er degree? Sorry I'm not sure what that is." The older woman admitted.

"I knew it lady! You almost had me, you did. This is all just some hocus pocus to scam us out of our money isn't it!" Chi Chi was fired up again at the thought of being lied to.

"Oh no of course not Mrs. Son! Hmm, I do remember a friend of mine who was also a muggle born once telling me about muggle schools and their requirements, degrees I guess. At Hogwarts young witches and wizards get OWL's and NEWT's as a measure of their proficiency." Ginny explained.

"You think giving my son animals will teach him anything. He already spends too much time with animals if you ask me lady! Also what do you mean by muggle school, that sounds derogatory, my Gohan will go to the finest University in the country, not a muggle one."

"No Mrs. Son they're acronyms not animals, the OWL's are Ordinary Wizarding Levels and NEWT's are Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test, they're our exams to see what professions students can go into after school is over. And I'm sorry, I should have explained sooner. Muggle is the term we use for non-magic people. Gohan is referred to as a muggle born by our system because neither you or his father are wizards."

"I see. Though I still think muggle is an ugly word, you should change that." Chi Chi paused, "But I do like the sound of these NEWT exams. So where is this school located?" Gohan sighed, of course his mother would like the idea of tests, but he was glad to see she was calming down.

"It's in the North West District, I can't tell you the specific zone because it's not mapable by any technology. The train that all students take to get to the school is located in LondonCity Zone 9. From there it takes them to Hogwarts." Ginny explained.

"My gosh that sounds far away lady, I've never even heard of that town or district, and you think my Son's going to travel there every day!"

"Well actually Mrs. Son, Hogwarts is a boarding school, Gohan would stay in the castle and go back home over holidays." Ginny replied, evading part of the question.

Upon hearing this, Chi Chi smiled and calmly said, "No."

"What!?" Both Gohan and the woman exclaimed. Their conversation had seemed to be finally going well.

"No. Gohan will not be attending, he's already spent far too much time away from home, I forbid it. Besides, I don't even know where this mysterious school is located. Not happening." Chi Chi replied back in her calm voice.

"But Mom!" Gohan whined, the more he heard about Hogwarts and magic, the more he couldn't wait to go.

"Mrs. Son, Gohan really is a special case. We knew from the start that it's a long way from home for you. But I'll tell you the truth. There aren't many special requests that are made about students at Hogwarts, usually the children who attend only live in the North West District unless their parents attended themselves and moved away."

Ginny paused, she had hoped that the Son's would agree to going without having to tell them about the prophecy. Unfortunately she realized that Chi Chi was one of the most stubborn and protective woman she had ever met, and that was saying a lot.

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