Caprice woke up as the sun was rising in the sky. The beautiful, colorful light shone through her bedroom's balcony door windows. She peeled off her covers and grinned. Today was the day. She got out of bed, opened her balcony doors, and stepped out to breathe the fresh air. Caprice picked up the watering can next to her and filled it up with water from the tab on the wall. When it was to the top, she twisted the tap off and twirled over to the other side of the balcony - without spilling a single drop. There, waiting for her, was one of her precious flower boxes - filled with gorgeous, fresh roses. She watered their soil and sprayed some droplets on the petals with her spritz bottle (conveniently next to the rose box). Caprice then went to all of her boxes and did the same: the tulips, then the hydrangeas: the daisies and the daffodils, humming softly as she went along. Even though some of the flowers wouldn't normally grow in autumn, somehow all of Caprice's flowers always grew year-round. Caprice claims it's her expert gardening skills at work, but the real reason was the magic within her.

You see, Caprice has a magical aura she gives off - sort of an invisible mist that always surrounds her. Anything that she goes near or comes in contact with becomes... alive in a way. She always had noticed, and she had pointed it out curiously to her mother when she was about six. The day she asked was the day her mother told her about magic: that Caprice was a witch. At first, she was confused. Witches were cackling old hags that had warts and rode brooms: pure fantasy. How could she possibly be even close to that? Her mother had just laughed and explained that was a misconception muggles had made up. Then she explained that muggles were non-magical beings - people who Caprice thought she was. Her mother told her that a witch was really just like her: someone who had the magical aura. Apparently, all witches and wizards had them.

Caprice's mother told her all about the wizarding world, and what Caprice was destined to be. Ever since that day, Caprice had been extremely excited to attend the best wizarding school of all time: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where her mother had said she would go when she turned eleven. Caprice had turned eleven in April, and today, was the first day of classes! Caprice was excited and nervous at the same time: excited to study magic, but nervous to be around so many students... (Caprice was very shy, and she didn't know how she would react to so many others at one time).

Just then, Caprice's mother called her from the living room.
"Caprice! Almost time to go!"
Caprice froze in place. She had been so lost in thought that she had lost track of time. Caprice rushed back inside her room, putting everything back in place and closing the doors. She speedily dashed over to her walk-in closet and looked frantically for the best outfit she had. She then found it: her favorite dress. The dress was a flowing, white sundress with a lace hem at the bottom. Caprice knew it was the one - the perfect first impression before Hogwarts. (Or... at least she guessed it was. She had never tried to "make an impression". Her mother had just explained it to her yesterday!)

The dress always made her feel like a princess when she wore it. She slipped it on and hurried to her vanity where she brushed and braided her hair into two long, blonde braids that fell upon her shoulders. Caprice opened a small, jeweled box to reveal many colorful faux flowers. She pinned them into her hair and created a flower crown with them, making a halo shape around her head. Caprice skipped to her bathroom, brushed her teeth, and ran out of her room and into the living room, to find her packed things waiting for her in a stacked pile by the couch. Her mother was sitting on the couch. She stood, giving Caprice a sad smile to her daughter.
"Aw, mum! We talked about this! No crying today!" Caprice ran up to her and gave her hug. "Be happy!"
"Oh, I know. I'm just worried about you. I just don't know -" Her mother began, but Caprice interrupted.
"Mum, I'll be fine." She assured her. Her mother's eyes teared up, and she gave Caprice another hug, this time more tight. She nodded towards Caprice. "Okay. Let's go now."

They walked out of their apartment and down the stairs to the parking lot. Caprice and her mother then got in their car, and drove off to the train station.