Chapter 1
I was sweating when I awoke. The sun shown through the tent in a all too welcoming way. Darlene was already up and preparing a couple of baggies of food. I groaned and pulled myself up.
"Dar, you really don't have to take care of me." I grumbled.
"Really, It's the least I can do. I have to stop the travel. You need to finish alone." She said, not even glancing at me.
My jaw dropped. "I'm only eleven! I can't travel, HIKE, that far without an adult! What if something attacks me?" I basically hollered.
She stopped wrapping a small sandwhich and looked me in the eyes. "I've seen what you can do. Already. Six years? And your more talented than most, if not all, the characters in the books!" She wasn't mad, just aggrivated.
I sighed. She was right. I was very powerful. "But what if it don't exist?" I asked. It was the greatest threat to the plan, if this was all for nothing, and I was the only one...anywhere...
"I know it's far fetched, I know it's only a book series...but I have a good feeling about this." She said, walking over to me and hugging me.
She had been my best friend for as long as i could remember, despite the age difference. She was the only person I had ever told about my magic...she was the only person that had ever really been in my life. She was my penpal when I had lived in foster care. Then, two years ago, when she turned 18, she had adopted me. She was my sister, my mother, my friend, and my helping hand. And now this was goodbye. Forever. I felt a tear roll down my cheek. I pulled away and smiled at her.
"Thank you." I wispered.
"No problem, Teeny." She said, I could tell she was trying not to cry. It was hard not to giggle at my nickname.
Then she let go and threw the last of the food into my bag. "Now go. Or you won't make midday." She said, handing me the bag.
I slept in my clothes now, no reason to take my clothes all off if I would freeze in my pajamas. I slipped on my boots and grabbed the bag. Then i hugged Darlene and she kissed my head.
Then, I left.
It was basically downhill from where we were, I could see the lake. The lake that had taken FOREVER to locate. The hills were cool from the altitude.
When I got to the edge of the lake, I really said goodbye. To this entire world. I looked around and smiled. It was where I was use to, but I could tell it wasn't where I belonged.
I pulled a rope out of my bag and, with the help of a simple control spell, I flung it to the top of the hill popping out of the middle of the lake. I had summoned it to stay in the same exact spot, just jumping dimensions. It wasn't easy, I had to picture EXACTLY where I wanted it to go, the basically summon that demension closer, close enough to jump. I could feel it strain, they weren't suppose to move. I also felt what little energy I had spill from me. I gasped and let my feet jerk.
Then I was flying towards the middle of the lake, but the world was spinning, colors swirling...I could feel the sudden change in atmosphere, even though my vision wouldn't focus. When the world slowed down, I was on my stomache. On a cold stone floor.
I smiled and began to pull myself up, then stopped...nothing had jumped with me...NOTHING. I was butt naked. I quickly scanned my mind for a spell to make clothing appear when two figures appeared ahead.
Two people I was NOT expecting to see. Dumbledor and Snape.
My mind raced. I had thought the dimensions were aligned in time...no...these two were still alive. I spoke before they noticed me, "What year is it?"