R&R! Here's the 4th: Wow, 2 chapters in a day! Whew! Don't expect that to
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After recovering from their giggles, the girls surveyed the car. There were two older girls, probably 3rd or 4th years, that had raised their eyebrows but now were pretending that they didn't see Lily and Justine; they were quietly looking through some magazines. At the other corner of the car was a boy-a rather handsome one, to Lily. He had shaggy dirty blonde hair and intense blue eyes that seemed to laugh when he looked at them. He wore an Abercrombie shirt and faded jeans with flip-flops. Lily nudged Justine and nodded casually towards the boy. Justine glanced and raised her eyebrow, making a face. Lily couldn't see how Justine couldn't be as completely smitten with him as her. She probably liked the kind of guy that wore suits and had clean-cut hair and shined leather shoes. Lily scoffed at that thought. How could a guy like that ever be interesting? She leaned back in her chair and wondered what she could say to him. She didn't have to think long though. Wordlessly, he got up and sauntered out of the car. Lily sighed in disappointment. I Great, now we've scared away the first guy I liked here! /I She glanced at Justine, who was reading a herbology book. I Ugh.how boring. She doesn't even need to read yet and she's doing it in her free will! /I Just as Lily was wondering what she should do, one of the 3rd year girls spoke up. She looked up from her magazine and smiled at the other. "You know, for a little first year, your little brother isn't to bad looking!" The other one looked up and Lily saw that she had the same intense blue eyes and dirty blond hair as the boy, only her eyes were a little lighter colored and her hair much longer, and perfectly straight. She flipped it lightly and made a face at her friend. "Don't gross me out Isa.come on, that's my brother! Besides, he's way to young for you." The other one shrugged carelessly and looked Lily's way. "Are you first years?" She said, and she flipped her perfect hair, just as the other one had. The other looked up curiously from her magazine, as if she were surprised that Lily and Justine were still here, in her presence.
"Yeah." Lily said, not sure what else to say. Why couldn't she ever think of anything cool to say? She wondered if the other girls thought she was weird yet. But, the one that had spoken, who looked Mediterranean with her dark brown eyes, olive skin, and wavy black hair, only smiled. "Well then, this is all new to you I guess." She folded up her magazine and put it in her purse. "I'm Isa. Isa Martinez. Don't worry, You'll love it. What houses do you think you'll be in?"
"Gryffindor." Justine piped up. She sounded as sure of it as she was of her own name. "My dad was in it, his brothers were in it, his sister was in it, his father.." she trailed off. "Yes, I'll be in Gryffindor." Isa nodded, her face expressionless. There was no way to tell what she was thinking. The other one however, looked ready to laugh. "You never know for sure. What was your mother in?" She said, now in the conversation. Justine stuttered "R-R-Ravenclaw." She said, as if the thought had just crossed her mind. The other girl lifted her eyebrow and looked back to her magazine, as if she had just proven her point. Isa ignored her. "And you?" she said. Lily realized that she was talking to her now. Her deep brown eyes bore into hers. "I-I don't know." She said sheepishly. "My Mum and Dad were in Gryffindor." She said. Isa blinked and flipped her hair again. "Well, there's no way to be sure, you know. You'll never be absolutely sure. My family was mostly Ravenclaw, but I ended up in Gryffindor." She smiled. "And I'm happy for it." She glanced at the other girl. "Chanelle, what were your parents?" Chanelle looked up from her magazine and answered in a bored monotone. "Ma in Hufflepuff, Dad in Gryffindor. Where is my brother??" she finished off and looked around, more in annoyance than worry.
