disclaimer: none of the characters/settings created by J.K. Rowling are mine.

Chapter 4 – A Little Pick-me-up

One week later, I was ready to go. I had to be at the airport in two hours, and I was loading my luggage into my brother car. I was extremely excited, when I had read my postal letter, it had said that the people hosting the contest had a special surprise for me once I got off of the plane, I couldn't wait.

I hugged my brother goodbye and he handed me my three carryon bags. I boarded the plane wondering what my special surprise was. I was so overcome with joy I could barely sit still at first, but it was a long way from Florida to Scotland. So I calmed down after about two hours.

I had managed to read six mangas and the first Harry Potter book before I fell asleep. I awoke to the almost gentle jolts of the plane landing. I packed up my books and got off, looking for some sign of where I should go. Then I saw it. A literal sign that read 'Amy Fischer' held by a man in a black uniform.

" Is that... contest winner Amy Fischer?" I asked, feeling stupid.

" Yes it is, may I see your letter?" he asked smiling at me.

I showed him my conformational letter and he happily took my bags and led me to a sleek black limo. I was in total awe as he opened the door and ushered me inside. There, I found a pretty middle-aged woman.

"Hello Amy! My name is Monica Deprill, I'll be along for your surprise!"

"oh, ok!" I said sounding unsure as I watched her look me over shaking her head slightly, obviously disapproving of my appearance. We drove for a while in silence, until we pulled into a high priced looking beauty salon.

" c'mon, hunny! It's your moment to shine!" she smiled fakely at me.

I walked inside as if in a daze. I was led to a chair where about five people instantly swarmed around me and started talking in hushed excited tones.

" look at those clothes, those baggy shorts… what kind of brand is 'TOOL' ? and what are those? High tops? No, she needs the COMPLETE make over…" I heard Monica say to a man stroking his pointed goatee.

My hair was cut and styled. I got a facial and some nice make up. I looked really pretty, but then they started bringing out clothes.

"frilly things scare me…" I said looking nervously at the racks of clothes pulled out before me.

After about an hour, we had decided on a tight black tee shirt, a denim skirt and some black flat strappy sandals. I looked pretty, but it felt very weird since I'm usually wearing loose comfortable clothes.

"Perfect! Perfect!" Monica gushed. "that looks so much better than the… look you had before!"

" uh… thanks…I guess." I was really starting to not like her.

" lets go hunny! It's two p.m. already, we've got to get you with Sean!"

my eyes lit up and I must have been in a blissful daze because I remember nothing of the limo ride until she spotted Sean and pushed me out and pointed. Then they drove away.

I walked over to a boy in a lightning cap with his head bowed as if he was sleeping.

"lightning? What happened to the leaves?" I asked playfully, hoping it was him. The boy looked up at me and mumbled "huh?"

" uh… never mind." I said quickly and walked away. I don't think all the cover-up in the world could hide my burning red cheeks.

Then my cell phone rang.

"hello?" I said, still shaken.

" 'ello? Where 're you? This is Sean." Said a questioning voice.

I looked around. " I'm… I'm at a coffee shop. Uh, on…" I said walking backwards to see a street sign. "I'm on the stree-!" I yelped as I tripped over someone sitting in a chair.

"whoa, 're you all right?" I heard the voice on the phone say.

"yea, hold on, I just fell flat on my ass… hello?" I looked at the phone and realized that it was off. And that I was sitting in some ones lap. I turned around slowly to see Sean's grinning face and him shaking a small silver phone so I could see.

" well, I know I'm attractive, but could we go a bit slower? Haha, I'm just jokin' with you a bit, 'ello, I'm Sean Biggerstaff" he said with a gorgeous smile.

I got off his lap quickly.

" uhhh…sorry about that, I tripped somehow, heh, this is strange…" I stuttered and blushed brightly, which he must have noticed.

"it's allright, don't worry 'bout it. We're running a lil' bit late, shall we go?" he asked, then held his hand out to me.

"just in case, we wouldn't want you to fall in anyone else's lap." He winked at me playfully as I accepted. He led me to the returned limo and we drove away from the coffee shop.

Chapter 5 Seeing Scotland's Best

"Monica's gone." Sean said as we got in. We drove for a little while and stopped at what looked to be another coffee shop.

