Beneath the Surface
Your opponent, in the end, is never really the player on the other side of the net, or the swimmer in the next lane, or the team on the other side of the field, or even the bar you must high-jump. Your opponent is yourself, your negative internal voices, your level of determination.
Grace Lichtenstein
Authors Notes: Well I know it's been a long time but here it is! Chapter 12! I'd like to dedicate this chapter to Enialedam (another one to you *raises glass*) thank you so much for your reviews and thank you so much for your dedication you're a great writer and a true inspiration to all, thank you.
Chapter 12
"So Sandy can you help me out?" Sarah Pleated. "I guess, but you owe me okay?" Sandy agreed, and Sarah nodded. Her friend went in a bag and pulled out the ingredients Sarah had asked for. "Thanks!" Sarah smiled. Sarah bagged her ingredients and hid them in her suit case. Sandy's dad owned a potions shop and that's why Sarah knew where to get most of her stuff from. "Well, I'm going to go now, I told Cindy I would meet her in the library and help her with a project, so later," Sandy put her stuff in her trunk and headed for the door. "Bye," Sarah got up to, but headed for her bed. Sandy closed the door behind her and Sarah could hear her walking down the stairs.
After she knew for sure that she was gone, Sarah reached under her bed and pulled out her items bag. She counted all the things in her bag and checked them all off her list. "What's this?" Sarah looked to the bottom of her list. "Red bay leaves, now where could I get those?" Sarah asked herself, worried about the last thing she didn't have yet.
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"So you get to go home at Christmas or stay here?" Sarah asked. "Yea, are you going home?" Mei asked. Sarah grabbed her locket which hung around her neck, "no, not this year."
"I am, I got a letter from my older brother, and he's coming home for the holidays, so I wanted to see him. He works in Japan, so I haven't seen him in a yea," Mei explained. "So what do you want for Christmas?" Mei asked taking a seat at the back of the library. Sarah was spaced out. It was December 19th and vacation started the next day, this being there last day.
"Oh, nothing, really, I'm fine!" Sarah stuttered, not wanting anything from any of her friends for the holidays. Mei, Alex, Anne, and Casey had become good friends, even threw the age difference. She was also becoming great friends with Erin and Sandy, even though the two hadn't met. She also became close to Harry, Ron and Malfoy, even though Ron and Harry didn't like Malfoy, and vice versa.
"Hey Anne!" Sarah stood up to greet her friend. "Hey!" Anne ran over and sat with them. "Have you seen Alex or did she leave already?" Anne asked, worries she had missed her friend. No she leaves tomorrow, she's just finishing up with her packing," Mei informed. "Good, I can still catch her! Bye Mei" Anne hugged Mei. "Bye Mei replied. "Bye Sarah, Anne hugged Sarah, "Bye," was her reply. "See you when you get back!" Sarah waved good bye to her friend.
Anne ran off to the Hufflepuff common room. "I'm going to miss all of you," Sarah sat down and rested her head on her hand. "I'll miss you too," Mei was depressed too. "Don't worry, I'll write," Mei tried to cheer her friend up. And Sarah smiled, "I'll write back!"
Mei stood up, fist clenched and slightly raised, determination in her eyes, "It's the last day, and we only have one double period left, we can't be depressed!" "Well, I have potions." Sarah muttered, head in her arms. Mei sat down, as if hope was gone. "What do you have?" Sarah asked Mei, turning her head to her friend. "I have Defense against the dark arts, pretty boring," Mei sighed. "I understand, I feel your pain, there there, there there," Sarah patted her on the back sympathetically.
Sarah looked at her wrist, which still had no watch on it. "Do you have the time?" Sarah asked, starting to pack up. "No! But I'm sure were late, everyone's gone!" Mei panicked as she packed her books into her bag. "Awe, this will be a ten page essay," Sarah complained as they ran out of the empty library.
Authors notes: Hey so how was it? Want to review? I think I'm also going to throw in a 'special chapter' kind of thing explaing about the main characters. Anyway hope you enjoyed and please review!
