Flora Dove Swone

Backstory

The moment the letter hit my floor it was already swept away into my hands, I carefully opened the letter up, making sure not to tear it. My mother squeezed my shoulder tight and smiled at me. She begged me to hurry up. I reach inside and pull a piece of paper out. On the paper says "Dear Miss Swone, we are pleased to inform you that, we have received and accepted every letter you wrote to us. Though one would have done sufficiently, you have done outstanding in your No-Maj school, we would also love an exchange student such as yourself to come to London and study in Hogwarts our school of witchcraft." It had a list of necessities that followed though my eyes were too fogged up with tears I couldn't make any of the words out. I turned around and launched myself into a hug with my mom. She patted my head and told me of all the fun I would have. I froze and looked at her. "Where are we going to get my supplies? When should I start packing? Do you think now is too soon? Oh! Mother, I have to send a letter to my friend she will be so excited to hear that I got accepted as well!" I froze. My mother looked at me with tears in her eyes. "Flora? I'm so proud of you for doing this, I love you with all my heart, I know that after The First Wizarding War and your father's death you have pushed yourself beyond breaking to get into this school. Ugh, I'm just sad that my little girl is going away!" She pulled me into another spine crushing hug. My happy smile turned into an embarrassed hug, I knew Hogwartz was a great school, though, since my father's death, my mother had been horrendously unstable. My father was a master in the dark arts, something my mother and I are neither proud of. Though if you met him you would have never guessed he once fought on the side of The-One-That-Should-Not-Be-Named. I thought he was happy, though looks can be deceiving. My mother went into a series of hysteria and depression, while I went into a silent sorrow. I may seem happy and loud, though like I said, Looks can be deceiving.