Author Note: Anytime the Pov of someone changes there will be 4 dashes, e.g. -
(TpS) Chapter 1: A Set of Letters
"I don't want to go to Hogwarts!" Maeve's mother sighed, "You must be the first." I watch as she pinches the bridge of her nose in annoyance, "Maeve Callirrhoe Murrel you will be going to Hogwarts and that is final!" Stomping upstairs I slam the door. Who does she think she is telling me what I can and cannot do, I'll show her. Grabbing my backpack, I stuff anything thing I think I will need inside it. I am sure my mother will not mind if I stay at Olivia's for the weekend. It will be more like a goodbye stay anyway.
I shove open my window and jump out. Making my way across the garden I climb over the wall, looking back one last time. I am saying goodbye and she can't stop me. Luckily Olivia's Place isn't far from mine and it's only a 5-minute walk. My stomach starts to churn, how will I break it to sweet Vivi? Turing a corner a large two-story house looms over me. Here goes nothing.
My parents were no more shocked than I was. It has been 2 days since I got my Hogwarts acceptance letter, and I am still confused. Me? A witch? Impossible. Then it hits me, what about Maeve? If I go to a magical boarding school what about her? She's my best friend. A knocking comes from downstairs, "Olivia," my mother shouts up, "Maeve's here. Come down and say hello!" I groan of course she's here. Heading downstairs I hear her chatting with my mother, and both immediately stop talking when they see me. I act offended, "Talking about me with my mum!" I gasp, "How could you!" A wide smile spreads across her face, she runs up and hugs me, "Hey Vivi! How are you?" I laugh, "No better than yesterday, the last time I saw you." She rolls her eyes, "That's too long." I laugh again then notice her backpack it filled to the brim, almost popping. "You plan on staying?" She nods then turns to my mum, "Is that alright Mrs Hawthorne?" My mum shushes her, "Of course deary and for the hundredth time please call me Agatha." Maeve nods and I grab her hand, "Let's go upstairs to my room."
We mostly chat like normal, or what we call normal. From the cute boys at school to our plans this summer but a strange tension surrounds us. Everything I say to Eve feels so stiff and I can tell she feels awkward too. "So," she asks me awkwardly, "Excited for the fall?" I tense, "No-not really, how about you?" She shrugs, "I don't know, it's just something feels off with you today Vivi. I can leave if you want?"
Guilt starts to eat away at me from the inside, I need to tell her but then I could get into serious trouble. I didn't realise I was biting my fingernails till Eve points it out. "Vivi are you okay?" Before I can answer she pulls a letter from her bag. "Vivi I'm so sorry but I'm leaving town for a little while I'll be back for the summer and holiday breaks and stuff, but I'll be leaving in the fall, that's why I asked." She runs a hand through her long brown hair, "Look I'm so sorry Vivi." Tears start to well up in her beautiful grey eyes, I can't take it anymore and before I know it everything starts to spill from me being a witch to my acceptance letter to a magical school called Hogwarts. Eve sits looking at me, mouth hanging wide open, tears start to stream down her face. "Vivi!" She flings her arms around me, and I can't tell if she's sobbing or laughing. I am seriously confused.
Half sobbing, half laughing I fling my arms around Vivi. I knew she was different; I knew it. Before I can relish in my luck Vivi removes my hands from around her and kindly pushes me away. I wipe my tears away and I start to explain, "Vivi I'm a witch too! I'm also going to Hogwarts!" I watch as her face lights up, "Really!" I nod, "Yes, really." Smiling I tell her about my family, the real truth. "So, you've always been a witch?" Vivi asks me after I've finished, "Yeah, I'm what wizards would call a pureblood and you're a muggle-born, which is nothing to be ashamed about." I quickly reassure her. She looks at me confused, "Muggle-born?" I laugh, "That what we call non-magical people, Muggles." Vivi's in deep thought, I can tell from the way she runs her hand through her short blonde hair to the way her green eyes dim as if she's somewhere else. "You still staying at mine?" Vivi asks me, "Or am I finally allowed to stay at yours?" I grin, "The wizarding world hasn't seen anything yet, has it?" She laughs, "Not until it gets a taste of us, right Eve." She shoves me and I nod, "Right."
Explaining the whole story to Vivi's parents was easy, they were practically ecstatic at the fact we could still be friends. The hard part was explaining what happened to my parents. I can already picture how this is going to go, sure my dad will probably be happy for me but my mum? This will be interesting. Walking up to my front door was as hard as you can imagine, for one its always locked and after I knocked, I was at once pulled into a tight embrace by my sister. "Where did you go?" Her eyes start to scan me from head to toe, "Mum's really pissed you know. You just left, you disappeared." I clear my throat and tilt my head towards Vivi. My sister gives her a curt nod then whispers to me, "Why's Olivia here?" I can barely hold my excitement when I tell her, "Danica, Vivi's a witch too." Danica's face softens, "May I'm so happy for you."
I tug on the hem of my shirt since when was it so hot in here. Dani went to get mum as soon as we were done talking and told me to take Vivi to the sitting room. I glance at Vivi to see that she's in complete awe, she's only been in my house once and that was after my mother down a whole clean-up of the place, so no weird and magical objects were left in the open. Dani steps into the sitting room with my mother and father quickly in pursuit, as soon as my mother sees me, she gives me a curt nod and purses her lips, "Maeve." She looks to Olivia, "Miss Hawthorne." Vivi's uncomfortable, I felt it the very second my parents entered, from her limbs locking to the way her breathing gets faster.
"So, Miss Hawthorne congratulation on becoming a witch." Vivi voice is quite shaky when she speaks, "Thank you Mrs Murrel, I can quite believe myself." My dad perks up at that, "Well you must be quite glad that you and our May will stay together then?" I want to go over and hug my dad right there and then, my dad's always been fond of Vivi, and I really appreciate his words when I feel Vivi start to loosen up, "I'm so glad, I don't know what I'd do without Eve." My eyes start to well up and I take a deep breath. "Well seeing as you're a muggle-born you obviously won't be in the same house as our Maeve but that's alright." I freeze and my sister and father both yell at the same time, "Mum! Estrella!" I look to Vivi and see the tears that threaten to prick at her eyes. Glaring at my mother I say in a low voice, "Get out." Her face scrunches up, "Excuse me?" I laugh, "I said get out of this room now or apologise." Abruptly she stands up and exits the room, all the anger seeps out me and is replaced by genuine fear. My father sees this and speaks in a gentle voice, "May don't worry about your mother I'll talk to her, and Miss Hawthorne I am so very sorry for my wife's attitude towards you. I do hope you'll forgive us." He bows to Vivi and quickly follows after my mother. I hear Dani sigh from her corner, "Sometimes I wonder." I watch as she leaves, I guess I never know what she said next after she left that room, I too can only wonder.