Chapter 1: December 25, the Family Reunion Celebration
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Everyone in the kitchen is so busy preparing food. The old mistress of the house would be celebrating Christmas Party with her family. Her relatives are in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Washington. They are going to travel to reach their destination, San Francisco, Los Angeles.
The old mistress is going to adopt two youngsters just for this Christmas. It is their family tradition. These youngsters are Selene and Harriette. Yes, they have relatives and family. But, they are in San Francisco for college. They are living in their dormitory. They met the old mistress from the Baptist church they were attending during Sunday.
"Oh, what a big and beautiful house!" said Selene.
And, she quickly hurried to the piano. She really loved to play piano. She remembered a piece and started to move some keys.
"Stop that! That's not yours... Mrs. Smith would be upset if there is a noise in the living room." said Harriette.
"Oh! I just wanted to test this piano."
Then, she stood up and and close the lid of the piano. And then, they are looking at the wonderful paintings. After that, they are observing the fishes in the aquarium.
"It's a Chinese Feng Shui! No wander that this old lady is so rich!" said Harriette, referring to the fortune fish in the aquarium.
"Wait! Is she a Chinese?" asked Selene.
"Nope! She is a British." replied Harriette.
And the buffet table is already prepared by maids. There are lots of delicious food in different variants. Selene is so delighted to see the different variants of desserts.
"Oh, cream puffs! I loved cream puffs." said Selene.
She is going straight ahead to the buffet table to get a small plate and add a piece of cream puff. On the other hand, Harriette can't help herself when she sees the choco mousse. She took a small plate and add a slice of choco mousse.
Then they go to the dining table to take a bite of the desserts.
"Where are your manners, young ladies?"
They heard the coarse voice from the back. They look where it came from. It's the old mistress of the house.
"Mrs. Smith, thank you for the invitation. Merry Christmas!"
Both of them get their gifts from their bags and gave them to Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith is so happy to see these two young ladies from the college dorm. And, when she opened the gifts. She is so happy except for the gift coming from Selene.
"I bought that mug from the gift shop. Do you like it?" asked Selene.
"Hmm... I have lots of these in the kitchen. But, thanks anyway." replied Mrs. Smith.
"Do you like the key chain and bookmark, Mrs. Smith?" asked Harriette.
Mrs. Smith smiled at her, "You are such a sweet darling, Harriette."
They helped Mrs. Smith to sit on the dining table. And Mrs. Smith is so curious.
"Where are the others? Aren't they coming?"
The butler came to him and held her the phone. She had a short conversation on phone. They were speaking in Spanish. Mrs. Smith seems so upset. Then she hang-up the phone.
Selene is asking, "Who's that?"
"Oh, that's my good-for-nothing son-in-law! He and his whole family went to Austria for a Christmas vacation. They could not come here." said Mrs. Smith.
And the phone rings again.
"WTH!" reacted Mrs. Smith.
She answered the phone. Now, she speaks in German. She looks so upset. Then she hang-up the phone.
"Is it your son-in-law again?" asked Harriette.
Selene is confused, "Are they now in Germany?"
"No! That's my son. He has a Doctoral Degree in a university in Germany. He and his family could not come this Christmas. Lord, why me?" aggravated Mrs. Smith.
The phone rings again. The old lady just ignored it. She just going straight ahead to the buffet table. Took a plate. Get some mash potatoes, some beef stews, steam vegetables and a glass of red wine.
"Aren't you answering that, Mrs. Smith?" asked Harriette.
"Never mind. It could be the credit card company. Don't mind it. Just continue eating. Hey, we have the whole buffet table. Let's celebrate!"
"Drinking is bad for you, Mrs. Smith." advised Selene.
"It's Christmas. I would be celebrating Christmas this year. After our dinner, let's go to the park. Let's observe what's going on. I want to see some people celebrating this Christmas. It's a wonderful time of the year!" said Mrs. Smith.
"If that what you say so, Mrs. Smith." agreed Selene.
Suddenly, the door bell rang... The butler opened the door and let the young girl in.
"Grandma, Merry Christmas."
"Oh, Christle. Where are your parents?" worried Mrs. Smith.
"I am just alone. And, I got this letter."
She held her the envelope. Mrs. Smith opened it. She read what's written on it.
"My mom didn't allow me to go to Hogwarts. So, I came all the way here in San Francisco. I wanted to ask some help from you. How can I go to Hogwarts?" asked Christle.
"Hogwarts? Is that a boarding school?" chorused Selene and Harriette.
Mrs. Smith got dizzy and she is fainted while Christle is helping her to get up and they went on the couch.
"What is Hogwarts?" asked Selene.
"It is a school for wizards like us."
Selene whispered to Harriette, "Are they gypsies?"
"No!" answered Harriette.
The butler came to her to give her a glass of warm water. Then, she drank the water from the glass.
"You could not go to Hogwarts. The Sly Voldemort wants something from us. And, it is a trap. "
Christle got confused, "But, he is already dead, right?"
"This is not an invitation letter. There is a spell on it. Only I can undo the spell. That's why I fainted."
Selene picked the letter from the floor. She secretly read it.
"Horcruxes? Ravena? Maleficent? Is this guy foolish? These are coming from the fictional novels."
"Why did you read the letter!" panicked Mrs. Smith.
And then the letter turned into a crow. It flew around the house until it went off as it go through the open window.
"You're a Ravenclaw!" said Mrs. Smith.
"No... But, my father is a magician. Is that included?" asked Selene.
"How can you turn the paper into a bird?" asked Christle.
"I don't know. It's like magic. After reading the letter, the paper turned to become a crow."
"Oh God! Voldemort is watching over us...." said Mrs. Smith.
Harriette is so curious, "What does the letter says?"
Selene expained, "It told us to look for 7 objects. But, first, let's find the wooden box of Ravenna. But, she lived long time ago. Do you think she still exists?"
"The antique shop. Let's go to the antique shop!" said Harriette.
Mrs. Smith complained, "Oh! My credit card!
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