Traveling Suspense
Not suspenders.
"I made it!!!" Katie screamed, "I'm Belle!!!" She was jumping up and down. Her cloak twisting around her as she spun.
"Congrats!" Bethany said happily. She had gotten the part of ditzy girl #1.
"I'm haven't been this happy since that time in first year when we stuck Fred and George's beds to the ceiling!" Katie squealed, "And I don't have to serve detention!"
"That was as funny as you remember it," Fred responded, "We had to sleep on the floor for three nights..."
"Because wouldn't take our beds down," George finished. Katie and Bethany broke into laughter again.
"Oh, man," Lee said as he watched people filing out of the castle, "We got to go." They left the castle to get to the horse-less carriages waiting for them.
***
"Do you mind if we sit here, Percy?" Katie asked as she pulled open the compartment door. Percy nodded, and Katie and Bethany took their seats across from Percy and Penny.
"Congratulations on making the lead in the play, Katie," said Penny. Katie blushed. "What are your girls' plans for break?"
"We're both staying at my friend's house in California," Katie says. "We have some friends who are going to be in the Rose Parade."
"Who's your friend?" asked Penny.
"Her name's Lauren."
***
"Lauren!" came the shout from downstairs. The smell of pancakes wafted up the stairs. "Lauren! Breakfast!" Lauren woke up suddenly and looked at her surroundings. Had she dreamed being at Hogwarts? She looked at her calender. If dreaming was the case, then she had been asleep for at least a month. Lauren pulled on a sweatshirt and ran down the stairs and into the kitchen. Her mother was setting a platter of pancakes on the table.
"Hurry up, Lauren," she said, "We've got to pick up Katie Harrison and her friend at the airport in an hour." Lauren nodded; she must have been dreaming.
***
"Lauren!"
"Katie!" Lauren looked at her friend. She was certain that was the same girl she had seem at Hogwarts.
"Laur, this is Bethany Taylor. She lives in Monroe and we go to school together," said Katie pointing at the blonde next to her, "Beth this is Lauren." Bethany smiled and nodded. The ride home was pretty quiet. They got to Lauren's room and put their bags on the bed. Lauren took a deep breath.
"I have something to ask you two," Lauren said, "What school do you go to?"
"Monroe High School, of course," Katie said with ease.
"Really? Are you sure? You don't go to Hogwarts?" asked Lauren.
"You mean the school from the Harry Potter books? Are you feeling okay?"
"Umm... no. I'm hungry," Lauren covered, "Let's go get some food."
***
"I think she knows," Bethany whispered. It was dark, but their eyes had adjusted quickly to the lack of light. (They were used to sneaking out of their rooms.
"How could she?" asked Katie.
"I don't know, but you know who she reminds me of?"
"Penelope Clearwater."
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