This goes a little slow because I have to set up everything it will get
better don't worry.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything! Except for the plot.
Thank you to my betas Liz and Crystal and to my other reviewers.
The (*) means that you probably don't know what the word before it means so I will write the meanings
TGV- a type of train that is very, very fast.
Clochard- a person who sleeps on the street.
Gare de Lyon- the train station.
Charles de Gaulle- The airport.
L'Opera- The opera house.
Chapter 4: The Trip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ginny was relieved to finally step of the train. She usually didn't mind train rides,
but this trip had been underwater most of the time so she hadn't been able to see much.
The train ride to Paris seemed to be so much longer than the train ride to Hogwarts, Even
though it was only three hours long. It felt strange not going to Hogwarts this year.
Ginny exited the train and smelled a hint of smoke and saw a bit of fog on the
ground. When she walked away from the TGV* train, she heard the beautiful French
language. Ginny had secretly taught herself French the year before her entry to Hogwarts
and was now fluent. When she walked further through the station she noticed a clochard*
sitting on old newspapers with bottles of very cheap wine around him.
She walked to the information board and looked for her train that would take her
from Gare de Lyon* to Charles de Gaulle*. When she found it she saw that she had an
hour to kill. She decided to get something to eat.
She walked to the center of the station with her small suitcase and bag in hand.
She went into a small café type restaurant and ordered coffee with a croissant in perfect
French. She took them and sat down at a small round table. She took out a book and read
and ate for about half an hour.
She gathered up her things and headed for the doors at the side of the center. She
would be taking a train/metro to the airport. When she got out side she still had ten
minutes till the train/metro came. She looked around and didn't see anywhere to sit; the
area was packed with so many people, so she stood by the side of the door.
She was still excited to see America but she could also feel a hint of nervousness
coming. She thought to her self 'What if it was all wrong? What if the family rejects me?'
She did get to finish her thought because the train/metro arrived to pick up passengers.
She took out her ticket, that she had gotten earlier and handed it to the driver.
Ginny sat down by a window so she could see a little bit of Paris. They started
moving and she looked out the window and saw many people on bicycles holding very
long bread under their arms. She also noticed that everybody was dressed very nicely.
There were also a lot of outdoor cafés. She saw many people reading newspapers out
side. By now the fog had cleared and it was sunny out. Ginny also saw L'Opera just
before the train/metro went under ground.
She finally reached the airport about 20 minutes later. She got of the train/metro
and went inside the airport.
Ginny found out that her plane left in 30 minutes and that her gate was on the
other side of airport, which was huge, she wouldn't make it on time. She then had a
thought and went into the women's bathroom. She was glad to see there were only two
women that were about to leave.
Ginny went into the handicap stall with all her luggage. She closed the door and
diappareated into the restroom near her gate. She was thankful that her stall was empty.
She walked out of the rest room and was glad to hear that they were just seating her row.
She entered the plane and took her seat in first class. She took out her CD player
and her book and got comfortable. This was going to take a long time.
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Ginny stepped over in Detroit and got onto the plane for Los Angeles. By this time she
was really tired and on the whole 4 hour flight she slept.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ginny finally got out of the Los Angeles airport to find a middle aged man
waiting with a sigh that said VIRGINA WEASLEY. She walked over to him and he said
hello and opened the door to the taxi for her.
"The names Mores. Where will I be takin' ya?" Mores said as he put out his
cigarette in the ash tray.
"To 346 Access lane please." Ginny said in her proper English accent.
"Access lane." He said while scratching his gray stubble. "Nice place that is."
He turned out of the airport on to a busy highway. "You here for college or just
visiting?"
Ginny wasn't sure if it was okay to say things about herself to a stranger but she
did anyway.
"Actually I am an exchange student from London. I am still in high school."
Ginny said even thought she thought it was weird to say that she was a high school
student.
Ginny and Mores talked for some time until they turned onto Access lane. Ginny
looked around to see the most beautiful houses every where. She saw big gates and pools
behind them.
They finally came to a house that looked like it was made out of some kind of
hard white clay. It had three stories and had a red shingled roof with so many beautiful
flowers and a little pond in the front of it. The taxi stopped right in front of it.
"I can tell by the awed _expression on your face that you have never been it LA
before."
"No, God no" Ginny said still in shock.
Ginny then said good bye to Mores and gave him the money for the trip.
Ginny slowly walked up to the house. She noticed that even the drive was
beautiful. She looked at the front door, which was green, there were the numbers 346 in
gold lettering. Yup this wasn't a joke this was the right home.
She was also getting very hot. She had taken off her sweatshirt long time ago but
she still wore a long sleeved shirt. She wanted to get inside, where hopefully it would be cooler. She walked up to the door and rang the door bell.