"Present" the boy sauntered into the room with a bulging bag in one hand. He smiled and Lily's heart leapt. His sister, who was dressed primly in a short khaki skirt and stylish v-neck blouse scoffed at him. "Where were you?" she snapped. He lifted the bag. "Hunting the snack cart." He grinned and sat in his seat again, opening the bag. Chanelle narrowed her eyes but didn't say anything. Isa had a tiny smile on her face, as if she was amused with the whole ordeal. "It would have come around eventually anyway." Chanelle muttered. Lily suppressed a laugh. The boy had obviously won the battle. He didn't seem to care about his sister's last comment. Lily watched him open a Chocolate Frog and bite its head off. He suddenly looked up and saw her watching him. She turned quickly away, feeling her face turn red. "Want one?" he said. She loved his voice. "Err-I guess. Why not?" she reached for one and touched his hand. Surprised, she pulled away quickly. His blue eyes watched her and she felt a bit uncomfortable, wondering what he was thinking. "My name's Blake." He said finally. "Lily." She said with half a Chocolate Frog in her mouth. Blake laughed, and she turned red again. Gawd, she had stuffed the whole thing in her mouth! Why couldn't she ever be graceful? But she realized that he wasn't laughing I at/I her. She smiled and he said "You done with that?" "Yeah" she laughed, "I guess I am!" she looked down, feeling more comfortable with him but still a little hesitant. She stuffed the wrapper in her pocket and fiddled with the zipper of her jacket. She wished she wasn't so damn shy.
"Does your friend want to come over?" Blake said. Lily looked up and same him staring at Justine. Damn Justine. Lily suddenly felt ugly compared to her, Isa and Chanelle. She pushed some of her hair behind her ear and looked down. "Sure." She muttered. Blake didn't notice her disappointment and he waved Justine over. She cautiously got up then smiled and made her way over, flipping her hair just as Isa and Chanelle had. Bloody Hell! Do they all do that?! Lily grinded her teeth as Justine sat down and looked out the window in order to restrain herself from giving Justine a nasty look. Blake grinned and handed her the bag, saying "Pick one." Justine primly took out a pumpkin marshmallow and took a small bite, smiling at Blake. Lily grinded her teeth louder and crossed her arms. She thought Justine had made it clear she didn't like Blake! So why the hell was she making all nice to him??
Blake folded his arms behind his head and looked out the window. Totally calm and cool. Lily felt butterflies in her stomach watching him. Lily was going through her mind trying to think of something to say to Blake when the car door slid open and a prefect appeared. "Only 'bout an hour left! I'd change into my robes now." He grinned at all of them and slid the door closed again. Chanelle got up with a sigh and pulled her bag out of the compartment. "Oh my God, I went to Hulligan's for my robes and they were out of my size in this purple one with a gold tassle! I was so pissed!" She said to Isa.
"Oh My God! I was like, what should I do?!" Blake held up his hands, mocking his sister. Lily laughed and he flashed one of his award-winning grins at her. She thought she would melt and was so immersed that she didn't see Chanelle's sneer and nasty look in Lily's direction. Chanelle stomped out of the car with Isa in tow.
By the time they had everything ready and were dressed in their robes, the train was near Hogwarts. Lily sat down by the window and gazed out, hoping to catch a glimpse of it as they came close. Suddenly the train turned into a tunnel and all was dark. When they reappeared on the other side of the tunnel, the train slowed and Lily could see people and carriages waiting for them. Excitement flooded over her and she hopped out of her seat and grabbed Justine, willing to forgive her for what happened before. Justine looked just as eager as her.
"Well, I think it looks good on me, right?" Chanelle was talking about the purple robe that she had made Isa let her borrow for the banquet. "Yeah, of course." Isa said. She sounded tired. Lily was about to look back to see what Isa was wearing when the doors opened. She grabbed Justine's arm and jumped out, looking all around her. It was dark now and the stars shone brightly. Carriages were lined up nearby-but they had no horses. Isa and Chanelle started towards one of them and Lily started to follow. "Naw, you don't go thar! First years this way!" Lily turned to see where the voice was coming from and saw the biggest, hairiest man she had ever seen. She suppressed a scream and held tightly to Justine.
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I know, I know, I'm no good at ending chapters! Just R&R, k? Thanx to those who have so far!
