Miranda Kelsey Stewart
House: Ravenclaw, for geeks like me! And proud of it!
Parentage: Half-Blood...My daddy is a wizard and my mum thought it was sexy...that's why I'm here...they got married...don't worry...
Secret Crush: Neville Longbottom. Klutzy is in, in my book! And those big hazel eyes...
Best Friend: Katherine (Katie) Alexandra (any nickname you can come up with) Darren. We're so close, we put the white on rice! Something my dad says, don't laugh. DON'T! IT'S MEAN! NOT COOL, MAN!
Fave Color: Lavender. I like the smell, too. It's soo...lavender! HUZZAH!
Fave Nicknames: Mandy. Nothing else, just...Mandy. Of course, KATIE thinks up MANY...er...interesting names for me...including Sugar Princess and Rory! Don't ask...just don't.
What she is thinking: You know, jellybeans are like sooooo addicting! I mean, they are like basically sugar pills and you get sooooo hyper off them!! Oh my gosh I just ate like a billion of them and now I am like soooo bouncy! I wonder what kind Neville likes? You know, I totally like pear but I also like lemon and orange and - Katie puts her hand over her mouth Katie: Okaaay! On to me!
Katherine Alexandra Darren
House: Gryffindor! I am brave girl, hear my roar!! (Mandy: Meow...) Aw, shut up KelBel!
Parentage: Pureblood. My Mum was bloody evil when I got into Gryffindor. She wanted me to be in Slytherin. But I'm not like that! She disowned me. I only miss my dad. He was nice, but he died two years ago. So Manders offered to let me move in with her family. Thank Merlin I met her on the train first year, otherwise I'd be all alone in my humongoid inherited mansion!
Secret Crush(es): I admit it, I'm slightly...er...how shall I put it..."boy crazy." I liked Harry and Ron, but they're close friends of mine, so I got over it. Now I like George. He's the cool one. Fred tends to be a little ruthless in pillow fights. Somebody tell that man that tickling is expressly forbidden!!
Fave Color: Red. It's so brave, and it always reminds me of my old dad...
Fave Nicknames: Katie, Alex, Kad, Darren, Spazzmatazz, anything you can think of really! I like to think of myself as the Sugar Empress. Mandy's got nothing on me! I can get hyper on one grain of sugar! I was BORN hyper! That's why I'm in Gryffindor! I can embarrass everyone around me with one short word: "Boo."
What she is thinking: You know, if Hermione doesn't make a move, I will TOTALLY have to step in here! Same goes for Mandy! Honestly, she worships poor Neville! And he likes her back...I think. Not sure what goes on in his head sometimes...OOOOOH!! Is that a...CHOCOLATE BAR!! visible strain Must...keep..Resolution...Only...been...one...day...since...I...remade...it...swallows chocolate whole Ah well, it was bound to happen! At least I remade my resolution yesterday and not in January! Honestly, 5 months without chocolate?! You've got to be kidding me! (Mandy: taps foot impatiently) Oh, fine, Mand! I'll stop writing now!
Ok, Katie is a Metamorphmagus, and Mandy is an Animagus (snowy owl). Katie is INSANELY jealous, so she always changes her appearance. Normally, she is a 5'5" brunette, with pale skin and hazel eyes. Mandy is a 5'4", wavy haired redhead. She has pale skin with freckles, and sparkling blue-green eyes.
(My best friend used to write from Mandy's perspective, so that's why there are two different sides to the story.)
Katie's POV
"Mandy! Oh my God! I haven't seen you since...five minutes ago!!" I yelled dramatically as Mandy tumbled through the fireplace at Diagon Alley. She coughed, glaring comically at me.
"I am NEVER going by Floo Powder again." she grumbled as I dragged her up and pulled her down to Fred and George's new shop. According to them, they were planning on closing it during the school year. Why? I don't know. Apparently they think that they aren't through. I kinda agree, but I have to say, a joke shop is LOADS more fun than SCHOOL. "Oh, come on Mandy! I can't see why you hate the sensation of spinning around and around for a few minutes!" I giggled as we dodged the crowds. The only energy was in me and Mandy, as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named had come back the year before. Harry still thought I was crazy for not saying his name, but it scares the willies outta me! I'm going to be one of the first targeted for recruits, considering I'm a pure-blood and that race is dying out. Ah...mah...gah...What is THAT?! I stopped stock still (heehee, say that five times fast with a lisp!) and stared at the twin's shop. Mandy came to a complete halt behind me, or rather, on my back.