" You have an every-twenty-minute coffee addiction?" I asked sarcastically.

" Yes, yes I do" he joked back.

" good, so do I" I answered as I took his hand again stepping out of the vehicle. He picked a table in the corner outside the shop. I don't think I had had a single thought in my head except ' I'm with Sean Biggerstaff…"

" Sooo… " he interrupted my happy thoughts.

"Sooo…" I looked at him and giggled. " I wanted to ask, um, well, does it ever get annoying having little girls saying they love you and stuff?" I asked cautiously. He looked at his watch, then the street, then to me.

" well, you kind of get used to it, but yea, sometimes it does." He gave me a relaxed smile and looked back to his watch.

" yea, I mean, I just think it's ridiculous when they say they love you and they don't even know you. I agree your hot definitely, but I don't get it." I cut short, embarrassed by what I had said. He didn't seem to mind at all.

"well, thank you." He said with a satisfied smile. "and yea, I don't get it either, I was thinking 'bout that for a while, huh, that's strange." He looked at me in a meaningful way. I suddenly felt like I had known him forever, just that simple agreement had connected us.

" Ahhh!" I squealed as I felt hands tickling my stomach. I heard laughter and was shocked to see James and Oliver Phelps sit down on either side of me and Sean giving them a glowing smile.

" 'ello!" one twin said.

" 'ello there!" said the other.

" I'm Oliver, " said the one on my right

" and I'm James!" finished the one on my left.

" hi, I'm Amy, I'm from the states."

"Oo, Sean, why didn't you tell us you had a hot foreign girl with you? Asked Oliver.

" yea, where's ours?" asked James. I blushed and giggled, looking up at Sean.

" well, I knew she was comin', and I invited you 'cause I thought she'd be ugly and we could laugh at 'er, but she's not, so you guys can get up and go now." Sean remarked giving Oliver a playful shove.

" c'mon you guys! It's 4:30! We got to go shopping!" Sean said changing his attitude. Everyone piled into the limo and they took directions from Sean.

Chapter 6 – Everybody Run!

We went to many stores in a big city and Sean commented on it being a tourist trap, and then it got late. We stopped at a restaurant that reminded me of an Outback.

" I think we got some pretty decent deals," Sean said as we were being seated "-since, we, ya know, didn't get anything!"

"Oh…your not blaming us for that are you?" Oliver and James asked, fluttering their eyelashes at Sean. We all cracked up at the tiny table.

" So Amy, tell us about yourself " Oliver asked, looking at me.

"well… you can see what I look like, except for when I dress myself, I generally don't look so…girly, and…I'm twelve, I love to read, and listen to music… I guess that's it." I answered, no longer blushing, but starting to like the attention. Then the twins were looking at each other smiling, and I was confused, but apparently Sean knew what was going on, and he looked determined to stop it.

" so Amy…" Oliver started

"have you ever heard the saying…" James continued

" that double the pleasure-"

"means double the fun?"

I laughed as they looked at me and gave me playful smiles. I looked at Sean who was sitting next to me and saw that he looked embarrassed and…jealous? I wasn't sure, but I slipped my hand under the table and held his. I grinned as a small smile spread across his lips as he looked at me.

We were all laughing at the booth when James whispered

"guys, we got two blondes and a brunette at ten o'clock, heading over…"

"not again!" Sean sighed with distaste.

" we've got….twenty seconds, lets go." Oliver said.

We all slid out of the booth and started walking away casually as we heard the clicking of the girls' shoes and James yelled "EVERYBODY RUN!" Oliver grabbed one of my hands and Sean grabbed the other, and we tore out of the restaurant fast as we could. We ran for about four blocks and couldn't hear them anymore, so we slowed down.

" here, lets room up." Sean suggested, pointing to a very large hotel.

Once we got a room, we took the elevator and went into a fight over beds. It turned out I got a bed, Oliver and James would share, and Sean would get the pull out sofa-bed, After Sean called the limo driver and the hotel where I was supposed to be, he left a message for anyone that would be looking for us. Then we had a pillow fight and went to bed.

a/n: next to come...shopping spree! (which means Oliver gets a pretty funny new look) the truth comes out! trip to hogwarts!