"we will be!" said Zane, smiling.
"we were supposed to get an animal," said Alexia
"don't worry about that, there are plenty of shops in Hogsmeade," said Rosemerta.
"yeah, we have to take you to Zonko's and Honeydukes!" said Ace. Rosemerta pulled a little pouch from the folds of her skirt.
"everyone take a pinch!" . Alexia took a pinch of the strange powder inside the pouch.
"what it this stuff?" asked Trey.
"just watch me," said Zane. He stepped in front of the fire and threw the powder in. The fire turned a sickly green and Zane yelled "THE THREE BROOMSTICKS!" and stepped into the fire. Trey and Alexia watched in amazement. Ace did the same.
"Alexia, you next, then Trey!" said Rosemerta Alexia timidly threw her floo powder into the fire and yelled. "THE THREE BROOMSTICKS!" she stepped into the green fire. She could see the leaky cauldron for a moment then everything blurred. She saw other rooms through holes that had to be fire-places, then she stopped at one and was thrown out. She looked up to see Zane and Ace standing over her.
"welcome to the three broomsticks," said Zane, helping her up.
"our humble home!" said Ace. They pulled her out of the way just as Trey fell through.
"ouch," said Trey. He rolled out of the way as Madame Rosemerta stepped out of the fire.
"rough landing?" she asked the others. Alexia and Trey nodded in agreement. Zane and Ace lead them over to the bar.
"aunt Rosy, can we please have some butter beer?" said Zane, giving her puppy-dog eyes. Rosemerta sighed and went behind the bar.
"allright, boys, just because Alexia and Trey are here," sighed Rosemerta, she produced four bottles of butter beer from under the bar and handed them to Zane.
"here you go, it really warms you up!" said Zane, handing a bottle to Alexia and Trey.
"so, what kind of animal are you getting?" asked Zane.
"I think I'd like an owl, maybe a cat," said Trey "what about you guys?"
"we already have animals," smiled Ace "Erin! Artemis!" Two small, fuzzy puppies came bounding down the stairs, they looked like jack russels but had forked tails. Alexia scooped one up.
"they're so cute!" she said, rubbing it's belly. It had a crescent moon over one eye.
"this is Artemis," said Zane, scratching the puppy between the ears. Ace scooped up the other puppy.
"this is Erin," he said. Erin had a star on her left flank.
"where did you get them?" asked Alexia
"there's a pet shop thingy down the street, we could go and get you guys animals right now," said Zane
"and these two wouldn't mind visiting their siblings," said Ace, looking down at Erin who was almost asleep in his arms. Rosemerta looked at the clock.
"be home by dark, allright?"
"we will, auntie Rosie!" said Zane, hopping off the bar stool.
"can I carry Artemis?" asked Alexia. Zane handed her the puppy. Trey opened the door for them and they walked out onto the street. They had to drag Trey past Honeydukes and had to chase after Erin who got loose. Finally they got to the pet shop.
"hey, Zane!" called the boy at the counter.
" Ivan, is this a summer job?" asked Zane, walking over to the counter. Ivan ran a hand through his shaggy red hair.
"you know it, how are the little monsters?" asked Ivan. Alexia now was holding both puppies who were fast asleep in her arms.
"they're fine," said Alexia, stepping forward.
"Zane, man, whose this?" asked Ivan.
"oh, yeah, this is Alexia, and Trey," said Zane "Alexia and Trey, this is Ivan, he's a fourth year at Hogwarts. Ivan winked at them.
"so, you're here for your animals, right," said Ivan, he glanced over at Trey.
"for you, I would recommend an owl, come with me," said Ivan. Trey followed Ivan into the back room. Alexia and the twins stayed at the front of the shop. Alexia was looking at a fire crab (turtle with a jeweled shell)
"do you like it here?" asked Ace, coming up behind her. She turned around and smiled at him.
"this has been the best day of my life," said Alexia, meaning it. Zane came over to them.
"you've changed from the girl we saw this morning, you happier for one thing," said Zane. Before Alexia could respond Trey and Ivan came back out with a beautiful brown-gold owl in a cage Trey paid six galleons and came over to them.
