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Katrina stared at the letter in her hands, eyes wide in shock, mouth gaping, hands trembling. Did Monica plant this for me to find? Is she trying to trick me?

She heard a door slam, and the sound of footsteps coming down the hall. Quickly, she hid the letter behind her back and faced the stairs. A few seconds later, Monica appeared, like she usually was – like she was going to a party. She wore white Capri's, a bright green blouse, bronze lace up sandals, and matching bracelets. Her hair was braided to the side and her eyes shone. "What do you have there?" She asked suspiciously, reaching the bottom of the stairs. "If you're trying to steal my magazines again you know you won't get away with it-"

"I'm not stealing anything." Katrina said flatly. Is she going along with her plan?

"Then what's behind your back? And where is the mail?" Monica asked, trying to grab at what Katrina had.

"It's my letter!" Katrina shouted and pulled away. No way. Not even Monica could come up with something like this… That crest was perfect, and the seal... no way Monica could've made that…

"You have friends?"

Katrina opened her mouth to fight back, but smiled instead. This seems familiar…

"What's all the commotion?" Her mothers' sharp voice sounded and Katrina spotted her mother at the top of the stairs.

"Katrina's got a letter!"

Her mother smiled warmly. "How nice. Who's it from Kat?"

"Uh-uh-"

"It's not real, is it? You're just pretending to have gotten a letter. Aren't you?"

"It's from Hogwarts!" Katrina said, pulling the letter out from behind her and showing her mother.

"Hogwarts?" Monica scoffed. "That place isn't real."

Mrs. Fernessi smiled. "I love your imagination Katrina." She laughed, handing the letter back to Katrina. "Now come on, let's get in the car."

Monica smirked at Katrina and followed her mother out. Katrina sighed, and dumped the letter in the trash bin beside the door. Maybe Monica did plant it…

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The hot afternoon had faded into a cool and pleasant evening, and by the time the Fernessis got home from school shopping, everyone – except Katrina – had forgotten all about the letter.

"Mom! Today was amazing! I got my new skirt, the pencils I wanted, my favorite pens, the notebooks with the cool design on the front, a new book-bag-" Monica raved on and on about her new school supplies while Katrina sulked in the back seat.

"I'm going inside." She said dully, opening the door.

"Oh don't worry squirt, just because we didn't get any of your stuff, doesn't mean we never will." Monica's eyes flashed.

Katrina rolled her eyes and stepped into the cool summer air. She slammed the door behind her and ran up to the front door. The she realized she didn't have the keys. "Mom! I need the keys!"

"Can you please wait?" Her mom replied, unloading all the bags out of the trunk while Monica fixed her hair in the mirror.

Katrina turned away and leaned against the door. She was so tired. But after a day of following her sister around ten different stores, who wouldn't be?

Her mother made her way up the walk, the seven bags bumping against her while Monica followed – empty handed – behind.

"Katrina, could you take some of these please?" Her mom asked breathlessly.

"Why can't Monica? It's all her stuff."

"Katrina, please? I don't have time for this."

Katrina sighed and took two bags in each hand from her mother.

"Monica, the keys are in the front of my purse, can you please get them and open the door? Monica?" Monica jumped and put her hand into her moms' purse and withdrew the keys. She stuck one into the front door and turned the knob.

"What are you waiting for?" Katrina asked.

"The door… It won't open." Monica said, pushing against it.

"Push harder, it gets stuck sometimes."

"Mom! It won't budge!"

"Let me try." Katrina said, dropping the bags and moving forward.

"That bag better not have been the one with my glass heels inside-"

Katrina ignored her and slammed her shoulder against the door. It opened a tiny crack. She pushed her back up against it and moved backwards as hard as she could. The door slowly edged open.

"Oh my god! What's that?" Monica shrieked.

Katrina peered inside. The foyer was full from the top to the bottom with letters, all with the Hogwarts crests on them.

A car pulled into the driveway. Mr. Fernessi was home.

"Hey everybody. How'd shopping go?" He asked coming up to the porch.

"It was great daddy…But look inside." Monica pointed.

Mr. Fernessi curiously peered into the house, and jumped back when he saw the mountains of letters.

"See! It's not a joke! I've really been accepted into Hogwarts!" Katrina insisted.

I could spend more time on this… But I don't have time to today :( Update expected within next week or so. Please review!