The next week went by like molasses in the snow to Ana. She just couldn't wait till she could see all her friends again, and to hear about Hermione's American twin!
"I can't believe it's already two days till Hogwarts! And, today, I get to see Ron!" she said, out of excitment. She was picking out her clothes for the day, and chose her favorite one, a pair of jeans, a baby-tee with Sakura Spas on it (her mom got it from Old Navy in America when she went), and her Hogwarts robe. Of course, she almost forgot her neat little hat, and her Head Girl badge pinned to it. She might as well dress like she wants while she can, since it's only on the weekends when she can dress freely.
She ran downstairs after changing, falling at the last step, making her dad laugh.
"Getting a little careless are we?" he said, while she was getting up. She picked up her hat, and put it on the couch.
"Well...you don't have to wait a summer to see your boyfriend, or girlfriend, oh, whatever..." she said, confusing herself. Remus was laughing the whole time.
"Your right....well, you ready to go? Mrs. Weasley sent an owl saying she couldn't come, for me to come." he said, to Ana's frown. "Don't worry, everyone likes me, you know that!" Ana had just gotten her pop-tart and they were ready to go.
"Hey, dad?" she asked.
"Hmm, yeah?" he asked.
"Can we apparate?" she asked, and he nodded his head.
"Just make sure you don't land on someone this time..." he said with a laugh, and in a swish of their cloaks, they were gone.
They were there in an instant, and Ana didn't land on someone, but she did fall on her face.
"Well, at least I didn't land on someone..." she muttered. Hermione came running up, with Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred, and George trailing behind.
"How are you, Ana?" she asked. She assured everyone that she was fine, and they all went to Flourish and Blotts.
"Hey, Ron, why are Fred and George here?" she asked him, but she had an idea.
"They're looking for a premisis, and they had to go to Gambol and Japes, the usual." he said. She was right. "I think mum'll kill the person who gave them that money, and I warned Harry about it." he said.
Hermione beckond them over, and she tried to fill them in on her trip to America, but only Ana would listen. "I saw someone who looked exactly like you." she said.
"Yeah, I think that might have been me. I was taking my apparation test, and landed on some man, but he didn't seem to mind. Dad reckons he's one of those, what did he call 'em, oh yeah, pervs." she said. She reached up to fix her hat, when she remebered she didn't have it. They were in a hurry, more like, she was in a hurry, always forgetting stuff. She be forgetting Gryffindor house points if she didn't fix that problem. "Hey, did I tell you, wait, no I didn't, but I'm head girl, and I'm supposed to show around some new kid, and he's a Snape...probably gonna be a Slytherin, and favorite of Snape..." she said, in a grumbly voice.
Hermione gasped. "Do you really? That's terrible. How could Dumbledore do that?" she asked.
"It's not Dumbledore, we have a new headmistress. If I remember correctly, it's Professor Johanassen, that new Arithmancy professor, and Dumbledore's great-neice. Can you think of a worse task. Plus, she know's me like I was one of her own, just like you. You'd think she's..." Hermione cut her off.
"Maybe she thinks it's for you own good..." she said. She knew that Professor Johanassen went to school with Harry and Ana's dads, only about three years younger.
"Yeah, and Ron'll be the next queen..." she said, and Ron came over.
"What am I gonna be?" he asked, to which she replied, "The next queen" stiffling a laugh. His ears went pink.
She slinked off, to look at the Divination books. She never took it, but took Arithmancy and Care of Magical Creatures so these books were interesting, for never have met Professor Trelawney. "Hey, Ron, did you find out who is gonna be the new Arithmancy professor?" she asked him.
"Yup. It's gonna be the new kids mum, Mrs. Samara Snape...." he said. "She was Harry's mum's best friend, or so dad tells me...." he said, with a laugh.
"Great. You are so lucky to not have Arithmancy..." she said, to which he replied, "Yeah, but Divination isn't any better. Do you think I like predicting my death every week, which passes us....."
They bought all their stuff, and left the shops, and went to the Leaky Cauldron, where they were staying, since the first was tomorrow. They were bushed by the time they were done, and they went straight to bed.
Ana fell into a deep sleep, full of dreams of Hogwarts. She couldn't wait till tomorrow, even if she did have to spend most of the train ride with Malfoy.
'Actually, he isn't that bad. At least he isn't gonna be a Death Eater, and I'm glad I'm not related to him, because I'd hate to see it when he tells his dad...' she thought, smiling at the end.
