Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Harry Potter or any of his friends. I do, however,
own Aubrey, Kevin, Jessica and Angel, along with their new friends, Midas
and Justine Snape.
After an extremely bumpy ride, the Weasley/Potter family along with the Malfoys (over time they had all excepted Draco), and the Jordans stumbled off the bus.
"Well, why don't we go get us some rooms while you four have a look around?" Cho Jordan, Angel's mother suggested.
After agreeing to meet in an hour and a half Jessica, Aubrey, Angel and Kevin raced off down the streets of Diagon Alley, screaming in delight.
They quickly found Weasley Wizard Weazes, owned by Aubrey's uncles, Fred and George.
"Uncle Fred! Uncle George! We got our letters!" Jessica cried, racing through the extremely successful joke shop and jumping up and down in front of George.
George just chuckled and pulled out four bags of Canary Creams.
"Here, take these and save them for Hogwarts. Slip them in Snape's food…That's something George and I never managed to do." Fred, George's twin, said, coming out from the back room.
"Is Hogwarts any fun?" Angel asked.
"Is Hogwarts fun? Is it fun? Of course it is!" George cried.
Fred was about to say something more when the bell on the door of the shop jingled.
"Customers. Listen, Fred and me have to go do something right quick. Will you help these ones?" George asked.
"Sure, Uncle George." Jessica replied.
"Thanks." George and Fred said in unison as they rushed of towards the back room.
"Hello? Is anyone in here?" A male voice rang out through the shop.
"Excuse me, I need some help! Is anyone here?" The voice asked again.
"I'll handle this." Aubrey whispered, tiptoeing off in the direction of the voice.
"Ah, it's no use Midas. They're not here."
"But I really want to get something for the term! Hold on a second longer, Justine. I'll try one more time. Hello-Oh!"
Aubrey had jumped out in front of a teenage boy and a girl who looked about a year or so older than her.
Aubrey ran a hand through her auburn hair and gazed intently at the boy.
"May I help you?" she asked.
"Well…um…I…Well…what's your name?" The boy stuttered, blushing deeply.
"Aubrey. What's yours?"
"Midas. Yes, and, well…Um, this is my Justine, sister…I mean my sister, Midas…Oh! Gods!" Midas buried his face in his hands while the girl beside him sniggered.
"What Midas meant to say was that I'm his little sister, Justine." The girl said.
"Oh? Well, delighted to meet you both." Aubrey said, raising an eyebrow.
If she didn't know better, she'd have thought Midas liked her.
Actually, that wouldn't be all that bad…Midas was kind of cute.
He was about five-foot-six and obviously still growing with neck-length black hair and deep ebony eyes eyes.
His green robes showed arms that would one day be strong and a chest that would one day be firm and muscled.
Midas finally regained his composure.
"Yes…Um, well, I was wondering, do you have any Lizard Creams?"
"Of course…Over there to the right." Aubrey said, pointing to the display.
Midas nodded and scuffled over there.
Justine, however, wanted to talk.
"So, you look about eleven, get your letter yet?"
"Just today."
"Well, congratulations! We have a little sister, Whitney. She's starting Hogwarts too. You'd like her."
Aubrey nodded politely, making a note to look out for this girl.
Seeing that Midas was ready to buy, Aubrey helped him purchase the wacky inventions her uncles had thought up.
"Well, um, bye! I…I…I guess we'll see you around!" Midas mumbled before stumbling out of the shop, Justine following at his heels.
As soon as they were gone, Jessica appeared beside Aubrey, a funny look on her face.
"I think he likes you!"
Aubrey blushed as her cousin cackled in the background.
"Yeah, right, look at me!" She cried, staring in a mirror.
Aubrey hadn't looked in the mirror for a while so what she saw was surprising.
Over the summer she had acquired a tan.
Aubrey had no freckles and the tan didn't clash with her skin, to her delight.
Her wavy, flame red hair fell down to her mid-back and covered her very slim shoulders like a swirl of water.
She had even begun to get a nice shape!
"You do look rather pretty…" Angel said, jumping out from behind a shelf.
Aubrey blushed a deep red.
"You're just saying that." She muttered, kicking at the ground.
Angel shrugged and grinned.
"So, who was that guy?" He asked.
"Somebody named Midas…And his sister Justine. They have a little sister, Whitney, who's also starting Hogwarts.
Angel was about to ask Aubrey about 'Whitney' when the door to the shop was throw open and Fred and George came in, hiding something behind their backs.
"Where were you two?" Angel asked.
Fred grinned mischievously.
"Out and about, getting stuff." He told them.
Jessica's face lit up.
"Namely, getting stuff for the four of us."
"You know us too well." George muttered, taking two long thin boxes out from behind his back.
Fred produced two more.
"What's in them?" Kevin asked, his periwinkle blue eyes shining with curiosity.
Fred chuckled and handed the two boxes he was holding to Kevin and Angel.
George handed the other two boxes to the girls.
Without wasting any time, the four friends ripped the shiny wrapping paper off and tore the lids off.
When they saw what was inside, they gasped.
Four bracelets lay in the boxes, one for each of them.
Each had two trinkets dangling from them, one of an animal and the other a small tag saying, "Amicus ceterum tempus?" Jessica read.
"It means friends for the rest of time in Latin." George told them.
"So that you'll always remember that you're friends and that you should always stay together." Fred added.
For a moment Aubrey's uncles' eyes clouded over with a sad look…But it was only for a second.
