(A/N- I had some questions last chapter, so I'm going to try to answer them
the best I can. Thank you all of you for reviewing, I appreciate you guys
SO much, you have no idea!
Are Christine and Tim Harry and Ginny? - I don't know, why don't we wait and see?
Why is Claire's hair blond, and Alyson's hair brown? - Honestly, I wanted to spice things up a bit. I mean the Trio's kids are usually redheads. And Nick and Hannah are redheads. Claire's just an oddball. I also said her hair was reddish-blond. Hermione or Ron must have some blond genes, which is very possibly, especially in redheaded families. And both my parents are brunettes, and my brothers are both blond. So there you go.
As for Aly, her hair is a couple shades off of Harry's, a.k.a. a very dark brown. This is possible. I mean, Ginny's red could have softened Harry's black up a bit.
Are Chris and Aly twins? - Nope.
Why is Claire's nickname Caro? - The literary answer is that they are basically sisters. And even if "Caro" doesn't really sound like "Claire", Aly probably called her that when she was a baby. My friends call me Katey even though my name is Stephanie. But the real answer is I needed to give Claire some sort of nickname, and that was the closest I could think of. There's not much you can do with Claire. ;)
If you guys have more questions, I would be happy to answer them. ( And know for Chapter 3! )
Chapter 3- Questions
Alyson didn't get a lot of sleep that night. And when she finally did drift off it was so late that she got up late as well.
"What a start to a year," she grumbled, as she headed down to breakfast. When she finally entered the Entrance Hall, she was surprised to see Christopher Ryan sitting with Aidan and Claire at their usual table.
"Hi," she said, smiling at them all.
Aidan smiled. "Hey, Aly. This is my new friend, Chris. Chris, this is Alyson Potter."
Alyson stuck her hand forward, and Christopher shook it. "You can call me Aly."
"You can call me Chris," said Christopher, in a completely British accent.
Alyson was startled. "You're British?" she asked. "Oh, excuse me. I thought you were from France."
Chris gave a small laugh. "Yes, I'm British. I moved to France when I was ten. My father is a reporter, and he was transferred there. We just moved back here. That's why I switched."
"That must have been rough," Alyson said, smiling.
Chris shrugged. "It's nice to be back."
Alyson nodded. The bell rang for their first class, and they departed.
*
Professor Binns was droning on in the front of the classroom, but Alyson wasn't really listening. Chris Ryan was sitting right in front of her, and she was staring at him. Why did he seem so familiar?
She was brought back to earth as Claire slid a piece of parchment under her elbow.
"So what do you think of the new kid? Quite good-looking, I say."
Alyson frowned, and scribbled a note back. "Um, no."
Claire looked at it. "You don't think so?" she wrote hastily.
Alyson shook her head.
Claire wrote back. "You know, he kind of looks like you."
Alyson frowned. "Thanks Caro," she wrote back swiftly. She turned her head and pretended to be listening to Professor Binns. She didn't want to think about Chris anymore.
*
"Aly, hey Aly!" Alyson jumped as Chris Ryan came next to her. He seemed startled at her face. "Oh, I'm sorry. Did I scare you?"
"No," Alyson said, trying to remain calm. "I was just thinking. How are you?"
Chris shrugged. "I'm fine. It's a bit stressful, you know starting a new school and everything. But I'll manage."
Alyson smiled, and mentally kicked herself. Who was she to avoid a perfectly nice boy, one who had been nice to her from the get go? He needed friends. "I hope we can be friends Chris," she said. "I really do."
Chris smiled.
(A/N- Sorry this was a bit short. He next chapters will be interesting, I promise, this is sort of transition chapter. Thanks guys!)
Are Christine and Tim Harry and Ginny? - I don't know, why don't we wait and see?
Why is Claire's hair blond, and Alyson's hair brown? - Honestly, I wanted to spice things up a bit. I mean the Trio's kids are usually redheads. And Nick and Hannah are redheads. Claire's just an oddball. I also said her hair was reddish-blond. Hermione or Ron must have some blond genes, which is very possibly, especially in redheaded families. And both my parents are brunettes, and my brothers are both blond. So there you go.
As for Aly, her hair is a couple shades off of Harry's, a.k.a. a very dark brown. This is possible. I mean, Ginny's red could have softened Harry's black up a bit.
Are Chris and Aly twins? - Nope.
Why is Claire's nickname Caro? - The literary answer is that they are basically sisters. And even if "Caro" doesn't really sound like "Claire", Aly probably called her that when she was a baby. My friends call me Katey even though my name is Stephanie. But the real answer is I needed to give Claire some sort of nickname, and that was the closest I could think of. There's not much you can do with Claire. ;)
If you guys have more questions, I would be happy to answer them. ( And know for Chapter 3! )
Chapter 3- Questions
Alyson didn't get a lot of sleep that night. And when she finally did drift off it was so late that she got up late as well.
"What a start to a year," she grumbled, as she headed down to breakfast. When she finally entered the Entrance Hall, she was surprised to see Christopher Ryan sitting with Aidan and Claire at their usual table.
"Hi," she said, smiling at them all.
Aidan smiled. "Hey, Aly. This is my new friend, Chris. Chris, this is Alyson Potter."
Alyson stuck her hand forward, and Christopher shook it. "You can call me Aly."
"You can call me Chris," said Christopher, in a completely British accent.
Alyson was startled. "You're British?" she asked. "Oh, excuse me. I thought you were from France."
Chris gave a small laugh. "Yes, I'm British. I moved to France when I was ten. My father is a reporter, and he was transferred there. We just moved back here. That's why I switched."
"That must have been rough," Alyson said, smiling.
Chris shrugged. "It's nice to be back."
Alyson nodded. The bell rang for their first class, and they departed.
*
Professor Binns was droning on in the front of the classroom, but Alyson wasn't really listening. Chris Ryan was sitting right in front of her, and she was staring at him. Why did he seem so familiar?
She was brought back to earth as Claire slid a piece of parchment under her elbow.
"So what do you think of the new kid? Quite good-looking, I say."
Alyson frowned, and scribbled a note back. "Um, no."
Claire looked at it. "You don't think so?" she wrote hastily.
Alyson shook her head.
Claire wrote back. "You know, he kind of looks like you."
Alyson frowned. "Thanks Caro," she wrote back swiftly. She turned her head and pretended to be listening to Professor Binns. She didn't want to think about Chris anymore.
*
"Aly, hey Aly!" Alyson jumped as Chris Ryan came next to her. He seemed startled at her face. "Oh, I'm sorry. Did I scare you?"
"No," Alyson said, trying to remain calm. "I was just thinking. How are you?"
Chris shrugged. "I'm fine. It's a bit stressful, you know starting a new school and everything. But I'll manage."
Alyson smiled, and mentally kicked herself. Who was she to avoid a perfectly nice boy, one who had been nice to her from the get go? He needed friends. "I hope we can be friends Chris," she said. "I really do."
Chris smiled.
(A/N- Sorry this was a bit short. He next chapters will be interesting, I promise, this is sort of transition chapter. Thanks guys!)