"Riley the train doesn't leave until 11:00 AM! It's 5:00 in the morning!"
Tara complained as Riley banged rapidly on her friends door.
"Better early than late." Leilani said in a happy voice as she passed by Tara's bedroom.
"Leilani agrees with me." Riley said finally shoving open Tara's bedroom door.
"Ugh!" Tara said as she sat up in bed, considering she had no other choice; she knew that Riley wouldn't give up until she was up anyways.
Tara got up from bed and walked over to the kitchen where she was surprised to see that everyone else was awake already. Although she wasn't surprised to see Riley and Leilani running around like wild animals already dressed.
"How can you all be up so early?" Tara asked confused as she sat down in between Becky and Jhene who looked as tired as her.
"When I heard them walking around getting ready I decided it'd be better to wake on my own than to be woke up by them." Becky said eyes drooping.
"Same here." Jhene said tiredly.
"Here. Drink this." Riley said as she brought a tray over to Tara, Jhene, and Becky. On the tray was three cups of Hazelnut coffee hot and ready to wake up the late birds.
"Thanks Ri." Becky said kindly.
"No problem." Riley said and she headed for the stove where she was getting omelets ready for everyone.
"What're you making Lei?" Riley asked as she flipped over her homemade omelet.
"Hash browns. Found some potatoes in the fridge. I'm surprised at what stuff this hotel provides without the room service." Leilani replied.
"Alright. I'm done. I'm going to set these on the table and then I'm going to go down the street. I saw a market at the corner. I wanted to go and get something to drink while we're on the train." Riley said as she used the spatula to scoop up the omelets and lay them on a clean plate.
"Alright. I have some £'s in my bag." Leilani informed.
"Thanks." Riley said as she turned around to head for the table. "Here you go." She placed the omelets on the table and gathered up the already empty coffee cups. "Lei! We need more coffee! And OJ!"
"Orange juice. We didn't ask for orange juice." Jhene complained.
"We didn't ask for coffee either but I'm not complaining." Tara said.
"Orange juice has vitamin C. We all need it." Riley replied and she dashed off to her room to brush her teeth. A few minutes later she came back with her hair tied back, a pair of Jordan's, and a sweater that she didn't have on earlier because the room had a heater. "I'll be back in about 15 minutes." And she hurried out the door pulling her key-card out of her back pocket.
~~***~~~
"I wonder if they have Propel water." Riley said to herself as she walked down the aisle of the small corner market. "Ah! Propel. Surprise they have it here in London too." She opened the door and grabbed 4 bottles of the liquid and placed them neatly into her shopping basket. "I guess I'll just grab some gum and be on my way."
Riley walked down the aisle and turned left to go to the cashier stand. She grabbed about 20 packs of Juicy Fruit supposing that at Hogwarts they didn't have any. She paid for her groceries and left the store humming a tune to "Ain't No Mountain High", a favorite oldie.
As she turned the corner to head for the Plaza she was bumped by a woman wearing stylish clothes but a sour expression.
"You should better watch yourself young lady." The woman said lips pursed. Then she strode away clicking her heels as she walked.
"She was odd." Riley said seeming to sense something strange about her. But, her mind decided to leave the matter alone, and concentrated on returning to the Plaza.
~~~***~~~
"So, there's the wall. Platform 9 and Platform 10." Tara said as she looked at the red bricks that was supposed to be that barrier to Platform 9 ¾.
"What do we do? What if it doesn't work and we just run straight into the wall?" Jhene said laughing at the thought but still being serious about the problem at hand.
"Having trouble ladies." A familiar voice echoed from behind. The girls turned around to find that it was Fred (Or maybe George.) who was the owner of the voice. Mrs. Weasley, a shy looking girl and an older young man that looked like another older brother, accompanied Ron and his older brothers, Fred and George.
"Oh! Hi Ron! Fred! George!" Riley said happily. "Hi there Mrs. Weasley!"
"Hello there Riley!" Mrs. Weasley replied merrily.
"This is Ginny; she's my younger sister. And that's Percy; he's my older brother. He's a prefect." Ron said introducing them.
Fred and George snickered.
"Hi!" the girls all said in unison.
"Looks like they're having trouble getting through the barrier Ron. Why don't you help them?" Fred said as a smile wrinkled his cheeks as his brother turned around to him.
"You're forgetting that I haven't gone through before either Fred." Ron replied.
"But, you know how don't you." George said.
"Ugh." Ron turned around back to the girls who were watching the argument with interest. "You just have to run through the wall. Do it quickly though so the Muggles don't notice. It won't hurt or anything. Don't worry." Ron explained quite plainly.
"Oh. Okay. That's what we thought." Riley said wondering what Muggles were. "Hey! Where's Leilani?"
"Right here! Come and see!" Leilani said, her head popping out of the wall.
"Lei! They'll see!" Riley said in an obvious, but low voice.
"Sorry." Leilani said and she pulled her head back through.
"I guess we could go through then." Riley said. She turned her trolley around and starting at a run towards the wall. She closed her eyes as she got closer and felt a sudden warm feeling pass through her. She opened her eyes and saw Leilani smiling happily in front of a large, scarlet steam engine that had the words "The Hogwarts Express" printed on it in gold letters. "Awesome!"
"See!" Leilani said still smiling.
There were small squeals behind Riley and she turned around to see where they were coming from. It was Tara, Jhene, and Becky. They were all looking up in amazement at the steam engine.
