"Welcome to Los Angeles. We thank you for flying US Air and hope you enjoy
your time here in the city of stars."
As Ginny exited the plane she looked around apprehensively. She had gotten a scholarship to attend the United States highest ranked magic school, Taney Academy, for her fifth year as an exchange student. She had heard that there was another Hogwarts student who would also be attending Taney Academy. Ginny continued looking until she spotted a sign with her name on it being waved around in the air by the most gorgeous guy she had ever seen. He had blond hair and great aquamarine eyes. He was wearing khaki shorts and a black muscle shirt. As she was walking over he looked up and caught her eye.
"You Virginia Weasley?"
"Please call me Ginny."
"Hey, I'm Ben. How was your flight?"
Ben picked up her bags and carried them as they started walking toward the exit. He guided her over to a little silver convertible BMW Z3 and stuck her bags in the hatch.
"So, I'm assuming you go to Taney Academy?" Ginny asked.
"Right in one!"
"And."
"And you are going to love it. It's got a history to go with it. See originally it was intended for use in Alaska. But the builder messed up and built our school in Anchorage and their school in LA. So the state decided that they didn't want a school with tons of heating in our weather. That's where Headmaster Prevas came in and bought the school from them and then transformed the school and made it so that we could use it."
"Cool. So it's pretty new?"
"Yeah, fairly. But that's not all. You see while he was fixing it up he added some bonuses. We not only have an indoor Quidditch training field but we have a swimming pool, a dance studio, and a beach volleyball court."
"Wow, that's wicked cool. Do you have teams other than Quidditch?"
"Yup we have a Quidditch team."
"That's a given."
".a volleyball team, a dance team, and a swim team. All the teams compete in inner house championships and all but the Quidditch team compete with muggle schools. And here we are, home sweet home."
Ginny looked at the house where she was going to be staying. She had talked to her host mom and sisters through the floo network and she couldn't wait to see Beth and Erin. Ben got her bags out of the trunk and brought them into the house. As soon as Ginny set foot in the huge entryway she was ambushed with hugs.
"Oh Gin! I am so glad you're here. We are going to have sooo much fun!"
"Yeah and our next door neighbor, Kelly, is hosting the most gorgeous guy we've ever seen. He comes from Hogwarts too!"
Laughing, Ginny stepped back to look at the twins. Beth and Erin could not look any more different. Beth had blond hair and blue eyes while Erin had brown hair and brown eyes.
"Girls, girls. Relax and give her some room to breathe." Came a voice from the stairs.
Ginny looked up and saw her host mom Tara. Ben and Beth definitely got their looks from her. She had their blond hair and blue eyes. She came over and swept Ginny up in a hug.
"Now, girls why don't you show Ginny to her room?"
"Okay mom," came the exasperated voices of the twins as they each picked up a bag and started up the steps.
"It's great to be here and thank you!" Ginny shouted to Tara as the girls swept her up the stairs. They walked down a hallway and pointed to doors.
"That one's mom's, this is Ben's, and here's ours and your room is the one across from ours." They opened the door and let Gin into her room. She stepped in and gasped in awe. Her room was the size of the girl's dorm at Hogwarts. It was done in all cream and beige. There were plush beige carpet and the walls were painted cream. The dresser and vanity were a light beige wood. As she rounded the corner she saw a pair of French doors with white flowing linen drapes. She opened the doors and stepped out onto the balcony. She had the perfect view of the beach and the sun was baking. She went back inside and looked in the bathroom. It had a shower and Jacuzzi sized bathtub, which was surrounded by candles. It was done in cream too. She walked into the main room and turned to the girls.
"This is incredible!"
The girls looked at each other and ran at Ginny's king sized bed, which had white linen hangings draping it on all sides. They jumped onto the bed and had a huge pillow fight.
When everyone was out of breath they lay down on their stomachs with their heads facing the middle and started talking.
"So what do we want to do now?" Ginny asked.
"Well for starters.do you have a bikini?"
Ginny shook her head no.
"Then.. we are going to go SHOPPING!"
* * * *
Draco was lying down on his bed. Maybe America wasn't going to be so bad after all. His neighbor Kelly was a pretty cool guy and they seemed to have a lot in common. Maybe spending a year here wasn't such a bad idea after all. He'd already been here for a week and had started playing beach volleyball and swimming. He had gotten a healthy tan and his pale blonde hair had started getting a little blonder rather than white.
His family was very nice. His host brother, Kelly, was really nice and athletic. Kelly's mom, Penny, was really nice and pretty. She had a very motherly air about her that Draco never got at home. She had already taken him shopping and gotten him his basic school stuff along with some of the more fashionable American things.
"Hey Dray! Come on we're gonna go to the beach with the girls from next door and their exchange student. She's from Hogwarts too," called Kelly.
"Alright, I'm coming!"
* * * *
Ginny had enjoyed the muggle mall and they had spent an obscene amount of money. She had been outfitted in everything that was in style in California. When the girls got home they called Kelly and told him to meet them on the beach with his exchange student.
Ginny went upstairs to change into her bathing suit. She put on one of her new bikinis. It was a black suit with a white border. She then slid into her new white short shorts and her black flip-flops. She ran a brush through her hair and put it up into a high ponytail. Then she put on some chapstick. She grabbed her white straw bag and threw in a towel, some sunscreen, and her CD player.
"Okay girls, I'm ready."
They walked out the back door and started for the beach.
"There he is! And look at his exchange student!"
Ginny got a good look at them both as she approached. The American was very cute, with short curly brown hair and brown eyes. He was very muscular and had incredible abs. He was playing beach volleyball with his exchange student.
The exchange student was also very muscular and had incredible abs. They both turned to meet the girls and Ginny watched as the blond looked at her and smirked.
