Before they all knew it, it was a week before Halloween. A crisp Thursday afternoon found Mimi, Lily, and Hugo all in their Charms class.
A light knock on the door broke the classes attention towards their lesson. Professor McGonagall was standing in the doorway.
"I'm sorry professor, but may I borrow Miss Beauvais for a moment?" she asked and the teacher agreed.
Mimi awkwardly gathered her things and followed McGonagall out the door and into the headmaster's office.
"Please, sit." She directed, and Mimi sat.
"Miss Beauvais I have a proposition for you," McGonagall began. "You see since Beauxbatons and Limoges have both been destroyed and we fear that they will take many years to rebuild, I would like to offer you a spot as an official Hogwarts student."
"You mean like really go to Hogwarts?" Mimi's jaw dropped to the floor.
"Yes."
"Well I'll have to owl my parents-"
"Your parents have already given their consent and said that it is your choice."
"I'll need to talk to Danny."
"You brother has already accepted my offer. With much enthusiasm I might say." The teacher laughed.
"He said yes without talking to me first? Huh…Well that's nothing new. I accept as well. I would be honored to be a part of Hogwarts." Mimi beamed.
"Wonderful. It seems that all of the Beauxbatons and Limoges students have consented to become a part of Hogwarts. You will be sorted into your house at the Halloween Feast. You may return to your dormitory now, Miss Beauvais."
"Thank you, Headmaster." Mimi smiled and practically ran back to her dorm to change.
Once she had changed and dropped off her books in her room, she grabbed her potions book then headed to the library which is where she knew all of her friends went on Thursdays after classes.
Albus sat in the library next to his sister working on his Potions essay when the library door opened to reveal a very bubbly looking Mimi. She was wearing a yellow long sleeved shirt which made her hair look gorgeous and her eyes were sparkling with excitement. Her hair had been taken out of its customary low ponytail and was floating behind her. Once again, Albus was left breathless.
Lily saw her as well and waved her over. Just as she did so, Mimi caught sight of her little brother at another table in the library, held up one finger to Lily signifying that she would be there in one minute, then went over to Danny.
"Danny, how could you do something that major without telling me?" Mimi asked in a hushed yet scolding tone.
"I dunno. I just wanted to." Danny shrugged.
"What would have happened if one of us didn't want to transfer here? Then we would have been separated."
"Oh. You're right. I didn't even think about that." Danny finally realized, "I'm sorry Meems."
"It's okay. Just think before you act next time alright? And talk to me first, okay?"
"Okay. I promise." He smiled.
"Good." She ruffled his hair then went over to her friends.
She sat down next to Hugo, smiling like a maniac.
"Mimi? Are you okay?" Hugo asked.
"McGonagall offered to let me become a full-fledged Hogwarts student and I accepted!"
"Are you serious?" Lily practically screamed and jumped out of her seat. Mimi nodded. Lily ran around the table and gave Mimi a huge hug.
"Ah! This is so exciting! But how are you going to be sorted?"
"Well apparently all of the Beauxbatons and Limoges students have agreed to become Hogwarts students so we're all getting sorted at the Halloween feast."
"What about Danny?" Hugo asked.
"He's coming too."
Lily screamed then the two girls hugged again.
"I swear, if you're not in Gryffindor I will personally burn that sorting hat." Lily laughed, then they all returned to their work. Mimi and Albus stealing glances at one another every so often.
The next week quickly passed and it was Halloween night finally. Mimi dressed herself in her Beauxbatons uniform for one last time, then walked with Louisa to the Great Hall. One by one, each French student was sorted into a Hogwarts house when McGonagall finally called, "Beauvais, Mia."
Mimi got up from her seat and walked up to the hat. She took off her uniform pointed blue hat and handed it to Madame Maxine, giving her a last look, and gently sat down on the wooden stool and the hat was placed on her head.
"I see. Many friends in Gryffindor. You are smart, caring, and would do well in Hufflepuff but you are much more courageous than a Hufflepuff. You will do anything and stand up for any of your friends and family. Yes, I think GRYFFINDOR!"
The Gryffindor table erupted in loud applause and the hat was taken from her head. Mimi stepped off to the side of the stool and McGonagall waved her wand once towards Mimi and her blue silk dress transformed into Hogwarts robes, a skirt, shirt, gray cardigan and Gryffindor tie. Her blue heels changed into black flats and gray knee highs and her low ponytail had been taken away so her curls were flowing down her back.
She hopped off the stage and ran down the aisle and took a seat in between Lily and Rose at her new table. She got hugged from both sides by them and "welcome"s and "glad to have you"s from all around.
Once the next person began to be sorted, she felt one subtle kick at her foot coming from directly across from her. She looked up and saw Albus smiling at her. She blushed then kicked back lightly once and smiled back.
By the end of the feast, Danny and Louisa had both been sorted into Gryffindor, Danielle (shockingly) into Slytherin, Sophie into Ravenclaw, and Geniveive into Hufflepuff. After dinner, Mimi was shown her new home for the first time. She learned the password to the Fat Lady's portrait and loved the coziness of the common room. She, Louisa, and Lily then said goodnight to everyone and Lily showed them their dormitory.
Since Lily had been in the room, it had somehow grown to fit two more beds. Mimi took the bed next to Lily and Louisa took the one on the other side of Mimi. Their trunks had been placed at the foot of each of their beds and on top of them lay their new uniforms and red and gold scarves.
Mimi couldn't be happier and as she changed into her pajamas for bed, she felt like the luckiest girl in the world. She fell asleep smiling that night.