Alisa opened her eyes and yawned. She heard a moan in the distance and
smiled remembering where she was. She sat up and patted her small black
cat. Alisa picked up her suitcase and shouted, "Mom! I'm awake!"
Alisa's mom Nikki shouted back, "Okay Hun! Bring down everything you need!" Alisa sighed and picked up her kitten with her other hand. She opened the door with much difficulty and stepped outside. Her older brother almost walked into her.
Alisa said dropping her suitcase, "John! I have no time! You're already done packing?"
John said smiling evilly, "I can use magic whenever I want little one. You still can't."
Alisa kicked him in the shin and ran down the stairs. She said pouting to her mom, "Mom! John's making fun of the fact that I can't use magic! Can't you just make my suitcase go into the car?"
Nikki looked at Alisa and shook her head. Alisa opened her mouth to complain and Nikki said, "When are you going to stop acting like a child! You're moving to London to be transferred to Hogwarts! The first person in our family! All you're doing to thank me is act like a two year old! Now get your suitcase, and we can leave."
Alisa stared at the ground and said, "I need one of my suitcase's to get dressed." She looked up at her mother hoping her mother wouldn't yell or scold.
Her mother rolled her eyes and said, "Oh come on! Get something off your brother and let's go! We're already late for the plane as it is!" Nikki watched as Alisa ran up the stairs.
Alisa ran up the stairs and shouted at her brother, "John! I need to use one of shirts and pants! Can I?" Alisa ran across the hall where her suitcase was. It wasn't there anymore. Alisa shouted, "John! Where did you go?"
John appeared out of nowhere and said, "I brought your suitcase down, and like I said earlier my stuff is all inside the truck that's going to the airport as we speak. You can wear your pyjamas. I mean, they're plaid pants and a tank top. Muggle's always wear that stuff right? No I'm kidding but still."
Alisa stared at her brother and asked, "We're really going by plane? I thought that was just a joke! You know! Humour!" She sat down on the floor and mumbled, "So hungry......"
John rolled his eyes and patted her on the head. He said comfortingly, "You'll get to go to school with Harry Potter. That's something really cool!" He touched her hand and said, "I know moving is so bad but think about how mom feels. She had a great job working as a lawyer and with magic that guaranteed a lot of money."
Alisa looked at her brother and stood up. She wasn't about to cry. She was moving to live with her cousin who also went to Hogwarts. Alisa only hoped that she'd make real friends at Hogwarts. She wanted to be in the same house as Hermione, which was Gryffindor.
Alisa said, "No, I think I'm only going to miss your friends. Billy is so hot!" She laughed and walked down the stairs. She said to her mom (who was on the phone), "Mom. We can leave now." Her mom didn't answer. She repeated, "Mom! We can leave now!"
Her mom said, "Ok thanks. Bye." She stood up and said to Alisa, "We're going to meet your auntie and uncle at the airport in London. I suppose we should use magic to get there." She grabbed Alisa. Alisa looking longingly at her house that was going to be history in a few days.
John said hurrying after his mom, "Alisa, don't worry. We'll have a lot of money and you'll really like London! It's the home of Harry Potter."
Alisa said getting released, "I don't care about Harry Potter. Since he's best friends with Hermione and I'm going to live with her I'll have to get used to him. Still...School sucks no matter where I go."
Nikki said throwing herself into the car, "Hurry up you two! We're so late!" She mumbled something and the car sped through the streets so quickly Alisa had to close her eyes to keep from throwing up.
Alisa said as the car slowed, "Thanks mom. I really needed to feel last night's dinner. Why the hell are we here?" Alisa looked outside to the ugly field they were parked in.
Nikki said getting out of the car, "The plane will fly overhead in a few minuets and since I just found out that it's a witch and wizard filled plane we can just kind of appear in it. Of course that's not what we're doing, rather we're going to fly the car up there and get in."
Alisa said shaking her head and grasping her kitten, "Why am I cursed with such a family?" She got back in the car and leaned on her brother. She shouted out to Nikki, "Mom! Why can't you just throw us up there? Or why can't we just drive to London?"
Nikki sighed and kicked the ground. She looked into the sky and mumbled another spell. She jumped into the car and watched as the car flew off the ground and into the air. She shouted as the plane neared, "Just jump! They'll catch you!"