"Trey, this owl's gorgeous, what's his name?" asked Alexia.
"Pharaoh," said Trey proudly. Ivan looked over at Alexia.
"you know, I have the perfect thing for you, follow me" said Ivan. Alexia walked over to him and followed him into a hall way. There were doors with different signs on them, one said 'Owelry' (did I spell that right?)' and another read 'reptile room' Ivan opened the door marked 'cat kennels' Inside the room there were cages lining the walls. Ivan lead her over to one and pulled a small ball of silver fluff out of it.
"wow!" said Alexia. The ball of fluff was really a tiny kitten, It fit easily into the palm of Ivan's hand, It had a pure silver coat and silver eyes like little moons.
"what's her name?" asked Alexia, looking at the little kitten in awe. (it was about the size of a twinkie)
"That's your decision," said Ivan, handing her the kitten. Alexia looked down at the little ball of fur in her arms. The kitten sneezed and snuggled up against Alexia's chest to fall asleep.
"Moonlyte, but just Lyte for short," said Alexia
"Lyte it is, let's go pay for her," said Ivan. They walked back to the front.
"hey, Alexia, what did you get?" asked Zane. Alexia held up the kitten.
"five galleons," called Ivan from the counter. Alexia paid and they started on their way to Honeydukes. They went inside, animals and all and went on a candy binge, they bought about twenty chocolate frogs, two bags of Drooble's best blowing gum, Bertie Bott's every flavor beans, Peppermint Imps, candy skulls, and fizzing whizbees . When they got back to the Three Broomsticks Madame Rosemerta looked at them like they were crazy, and while Alexia talked to her Zane and Ace stole some butter beer. They went upstairs and moved two more beds into Zane and Ace's room. Trey had let his owl out for the night, the puppies were sleeping on Ace's bed. And Lyte was aleep on Alexia's pillow. They stayed up late, eating candy and drinking butter beer. Finally, around midnight they all said good night and went to sleep. Madame Rosemerta saw the light in their room finally go out and said aloud.
"those children must be kept together every summer,"
"we were supposed to get an animal," said Alexia
"don't worry about that, there are plenty of shops in Hogsmeade," said Rosemerta.
"yeah, we have to take you to Zonko's and Honeydukes!" said Ace. Rosemerta pulled a little pouch from the folds of her skirt.
"everyone take a pinch!" . Alexia took a pinch of the strange powder inside the pouch.
"what it this stuff?" asked Trey.
"just watch me," said Zane. He stepped in front of the fire and threw the powder in. The fire turned a sickly green and Zane yelled "THE THREE BROOMSTICKS!" and stepped into the fire. Trey and Alexia watched in amazement. Ace did the same.
"Alexia, you next, then Trey!" said Rosemerta Alexia timidly threw her floo powder into the fire and yelled. "THE THREE BROOMSTICKS!" she stepped into the green fire. She could see the leaky cauldron for a moment then everything blurred. She saw other rooms through holes that had to be fire-places, then she stopped at one and was thrown out. She looked up to see Zane and Ace standing over her.
"welcome to the three broomsticks," said Zane, helping her up.
"our humble home!" said Ace. They pulled her out of the way just as Trey fell through.
"ouch," said Trey. He rolled out of the way as Madame Rosemerta stepped out of the fire.
"rough landing?" she asked the others. Alexia and Trey nodded in agreement. Zane and Ace lead them over to the bar.
"aunt Rosy, can we please have some butter beer?" said Zane, giving her puppy-dog eyes. Rosemerta sighed and went behind the bar.
"allright, boys, just because Alexia and Trey are here," sighed Rosemerta, she produced four bottles of butter beer from under the bar and handed them to Zane.
"here you go, it really warms you up!" said Zane, handing a bottle to Alexia and Trey.
"so, what kind of animal are you getting?" asked Zane.
"I think I'd like an owl, maybe a cat," said Trey "what about you guys?"
"we already have animals," smiled Ace "Erin! Artemis!" Two small, fuzzy puppies came bounding down the stairs, they looked like jack russels but had forked tails. Alexia scooped one up.