"Well, well, well. Fancy meeting you here."
It was Draco Malfoy.
As Ginny exited the plane she looked around apprehensively. She had gotten a scholarship to attend the United States highest ranked magic school, Taney Academy, for her fifth year as an exchange student. She had heard that there was another Hogwarts student who would also be attending Taney Academy. Ginny continued looking until she spotted a sign with her name on it being waved around in the air by the most gorgeous guy she had ever seen. He had blond hair and great aquamarine eyes. He was wearing khaki shorts and a black muscle shirt. As she was walking over he looked up and caught her eye.
"You Virginia Weasley?"
"Please call me Ginny."
"Hey, I'm Ben. How was your flight?"
Ben picked up her bags and carried them as they started walking toward the exit. He guided her over to a little silver convertible BMW Z3 and stuck her bags in the hatch.
"So, I'm assuming you go to Taney Academy?" Ginny asked.
"Right in one!"
"And."
"And you are going to love it. It's got a history to go with it. See originally it was intended for use in Alaska. But the builder messed up and built our school in Anchorage and their school in LA. So the state decided that they didn't want a school with tons of heating in our weather. That's where Headmaster Prevas came in and bought the school from them and then transformed the school and made it so that we could use it."
"Cool. So it's pretty new?"
"Yeah, fairly. But that's not all. You see while he was fixing it up he added some bonuses. We not only have an indoor Quidditch training field but we have a swimming pool, a dance studio, and a beach volleyball court."
"Wow, that's wicked cool. Do you have teams other than Quidditch?"
"Yup we have a Quidditch team."
"That's a given."
".a volleyball team, a dance team, and a swim team. All the teams compete in inner house championships and all but the Quidditch team compete with muggle schools. And here we are, home sweet home."
Ginny looked at the house where she was going to be staying. She had talked to her host mom and sisters through the floo network and she couldn't wait to see Beth and Erin. Ben got her bags out of the trunk and brought them into the house. As soon as Ginny set foot in the huge entryway she was ambushed with hugs.
"Oh Gin! I am so glad you're here. We are going to have sooo much fun!"
"Yeah and our next door neighbor, Kelly, is hosting the most gorgeous guy we've ever seen. He comes from Hogwarts too!"
Laughing, Ginny stepped back to look at the twins. Beth and Erin could not look any more different. Beth had blond hair and blue eyes while Erin had brown hair and brown eyes.
"Girls, girls. Relax and give her some room to breathe." Came a voice from the stairs.
Ginny looked up and saw her host mom Tara. Ben and Beth definitely got their looks from her. She had their blond hair and blue eyes. She came over and swept Ginny up in a hug.
"Now, girls why don't you show Ginny to her room?"
"Okay mom," came the exasperated voices of the twins as they each picked up a bag and started up the steps.
"It's great to be here and thank you!" Ginny shouted to Tara as the girls swept her up the stairs. They walked down a hallway and pointed to doors.
"That one's mom's, this is Ben's, and here's ours and your room is the one across from ours." They opened the door and let Gin into her room. She stepped in and gasped in awe. Her room was the size of the girl's dorm at Hogwarts. It was done in all cream and beige. There were plush beige carpet and the walls were painted cream. The dresser and vanity were a light beige wood. As she rounded the corner she saw a pair of French doors with white flowing linen drapes. She opened the doors and stepped out onto the balcony. She had the perfect view of the beach and the sun was baking. She went back inside and looked in the bathroom. It had a shower and Jacuzzi sized bathtub, which was surrounded by candles. It was done in cream too. She walked into the main room and turned to the girls.
"This is incredible!"
The girls looked at each other and ran at Ginny's king sized bed, which had white linen hangings draping it on all sides. They jumped onto the bed and had a huge pillow fight.
When everyone was out of breath they lay down on their stomachs with their heads facing the middle and started talking.
"So what do we want to do now?" Ginny asked.
"Well for starters.do you have a bikini?"
Ginny shook her head no.
"Then.. we are going to go SHOPPING!"
* * * *
Draco was lying down on his bed. Maybe America wasn't going to be so bad after all. His neighbor Kelly was a pretty cool guy and they seemed to have a lot in common. Maybe spending a year here wasn't such a bad idea after all. He'd already been here for a week and had started playing beach volleyball and swimming. He had gotten a healthy tan and his pale blonde hair had started getting a little blonder rather than white.
His family was very nice. His host brother, Kelly, was really nice and athletic. Kelly's mom, Penny, was really nice and pretty. She had a very motherly air about her that Draco never got at home. She had already taken him shopping and gotten him his basic school stuff along with some of the more fashionable American things.
"Hey Dray! Come on we're gonna go to the beach with the girls from next door and their exchange student. She's from Hogwarts too," called Kelly.
"Alright, I'm coming!"
* * * *
Ginny had enjoyed the muggle mall and they had spent an obscene amount of money. She had been outfitted in everything that was in style in California. When the girls got home they called Kelly and told him to meet them on the beach with his exchange student.
Ginny went upstairs to change into her bathing suit. She put on one of her new bikinis. It was a black suit with a white border. She then slid into her new white short shorts and her black flip-flops. She ran a brush through her hair and put it up into a high ponytail. Then she put on some chapstick. She grabbed her white straw bag and threw in a towel, some sunscreen, and her CD player.
"Okay girls, I'm ready."
They walked out the back door and started for the beach.
"There he is! And look at his exchange student!"
Ginny got a good look at them both as she approached. The American was very cute, with short curly brown hair and brown eyes. He was very muscular and had incredible abs. He was playing beach volleyball with his exchange student.
The exchange student was also very muscular and had incredible abs. They both turned to meet the girls and Ginny watched as the blond looked at her and smirked.
"Well, well, well. Fancy meeting you here."
It was Draco Malfoy.