John was the first out and he dived out smiling. Alisa shouted, "Mom this is pure madness you old coot!" Scared of what her mom might do she jumped out the window and was grabbed by a huge soft long thing. She felt herself being pulled into a plane and she looked for her brother. John was sitting down looking all relaxed.
Alisa walked over to him and said, "Why the hell did we have to do that? We could have actually caught the plan! Anyways where is your owl?" She looked out the window and saw the beautiful car falling and falling. She said as her mother approached, "This is madness."
Her mother smiled and said sitting down, "Now only half an hour until we get to London."
Alisa stared at her mother confused. Half an hour until we get to London? Is she mad? Or is she on drugs? Alisa asked looking rather confused, "I think I've gone deaf mother. I heard you say half an hour to get to London."
Nikki laughed loudly. Alisa made a face and clutched her kitten. Nikki said when she stopped, "You're acting like a witch who was always a muggle and then you randomly found out that you where a witch and now it's all confusing you!"
Alisa made a face and said, "Yeah well in my school we don't randomly fly into a plane, by a car. Than we have to jump out! Mom it's too weird! I mean come on!" Alisa sighed and stared out the window. She stopped after ten minuets and looked around the plane. The plane was now like a palace. Servants going this way and that.
Alisa spotted a pale boy with almost white hair sitting in the back. He was drinking something thick and it looked really good. Alisa couldn't see his eye colour but she guessed it to be blue. She stared at him for about a minute and decided that he was adorable.
Alisa poked John. John didn't answer he sat with his baseball cap over his eyes. Alisa poked him again and said, "John. Look at that blonde boy in the back." John moaned and Alisa poked him in the stomach. She said, "John!"
John moaned again and sat up properly. He said looking at Alisa angrily, "Why did you do that? You're really beginning to piss me off. What blonde boy in the back anyway? Oh, him. What about him?"
Alisa smiled and bit her finger. She said smiling still, "I think he's so hot. Can you go speak to him for me? Like go and offer him something or say something about his hair or I don't know. Just go speak to him and ask if he goes to Hogwarts and if he does what his name is and his house."
John shook his head and said, "He goes to Hogwarts. I know him all too well. He's father is Luscious Malfoy. He's one of the richest families known to the wizarding kind. You'll like to hear that Malfoys son still goes to Hogwarts and that he's in Slytherin house. Oh and, he's sixteen."
Alisa stared at him and asked, "How the bloody hell did you know that?"
John said fidgeting in his seat, "Well first off, his dad works at my workplace, or at least he pretends to. I've also spoken to him many times. He's brought in his son's owl and I loved it so I went and asked him where he got it. He said sort of smiling that he got it form London England and I thought it would be cool to visit and now we're going to live there."
Alisa said, "Okay." She moved in her seat and said, "Boy wouldn't a milkshake be wonderful right now."
A high pitched voice said, "A strawberry milkshake for you miss."
Alisa looked up shocked and saw one of the servants holding up a huge strawberry milkshake. Alisa said pulling out her wallet, "Thank you. How much?" There was no reply. Alisa looked up from her wallet and saw the servant was gone and the milkshake was still there. Hungrily she took the milkshake and began to drink.
Once Alisa was done they had already landed. Nikki said yawning, "We're here already? Wow. John dear go get out luggage! Alisa come with me to get to your cousin!" Alisa was pulled from her spot and to the door. She saw in the corner of her eye that the Malfoy's were standing right behind her.
Alisa felt jumpy and said to her mother, "Mom. Where the bloody hell are we going to stay?"
Nikki said stepping off the plane, "At you cousins."
Alisa nodded and walked behind her. Wondering how the Malfoys get around Alisa stared at them. Just before they got to their transportation Nikki shouted, "John here they are!" Alisa looked at her cousin, uncle and aunt.
Alisa said politely, "Hi. I'm Alisa."
The girl said smiling widely, "Hi Alisa! I'm Hermione. Very nice to finally meet you!" Alisa asked surprised, "Um, you are?"
Hermione said still smiling, "Of course! I just love meeting relatives that are full witch! It must have been very interesting living in an all witch and wizard family! I mean my friend Ron does but well, Ron's Ron! Come on! Oh I like your kitten!"