"I can't believe it's already two days till Hogwarts! And, today, I get to see Ron!" she said, out of excitment. She was picking out her clothes for the day, and chose her favorite one, a pair of jeans, a baby-tee with Sakura Spas on it (her mom got it from Old Navy in America when she went), and her Hogwarts robe. Of course, she almost forgot her neat little hat, and her Head Girl badge pinned to it. She might as well dress like she wants while she can, since it's only on the weekends when she can dress freely.
She ran downstairs after changing, falling at the last step, making her dad laugh.
"Getting a little careless are we?" he said, while she was getting up. She picked up her hat, and put it on the couch.
"Well...you don't have to wait a summer to see your boyfriend, or girlfriend, oh, whatever..." she said, confusing herself. Remus was laughing the whole time.
"Your right....well, you ready to go? Mrs. Weasley sent an owl saying she couldn't come, for me to come." he said, to Ana's frown. "Don't worry, everyone likes me, you know that!" Ana had just gotten her pop-tart and they were ready to go.
"Hey, dad?" she asked.
"Hmm, yeah?" he asked.
"Can we apparate?" she asked, and he nodded his head.
"Just make sure you don't land on someone this time..." he said with a laugh, and in a swish of their cloaks, they were gone.
They were there in an instant, and Ana didn't land on someone, but she did fall on her face.
"Well, at least I didn't land on someone..." she muttered. Hermione came running up, with Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred, and George trailing behind.
"How are you, Ana?" she asked. She assured everyone that she was fine, and they all went to Flourish and Blotts.
"Hey, Ron, why are Fred and George here?" she asked him, but she had an idea.
"They're looking for a premisis, and they had to go to Gambol and Japes, the usual." he said. She was right. "I think mum'll kill the person who gave them that money, and I warned Harry about it." he said.
Hermione beckond them over, and she tried to fill them in on her trip to America, but only Ana would listen. "I saw someone who looked exactly like you." she said.
"Yeah, I think that might have been me. I was taking my apparation test, and landed on some man, but he didn't seem to mind. Dad reckons he's one of those, what did he call 'em, oh yeah, pervs." she said. She reached up to fix her hat, when she remebered she didn't have it. They were in a hurry, more like, she was in a hurry, always forgetting stuff. She be forgetting Gryffindor house points if she didn't fix that problem. "Hey, did I tell you, wait, no I didn't, but I'm head girl, and I'm supposed to show around some new kid, and he's a Snape...probably gonna be a Slytherin, and favorite of Snape..." she said, in a grumbly voice.
Hermione gasped. "Do you really? That's terrible. How could Dumbledore do that?" she asked.
"It's not Dumbledore, we have a new headmistress. If I remember correctly, it's Professor Johanassen, that new Arithmancy professor, and Dumbledore's great-neice. Can you think of a worse task. Plus, she know's me like I was one of her own, just like you. You'd think she's..." Hermione cut her off.
"Maybe she thinks it's for you own good..." she said. She knew that Professor Johanassen went to school with Harry and Ana's dads, only about three years younger.
"Yeah, and Ron'll be the next queen..." she said, and Ron came over.
"What am I gonna be?" he asked, to which she replied, "The next queen" stiffling a laugh. His ears went pink.
She slinked off, to look at the Divination books. She never took it, but took Arithmancy and Care of Magical Creatures so these books were interesting, for never have met Professor Trelawney. "Hey, Ron, did you find out who is gonna be the new Arithmancy professor?" she asked him.
"Yup. It's gonna be the new kids mum, Mrs. Samara Snape...." he said. "She was Harry's mum's best friend, or so dad tells me...." he said, with a laugh.
"Great. You are so lucky to not have Arithmancy..." she said, to which he replied, "Yeah, but Divination isn't any better. Do you think I like predicting my death every week, which passes us....."
They bought all their stuff, and left the shops, and went to the Leaky Cauldron, where they were staying, since the first was tomorrow. They were bushed by the time they were done, and they went straight to bed.
Ana fell into a deep sleep, full of dreams of Hogwarts. She couldn't wait till tomorrow, even if she did have to spend most of the train ride with Malfoy.
'Actually, he isn't that bad. At least he isn't gonna be a Death Eater, and I'm glad I'm not related to him, because I'd hate to see it when he tells his dad...' she thought, smiling at the end.