Your opponent, in the end, is never really the player on the other side of the net, or the swimmer in the next lane, or the team on the other side of the field, or even the bar you must high-jump. Your opponent is yourself, your negative internal voices, your level of determination.
Grace Lichtenstein
Authors Notes: Well I know it's been a long time but here it is! Chapter 12! I'd like to dedicate this chapter to Enialedam (another one to you *raises glass*) thank you so much for your reviews and thank you so much for your dedication you're a great writer and a true inspiration to all, thank you.
Chapter 12
"So Sandy can you help me out?" Sarah Pleated. "I guess, but you owe me okay?" Sandy agreed, and Sarah nodded. Her friend went in a bag and pulled out the ingredients Sarah had asked for. "Thanks!" Sarah smiled. Sarah bagged her ingredients and hid them in her suit case. Sandy's dad owned a potions shop and that's why Sarah knew where to get most of her stuff from. "Well, I'm going to go now, I told Cindy I would meet her in the library and help her with a project, so later," Sandy put her stuff in her trunk and headed for the door. "Bye," Sarah got up to, but headed for her bed. Sandy closed the door behind her and Sarah could hear her walking down the stairs.
After she knew for sure that she was gone, Sarah reached under her bed and pulled out her items bag. She counted all the things in her bag and checked them all off her list. "What's this?" Sarah looked to the bottom of her list. "Red bay leaves, now where could I get those?" Sarah asked herself, worried about the last thing she didn't have yet.
***
"So you get to go home at Christmas or stay here?" Sarah asked. "Yea, are you going home?" Mei asked. Sarah grabbed her locket which hung around her neck, "no, not this year."
"I am, I got a letter from my older brother, and he's coming home for the holidays, so I wanted to see him. He works in Japan, so I haven't seen him in a yea," Mei explained. "So what do you want for Christmas?" Mei asked taking a seat at the back of the library. Sarah was spaced out. It was December 19th and vacation started the next day, this being there last day.
"Oh, nothing, really, I'm fine!" Sarah stuttered, not wanting anything from any of her friends for the holidays. Mei, Alex, Anne, and Casey had become good friends, even threw the age difference. She was also becoming great friends with Erin and Sandy, even though the two hadn't met. She also became close to Harry, Ron and Malfoy, even though Ron and Harry didn't like Malfoy, and vice versa.
"Hey Anne!" Sarah stood up to greet her friend. "Hey!" Anne ran over and sat with them. "Have you seen Alex or did she leave already?" Anne asked, worries she had missed her friend. No she leaves tomorrow, she's just finishing up with her packing," Mei informed. "Good, I can still catch her! Bye Mei" Anne hugged Mei. "Bye Mei replied. "Bye Sarah, Anne hugged Sarah, "Bye," was her reply. "See you when you get back!" Sarah waved good bye to her friend.
Anne ran off to the Hufflepuff common room. "I'm going to miss all of you," Sarah sat down and rested her head on her hand. "I'll miss you too," Mei was depressed too. "Don't worry, I'll write," Mei tried to cheer her friend up. And Sarah smiled, "I'll write back!"
Mei stood up, fist clenched and slightly raised, determination in her eyes, "It's the last day, and we only have one double period left, we can't be depressed!" "Well, I have potions." Sarah muttered, head in her arms. Mei sat down, as if hope was gone. "What do you have?" Sarah asked Mei, turning her head to her friend. "I have Defense against the dark arts, pretty boring," Mei sighed. "I understand, I feel your pain, there there, there there," Sarah patted her on the back sympathetically.
Sarah looked at her wrist, which still had no watch on it. "Do you have the time?" Sarah asked, starting to pack up. "No! But I'm sure were late, everyone's gone!" Mei panicked as she packed her books into her bag. "Awe, this will be a ten page essay," Sarah complained as they ran out of the empty library.
Authors notes: Hey so how was it? Want to review? I think I'm also going to throw in a 'special chapter' kind of thing explaing about the main characters. Anyway hope you enjoyed and please review!
