It was a Monday morning in April. Dark clouds hung in the sky, and rain poured down hard onto the earth. Despite the dreary weather, Twilight Sparkle was excited for today. It was her birthday, so that meant that she would be getting a new book and her Hogwarts letter. As a pure-blood witch, she knew all about Hogwarts. Her family for many generations went there. Her brother, Shining Armor, lived up to the family tradition and got sorted into Gryffindor.

Twilight wasn’t sure what house she wanted. She wasn’t patient, so there was no way she was going to get into Hufflepuff. She knew that Slytherin wasn’t for her either, despite the fact that Star Swirl the Bearded, a wizard who she looked up to since she was a little kid, was one. That left Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. She wasn’t sure which house she was going to be sort into. She was just going to have to wait until September 1.

She used magic before, so she knew that she wasn’t a Squib. She “borrowed” Shining Armor’s wand and almost demolished the house. Luckily, their parents were able to fix the problem quickly with their magic. They had to lecture Twilight on how she wasn’t allowed to use a wand until she got her own wand when she turned eleven.

She went downstairs to the kitchen and joined her family for breakfast. Owlowiscious was perched on the stick inside his cage eating a dead mouse. Twilight ate her plate of scrambled eggs and waited eagerly for her presents.

Her mother used her wand to levitate the presents, all which were wrapped up in a cloth, in front of her. She usually got 3 books, but this time, it looked like she got 11. There were also presents that weren't books. In total, she got 19 presents. It was a lot more than she usually got. She had a feeling that she knew what most of the presents were.

She opened her presents and got the following items: The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1), A History of Magic, Magic Theory, A Beginner’s Guide to Transfiguration, One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, Magical Drafts and Potions, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self Protection, a pewter cauldron, a set of crystal phials, a telescope, brass scales, a set of three black robes, a black, pointed hat, a pair of dragon hide gloves, a winter cloak, Hogwarts History, Advanced Organization, and The Broom Sticks. The last three items were book presents.

Her parents finally gave her an envelope, which she tore open and read.

Dear Ms Sparkle,
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 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Yours sincerely,

Princess Luna
Deputy Headmistress

Twilight looked over the list of books and knew she had all of them. The only thing she needed to get was a wand, which her parents couldn’t buy for her. The wand chose the witch, not the other way around. Her parents promised her that they would go to Diagon Alley to get her wand when she turned eleven. Now that she was eleven, she begged her parents to take her there.

Her parents took her to the fireplace and got the floo powder. Her father stood in the fireplace, which was big enough to hold a grown man, and grabbed some of the floo powder.

He didn’t use the floo network yet. First, he explained, “Twilight, it is very important that you pronounce your destination correct. Watch what I do.” He threw the floo powder down and stated, “Diagon Alley!”

A green flame engulfed him, and he was gone. Twilight’s mother told her to try it, and she did. She got into the fireplace, grabbed the floo powder, threw it down, then said, “Diagon Alley!”

As soon as she said her destination, she felt herself being pulled through something. She felt like she was about to puke, but it was over just as soon as it started. She saw light again, and her father stood there waiting for her. She followed him as he led her to the Wand Shop where Davenport had her try out new wands.

Twilight tried out several wands, most of which didn’t work for her. She went through wand after wand. Davenport explained how it was common for that to happen. Twilight felt bad for damaging the shop. After trying out twenty wands, she finally found the wand for her. It was a chestnut wand, dragon core, 10 ¼ inches, and rigid. Her father gave Davenport seven galleons, and Twilight got her wand.

Author's Note

My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro, and Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling.