"This," Harry began, "Is Lori Metallium."
"Hello," Lori said.
"And this is Amaya.."
"Sethenyo," Amaya interrupted. "Amaya Sethenyo."
"I'm Hermione Granger."
"Ron Weasley, my brothers Fred and George, and my sister, Ginny."
Ron, of course, needn't have said that they were related, the red hair gives it away. After everyone was introduced to everyone else, Amaya said she needed to go to her vault, so did Harry and Lori. However, everyone else already had the Galleons they'd be needing.
They had reached Amaya's vault first (#487,) Harry had never seen so much money in his life. The entire room was filled with galleons, sickles, and knuts. There was barely a place where u could see the wall or the floor. Lori walked into the vault after Amaya.
"Half.." she muttered. "You only brought half of it?"
"Of course," Amaya answered her. "I plan to go back you know. No need in all of my gold being here."
Lori and Amaya repeated the exact same conversation when they reached her vault (#513.) In switched roles, of course. From there they went to Harry's vault, and back up to the ground level. Amaya was feeling a bit sick from the ride. She did recover, after being told the Fred and George were the makers of her favorite brand of practical jokes. While Fred and George were just pleased to meet a satisfied costumer. After Gringotts, they went to Flourish and Blotts, where they bought their books. Hermione, of course, bought more than just her schoolbooks. And while stopping for potion ingredients, Amaya bought more than just the ones she needed for school. Ron would have thought she was up to something. But, then again, his brothers were buying some weird things too.
When they went for ink and parchment, Amaya brought black, blue and purple ink. As well as about twelve packs of parchment. ("I plan on writing back home, in more than one colors.") After that, they decided to break, for lunch. As they headed back towards The Leaky Cauldron, Lori stayed behind.
"What's wrong?" Amaya asked her.
"Not a thing," she replied. "I just have a few things to take care of while I'm here."
"Can I come too?"
"No, of course not. You go run along and fun with your little friends."
"I'm not little, I'm almost as tall as you."
"Thereby, making you little. Now go, you're holding me up. I have people to meet and things to do."
"Okie dokie then. Have fun."
"I will."
"Are you gonna bring me back something?"
"No, of course not. Why would I do that?"
"Because,"
"Because what?"
"Just because."
"No. Now go, before I make you go."
"I'm going, I'm going."
Lunch proved to hold some interesting conversations. Amaya spent her time talking to Fred and George about their latest inventions with Ginny listening close by. Ron and Hermione, on the other hand, inquired exactly how Harry met Amaya.
"They moved in across the street?" Ron asked. "Are you serious?"
"Yes," Harry replied. "I'm not blind you know."
"So that explains why you asked about the Disillusionment Charm. It all makes sense now."
"Really? How's that?" Ron asked.
"Well, think about it," Hermione said matter-of-factly. "If I was going to move a bunch of wizarding things into a house across for Harry's aunt and uncle, I'd be using that charm too."
"But how would they know that I lived there?" Harry asked. "Or what my aunt and uncle are like for that matter?"
"Maybe it was just a precaution," Hermione answered, "You never know who lives where. Especially with what's be happening in the past two years."
From there, Harry told Ron and Hermione about how Amaya had said she wanted to be in Slytherin, what she had said about not all Slytherins being bad, and what Lori had said about not all Gryffindors being good.
"That sounds fair enough." Hermione reasoned.
"How'd you come up with that?" Harry asked her.
"Yeah," Ron agreed. "All Slytherins are dark witches and wizards."
"Oh please, Ronald." Hermione argued. "Look at Snape."
"He's about as bad as they come," Harry told her.
"And that really explains him trying to save your life in our first year?"
"Well..."
"Exactly. Besides, you said yourself Lori was in Slytherin, and she doesn't seem bad anyway. Only some Slytherins turn dark, not all."
"What does that have to do with Gryffindors not being good?" Ron asked her.
"Well, we break the rules every year, don't we?"
"And get away with it, for that matter." Harry added.
It was true. Most of the times they got points as well.
"I still say something's funny about those two." Ron said.
Harry and Hermione nodded in agreement. They couldn't help but think something was a little bit off with Amaya and Lori.
