Chapter 2

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, so I do not own Hogwarts (Even though I wish I do!)

Before Charlotte could reach the door of her bedroom, Melanie came running through the door right into her sister. "Melanie!" Charlotte exclaimed, glaring at her sister, "Haven't you ever heard of knocking!" Charlotte loved her sister very much, but there was no denying her sister was a pain. "Sorry Charlie!" Her sister said going over to her sister's bed to sit down "I was so excited, I just forgot." "Is this about that letter you were all yelling about?" Charlotte said joining Melanie on her bed.

The young girl nodded and handed her older sister the letter that she was holding. Charlotte muttered thanks before looking down at the address and pursing her lips in confusion. The address stated,

Miss. C. Everfields

First Door at the Top of the Stairs

324 Coningsby Lane

Bray

United Kingdom

Charlotte couldn't help but find it odd that the letter was addressed to the exact location of her bedroom. Who puts the location of someone's bedroom on an address? The envelope was thick and heavy, made of a yellowish parchment, and the address was written in emerald-green ink. There was also no stamp. When charlotte turned the envelope over she was surprised to see that the envelope was sealed with purple seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'.

When Charlotte removed the letter from the envelope she was met with the same yellowish parchment as the envelope. Charlotte proceeded to read the letter out loud to her sister,

HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Minerva McGonagall

Dear Miss Everfields,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July, 31.
Yours sincerely,

Sprout
Deputy Headmistress

Charlotte looked at her sister and gave a shaky laugh before saying in a quiet voice "This has to be some kind of joke!" Her sister was wiggling beside her on the bed with obvious excitement "There's another page" she squealed unable to hold still. Charlotte proceeded to bring the next page to the front shaking with nervousness. She proceeded to read this page a loud as well,

HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

Uniform
First year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags

Set Books
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Fungi
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide of Self Protection by Quentin Trimble

Other Equipment
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS

"That is a sad joke" Charlotte said to her sister as they descended down the stairs to go have breakfast. Of course Melanie, as any child at the age of 8, believed every word of the letter. "Maybe I'm a witch too!" She said almost bouncing with excitement, "And I'll get my letter like you have when I'm 11" Charlotte sighed; she was already regretting reading the letter to Melanie. In Charlotte's point of view this was all a big joke and she was the victim. At Oldfield Primary School, which is the school she attended, she was thought of as the 'odd one'. She never seemed to say, or do the right things. And if the students at Oldfield had a choice in what they wear (which they don't), in her opinion, she would probably wear the wrong things as well. Charlotte had only one friend, and she is was best friend, her name is Janette Gosroy. Charlotte's family was quite poor, so she could only attend the school through a scholarship. She always believed that the teachers there would think of her as their charity cause and that by letting her in to the school, they had done a good deed. While all the other kids in her school were rich, she was poor, which only proceeded to make things worse. Also strange things always seem to happen to her. For example, once when she was being picked on by the other students, they pushed her in the mud. Charlotte's entire uniform was stained and she knew her mother would have a horrible time trying to wash it out since they cannot afford new uniform. But when she got up her uniform was completely clean. Thankfully the students had left, and had not seen the absurd miracle. Later that day when Charlotte tried to tell Janette what had happened to her, Janette did not believe her and proceeded to say "That's just crazy, Charlotte". After that day Charlotte decided to keep the strange things that kept happening to her to herself. And sometimes the students would catch a glimpse of the odd miracles and shutter and call her a witch.

As Charlotte proceeded to the kitchen she debated on who could have sent the letter. Could it have been Freddy, the mean boy who started the trend of calling her a witch? Or could it been Sophie who had always point and giggle whenever Charlotte walked by? Charlotte decided to ignore the letter and carry on with her summer, for she still had a month left. And as charlotte sat down and began to eat the porridge that her mother sat in front of her there was a loud knock at the door.