It was a warm Sunday afternoon in the English countryside. An eleven year old girl by the name of Lucy Pattingale was sitting on her window sill reading a book of advanced potions. Although she was young she was often mistaken for being much older because of her unique beauty and maturity. She had long flowing golden her that almost reached her butt, sparkly blue-green eyes, and porcelain skin. Some people teased her for being so thin, but Lucy tried her best to ignore it. Even if it did make her feel ugly .
"I wonder where Posy is?" Lucy thought to herself.
Posy was Lucy's pet owl and only friend. She had rescued her a few years ago, when she found the poor owl in her garden with a broken wing. With her knowledge from her book of advanced magical remedies, Lucy was able to nurse the owl back to health. From that day forward Lucy and her owl (which she later named Posy) became friends. They had a special connection, almost as though they each new how the other was feeling and what they were thinking.
Posy must have known that Lucy was beginning to feel awfully worried for her because all of a sudden the tiny owl came flying through the window and perched herself on Lucy's shoulder.
"there you are Posy! I was wondering where you had gone off to. Oh what's this?" Lucy hollered as she detached a letter from Posy's leg. The letter was addressed to Lucy herself and it had a seal that she would recognize anywhere plastered on the front of the envelope. It was the…….Hogwarts crest!!!
Lucy tore open the envelope. Inside was a letter that read,
"Dear Miss Pattingale,
We are pleased to inform you that that you have been accepted at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardy.
From, Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster.
PS- I am quite looking forward to meeting you miss Pattingale. I know you will become something great like your mother and father."
Lucy jumped for joy around her room and Posy congratulated her by fluttering her silver wings. She read the letter over several times, it seemed more and more exciting every time she read it. Despite her happiness, Dumbledore's last remark about her parents left her feeling very sad. Her parents had both been members of the order of the phoenix. When Lucy was just 3 years old her parents were killed by death eaters. A single tear rolled down her rosy cheek.
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The next day Lucy went to Diagon alley to get all her books and supplies for Hogwarts. She didn't have to buy to much though, because she owned most of the books already and had read them all many times. She bought new robes, some owl treats for Posy and a few other necessities like quills, ink, parchment. She also bought a brand new diary with a heart shaped key which would be great for recording her adventures at Hogwarts in. After she was certain that she had everything on her list she returned home and began packing her trunk. She got hardly any sleep that night because she was sooooo excited to go to Hogwarts. She wondered what house she would be in and wondered if she would make any friends.
"I doubt I'll make any friends at all", Lucy said to Posy.
Right after that she fell into an uneasy sleep with only four hours until she would have to get up again.
Lucy awoke the next morning feeling much better than she had the night before. She said bye to her aunt Nyressa, who had been her legal guardian since her parents died. "Here, I've got something for you" Lucy's Aunt said.
From out of nowhere she produced a brand new Nimbus 200. Lucy barely new how to fly a broomstick but she appreciated the kind gesture anyways. Besides Lucy's father was captain of the Gryffindor quidditch team, maybe she would be good at it. Many hugs and kisses later, Lucy found herself on platform nine and ¾. She got on to the Hogwarts express, and began looking for an empty compartment.
After a long search Lucy couldn't find any empty compartments. She finally got up the courage to open the door to a compartment who's lone occupant was a beautiful girl with shiny raven black hair and pale skin. "excuse me but would you mind if I joined you, everywhere else is full?". the girl smiled and gestured to the empty seat across from her. She introduced herself as Aoife but insisted that she be called Neon. Lucy found Neon to be a perfectly suited nic-name for her because she wore bright clothes and red lipstick. Most people wouldn't have been able to achieve such a look but Neon pulled it off with such effortlessness. It wasn't long before another girl arrived. This girl was one of the most lovely girls Lucy had ever seen. She had luscious red curls and piercing green eyes, she was also tall and built like a model. Her name was Veronica Ambrose and it was her first year at Hogwarts to. The three of them talked for a while and eventually Neon invited another girl in who looked a little lost. She was equal in beauty to Veronica and Neon, she had chocolate brown hair that hung in loose sexy curls around her gorgeous face. Her name was Elenora or Ellie as she preferred, and she was also muggle born!
Lucy felt an instant connection with all three girls. They were all so charming and unique in their own ways. They talked for the whole ride about random things. Ellie told everyone about her boyfriend named Amrit who sounded like a wonderful person, and about a singer named Avril Lavinge who Ellie described as being hardcore and apparently very popular in the muggle world. She also told everyone about some bitch who slammed a door in her face. Lucy made a mental note to jelly-legs jinx the girl who did that to her. Aoife told us about her crush Cormac, and we all giggled about all the hot boys we had seen so far. Veronica was pretty quiet but she had some good stories to tell. I found myself hoping we would all be in the same house as we were crossing the lake to Hogwarts castle. It was giant and magnificent, nd I couldn't wait to spend the rest of the year there with my three new best friends.
