The night before September first, Amaya stayed up late. She was reading
an old, worn, and very thick book, making small notations on scrap paper.
She looked at her alarm clock, as the numbers flashed from 10:59 to 11:00.
"I have 12 hours until the train leaves," she told herself, speaking aloud. "There's still time, there's still time, there's still time."
An owl arrived, and dropped her a note. She read it, and then looked at the owl. "You know," she told it. "If you climb into that cage over there, you can sleep tonight and see your owner tomorrow."
The owl flew to the cage, and climbed in. Amaya laid down in her bed, and continued reading. The last thing she remembered seeing was the clock flashing from 11:59 to 12:00. And seeing the little red dot that indicates AM on her radio.
Harry and Ron were awaken in the morning by the screaming of Mrs. Weasley, threatening them to hurry up and come down to breakfast. Rushing, they threw on their clothes and ran down the stairs to the kitchen.
"Good morning you two," Mrs. Weasley greeted them when they came down. I hope your hungry. Go on, sit, eat."
They sat accross from Fred and George, who were already scarffing down thier breakfast.
"What are you guys doing up so early anyway?" Ron asked.
"We're taking you three to the station today." Fred replied point at Harry, Ron and Ginny.
"What for?'"
"Because Mum asked us to," George told him."Besides, we kinda miss going there, walking through walls and everything."
"But you can apprate anyway," Ginny said.
"Not the same." Fred said.
"And," George added, "we never thought about who's going to play all the jokes this year, we need to pick someone out."
"Oh no you don't." Mrs. Wealsey told them. "The pranks at Hogwarts ended with you."
"Oh I wouldn't say that mum." George said." Harry's got this friend that looksl ike she could pull more pranks than us. What was her name Harry? Amaya something-or-other?"
"Sethenyo." Harry told him.
"Sethenyo?" Mrs. Weasley said. "If her name is really Sethenyo, you boys stay away from her."
"Why mum?" Ron asked.
"Beacause I told you to. The Sethenyos are a bad wizarding family, especially her mother.. that Lindi Sethenyo."
"Well, Amaya seems nice enough."
"I don't care, I don't trust that family."
"Amaya Sethenyo! I swear if you don't wake up right now, I'm gonna-" Lori yelled.
"I'm up already!" Amaya yelled. "Oh fuzzy..." She ran around her room thorwing all her books, quills, parchment, homework, and her uniform into her trunk, then looked at her alarm clock. Sure enough, the clock had the small dot that indicated AM, but the dot that meant the alram was on wasn't there. "Shoot. No wonder I woke up late...stupid alarm clock."
She slamed down the lid of her trunk, locked it, and dragged it to the top of the stairs. Running back into her room, she picked up a kitty carrier, and knelt down next to her kneazle. "Hey, you." She said, poking it gently. "Wake up, you've gotta go inside this."
The kneazle growled, upset to be woken up, and crawled inside the carrier, curled back up, and fell asleep. Amaya picked up the cage contiaining the owl, and carried it and the carrier out into the hallyway, and placed them next to her trunk. Then she went back into her room. She grabbed her waist-pouch, and made sure her Care bear and money bag were inside, and put it on. Then, she grabbed the book she had been reading the night before, shoved the notes she had been taking in it, and ran out her room closing the door. Grabbing the handle of her trunk, she ran down the stairs dragging it wth her. Then she ran back up the stairs, and walked down slowly holding the kitty carrier, and owl cage, which she placed on her trunk. "There, I think that's everything." Amaya said. "Are you ready to go?" Lori asked. "I think, where's all your junk?" "Out in the car. I woke up on time." "Shut up, my alarm didn't go off." "Ok, whatever you say." "Wand! I don't have my wand!"
Amaya ran back up the stairs to her room, and found her wand under her bed, she shoved it up her sleeve, and ran back out, down the stairs, and started help Lori take her trunk out. It would be at this moment, that Mrs. Dursley would come outside and see this.
"Are you moving already?" she yelled.
"No!" Amaya called backed and she went back inside to get her kneazle, and the owl. "I'm going to boarding school!"
Mrs. Dursley smiled at this, and walked back inside.
"Stupid prying muggles..." Amaya mumbled as she put the kitty carrier, and the owl cage in the back seat of Lori's car.
She went back inside, grabbed her book, and locked the door as she came out. Lori had just closed the trunk.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Yeah, I think so." Amaya replied as she climbed into the passenger seat. "Let's go, let's go, let's go!"
