Ethereal |Draco Malfoy| 1

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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 Ms. Erebus,

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 September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

UNIFORM

First-year students will require:

1.Three sets of plain work robes (black)

2.One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear

3.One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

4.One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)

Please note that all pupils' clothes 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 Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration 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, standard size 2)

1 set glass or crystal phials

1 telescope

1 set brass scales

Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad.

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

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I wasn't able to fully digest the information until that night, when I laid in the large warm bed of my room, half asleep with a book in hand as I stared at the red floral wallpaper drowning in my thoughts. The idea of me, continuing on what my family has done for centuries, finally being able to go to the school of the wizarding world. I laid there in bed, a mixture of anxiety, happiness, anticipation, frightened, and impatience. My mind running wild with questions as I heard my mother in her room down the hall, speaking loudly to my nanny Clara about how crucial this all is. I smiled into my pillow, but it turned into a deep frown when I began to think:

Would people like me there?

Which house would I be in?

Will my time there be the same like my mother's experience?

Will I make friends?

My mind was like a whirlpool, messy, and loud.

I wanted the thoughts of what Hogwarts would be like to go away, wishing my life were a book and I could turn to the middle page and read about what my time will be like there. My stomach did a combination of twists and turns, my hands curls into fists around the duvet covering me, as my foot kicked off a book I was reading, over the edge of my bed and falling with a thud on the carpeted floor. I let out a tired yawn, hearing the fireplace in my room crackle, before slowly shutting my eyes thinking:

Will Hogwarts be my new home?