Best Friends

My Letter

*Current time*

Summer break was almost over already, it felt like just yesterday school had ended for the Summer. I had spent most of the break at the tree on the end of Privet Drive reading.

Harry hardly got to come outside over Summer, but I knew about his aunt, uncle, and cousin. I knew they were all selfish and mean towards Harry. I never really understood why, but neither did Harry.

I was sitting on one of the branches of the tree reading, when Harry came outside and walks over.

"Hey y/n" Harry says.

"Oh hey Harry. Have another long day with your family?" I ask.

"Yeah" Harry says.

"What did they all go mad at you for this time?" I ask.

"I got a letter in the post today. I don't know who it was from or what it said because Dudley took it from me" Harry says.

I roll my eyes at the mention of Dudley's name, but my attention quickly went back to the strange letter Harry was describing.

"I wonder who sent you the letter" I say.

"I don't know. But the letter seemed different than most letters that come in the post. It was older paper and there was an owl outside" Harry says.

"That's weird. I don't think that has ever happened before" I say.

"Me neither. I wish Dudley hadn't taken the letter so I could know what it was" Harry says.

Just then, Harry's aunt Petunia comes outside and yells for Harry to get back inside to do the chores.

"Bye Harry" I say as Harry climbs back down the tree.

"Bye Y/n" Harry says.

"Hopefully you'll be able to find out what the letter was" I say.

Harry goes inside. I close my book and climb down from the tree branch. I walk to my house and go inside. I get to my room and see, not one, but two owls on the roof of Harry's house.

That's odd.

*next morning*

I wake up and get dressed. I go downstairs and get the mail from the mail slot. I go through the names on the letters and come across a letter that looks exactly like the one Harry had described yesterday.

I turn the letter over and see a stamp on the back with a letter H and 4 different symbols of different colors.

I put the letter with my name on it in my pocket and take the rest of the mail to the kitchen, setting it down on the counter.

I go outside and climb the tree, I sit on one of the branches and take the letter out of my pocket.

I open the letter and pull out a piece of old-looking parchment.
The letter reads:
Dear Y/n Y/L/N,
We are delighted to inform you that you were excepted into Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry! In this letter contains a list of school supplies you'll need and your ticket for the train. We know that you're muggle-born (muggle means non-magic folk), so we know you won't know how to get to Platform 9 3/4. Don't worry, we're sending our gamekeeper Hagrid to help you out and explain everything to you along with another new student. You are not to share this letter with any other muggles unless they are to be students at Hogwarts as well.
Sincerely, Professor Minerva McGonagall.

I finish reading the letter and look at the list of school supplies that I would need. The list included a cauldron, a wand, a pet owl/toad/cat, parchment (optional), ink, a quill, and many books.

Harry came outside as I was reading over the list of school supplies needed for Hogwarts.

"What's that?" Harry asks.

"Harry I got a letter like the one you told me about yesterday. Maybe it's the same letter you were supposed to get" I say.

Harry climbs the tree and sits on the branch next to me.

"What does it say?" Harry asks.

I hand him the letter and he reads it.

"This is real?" Harry asks.

"I guess so. There was an owl sitting outside my window this morning when I got the letter. Do you think you're letter was saying the same thing?" I ask.

"Maybe" Harry says.

Dudley comes outside so I quickly take my letter back and put it in my pocket.

"Come on Potter! We're going to the zoo today!" Dudley says in an impatient tone.

I roll my eyes at this.

"I'm coming Dudley" Harry says.

"See you later Harry. Have fun at the zoo" I say as Harry climbs back down to the ground.

"Bye" Harry says.

Harry and Dudley go to their house and Vernon and Petunia come outside. I watch Dudley and Petunia get in the car while Vernon seems to be making a threat to Harry. I hated the way they treated Harry, but there was nothing I could do about it.

I walk back to my house and show my parents the letter. They had gotten letters too, about how Hogwarts was real and how life would be now.

I go to my room and start packing my trunk, it would only be 3 days until I had to be at the school.

An hour later, I saw the Dursley's car pull into their driveway. A panicking Petunia was holding a blanket around a terrified Dudley.

I laughed quietly to myself at this sight.

I wonder what happened.

Then I see Vernon dragging Harry inside their house. I quickly finish packing my trunk.

*next day*

Harry and the Dursley's had disappeared from their home. Tomorrow was the day that the gamekeeper from Hogwarts was going to take me and another new student to get my school supplies.

I stayed up all night and watched the clock. When the clock strikes midnight, I whispered "happy birthday Harry. Wherever you are."

I finally go to bed, even though I wasn't tired. In the morning, I was waken up by my older brother saying that Hagrid was here.

I quickly get ready, take my trunk downstairs and walk into the living room. A large, tall man was sitting on the couch.

"Ah Y/n! Ready to go to Diagon Alley?" Hagrid asks.

"What's Diagon Alley?" I ask.

"Where we're getting your school supplies" Hagrid says.

"Oh ok. Wait, the letter said there was going to be another student coming with. Who is it?" I ask.

Sitting next to Hagrid was somebody that I did know, it was Harry. I hadn't seen him at first because he was blocked from view by Hagrid.

"Harry Potter" Hagrid says.

Hagrid takes me and Harry to London and takes us to an alleyway behind a bar. He takes out an umbrella and taps the wall a few times.

The wall opens like a door and I could see a long street of buildings with lots of people wearing robes.

"Welcome to Diagon Alley" Hagrid says.