Alisa smiled and stroked her kitten. She offered, "You can hold it if you want, I've been holding her for like an hour." She offered Hermione the kitten but the kitten didn't do anything and neither did Hermione.
Hermione got into a car and said, "Come on! The parents still need to talk!" Alisa got into the car and put the kitten onto the empty seat. Hermione said smiling widely and glowing, "Harry potter is my best friend. Did you know that?"
Alisa looked at her mom. She replied trying to sound enthusiastic, "Yeah. I heard he was really handsome. I also heard that he was a pretty angry kid for the last year or so and he wouldn't let anyone in."
Hermione's smile faded. She looked with concern at Alisa. She finally said, "Where did you hear that? I never thought that of all people you'd say that. From what I've heard you're one of the nicest people"
Alisa sighed and said, "Well I am. But I heard what I heard and that's what I heard. I never said that I believed it. I thought it was all crap." She touched Hermione by accident and looked away awkwardly.
Hermione stared at Alisa. Finally she asked, "What exactly is wrong? Are you sick? Are you okay?" She touched Alisa's shoulder and said, "Why do you seem so upset? I was only asking..."
Hermione's dad stuck his head in and said brightly, "You two are going to ride in the car with John! We parents need to have a very serious talk! Nice to see you two are talking! Now go on."
Alisa grabbed her kitten and opened the door. She slipped out and held the door for Hermione. She closed it once Hermione got out. John said at the car, "Come on you two! You are slower than me when I first wake up!"
Alisa smiled knowing what that meant and walked faster to the car. There was a trailer connected at the back. Alisa asked Hermione slipping in the car, "Are you a big fan of Quidditch? I mean in general."
Hermione shrugged. Alisa said tiredly, "I'm going to sleep okay? I'm so tired." Hermione smiled and said, "Okay. Good afternoon."
Alisa shook her head and closed her eyes. It took her about ten minuets to go to sleep. Alisa opened her eyes to a dream. She was at the doors of a huge school. She was looking up at the very top. She heard rustling behind her. She turned around to investigate. She pulled out her wand and pointed it in the bushes. Something screeched and she pointed it up. It attacked her before she could do anything.
Alisa's eyes jerked open. Hermione was asleep now. Alisa said to her brother, "When are we going to get there?"
John shrugged. He braked hard and asked Hermione, "How long would..."
Alisa said, "She's asleep dude. You'll have to ask her when she wakes up. John, do you know anything about Hogwarts? All I know is that the headmaster is Dumbledore and that Harry Potter goes to that school."
John sighed. He leaned back as the car started moving again. After about a minuet he said, "Well, WOW!"
Alisa asked, "What?"
John said staring at the driveway they were turning into "If that's where we're going to live in for the rest of our lives I'd be shocked!"
Hermione was awake now. She said glowing with excitement, "Yeah, that's where we live! I bet you guys lived in something bigger and probably better but honestly! This place isn't that pretty."
Alisa smiled and said opening the door, "Are we going to meet up with your friends anywhere? I mean for the next week that's left of the summer." She fell out of the car and started to laugh.
Hermione slipped out laughing and asked, "Jelly legs? Ron's probably already here! Did you smell peaches before you got out? It's one of Fred and George's new joke shop stuff."
Alisa thought back and said, "No I think I remember smelling oranges." Alisa was still on the ground when Hermione's dad came with Ron running behind him. Alisa felt her cheeks burn and she tried to stand up.
Hermione's dad ran over to Alisa and asked alarmed, "Are you okay?"
Alisa said, "Yeah. My legs have turned to jelly."
Ron looked at Hermione and mouthed, 'sorry.' His face burning from embarrassment. He said to Alisa, "Um here. I uh, I, er, accidentally sprayed this, er, exploded the jelly legs er, thing." He handed Alisa a small candy that was yellow.
Alisa said taking the candy and popping it into her mouth, "Thanks? Where would you get and exploding jelly thing? I mean...why would you set it off? It's an accident bound to happen." She smiled and said cheerily as her legs could move on command, ""I'm joking. I'm hungry though."
Hermione jumped to the hint and said, "Sorry. Dad go get the burgers."
