Letters - Year 1: A Post Potter Fan Fiction

Marion - Augest 10, 2013

August 7, 2014

To Darian Blyth,
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Whatever House

 

Hey Darian,

It's me! You're sweet, kind, lovable, adorable, wonderful, pretty, perfect, sister! I tell you, this whole “owl” thing is weird. We just got our first one. I think I'm going to name her Becky.  Mom needed Dad special order a Spotted Owl for us, since it’s native to the NorthWest and we need to keep a low profile. Dad had to ship it to us as live parcial. You should have seen the look on the neighbor’s faces when the UPS guy drove up to our home, and pulled out a huge box with holes in it marked live cargo. Since we live in the northwest, we had to get a special permit to keep her, Spotted Owls are endangered, we don’t want to anger the conservationists, (Mom helped me look that word up)  who like cause a big fuss when they think animals are being mistreated.

As you know, we turn 11 this week. Mom said Dad's sending you to a school called Hogwarts? I hope it looks better than it sounds. Is the mascot a big pig with lots of warts? The only warthog I know of is from Lion King; Pumba! (Call me Mr. PIg!)

Mom said we need to get my supplies for the school I'm going to. It's called Alderwood Academy in Salem, Oregon. I was hoping to go to the big school in Massachusetts, but Mom wants me to go to a 'progressive school', so Alderwood… Here I come!

When I got my acceptance letter, Mom was so excited for me! She took me out and I got to eat wherever I wanted. I chose Red Lobster and got a bottomless shrimp plate. Mom said if I had one more plate, they’d fry me up and serve me to the next table.

After lunch, we went to this mall in Portland (that’s where we live) and entered this shop called "Living Earth" That sold crystals and incense. It was very cool! THe lady who ran the shop was really old, she probably saw some of the rocks form! I was looking at a geode when Mom waved me to the back room. She pulled out her wand and tapped a doorknob. When she opened the door, it lead to the OUTSIDE! When we walked through, she told me we were in New Salem, over 100 miles away! It’s hidden in the actual Salem, Oregon.

Mom explained to me that Salem was founded a long time ago by a group of pioneers who didn’t like how Salem Mas, treated them. They formed their own city and own rules. The city is hidden from muggles, and is unplottable, the only way to get there is through locations like the one in the mall.  We’re currently in the Willow Quarter where most of the shops cater to education and school. A street away is the Oak Quarter where most supplies are bought. People who live in the city live in the Elm Quarter and the Pine quarter is where the business sector is.

Mom said there was a similar place in England that Dad probably took you to. Diagonally? ... Mom's laughing... anyway. It was cool! There's lots of people who are like us and they were using magic just out in the open! I saw some of the weirdest things, I couldn't imagine what half of them did. There was a cart with spinning whirlygigs and doodads making all kinds of noise. Another window had flying brooms. There was a man with an arm full of monkeys. It was crazy!

We stopped off at a small stone building covered in spikes and gargoyles. Mom said this was a branch of Gringotts where we keep our money. I was so excited that I got to see my first goblin! Newtscrape was very nice. He complemented me on my dress too! I asked him if he went to Alderwood, but he said no. He hoped in a few years to have his child attend, since there was no regulation about 'extra-species' at Alderwood and it's nice to see 'non-segregation' in a wizarding school. I promised him when his son attends that I’ll make an extra effort to make him a friend and show him around. Newtscrape smiled a mouth full of sharp teeth and told me he’d appreciate that.