A New Arrival
Students returned to school the third of January. Morgana
didn't seem to get any better as time went on and stuck by herself. Tom was
really worried about her, I could tell. He would stick around after class to
make sure she was alright. Katie and I thought it was sweet.
Not long after classes started back up, Tom and the other
exchange students had to return to their own schools. I wasn't the only one
disapointed, I can tell you.
Tom and his older brothers stood outside the schools,
waiting for the portkey to return.
"I'll see you this summer," Tom said, getting me in a
tight hug.
"Yeah, see ya." I answered, a little muffled.
Katie came running up to us, pushing her way through the
crowd of students. "GUYS! GUYS!" She shouted to us. Katie skided to a halt in
front of us. "Tom...you and your brother...see Professor Hunter..."
"Breathe girl!" I said, looking confused. "What would she
want with you Tom?"
"I dunno." He grabbed his trunk and began to drag it back
to the school.
"Echem..." Andy took out his wand and pointed it at the
trunk, catching Tom's attention.
"Oh, right." Tom took his own wand out and pointed it at
his trunk. "Levitatium!" The trunk rose three feet into the air, allowing him
to push it with ease.
When we got to the Main Office, Proffesor Hunter ushered
my cousins into the office.
"So, you think they're in trouble for the dungboms at the
Erie's table?" I asked Fred, who was looking through his back pack for
something.
"I don't think they would. Tom didn't have anything to do
with that one, he blew up the teacher's desk Friday though. That might be it."
He muttered, pulling out his wand. "Now," he said to himself, looking into the
office. "Yes! He's planted it! Now wait...wait..."
"What are you talking about Fred?" I asked him.
"Not now Alex! I'm buissy!" He almost shouted.
The door opened and the three boys walked out, looking
quite happy. Tom gave Fred a thumbs up and walked down the hall, his brothers
headed back up to the dorms. I followed Tom.
"What's going on?" I asked him, pulling his trunk after
me.
"Well, they said Mom and Dad talked to the principal to
get us to stay on the rest of the year. The rest of the students are going
home, along with the teachers." There was a loud explosion. Fred came terring
down the hall at top speed. "That would be our cue to move." He took off,
leaving me with his trunk.
Dang. I thought to myself. I began walking down the hall quickly,
pulling the loaded down trunk behind me.
"Stop right there Miss Potter."
Uh-Oh.
"Sorry you got in trouble for it," Fred appologized later
during Herbology while we were planting Jolly Bean Plants. "I ran out of
fireworks, I had to use yours."
"Yeah, sorry I left you there with my stuff." Tom said.
"Guys, this is the second time you've done this." I got
up to wash my hands. "I'm sick and tired of it! If I'm going to get a detention
for a prank, I want to do the prank myself."
"What's up Alex?" Katie asked at the sink. I began
laughing.
"You're covered...In dirt!" I laughed, water splashing on
my sleeves.
"Yeah, well..." She through some dirt onto my face.
"There!" We both broke out into fits of laghter.
Girls are so weird. Andy thought
outloud.
Andy, I heard that.
Dang.
Haha.
Shut up.
You.
"Stop arguing with your brother Alex." Katie said.
"Yes Mother." I smiled and returned to my seat, dirtier
then when I got up.
~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~
A few months later, on March 18th, we were studying for
the STONE (Student Test of National Excellence) test in Charms, when my father
knocked on the door. It had been two months since the exchange students had
returned to their own schools. Even Sirius Black had left after my dad
returned, and I was just getting to know him.
The Professor walked over and spoke quietly with
him before nodding to Andy and I.
"Your brother's was born three days ago." He said
excitedly once the door had closed.
It took a minute for my brain to work. But Andy
beat me to it. "What?"
"Your mother told you she was having a baby,
didn't she?" Dad asked, rather confused.
"Yeah Dad," I said, rolling my eyes at my brother.
"Andy's just an idiot."
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Quiet!" Dad said turning to us. "Listen, be quiet
when you get in there." He opened the door to his office. I walked in to find
Mom holding a little bundle of blankets.
"Aww...He's so cute!" I squeeled, and ran up to my
mom and baby brother.
Mom turned his face toward me. He was all wrinkly.
"His name is James." Mom said softly to me.
I looked at him for a minute before he opened his
big brown eyes. A brother. Why did it have to be a boy? But he was cute, no
doubt about it. Big brown eyes, a little tuft of black hair so thin he was
almost bald. He had these tiny hands that rapped around my thumb when I touched
his hand.
Did I mention he was cute?
"Would you loke to hold him?" Mom asked. I nodded.
Mom told me to sit down next to her, then she
handed him to me. Gently, very gently. He blinked at me. I could have died
right there, he was so precious. Then James began to cry. I felt devistated.
"It's ok huney," Mom took him back. "He's just
tired, that's all." She was talking in this weird voice that people use around
babies. "We've seen a lot of people today."
The bell rang for the end of class.
"Got to go Mom," I kissed James on the forehead.
"Love you James."
I ran up to the common room. Katie and Morgana
were there. They immediatly bombarded me with questioned. I explained
everything to them.
"A new baby? Oh! Babies are so cute! I wish I had
a baby brother!" Morgana said when we got up to our room. She picked up her
baby blanket. "What color was his blanket?"
"Scarlet with gold trimming. I think my parents
are hoping he'll be in Gryfindor someday. Though I doubt it because he'll be at
Midwest with us."
"Yeah, they're weird." Katie said smiling. "They
drink tea! YUCK!"
"Tell me about it! They make me drink it with them
sometimes. It's gross." I shuddered at the thought. "I don't even like Iced
Tea."
"Hm..." Morgana stood up. "Come on guys, pizza's
for dinner. And I can promise you, there's no tea."
I followed her out the door.
Hope
you enjoyed this chapter. It took me a day to figure everything out. I geuss I
was just in a rush to finish this story and move on to part two. Oh well.
Questions?
Comments? All are welcome!
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