[i]Roxy could hear almost everything in her room the day she was accepted into Hogwarts. She hid away from the world with her blanket over her head, yet she was still able to hear the knock on the door and an man introducing himself. She tried not to pay attention, but she eavesdropped on several things, like her incident with the bullies and why she was able to knock one of them down with almost no effort. Eventually, she heard that she was something called a muggle-born and that the magic came from a distant ancestor of hers. She nearly dozed off to sleep until the man got upstairs and entered her room.

"Are you Roxanne Rogers?" The man asked her. His voice was weathered, though not old and withered. Roxy pulled off the sheets and saw a middle-aged man looking at her. "I've heard what happened and I can most certainly tell from how you're shutting yourself away that you're afraid of what you've discovered. I can't cure what you have, but what I can do for you will help you in the long run. You can learn about this magic and how to control it. Maybe you'll come to love it... But only if you wish to know about what you have..." He handed her a letter, then told her the one set of instructions that would change her life forever:

"If you wish to learn and control your magic... then it would be in your best interest to enroll in Hogwarts."[/i]

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Roxy woke up in the seat of a moving train. The seat was a window seat in a compartment by the end of the train. The seat next to her had a pile of books, all required for first-years. 

"Hnnn... musta dozed off..." Roxy murmured. 

"Hoooooo..." Roxy noticed in front of her a Barn Owl that was currently preening itself in her birdcage.

"Hey, Belle..." Roxy softly spoke as she poked one of her fingers through the bars of Belle's birdcage and used it to stroke the back of Belle's head. That's when she heard chattering. Among the chattering was a thick Scottish accent. She also heard the stammering of what she assumed was a very shy girl and a very noisy owl, its owl's hooting causing Belle to get a bit excited herself as she gave a few hoots too. Seemed the passengers of the Hogwarts Express were beginning to talk amongst themselves. Roxy stretched her arms and gave out a loud grunt. After that, she gave Belle a smile and a look that seemed so soft that it looked like she was still in a sleepy daze.

"Come along, Belle. We should acquaint ourselves with our peers." Roxy said, picking up Belle's birdcage and heading out of the compartment, heading into the hall. There she saw a blonde haired girl with an owl, the very hooty owl that was fluttering about.

"Hello there!" Roxy gave the girl a wave with her free hand.