Marauders (Harry Potter Fan Fiction)

Chapter One: What the........

We are all silent as the realization sinks in.

"Um, you're a......" Savanna begins.

"WITCH!" Harper screams. "Gosh, do you know how great this is?"

I stare at her. "Great? Harper i'm being sent off to some crazy boarding school where they're going to teach me magic tricks."

"No, you don't understand. Wizards have the capability to do real magical things. My mum is one. I should've told you guys earlier...." Harper explains.

"YOU'RE MUM IS MAGICAL?" Jordan screams. Harper nods shyly.

"She told me to keep it a secret. I didn't know you were one Avery!"

I nod then a flashback comes to mind.

Last year, I went to a fair with my cousin.

We went on one of the really big roller coasters, and I was really scared.

Just as the cart was about to go down the big hill, I screamed "MAKE IT STOP" and the ride shut down, completely. The maintenance workers had to close it down forever. No one knew what was wrong with it.

I just thought it was a coincidence. Apparently not.

Suddenly Harper's phone rings, interrupting my thoughts.

"Hello? Oh my gosh really? You said I wasn't one! I''ll be home right now!"

She hangs up.

"Oh my gosh guys I got the letter too! I gotta go, see you later!" And Harper rushes out the door.

"Wow," Anna says. We all  nod in agreement.

"Maybe I should tell my mum about this..." I tell them. 

"Yeah, maybe. I'll go too. Maybe I got the letter too." Jordan jokes. Savanna and Anna follow her out the door.

I sigh and run upstairs. Just as I am turning the doorknob, someone knocks at the door.

"Ugh, not again." I groan and make my way back downstairs. I peer out the peephole and see a old man standing there.

He has a silvery beard so long it reaches his hips, half moon spectacles, and a nose that is long and crooked so badly, is ought to of be broken at least three times.

I turn the squeaky doorknob.

"Why hello Miss Hall." He greets me. I stand there, not sure what to say.

"I am sure you have gotten the letter by now. Have you?" The man questions.

I nod and hold up the letter. He chuckles softly.

" I am here to explain that to you."

He walks in and the door shuts magically behind him.

"Avery, who is at the door?" My mom shouts at me but stops when she sees the man standing there.

"Hello," He says to my mom. "I am here to explain the letter Avery received today."

My mum raises her eyebrows at me. "What letter?"

"I um, got a letter today and I was coming to tell you, but then I had to go get the door." I explain.

"Okay......" My mum smiles at the man and ushers him to come sit at the table.

"My name is Albus Dumbledore. You might want to sit down for this." He tells us.

We sit and he begins.

"Avery here is a witch. I am sure you have heard that term before as something wicked and nasty, but I assure you that 'witch' is commonly misused. Avery has capability to cast spells and charms, but only under the proper education. She has been invited to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry..."

Dumbledore continues telling us all about the wizard world, Hogwarts, and even some famous wizards.

I glance over at my mum who is taking the news easily. She's even smiling.

After about an hour, Dumbledore leaves.

As soon as the door shuts, my mum embraces me in a very, very tight hug.

"Avery, this is great! A witch in the family!"

She seems to be more excited than me. "When does your first term start?"

"September 1st," I say. "And I can't wait."