The Magic Within

Chapter 7: Train Ride Home for Break

After the Quidditch game and Hagrid telling them the name Nicholas Flamel the four of them spent as much time as they could in the library but hadn't found anything. But yesterday was the last day of term and Hermione and Abbie were heading home for the Winter break.

The girl walked into the Great Hall and saw that Harry and Ron were playing Wizard chess. As one of Ron's pieces destroyed one of Harry's Hermione said, "That's totally barbaric!"

"That's wizard chess. See you guys have packed."

Abbie said, "Yeah. What about you. I thought you were going home for the Winter Break also."

Ron said, "Change of plan's my mother and father are going to Romania to visit my brother Charlie. He's studying Dragon's there."

"Good. You can help Harry then. For information about Nicholas Flamel."

Ron looked over at Harry and said, "We've searched a hundred times."

Abbie's accent came out as she replied, "Not in the restricted section. Harry Christmas guys. Come on Hermione let's go."

The two girl's then walked out of the Great Hall and into the Carriage's. Hermione then said, "Where's Pharaoh?"

"I sent him home yesterday with a letter for my Mum and Mikey. I'm so excited to get back home even if it's just for a little while."

Hermione then said, "I know how you feel. I live with my mother and father but I miss them so much. My parents are dentists. What does your mother do?"

"She's a doctor. But she got off for a few days so we can catch up."

As the girls got out Abbie said, "Let's find a compartment."

Hermione nodded and the girl's found a compartment and sat down.

"You have a little brother right?"

Abbie nodded and said, "Yeah I do. His name's Michael Shane Carson and he's a year younger than me but it's fun having a little brother."

"You two must be close."

Abbie replied, "Yeah we are. We just love spending time together. Michael already told me that as soon as I get home that we're going to play a video game on his PlayStation."

"Wow that great."

The lady pushing the trolley said, "Anything from the trolley dears?"

Abbie got up and, "3 chocolate frogs, 2 Bertie botts every flavor beans, and 2 Cauldron cakes."

Abbie paid and then sat down and handed Hermione a chocolate frog and a Cauldron Cake and said, "I hope that we get home soon. I can't wait to get back and see my family and everybody on Christmas."

Hermione said, "I'm with you there. I hope that Harry and Ron have a good Holiday. I feel bad leaving them there."

"I know. I offered to bring Harry to my house for the Holiday but he said no."

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Getting off the train decked in scarfs, gloves, and hat's Hermione and Abbie went through the barrier and Hermione found her parents and said, "I'll meet you at the platform when we have to go back to Hogwarts. Bye Abbie."

"Okay. Bye Hermione."

Abbie then heard her brother's voice screaming, "ABBIE! I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!"

The next moment she was on the floor and her brother was hugging the life out of her. Michelle Carson then said, "Mike let go of her before you squeeze her out of her jacket."

Michael let go and Abbie stood up and her mother said, "It's so good to see you Abbie. Come on let's go home."

Walking to the car Abbie noticed that it was different form when she left and said, "Did something happen to our old car or something?"

Michelle replied, "No. we just got a new car with a larger trunk. Because last time your trunk barley fit and I think Michael might be going to Hogwarts next year. So I wanted to get a bigger trunk."

Abbie nodded and fit everything inside easy and then sat down in the passenger seat. As her mother started driving away her brother said, "What's it like? Hogwarts."

Abbie said, "Should I tell you Mike I'm not sure."

"Tell me. Tell me."

Abbie laughed, "Alright, alright. It's amazing. There is honestly no better word then that to describe Hogwarts. There's all different kinds of classes and different kind of people. Like my friend Ron he' a Gryffindor but he's not the typical Gryffindor. He can get scared easily but he's an amazing friend and then there's Harry. He's as brave as they come. It's like he's not afraid of anything. Hermione has to be the most studious kid in Hogwarts. Whenever you see her she has a book in her hand. And then there's the Hufflepuff's people think that were the weakest of all the houses but we like it the way we are."

"That sounds so much fun Ab. What about the teacher's."

Abbie then said, "Well there completely different. I mean the classes can be hard some days but you have to work hard or you won't be able to understand the classes. The teachers are strict but they have to be. The one teacher that is weird is Professor Quirrell. I'm not trying to be disrespectful about him but he never teaches us good. He talks with a stutter so it's hard to understand him sometimes. Another teacher who is strict is Professor Snape the potions teacher. The house that he favors is his own Slytherin. But I don't care. I'm there to learn not for anything else."

As Michelle pulled up to the Carson family home her mother said, "Welcome home Abigail."

Abbie smiled and got out of the car and said, "Wow. It's so different know that I'm back in the muggle world."

"What do you mean Sis?"

Abbie looked over at Michael and said, "Everything has changed. I'm so used to the magical world now that everything looks foreign to me. It's like a stepped through a time warp and nothing I knew is that same anymore. Everything around me is different except for the family I have."

Abbie and Michael walked inside and her mother said, "Well we've waited for you to get home so we can bake cookies. Now normally I let your brother chose the first cookie that we make but you get to choose. So what do you want to make?"

Abbie though about it and then said, "Can we make the triple chocolate fudge chunk cookies?"

Their mother nodded and said, "Sure thing. I'll get everything out and then we can start."

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Later that night Abbie and Michael were playing a video game and eating some cookies when Michelle said, "Come on guys. Time for bed."

"Can we stay up a few more minutes?"

Michelle said, "No Mike. Come on time for bed. Tomorrow's Christmas and we have our family Christmas party. It's our house this year so if you need to Abbie you can do your homework for school."

"Thanks Mum. Night Mum. Night Mike."

Abbie finished the cookie that she was eating and then walked upstairs to her loft bedroom. Abbie sat down on her bed and put the picture she had a Hermione, Harry, Ron, and herself on her night stand and then got up and changed into her pajamas.

She pulled her hair out of the braids that it was in and then laid down on her bed and her dog Aladdin ran into her room and barked at her as if he was saying your home. Aladdin then jumped on her bed and laid down next to her.

As she tried to fall asleep she noticed the snow falling down and she thought, wow. It's snowing on my first night back from Hogwarts. Tomorrow it's Christmas and the family party that we have every year. But even though I'm home I can't help but think of everything that has happened in the last few months.

Thinking about Hogwarts was nothing short of amazing but Abbie felt like dark secret was going to be revealed as the second term presented itself and only more could be happening within the walls of the magical school that Abbie and her friends called home.

A/N Alright another chapter is done. I'm going to be posting one more today so I hope you guys like it and I hope you are enjoying reading it and having as much fun as I am when I wrote it the first time. I've been pre-writing the chapters before I post them and I have finished this story already in the notebook that I use and have started to write the Sequel which is going to be called Legends and Secrets.

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