<div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="https://creativefreedomrpg.com/download/file.php?id=2972&amp;t=1">[ img ]</a></div><br/>The Marcus family sat at the table, eating dinner. It was quiet, as usual. Minimal words were spoke and they were usually in clipped tones. Skyler, the youngest at the table, hated dinner time. It was the one time in the day she was forced to stand her mother's presence. Her brother, Fredrick, sat to her right. He usually tried to make conversation and joke around. He hated the tension that always seemed to hang in the air when his mother and sister were together. But he couldn't seem to find anything to talk about today, so he remained quiet.<br/><br/>They all heard a loud tapping sound. They looked over at the window to see Barnabas, the families large barn owl. Skye got up and opened the window, taking the envelope from the owls beak. Barnabas landed on her shoulder as she walked back to the table. He hopped onto the table and helped himself to Fredricks food. Skye sat down and opened the parcel. "It's my hogwarts letter." She said nonchalantly. Fredrick grinned. "'Bout time. Thought maybe they forgot about you." He said, clapping her on the back.<br/><br/>Their mother barely looked up from her food. "That's great dear. Tomorrow we'll go and get your things." Skye shook her head. "No that's ok. Fredrick can take me." Lucy looked up. "I hardly think it's appropriate for a child to take another child-" Skye cut her off."I don't want you to go." She said flatly. She then stormed to her room.<br/><br/>About twenty minutes later, Skye heard a knock. She sat up as the door opened and Fredrick entered. Cameron, her Siamese sighed heavily in irritation at the movement before settling back in her lap. Fredrick sat on the bed. "I convinced mom to let me take you to Diagon Alley." Skye smirked. "But," He continued." She is taking us to the train station." Skye rolled her eyes. "Skye it'll be fine. The least you can do is let her see us off. Then you don't have to deal.woth her the whole year. It'll be just you and me. We're gonna run the school." He laughed, making Skye smile.