THE RAIN WAS POURING IN THE TOWN OF LAVENHAM. Benvolio stared out the window, watching the water slide down the glass. He was ready for summer break to end so he could leave this judgmental hell hole. Benvolio remembered when he was a little boy and his family was happy. His parents were in love and his younger sister, Desdemona, was always joyful. But, as time passed his parents grew to despise each other's company and Desdemona closed herself off from the rest of them.
Benvolio heard a light knock on the door. He shuffled down the stairs and looked through the peephole to see an odd looking woman. She was wearing strange robes and a her hair was pulled up into a tight bun, a stern expression consumed her face. In her hands she held an envelope with a red seal.
"Hullo, can I help you?" Benvolio asked as he cracked open the door.
"May I speak to your sister and your parents?" answered the woman in a Scottish accent.
"Yes of course," Benvolio turned and yelled out, "MUM, DAD, DES, THERE'S SOMEONE HERE FOR YOU!"
"Thank you," the woman furrowed her eyebrows at Benvolio's screaming.
"Can we help you?" Theo Dixon tilted his head at the tall woman.
"Yes, I am Professor Minerva McGonagall and I have a note for your daughter," Minerva McGonagall help out the card to Desdemona. Desdemona grabbed the letter from the woman's hand and opened it quickly, who would send her a note?
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Ms. Dixon
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic
by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory
by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration
by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions
by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring, if they desire, an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS
ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK
Yours sincerely,
Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus
Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus
Chief Attendant of Witchcraft Provisions
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Smile Lines {Sirius Black}
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