Alisa shook her head and said, "I'm a vegetarian. I'll have a plain sand which if you don't mind. Oh I feel like a bother."
John said, "Well you are."
Alisa shook her head and said, "After, can you just show me my room? I kind of want to get my list ready, of extra things I'll need for the trip."
Hermione asked walking alongside Alisa, "What extra things?"
Alisa picked up her suitcase 's and said, "Well, we go to Hogsmeade. I'll want to bring special things with me." Alisa looked at Hermione. Hermione looked at Alisa. Alisa said uncomfortably, "Yeah, um my room, please."
Hermione said, "Oh. Psh right! Sorry. Right this way." Alisa nodded and widened her eyes.
Ron said politely, "Er, Alisa, um, I'll carry one of your suitcases."
Alisa looked at Ron. She said smiling a bit, "Really. Is this kind offer for making me fall out of a car? You know your accidental fireworks." She smiled still and handed him the lighter suitcase.
Ron carried the suitcase up to Alisa's room without complaint. Hermione said once Alisa's room was in view, "Almost there. After we eat...well if you want to eat in your room we could go talk in my room, or something like that. At least after you unpack everything."
Alisa said putting her suitcase down and opening the door, "Well, I still have to get two more suitcase's. I have a bit too much things that I never use. Or at least that I won't use in school."
Ron said putting down the suitcase, "I think you need help unpacking. I mean you have four suitcases that need to be unpacked. Maybe Hermione and me could help a little."
Alisa opened her bag filled with school stuff. She opened the other one filled with her clothes. These suitcases were huge mind you. Alisa picked out one of her robes that she didn't wear for school. She put it on over her pyjamas and then took her pyjamas off.
Hermione asked admiring her rings that she just put on, "Are those what you always wear? I mean everywhere. I'm not sure if they'll let you wear them at school." Alisa poked at her ring on her pointer finger. It was one of those rings that coved the entire finger and was a sharp point at the end. But it wasn't really sharp.
Alisa took off her finger ring, thing and said, "I don't usually wear this, I was just seeing if it still fits." Alisa dropped it back into her suitcase and said, "We can have lunch in your room. After though I want to pack and be alone for a bit."
Hermione smiled and said to Ron quietly, "I hope she likes miracle whip and tomatoes."
Alisa acted like she never heard and asked, "I'd meet you in your room, where is it?"
Hermione said slapping her forehead, "Of course! Sorry. Ron'll take you to it. I'll meet you two up there." Hermione disappeared through the door and was heard thumping down the stairs.
Ron walked to the door. He turned around and said, "I'll take you to her room. Come one." Alisa looked at Ron take a step and say, "Come on girl," he clapped his hands, "Follow me."
Alisa smiled and walked over to him with her short black hair bouncing behind her. She said following Ron down the hallway, "Ron, don't you ever wonder where all of this comes from. I mean magic. I can make out how life is made but I don't understand magic."
Ron shrugged. His red hair was shining in the lights. He said opening a new door, "I never wonder. I don't really care. I'm just happy it's here. I'm just happy that we don't have to pay a price for using magic."
Alisa nodded and her jaw dropped at the neatness of Hermione's room. She asked Ron, "Do you know where John is? I, I have to ask him something. Actually he's probably at the fridge. Tell Hermione that, that's where I am." Ron said, "No. I, I mean stay. Please." Alisa turned around slowly. Ron said at the sight of her confused face, "Well, I hate waiting alone and then have to explain something. Can't you ask John when we go shopping for school supplies?"
Hermione walked in and answered Ron's question, "No. I'm afraid not. Mom and dad already did that. I'm not sure why. They went with your mom Ron, and they got Harry stuff too. They scare me sometimes."
Alisa said sitting down and handing Ron his plate, "Mine are weirder. Well my mom is. My dad is doing some crap down in Australia and I won't be able to visit him, thanks, for about a year. Or he won't be able to visit me for about a year. Mom's totally paranoid about Australia."
Hermione took a small bite of her burger and sat silently. Ron took a huge bite of his burger and said, "Well at least your parents are alive."
Alisa said, "Yours are too."
Ron nodded and said, "Well yeah. Harry's aren't thought. I was talking about him."