"Wicked!" Ron said as he appeared next to Becky.
"Better early than late." Leilani said in a happy voice as she passed by Tara's bedroom.
"Leilani agrees with me." Riley said finally shoving open Tara's bedroom door.
"Ugh!" Tara said as she sat up in bed, considering she had no other choice; she knew that Riley wouldn't give up until she was up anyways.
Tara got up from bed and walked over to the kitchen where she was surprised to see that everyone else was awake already. Although she wasn't surprised to see Riley and Leilani running around like wild animals already dressed.
"How can you all be up so early?" Tara asked confused as she sat down in between Becky and Jhene who looked as tired as her.
"When I heard them walking around getting ready I decided it'd be better to wake on my own than to be woke up by them." Becky said eyes drooping.
"Same here." Jhene said tiredly.
"Here. Drink this." Riley said as she brought a tray over to Tara, Jhene, and Becky. On the tray was three cups of Hazelnut coffee hot and ready to wake up the late birds.
"Thanks Ri." Becky said kindly.
"No problem." Riley said and she headed for the stove where she was getting omelets ready for everyone.
"What're you making Lei?" Riley asked as she flipped over her homemade omelet.
"Hash browns. Found some potatoes in the fridge. I'm surprised at what stuff this hotel provides without the room service." Leilani replied.
"Alright. I'm done. I'm going to set these on the table and then I'm going to go down the street. I saw a market at the corner. I wanted to go and get something to drink while we're on the train." Riley said as she used the spatula to scoop up the omelets and lay them on a clean plate.
"Alright. I have some £'s in my bag." Leilani informed.
"Thanks." Riley said as she turned around to head for the table. "Here you go." She placed the omelets on the table and gathered up the already empty coffee cups. "Lei! We need more coffee! And OJ!"
"Orange juice. We didn't ask for orange juice." Jhene complained.
"We didn't ask for coffee either but I'm not complaining." Tara said.
"Orange juice has vitamin C. We all need it." Riley replied and she dashed off to her room to brush her teeth. A few minutes later she came back with her hair tied back, a pair of Jordan's, and a sweater that she didn't have on earlier because the room had a heater. "I'll be back in about 15 minutes." And she hurried out the door pulling her key-card out of her back pocket.
~~***~~~
"I wonder if they have Propel water." Riley said to herself as she walked down the aisle of the small corner market. "Ah! Propel. Surprise they have it here in London too." She opened the door and grabbed 4 bottles of the liquid and placed them neatly into her shopping basket. "I guess I'll just grab some gum and be on my way."
Riley walked down the aisle and turned left to go to the cashier stand. She grabbed about 20 packs of Juicy Fruit supposing that at Hogwarts they didn't have any. She paid for her groceries and left the store humming a tune to "Ain't No Mountain High", a favorite oldie.
As she turned the corner to head for the Plaza she was bumped by a woman wearing stylish clothes but a sour expression.
"You should better watch yourself young lady." The woman said lips pursed. Then she strode away clicking her heels as she walked.
"She was odd." Riley said seeming to sense something strange about her. But, her mind decided to leave the matter alone, and concentrated on returning to the Plaza.
~~~***~~~
"So, there's the wall. Platform 9 and Platform 10." Tara said as she looked at the red bricks that was supposed to be that barrier to Platform 9 ¾.
"What do we do? What if it doesn't work and we just run straight into the wall?" Jhene said laughing at the thought but still being serious about the problem at hand.
"Having trouble ladies." A familiar voice echoed from behind. The girls turned around to find that it was Fred (Or maybe George.) who was the owner of the voice. Mrs. Weasley, a shy looking girl and an older young man that looked like another older brother, accompanied Ron and his older brothers, Fred and George.
"Oh! Hi Ron! Fred! George!" Riley said happily. "Hi there Mrs. Weasley!"
"Hello there Riley!" Mrs. Weasley replied merrily.
"This is Ginny; she's my younger sister. And that's Percy; he's my older brother. He's a prefect." Ron said introducing them.
Fred and George snickered.
"Hi!" the girls all said in unison.
"Looks like they're having trouble getting through the barrier Ron. Why don't you help them?" Fred said as a smile wrinkled his cheeks as his brother turned around to him.
"You're forgetting that I haven't gone through before either Fred." Ron replied.
"But, you know how don't you." George said.
"Ugh." Ron turned around back to the girls who were watching the argument with interest. "You just have to run through the wall. Do it quickly though so the Muggles don't notice. It won't hurt or anything. Don't worry." Ron explained quite plainly.
"Oh. Okay. That's what we thought." Riley said wondering what Muggles were. "Hey! Where's Leilani?"
"Right here! Come and see!" Leilani said, her head popping out of the wall.
"Lei! They'll see!" Riley said in an obvious, but low voice.
"Sorry." Leilani said and she pulled her head back through.
"I guess we could go through then." Riley said. She turned her trolley around and starting at a run towards the wall. She closed her eyes as she got closer and felt a sudden warm feeling pass through her. She opened her eyes and saw Leilani smiling happily in front of a large, scarlet steam engine that had the words "The Hogwarts Express" printed on it in gold letters. "Awesome!"
"See!" Leilani said still smiling.
There were small squeals behind Riley and she turned around to see where they were coming from. It was Tara, Jhene, and Becky. They were all looking up in amazement at the steam engine.
"Wicked!" Ron said as he appeared next to Becky.