Lori climbed into the driver seat, started the engine, and then they pulled off.
"I have 12 hours until the train leaves," she told herself, speaking aloud. "There's still time, there's still time, there's still time."
An owl arrived, and dropped her a note. She read it, and then looked at the owl. "You know," she told it. "If you climb into that cage over there, you can sleep tonight and see your owner tomorrow."
The owl flew to the cage, and climbed in. Amaya laid down in her bed, and continued reading. The last thing she remembered seeing was the clock flashing from 11:59 to 12:00. And seeing the little red dot that indicates AM on her radio.
Harry and Ron were awaken in the morning by the screaming of Mrs. Weasley, threatening them to hurry up and come down to breakfast. Rushing, they threw on their clothes and ran down the stairs to the kitchen.
"Good morning you two," Mrs. Weasley greeted them when they came down. I hope your hungry. Go on, sit, eat."
They sat accross from Fred and George, who were already scarffing down thier breakfast.
"What are you guys doing up so early anyway?" Ron asked.
"We're taking you three to the station today." Fred replied point at Harry, Ron and Ginny.
"What for?'"
"Because Mum asked us to," George told him."Besides, we kinda miss going there, walking through walls and everything."
"But you can apprate anyway," Ginny said.
"Not the same." Fred said.
"And," George added, "we never thought about who's going to play all the jokes this year, we need to pick someone out."
"Oh no you don't." Mrs. Wealsey told them. "The pranks at Hogwarts ended with you."
"Oh I wouldn't say that mum." George said." Harry's got this friend that looksl ike she could pull more pranks than us. What was her name Harry? Amaya something-or-other?"
"Sethenyo." Harry told him.
"Sethenyo?" Mrs. Weasley said. "If her name is really Sethenyo, you boys stay away from her."
"Why mum?" Ron asked.
"Beacause I told you to. The Sethenyos are a bad wizarding family, especially her mother.. that Lindi Sethenyo."
"Well, Amaya seems nice enough."
"I don't care, I don't trust that family."
"Amaya Sethenyo! I swear if you don't wake up right now, I'm gonna-" Lori yelled.
"I'm up already!" Amaya yelled. "Oh fuzzy..." She ran around her room thorwing all her books, quills, parchment, homework, and her uniform into her trunk, then looked at her alarm clock. Sure enough, the clock had the small dot that indicated AM, but the dot that meant the alram was on wasn't there. "Shoot. No wonder I woke up late...stupid alarm clock."
She slamed down the lid of her trunk, locked it, and dragged it to the top of the stairs. Running back into her room, she picked up a kitty carrier, and knelt down next to her kneazle. "Hey, you." She said, poking it gently. "Wake up, you've gotta go inside this."
The kneazle growled, upset to be woken up, and crawled inside the carrier, curled back up, and fell asleep. Amaya picked up the cage contiaining the owl, and carried it and the carrier out into the hallyway, and placed them next to her trunk. Then she went back into her room. She grabbed her waist-pouch, and made sure her Care bear and money bag were inside, and put it on. Then, she grabbed the book she had been reading the night before, shoved the notes she had been taking in it, and ran out her room closing the door. Grabbing the handle of her trunk, she ran down the stairs dragging it wth her. Then she ran back up the stairs, and walked down slowly holding the kitty carrier, and owl cage, which she placed on her trunk. "There, I think that's everything." Amaya said. "Are you ready to go?" Lori asked. "I think, where's all your junk?" "Out in the car. I woke up on time." "Shut up, my alarm didn't go off." "Ok, whatever you say." "Wand! I don't have my wand!"
Amaya ran back up the stairs to her room, and found her wand under her bed, she shoved it up her sleeve, and ran back out, down the stairs, and started help Lori take her trunk out. It would be at this moment, that Mrs. Dursley would come outside and see this.
"Are you moving already?" she yelled.
"No!" Amaya called backed and she went back inside to get her kneazle, and the owl. "I'm going to boarding school!"
Mrs. Dursley smiled at this, and walked back inside.
"Stupid prying muggles..." Amaya mumbled as she put the kitty carrier, and the owl cage in the back seat of Lori's car.
She went back inside, grabbed her book, and locked the door as she came out. Lori had just closed the trunk.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Yeah, I think so." Amaya replied as she climbed into the passenger seat. "Let's go, let's go, let's go!"
Lori climbed into the driver seat, started the engine, and then they pulled off.