The sun blared down on the sand as Penn and I laid back on soft lounge chairs beneath a huge cotton umbrella.

Sand, sun, water, relaxation. The beaches of Miami, Florida worked for just that. During the week Penn and I decided we needed some fun and relaxation far away from the current problems at Hogwarts. Otherwise known as our lives. So, on a whim we headed here, to Miami, for the weekend. So far, so good. No spencer. No Elliot. No Edan. Life was good.

Penn slid the frame of her sunglasses down to rest on her nose, staring out toward the ocean over the rims of them. "You picked the perfect beach to vacation at, Gwen."

I smiled, "Thanks, Penn."

"Not a problem," she said. She gently bit down on her bottom lip, staring at the men walking along the beach and swimming in the water. "These muggle men are so hot they almost make me wish I were a muggle too. Almost. They look purely delicious." She laughed playfully. "Pick one out, Gwennie. Let's have some fun."

I carefully placed the muggle novel To Kill a Mockingbird on the sand next to my chair, laughing, "Are you serious, Penn? I don't have any interest in these men. Just came here with you for some nice relaxation and a little fun."

Penn rolled her eyes. "Oh yes, clearly. We come to the beach. You bring a book. We come to the beach and you're wearing a one piece bathing suit and a coverup. You could at least wear the one that I shoved in your suitcase before we zipped along to the train station. And you better of not had taken it out either, because if you did I'll go buy something even more revealing in one of the gift shops here."

I slid my own sunglasses up, resting them on top of my head. "Okay, okay. If I wear it then will you leave me be?"

She responded with a satisfied tone of voice, "Yes, I will."

I laughed. "Alright then. Let's go grab some lunch before we hit the water later."

Penn stared longingly at a man, balancing himself on a surf board. "Food first, fun men later."

"You are so hopeless." We laughed in unison, gathering our things. We walked to a near by beach side seafood restaurant for lunch.

~Penn~

Clothes and other miscellaneous things I took with me from Hogwarts lay spread across my bed and on the floor. Gwen's side of the room looked neat and clean as could be. This definitely reminds me of our dorms at Hogwarts.

I told Gwen I would meet her at the beach when we finished eating our lunch. She must of already changed into her bathing suit since she's not in the hotel room.

I dug through a pile of clothes and finally came across the new bikini I bought just for this trip. It was way over-priced but so worth it. I quickly undressed and slipped on both the bottom and top piece of the bikini. Walking over to the dresser with the oversized mirror, I looked over myself in the bikini. It fit perfect. The bottom was dainty and tied together on both sides, just below my hips. The top, made similar to a bandeau bikini except it had strings that tied behind my neck like a halter top. The bikini hugged my curves in every right way. The color of the bikini was a solid red, as bright as fire, and trimmed in white. What made this bikini even more spectacular is that on the very back of the bikini bottom "Grr..." was spelled out in white lettering. So fitting.

On the way to the door to leave, I grabbed my sunglasses and slid on my matching red flipflops. Just then I had an idea. A great idea. One that would get back at Edan.

Grabbing my phone, I tapped on the menu screen until it pulled up the camera. I put my hand on my hip, pressed my lips out into a sexy kiss, and hit the snapshot button. Grinning, I attached the picture to a text message and typed in a quick note. "Sorry you missed out on Miami, but take a good look at what you missed out on all because you're an ass." I tapped the send button. I hope it pisses Edan off. Smiling, I made my way out to the beach.

Three Hours Later...

~Gwenn~

The water looked gorgeous. I dug my toes into the warm sand, feeling the natural exfoliation from it. I held my sun hat down on my head with my hand as a gentle breeze blew.

Penn poked her head up from out of the water near the shore. "Could you at least lose the coverup and loosen up, Gwennie?" She shouted. The coverup was made similar to a jacket. It reached mid thigh and zipped all the way up. Cotton terry cloth in a vibrant red hue.

"A little later when I get in the water," I shouted back to her.

She shook her head at me. "I swear, if I die it will be your fault. My death will come slow and painful all because you're being bloody stubborn."

I laughed, putting my hands on my hips. "You are not going to die, Pennie." She grimaced at the name and I grinned. "Now you know how I feel. Hah."

"That's different, Gwen, so different," she said.

The breeze in the air blew a little harder, causing my hat to fall off. I bent over, picking it up. As I stood back up, over the rims of my sunglasses I saw two figures standing not far from us. One of them sent me a short wave with their hand. My jaw dropped in shock. "Bloody hell."

"What's up, Gwen?" Penn shouted from behind me.

"You won't believe this..." I side stepped, gesturing to the two figures. "Them."

Penn's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Oh... crap."

Edan and Elliot stood not too far from us, scoping out the sandy beach.

"Four aquas please," I told he bartender at the beach side bar. Fortunately, I got away briefly to get some drinks but poor Penn is stuck with Edan and Elliot by herself until I get back to them on the beach.

"Coming right up, Miss," the bartender said and quickly went to putting together four waters. I leaned onto the bar counter, waiting for the order, admiring the granite counter top with seashells embedded into it somehow.

The bartender placed four clear plastic cups of water in front of me, complete with ice and little umbrellas. I dropped a dollar tip into the tip jar. Thankfully, I lived amongst muggles with my parents and unfortunate brother in America before moving to Hogwarts so I already knew how the money system worked here. I made my way back to the group. Hopefully Penn didn't kill Edan while I was gone. I doubt the sharks would enjoy chomping down on him. Maybe if they were completely starving and he was the only food source left to be found anywhere. My sympathies would go to the sharks in that case.

"Oh Guinevere!" Penn's voice rang out, prolonging my name, as I walked over to the group. That must mean someone has already gotten her annoyed. Not too hard to guess who, though. Penn and Edan laid in two lounger chairs next to each other under a white umbrella with another set of two lounge chairs. An iron table, painted white, sat between the two sets of lounge chairs. Elliot laid out on one of the lounge chairs with his eyes closed. My guess is he is either sleeping or was trying to tune out whatever might have been going on between Edan and Penn.

I placed the cups of water on the table and laid back on the empty lounge chair next to the table. Penn laid in the lounge chair directly to the side of me on the opposite side of the table. "What took you so long, Gwennie?" She said.

"The line was fairly long for drinks," I said.

She rolled her eyes. "I can't believe the line was that long for just water."

I laughed. "Penn, we're in America. If you want alcohol you have to be over 21 here in order to buy it."

"So, make Elliot go buy it!" She shouted.

I looked over at Elliot. "I believe he's sleeping." Just to be sure I placed my sun hat onto his face. He didn't even flinch. Still alive, I'm guessing, but not awake.

"Bloody hell. What is it with you two? We come to a beach and you read, and Elliot sleeps. Lovely. And this one over here..." she gestured to Edan but trailed off in mid sentence.

Edan laid on the lounge chair next to Penn, wearing a pair of black board shorts with tiny silver snakes on them. His wraparound sunglasses, perched on top of his head. A tall and slender blonde walked along the beach with her short and curvy brunette friend. Edan stared at them, admiring the view. Both, the blonde and brunette, wore bikinis that closely resembled dental floss in my opinion.

Penn raised her brow, staring firmly at Edan. She picked up his cup of water and dumped it along with the ice all over his chest, which managed to wet his board shorts slightly in the process. He jerked, jumping slightly in his chair. "What the hell, Penn?"

She shrugged her shoulders without care. "You looked like you needed to cool off."

I laughed, unable to help myself. In an attempt to not make the situation any worse, I grabbed my cup of water, stealing a piece of ice from it and sucking on the ice.

Edan threw a beach towel over his lounge chair and then settled back down on it. He glanced over to the blonde and her brunette friend then looked back to Penn, quirking his brow slightly. He leaned toward her, whispering something into her ear that I couldn't hear.

Whatever it was it must not of been good because the back of Penn's hand met Edan's chest with a loud smacking sound. She nearly growled at him in a defensive way.

I looked at them questioningly. "Everything alright over there?" I asked. Edan laughed faintly. "Always, dear sister. Penn, here, was just slapping a fly away for me," he said.

Penn rolled her eyes at him. "Right."

I sipped on my water some more, attempting to beat the heat. "So, dear brother, you never did mention how you got here and why."

Penn glared at him as he slid his sunglasses down, securely covering his eyes with them. "No, I didn't, did I?"

"No... you didn't," I said.

"Simple really." He looked at Penn for a second before answering me further. "Elliot flipped the bill, so we headed out here to see what kind of trouble you two were getting into. It really was rather boring back at Hogwarts."

"Right," I said.

I looked over to Elliot. Still asleep. What the heck? Grinning, an idea entered my head. I retrieved my sun hat from Elliot's face. I stuck part of my hand into my cup of water, cupping my fingers inside of it as I pulled my hand out, splashing the tiny bit of water onto Elliot's face. He opened his eyes in shock, squinting up at me silently. "Are you asleep?" I asked.

He grimaced with faint annoyance. "Well, I was until someone put water on my face."

I smiled with amusement. "Happy to oblige."

He shook his head, sighing. It didn't sound like a bad sigh, just the kind of sigh that has a hint of annoyance but at the same time it sounds like a person who really doesn't care in the first place.

I gazed out at the ocean. It looked like the perfect thing to cool off in and forget your worries. I stood up and unzipped my coverup, taking it off and dropping it on the lounge chair. Before anyone could ask me what I was doing I raced down to the water, feeling the gritty yet smooth, hot sand beneath my feet. I ran into the shallow part of the water, diving into the water as soon as it became deep enough, feeling the cool water quench my skin's thirst and my worries drift away with the waves of the water.

~Penn~

Elliot folded his arms and closed eyes, going back to sleep. I looked him over. He wasn't a bad looking guy. Dark brown wavy hair that could tuck behind his ears, messily crowned his head. His build was a bit lean but he was toned and muscular with a nice set of abs. My mind drifted to the look of Edan's abs that one morning. I gritted my teeth, pushing the thought away, inspecting Elliot further. He wore board shorts that went to the knee just like Edan did, except his were a midnight blue color with some gold symbols on them that I couldn't quite make out. He appeared to have a slight three o'clock shadow of stubble. It's a shame for something like that to go to waste. Maybe if him and Gwennie can ever get along long enough then he could make her forget all about the ass otherwise known as Spencer. I grinned to myself.

"What has you grinning so, Little Lioness?" Edan just barely whispered.

I rolled my eyes, turning my face to look at him only to find him staring at me. "Don't call me that. And I wasn't grinning, Snake."

"Ah, she uses pet names again," he said with a sly smirk.

I stood up, annoyance filling me. "I told you before that that was not a pet name for you. Consider it an insult." I looked out onto the water, searching for Gwen. Ah, there she is. I'm sure she wouldn't mind my company at the moment so I can get away from stupid Edan.

"Penn, dear?" Edan asked.

I sighed with faint hesitance. "What, Edan?" I asked. I turned my head to looked down at him. What the hell? His eyes were glued to my rear end. "What the hell, Edan!"

He looked up at me, smiling. Real smile or fake is the question. I wouldn't be surprised if the ass smiled at any female whether they wanted to chop him up into tiny pieces or not. He was arrogant and slimy enough to do it. Ass. "Did you wear that just for me?" He gestured to the bottom piece of my bikini where it read "Grr...".

"What!" I picked up my beach towel from the foot of my chair and threw it at him hard as he shielded himself with his arms. "No! I did not wear this for your ass," I said.

Edan held the towel close to his chest. "Are you sure about that, my Little Lioness?"

I growled lightly in anger at him, turning away and stomping angrily down the beach. Spotting Gwen, I made my way into the water, swimming out toward her as she waved to me. Thankfully, I'll be back in my dorm away from him by this time tomorrow.