5 Jan 2019, 07:24
Summer at Dunton Green
That day looked like the usual days in July. The Allen family enjoyed their breakfast -hams, toast, eggs and milk- prepared by Rosie Allen -assisted by her two children, Mario and Marilyn. They ate while discussing topics that are commonly discussed by any family. At first, they talked about Mario's college, Marilyn's school, their family stores, and what they might do during this summer vacation. John Allen -father of Mario and Marilyn- runs a grocery store in their village. After finishing breakfast, he immediately hurried away to open their shop which was about five kilometres from their home. Meanwhile, other family members cleaned the dining table and washed the dishes.
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At that time Mario and Marilyn were watching TV in the living room, their mother followed father to help him in the shop. Actually, instead of saying they were watching TV, it is more appropriate to say they were chatting with the sound of the TV. They were both enthusiastic because they had not met for more than four months. Mario attended college at Cambridge so that he could only gather with family during holidays.
Their conversation stopped when they heard a knock on the window. Mario was the first to realize it and immediately looked at the window. There was already a brown owl that knocked its beak into the window pane. At first, he thought the owl only sat there briefly, but the owl tapped his beak into the window as if asking for their attention. Mario got up from the couch and approached the window. He opened the window and a second later the owl darted into the room, dropped a thick parchment envelope on Marilyn's lap and immediately flew out through the still open window.
Mario immediately closed the window again and walked to the sofa where Marilyn was still sitting with a thick parchment envelope in her hand.
"What is that?" Mario sat beside Marilyn, stared at the envelope she was holding.
Marilyn read the address of the letter, her forehead wrinkled, "to Marilyn R. Allen, family room, Mill Road Number 7, Dunton Green."
Mario looked at Marilyn and the envelope in confusion, "open it," he suggested.
Marilyn looked at Mario for a moment, after Mario nodded his head Marilyn immediately turned the envelope. The envelope was given a blood-red seal with a kind of stamp there. After flipping through the envelope for a while, she opened the envelope and found two letters in it.
"Dear Ms Allen. We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. We wait for your owl by no later than July 31, "Marilyn read the contents of the first sheet, then she saw the second sheet which contained a list of books, uniforms, and other necessities.
"Let me see," Mario took the letter from Marilyn's hand. He read it briefly and then he said nothing.
"What do you think?" Marilyn asked Mario.
Mario's eyes were fixed on the letter in his hand, "I don't know. We'd better tell Mom and Dad first."
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At that time Mario and Marilyn were watching TV in the living room, their mother followed father to help him in the shop. Actually, instead of saying they were watching TV, it is more appropriate to say they were chatting with the sound of the TV. They were both enthusiastic because they had not met for more than four months. Mario attended college at Cambridge so that he could only gather with family during holidays.
Their conversation stopped when they heard a knock on the window. Mario was the first to realize it and immediately looked at the window. There was already a brown owl that knocked its beak into the window pane. At first, he thought the owl only sat there briefly, but the owl tapped his beak into the window as if asking for their attention. Mario got up from the couch and approached the window. He opened the window and a second later the owl darted into the room, dropped a thick parchment envelope on Marilyn's lap and immediately flew out through the still open window.
Mario immediately closed the window again and walked to the sofa where Marilyn was still sitting with a thick parchment envelope in her hand.
"What is that?" Mario sat beside Marilyn, stared at the envelope she was holding.
Marilyn read the address of the letter, her forehead wrinkled, "to Marilyn R. Allen, family room, Mill Road Number 7, Dunton Green."
Mario looked at Marilyn and the envelope in confusion, "open it," he suggested.
Marilyn looked at Mario for a moment, after Mario nodded his head Marilyn immediately turned the envelope. The envelope was given a blood-red seal with a kind of stamp there. After flipping through the envelope for a while, she opened the envelope and found two letters in it.
"Dear Ms Allen. We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. We wait for your owl by no later than July 31, "Marilyn read the contents of the first sheet, then she saw the second sheet which contained a list of books, uniforms, and other necessities.
