The Hogwarts letter that never came
As a kid I made myself a promise: if the slightest chance of studying at Hogwarts ever showed up, I wouldn't let it pass. The letter, obviously, never came.
It took me a few years to realise magic does exist — it's just spelled differently. Someone with a borrowed computer and enough stubbornness can build something used by people on the other side of the world, without asking anyone for permission. It's the closest thing to a spell we've invented.
That's the only real reason I'm still here all these years later: it still feels like magic.