"they're so cute!" she said, rubbing it's belly. It had a crescent moon over one eye.
"this is Artemis," said Zane, scratching the puppy between the ears. Ace scooped up the other puppy.
"this is Erin," he said. Erin had a star on her left flank.
"where did you get them?" asked Alexia
"there's a pet shop thingy down the street, we could go and get you guys animals right now," said Zane
"and these two wouldn't mind visiting their siblings," said Ace, looking down at Erin who was almost asleep in his arms. Rosemerta looked at the clock.
"be home by dark, allright?"
"we will, auntie Rosie!" said Zane, hopping off the bar stool.
"can I carry Artemis?" asked Alexia. Zane handed her the puppy. Trey opened the door for them and they walked out onto the street. They had to drag Trey past Honeydukes and had to chase after Erin who got loose. Finally they got to the pet shop.
"hey, Zane!" called the boy at the counter.
" Ivan, is this a summer job?" asked Zane, walking over to the counter. Ivan ran a hand through his shaggy red hair.
"you know it, how are the little monsters?" asked Ivan. Alexia now was holding both puppies who were fast asleep in her arms.
"they're fine," said Alexia, stepping forward.
"Zane, man, whose this?" asked Ivan.
"oh, yeah, this is Alexia, and Trey," said Zane "Alexia and Trey, this is Ivan, he's a fourth year at Hogwarts. Ivan winked at them.
"so, you're here for your animals, right," said Ivan, he glanced over at Trey.
"for you, I would recommend an owl, come with me," said Ivan. Trey followed Ivan into the back room. Alexia and the twins stayed at the front of the shop. Alexia was looking at a fire crab (turtle with a jeweled shell)
"do you like it here?" asked Ace, coming up behind her. She turned around and smiled at him.
"this has been the best day of my life," said Alexia, meaning it. Zane came over to them.
"you've changed from the girl we saw this morning, you happier for one thing," said Zane. Before Alexia could respond Trey and Ivan came back out with a beautiful brown-gold owl in a cage Trey paid six galleons and came over to them.
"Trey, this owl's gorgeous, what's his name?" asked Alexia.
"Pharaoh," said Trey proudly. Ivan looked over at Alexia.
"you know, I have the perfect thing for you, follow me" said Ivan. Alexia walked over to him and followed him into a hall way. There were doors with different signs on them, one said 'Owelry' (did I spell that right?)' and another read 'reptile room' Ivan opened the door marked 'cat kennels' Inside the room there were cages lining the walls. Ivan lead her over to one and pulled a small ball of silver fluff out of it.
"wow!" said Alexia. The ball of fluff was really a tiny kitten, It fit easily into the palm of Ivan's hand, It had a pure silver coat and silver eyes like little moons.
"what's her name?" asked Alexia, looking at the little kitten in awe. (it was about the size of a twinkie)
"That's your decision," said Ivan, handing her the kitten. Alexia looked down at the little ball of fur in her arms. The kitten sneezed and snuggled up against Alexia's chest to fall asleep.
"Moonlyte, but just Lyte for short," said Alexia
"Lyte it is, let's go pay for her," said Ivan. They walked back to the front.
"hey, Alexia, what did you get?" asked Zane. Alexia held up the kitten.
"five galleons," called Ivan from the counter. Alexia paid and they started on their way to Honeydukes. They went inside, animals and all and went on a candy binge, they bought about twenty chocolate frogs, two bags of Drooble's best blowing gum, Bertie Bott's every flavor beans, Peppermint Imps, candy skulls, and fizzing whizbees . When they got back to the Three Broomsticks Madame Rosemerta looked at them like they were crazy, and while Alexia talked to her Zane and Ace stole some butter beer. They went upstairs and moved two more beds into Zane and Ace's room. Trey had let his owl out for the night, the puppies were sleeping on Ace's bed. And Lyte was aleep on Alexia's pillow. They stayed up late, eating candy and drinking butter beer. Finally, around midnight they all said good night and went to sleep. Madame Rosemerta saw the light in their room finally go out and said aloud.
"those children must be kept together every summer,"