ONE: Welcome to Hogwarts

Thirteen

I opened the door. "Hello." I was hugged tightly by Ms. Wakefield. "Home at last." She smiled letting go. She saw my tear stained eyes. She helped my cheek. "Honey I'm so sorry."
I began crying again as she hugged my tightly.

I sat in front of the fire. Snuggled tightly in a sweater. Ms. Wakefield set down a mug filled with cocoa. My eyes didn't leave the flames. "You haven't been at that school a day and these arrived." She handed me a small stack of letters. She kissed the top of my head leaving the room.
                            ~
Days past. The stack of letters grew taller. Ms. Wakefield entered the dark room. Only light coming from the fire.
"Merry Christmas Eve." She said sitting down. "I couldn't stand all those letters going unopened." She healed up and opened letter. "You've been invited to the Chesters for Christmas."
"Why not."
"What?" She smiled. "Really?"
"Yeah. I'll Owl them."
She hugged me. "She hadn't spoken or moved in months and she's finally going out! With friends." She skipped out of the room happily.
   

     I read the letters from Delilah and Sebastian. They really were worried. The stack from Ron, Ginny, and Harry was much thicker but I didn't bother with it.
  Woody swooped in dropping a letter in my lap. "Who's that from?" She asked.
"Delilah." I said. I laughed reading the letter. "I'm still invited." I unfolded the letter. It dropped to the floor. "And she has a lot to say."