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After recovering from their giggles, the girls surveyed the car. There were two older girls, probably 3rd or 4th years, that had raised their eyebrows but now were pretending that they didn't see Lily and Justine; they were quietly looking through some magazines. At the other corner of the car was a boy-a rather handsome one, to Lily. He had shaggy dirty blonde hair and intense blue eyes that seemed to laugh when he looked at them. He wore an Abercrombie shirt and faded jeans with flip-flops. Lily nudged Justine and nodded casually towards the boy. Justine glanced and raised her eyebrow, making a face. Lily couldn't see how Justine couldn't be as completely smitten with him as her. She probably liked the kind of guy that wore suits and had clean-cut hair and shined leather shoes. Lily scoffed at that thought. How could a guy like that ever be interesting? She leaned back in her chair and wondered what she could say to him. She didn't have to think long though. Wordlessly, he got up and sauntered out of the car. Lily sighed in disappointment. I Great, now we've scared away the first guy I liked here! /I She glanced at Justine, who was reading a herbology book. I Ugh.how boring. She doesn't even need to read yet and she's doing it in her free will! /I Just as Lily was wondering what she should do, one of the 3rd year girls spoke up. She looked up from her magazine and smiled at the other. "You know, for a little first year, your little brother isn't to bad looking!" The other one looked up and Lily saw that she had the same intense blue eyes and dirty blond hair as the boy, only her eyes were a little lighter colored and her hair much longer, and perfectly straight. She flipped it lightly and made a face at her friend. "Don't gross me out Isa.come on, that's my brother! Besides, he's way to young for you." The other one shrugged carelessly and looked Lily's way. "Are you first years?" She said, and she flipped her perfect hair, just as the other one had. The other looked up curiously from her magazine, as if she were surprised that Lily and Justine were still here, in her presence.
"Yeah." Lily said, not sure what else to say. Why couldn't she ever think of anything cool to say? She wondered if the other girls thought she was weird yet. But, the one that had spoken, who looked Mediterranean with her dark brown eyes, olive skin, and wavy black hair, only smiled. "Well then, this is all new to you I guess." She folded up her magazine and put it in her purse. "I'm Isa. Isa Martinez. Don't worry, You'll love it. What houses do you think you'll be in?"
"Gryffindor." Justine piped up. She sounded as sure of it as she was of her own name. "My dad was in it, his brothers were in it, his sister was in it, his father.." she trailed off. "Yes, I'll be in Gryffindor." Isa nodded, her face expressionless. There was no way to tell what she was thinking. The other one however, looked ready to laugh. "You never know for sure. What was your mother in?" She said, now in the conversation. Justine stuttered "R-R-Ravenclaw." She said, as if the thought had just crossed her mind. The other girl lifted her eyebrow and looked back to her magazine, as if she had just proven her point. Isa ignored her. "And you?" she said. Lily realized that she was talking to her now. Her deep brown eyes bore into hers. "I-I don't know." She said sheepishly. "My Mum and Dad were in Gryffindor." She said. Isa blinked and flipped her hair again. "Well, there's no way to be sure, you know. You'll never be absolutely sure. My family was mostly Ravenclaw, but I ended up in Gryffindor." She smiled. "And I'm happy for it." She glanced at the other girl. "Chanelle, what were your parents?" Chanelle looked up from her magazine and answered in a bored monotone. "Ma in Hufflepuff, Dad in Gryffindor. Where is my brother??" she finished off and looked around, more in annoyance than worry.
