"He was a skater boy, she said see ya later boy. He wasn't good enough for
her..." 16 year-old Marissa Thatcher danced around her room while blasting
Avril Lavigne "Sk8er Boi" through her stereo. Her suitcase laid open on her
bed as she went from her closet to shelves tosssing things in. After she
made sure she had everything she would need, she zippered it up and dragged
it down her stairs. The next day she would be leaving for London, England
to stay with her aunt until the term began at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry.
Marissa was entering her fifth year at Hogwarts. She came from a long line of witches and wizards, all of which atteneded Hogwarts for their education. She currently lived Miami, Florida with her parents and her younger brother Gavin who was entering his fourth year at Hogwarts. As she raced back up the stairs to retrieve her school supplies, Gavin was coming down the stairs and nearly ran over her toes with his luggage. "Watch where you're going pea-brain,"she said shooting him an icy- glare. He merely stuck his tongue out at her and continued down the stairs. She went to over to fetch her owl, Destiny, whose cage was sitting next to her beloved surfboard.
"Won't be seeing you for a few months," she said tapping it lightly. She took Destiny's cage downstairs and placed her on top of her trunk containing her robes, wand, and school books. Marissa and her brother were the only American students who attended Hogwarts. There weren't many witches in the US, so there were barely any schools around. And besides, every generation of Thatchers had attended Hogwarts. Why break the tradition now?
"Everyone set to go?"asked their father as he and Gavin finished loading their SUV. Marissa nodded and hopped in the backseat with Destiny's cage in her lap. Gavin slid in next to her and her mother took the passenger's seat next to her father.
They arrived at the airport shortly after and checked in all their luggage. They made their way through bustling crowd and took their seats in the terminal, waiting for their plane to arrive. Moments later a voice came over the loudspeaker announcing their flight was ready for boarding. They stood up and their parents bid them farewell.
"O my babies are leaving once again!"cried their mother getting all teary eyed pulling both her children into a tight hug.
"Honestly Felicia. You get like this every year,"said their father.
"I know, I know. It's just that it's a long 10 months without them! Promise me you'll write as often as you can. Both of you. I want a letter from you the first day you get there." Gavin rolled his eyes and Marissa let out a small sigh. They knew Dash, the family owl, would already be there the moment they set foot in school with a letter from their mother. Quite embarassing, actually.
With more tears from their mother and shouts of good-luck from their father, Marissa and Gavin boarded their plane. They moved quickly through the narrow isles, edging around other passengers who were also looking for their seats and storing their luggage in the overhead compartments. They soon found their places, Gavin claiming the window seat at once leaving Marissa next to an old plump business man who fell fast asleep as soon as he hit his seat. She quickly dug for her CD player and snapped her earphones onto her head. This was going to be a long flight....
Marissa was entering her fifth year at Hogwarts. She came from a long line of witches and wizards, all of which atteneded Hogwarts for their education. She currently lived Miami, Florida with her parents and her younger brother Gavin who was entering his fourth year at Hogwarts. As she raced back up the stairs to retrieve her school supplies, Gavin was coming down the stairs and nearly ran over her toes with his luggage. "Watch where you're going pea-brain,"she said shooting him an icy- glare. He merely stuck his tongue out at her and continued down the stairs. She went to over to fetch her owl, Destiny, whose cage was sitting next to her beloved surfboard.
"Won't be seeing you for a few months," she said tapping it lightly. She took Destiny's cage downstairs and placed her on top of her trunk containing her robes, wand, and school books. Marissa and her brother were the only American students who attended Hogwarts. There weren't many witches in the US, so there were barely any schools around. And besides, every generation of Thatchers had attended Hogwarts. Why break the tradition now?
"Everyone set to go?"asked their father as he and Gavin finished loading their SUV. Marissa nodded and hopped in the backseat with Destiny's cage in her lap. Gavin slid in next to her and her mother took the passenger's seat next to her father.
They arrived at the airport shortly after and checked in all their luggage. They made their way through bustling crowd and took their seats in the terminal, waiting for their plane to arrive. Moments later a voice came over the loudspeaker announcing their flight was ready for boarding. They stood up and their parents bid them farewell.
"O my babies are leaving once again!"cried their mother getting all teary eyed pulling both her children into a tight hug.
"Honestly Felicia. You get like this every year,"said their father.
"I know, I know. It's just that it's a long 10 months without them! Promise me you'll write as often as you can. Both of you. I want a letter from you the first day you get there." Gavin rolled his eyes and Marissa let out a small sigh. They knew Dash, the family owl, would already be there the moment they set foot in school with a letter from their mother. Quite embarassing, actually.
With more tears from their mother and shouts of good-luck from their father, Marissa and Gavin boarded their plane. They moved quickly through the narrow isles, edging around other passengers who were also looking for their seats and storing their luggage in the overhead compartments. They soon found their places, Gavin claiming the window seat at once leaving Marissa next to an old plump business man who fell fast asleep as soon as he hit his seat. She quickly dug for her CD player and snapped her earphones onto her head. This was going to be a long flight....