Thanks for all the reviews and follow/favorites. So despite what I said last chapter I think that this chapter will be in the third person as well. I think that this story would be hard to write in the first person.
Review Replies:
Koolken256: Thanks, I hope you like this chapter.
Robert32514: Yes it has.
Megan Snow: I think that it will be kind of like Parent Trap but in the wizarding world if that makes sense.
Guest 1: I do plan on finishing this one, so unless I'm really busy I will.
Guest 2: Maybe I'll throw that in but I already have some plans. I do like the idea though.
Guest 3: Me too. The 1997 one though.
Turtle Pie: Thanks.
On with the story!
Iris Isabelle Weasley, prankster extraordinaire was eleven years old. She was like many girls her age. She slept, she ate, she pooped, and she complained about school. But that was where the differences stopped. Iris was like any other eleven year old except for the fact that she was a witch. That's right, she was a witch.
Iris lived with her mother Ginny Weasley. They lived at The Den. The Den was a house like any other on the outside. But on the inside it was enlarged. It was equipped with a dueling room, indoor quidditch pitch, and a potions lab. Along with all of that it had everything a normal house would have. Our story starts on the first of June at the breakfast table.
"Iris could you pass the syrup." Ginny asked. They were having blueberry pancakes for breakfast that morning.
"Sure mom. Oh mom did any acceptance letters arrive?" Iris asked as she passed the syrup. Before Ginny could answer there was a pecking at the window. Ginny smiled and let the owl in, saying "Well I guess that answers that question kiddo." Despite having lived in America for years now Ginny still had a slight british accent.
"Mom there are seven here! Cough up mom." Ginny and Iris had been betting about the number of letters Iris would get. Ginny had said three while Iris had said seven. Seven was the lucky magic number so naturally Iris wanted to be lucky.
"There's one here from Salem's Academy for Witches in Salem, Massachusetts. Aren't they that day school you told me about mom? Then there's one for a school called Beauxbatoms in France, Black Lake School in Canada, a school called Merlin's Academy for the Gifted! Here that mom, gifted. Olga and Capricorn Academy in Australia, Drumstrong in Bulgaria, and Hogwarts. Mom didn't you go there?"
"Yes I did Iris, let's narrow it down to three then we can look at the letter's more closely. Okay?"
"Alright mom. Well I don't want to go to Drumstrong because wasn't it associated with Dark Magic? And then Australia is a bit far and I really don't want to go to an all girls school like Beauxbatoms or Salem. Which leaves the Black Lake School, Hogwarts, and Merlin's Academy"
"I agree honey, though Hogwarts is a bit far." Said Ginny hoping her daughter wouldn't chose Hogwarts because Caitlyn would surely be there. Harry would send Caitlyn there and not some other school.
"Well here's what the letters say:
Dear Ms. Weasley,
I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Merlin's Academy for the Gifted. Here at MAG we go through a screening process of choosing young witches and wizards throughout the world who seem like promising witches and wizards. At age eleven we invite fifty students into the school. Those students go through an intense and vigorous year progressing through the first and second year curriculum of other schools around the world. At the end of the year twenty-five of those students aren't invited back for the next year. After your first year you begin to study more advanced charms, third year is advanced defense, fourth year, advanced potions, fifth year advanced transfiguration, sixth year advanced herbology, and seventh is your choice. Of course you also study every subject each year just not in depth. If you are interested in attending we await your owl not later than June 31st. After we receive your confirmation owl we will send you a supplies list and other information about the year. I hope to see you here.
Lisa Mars, headmistress and founder.
Dear Ms. Weasley,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Please find enclosed a supply list and as you live abroad a portkey to platform 9 3/4. We await your owl no later than July 31st. If you have any questions send an owl. Term begins September 1st.
Fillius Flitwick, Deputy Headmaster
Dear Ms. Weasley,
We are pleased to announce that you have been accepted to the Black Lake school in Canada. I hope this letter finds you well. Normally students must pay a 1,000 galleon fee a year to attend but scholarships can be won at the annual Scholarship contests on August 3rd. We hope to see you at Black Lake School.
Justin Louis, Headmaster"
"Well Iris I think that Black Lake is a bit too much money, and even though you could win a scholarship both Hogwarts and MAG have an earlier deadline. As for Hogwarts i know I attended but MAG is a unique opportunity and it is unlikely Hogwarts will be the same as MAG. I think you should choose MAG."
"Yeah mom, it sounds like a great school. I think I'll reply." Ginny breathed a sigh of relief glad that Iris wouldn't be meeting Caitlyn.
Hey all so Iris and Caitlyn will be attending MAG together and not Hogwarts. I think that this way it makes more sense with Parent Trap. Like both Harry and Ginny don't want Caitlyn and Iris to meet so they send them off to schools other than Hogwarts. What did you think of this chapter. As you can tell I'm not use to third person.
Next Chapter: We see Caitlyn with her acceptance letters and a look at the shopping trip.
