"Ugh, I'm so full and exhausted." Kali groans, laying down on our hotel bed and rubbing her belly. "Who knew eating that much could cause such stomach pain."
"Literally everyone knows that Kali, I told you to slow down several times." Nari sighs, shaking her head at her daughter while pulling out pajamas so she can take a shower.
"Pappa did it too!" Kali whines while I laugh as she points to the bed across the room where Camar lays, clutching his stomach and groaning about too much food and so much pain. "Besides he dared me to try and keep up with him."
Throwing her hands up in an 'I give up' fashion, Nari heads into the bathroom while calling out to me. "Amzie, you see what I put up with when you're not around? Absolute madness."
"You love us and you know it mummy!" Kali calls out laughing widly before groaning and clutching her stomach again. Turning to where I sit on the bed against the headboard she glares at me. "You can stop laughing any time now, Z."
"I-I can't bel-beli-believe you ate th-that much foo-food!" I gasp out, silent but deadly laughter coming from me as Kali rolls over on to her side to face away from me.
"So mean, supposed to be my best friend yet joining forces with my mum." She pouts as her dad groans loudly again and I stop laughing only to gasp for breath desperately with a wide grin.
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Confused I stare down at the owl perched on the window sill of the hotel, a letter tied to it's leg, while the owl in questions stares up at me full of judgement. I can't help but feel like this owl is called me an idiot as it stands before me, eyes somehow not as wide as they should be as if it's frustrated and staring me down.
"I'm sorry owl, but I'm not sure what you want from me." I apologise awkwardly, looking over my shoulder where the Jang's still sleep. "Can you maybe give me a hint?"
The owl jerks it's head down ward slightly, holding its letter tied leg up to me as if to say 'The letter, you daft girl. The letter!'
Huffing, I reach out to untie the letter while the owl waits rather impatiently - going so far as to peck my fingers as I struggle with the tie. "Ow! You're rather rude for a bird, you know that right? Besides I don't see how this letter is meant for me as I don't know anyone who sends mail by owl - especially impatiently rude one's such as yourself."
Finally pulling the letter free, the owl takes off immediately as if it has better places to be and better things to do and I just wasted a good part of its morning.
Staring down at the letter, I'm surprised to see that it actually is addressed to me.
Amaryllis Dursley
Sunshade Hotels
Room 107
Left side of the second bed, near the bathroom.
Pulling the letter out - who uses wax seals now a days? - I quickly read over the acceptance letter for me from a school called Hogwarts.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Confused and overwhelmed, I don't notice Kali rubbing her eyes and tiredly looking over my shoulder until her banshee screech right next to my ear causes me to jump and drop my letter.
"Mum, Pappa! Amzies been accepted to Hogwarts!" Looking up at her confused and wide eyed, I wonder if this is some prank her family is pulling.
Camar sits up in bed, tired and yawning but smiling nonetheless. Nari, on the other hand, groans and barely glances up from where her head is buried under pillows before mumbling and dropping her head back down.
"Hogwarts?" Camar picks the letter up from the floor, eyes reading over it happily. "One of the best schools, I've heard. Of course, I hold pride for my own school. I attended Uagadou School of Magic as a young boy."
"Wait, what? This is a bit far for a prank." I cross my arms as Kali continues jumping around and Nari snores, happily and soundly sleeping.
"It's not a prank! You're a witch! And so am I!" Kali squeals, throwing her arms around me in excitement. "This means we we're meant to be besties forever and ever! No secrets!"
After prying his daughter off of me, Camar sits us both down and explains all about the wizarding world and magic, as well as how it's all a big secret I'm only allowed to share with my family and other magical beings.
"I'm surprised your mum hasn't noticed the signs, although I suppose she's always just thought they were Harry. There's no telling when you started showing signs of magic either." Camar admits, sitting cross legged on our bed with Kali sprawled out across his legs.
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Guardianship (Harry Potter AU kind of story)
FanfictionAmaryllis Zuri Dursley is the eldest child of Petunia and Vernon Dursley. Having denied her own acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, she refused to allow her cousin to do the same. No longer welcome at Private Drive, Amzie strug...