Penelope Moon 1

...Chapter 1...

...The strange man...

"Penelope! wake up!" her mom yelled at her "wake up! it's your birthday!!!" she said excitedly to the girl who was still rubbing her eye."it's my birthday?" Penelope said as she got up "of course! happy 10th birthday my princess!" her mom said "oh, it's my birthday" she said with no interest at all."what do you want for your birthday?" mom said "I don't know" she said as she got out of bed "where are you going?" mom said a confused expression "to the bathroom" she said as she went to the bathroom to brush her teeth.

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After brushing her teeth and taking a bath,she wore a white cardigan,a black skater skirt and black tights,as it was January and she knew they were going to go somewhere for her birthday. She went down and had her breakfast."Where do you want to go?" her mom said "to the library again?" she adds "no I-" Penelope got cut off "do you wanna go shopping instead of sitting in the library and reading the same old books you've read multiple times?" her mom said "o-okay?" she said, she didn't like all that girly stuff, all she wanted to do was to sit at home, by the fire and read a book. All her classmates call her a 'nerd' because she always does her homework on time, always gets good grades, never talks to anybody and the quiet kid in class. There was only one word to describe her, an introvert.But she didn't care about all that, she just wants to live a happy and peaceful life. She was also bullied one time when she was in fourth grade,just because she was always shy to talk to anyone.

"Oh, there's a letter for you" her mom said which made Penelope wonder who it was from."who is it from, mother?" she said "it's from-" before she even finished the sentence, she tore the paper into pieces and threw it in the fireplace."Mother?" she said with a concerned look "oh, it's nothing darling" she said with an awkward smile.She wore a coat over her dress and said "let's go, okay?" she sounded scared and worried "go grab your coat and wear it, it's snowing outside" she said as Penelope grabbed her coat and wore it over her cardigan because it was cold outside.

Just when her mother opened the door, a strange man wearing a long black cloak with a hood covering his face,stood by the door and said "Penelope, I've come to take you back where you belong" her mom slammed the door shut and said "Penelope, change of plans, go to your room and don't come out until and unless I tell you, okay?" she was panicking but Penelope did as she was told, she went to her room and locked the door.She could hear her mother and the strange man speaking but couldn't quite make out what they were talking about and then, after a long time, she heard footsteps coming towards her room."Penelope, you can come out now" her mother said in a low voice as she unlocked the door and stepped outside, the strange man was standing behind her mother but she couldn't see his face."Listen to me Penelope, you have to go and stay with him until you've finished your 7th year in Kingston academy, okay?" she said, bending down to her level."Don't forget about me okay?" Penelope didn't have a clue about what her mother was talking about,although, she just nodded her head."I'm going to pack your bags and you'll leave at any minute now, okay?" she said with a small smile on her face and went to pack Penelope's luggage, leaving her with the strange man."So Penelope, do you believe in magic?" he said "no" she said without hesitation "oh,well you have to read all the books about spells and potions and magical beasts etc" he said "spells?! potions and magical beasts?!" she said with a confused expression "yes" he said,"Penelope, here's your luggage" her mother said as she gave it to her."well, we're going to go now" he said as he sighed "goodbye Penelope" she hugged her tightly "do I really have to go?" Penelope said "yes, you have to" her mother said,wiping her tears "let's go" he said as he held her hand "okay" she said as she looked at her mother one last time before she goes away with this strange man who just came minutes ago;far away from where she was staying.

"It's okay, you can write to her" he said as they both walked towards the door."Where are we going to go?" she said as they both walked outside,"Not 'we', you" he said and Penelope looked at him in confusion and he said "you are going to Kingston academy" he stopped and sighed as he said "appareo!" and a broom appeared out of nowhere. He got on the broom and said "well? what are you doing?!" he said as she just stood there,"you weren't kidding when you told me about magic,spells,potions and magical beasts?!" she said with a surprised look on her face,"of course not! why would I lie?!" he said,"now get on! we're going to be late!" "o-okay?" she said with a confused and worried look on her face and got on the broom, holding her luggage,"aren't people going to see us?" she asked and he said "don't worry about that".