So that day continued with discussions like that, then there was dinner. Then the argument about Ron sleeping in John's room for the week. Last was getting to sleep. Alisa went to bed around twelve without a sorted out room.
Alisa's mom Nikki shouted back, "Okay Hun! Bring down everything you need!" Alisa sighed and picked up her kitten with her other hand. She opened the door with much difficulty and stepped outside. Her older brother almost walked into her.
Alisa said dropping her suitcase, "John! I have no time! You're already done packing?"
John said smiling evilly, "I can use magic whenever I want little one. You still can't."
Alisa kicked him in the shin and ran down the stairs. She said pouting to her mom, "Mom! John's making fun of the fact that I can't use magic! Can't you just make my suitcase go into the car?"
Nikki looked at Alisa and shook her head. Alisa opened her mouth to complain and Nikki said, "When are you going to stop acting like a child! You're moving to London to be transferred to Hogwarts! The first person in our family! All you're doing to thank me is act like a two year old! Now get your suitcase, and we can leave."
Alisa stared at the ground and said, "I need one of my suitcase's to get dressed." She looked up at her mother hoping her mother wouldn't yell or scold.
Her mother rolled her eyes and said, "Oh come on! Get something off your brother and let's go! We're already late for the plane as it is!" Nikki watched as Alisa ran up the stairs.
Alisa ran up the stairs and shouted at her brother, "John! I need to use one of shirts and pants! Can I?" Alisa ran across the hall where her suitcase was. It wasn't there anymore. Alisa shouted, "John! Where did you go?"
John appeared out of nowhere and said, "I brought your suitcase down, and like I said earlier my stuff is all inside the truck that's going to the airport as we speak. You can wear your pyjamas. I mean, they're plaid pants and a tank top. Muggle's always wear that stuff right? No I'm kidding but still."
Alisa stared at her brother and asked, "We're really going by plane? I thought that was just a joke! You know! Humour!" She sat down on the floor and mumbled, "So hungry......"
John rolled his eyes and patted her on the head. He said comfortingly, "You'll get to go to school with Harry Potter. That's something really cool!" He touched her hand and said, "I know moving is so bad but think about how mom feels. She had a great job working as a lawyer and with magic that guaranteed a lot of money."
Alisa looked at her brother and stood up. She wasn't about to cry. She was moving to live with her cousin who also went to Hogwarts. Alisa only hoped that she'd make real friends at Hogwarts. She wanted to be in the same house as Hermione, which was Gryffindor.
Alisa said, "No, I think I'm only going to miss your friends. Billy is so hot!" She laughed and walked down the stairs. She said to her mom (who was on the phone), "Mom. We can leave now." Her mom didn't answer. She repeated, "Mom! We can leave now!"
Her mom said, "Ok thanks. Bye." She stood up and said to Alisa, "We're going to meet your auntie and uncle at the airport in London. I suppose we should use magic to get there." She grabbed Alisa. Alisa looking longingly at her house that was going to be history in a few days.
John said hurrying after his mom, "Alisa, don't worry. We'll have a lot of money and you'll really like London! It's the home of Harry Potter."
Alisa said getting released, "I don't care about Harry Potter. Since he's best friends with Hermione and I'm going to live with her I'll have to get used to him. Still...School sucks no matter where I go."
Nikki said throwing herself into the car, "Hurry up you two! We're so late!" She mumbled something and the car sped through the streets so quickly Alisa had to close her eyes to keep from throwing up.
Alisa said as the car slowed, "Thanks mom. I really needed to feel last night's dinner. Why the hell are we here?" Alisa looked outside to the ugly field they were parked in.
Nikki said getting out of the car, "The plane will fly overhead in a few minuets and since I just found out that it's a witch and wizard filled plane we can just kind of appear in it. Of course that's not what we're doing, rather we're going to fly the car up there and get in."
Alisa said shaking her head and grasping her kitten, "Why am I cursed with such a family?" She got back in the car and leaned on her brother. She shouted out to Nikki, "Mom! Why can't you just throw us up there? Or why can't we just drive to London?"
Nikki sighed and kicked the ground. She looked into the sky and mumbled another spell. She jumped into the car and watched as the car flew off the ground and into the air. She shouted as the plane neared, "Just jump! They'll catch you!"
