{Drumroll please} Here's the first chappie of my new story which is part two of Catch a Falling Star. this is set in New Zealand where Laura is living at the moment, hope you like don't forget to review. {band strikes up with a happy tune}

The Floo Network.

The waves crashed against the sand in the early morning light, the ocean smell woke Laura. She threw the bed covers off herself getting out of bed looking out the window of Sara's apartment which looked out over the beach. She rubbed her arms keeping herself warm as she walked out of her room, down the hall into the living room where Sara and Alicia were talking. It had been almost two months since Hogwarts had finished.

"Morning." Laura said after yawning.

"Morning." They replied watching as Laura walked into the kitchen pouring herself a herbal tea, mint flavor her favourite. She walked back out sitting on the sofa opposite the two women picking up the newspaper.

"Staring is very rude y'know." Laura remarked not looking up from the paper. Alicia looked at Sara who in turn looked back at Alicia nodding slightly.

"Laura I'm going back home." Alicia announced, Laura looked up from her paper.

"When?"

"Tomorrow, I've connected the fireplace to the floo network, it's easier than muggle transport." Alicia added avoiding Laura's face as she talked.

"Fair enough, I wish you didn't have to leave it's been fun having you here." Laura replied going back to her newspaper. Alicia blinked a few times. She couldn't believe how well she was taking it considering a week ago when Alicia had brought up the idea Laura had begged her not to leave.

"So your okay with me leaving?" Alicia asked and Laura sighed closing her newspaper.

"Of course, England is your home. I can't ask you to give that up. It's getting on and I have to go to work." Laura replied finishing her drink heading back down to her room. Sara stood up walking into the kitchen placing her cup in the dishwasher.

"It's lucky you didn't bring up the idea of her going back with you. I don't think her reply would of been as calm." Sara said and Alicia nodded walking over where she leaned on the counter.

"It's going to be weird going back, I really want to see how Oliver is doing." Sara nodded.

"They haven't had any contact yet, so maybe they've moved on, y'know ot of sight out of mind." Sara suggested but Alicia shook her head.

"I was talking to Fred yesterday just after the floo network was connected he went to see Oliver a few days ago, he said he doesn't talk about Hogwarts at all, the very thought of it still pains him and I can't blame him. She broke his heart."

"You can't forget Percy though, he should take some of the blame." Sara replied.

"Yes Oliver won't go to Burrow in fear of seeing Percy which is good because if those two were in a room together all hell would break loose. The twins will only talk to him when they really have too. Well I'm going to go and pack." Alicia said heading down to her room.

Laura came out of her room wearing her office suit that was business and casual like chatting away on her cell phone. Sara watched her with a sigh, work, work, work that's all she ever did these days. Laura closed her phone noticing Sara was watching.

"What?" Laura asked.

"Want to do lunch?" Sara asked and Laura pulled out her planner flipping to the the right day. She frowned.

"Sorry I'm in a meeting but I'll be home around six." Laura replied putting her planner back into her bag then left. Alicia came out pulling her bag behind her.

"Did she just leave?" Sara nodded as they walked over to the fireplace, Alicia pulled out a bag of floo powder hanging it to Sara.

"Keep this, you never know what could happen." Alicia added taking a handful then gave Sara a quick hug.

"Tell Laura I'll be in touch." Sara nodded as Alicia stepped forward.

"The Burrow." Alicia said and disappeared. Sara looked round the empty house before heading down to her bedroom to get dressed.

Laura entered the office hearing bits and pieces of different conversations, the busy life suited her just right even though Sara didn't agree. Laura walked into her office to see the usual amount of mail on her desk being an advice columnist she got bundles of letters everyday awaiting her to reply. She sat at her desk opening her laptop. Even since returning she hadn't used any magic, she had put anything to do with magic in her trunk which was in the back of her wardrobe, Laura still had her owl Basil it was her pet and she couldn't give him up. Her co-writer and friend Zeke Matthews walked in seeing her in a daze. He waved his hand in front of her face until she blinked looking at him.

"Welcome back, where were you this time?' He asked for she was frequently in a daydream.

"Somewhere that doesn't exist anymore." She replied putting on a smile.

"That's a shame I'd give anything to see inside your head, the advice you come up with sometimes it amazes me. Especially that one letter from a girl who cheated on her boyfriend what did you tell her again?" Zeke asked running his hand through his medium length brown hair.

"I told her that if she loved him enough everything would be okay. All she needed to do was talk to him, if they both believed in their love it would survive." Laura replied quickly blinking her tears away.

"That was great it was like you understood her pain." Laura bit her lip looking at the unopened mail.

"Here, you take half there's a lot to get through and not enough time to do it in." Laura said quickly changing the subject handing him a pile of letters and he walked out, Laura sighed opening the first letter focusing her attention on it.

A/N um.......... review