They flew high and she forgot that she was scared of heights."Uh...excuse me but I forgot to tell you" she said as she gripped the broom tightly and he was confused,"I'm scared of heights" she said and closed her eyes "seriously?! you forgot?! how can you be so stupid?!" he said angrily "I thought you were smart!" he said as they slowly began to go down "don't blame me! you were the one who forced me to come along with you on this stupid broom!" she said as she was on the verge of tears."Oh right, sorry" he chuckled as they both landed on the ground and she got off the broom.

"M****aybe, we'll go there by teleporting?" he said "teleporting?!" she said with a surprised expression "yes, surely you're not scared of that are you?" he said as he took his hood off.He had grey hair and looked about 30-40 years of age ,"let's go then!" he said cheerfully and walked towards a phone booth and said "come along!" he seemed happy about going to the magic world so she followed him inside the phone booth "are you going to call somebody?" she said curiously,he looked at her in confusion and said "I don't know anybody who is non-magic, so I'm not going to call anybody" and she said "then what are we doing here?" she asked "we're going to teleport aren't we?" he asked her and raised his eyebrow "we are going to teleport using a phone booth?!" she asked with a surprised look on her face and he said "yeah" and he picked up the telephone and dialled the number '1111' then suddenly we were in some strange place, yet there were many people wearing long robes and carrying a wand."Where are we going to go?" she asked him curiously and he said "to Wickensburg" with a cheerful tone,"what for?" she asked,"for your uniform and wand" he said as he opened the door and went outside and told her "come along now! you don't want to get lost in a place like this do you?" he said,walking in a funny way as she followed him quietly.

"We are here!" he stopped walking and she bumped into him, she looked in front and saw a shop that was written 'Wickensburg' at the top,he opened the door and said "after you" she went in the shop and saw many rectangular shaped boxes on the shelves and long black robes and she saw one wand that was placed in a small cushion.

"Mr.Winslow,fancy seeing you here" somebody said,which made Penelope look back,"What are you looking for?" he said, he was an old man with grey hair, "wand and uniform" the man said and Penelope thought that he still hadn't told his name yet."For whom?" the old man asked and the man told him "for that young lady over there" he said,looking at her and the old man gasped "I think that wand will do" he said, pointing to the one she was looking at and he walked towards her and took the wand in his hand and said "take it" and she took it and he said "well what are you ****waiting**** for? give it a little flick!" he said, almost surprised that she didn't know what to do with it. She flicked the wand and the other boxes fell from the shelves, he said "just like your mother" and the man looked angrily at him, he cleared his throat and said "uniform?" and the old man went to the back of the shop and brought one black robe,two black skirts,a pair of black shoes and black socks."We'll take these, thank you very much" he said, taking the things and putting them in a big bag.They went outside the shop and she asked him "what about the money? aren't you going to pay him?". he looked at her and said "no, it's already been paid" and he kept on walking, she was walking quietly at the back of him

...the wand...

"Where are we going next?" she asked him because she was tired of walking and he said "Philliasafia" she looked at the back of him and said "what a weird name, what are we going to buy from there?" she asked him "that depends,do you want an owl, a rat or cat?" he said as he turned around and she said "can I get a cat instead of an owl?" he looked at her and said "of course, we are here" he opened the door and said "you go in first" she went in and saw many owls and cats."Which one would you like?" he asked her and she said "is there a ragdoll here?" and he went near the counter and asked the man who was standing there and the man went to a room and came back with a cat which was a ragdoll."It's so cute!" she squealed and the shopkeeper said,"it's not just cute, it's smart too and it's a boy" the man cleared his throat "we'll take him" he said and carried him while carrying the bag.

...the cat...

"Can I carry him?" she asked and he stopped walking "what if he scratches you?" he said "I don't think he'll scratch me,plus you're carrying a heavy bag" she said and took the cat in her arms."Come to think of it, you haven't told me your name yet" she said out of curiosity,"my name is Elliot Winslow" he said and started walking again,"nice to meet you, Mr.Winslow" she said,smiling "where are we going to go now?" she asked as she patted the cat's head,"to your house" he said,he stopped walking and turned around,"my house? i have a house here?!" she asked, surprised,"well not technically, it's your father's house" he said, smiling at her."Let's just use magic now, hold onto my arm and don't let go, okay?" he said as she held his arm tightly like he said, she closed her eyes and then when she opened them, she was somewhere else.

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