John was the first out and he dived out smiling. Alisa shouted, "Mom this is pure madness you old coot!" Scared of what her mom might do she jumped out the window and was grabbed by a huge soft long thing. She felt herself being pulled into a plane and she looked for her brother. John was sitting down looking all relaxed.
Alisa walked over to him and said, "Why the hell did we have to do that? We could have actually caught the plan! Anyways where is your owl?" She looked out the window and saw the beautiful car falling and falling. She said as her mother approached, "This is madness."
Her mother smiled and said sitting down, "Now only half an hour until we get to London."
Alisa stared at her mother confused. Half an hour until we get to London? Is she mad? Or is she on drugs? Alisa asked looking rather confused, "I think I've gone deaf mother. I heard you say half an hour to get to London."
Nikki laughed loudly. Alisa made a face and clutched her kitten. Nikki said when she stopped, "You're acting like a witch who was always a muggle and then you randomly found out that you where a witch and now it's all confusing you!"
Alisa made a face and said, "Yeah well in my school we don't randomly fly into a plane, by a car. Than we have to jump out! Mom it's too weird! I mean come on!" Alisa sighed and stared out the window. She stopped after ten minuets and looked around the plane. The plane was now like a palace. Servants going this way and that.
Alisa spotted a pale boy with almost white hair sitting in the back. He was drinking something thick and it looked really good. Alisa couldn't see his eye colour but she guessed it to be blue. She stared at him for about a minute and decided that he was adorable.
Alisa poked John. John didn't answer he sat with his baseball cap over his eyes. Alisa poked him again and said, "John. Look at that blonde boy in the back." John moaned and Alisa poked him in the stomach. She said, "John!"
John moaned again and sat up properly. He said looking at Alisa angrily, "Why did you do that? You're really beginning to piss me off. What blonde boy in the back anyway? Oh, him. What about him?"
Alisa smiled and bit her finger. She said smiling still, "I think he's so hot. Can you go speak to him for me? Like go and offer him something or say something about his hair or I don't know. Just go speak to him and ask if he goes to Hogwarts and if he does what his name is and his house."
John shook his head and said, "He goes to Hogwarts. I know him all too well. He's father is Luscious Malfoy. He's one of the richest families known to the wizarding kind. You'll like to hear that Malfoys son still goes to Hogwarts and that he's in Slytherin house. Oh and, he's sixteen."
Alisa stared at him and asked, "How the bloody hell did you know that?"
John said fidgeting in his seat, "Well first off, his dad works at my workplace, or at least he pretends to. I've also spoken to him many times. He's brought in his son's owl and I loved it so I went and asked him where he got it. He said sort of smiling that he got it form London England and I thought it would be cool to visit and now we're going to live there."
Alisa said, "Okay." She moved in her seat and said, "Boy wouldn't a milkshake be wonderful right now."
A high pitched voice said, "A strawberry milkshake for you miss."
Alisa looked up shocked and saw one of the servants holding up a huge strawberry milkshake. Alisa said pulling out her wallet, "Thank you. How much?" There was no reply. Alisa looked up from her wallet and saw the servant was gone and the milkshake was still there. Hungrily she took the milkshake and began to drink.
Once Alisa was done they had already landed. Nikki said yawning, "We're here already? Wow. John dear go get out luggage! Alisa come with me to get to your cousin!" Alisa was pulled from her spot and to the door. She saw in the corner of her eye that the Malfoy's were standing right behind her.
Alisa felt jumpy and said to her mother, "Mom. Where the bloody hell are we going to stay?"
Nikki said stepping off the plane, "At you cousins."
Alisa nodded and walked behind her. Wondering how the Malfoys get around Alisa stared at them. Just before they got to their transportation Nikki shouted, "John here they are!" Alisa looked at her cousin, uncle and aunt.
Alisa said politely, "Hi. I'm Alisa."
The girl said smiling widely, "Hi Alisa! I'm Hermione. Very nice to finally meet you!" Alisa asked surprised, "Um, you are?"
Hermione said still smiling, "Of course! I just love meeting relatives that are full witch! It must have been very interesting living in an all witch and wizard family! I mean my friend Ron does but well, Ron's Ron! Come on! Oh I like your kitten!"
