"The Future"
The summer had finally come and I awoke to see Wood dressed and sitting by my window petting MoonDancer. I got up, letting my night gown fall passed my knees and slowly walked over to him and wrapped my arms around him. He turned and hugged me tightly, then he pushed back and smiled down at me. Soon he reached into his pocket and pulled out a letter addressed to him.
"Who sent you that?" I asked
"My parents love, they are dying to meet you. So they are coming today, and this is for you." he handed me a white rose; "Happy Birthday love."
"Thank you, but my present is already here." ; "So I take it my mum and dad already know about this?"
"Yes, and your mum is going to be cooking all day. So be prepared for a feast, plus more."
"So there is more, tell me what it is ... please."
"Get dressed and then I'll show you what is waiting for you."
And with that he walked out of my room and shut the door behind him. I quickly undressed and slipped into a red plaid skirt with safety pins on each side and a red T-shirt. Also I put on my favorite lace up boots and came out to see Wood leaning against the wall of the hallway, then taking me by the hand. We walked down stairs, while Mum and Dad were sitting in the dinning room.
"Mum, Dad, we're going out and will be back soon." I called.
"Hold it young lady." Mum replied. "Happy Birthday!"
"Happy Birthday darling." Dad added
Both of them handed me to small packages and I opened Mum's first. I took out a small spell diary with my name engraved on the front in black gothic letters. Dad gave me a new black cloak, I hugged them both before I left. Wood and I walked over to the garage and my bike was out, along dad's. Wood climbed on, and I followed, though soon we were riding down the block.
"Where are we going exactly?" I asked as we rode down the streets of London.
"You'll see love, you'll see." He replied.
"Wood what are we doing at the bus station?"
We had rode into the bus terminal, when he stopped and got off. I followed him as he sat down on the bench outside the station. As I sat down beside him, a bus pulled into the station, my eyes lit up to see Andrea, Harry, Ron, and Hermione all get off.
"Hey my little star." Andrea began; "Happy Birthday, this gift is all the way from Romania, enjoy it."
"Hello Jade, how are you?" Hermione asked
"Fine, but let me guess Wood is responsible for asking you all here to come back to the house for my party." I replied.
"You got it, though your parents contacted Andrea for her to come home." Wood smiled.
"So come on and let's head home."
We all got up and walked home, though I noticed as we saw the house, Wood's parents had already arrived. I felt my heart pounding in my chest, I was hoping they'd like me, as we went inside.
"Mum? Dad?" I called
"In the dinning room Jade." Mum replied.
We walked passed the stairs, through the living room and into the dinning area, where I saw Wood's parents sitting close to the head of the table. Dad was seated next to Wood's father. All of us sat down, as Mum brought out the meal.
"Dig in everyone." Mum smiled and sat next to dad.
"So Jade, Wood has been telling us a lot about you. How did you meet at Hogwarts?" Mrs. Wood asked
"Well, it was my fourth year and I had finally made the house team. That's when I met him, but later on there must have been an instant connection. We became really good friends, though more this year." I replied.
"That's nice. Did you enjoy playing Quiditch?" she asked
"Yes, especially when you had a great captain helping you out."
For the rest of the evening all we did was talk, but it felt more like twenty questions. Finally it ended and Dad drove, Harry, Ron, and Hermione back to the bus station, while Wood's parents left hugging their son good bye. After everyone left I sat down on the bench swing and let it sway back and forth, until Wood sat down beside me.
"So how does it feel to be 18?" he asked
"Feels grand, but I don't think your parents liked me atoll." I sighed
"What makes you say that love?"
"They had straight faces on the entire time and were whispering to each other."
"Ok I admit they can be strange, but they loved you. When they were leaving, my mother made me promise to not lose you, because you're a treasure."
"Really?"
"Yes, now come inside, before it starts to rain."
He took me by the hand and we walked inside shutting the door behind us. As dark clouds rolled in and rain started to pour all over.
