Angeline Oscar Portur Or, the Muggle Who Went to

by sbdrag

Hogwarts. / After being left with her great-aunt, Angeline has become more pretentious than a 13 year old has a right to be. Good thing her brother, Rochester, has enough mischief for the both of them. There's only one problem; see, she's a muggle, and he's a dragon. What will happen when her wizard aunt, uncle and cousin come to visit? / T for slight language

14. Chapter 14

14 In Which the School Year Comes to a Close

In time, Hogwarts recovered from its bout with dragon pox. The students finished out what was left of the year with 'petty finals' to make up for lost grades, though the fifth and seventh years were required to take O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s, respectively. They were offered the option of taking the tests during the summer, though no one accepted the offer (much to the relief of the professors). And, finally, the students made their way to Hogsmead to board the train and return home.

Veronika was chatting about going to Japan with her mother that summer, and possibly touring with Versailles. She just couldn't believe that Hizaki was a wizard! Angeline wasn't sure who that was, or even half of her friend's conversation, as the blonde kept switching between English and Japanese. Fred was on her other side, complaining about his family's upcoming trip to the Quiddicth World Cup, as his uncles and father were going to get loudly drunk and argue over the credibility of the Cuddly Cannons while his aunts gossiped and took care of the children for fear of his grandmother. If that weren't enough, he'd also be expected to be social. As if he didn't see all his cousins on an almost daily basis anyway. Dougal and James were having a highly involved conversation about the aggressive nature of boomslangs (or lack thereof), and how Dougal couldn't possibly have one as a pet.

Without warning, Angeline stopped in her tracks. Her small group of friends continued on for a moment, then realized they were short a member. They all slowly turned to look back at their friend. She was looking into space, eyes wide in awed shock.

"Angeline? What's wrong?" Veronika asked. Angeline shook her head a little, then blinked several times.

"What is it? You didn't do anything weird, did you?" Fred asked. Veronika punched him.

"I… it is real," Angeline said, still slightly awed.

"What? What d'ya mean?" Fred asked.

"Magic," Angeline said, finally looking at her friends. "It is real."

"Did… did you just figure that out now?" Fred asked, breaking into a grin. He wasn't the only one.

"Of course not, do not be daft," Angeline said, walking back into their midst. It was too late, however, as the entire group burst into laughter. The girl sighed, but smiled in spite of herself. She looked back at the Forbidden Forest, and smiled a little wider.

Yes, she thought. I will most definitely be coming back.

And with that thought, she followed her friends back to the train.