A/N Thank you for the reviews they're much appreciated. It makes me happy to know that my work is appreciated. This is chapter one. I have no time on my hands I sit in class and write out what I want to say. This is the first time I've actually been able to write more than one chapter. Thanks. Read, enjoy, and review.
Chapter One – It Really Begins
And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
-- Hartsfield Airport Atlanta, GAin the Terminal (a month later) --
Jamie looked at the airplane nervously, "You know I hate flying," she squeaked out to Aurora and then muttered, "Why couldn't we just use a port key?" keeping her eyes fixated on the plane.
Aurora scowled, "Damn Hufflepuffs," and then took a deep breath, "If we had it would've been illegal, we could have been splinched," flinching at the thought of it, "or we could've ended up in the middle of the ocean," she grinned suddenly, "Of course we could have taken brooms instead."
"No!" Jamie shouted loudly making everyone around her look at her strangely. She lowered her voice, "I bloody hate brooms and you know it!"
"Why do you think I said it?" Aurora grinned cheekily towards Jamie, her brown eyes twinkling mischievously.
"Stupid cheeky Ravenclaw's," Jamie muttered hitting Aurora upside the head.
"Please welcome our first class guests Jamie Engel and Aurora Thatcher, you may now board."
Aurora grinned as Jamie clutched at her arm boarding the large 747 plane to begin the flight.
-- Behind the Veil…again. (Around the same time) --
Sirius sighed opening his eyes, "Wonder if anyone else is in this hell hole," he muttered to himself as he stood up brushing himself off.
James looked at Lily and mouthed, "Now."
The couple stepped forward, forever at the age of twenty behind the veil stepping in front of Sirius, "We've been waiting for you mate. What took so bloody long?" James said grinning at his best friend.
" James? Lily?" Sirius whispered croakily, "Is it really you?"
Lily nodded and James grinned and Sirius broke down for the second time in two months.
"Now let's figure out how to get out of here," James sat next to Sirius and began to think.
-- The Burrow, St. Ottery Catchpole, two days before term --
"Two more days mate," Ron Weasley grinned at his best friend Harry Potter who grinned back, "Our final year and I'm not dead yet. Quite a miracle if you ask me."
Hermione rolled her eyes, "Ever the cheerful one aren't you Harry?"
He nodded towards her grinning cheekily, trying to forget his recurring dream that he had just had the night before.
Hermione looked around, "I just hope there will be no need for us to join the Order after school is over. I suppose that is just wishful thinking though…" she looked over at Harry who had just decided that the wall was far more interesting than his best friends.
"Anyways," Ron said trying to veer the subject away from You-Know-Who (Ron still couldn't quite say Lord Voldemort.) "Hermione have you decided on a career yet?" grinning towards Harry who rolled his eyes back towards the ceiling concealing a grin and trying not to laugh.
"Well I don't know. I'd like to be an Auror but it's so time consuming to become one and Arthimancy is just so interesting…"
Ron and Harry looked at each other and just began to laugh while a huffy Hermione stormed back to her and Ginny's room.
When Harry finally managed to stop laughing, "Mate I'd hate to see what happened to you if you weren't dating her," grinning largely now.
Ron looked at him somberly, "I don't think I want to know honestly," and they both began to laugh all over again.
-- Heathrow Airport London, England. Jamie and Aurora's descent.--
"Jamie you can open your eyes now we've landed," Aurora looked at her friend warily.
"Are you sure we're on the ground and you're not tricking me again?"
"One hundred percent, we have a mean looking stewardess looking like she wants to kill us. It's time to get off, pick up our baggage and make our way towards Hogwarts. I've already sent an owl to Dumbledore."
Jamie sighed getting out of her seat and walking down the aisle, "Always one step ahead of me."
"Yeah…" her voice trailing off, her thoughts had drifted off to her old ties in London many times during the flight and they had again, "Let's go pick up our baggage," linking her arm through Jamie's, "We're finally home."
A/N – Yay. Another chapter done. I can't believe how quickly I'm writing this thing. Ideas just keep popping into my head and I put them on paper before I can even finish them. Great. Don't forget to review. .