Shadows&Secrets

Chapter 2 - Year 1

Schools of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

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My scrunching gets bigger and I look at my father which seems to get paler by the minute.

"Do not tell me that this are these letters..."

"Letters? What letters? Did you forget to pay any bills father?"

With one shift motion I get up and walk towards the door. As I walk I see two letters on the floor:

One is white with a golden seal. The other is cream colored and has a red seal.

"Father the letters look a bit weird." I shout and walk towards them.

"Aurora! Wait!" I stop in my tracks.

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Silence

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"I am sorry... I hoped this day would have never come..." The voice I hear sounds almost broken... hurt and vulnearble...

My legs move without thinking and I grab the letters.

First I read the letter with the blue ink:

Miss. A. Maritima
805 Jackson St,
Fairfield
California | USA

I look at the other which is written with black ink:

Miss. A. Maritima
805 Jackson St,
Fairfield
California | USA

My hands begin to shake... What are those letters? My curiousity is stronger than my anxienty and I turn the letters around.

On the letter with the blue ink is a golden seal. Oppont closer inspection the seal looks like a flower and in very small letters is written:

Ilvermony school of witchcraft and wizardy

...?

"Dad... do you know Ilvermony? They write about a school... of witchcraft and wizardy... is that a joke?"

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No answer

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I am totally confused and take a look at the other letter.

The wax seal is red and it looks like a flag with different animals on it and in the middle is a big "H". Around it is written:

Hogwarts - Drago Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus

...?

Ahh yes my latin... where is it when I need it? I laugh to myself but my attention is drawn back to the letters. My urges to rip them open or go back to the kitchen are fighting against each other but at the end I can not help myself and open the letter of Ilvermorny:

ILVERMORNY SCHOOL of WITCHGRAFT and WIZARDRY
Established 1627 A.D
Current Headmaster. Agilbert Fontaine
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Senior Delegate, International Confederation of Wizards)

Dear Mrs. Maritima,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The foremost wizarding school in the Americas.

Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Upon receipt of your owl, the MACUSH Office for Magical Relations and Education will contat you with further information regarding wand assignment and travel arrangements.

Term begins on August 27. We expect your owl no later than July 26. We very much Iook forward to receiving you as part of the next generation of Ilvermorny's Heritage.

Yours sincerely,

Alastor Drake

Deputy Headmaster, Professor of Potions, Representative of the MACUSH Office for Magical Relations and Eucation, retired Auror for the MACUSH Department of Magical Law Enforcement

As I read the letter I feel how my whole world was spinning... is this a really bad joke...? I pinch myself.

Not a dream.

Is my dad part of this stupid joke? I turn around and go back to the kitchen. I hoped to see my father with a big grin and being like 'haha got you. It was all a joke' but no.

On the floor with the shards still on the ground sits my father as pale as a wall and with a pained and sad expression. Seeing my dad like this hurts...

I say nothing and open the second letter:

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 Mrs A. Maritima

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.

Due to your special situation we already sent you your train ticket. Please make your way to King's Cross Station and onto platform 9¾ where you will meet the Hogwarts Express. The train departs at 11 AM sharp.

Yours sincerely

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

"Father... is this some kind of lame birthday joke?"

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No answer.

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"FATHER IS THIS A JOKE? ANSWER ME!"

I shout. My head still spinning. Those letters are way to detailed... but I mean... Witchcraft and Wizardry sounds like a pretty bad joke.

"Father answer me!"

He looks at the ground and shakes his head.

"I am sorry Aurora... I hoped this would have never happend..."

"Father, answer my question!"

He raises his head and his blue glassy eyes stare right into mine.

~ "You are a witch, Aurora" ~

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