Harry Potter's Twin

Chapter 3

HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF
WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warnock, Supreme Mugwump,  International confed of Wizards)

Dear Miss. Potter,

We are pleased to inform you that you have a place 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.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress

This was the first letter I have ever gotten, and it was so confusing. What did they mean by owl? Dont you just put a letter in the mail?

Dumbledore must have seen my confusion, because he started to explain.

"In the wizarding world, we use owls to send messages. It's must faster." He explained.

Ok. That makes sense. I thought.

Then I started to read the second page that fell out.

HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

UNIFORM
First- Year students will require:

-3 sets of plain work robes (black)
-One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
-One pair of protective gloves (Dragon hide or similar)
-One winter cloak (black with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothing should carry name tags

COURSE BOOKS

All students should have a copy of each of the following

-The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
       By: Miranda Goshawk
-A History of Magic
      By: Bathilda Bagshot
-Magical Theory
      By: Adalbert Waffling
-A Beginners Guide to Transliteration
      By: Emeric Switch
-One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
      By: Phyllida Spore
-Magical Drafts and Potions
      By: Arsenius Jigger
-Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
      By: Newt Scamander
-The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self Protection
      By: Quentin Trimble

OTHER EQUIPMENT

1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter size 2)
1 set of glass or crystal phials

1 telescope
1 set of brass scales

Students may also bring an Owl OR Cat OR a Toad

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS.

Yours Sincerely, 

Lucinda Thomsonicle- Pocus
Chief Attendant of Witchcraft Provisions

I looked up after I finished reading.

Can we really get all this in London? I thought to Dumbledore

He chuckled. "Yes, that is, if you know where to look."

I was just about to think another question, when matron snatched the letters out of my hand! I forgot she was even there.

"You will NOT be going to that freak school of yours! There is no reason, and you are needed more here!" Matron said, ripping the letters into pieces.

I tried thinking my words into her head. "What am I needed for? Being your personal punching bag? I don't think so. I'm going and you can't stop me!!"

She looked like she would explode! "Listen here you freak!" She yelled. "I will not let you go and that's final!!"

I knew what would happen next. She would grab her favorite belt with the spikes on it, and would beat me to unconsciousness.

Just like I thought, she grabbed her belt and was just about to bring it down on my back, when it disappeared.

Wow! How did that happen?? I thought to Dumbledore. 

"Magic." He replied mysteriously. "Now lets get you out of here. Do you need to get anything from your room?"

I nodded and ran out of the office to my room. I grabbed my locket. It's the only thing that is really mine. It has a picture of a man with untidy black hair and a women with auburn hair on one side, and on the other side, it has two baby's. One with a mop of black hair and the other with red hair. Both with green eyes.

"Do you have everything?" Dumbledore asked.

Yep! Can we go now? I thought.

"Sure. Lets go!" He replied. "Just grab onto my arm and don't let go no matter what."

I grabbed onto his arm, and suddenly felt like I was being sucked into a tube.