While the game may not be all that great, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery's story intrigued me enough to want to write my own version of it with the girl from the Launch Trailer being the main character instead of doing a customized version of her. Also, I'm not going to bother replicating the amount of content in each chapter of the game for my chapters because I want to take my time with this. So without further ado, I give you the Hogwarts Mystery Chronicles!

Chapter 1: The Letter

As the school year came to a close in Little Whinging, which was a small village in the county of Surrey in London, England, dozens of boys and girls happily left their respective schools to either meet up with their friends for a well-deserved celebration or head straight home where their families were waiting for them. One girl, however, did neither of these and instead she sat on a bench near a small park with green trees a playground set and well-trimmed hedges. She had medium-length brunette hair with big green eyes, a small nose and mouth, and rose-colored skin.

Though the mid-July sun shone brightly, it was chilly enough for her to wear a light yellow sweater and bright blue jeans. As she set her blue-jean backpack down on the bench, she took a large book out of it and proceeded to read the contents. Encompassed by her own thoughts, she didn't hear the quiet flap of small wings from a nearby tree. When she heard the patter of tiny feet, though, she closed the book and looked up to behold a strange sight.

A small owl had landed on top of the bench, with feathers that were as black as ink and round yellow eyes that shone like the full moon. But what intrigued the girl the most was the thing clutched in the owl's beak which looked like a small envelope. Timidly, the girl reached out towards the owl and touched the envelope. Without flinching, the owl released the envelope from its beak and flew off into the bright blue sky. The girl watched till the owl was nothing more than a speck, and looked down at the envelope itself.

The first thing that drew the girl's attention was the unusual seal, which showed a lion a badger an eagle and a serpent surrounding the letter 'H'. Then after realizing it had her name and address written on it, the girl tore the envelope open and pulled out a letter that was inside.

Dear Miss Krystal,

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 September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

After looking at the second letter which listed several unusual items and book titles, the girl picked up her backpack and ran all the way home.

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Like many houses in Little Whinging, the girl's home was small and squared with two floors and an upstairs balcony. In the kitchen, which was attached to the dining room, the girl found her mother who had short brunette hair and grey eyes wearing a pink apron over a white dress-shirt and dark grey slacks stirring a ladle in a large pewter cauldron that was boiling on the stove.

"Sorry I'm late, Mum," the girl apologized.

"It's all right, Claire," the girl's mother said without taking her eyes off the cauldron. "Dinner is almost ready."

"Where's Dad?" The girl known as Claire asked.

"He's working late tonight, I'm afraid," Claire's mother sighed. "So how was your last day at elementary school?"

"Fine."

"Did anything…unusual happen?"

"No, I didn't use magic if that's what you're asking."

"Well, at least you have better control over it than your brother did."

"Has there been any word about him, like where he might be?"

Claire's mother shook her head. "Not to my knowledge, and I checked the Daily Prophet."

Looking downward, Claire held up the letter. "There was…one thing that happened on my way home from school."

This time, Claire's mother stared at her daughter and noticed the letter in her hands. "Did that come in the post?"

"An owl gave it to me, actually," Claire answered. "It's from Hogwarts."

Just then, the cauldron started to bubble over forcing Claire's mother to let go of the ladle and wave her other hand which held a wand made from willow wood. This caused the cauldron to levitate from the stove into the sink in an instant.

"What does it say?" Claire's mother murmured, putting the wand in the front pocket of her apron while she went to a cabinet and pulled out two identical bowls.

"That I've been accepted to go there," Claire responded. "It also says that my first term starts September 1, and they expect my owl no later than July 31."

"Then we should head for Diagon Alley sometime this week to get your supplies," Claire's mother insisted, ladling Pea Soup with cooked potatoes from the cauldron into the bowls. "There is a list, right?"

"Yeah."

As the two of them sat down at a table in the dining room that was big enough for four people, Claire attempted to eat the soup while her mother read through the list attached to the letter.

"It's a bit more expensive than I remembered," Claire's mother remarked. "But I think we'll manage. I'll let your father know so he can withdraw some money from Gringotts."

"So you're not mad that I got accepted?" Claire said, trying to swallow a mouthful of the soup despite how much she wanted to gag.

"No, I'm perfectly happy that you got accepted into Hogwarts," Claire's mother replied. "Just…don't do anything foolish like your brother, okay?"

Swallowing her soup, Claire nodded. "Don't worry, Mum, I won't."

"Good," Claire's mother smiled. "Speaking of which, I have just the right present to give you in honor of this special occasion."

To be continued…