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Rating: PG but it may go up
Summary: Carlie Black went to Hogwarts in search of her father and what she found was much, much better.
A/N: This is a repost of the entire story all edited and updated. This is the second story in the series so look at my bio for the others. The other chapters will not have disclaimers or authors notes since this is a repost.
Anything written like /This/ is telepathy.
Chapter 1- The meeting
Jess Mcairn and Carlie Mason were waiting outside the Leaky Caldron for Carlie's mother, Miranda. Carlie was a tall eleven (almost twelve) year old who had choppy jet-black hair that came up under her ears and deep blue eyes. Jess was twelve and was a little shorted than Carlie; He had grey eyes and dark blonde hair. Both had large trunks by their sides.
"Your hair looks nice Carlie, when did you get it cut?" Jess asked, leaning against the wall.
"I did it before I left the Weasley's place, just picked up the scissors and started chopping. Mrs. Weasley wasn't too happy about it" Carlie ran her fingers through her hair. It was usually long and flowing down her back.
Carlie had spent the last two weeks at the Weasley's place, as she was friends with fellow pranksters, Fred and George.
"So it's it true about their house being smaller than the dorms?" Jess asked.
Carlie looked at him "Where did you hear that?"
Jess shrugged "My uncle Lucius"
Jess was from a very strict pure blood family. He hated it. Only Carlie knew of this though. Carlie and him had a secret friendship for a year. There were so many reasons why they shouldn't be friends,
1. Jess was a pure blood and Carlie had been brought up in the muggle world. A cultural difference that was hard to break.
2. Jess was a Slytherin and Carlie was a Gryffindor. Old prejudices die-hard.
3. They came from different crowds. Jess was a bad boy Slytherin (or according to his reputation) and Carlie was fun loving and carefree (according to hers)
Why they were friends was hard to explain. It was just a connection they had; had when they first met.
"Well they don't. Their house is awesome. They even have a flying car," Carlie answered.
"You should see my house. It's so huge" Jess said.
"Your parents would curse me into oblivion before I could walk three steps" Carlie remarked.
"I'll have to have you over when they're on a trip," Jess said.
"Where did they think you are? You didn't actually tell them about me did you?" Carlie asked.
"They probably still think I'm at Matthew's place" Jess answered.
"Mum knows about us. Being friends in secret and all. She doesn't mind" Carlie shrugged.
"What about your muggle friends? Have you told them yet?" Jess asked.
"No and I probably won't either" Carlie sighed. "But on the plus side. Lyndsay and Nathan said that they'd help look for stuff about my dad" Carlie said, trying to contain her excitement.
Jess felt a twinge of guilt. He knew who Carlie's father was and he didn't have the heart to tell her that he was a mass murderer who was most likely dead or at least insane.
"Hey there's mum," Carlie pointed to a small blue car that had pulled up across the street.
Picking up their trunks, Carlie and Jess made for Miranda's car. They put their trunks in the boot and got into the backseat f the car. Miranda, who was sitting in the driver's seat, was a fairly petite woman with light blonde hair and deep blue eyes like Carlie's.
"Hey mum. This is Jess." Carlie introduced.
"Hi" Jess said awkwardly.
"Hiya Jess. Are you okay to travel by car?" Miranda asked.
"I actually haven't been in a car before to tell you the truth, Mrs. Mason" Jess answered.
Carlie laughed. "You never told me that"
"Well it's a three hour drive from London to Hereford"
"That's okay. I've travelled six hours on a broom before" Jess said.
"Six hours on a broom stick, your ass must have hurt" Carlie said.
"Your ass usually goes numb after three hours" Jess replied.
"Okay buckle up" Miranda said.
After a few hours of driving, Miranda drove into the garage behind the coffee shop - The Green Leaf.
"Am I going to meet Sara?" Jess asked.
"Probably" Carlie said, getting out.
Sara owned the Green Leaf. She was like Carlie's Auntie and was unmarried but she'd recently got into a relationship with an art teacher named Mitchell.
"Is living above a coffee shop cool?" Jess asked.
"I actually hate anything with Caffeine in it but Sara has these really cool bread rolls and cakes" Carlie said. The sun was going down and the sky was an orange colour.
"This is usually the busiest time because all the college students come here" Carlie explained.
"Is there a College near here?" Jess asked.
"Yeah just a few blocks away," Carlie said.
The first thing that hit Jess when he walked in was a strong smell of sugar. It was quite busy; there were a few tables empty but most of them were filled with laughing college students.
"Hey Sara, need a hand?" Carlie asked a very tall woman with Auburn hair, who was carrying six cups of coffee.
"That would be great. Your friend can help too if he wants" She said as she bustled passed.
Jess looked a little worried. He didn't think he could work. Carlie noticed this and said:
"Don't worry, you can just clean some tables or load the dishwasher. Sara will pay you for it"
Jess shrugged. This was his first encounter with muggles and their activities and it all seemed rather strange.
It turned out that Jess was very good with clearing the tables.
"You know I'm actually enjoying this" Jess told Carlie.
"You've got the easy job, I have to load and unload the dishwasher" Carlie said.
"Hey you two can stop now, everything is under control" Sara said.
"Come on lets go upstairs and I'll show you around," Carlie said, putting the last plate in the dishwasher and closing it.
Carlie's apartment was a three-bedroom place with whitish carpet and cream walls. When Jess walked in the front door he saw a couch and a greyish box (Carlie later explained it was a TV.) then the kitchen bench behind it.
"It's pretty small but there is only two of us" Carlie said.
"It's awesome" Jess said.
"You're sleeping in the office. There's a fold out bed in there and I don't recommend touching the computer," Carlie explained.
Jess nodded and went down the hall. The office was rather small with a desk with what Jess assumed to be the computer on top. The fold out bed was folded out in the opposite corner. He put his trunk underneath and walked next door to Carlie's room. Jess wasn't sure what to think of Carlie's room. It was covered in posters and pictures of her and her friends. The bed was under the window and there were clothes, books, magazines and CD's everywhere.
"Yeah I know it's messy but you know I'm not that clean" Carlie said, throwing her clothes from her trunk.
"HEY CARLIE OPEN UP THE DOOR!" Someone's voice called.
Carlie grinned. "It's Lyndsay." Carlie bounded out and swung the door open.
Jess followed and saw the two people that he realised must be Nathan and Lyndsay. Carlie's best friends who were Muggles.
"Hey Jess this is Nathan and Lyndsay. Guys this is Jess" Carlie said.
Jess came and stood next to Carlie, making them standing in a circle.
Everyone began to feel very dizzy and within a few seconds all four of them had passed out on the floor.
