When I Saw Hogwarts

Chapter 3

Next Morning...

"Rookwood! Autumndamort! Come eat breakfast. We'll be leaving soon." Mum calls up the stairs.

Wait what! I've overslept! I think as I see a letter on my desk. I walk over and open it without thinking.

Dear Autumn,

Well, will we be able to send letters? I will miss you a lot. I really want to see you tonight but I have to work late. You know me, always wanting to help my family get a bit more money. I'm terribly sorry but maybe we can see each other soon?

Tom

*Sigh* I put the letter in a drawer then I go to my closet to get changed. I put on skinny jeans and my Ireland Quidditch jersey on. Then I throw my hair into a ponytail. I check myself in my mirror, a red-head girl smiling back at me.

I head downstairs and grab a chocolate chip muffin from the counter in the kitchen. As I'm on my way back upstairs, I nearly run into dad.

"Hey there Pumpkin Pie. I have to hurry or I'll be late for work." He ruffles my hair then gives me a kiss on my forehead then practically runs out the door.

When I enter my room I finish my muffin then climb on my bed to start taking my posters off the wall. I take down my Quidditch posters. I'm only going to take three with me. I'm leaving two here. Then I take my Weird Sisters poster down-The Weird Sisters are a band-. I go to my closet and drag my trunk over to my bed. I carefully pack my posters not wanting to damage them. I grab some of my muggle clothes and put them in my trunk to protect my posters from the other supplies I'll put in there. Then when I pick up my glass doll...

Lightbulb!!!!

I walk to the landing outside my door and then run up to the seventh floor to Grantbus's room. I knock quickly then walk in. Grantbus is sitting at his desk.

"Hey big G, I was wondering if you could help me with something."

Grantbus looks up from his work. "And that would be?"

"Well.." I look around his room and spot his wand on his nightstand. His wand! I look back at him, "You're not underage so I was wondering if you could work some magic for me?"

Grantbus looks at me from over his glasses. "And why would I do that?"

"Because I'm your favorite sister and you would do anything for me because you love me soo much," I say staring him down.

"Fine, you win." He says looking away and gazing out his window at the front lawn where there are chickens scattered everywhere. "Do you have a spell in mind?" He says looking back at me.

"I do actually." I look down at my glass doll still in my hand. "Can you put a spell on my glass doll to keep it from breaking? I would hate it if it broke in my trunk. You know how special it is to me."

"Yes, I could do that." He walks over to his nightstand and picks up his wand. He walks back over and taps my glass doll.

"How did you do that without speaking anything?" I ask when he sets his wand back down.

"I've learned a few tricks through my years."

"Thanks, big G."

"Your welcome Autumndamort."

I leave his room and run back to the fourth floor to my room. I wrap my glass doll in a shirt then place it in my trunk.

"Twins! Get down here, we're leaving!" Mum calls up the stairs. I run down the stairs with Rookwood right behind me.