The Magical Letter - Chapter 1

Eila opened the door and walked downstairs, wondering what her dad needed them all together for. She wasn't sure, but she had the strange feeling that it wouldn't be one of those normal 'I need you to talk about your grades' or 'help me cook' calls, Eila knew the tone of those conversations and this wasn't it. This was slightly happier or more excited if you could say so, what baffled her was the reason to that happiness or excitement. She made her way quickly down the stairs and found her brothers were already downstairs. But she found something else; the Christmas decorations had disappeared completely.

Ethan, Eila's dad, had some weirdly familiar envelopes with him that the girl had a suspicion of, but she didn't voice it. There were also three owls sitting on top of a weird perch that hadn't been there when they had opened the gifts. Her heartbeat quickened and she was about to start a fangirling fit until her father spoke.
"Boys, your Hogwarts letters have arrived and we're here so we can all remember this day, the youngest member of the family finally got their acceptance letter. Eila, here you go, this is yours."
She couldn't suppress the squeal she let out and the jumping until it dawned on her. This is a dream, she thought, this can't be possible. She remembered what people did in the movies, where they hit or pinched themselves just so they knew if they were dreaming of awake. Eila gave herself a slight pinch in the arm and it actually hurt! She started jumping up and down while her older brothers looked at her amusedly, "I got a Hogwarts letter!"
"It isn't that much of a surprise, you were making unintentional pranks on us since you were a baby, Eila!" Brandon exclaimed.
"Read it to us," her dad smiled sweetly at her.
Eila smiled sheepishly and took her letter, she already knew what it said from heart, but decided to read it again for her dad.
"It says: ' HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Miss Watson,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.

Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress'.

Oh my Merlin!" Eila was amazed by the fact that she was living this and wouldn't ever want it to go back to her normal life.

Her brothers got their own letters and read them over.
"Dad, when are we going to Diagon Alley?" Colin asked their father. All of them looked at their dad expectantly.
"We could go next week, if you kids want to?"
There was a chorus of agreements and excited exclamations from the boys and Eila just had a fangirling moment again.

Diagon Alley was one of the best places in the Wizarding World and she wouldn't want to miss this opportunity, Eila just wished that if this was actually a dream, she wouldn't wake up just yet.
"Eila, are you excited about going to Diagon Alley?" Trevor asked. "And finally get your wand?"
She hadn't thought about that, she would get a wand and do magic! The girl sat down, "Yes, and I want to go read now because this is too much to handle!"
"Ady and her books, when will she stop reading?" Brandon question no-one in particular.
"When she finds a bad book, maybe?" Colin countered, his Ravenclaw streak coming out.
The girl giggled, standing up. She walked back up the stairs and to her room, wanting to inspect the bookmark. When she saw it, she noticed that it had changed, the slightest change, but it was there. There was writing, almost unreadable, but there was one sentence that she could understand and it said: 'Rule 1: Never tell your real identity to anyone.'

Eila's eyebrows scrunched together as she read it, she couldn't possibly think of telling anyone what was happening! They would think of her as mad if she told them that she didn't belong here and this was all in a book. But, after all, the books were still in her room. Maybe she was given the bookmark so she could change some things in the books.
"Eila! Harry's at the door waiting for you!" Colin exclaimed. "Hurry up; he says he doesn't have much time!"

She stumbled to her feet and ran downstairs to see if it actually was who she though he was, and there she saw him. Her eyes opened wide and her face lit up like the Christmas tree that had disappeared when she started reading the book. "Harry!" She hugged him and was surprised that he hugged back.
"We saw each other yesterday, why are you so happy to see me?" the Boy Who Lived asked her.
"I don't know, I just am!"
Harry rolled his eyes and smiled at his best friend, "My aunt and uncle just let me come here to give some kind of gift for your birthday, Colin took it... I was wondering about something, today I got a letter, addressed to me, but I didn't have the time to read much before uncle Vernon took it from me, but I remember reading something like: 'Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry'. What may that be?"
Eila hid her smile and faked a thoughtful frown, "I don't know..."
"Harry Potter, come back right now!" Mrs. Dursley's screechy voice could be heard.
"I have to go Eila, bye!"
"Harry, wait a bit! Just a bit of advice, pick them up from the floor and run as fast as you can. Don't ask, you'll know when the time comes. Now, go!"

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