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Kim Shimmers and the Screech Owl

k-frances:

I did it… I posted my Harry Potter fanfiction.

   Okay, I know what you’re thinking, the owl in the picture is not a screech owl, pretty sure it’s a barn owl. Or at least if you’re like me you’re thinking that. But one of you losers find me a pic of a blond girl with an actual screech owl on the interwebs… anyway; here’s some of my fic and the link to read more: Oh! and the art credit

This will be posted, as long as all goes well, and with much less prologue, every week around midweek.

Summary:

   Kim Shimmers is an American 13 year old witch living in North Carolina– until she puts in her transfer to Hogwarts. She’s clever enough, and good at all things magical creatures, so Hogwarts accepts her with open arms. But Kim has a hard time fitting in at the new school and with her house. With mysterious predictions floating in her ears and her bird Strix causing distress, will she even have time to focus on her classes?

   This fic is very youthful. No romance, yet (plans for a sequel underway). It essentially tackles themes of fitting in, friendship, across-house friendship, and coming of age. I wanted to explore a bit more the world of divination and magical creatures. There are some minor ‘alternate canon’ type changes in this set of chapters, more to come.

Set 1; Chapter 1

Puddle Jumping

  “I just can’t believe you’re actually going away… all the way to Scotland?” Retta said. She and Kim Shimmers were sitting on the roof of Retta’s house, watching the clouds and the treetops absently. “Like, I’ve known about it for months now but… I just can’t wrap my head around it. I’m gonna miss you.”

  Kim didn’t look away from the tree tops across the yard. She was too excited about attending the new school to even think about missing Retta, even though she felt slightly guilty for it. “I go away every year,” Kim reminded her. And she had. Kim had been attending boarding school for two years now, so she was only ever home for holidays and for the summer. What Retta didn’t know, was that Kim didn’t attend a normal boarding school. She attended a boarding school for witches and wizards. What she wouldn’t give to see the look on Retta’s face if only Kim could tell her that.

  “I know, I know… and I always miss you. But this is different, you know?”

  Kim laughed and finally looked over to Retta as a breeze picked up some of her hair. It was brown and straight, falling to her shoulders in somewhat uneven looking angles. She had warmly toned skin from all the outdoor sports she did over the summer, and her freckles were out in full force across her cheeks. Kim, on the other hand was pale and only marked by the occasional dark, nearly black freckle, and had waves of honey blond hair cut to the same length.

  “Retta, I’ll be back for Christmas.”

  “But not for Thanksgiving,” Retta retorted. She was referring to the fact that the United Kingdom didn’t celebrate thanksgiving, and therefore didn’t give their students holiday for it.

  “Okay,” Kim allowed, though she rolled her eyes when she did it. “It’s a month’s difference, I’m sure you’ll survive.”

  “What if I don’t, Kim?” Retta said seriously, which only made Kim snicker and role her eyes more severely.

  “When I come back, I promise to tell you all about it. I’ll even send Mom letters for you!”

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