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Diagon Alley Vacation is the Life for me
Kayla and Matt spent days just living the life of vacationers they went window shopping every day and finished all of their homework at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor, eating Banshee Berry Sundaes ("So sour your tongue screams for more"). On Kayla's birthday, August 28, They were having a party in the private parlor of the Leaky Cauldron when Matt's family showed up during the second course.
Seeing his Magic resenting, Muggle mother in the wizarding world, much less a wizarding gathering place, made Matt shoot Brussels Sprout Stew out of his nose (which consisted not only of disgusting brown colored broth but a rather bulbous sprout) along with quite a bit of blood. This scene made his twin brothers roll on the floor with laughter and his fourteen-year-old sister faint at the sight of blood.
Watching all of this Kayla's family, who knew nothing about Matt's family (He never talked about his Mum and his Dad was an Unspeakable), was staring wide eyed at them as if they were a rampant group of monkeys escaped from the zoo. Finally after a long bit of dripping from Matt's nose and an awkward silence (only broken by Matt's brothers) there was a rush of excitement as Matt's Mum started screaming to her husband to wake up their daughter, who was unconscious in the remainder of Matt's stew. Kayla's mother was trying to stop Matt's nose from bleeding and Kayla was throwing Matt's brothers dirty looks for laughing.
A little while later Matt's family went up to their room and they were able to finish eating. When they finished dinner they had cake and a short celebration of Dr. Filibuster's no heat wet start Fireworks and Kayla got to open presents.
Kayla's parents gave her a raven instead of an owl because of her being in Ravenclaw House. Kayla named her Rowena after their house founder. Matt had not decided to give her a book this year, (much to Kayla's dismay, but then again she thought, there's always Christmas) he instead gave her a silk Navy Blue winter cloak, complete with Granian mane hair trim and matching gloves.
"Wow," said Kayla, "these are really great!"
"I know they are kind of, well what's the word for it…. fancy," Matt said with a laugh, "but I thought on those cold Hogsmeade days when my brothers will love to throw snow heaps at us you will have an excuse not to get pelted too horribly."
"Quite a good idea," Kayla agreed, "considering they nearly drowned me last year during Christmas holiday. Mum couldn't even fix that cloak, but no bother, this cloak is great!"
"Well I can see we aren't wanted," laughed her mother, "you two best get to bed though, you have a great deal of shopping to do tomorrow."
"Good night."
" 'night"
Kayla's parents walked up to their rooms with Matt and Kayla at their heals. When Kayla got to her room there was an odd letter on Kayla's bed and her windows were wide open. She picked up the letter and read in red ink:
YOUR HOUSE WILL BE NEXT, RAVENCLAW! THERE'S NOTHING YOU OR YOUR HALF-BLOOD FRIEND CAN DO ABOUT IT!
Kayla was extremely was confused by the letter as she turned to walk towards her and Matt's adjoining door when the letter burst into green rancid smoke. Kayla coughed and she walked back to her bed not remembering what she was going to do. The candles flickered out and Kayla fell quietly asleep.