The day my letter came in the mail, I was sitting alone, high in a tree, with books surrounding me. Why was I up here? My brother was taunting me again.
"Can't fly short stuff?" He yelled down from his broomstick. He was holding my favorite muggle book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. "This book is bigger than you!" He yelled. "I bet you need another person to hold it up for you! Oh wait, YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS!" He and his dumb friend started cracking up. They threw the book into the woods surrounding our house, then flew away laughing.
"Neanderthals!" I yelled, then ran towards the woods. After an hour of searching, I found my book. Then, I walked to my favorite tree, a giant, great for storing my muggle books. If my family knew I kept this many stories and fantasy books, they would surely be disappointed. I immersed myself in The Selection, trying to take my mind off of things. But somehow, my brain kept wandering back to my malicious siblings. A single tear slid down my cheek. I wiped it away and continued reading.
"Claire! Honey where are you?" I heard my mom call a couple hours later. I climbed down the tree and replied.
"Here!" I shouted running towards the house.
"Dear, something for you was brought in the mail." She explained as we walked in the house. "It's from Hogwarts!"
"Look the house elf is back!" Matthew sneered when he saw me. "We were starting to think you were a squib." He drawled. I ignored him, and opened the letter with shaking hands.

Dear Ms. Brown,
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 September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Headmistress

"Claire dear, you must prepare. Start studying immediately! If you don't make Ravenclaw we will be so disappointed!" Mother said as she read the list of textbooks.
"Yes mother, I'll begin at once." I said and went up to my room. I tried to sound excited, but really I was put down. There was no way I could finish the public library's whole stock now!

A.N.
Yay it's finally here! Are you excited??? I am! If you haven't already, please go check out LEK2003. She is AMAZING! It's thanks to her that I am writing this book. Comment with a ✉️ if you liked the Hogwarts letter! I had to find my Sorcerers Stone book and look at it before writing. I also looked it up, and Professor McGonagall is still Headmistress. Also, you might notice Claire's last name is Brown. As of now she is not related to Lavender Brown, but let me know if you want her to be. Happy 4th of July to all those Americans! (Even if you're not, I guess you can still have a happy 4th, I mean it's just a day right?)😀