"You four run along…Tell your mums and dads that we'll pop over a bit later." George said, waving as they ran out the door and down the busy street of Diagon Alley.
After an extremely bumpy ride, the Weasley/Potter family along with the Malfoys (over time they had all excepted Draco), and the Jordans stumbled off the bus.
"Well, why don't we go get us some rooms while you four have a look around?" Cho Jordan, Angel's mother suggested.
After agreeing to meet in an hour and a half Jessica, Aubrey, Angel and Kevin raced off down the streets of Diagon Alley, screaming in delight.
They quickly found Weasley Wizard Weazes, owned by Aubrey's uncles, Fred and George.
"Uncle Fred! Uncle George! We got our letters!" Jessica cried, racing through the extremely successful joke shop and jumping up and down in front of George.
George just chuckled and pulled out four bags of Canary Creams.
"Here, take these and save them for Hogwarts. Slip them in Snape's food…That's something George and I never managed to do." Fred, George's twin, said, coming out from the back room.
"Is Hogwarts any fun?" Angel asked.
"Is Hogwarts fun? Is it fun? Of course it is!" George cried.
Fred was about to say something more when the bell on the door of the shop jingled.
"Customers. Listen, Fred and me have to go do something right quick. Will you help these ones?" George asked.
"Sure, Uncle George." Jessica replied.
"Thanks." George and Fred said in unison as they rushed of towards the back room.
"Hello? Is anyone in here?" A male voice rang out through the shop.
"Excuse me, I need some help! Is anyone here?" The voice asked again.
"I'll handle this." Aubrey whispered, tiptoeing off in the direction of the voice.
"Ah, it's no use Midas. They're not here."
"But I really want to get something for the term! Hold on a second longer, Justine. I'll try one more time. Hello-Oh!"
Aubrey had jumped out in front of a teenage boy and a girl who looked about a year or so older than her.
Aubrey ran a hand through her auburn hair and gazed intently at the boy.
"May I help you?" she asked.
"Well…um…I…Well…what's your name?" The boy stuttered, blushing deeply.
"Aubrey. What's yours?"
"Midas. Yes, and, well…Um, this is my Justine, sister…I mean my sister, Midas…Oh! Gods!" Midas buried his face in his hands while the girl beside him sniggered.
"What Midas meant to say was that I'm his little sister, Justine." The girl said.
"Oh? Well, delighted to meet you both." Aubrey said, raising an eyebrow.
If she didn't know better, she'd have thought Midas liked her.
Actually, that wouldn't be all that bad…Midas was kind of cute.
He was about five-foot-six and obviously still growing with neck-length black hair and deep ebony eyes eyes.
His green robes showed arms that would one day be strong and a chest that would one day be firm and muscled.
Midas finally regained his composure.
"Yes…Um, well, I was wondering, do you have any Lizard Creams?"
"Of course…Over there to the right." Aubrey said, pointing to the display.
Midas nodded and scuffled over there.
Justine, however, wanted to talk.
"So, you look about eleven, get your letter yet?"
"Just today."
"Well, congratulations! We have a little sister, Whitney. She's starting Hogwarts too. You'd like her."
Aubrey nodded politely, making a note to look out for this girl.
Seeing that Midas was ready to buy, Aubrey helped him purchase the wacky inventions her uncles had thought up.
"Well, um, bye! I…I…I guess we'll see you around!" Midas mumbled before stumbling out of the shop, Justine following at his heels.
As soon as they were gone, Jessica appeared beside Aubrey, a funny look on her face.
"I think he likes you!"
Aubrey blushed as her cousin cackled in the background.
"Yeah, right, look at me!" She cried, staring in a mirror.
Aubrey hadn't looked in the mirror for a while so what she saw was surprising.
Over the summer she had acquired a tan.
Aubrey had no freckles and the tan didn't clash with her skin, to her delight.
Her wavy, flame red hair fell down to her mid-back and covered her very slim shoulders like a swirl of water.
She had even begun to get a nice shape!
"You do look rather pretty…" Angel said, jumping out from behind a shelf.
Aubrey blushed a deep red.
"You're just saying that." She muttered, kicking at the ground.
Angel shrugged and grinned.
"So, who was that guy?" He asked.
"Somebody named Midas…And his sister Justine. They have a little sister, Whitney, who's also starting Hogwarts.
Angel was about to ask Aubrey about 'Whitney' when the door to the shop was throw open and Fred and George came in, hiding something behind their backs.
"Where were you two?" Angel asked.
Fred grinned mischievously.
"Out and about, getting stuff." He told them.
Jessica's face lit up.
"Namely, getting stuff for the four of us."
"You know us too well." George muttered, taking two long thin boxes out from behind his back.
Fred produced two more.
"What's in them?" Kevin asked, his periwinkle blue eyes shining with curiosity.
Fred chuckled and handed the two boxes he was holding to Kevin and Angel.
George handed the other two boxes to the girls.
Without wasting any time, the four friends ripped the shiny wrapping paper off and tore the lids off.
When they saw what was inside, they gasped.
Four bracelets lay in the boxes, one for each of them.
Each had two trinkets dangling from them, one of an animal and the other a small tag saying, "Amicus ceterum tempus?" Jessica read.
"It means friends for the rest of time in Latin." George told them.
"So that you'll always remember that you're friends and that you should always stay together." Fred added.
For a moment Aubrey's uncles' eyes clouded over with a sad look…But it was only for a second.
"You four run along…Tell your mums and dads that we'll pop over a bit later." George said, waving as they ran out the door and down the busy street of Diagon Alley.