"Let me see," Mario took the letter from Marilyn's hand. He read it briefly and then he said nothing.
"What do you think?" Marilyn asked Mario.
Mario's eyes were fixed on the letter in his hand, "I don't know. We'd better tell Mom and Dad first."
Last edited by Marilyn Allen on 5 Jan 2019, 07:44, edited 1 time in total.
-Marilyn R. Allen-
5 Jan 2019, 07:41
Summer at Dunton Green
Marilyn and Mario had dinner with their parents in silence. They occasionally exchanged glances at each other and glanced at their parents, waiting for the right opportunity to discuss the letter they received in the afternoon.
"What are you two hiding?" their mother asked as Marilyn and Mario helped her finish the dining table.
"I know you are hiding something, children. You don't usually keep quiet during dinner and throw weird gazes at each other."
"Mom," Marilyn began speaking after she placed the last plate in the dishwasher, "we want to show you something."
"OK. Tell me after we finish cleaning this "
"Okay," Marilyn replied.
They sat in the living room half an hour later. Marilyn handed over the letter she received in the afternoon to her mother and waited for what reaction she would show. Mom read the letter, a split second Marilyn could see the shock on her mother's face, and then Mom handed it to Dad.
Mom looked at Marilyn closely with a view that was difficult for Marilyn to understand. After his father finished reading the letter, his parents looked at each other.
"What do you think, Mom? Dad?" asked Mario impatiently.
"I'm quite surprised by this letter," Mom said finally, "but everything makes sense now."
Marilyn and Mario did not understand what their mother meant.
"Look, Marilyn," her mother began to explain, "don't you feel that you can influence everything around you?"
"I don't understand, Mom," Marilyn said honestly.
"Do you remember when Marilyn made a paper cane float in the air like it was living when she visited Mario in the hospital?"
"Or how did heavy rain occur in the summer two years ago, when she was sad to lose a present from Mario?" Mom continued.
All were silent, busy with their minds.
"Honey," Mom held Marilyn's arms affectionately, "don't you feel it? Feeling a little different from your friends at school?"
Marilyn was silent.
"Try to think about it first," Mom's voice calmed, "but there's no harm in trying. Mom will be very proud to have a daughter with magic abilities."
"What are you two hiding?" their mother asked as Marilyn and Mario helped her finish the dining table.
"I know you are hiding something, children. You don't usually keep quiet during dinner and throw weird gazes at each other."
"Mom," Marilyn began speaking after she placed the last plate in the dishwasher, "we want to show you something."
"OK. Tell me after we finish cleaning this "
"Okay," Marilyn replied.
They sat in the living room half an hour later. Marilyn handed over the letter she received in the afternoon to her mother and waited for what reaction she would show. Mom read the letter, a split second Marilyn could see the shock on her mother's face, and then Mom handed it to Dad.
Mom looked at Marilyn closely with a view that was difficult for Marilyn to understand. After his father finished reading the letter, his parents looked at each other.
"What do you think, Mom? Dad?" asked Mario impatiently.
"I'm quite surprised by this letter," Mom said finally, "but everything makes sense now."
Marilyn and Mario did not understand what their mother meant.
"Look, Marilyn," her mother began to explain, "don't you feel that you can influence everything around you?"
"I don't understand, Mom," Marilyn said honestly.
"Do you remember when Marilyn made a paper cane float in the air like it was living when she visited Mario in the hospital?"
"Or how did heavy rain occur in the summer two years ago, when she was sad to lose a present from Mario?" Mom continued.
All were silent, busy with their minds.
"Honey," Mom held Marilyn's arms affectionately, "don't you feel it? Feeling a little different from your friends at school?"
Marilyn was silent.
"Try to think about it first," Mom's voice calmed, "but there's no harm in trying. Mom will be very proud to have a daughter with magic abilities."
-Marilyn R. Allen-