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This was my 4th chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything! Except for the plot.
Thank you to my betas Liz and Crystal and to my other reviewers.
The (*) means that you probably don't know what the word before it means so I will write the meanings
TGV- a type of train that is very, very fast.
Clochard- a person who sleeps on the street.
Gare de Lyon- the train station.
Charles de Gaulle- The airport.
L'Opera- The opera house.
Chapter 4: The Trip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ginny was relieved to finally step of the train. She usually didn't mind train rides,
but this trip had been underwater most of the time so she hadn't been able to see much.
The train ride to Paris seemed to be so much longer than the train ride to Hogwarts, Even
though it was only three hours long. It felt strange not going to Hogwarts this year.
Ginny exited the train and smelled a hint of smoke and saw a bit of fog on the
ground. When she walked away from the TGV* train, she heard the beautiful French
language. Ginny had secretly taught herself French the year before her entry to Hogwarts
and was now fluent. When she walked further through the station she noticed a clochard*
sitting on old newspapers with bottles of very cheap wine around him.
She walked to the information board and looked for her train that would take her
from Gare de Lyon* to Charles de Gaulle*. When she found it she saw that she had an
hour to kill. She decided to get something to eat.
She walked to the center of the station with her small suitcase and bag in hand.
She went into a small café type restaurant and ordered coffee with a croissant in perfect
French. She took them and sat down at a small round table. She took out a book and read
and ate for about half an hour.
She gathered up her things and headed for the doors at the side of the center. She
would be taking a train/metro to the airport. When she got out side she still had ten
minutes till the train/metro came. She looked around and didn't see anywhere to sit; the
area was packed with so many people, so she stood by the side of the door.
She was still excited to see America but she could also feel a hint of nervousness
coming. She thought to her self 'What if it was all wrong? What if the family rejects me?'
She did get to finish her thought because the train/metro arrived to pick up passengers.
She took out her ticket, that she had gotten earlier and handed it to the driver.
Ginny sat down by a window so she could see a little bit of Paris. They started
moving and she looked out the window and saw many people on bicycles holding very
long bread under their arms. She also noticed that everybody was dressed very nicely.
There were also a lot of outdoor cafés. She saw many people reading newspapers out
side. By now the fog had cleared and it was sunny out. Ginny also saw L'Opera just
before the train/metro went under ground.
She finally reached the airport about 20 minutes later. She got of the train/metro
and went inside the airport.
Ginny found out that her plane left in 30 minutes and that her gate was on the
other side of airport, which was huge, she wouldn't make it on time. She then had a
thought and went into the women's bathroom. She was glad to see there were only two
women that were about to leave.
Ginny went into the handicap stall with all her luggage. She closed the door and
diappareated into the restroom near her gate. She was thankful that her stall was empty.
She walked out of the rest room and was glad to hear that they were just seating her row.
She entered the plane and took her seat in first class. She took out her CD player
and her book and got comfortable. This was going to take a long time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ginny stepped over in Detroit and got onto the plane for Los Angeles. By this time she
was really tired and on the whole 4 hour flight she slept.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ginny finally got out of the Los Angeles airport to find a middle aged man
waiting with a sigh that said VIRGINA WEASLEY. She walked over to him and he said
hello and opened the door to the taxi for her.
"The names Mores. Where will I be takin' ya?" Mores said as he put out his
cigarette in the ash tray.
"To 346 Access lane please." Ginny said in her proper English accent.
"Access lane." He said while scratching his gray stubble. "Nice place that is."
He turned out of the airport on to a busy highway. "You here for college or just
visiting?"
Ginny wasn't sure if it was okay to say things about herself to a stranger but she
did anyway.
"Actually I am an exchange student from London. I am still in high school."
Ginny said even thought she thought it was weird to say that she was a high school
student.
Ginny and Mores talked for some time until they turned onto Access lane. Ginny
looked around to see the most beautiful houses every where. She saw big gates and pools
behind them.
They finally came to a house that looked like it was made out of some kind of
hard white clay. It had three stories and had a red shingled roof with so many beautiful
flowers and a little pond in the front of it. The taxi stopped right in front of it.
"I can tell by the awed _expression on your face that you have never been it LA
before."
"No, God no" Ginny said still in shock.
Ginny then said good bye to Mores and gave him the money for the trip.
Ginny slowly walked up to the house. She noticed that even the drive was
beautiful. She looked at the front door, which was green, there were the numbers 346 in
gold lettering. Yup this wasn't a joke this was the right home.
She was also getting very hot. She had taken off her sweatshirt long time ago but
she still wore a long sleeved shirt. She wanted to get inside, where hopefully it would be cooler. She walked up to the door and rang the door bell.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This was my 4th chapter!