"Dibs on this room." Victoire yelled as she dragged Reagan into a large bedroom. It was the third door on the right side of the second floor, a large rectangular area with doors on both of the long side. In the front was the stairs and the back was the two bathroom. The room had light yellow walls and a bay window over looking the sea. Everything else was white and blue.
They pulled out their minimized trunks and cast engorgio, enlarging it to its usual size.
"I called top bunk." Reagan shouted as she kicked off her shoes(with a little bit of trouble because- converse) and climbed up the ladder. Lying on what is going to be her bed for the rest of the summer, she took out the chocolate frog card Teddy gave her on her train ride from Hogwarts and glued it onto the ceiling. That way she'll be able to see it when she woke up.
"Sure, I like being bottom anyways." Victoire shrugged as she dug out her clothes from her trunk. Reagan snickered at her words, though she didn't say anything. She jumped down from the top and kicked her trunk open.
"You get the right side of the closet and I get the left?" Vicky called from where she's standing with an armful of clothes.
"Sure, sure. That'll prove that I'm always right." Reagan called out as she dug through her trunk, earning a pointed look from Victoire.
"I am a man! I will not be on the bottom!" James yelled as he threw himself at Fred, knocking them both down.
"I am also a man! I refuse to be on bottom too!" Fred managed to flip James over and pin him to the ground. Soon an all-out tickle war started.
"And that's why it's better to have a whole room to myself. No one's going to take the top bunk from me." Louis stated loftily from where he stood in the doorway, still pissed off when James decided to room with Fred. The three of them were really good friends at school, playing pranks and causing mischief. So when Harry announced it will be two people in a room, Louis was immediately left out. He stalked back to his own room and sighed, feeling like the walls were closing in on him as loneliness crept upon him.
Being in Ravenclaw just like his oldest sister had always left him out. Fred and James would go on late night exploration or plan pranks but couldn't include him because he was in another house. Deep down he knew those two were best friends and he was just an extra in their group, kind of like those buy two get one free sales in supermarkets.
"We got here first!"
"No, this is our room! We claimed it before you. And isn't it part of your pureblood etiquette to let ladies go first?"
Rose and Scorpious were glaring at each other. However, when it comes to glaring, Rose had a lot of practice. Especially after growing up with James' lot. Soon Scorpious was dragging Albus away by the hand, saying they are not going to argue with little girls.
"Wait so how does this metal box work again?" Ron scratched his head, confused.
"It's not a box Ronald, it's a cellphone. It contains mechanical pieces inside that makes it function and hold software programs. You open it, click on that app and chose a store you want to order from. Then you click on that store and pick out what you want to order and how many of it. Lastly, you pay through the phone using Alipay. And it'll deliver your meal to you soon. This is how you order take out."
"Fascinating. They just receives the order on the other side? How do you know how much money they took from the Alipay thing? Also how do they know where we live?" Percy questioned.
"It's just how it works, trust me. Now what should we order?" Audria asked. She was a halfblood with a muggle mother and wizard for a father. It gave her some insights on how muggle objects work.
"PIZZA!" James hollered from upstairs before flying down the stairs and landing in a heap on the ground. "Oof." He groaned, rubbing his bruised back. Hermione had taken him out for pizza once on his birthday when Ginny was playing the quidditch for the Harpies and Harry and Ron was off doing auror stuff. He never forgot the taste of it. No wonder pizza was one of the seven wonders of the world.
"Pizza it is." Ginny decided, and ruffled her son's head affectionately. They ordered six extra large pizzas(1 Hawaiian, 2 pepperoni, 2 plain cheese, 1 mushrooms and olive) and some chicken nuggets(Hermione insisted).
By six, most of them were done packing and was fighting over the remote of the TV. Bill, Harry, and Audria was assigned the task of grocery shopping, seeing they have the most experience in the muggle world next to Hermione.
The ringing of the doorbell told Hermione that the delivery was here. She got off the couch and opened the door, signed something and returned with the food.
"Dinner time!" She called out to the kids as she placed the pizza boxes on the dining room table.
"You owe me two gallons."
"You owe me one gallon, six sickles, and eleven knuts."
Fred and Louis exchanged money from their earlier bet. It was a miracle they even remembered what they betted on.
"I SWEAR, TEDDY LUPIN, YOU TOUCH THOSE TWIX BARS AND I WILL KILL YOU! I'LL MURDER YOU SLOWLY. AND. WITHOUT MERCY! I WILL TEAR YOU LIMB TO LIMB..." Reagan yelled from the next room.
They were currently dividing the different candies. Each of them had a zip lock bag, courtesy of the trio who returned from their grocery shopping earlier. Lily and Scorpious were in an intense kicking match with other over the sour patch kids. Draco looked embarrassed that his son can't even beat a girl one year younger than him.
Fred and Louis really did know their cousins well, they had guessed most of their favorites right. Except Albus, that boy growled at everyone who came near the sour candy strips.
"POTTER!"
"BLACK!"
"POTTER!"
"BLACK!"
"GET THE HADES OUT OF HERE!" Reagan pointed her toothbrush at James, held like a sword, glaring daggers down at the boy who was six inch shorter than her.
"I GOT HERE FIRST!" James shoved Reagan and both of them drew their wands.
Someone awkwardly coughed in the doorway. "I just want to use the bathroom.."
"Oh no you don't, Lupin." Reagan turned and threatened her best friend, hand on her waist.