"OW! Katie, come on, let's go inside. Maybe there's less silence!" she complained. I nodded wordlessly, still staring at the Weasley extravaganza as Mandy dragged me into the store.
"KATIE AND MANDY!! We thought that you'd never arrive!" beamed George. I blushed slightly, before hugging him tightly.
"Hiya, George! Ron, Harry, and Mione here yet? I needed to show them something!" I said calmly (yet hyperly, as usual, if that's even possible which it isn't). Fred answered for his brother.
"They're in the back. Go on, move! Harry needs to talk to you, Kally!" he said jovially, slapping me hard on the back. "Owwwww...that hurt, Mr. Violent-shopowner!" I teased, rubbing my shoulder. Fred poked me in the stomach and pushed me and Mandy towards the private rooms. Mandy! Oh, riiiiiiight...I always forget that she's there, because she seems to clam up around anyone besides me and Hermione. Occasionally with Harry and Ron, too. Why? I still don't know. It's a mystery. Especially since she's LOADS crazier than them!
"Mand, what's wrong? Come on, you're acting like you've seen Neville or something!" I joked, trying to get Mandy to say something. She looked over my shoulder with a dazed look on her face as we continued to walk. "I did, Kate. I saw Neville and he SMILED at me!" she stuttered after a minute or two. I rolled my eyes. Man, the girl is OBSESSED! I thought as I wrinkled my nose. My brown hair turned blonde with red streaks, and my hazel eyes turned a bright turquoise shade. Mandy wrinkled her nose at me. "Pippin, you only do that when you've got a crush on someone. Now out with it! Who?" she begged. I smiled evilly. "Only if you can guess, with yes-or-no questions!" I answered as I opened the door to the room where my three friends were waiting for us.
"Ummmm...do I know him?" she asked first, her freckled forehead wrinkled in concentration. I laughed. "Of course you do!" Harry and Ron stood up and hugged me as Hermione hugged Mandy, then me.
"She knows who?" asked Harry, his emerald eyes filled with curiousity. My heart fluttered into my throat. Oh no...I must be getting sick, because there is NO WAY that I have a crush on Harry freakin' Potter! I thought desperately. But some traitor part of me thought, Giving up isn't getting over.
"Oh, my new crush!" I said with a smile. The Muggles lost a movie star in me! For some reason, I had to suppress the urge to smile foolishly when I saw a quick flash of jealousy in Harry's eyes before Mandy asked the next question.
"Is he in Gryffindor?" she asked, unaware of my flushing face and pounding heart. Heck, even I was unaware of that! Just because it's true doesn't mean I have to be thinking, "Oh, gee, my face is really hot and my heart's beating pretty fast." Ok, so maybe it does mean that. It's not like I'm ADMITTING anything!
"Yuppers!" was my quickfire response as the door opened again and Neville walked in.
"Hey, Nevvy Wevvy! Wassup, my shy li'l friend? Have you gotten over your irrational fear of cucumbers yet?" I said brightly. Neville flushed. Poor guy, he always blushes around Mandy. It's sooooo cayuuuute!!
"Nooo..." he said, stuttering slightly. I grinned. "Sorry, I still think it's kind of funny! Why are you scared of them, again?" I asked. Ron cracked up.
"He's scared of cucumbers because last year, you enchanted one to fly after him, tickling him and stealing Trevor! Oh, yeah, and whacking him over the head every time he said the word 'um.'" Harry said, laughing. I blushed a little darker. "Hey, I thought it was funny! Come on, he hasn't said 'um' since!" I defended myself. Harry looked at me, still grinning, his beautiful eyes sparkling mischievously. Inwardly, I gulped as my heart thumped extra loudly. There was no denying it this time. That was definitely because of him. Oh, shit-aki mushrooms...
"Is he in our year?" asked Mandy, oblivious to the glazed look on my face and the obvious reason for my even darker (now it's close to fire-truck red) blush. Unable to do anything else, I nodded.