Chapter One; The Invitation
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! I just wanted to quickly apologize at how bad the last story was, or at least, it didn't reach anywhere near up to standards with my first Harry, We Shrunk Ourselves. Anyway, I just wanted to say that if there are any fans of my Harry Snape series reading this, The Dragons will be making an appearance in one of the Christmas specials, and I will be having ahem a "little" more fun when it comes to my twist on The Halfblood Prince. So anyway, here's the first chapter and I hope you enjoy it!
It was the first of November and the weather was starting to get colder. As a vampire Ginny really liked the change of climate because the less sun and heat that there was, the more that she could go outside and enjoy the fresh air. However all of her friends were busy getting ready for their Christmas world tour. Ginny had talked it over with Hermione and the rest of her friends and she decided that it was for the best if she didn't rejoin The Cheetah Girls.
The way she saw it is that Hermione was already great as lead singer for the group and she didn't want to interfere with that. So one day when she was out taking a walk she ran into Derek and his four boys. "Hey Ginny, how's it going?" he asked her as she smiled back at him.
"Hullo Derek, how's Casey doing?" she questioned him back.
"She's doing alright, although she has a lot of work of preparation ahead of her." He replied.
"I know, there's a lot to do to get ready for a new baby in the house. Especially since it's a girl this time and you have to buy her all new outfits and a lot of new supplies." Ginny said but Derek simply shook his head.
"No, I'm not talking about the baby, I'm talking about their trip to America." He said.
"What trip? Why are they going to America?" Ginny asked him.
"You mean that Hermione didn't tell you? The person in charge of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade sent them a letter and asked them to sing in it. They sent us a letter as well." He explained.
"Wow, that's great Derek but what about your boys? And the rest of you have got younger children as well." She pointed out.
"I know, that's why they're staying at their grandparents." He told her.
"Gee, I really hope you have a good time. I've heard about Thanksgiving before and I've always wanted to try a Thanksgiving meal with a hot turkey dinner and mashed potatoes and hot gravy on top of it. Oh yeah, and pumpkin pie. I've always heard how good it is from Amber who usually serves it to her family at Christmas." She said as Derek simply just grinned at her.
"Well now you won't have to wonder about it anymore." He told her.
"But I'm not a Cheetah Girl anymore remember?" she questioned.
"No, but you're still a very close friend to all of us and that's why you, and Harry and Ron are invited too." He told her while he continued to grin.
"Really!? Oh my gosh shut up!" she exclaimed excitedly before she transformed into a bat and started flying back towards her house. She flew straight in through the window and turned into herself again. "Harry guess what!? The Cheetah Girls are going to America to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and we're invited too!" she cried.
"Really? That's great news but what about Brian and Molly?" he asked her.
"We'll take them with us." Ginny said.
"But Ginger, that wouldn't be fair to Lilly, Lucy, and James." Harry pointed out.
"I know, that's why we'll send an owl to Ron and ask them if he can give them some time off. Besides, I'm sure that Sheela, Chase, and Richie will want to go too. I mean it's not every day where we get a chance like this." She said as she went to go find Tilly.
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Chase walked into the great hall and over to Lilly's, Lucy's, and Brianna's table before he sat down beside them. "Hey Chase, what's up?" Lilly asked him as he took a deep breath and sighed heavily.
"Not much, I've just been really busy lately for Qudditch season. Thank God it's almost the holidays. I mean I really enjoy it and everything, and I can't believe how much we have been winning, but I really could use a nice break." He said.
"Tell me about it!" Lucy exclaimed. "With Professor Dodger and Parker being gone, their substitutes have been trying to work us to death with all the homework that they're giving us." She said when all of a sudden Ron walked over to them.
"Hey guys, have you seen Sheela?" he questioned them.
"Yes." Chase responded.
"Oh good, where is she?" Ron asked him as the twitches just simply shrugged at him.
"Where else?" they harmonized.
"Making out with Jeremy of course." Lilly told him with a grin as Ron rolled his eyes.
"I thought I told that girl to study! I mean this is her last year at Hogwarts and she better start getting her act together if she wants to be a professor someday. She's actually got to learn the material." He said. "Anyway, I want you to pass on a message to her. I just told Richie this and now I'll tell you. The Cheetah Girls have been invited to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade." He told them.
"We know." Lilly said.
"Hence the homework." Lucy told him.
"Yeah, but what you don't know is that we've been invited too." He told them with a grin.
"Yes!" Lilly and Lucy exclaimed as they gave each other a high-five.
"Aw, that's unfair!" Brianna cried. "I want to go too!"
"Well since your mother's a Cheetah Girl, you and your brother and sister can." He told her. "You've just got to make sure to bring your makeup work with you, and then your flight is scheduled to leave on the twenty-second." He explained before he turned around and walked away.
"Wow, this is going to be so awesome. Our first Thanksgiving!" Lilly cried as Brianna smiled.
"America, here we come!" Lucy exclaimed before giving her twin sister another high-five.