"We fucking got here first." James agreed and crossed his arm, blocking the way. "Go use the other bathroom!" It was funny how the two of them could be arguing just a moment before and then team up a second later. It's probably because of how close James and Sirius is when they were in Hogwarts.
"But Victoire is showering.." Teddy protest as he got pushed out into the hall.
"Then go join her, whatever. She did say she like being on bottom earlier." Reagan shrugged and resisted the strong urge to smirk. Deep breath, compose yourself RAB. That worked for about a minute until James' weirded out look got to her.
"Wait, did she say that to Teddy, told you to tell it to Teddy, or said that to both you and Teddy?" James asked, slightly creeped out but wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
"Funny, why am I in every option?" Teddy raised an eyebrow. Maybe it was just the light or maybe his metamorphus abilities, but suddenly he seemed a lot more imposing.
"The weather is nice today. James, care to join me on our great quest to brush our teeth?" Reagan said nonchalantly. James breathed out in relief, shooting a grateful glance at Reagan. You owe me. The dark haired girl mouthed back before taking out a tube of toothpaste.
Victoire yawned and climbed onto her bunk. The time difference was finally getting to her. The watch she got for her birthday a couple months ago told her it was about nine, one o'clock back in England. The humming of the AC could be heard. Reagan was lying on the top bunk, half hanging out, smiling as she flipped through an album, stopping at a picture of a girl with curly brown hair in a ponytail and two pink streaks in the front. She was in a band tee and was rolling her eyes as she pushed away the camera, as if she didn't want her picture taken. The fond smile on her lips showed that she really did care about the person taking the picture.
"Who's that?" Vicky asked, stretching.
"Friend from camp. She's awesome!" Reagan replied, closing the album and scrambling down the ladder to place the album back into her trunk.
"That shirt is really bright." Victoire commented on the orange t-shirt Reagan had worn over pajama bottoms.
"Ha, yes! I used to think it's so bright it'll glow in the dark. Reminds me of home..." Reagan smiled wistfully as she padded over, bare footed, to shut the lights. A moment later a loud bang was heard. A string of curses followed.
"Are you okay?" Victoire called out wearily.
"Not really, where is that dam ladder?" A couple seconds of fumbling in the dark later, the sound of someone climbing up could be heard. Both girls settled down and burrowed into their blankets.
As she lie there in the bottom bunk, it was finally clear to Victoire that she actually was here. In New York City. One of the most famous place on earth. She thought back to what she told Teddy on the train ride back. This truly is going to be an extraordinary summer.
Teddy. That name brought a smile to her face and suddenly all her sleepiness faded away. It was cliche, but she fell in love with her best friend. It started around her third year at Hogwarts. Her dad brought them to Egypt to see the place he works during the summer so she barely saw Teddy over the summer. When she first saw him on the platform the coming fall, it was like something clicked. Reagan picked up on it soon and started playing wingman, wingwoman whatever. She continued to daydream about Teddy even after Reagan had gone silent, probably almost asleep.
Nothing but the ruffling of sheets and the sound of breathing was heard for about twenty minutes.
Victoire smiled happily at her fantasies. Although Teddy did seem quite distracted earlier, staring at Reagan. Victoire sighed, that girl was fun, interesting, and pretty. Naturally Teddy like Reagan instead. Being a part Veela doesn't mean she is perfect, Victoire had a lot of insecurities buried deep. Fleur knew that, she once told her daughter that the person that understands and helps her through all those insecurities will be the one. Sometimes she'd like to think Teddy's going to be that one, being her best friend since they were born, he knows her best. Other times she think Teddy doesn't know her at all. Victoire sighed again.
"Vicky?" Reagan whispered.
"Oh sorry, I thought you were asleep." Victoire whispered back.
"No it's fine, I couldn't sleep anyways. Something on your mind?" There was a moment of silence. Reagan decided it was too much. She climbed down from her bunk, careful to not hit her head again and climbed into Victoire's bunk.
"Vicky, I know you. There's something on your mind. Tell me. I'm not gonna judge." She wrapped an arm around Victoire. After some hesitation, Victoire relented, spilling out all that's on her mind. She was grateful for the darkness that covered her blush.
"That idiot. I swear he is more like a brother to me. I fricking hit him in the face with a frying pan before. Besides, he like you. He's just playing Mr. I'm gonna be responsible and not date until I graduate. That or he's really really dense. I played matchmaker for four years now and he still didn't pick up a single hint. Although I did tell him of your preference to be on bottom earlier."
There was a moment of silence as Victoire processed her words. "REAGAN!" Now she's really grateful for the darkness. She turn so that her back was facing her best friend, arms crossed under the blankets, and cheeks ablaze.
"Sooooorrrryyyyy." Reagan said in a teasing voice, not feeling sorry at all. When Victoire huffed in response, she blindly climbed over her best friend's body onto the other side so she could be facing Victoire. "I'm sorry! Please forgive me?"
It was like a command to Victoire. Suddenly all her anger melted away and she pulled the blankets over her best friend, hugging Reagan close. "Alright, I'll forgive you. Next time though..." She trailed off hoping Reagan would get the point. She did and just snuggled closer.
"Reagan?" Victoire whispered. There was no answer. It soon became clear she was fast asleep. Vicky smiled and closed her eyes, letting the sleep wash over her.
Yay! Another chappie! As you see, I did a lot of different POVs. Hopefully you liked it. I loved the last part.
Also slight mention of Jennifer but she'll come up in Chapter ten when they get to camp. So wait...and see.
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