"Hello," Lori said.
"And this is Amaya.."
"Sethenyo," Amaya interrupted. "Amaya Sethenyo."
"I'm Hermione Granger."
"Ron Weasley, my brothers Fred and George, and my sister, Ginny."
Ron, of course, needn't have said that they were related, the red hair gives it away. After everyone was introduced to everyone else, Amaya said she needed to go to her vault, so did Harry and Lori. However, everyone else already had the Galleons they'd be needing.
They had reached Amaya's vault first (#487,) Harry had never seen so much money in his life. The entire room was filled with galleons, sickles, and knuts. There was barely a place where u could see the wall or the floor. Lori walked into the vault after Amaya.
"Half.." she muttered. "You only brought half of it?"
"Of course," Amaya answered her. "I plan to go back you know. No need in all of my gold being here."
Lori and Amaya repeated the exact same conversation when they reached her vault (#513.) In switched roles, of course. From there they went to Harry's vault, and back up to the ground level. Amaya was feeling a bit sick from the ride. She did recover, after being told the Fred and George were the makers of her favorite brand of practical jokes. While Fred and George were just pleased to meet a satisfied costumer. After Gringotts, they went to Flourish and Blotts, where they bought their books. Hermione, of course, bought more than just her schoolbooks. And while stopping for potion ingredients, Amaya bought more than just the ones she needed for school. Ron would have thought she was up to something. But, then again, his brothers were buying some weird things too.
When they went for ink and parchment, Amaya brought black, blue and purple ink. As well as about twelve packs of parchment. ("I plan on writing back home, in more than one colors.") After that, they decided to break, for lunch. As they headed back towards The Leaky Cauldron, Lori stayed behind.
"What's wrong?" Amaya asked her.
"Not a thing," she replied. "I just have a few things to take care of while I'm here."
"Can I come too?"
"No, of course not. You go run along and fun with your little friends."
"I'm not little, I'm almost as tall as you."
"Thereby, making you little. Now go, you're holding me up. I have people to meet and things to do."
"Okie dokie then. Have fun."
"I will."
"Are you gonna bring me back something?"
"No, of course not. Why would I do that?"
"Because,"
"Because what?"
"Just because."
"No. Now go, before I make you go."
"I'm going, I'm going."
Lunch proved to hold some interesting conversations. Amaya spent her time talking to Fred and George about their latest inventions with Ginny listening close by. Ron and Hermione, on the other hand, inquired exactly how Harry met Amaya.
"They moved in across the street?" Ron asked. "Are you serious?"
"Yes," Harry replied. "I'm not blind you know."
"So that explains why you asked about the Disillusionment Charm. It all makes sense now."
"Really? How's that?" Ron asked.
"Well, think about it," Hermione said matter-of-factly. "If I was going to move a bunch of wizarding things into a house across for Harry's aunt and uncle, I'd be using that charm too."
"But how would they know that I lived there?" Harry asked. "Or what my aunt and uncle are like for that matter?"
"Maybe it was just a precaution," Hermione answered, "You never know who lives where. Especially with what's be happening in the past two years."
From there, Harry told Ron and Hermione about how Amaya had said she wanted to be in Slytherin, what she had said about not all Slytherins being bad, and what Lori had said about not all Gryffindors being good.
"That sounds fair enough." Hermione reasoned.
"How'd you come up with that?" Harry asked her.
"Yeah," Ron agreed. "All Slytherins are dark witches and wizards."
"Oh please, Ronald." Hermione argued. "Look at Snape."
"He's about as bad as they come," Harry told her.
"And that really explains him trying to save your life in our first year?"
"Well..."
"Exactly. Besides, you said yourself Lori was in Slytherin, and she doesn't seem bad anyway. Only some Slytherins turn dark, not all."
"What does that have to do with Gryffindors not being good?" Ron asked her.
"Well, we break the rules every year, don't we?"
"And get away with it, for that matter." Harry added.
It was true. Most of the times they got points as well.
"I still say something's funny about those two." Ron said.
Harry and Hermione nodded in agreement. They couldn't help but think something was a little bit off with Amaya and Lori.