Chapter 6
"Harry?"
"Yeah?"
"Why is there an owl in our room? And why was he carrying a letter?"
"Long story."
"Is there a short version?"
"Yeah, but it's kind of abrupt."
"I don't care."
"Ok, fine," Harry said, sighing, "I'm a wizard." Jenny laughed.
"You're… a… wizard…," she said, in between laughs, "That's… a… good… one."
"I'm serious, Jenny." She stopped laughing, and looked at him.
"Prove it," she said, once seeing his eyes only showed seriousness.
"Fine." He said, pulling out his wand and pointing it at a chair, "Wingardium Leviosa." Much to Jenny's astonishment, the chair floated up in to the air, hovered, and then landed back down.
"Wow," she said, walking over to the chair and examining it.
"Uh, Jenny, what are you doing?" Harry asked after a few minutes.
"There must be some strings here somewhere."
"Nope. I am a wizard," he said, before mumbling 'Levicorpus' while pointing his wand at Jenny.
"Harry!" she screamed, "Let me down."
"Not until you say you believe me," he said, concentrating on her.
"Fine. Fine. I believe you. You're a wizard," she said, as Harry looked up at her, looking in her eyes for any doubt.
"Ok then," he said, letting her down, once seeing none.
"Ok, so, you're a wizard," she said, "So, when you were talking about all that stuff that happened to you, that was all in the Wizarding World?"
"Yes."
"So, you're a prodigy in the Wizarding World?"
"Yes."
"Wow," she said, sitting down on the couch.
"It's a lot to take in, I know."
"So, can you do anything?"
"Pretty much."
"So you can, for example, make my sewing machine run faster, right?"
"Yeah. Right."
"Awesome. That is so cool. I'm friends with a wizard."
"Jenny, you can't tell anyone."
"Oh, well that sucks."
"The Wizarding World is a secret that most muggles – non-magic folk – don't know about. It is supposed to stay that way. It will be especially bad if Gossip Girl finds out."
"Yeah, true. So, you can do magic around here now, when no one else is around, right?"
"Yeah, of course."
"Cool. Oh, are all those mythical creatures real in the magical world?"
"Yes, actually, as well as other animals."
"So, unicorns and trolls and goblins are real?"
"Yeah. In fact, me and my friends fought a troll in first year – when we were eleven, and we have unicorns in the forest at Hogwarts. Oh, and goblins run the wizard bank in London."
"Aren't goblins scary?"
"Yeah. You should never mess with them. Gringotts is a really safe place for wizard money, with all its spells and enchantments. Some of the vaults are even guarded by dragons."
"Dragons?! Wow," she said, looking at the clock, "Oh, it's seven o'clock. The party starts at eight. We should probably get ready soon."
"Good idea," he said, holding out his arm for Hedwig to fly to. She landed on his arm and he carried her and the letter to his room. He put her in her cage and gave her some food. He put the letter on his desk and pulled his suit out of his cupboard and laid it on his bed.
"Hey, Jenny!" he called, "Come in here!"
"Yeah?" Jenny asked when she came into the room.
"Here," he said, pulling the dress out of his cupboard and handing it to her. Jenny was speechless.
"Oh… umm… wow… umm… thank you, Harry… but I can't accept this. It cost too much."
"Don't worry about it. I inherited plenty of money from my parents. Money is not an issue."
"Well, thank you Harry."
"No problem. Now go get ready," he said, shutting the door behind her. He went into the bathroom and splashed his face with water, and attempted to tame his hair, without prevail. He walked out of his bathroom and put his suit on. He heard Jenny turning on the shower as he was pulling on his jacket and adjusting his shirt. He put a tie on, but decided against it once looking in the mirror, so he took it off. He walked into the kitchen and filled a glass with water, and started sipping it.
Jenny walked out donned in the black dress, along with a diamond choker and earrings, a love heart chain bracelet, and a pair of black high heels (A/N: images on profile)
"Wow, Jenny. You look beautiful."
"Thank you," Jenny said, smiling, "What time is it?"
"7:40," Harry said, smiling back.
"Do you want to go?"
"Yeah, sure. How far away is this place?"
"Not far," Jenny said, picking up her purse and slipping her phone into it. Harry picked up his phone and put it in his pocket.
"Anything else we need?" he asked.
"Nope."
"Ok then," he said, "I'll be back in a second."
"Ok," Jenny said, as he walked into his bedroom.
"Hedwig, you need to be quiet while I'm gone. In fact, why don't I just send you to Hermione," he said, pulling out a sheet of parchment.
Dear Hermione,
It's a bit late for Jenny to not see Hedwig, as she was in the room when Hedwig came with your reply. So, Jenny now knows everything, but don't worry, she's not going to tell anyone, especially not that horrible Gossip Girl. She's a person who posts information about the people here. What's weird is that no one knows exactly who she is.
Anyway, I have to go. I'm escorting Jenny to a party that everyone on the Upper East Side is going to. I was just wondering if you could keep Hedwig there for a while. It's kind of awkward with her coming here.
Miss you,
Harry.
Harry let Hedwig out of her cage and attached the letter to her leg.
"Hedwig, you're going to be staying with Hermione for a while. I'll see you soon," he said, and she looked at him, a sad look in her eyes, "I know you'll miss me, but it's for the best. There are no other wizards here, and Jenny is the only one who knows I'm a wizard. I'll see you soon, ok?" Hedwig ruffled her feathers and flew off moodily.
"You ready, Harry?" Jenny said from behind him, and he jumped, "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you knew I was here." Harry turned around to look at her.
"How long have you been there for?"
"A while. Hedwig is a bit temperamental, eh?"
"Yeah, just a bit," he said, walking over to her and offering her his arm.
"You ready to go?"
"Yeah," she said, taking his arm. They walked out of the room, Harry locking the door behind them. They walked out of the hotel and towards the party, making idle conversation along the way.