Alisa smiled and stroked her kitten. She offered, "You can hold it if you want, I've been holding her for like an hour." She offered Hermione the kitten but the kitten didn't do anything and neither did Hermione.
Hermione got into a car and said, "Come on! The parents still need to talk!" Alisa got into the car and put the kitten onto the empty seat. Hermione said smiling widely and glowing, "Harry potter is my best friend. Did you know that?"
Alisa looked at her mom. She replied trying to sound enthusiastic, "Yeah. I heard he was really handsome. I also heard that he was a pretty angry kid for the last year or so and he wouldn't let anyone in."
Hermione's smile faded. She looked with concern at Alisa. She finally said, "Where did you hear that? I never thought that of all people you'd say that. From what I've heard you're one of the nicest people"
Alisa sighed and said, "Well I am. But I heard what I heard and that's what I heard. I never said that I believed it. I thought it was all crap." She touched Hermione by accident and looked away awkwardly.
Hermione stared at Alisa. Finally she asked, "What exactly is wrong? Are you sick? Are you okay?" She touched Alisa's shoulder and said, "Why do you seem so upset? I was only asking..."
Hermione's dad stuck his head in and said brightly, "You two are going to ride in the car with John! We parents need to have a very serious talk! Nice to see you two are talking! Now go on."
Alisa grabbed her kitten and opened the door. She slipped out and held the door for Hermione. She closed it once Hermione got out. John said at the car, "Come on you two! You are slower than me when I first wake up!"
Alisa smiled knowing what that meant and walked faster to the car. There was a trailer connected at the back. Alisa asked Hermione slipping in the car, "Are you a big fan of Quidditch? I mean in general."
Hermione shrugged. Alisa said tiredly, "I'm going to sleep okay? I'm so tired." Hermione smiled and said, "Okay. Good afternoon."
Alisa shook her head and closed her eyes. It took her about ten minuets to go to sleep. Alisa opened her eyes to a dream. She was at the doors of a huge school. She was looking up at the very top. She heard rustling behind her. She turned around to investigate. She pulled out her wand and pointed it in the bushes. Something screeched and she pointed it up. It attacked her before she could do anything.
Alisa's eyes jerked open. Hermione was asleep now. Alisa said to her brother, "When are we going to get there?"
John shrugged. He braked hard and asked Hermione, "How long would..."
Alisa said, "She's asleep dude. You'll have to ask her when she wakes up. John, do you know anything about Hogwarts? All I know is that the headmaster is Dumbledore and that Harry Potter goes to that school."
John sighed. He leaned back as the car started moving again. After about a minuet he said, "Well, WOW!"
Alisa asked, "What?"
John said staring at the driveway they were turning into "If that's where we're going to live in for the rest of our lives I'd be shocked!"
Hermione was awake now. She said glowing with excitement, "Yeah, that's where we live! I bet you guys lived in something bigger and probably better but honestly! This place isn't that pretty."
Alisa smiled and said opening the door, "Are we going to meet up with your friends anywhere? I mean for the next week that's left of the summer." She fell out of the car and started to laugh.
Hermione slipped out laughing and asked, "Jelly legs? Ron's probably already here! Did you smell peaches before you got out? It's one of Fred and George's new joke shop stuff."
Alisa thought back and said, "No I think I remember smelling oranges." Alisa was still on the ground when Hermione's dad came with Ron running behind him. Alisa felt her cheeks burn and she tried to stand up.
Hermione's dad ran over to Alisa and asked alarmed, "Are you okay?"
Alisa said, "Yeah. My legs have turned to jelly."
Ron looked at Hermione and mouthed, 'sorry.' His face burning from embarrassment. He said to Alisa, "Um here. I uh, I, er, accidentally sprayed this, er, exploded the jelly legs er, thing." He handed Alisa a small candy that was yellow.
Alisa said taking the candy and popping it into her mouth, "Thanks? Where would you get and exploding jelly thing? I mean...why would you set it off? It's an accident bound to happen." She smiled and said cheerily as her legs could move on command, ""I'm joking. I'm hungry though."
Hermione jumped to the hint and said, "Sorry. Dad go get the burgers."
Alisa shook her head and said, "I'm a vegetarian. I'll have a plain sand which if you don't mind. Oh I feel like a bother."
