"Oh no, not again!" cried Alyssa as she awoke from her deep sleep. An owl was rapping on the window and Alyssa realized it was almost ten in the morning.
When will I stop sleeping so late? Alyssa wondered to herself as she went to the window to let the owl in. It dropped a letter and Thursday�s newspaper on her bed and soared back out the window.
Let me explain. Alyssa Porter is not a normal girl. She is a witch who will be starting her sixth year at her wizarding school in the United States. At 16 years old she was a beautiful girl with long black hair and electric green eyes.
Alyssa looked at the letter and then did a double take. It didn�t look like the normal letter from The Salem Witches� Institute. She picked it up and turned it over "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," she muttered to herself. "What is this?"
Alyssa opened the envelope and took out the three pieces of paper it contained. One was a letter telling her where to catch her train, the day term started, and other information she needed as a transfer student. She opened the other piece of paper and found a list of things that she would need. These included books, potion ingredients, a cauldron, and so on. The last piece of paper was a list of the classes that she would be continuing at Hogwarts. These included Transfiguration, Potions, History of Magic, Herbology, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Arithmancy, and Muggle Studies. Alyssa let out a shrill scream and ran down the stairs.
"What IS this?" she yelled as she ran into the living room.
"Well dear," said her mother, Amy Porter, choosing her words carefully, "We are going to move to England on Friday."
"How could you DO this to me?!" Alyssa screamed at the top of her lungs, "How could you not tell me?"
David Porter ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. "Melissa, your mother got a teaching job at Hogwarts and we decided to move there to keep the family together. We didn�t want to tell you so we just decided to wait until the letter came from the school. We figured it�d be the easiest way."
"For you maybe! But what about me? Huh? What about my feelings? I have friends here in America! I have a boyfriend! I love Salem! What about ME?!"
Alyssa screamed herself hoarse yelling off reasons she wanted to stay but it had no effect whatsoever on her parents. They told her to go pack and that they were leaving the next day. She went up to her room to pack and as she did so she cried. Now she would have to break up with her boyfriend, say good-bye to all her best friends and leave her home forever. After she had packed all of her clothes and belongings she sat down at her desk to write a few letters. The first was to her boyfriend Erik.
Dear Erik,
I hate to have to write this letter. It honestly breaks my heart. For me there is no easy way to say this. We have to break up. I�m moving to England and going to the wizarding school there. I will miss you so much. I�ll probably never see you again and if I have the choice I�d like to keep it that way for now. I wouldn�t mind the occasional letter; your owl will always find me no matter where I am. If you hate me, I�m sorry, I really am. If you still want to hear from me I would be happy to write. I�ll miss you,
Love Alyssa
Satisfied, Alyssa went to her owl�s cage and tied the letter to her leg. "Bring this to Erik, ok Liv?" The owl hooted softly and soared out the window. Alyssa sat down at her desk and took out a few fresh pieces of parchment and picked up her quill. She scribbled the same note on each of the 3 papers. It read,
I�m sorry to tell you like this. I�m moving to England tomorrow. I�ll be going to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There�s nothing I can do about it. I already tried. I�ll miss you SOOO much. Your owls know how to find me anywhere. Good-bye,
Love Alyssa.
Alyssa laid the letters on her desk and waited for Liv to get back from across town. When she did Alyssa tied the letters to her leg and she again took off into the night.
Being exhausted by the events of the evening Alyssa changed into her pajamas and laid down on her bed. After a while of thinking about what had happened she fell into a dreamless sleep.
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Authors Note: I know, I know it sounds stupid so far but I�m really hoping it�ll get better. It�s my first fic so please don�t hate me for the awful writing skills. Please send reviews to [email protected]. Please review, I appreciate any criticism or praise from ANYone.
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