Chap 6

Emily had her bags all ready. She took a deep breath and reached for the floo powder. This was it. She was leaving home. She had put an illusion spell on the door to answer if Mr. Kopler came by. She had called the school, imitating her mother, saying how "Emily's sick in bed with a fever, poor girl. I expect it will be a week or so before she's well enough to return to school. The doctor assured me that plenty of rest was the best way. Yes, I'll tell her you said 'get better'. Thank you for understanding." That way the school wouldn't send the police in to look for her.

There was a note to her mother explaining about the man and how she was going to follow Jon to Hogwarts. She figured there it was safe from You-Know-Who (because the man said he worked for him).

Emily didn't write it in the note, but she also wanted to go to Hogwarts to see if she could figure out anything about her dad. Plus, since she had never been to a magic school before, she wanted to see what it was like.

It wasn't a very well thought out plan, but it might work.

Emily took another deep breath and threw the floo powder into the fireplace.

"The Three Broomsticks!" She cried out. She had to go to Hogsmede because Hogwarts, having taken security measures after Voldemort tried to take over Hogwarts, had spells on it that disallowed people to floo into the school.

Emily stepped into the fire with her bags and found herself in a pleasant room with tables and a bar. Emily walked up to the bar maid and asked, "Is there any way I could contact Hogwarts?"

The barmaid scrutinized her. "A young boy came by earlier asking the very same thing. Take a left when you walk out the door and a few shops down is an owl post shop. You can rent an owl to contact the school. But hurry, it's almost closing time there. Almost closing time here as a matter of fact. Do you need to stay the night? This place doubles as an inn. A doubt you would be allowed into the school at this hour."

Emily thought it over and decided to stay here. She could contact the school in the morning. She paid the barmaid and was showed to a nice room above the pub. She thanked the lady as she closed the door. Tomorrow would be a big day, she decided.

Emily yawned as she exited her room. A person in the room next to her did so at the exact same time.

"Emily?" Emily heard the person ask. She glanced over only to see…"Jon! What are you doing here? I thought you'd be in the school by now. Your mother picked you up at lunchtime didn't she? She said you flooed here before five."

Jon just gawked at her. "But…but…I thought you were a muggle…I'm so confused."

Emily patted his back. "It's okay, Jon, I just figured it out yesterday. Then this weird guy came to my house…" she shivered, "but that's not important now. I'm hungry. D'you think we can go downstairs and get some breakfast?"

Jon shook his head. "Sorry, what? I just can't believe you're a witch. Of all the people in the cafeteria that I walk up to and sit with you just happen to be magical also? It's crazy…"

Emily shrugged. "So do you wanna get some breakfast?"

Jon nodded and yelled back into his room, "Dad, I'm going down to get some food."

They walked down to the pub and Jon said, "To answer your questions before, I got here way later yesterday then we planed. I had to get school supplies, like robes, from Diagon Alley. We thought we'd be done before the owlery post shop closed, but there were some long lines. My dad thought we should stay the night and contact the school in the morning." He stopped walking suddenly and Emily almost left him behind. "I can't believe you're here? Why were you at the Muggle school? Are you transferring to Hogwarts too?"

"I guess you could say that," replied Emily. Jon was having enough trouble getting the fact that Emily was a witch through his head. It would probably be too much for him if she started to explain how one of You-Know-Who's men had intruded her house and was looking for her mom. "So, are your whole family wizards or just you?"

"My mum and dad were magic. My dad's dad was a little bit but he didn't go to school or anything. He didn't really realize it until he was older. By then it didn't really matter. I think only my dad, not his brother, got the magic gene. Everyone in that side of my family besides my dad and I is normal and knows nothing about the fact that we're wizards. What about you?"

Emily shrugged. "No clue. My mom's a witch and I'm pretty sure her parents are too. They died when I was pretty young so I didn't really know them. I don't know my dad's side. Doesn't matter anyway. Ooooo…pancakes!" Emily immediately sat down at one of the pubs tables and ordered a pancakes. Jon sat next to her.

"You do know that you just ordered 6 big pancakes." He said, mildly, peering at the small chalkboard that described the few breakfast choices.

Emily gulped. "I did. Oops. I just saw the 2 galleons and figured it would be small. Shoot. Will you help me eat them?"

"Sure. Saves me the trouble of ordering."

After eating the delicious pancakes and having Emily introduced to Jon's dad, the three walked to the owlery post shop. Mr. Granger sealed Jon's already written note while Emily quickly described her situation on another piece of parchment. 'Please let them accept it,' she prayed. 'Please!' If Hogwarts thought she was a random person asking to come into Hogwarts for no reason, they would never let her come in.

She finished signing "Emily Lupin" and handed the letter to Jon's dad. He tied the letters to the owl's leg and off it flew.

"Let's go get some candy at Honeydukes while we wait for replied, shall we?" asked Jon's dad, grinning. "I remember when I was in Hogwarts. Honeydukes was the main place to visit. They have every candy imaginable there. I can't wait to show you, Jon!"

Emily, Jon, and Mr. Granger had just finished up at Honeydukes when an owl came over to land on Jon's shoulder. The letter it held read:

Dear Mr. Granger and Miss Lupin,

The school is sending down a teacher to the main gates to allow you into the school. We are pleased to accept both of you into Hogwarts, despite one of your's unusual situation. Please report to the headmistress's office as soon as you are able. I will show you to her office upon your arrival.

Assistant Headmaster,

Filius Flitwick