John said, "Well you are."
Alisa shook her head and said, "After, can you just show me my room? I kind of want to get my list ready, of extra things I'll need for the trip."
Hermione asked walking alongside Alisa, "What extra things?"
Alisa picked up her suitcase 's and said, "Well, we go to Hogsmeade. I'll want to bring special things with me." Alisa looked at Hermione. Hermione looked at Alisa. Alisa said uncomfortably, "Yeah, um my room, please."
Hermione said, "Oh. Psh right! Sorry. Right this way." Alisa nodded and widened her eyes.
Ron said politely, "Er, Alisa, um, I'll carry one of your suitcases."
Alisa looked at Ron. She said smiling a bit, "Really. Is this kind offer for making me fall out of a car? You know your accidental fireworks." She smiled still and handed him the lighter suitcase.
Ron carried the suitcase up to Alisa's room without complaint. Hermione said once Alisa's room was in view, "Almost there. After we eat...well if you want to eat in your room we could go talk in my room, or something like that. At least after you unpack everything."
Alisa said putting her suitcase down and opening the door, "Well, I still have to get two more suitcase's. I have a bit too much things that I never use. Or at least that I won't use in school."
Ron said putting down the suitcase, "I think you need help unpacking. I mean you have four suitcases that need to be unpacked. Maybe Hermione and me could help a little."
Alisa opened her bag filled with school stuff. She opened the other one filled with her clothes. These suitcases were huge mind you. Alisa picked out one of her robes that she didn't wear for school. She put it on over her pyjamas and then took her pyjamas off.
Hermione asked admiring her rings that she just put on, "Are those what you always wear? I mean everywhere. I'm not sure if they'll let you wear them at school." Alisa poked at her ring on her pointer finger. It was one of those rings that coved the entire finger and was a sharp point at the end. But it wasn't really sharp.
Alisa took off her finger ring, thing and said, "I don't usually wear this, I was just seeing if it still fits." Alisa dropped it back into her suitcase and said, "We can have lunch in your room. After though I want to pack and be alone for a bit."
Hermione smiled and said to Ron quietly, "I hope she likes miracle whip and tomatoes."
Alisa acted like she never heard and asked, "I'd meet you in your room, where is it?"
Hermione said slapping her forehead, "Of course! Sorry. Ron'll take you to it. I'll meet you two up there." Hermione disappeared through the door and was heard thumping down the stairs.
Ron walked to the door. He turned around and said, "I'll take you to her room. Come one." Alisa looked at Ron take a step and say, "Come on girl," he clapped his hands, "Follow me."
Alisa smiled and walked over to him with her short black hair bouncing behind her. She said following Ron down the hallway, "Ron, don't you ever wonder where all of this comes from. I mean magic. I can make out how life is made but I don't understand magic."
Ron shrugged. His red hair was shining in the lights. He said opening a new door, "I never wonder. I don't really care. I'm just happy it's here. I'm just happy that we don't have to pay a price for using magic."
Alisa nodded and her jaw dropped at the neatness of Hermione's room. She asked Ron, "Do you know where John is? I, I have to ask him something. Actually he's probably at the fridge. Tell Hermione that, that's where I am." Ron said, "No. I, I mean stay. Please." Alisa turned around slowly. Ron said at the sight of her confused face, "Well, I hate waiting alone and then have to explain something. Can't you ask John when we go shopping for school supplies?"
Hermione walked in and answered Ron's question, "No. I'm afraid not. Mom and dad already did that. I'm not sure why. They went with your mom Ron, and they got Harry stuff too. They scare me sometimes."
Alisa said sitting down and handing Ron his plate, "Mine are weirder. Well my mom is. My dad is doing some crap down in Australia and I won't be able to visit him, thanks, for about a year. Or he won't be able to visit me for about a year. Mom's totally paranoid about Australia."
Hermione took a small bite of her burger and sat silently. Ron took a huge bite of his burger and said, "Well at least your parents are alive."
Alisa said, "Yours are too."
Ron nodded and said, "Well yeah. Harry's aren't thought. I was talking about him."
So that day continued with discussions like that, then there was dinner. Then the argument about Ron sleeping in John's room for the week. Last was getting to sleep. Alisa went to bed around twelve without a sorted out room.