Araminta Potter

Chapter One

Oh my, I feel awful about it being this long since I posted. I've just been at a stand-still and been really confused on how to start it off. Well, let's see how this goes :)

CHAPTER ONE

Today is the day! Today, I'll finally get to go to a real school, with real people! I will be starting my first day at Hogwarts, and everything is going to change! I frantically got out of bed, my hair in a big bush of red.

It only took about ten minutes to get myself completely ready. I looked at myself in the mirror, wearing a pair of blue jeans, a red t-shirt, and a pair of flats. I looked out of my window, where I could see nothing but land. I'm a witch, living in the wizard world. I never got to leave my house, today would change all of that.

"Evelyn, where is my suitcase again?" Evelyn, my caretaker and my mother figure, was frantically running around trying to get everything in order before I left for the train station. She wore white apron with her hair tied in a knot. 

'It's in the kitchen, darling!', she yelled back, trying to tidy up the living room. I giggled at her silly cleaning habit, but I would come back to help her when I grab my suitcase.

'Thank you, sweetheart, now are you ready? Do you have everything?'. Evelyn seemed very flustered, which wasn't like her. I knew she would miss me.

"Yes Evelyn, thank you for helping me get everything. Are we ready to go now?"

'I think we are. Before we leave though, I need to talk to you about something very serious." I thought she was going to give me another lecture about how to treat people and not let them use me. "Ma'am?".

'Ok, sit down. It's about time I told you of your background, Araminta.', she pulled out an old picture of a man, a woman, and what seemed their child. 'Do you recognize these people?', she asked me. I shook my head no. 'These two are your parents, darling.' I stared at the picture, looking at my mother's red hair and how I looked just like her. "What..happened to them, Evelyn?" I had been waiting for her to tell me about my family all my life, but she never would.

'They were...killed Araminta. Killed by a very dark and evil wizard. I would tell you his name but it is a sin to do so. He was very powerful, and know that your parents fought very hard to protect you. I was living near their hideout when it happened, and I saw the flashes of green and rushed to see what was happening, but it was too late. I found you after the murder...you were inside your father's coat.' She looked like she was going to cry. I started to go help her but she put her hand up to stop me. She wasn't done. 'Their names were James and Lily Potter. They gave their lives to save you that night. You were only a few months old.' It took a while to process all of this information. I looked at the picture again.

"Is this baby me, Evelyn?", I asked puzzled. 'No', she answered, 'that is your brother...Harry Potter.'

Wow, that was a difficult first chapter. Let me know what you think and I'll post again in a day or two! ~Cheyenne