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Prologue
Harry and Jamie huddled together in the cabinet under the stairs trying to sleep as their world started to change overnight. A slew of letters started to flood the house where they lived as they slept. James snuck out of the cabinet to get a glass of water and saw the letters as they flew around the room. They stared in awe as one letter landed perfectly in their hand. Seeing that it was addressed to both twins, James forgot about the water and snuck back in the cabinet in order to show their sibling the letter.
"Harry, Harry, look!" They whisper yelled. Harry awoke with a jolt to see Jamie crouched in front in of them with a letter clutched in their hand. "Look! It has both of our names on the front. I think it's for us." Summoning a small ball of light in their hand, sleepily, Harry held in closely so they both could see what the letter had to say.
Opening the letter, James held it so that they both could read it.
"Dear Harry and Jamie Potter,
"We are pleased to inform you both that you both have been accepted into the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins September 1. We await your owl no later than July 31.
"Yours Sincerely,
"Minerva McGonagall
"Deputy Headmistress." Jamie finished reading the letter.
"These must be the letters we saw Uncle burning earlier. They sure do look the same." Harry noted sleepily.
"I agree. I'll hide this so that even if the others get destroyed we have proof they exist." Jamie started to tuck it in their bag before pausing and asking, "Do you really think that we can go? Uncle won't allow it."
"Even if he tries to stop us, we'll just sneak out like we do to go to the library." Harry assured them.
"Okay. I'll make sure everything is packed just in case then." Jamie made sure that everything they had collected was packed away in their bag and hidden from sight. After pausing a moment at the cabinet door, they made a move to open it, before Harry laid a hand on their arm to ask, "What are you doing?"
"It's still early, No one's up yet. I'm going to grab a few more so we can keep extras in case that one is destroyed." Jamie explained.
"Oh, be careful!" Harry beseeched them.
"Yes, mum!" Jamie said playfully.
Harry snorted and watched Jamie sneak out of the door. They quickly tiptoed into the room and grabbed a handful of letters and snuck back into the cabinet. Laying them out carefully to make sure they were all the same, before both twins carefully hide all of the letters various places on themselves in pockets that they locked that none but them could open and also in their bag.
They laid back down together and curled up around each other for warmth and comfort. Harry murmured, patting Jamie on the head, "Go back to sleep we'll need it to sneak out tomorrow. I'll set a silent alarm so we don't oversleep."
Jamie murmured a soft "Okay," back as the plan settled in their minds. Now that the twins had a fairly safe destination in mind, they would be able to sneak away to the train station tomorrow at dawn where surely they would be able to get directions.