The summer had finally come and I awoke to see Wood dressed and sitting by my window petting MoonDancer. I got up, letting my night gown fall passed my knees and slowly walked over to him and wrapped my arms around him. He turned and hugged me tightly, then he pushed back and smiled down at me. Soon he reached into his pocket and pulled out a letter addressed to him.
"Who sent you that?" I asked
"My parents love, they are dying to meet you. So they are coming today, and this is for you." he handed me a white rose; "Happy Birthday love."
"Thank you, but my present is already here." ; "So I take it my mum and dad already know about this?"
"Yes, and your mum is going to be cooking all day. So be prepared for a feast, plus more."
"So there is more, tell me what it is ... please."
"Get dressed and then I'll show you what is waiting for you."
And with that he walked out of my room and shut the door behind him. I quickly undressed and slipped into a red plaid skirt with safety pins on each side and a red T-shirt. Also I put on my favorite lace up boots and came out to see Wood leaning against the wall of the hallway, then taking me by the hand. We walked down stairs, while Mum and Dad were sitting in the dinning room.
"Mum, Dad, we're going out and will be back soon." I called.
"Hold it young lady." Mum replied. "Happy Birthday!"
"Happy Birthday darling." Dad added
Both of them handed me to small packages and I opened Mum's first. I took out a small spell diary with my name engraved on the front in black gothic letters. Dad gave me a new black cloak, I hugged them both before I left. Wood and I walked over to the garage and my bike was out, along dad's. Wood climbed on, and I followed, though soon we were riding down the block.
"Where are we going exactly?" I asked as we rode down the streets of London.
"You'll see love, you'll see." He replied.
"Wood what are we doing at the bus station?"
We had rode into the bus terminal, when he stopped and got off. I followed him as he sat down on the bench outside the station. As I sat down beside him, a bus pulled into the station, my eyes lit up to see Andrea, Harry, Ron, and Hermione all get off.
"Hey my little star." Andrea began; "Happy Birthday, this gift is all the way from Romania, enjoy it."
"Hello Jade, how are you?" Hermione asked
"Fine, but let me guess Wood is responsible for asking you all here to come back to the house for my party." I replied.
"You got it, though your parents contacted Andrea for her to come home." Wood smiled.
"So come on and let's head home."
We all got up and walked home, though I noticed as we saw the house, Wood's parents had already arrived. I felt my heart pounding in my chest, I was hoping they'd like me, as we went inside.
"Mum? Dad?" I called
"In the dinning room Jade." Mum replied.
We walked passed the stairs, through the living room and into the dinning area, where I saw Wood's parents sitting close to the head of the table. Dad was seated next to Wood's father. All of us sat down, as Mum brought out the meal.
"Dig in everyone." Mum smiled and sat next to dad.
"So Jade, Wood has been telling us a lot about you. How did you meet at Hogwarts?" Mrs. Wood asked
"Well, it was my fourth year and I had finally made the house team. That's when I met him, but later on there must have been an instant connection. We became really good friends, though more this year." I replied.
"That's nice. Did you enjoy playing Quiditch?" she asked
"Yes, especially when you had a great captain helping you out."
For the rest of the evening all we did was talk, but it felt more like twenty questions. Finally it ended and Dad drove, Harry, Ron, and Hermione back to the bus station, while Wood's parents left hugging their son good bye. After everyone left I sat down on the bench swing and let it sway back and forth, until Wood sat down beside me.
"So how does it feel to be 18?" he asked
"Feels grand, but I don't think your parents liked me atoll." I sighed
"What makes you say that love?"
"They had straight faces on the entire time and were whispering to each other."
"Ok I admit they can be strange, but they loved you. When they were leaving, my mother made me promise to not lose you, because you're a treasure."
"Really?"
"Yes, now come inside, before it starts to rain."
He took me by the hand and we walked inside shutting the door behind us. As dark clouds rolled in and rain started to pour all over.