A/N: This is one for Alice Longbottom, because we don't know much about her I thought I could have a bit of fun! I've done the missing the bed thing plenty of times so I thought i'd write it in!

Alice

Thwack. That was how I was woken this morning. Mum cleans the windows so well and then leaves them shut so this is quite common. I got up and inspected the window for damage, then opened it to allow a somewhat shaken tawny owl to enter. He stuck out his leg and I removed the scroll, then he soared out of the still open window.

I examined the envelope and noticed the seal. My heart started going thunkadunkadunk. I'd forgotten it was letter time! Annie and Lizzie would have theirs. I opened it quickly, hardly breathing, scanned the first page, let out a huge whoop and fell back onto where I thought my bed was but turned out to be just floor.

"OWWWW!" I shouted. Mum, who'd already heard the whoop appeared in my door saying

"Oh Ally you didn't fall out of bed again did you?"

"NO!!" I shouted, sitting up and rubbing my head. "I HAVE MY HOGWARTS LETTER!! I'M GOING TO HOGWARTS!!" I jumped up and ran downstairs, nearly knocking Annie over on the landing.

"DADDY, DAAAAADDDDYYY, I'm going to HOGWARTS!" I yelled when I swooped into the kitchen.

"Oh pumpkin, that's brilliant!" He beamed. "Lizzie, Annie and I are all going to Diagon Alley later, you'll have to come too! Lizzie's a prefect this year so you'll have someone to look after you"

"Not likely if you don't stop screaming" said Lizzie grimacing. "I'll leave you to the manticores!"

I stopped screaming immediately. I didn't want to be left for the manticores.

"Are there really manticores Lizzie, or are you making it up to scare me?" I asked

"There are! In the forbidden forest! You go in if you don't believe me!" She replied, trying to hide her smirk.

"I'm not stupid Elizabeth!" I cried. "It's called forbidden so we won't be allowed in. And it's not very prefectly of you to try and trick me into going in!"

"Enough girls!" Daddy intervened "Go and get ready for Diagon Alley. Honestly anyone would think you were both eight years old!" But he said it with a smile so we knew he was joking.

I stuck my tongue out at Lizzie as I left the room. She made a face back. I can't wait for Hogwarts!