"Present" the boy sauntered into the room with a bulging bag in one hand. He smiled and Lily's heart leapt. His sister, who was dressed primly in a short khaki skirt and stylish v-neck blouse scoffed at him. "Where were you?" she snapped. He lifted the bag. "Hunting the snack cart." He grinned and sat in his seat again, opening the bag. Chanelle narrowed her eyes but didn't say anything. Isa had a tiny smile on her face, as if she was amused with the whole ordeal. "It would have come around eventually anyway." Chanelle muttered. Lily suppressed a laugh. The boy had obviously won the battle. He didn't seem to care about his sister's last comment. Lily watched him open a Chocolate Frog and bite its head off. He suddenly looked up and saw her watching him. She turned quickly away, feeling her face turn red. "Want one?" he said. She loved his voice. "Err-I guess. Why not?" she reached for one and touched his hand. Surprised, she pulled away quickly. His blue eyes watched her and she felt a bit uncomfortable, wondering what he was thinking. "My name's Blake." He said finally. "Lily." She said with half a Chocolate Frog in her mouth. Blake laughed, and she turned red again. Gawd, she had stuffed the whole thing in her mouth! Why couldn't she ever be graceful? But she realized that he wasn't laughing I at/I her. She smiled and he said "You done with that?" "Yeah" she laughed, "I guess I am!" she looked down, feeling more comfortable with him but still a little hesitant. She stuffed the wrapper in her pocket and fiddled with the zipper of her jacket. She wished she wasn't so damn shy.
"Does your friend want to come over?" Blake said. Lily looked up and same him staring at Justine. Damn Justine. Lily suddenly felt ugly compared to her, Isa and Chanelle. She pushed some of her hair behind her ear and looked down. "Sure." She muttered. Blake didn't notice her disappointment and he waved Justine over. She cautiously got up then smiled and made her way over, flipping her hair just as Isa and Chanelle had. Bloody Hell! Do they all do that?! Lily grinded her teeth as Justine sat down and looked out the window in order to restrain herself from giving Justine a nasty look. Blake grinned and handed her the bag, saying "Pick one." Justine primly took out a pumpkin marshmallow and took a small bite, smiling at Blake. Lily grinded her teeth louder and crossed her arms. She thought Justine had made it clear she didn't like Blake! So why the hell was she making all nice to him??
Blake folded his arms behind his head and looked out the window. Totally calm and cool. Lily felt butterflies in her stomach watching him. Lily was going through her mind trying to think of something to say to Blake when the car door slid open and a prefect appeared. "Only 'bout an hour left! I'd change into my robes now." He grinned at all of them and slid the door closed again. Chanelle got up with a sigh and pulled her bag out of the compartment. "Oh my God, I went to Hulligan's for my robes and they were out of my size in this purple one with a gold tassle! I was so pissed!" She said to Isa.
"Oh My God! I was like, what should I do?!" Blake held up his hands, mocking his sister. Lily laughed and he flashed one of his award-winning grins at her. She thought she would melt and was so immersed that she didn't see Chanelle's sneer and nasty look in Lily's direction. Chanelle stomped out of the car with Isa in tow.
By the time they had everything ready and were dressed in their robes, the train was near Hogwarts. Lily sat down by the window and gazed out, hoping to catch a glimpse of it as they came close. Suddenly the train turned into a tunnel and all was dark. When they reappeared on the other side of the tunnel, the train slowed and Lily could see people and carriages waiting for them. Excitement flooded over her and she hopped out of her seat and grabbed Justine, willing to forgive her for what happened before. Justine looked just as eager as her.
"Well, I think it looks good on me, right?" Chanelle was talking about the purple robe that she had made Isa let her borrow for the banquet. "Yeah, of course." Isa said. She sounded tired. Lily was about to look back to see what Isa was wearing when the doors opened. She grabbed Justine's arm and jumped out, looking all around her. It was dark now and the stars shone brightly. Carriages were lined up nearby-but they had no horses. Isa and Chanelle started towards one of them and Lily started to follow. "Naw, you don't go thar! First years this way!" Lily turned to see where the voice was coming from and saw the biggest, hairiest man she had ever seen. She suppressed a scream and held tightly to Justine.
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I know, I know, I'm no good at ending chapters! Just R&R, k? Thanx to those who have so far!
