The year was now 1991, and Minerva McGonagall was in her office at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry, preparing to send out hundreds of letters to potential Hogwarts students. There was one problem: what to do about a Muggle girl named Agnes Parker, the girl who was orphaned when she was a small child and had a Muggle family. Should she attend Hogwarts based solely on her being an orphan?
That question was answered by Willamaerha Thristal, who was a permanent resident of Hogwarts for the last seven years of her life. Will began attending Hogwarts after her family disowned her; she was placed in Hufflepuff. Not to be outdone by her best friend, Amber Dumbledore also stared classes at Hogwarts when she was eight years old; only she was placed in Gryffindor. Now both girls had recently graduated from Hogwarts, having completed their time at Hogwarts.
Albus Dumbledore showed up as the last letter was mailed. He said, "It will be quite an interesting term without the girls in school.”
“Maybe they could use a break,” said McGonagall. “After all, they're 16 and 14 years old.”
Dumbledore frowned and said, “What really concerns me is young Sameth Ulrich. I wonder if it would be right to admit him to Hgowarts because his mother once attended our school.”615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQh8VUqbbAb
“Perhaps Sam could be magic,” said McGonagall. “Magic or not, we're bringing him to Hogwarts.”
“And what if I say no?” said Dumbledore.
“Then I would like to remind you that you caused the deaths of Paul and Isabella Ulrich,” said his wife. “I would also say your stupidity caused their daughter Irene to leave the wizarding world. You owe it to Sam to bring him to Hogwarts, maybe not as a student, but as a child who needs a proper home. Unless you want the entire Wizarding and muggle worlds to know you practically wiped out the Ulrich family, I insist you bring Sam to Hogwarts.”
And for once, Albus Dumbledore didn't say anything. Not while the Trichenberg family was either still hiding or dead. And he was sure that Shannon and Joanna weren't dead, not when he led an investigation to their graves and discovered that the women had covered up their own deaths with the bodies of two dead squirrels. Dumbledore swore to go after the Trichenberg family for deceiving him.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQsbMnUysZ
Meanwhile, four letters arrived at the Dursley residence. The letters read: Dear student, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. The school is located in the heart of Scotland, near the village of Hogmeade and sits at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Enclosed is a list of supplies that you will need for your yearlong stay at Hogwarts:615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWjRU1ZZ3y
1. Three black robes for everyday wear.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEYb2rtISP
2. A hat (preferably black) for everyday wear.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoZGrqc8Se
3. Equipment: 1 wand, 1 cauldron, 1 set of brass scales, 1 set of crystal phial, 1 telescope. (first years are not allowed to bring broomsticks to school)615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUSydPuqS2
4. Textbooks: 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, and The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxrU5DuoqN
5. Students are allowed to bring a cat, a toad, or an owl.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQybLJSu7u
We surely hope that you will consider attending our school. Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Harry danced around in glee, holding up his Hogwarts letter, as did Jonathan. Dudley saw him and grew upset, saying, “Where is my Hogwarts letter? I want my Hogwarts letter!”
“Oh, please, Dudley,” Agnes snapped at him the moment he began whining. “You always get jealous whenever Harry or I get something and you don’t.” She had taken his Hogwarts letter and hid it in the bureau, hoping that no one would find it. Very soon, Vernon and Petunia were heard speaking in Vernon’s office. Vernon had found the letter on a desk in his office. He read it and said, "Are you sure about this, Pet? Do you want Dudley to attend Hogwarts?"
"I don't know," said Petunia. "I dropped out of Hogwarts in my fifth year and went to Southview Secondary School, as did Irene Ulrich."
"I also received a letter from Smeltings, my old high school," said Vernon, "and they want Dudley to attend there. But I know that you might not want that for Dudley."
Petunia said, "Well, my parents didn't want me to go to Hogwarts in the first place, as they wanted me to go to Stonewall Middle School. But what if we gave Dudley a choice about where he wants to go?"
Outside the office, Harry, Dudley, Nick, Jonathan, and Agnes were standing by the door. Dudley said to her, "Why did you hide the letter?"
"Do you not know a joke when it happens?" said Nick.
"But still, that was mean," said Dudley. "What if I want to go to the magic school?"
"Haven't we already seen enough of you already?" Agnes cried out. "You're everywhere we are, and to be perfectly honest, it's getting quite annoying. Don't you want to hang out with normal kids, I mean kids who aren't…magic?"
"But they're boring," said Dudley. "Why would I want to hang out with kids who are boring?"
"Maybe because your parents," Harry began, but was interrupted with the door opening. Vernon and Petunia came out of the office. “We found this in the bureau,” said Vernon as he handed Dudley the letter, “and I think it’s best if we let Dudley decide if he wants to go to the magic school or to Smeltings.”
“I want to go to the magic school,” Dudley said, much to the chagrin of the older children.
“Then it’s settled,” said Vernon. “Now to other business, this doesn’t concern you children.” The kids had no idea Lee was abusing their cousins and Vernon and Petunia were plotting to get the children out of that abusive home. They would do whatever it too to save the children, even if it meant that they had to get the police and social services involved.
"Nice going, Dudley," Agnes hissed as the boys glared at him. "Now we have to deal with you at Hogwarts."
"But I want to go to Hogwarts," Dudley said. "Besides, what's so bad about me knowing about magic?"
Harry frowned, knowing that having Dudley at Hogwarts would be the least of his problems...615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SEP8YbcI0
As for Will, she was now the last living child of Melanus and Arista Thristal; all but one of her brothers died in prison and Arista was also dead. Mel was still alive and he missed his only daughter. He was upset to hear Ares had disowned her rather than accept her decision to go to Hogwarts. Will also wanted to get in touch with Mel for many years, but she feared Ares’s retribution and worried that he would somehow show up at Hogwarts and try to strangle her.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5q6IJRF0f
So, Will waited until her brothers’ deaths before she sent the first of many letters to her father. Little did she know that when Mel answered back, family secrets would be exposed…615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqprVbgM8mm
