(ok HUGE note…. There is one part on chapter three where it might be confusing because I made a HUGE mistake and really don't want to repost the chapter…ummm it's where one of the twins is asking that Vernon's step brother isn't a muggle and one of Carrie's friends says he is. Well…haha…that's not right…Taylor is a wizard…actually I'm kind-a surprised that no one has said anything about that in a review but you know…LOL tx for all the reviews)
Carrie stumbled into the Quidditch Shop breathless and grinning. AJ and Luke came in after her and dusted their hands off on their pants. Hermione rolled her eyes, that's all they needed today…three more people like the twins. But all in all Carrie didn't seem to bad.
"Ok boys, time for me to choose what you buy me. And since my collection of pranks was a stake on this one I'm NOT going to go easy on the price," Carrie declared in her American accent. The two boys groaned and followed Carrie around the store as she looked thoughtfully at each and every item.
"So what do you think of Carrie?" Harry asked Ron quietly.
"I think she reminds me of Fred and George," Ron said his face breaking into a smile. "Do you think she'll be going to Hogwarts? I mean since she moved to England and all."
"I hope so," George said poking his head from around a corner of shelves. "She seems like she'd be fun to have around."
"And she's not half bad looking," Fred said approaching his little brother. Ron rolled his eyes at his Fred and looked over at Harry.
"What about Angelina?" Harry inquired. Fred simply shrugged his shoulders.
"Yeah, how old is she anyway?" George asked smiling. Fred glanced over his shoulder and shot him a nasty look. "Not that I care! Just wondering!" George said throwing his hands up and backing away carefully from his twin.
"I donno," Harry answered truthfully. Just then AJ came around the corner and stopped short when he saw everyone gathered there.
"Dude! What is this? The hot spot?" He asked glancing around at everyone behind the shelf.
"No we're just talking," Ron said causally as he inspected a broom cleaning kit.
"Oh really can I join?" AJ asked. "I mean I don't really have anything better to do until Carrie decides to quit harassing the sales person and rob me of all my money."
"Yeah sure," Harry said. "Oh by the way, how old is Carrie exactly?"
"Ummm, well she started school early back in America because she was pretty smart so she's about…" AJ wrinkled his forehead in thought as he estimated his friend's age. "Fourteen in a half, maybe a little more. Why?"
"No reason," Fred said smiling. "Just wondering."
"You like her huh?" AJ concluded.
"Well…I donno…I just met her," Fred said. "Come on George we need to go met Lee." Fred turned to face his brother only to find George making kissy faces behind him. When George saw Fred looking at him with murder in his eyes his face fell then crept up into a nervous smile.
"Ummm, Fred think about what you're doing," George said backing away from an advancing Fred.
"Oh I know what I'm doing," Fred said steadily. "I'm ridding the world of an annoying prat!"
"HAY! Now I wouldn't go that far," George exclaimed forgetting momentarily the state of anger his twin was experiencing at the moment.
"Ahhhhhhhh!" Fred shouted as he lunged at George, who ducked out of the way just in time and then ran out of the store with a very angry Fred in his wake.
"Lemme guess," AJ said, tearing his eyes away from the window where you could still see Fred chasing George around the tables and different people. "Fred likes Carrie."
"Well he seemed interested in her that's for sure," Ron said his eyes still on the window.
"Yeah, so anyway she is going to Hogwarts right?" Harry asked AJ who was looking threw a barrel of old brooms.
"Uhhhh, yeah, she is," He answered absently. "Hay Harry there is something about Carrie you should know…" AJ began to say when he was interrupted by Carrie who bounded around the corner cheerfully.
"Hey AJ, I'm ready to rob you of all your money."
"Oh crap, what's you find?"
"Oh, uhhhh, you'll see," Carrie replied melodiously. "Hermione helped me pick it out. Well actually she gave me this speech about how aero-dynamic it was or something, I donno, but come one anyway." She grabbed AJ by the sleeve and pulled him away from Ron and Harry.
"What do you think AJ was gonna tell you?" Ron asked curiously.
"I donno," Harry replied as they heard AJ and Luke cry out in shock from what Carrie obviously.
"ARE YOU INSANE?!?!" AJ shouted. "Wait! No don't answer that, I already know the answer."
Harry and Ron came around the corner of the shelf to see Carrie holding the newest broom that had been made. Ron's jaw dropped at the site. What he wouldn't give to have a broom like that. Harry stifled a laugh at the state of Luke in his moment of shock he was standing there opening and closing his mouth stupidly.
"I won far and square and you guys risked my prank stuff! Which cost a lot more than this!" Carrie exclaimed.
"Ummm Carrie," Hermione said from where she was standing next to Carrie.
"Yeah?"
"You didn't win fair and square."
"I didn't?" Carrie asked absently as she looked the broom over carefully. "Hum, oh well, I still won. And all the bet said was I had to win. It didn't say how." Luke, who had recovered from his state of shock, and AJ stared Carrie down angrily.
"How the heck are we gonna buy school stuff with you taking all of our money for that?" Luke inquired.
"Oh fine I'll pay for a third of it alright?" Carrie resolved. AJ and Luke looked over at each other and nodded in agreement. "YEY! Let's go buy it!" Carrie led AJ and Luke to the counter grinning when Hermione came over to Harry and Ron.
"You know Harry, your cousin isn't half bad," Hermione said smiling. "I mean she's read a ton of the muggle books that I've read before."
"Like what?" Harry inquired getting in line behind Carrie, Luke and AJ.
"Didn't you read The Amber Spyglass?" Hermione asked Carrie.
"Yeah, great book," Carrie said digging through her pocket for her money. AJ looked over his shoulder at Harry and mouthed 'we need to talk'. Harry nodded understanding.
"Hey Harry, I need to go exchange some of my muggle money so I can buy my school stuff, can you take me to the bank?"
"Yeah sure," Harry said shoving a book on Quidditch and some money into Ron's hands. "Can you get this for me? I'll be right back."
"OK sure Harry," Ron said as Harry and AJ disappeared out of the store.
"I didn't know they sold books here," Hermione said and Ron just rolled his eyes.