Harry was writing something when two shadowy figures crept into his room.
"Ally! Annie! Out!" he said whipping around and staring at his younger sisters.
"But, Harry," Ally said, lower lip quivering slightly, "We only wanted to spend time with you."
"And besides, we need to look up to someone around here." Annie said, looking at her twin.
Harry relaxed slightly. He stared at his sisters and brushed a strand of Annie's hair from her face. He wiped a small tear off Ally's cheek and smiled at them. The girls' green eyes reflected their mother's well.
"Alright," he relented, "I'm writing Ron, so keep the volume down." Ally smiled and sat by his side. Annie sat next to her. James came looking for the girls after about ten minutes.
"It's been so long since they've made a peep, I'd thought they'd gone off somewhere," he said, sitting next to Annie. She hugged him. The Potter children loved being with their father.
Ally watched as Harry sent his letter off. She loved her brother greatly. Harry smiled at her and gave her a hug, knowing how much the girls loved having their big brother around. He peeked at the calendar. It was August 14, Ally and Annie's birthday. He looked at James and shrugged. He had forgotten.
"Ally, Annie, go feed the horses," James said and the girls walked out with dignified step. They hurried to their room and changed into riding clothes.
"Going out riding, Mum," Ally said as they passes the kitchen.
"Be back for lunch," Lily called to them. The girls nodded and went to get their horses. Ally brought Aragon and Jet, two of the male horses, from their stalls and stared tacking up Aragon. Annie took Jet and worked with him.
"Come on, Aragon" Ally said, "Breathe out " She slapped his hindquarters. Aragon let out his breath.
"Still having trouble with Aragon, are you Ally?" said a voice behind her.
"I'm afraid so, Oliver," Ally said, not bothering to look at him. She knew his voice extremely well.
"Let me help," he said and went to grab Aragon bridle.
"Well, Ally. I see you've still got Oliver around."
"Oh, shut up, Annie "
Oliver returned and put on Aragon's bridle. Aragon butted him in the chest.
"Stop it, you " Ally swatted Aragon. She turned to Oliver. "Sorry about that. He hates having to use the bridle."
"It's okay. He's a very strong animal," Oliver smiled at her and rubbed his ribs. Ally retied her hair and finished with Aragon.
"Why don't you come with us? You can ride Bud," Ally asked him as he helped her mount.
"I think I will, actually. Thanks," He said and went to grab Bud. Ally smiled and watched him tack him up. A strand of her red hair fell across her face, but she brushed it back.
"Quidditch captain or not, he's a great friend," Ally said to Annie, who was behind her.
"I think you like him," Annie said mischievously.
"Anne, he's six years older than we are."
"So?"
"So buttons?"
Annie shook her head. So he's handsome and tall and smart, Ally thought, he's still only a friend. She rode Aragon to the fence and jumped it. Annie went through the gate. Ally sat, waiting for Oliver.
"Ready," he said as he too jumped the fence. Ally shook her head and trotted off. She moved farther to the middle of the path and set off at a canter. Oliver: shot off after her, then came Annie.
Ally was about a mile away from home before she slowed down.
"Dang, woman, she can ride," Oliver said, riding up beside her.
"Been riding since I was two," Ally said, grinning. She then saw a shadow fly overhead. Her eyes widened.
"Annie We need to head back I think someone's at home to see us," Ally said, wheeling Aragon around and galloping home.
"Ally! Annie! Out!" he said whipping around and staring at his younger sisters.
"But, Harry," Ally said, lower lip quivering slightly, "We only wanted to spend time with you."
"And besides, we need to look up to someone around here." Annie said, looking at her twin.
Harry relaxed slightly. He stared at his sisters and brushed a strand of Annie's hair from her face. He wiped a small tear off Ally's cheek and smiled at them. The girls' green eyes reflected their mother's well.
"Alright," he relented, "I'm writing Ron, so keep the volume down." Ally smiled and sat by his side. Annie sat next to her. James came looking for the girls after about ten minutes.
"It's been so long since they've made a peep, I'd thought they'd gone off somewhere," he said, sitting next to Annie. She hugged him. The Potter children loved being with their father.
Ally watched as Harry sent his letter off. She loved her brother greatly. Harry smiled at her and gave her a hug, knowing how much the girls loved having their big brother around. He peeked at the calendar. It was August 14, Ally and Annie's birthday. He looked at James and shrugged. He had forgotten.
"Ally, Annie, go feed the horses," James said and the girls walked out with dignified step. They hurried to their room and changed into riding clothes.
"Going out riding, Mum," Ally said as they passes the kitchen.
"Be back for lunch," Lily called to them. The girls nodded and went to get their horses. Ally brought Aragon and Jet, two of the male horses, from their stalls and stared tacking up Aragon. Annie took Jet and worked with him.
"Come on, Aragon" Ally said, "Breathe out " She slapped his hindquarters. Aragon let out his breath.
"Still having trouble with Aragon, are you Ally?" said a voice behind her.
"I'm afraid so, Oliver," Ally said, not bothering to look at him. She knew his voice extremely well.
"Let me help," he said and went to grab Aragon bridle.
"Well, Ally. I see you've still got Oliver around."
"Oh, shut up, Annie "
Oliver returned and put on Aragon's bridle. Aragon butted him in the chest.
"Stop it, you " Ally swatted Aragon. She turned to Oliver. "Sorry about that. He hates having to use the bridle."
"It's okay. He's a very strong animal," Oliver smiled at her and rubbed his ribs. Ally retied her hair and finished with Aragon.
"Why don't you come with us? You can ride Bud," Ally asked him as he helped her mount.
"I think I will, actually. Thanks," He said and went to grab Bud. Ally smiled and watched him tack him up. A strand of her red hair fell across her face, but she brushed it back.
"Quidditch captain or not, he's a great friend," Ally said to Annie, who was behind her.
"I think you like him," Annie said mischievously.
"Anne, he's six years older than we are."
"So?"
"So buttons?"
Annie shook her head. So he's handsome and tall and smart, Ally thought, he's still only a friend. She rode Aragon to the fence and jumped it. Annie went through the gate. Ally sat, waiting for Oliver.
"Ready," he said as he too jumped the fence. Ally shook her head and trotted off. She moved farther to the middle of the path and set off at a canter. Oliver: shot off after her, then came Annie.
Ally was about a mile away from home before she slowed down.
"Dang, woman, she can ride," Oliver said, riding up beside her.
"Been riding since I was two," Ally said, grinning. She then saw a shadow fly overhead. Her eyes widened.
"Annie We need to head back I think someone's at home to see us," Ally said, wheeling Aragon around and galloping home.