identical envelopes of yellowish parchment, addressed in green ink.
'Got mine too I wanted to wait to open it with you guys,' Amelia said opening her letter.
'Dumbledore already knows you're here, Harry – doesn't miss a trick, that man. You two've got them, too,' he added, as Fred and George ambled in, still in their pyjamas.
For a few minutes there was silence as they all read their letters. Harry's told him to catch the Hogwarts Express as usual from King's Cross station on September the first. There was also a list of the new books he'd need for the coming year.
Second-year students will require:
The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 by Miranda Goshawk Break with a Banshee by Gilderoy Lockhart
Gadding with Ghouls by Gilderoy Lockhart
Holidays with Hags by Gilderoy Lockhart
Travels with Trolls by Gilderoy Lockhart
Voyages with Vampires by Gilderoy Lockhart Wanderings with Werewolves by Gilderoy Lockhart Year with the Yeti by Gilderoy Lockhart
Fred, who had finished his own list, peered over at Harry's.
'You've been told to get all Lockhart's books, too!' he said. 'The new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher must be a fan bet it's a witch.'
At this point, Fred caught his mother's eye and quickly busied himself with the marmalade.
'I'm not reading all those books unless they teach me stuff. I don't have time to waste on stories,' muttered Amelia. She had plenty of time.
'That lot won't come cheap,' said George, with a quick look at his parents. 'Lockhart's books are really expensive ...'
'Well, we'll manage,' said Mrs Weasley, but she looked worried. 'I expect we'll be able to pick up a lot of Ginny's things second- hand.'
'Oh, are you starting at Hogwarts this year?' Harry asked Ginny. She nodded, blushing to the roots of her flaming hair, and put her elbow in the butter dish. Fortunately no one saw this except Harry, because just then Ron's elder brother Percy walked in. He was already dressed, his Hogwarts prefect badge pinned to his knitted tank top. Amelia thought that a knitted top was a rather bold fashion choice, but then again so was orange hair.
'Morning, all,' said Percy briskly. 'Lovely day.'
He sat down in the only remaining chair but leapt up again almost immediately, pulling from underneath him a moulting,
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Amelia Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PART 1
FanficPlease read my first book, Amelia Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. PART 1 and PART 2 first or none of the following will make sense. Thank you. This story is marked CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION not becouse I wish for people to rewrite my work but b...
