Friday, May 05, 2006
Part 1 - Miriam's Point of View
I’m in my room, waiting for my mum. I’m trying to cast a spell on a dead flower and my white owl, called Arabella, is playing with my pink cat, Morgan. Ok, she wasn’t pink, but I casted a spell on her, so, she has been pink since she was a little cat.
My name is Miriam Evelyn, but all of my friends call me Mimi. I’m Portuguese, as all of my family, but now we live in London. We had to move, because my dad (who is a great Auror) will have to work in England. I always liked this country. My mum likes it too. My mum’s mum (my grandma) is a fairy, so I can do some cool things which fairies do, like make dead flowers live. I’m going to a very cool school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, called Hogwarts. I hope that I can make great friends!
Mum: Mimi!!!!! Are you ready?
Me: Yes, mum! I’m coming!!!! Come on, Arabella and Morgan!
Today is my first day of school. I’m going to get the train to Hogwarts, called Hogwarts Express, at Platform 9 ¾ at 11:oo.
Mum: Come on, take a bit of Floo Powder.
Me: Hummm… ok!!!
How… it was really quick!!! When I open my eyes, I was in a British Pub, near a station called Kings Kross.
Dad: Well, it’s only 10:30. We have enough time to have a cup of tea!
Me: I don’t think so… I don’t want anything…
Mum: Oh… come on! You were so happy… and now you are so depressed…
Me: Mamã!!!!!!! (=Mummy!!!) *I hug my mum*
Mum: Oh… minha querida… não fiques assim… (=Oh… sweetie… don’t be like that…)
Me: Mas… mas… e se eu não arranjar amigos? E se ninguém gostar de mim? (= But… but… if I don’t get any friends? And if no one likes me?) *I said, with tears in my eyes*
Dad: Come on! Give your daddy a big hug!
Me: Ok… that makes me feel happy…
Mum: So, are you better, my dear?
Me: Sim!!! (=Yes!!!)
Dad: Don’t forget to speak in English, or no one will understand you…
Me: I know, dad! Wow… It’s getting late!!!!! It’s 10:50! I have to go to the platform!
I ran to the platform… but I didn’t find it. I only saw platforms 9 and 10.
Me: What will I do now?
Mum: Didn’t you read “Hogwarts – a History”?
Me: Yeah, I did… Hold on! I read that to get to the platform we have to pass between platforms 9 and 10…
Dad: That’s right!!! Why don’t you try?
Me: Yeah, I’ll do that!
Mum: We can’t go with, dear. We have to go to work…
Me: I understand… well, good bye, mummy! *I give my mum a kiss and a big hug*
Mum: Good bye, sweetie!
Me: Good bye, daddy! *I give him a kiss and a big hug, too*
Dad: Good bye, dear! Don’t forget to send us an owl every week!
Me: I won’t…
Mum: And don’t forget to tell us if you enter to the Quidditch team!
Me: That would be wonderful, but they won’t want me in the team, I’m sure!
Dad: Don’t say that! You fly very well!
Me: Thanks, daddy!
Mum: And don’t forget to have great marks, ok? I’m just kidding! I’m sure you will!
I laughed. I gave my parents a final hug and took all my stuff. I was sure I would miss them a lot. Then, I ran to the wall between the two platforms.
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