American Arrival
Ch 3:
Disclaimer: I wish I could say that it was my brilliant mind that thought up the Harry Potter books, and all of the characters that dwell within them, but sadly, J.K. Rowling is the genius that came up with it all. Darn it. Why couldn't I have thought it up? Oh well.
I want to thank...
Carol: Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it so far.
PatchLover08: Sorry for the delay. I'll try to get my chapters out quicker. Who doesn't love Ella Enchanted?
Lady of Masbolle: Thanks for reviewing me! You have been one of my most dedicated readers and have reviewed like every chapter of all of my stories. I'm glad you like it so far.
Molly: I did put a lot of time into it. I hope to see you soon. It's kind of sad that we don't hang out more since we live so close together. Also, if you have any ideas of England/ Alabama culture clashes, I'd love to hear them!
Andrew: Hey Andy!! I'm glad you liked it so far. How was California?
Sarah15: I'm glad you like it so far. I hope you keep reading it!
Tracey: Who didn't cry like a baby when Sirius died? I know I sure did. He and Remus were like my favorite characters. Thanks for reviewing!!
Now, onto the story:
Emily was awoken that morning by a very hyper Amanda. She was bouncing up and down on Emily's bed.
"Come on! You need to wake up. It is 7:30 and we need to be in the common room to go down to breakfast at 8:00!" Amanda exclaimed.
Emily leapt out of bed, grabbed her uniform and ran to the bathroom to take a shower.
About twenty minutes later, Emily came out of the bathroom, braiding her waist-length hair.
Amanda was tapping her foot impatiently and sighed, "Aren't you guys ready to go yet?"
"Just a minute. Let me finish my hair," Emily replied.
"I love your hair. It is so pretty. I wish I could grow my hair that long," Sandra said.
"Thanks. It took me seven years to get my hair this long," Emily replied smiling.
Amanda gave an impatient sigh and began pacing the room.
"Alright, we're ready," Lily said.
The girls walked down to the common room to see the first year guys already waiting for the prefects. The girls walked over to where the boys were sitting. Emily sat next to Reuven and asked, "How long have ya'll been waiting?"
Reuven looked at her and smiled. He replied, "We came down about twenty minutes ago. The prefects haven't come yet, but I wish they'd hurry up because I'm starving."
Emily laughed and said, "Yeah, me too. I wonder what's taking them so long."
Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter looked at each other with mischievous grins on their faces.
Emily looked at Reuven and asked, "What did they do?"
Reuven just shrugged smiling slightly.
Just then, the prefects came down with murderous glares at the people who were laughing. "Who did this?" the male prefect, Roger Smith, asked gesturing to his now lime green hair and pink robes.
Sirius, Remus, Peter, and James burst out laughing and stood up. Sirius said, "It was us, the new Marauders of Hogwarts!" (A/N: I don't think that they became the Marauders so early, but I got tired of typing all of their names out.)
The female prefect, Janelle Bones said, "Well Marauders of Hogwarts, unless you want detention on your first night of school, you will return our hair and robes to their original state."
Sirius was about to reply that they'd rather the detention, but before he could speak, Remus returned everything to normal with a wave of his wand.
"Remus! What did you do that for?" Sirius asked.
"Well, I don't fancy the idea of having detention the first night. I also want to get to breakfast, and I didn't think they'd take us until we set their robes and hair right. Don't you agree?" Remus asked as Sirius nodded his head in agreement.
The prefects walked the first years down to breakfast. Emily sat down next to Lily and across from Sandra and Amanda. Reuven sat down next to Emily and she asked, "Did you know about that?"
"About what?" Reuven asked while pouring himself a glass of pumpkin juice.
"About the prank," Emily said.
"Well, they were talking about changing the prefects' robes pink, but I suggested the lime green hair."
"Does that make you a member of the Marauders?" Emily asked.
"No. I'm more of an idea person. I just can't actually carry out my pranks. So basically, they asked me if I want to be a Marauder, but I told them that I'm not able to prank people. I'll give them ideas if they need them, but that is about it," Reuven replied, grinning.
"Why can't you prank people?"
"I always feel really guilty afterwards and I end up apologizing. That doesn't really suit the whole prankster or marauder image," Reuven said.
"So I guess that means that you are just too nice to prank people," Emily said grinning at Reuven.
"I guess so," Reuven replied.
Sandra tapped Emily on her shoulder and said, "We should go ahead and leave so that we won't be late."
"Alright. Do you want to walk with us?" Emily asked Reuven.
"That's alright. I'll just walk with the guys. Thanks anyway," Reuven replied smiling.
"Okay then," Emily replied and left with the other girls.
As they were walking down a corridor on their way to their first class, transfiguration, Lily said to Emily, "You like him, don't you?"
"Like who?" Emily asked.
"Reuven. You were talking to him the entire time at breakfast. Sirius was trying to get your attention for like five minutes," Amanda replied.
"He was? I didn't notice, and no I do not like Reuven Turpin as anything more than a friend. I mean we are only eleven years old, and I don't really even know him yet. There's plenty of time for that later. I just want to be friends. Maybe we can be more when we're older. He is cute after all," Emily said, giggling at the last part.
"Well then, why were you flirting the entire time?" Sandra asked.
"I wasn't flirting," Emily replied.
"Then why did you keep grinning at him?" Lily asked with a smile on her face.
"Because we were talking about pranking and his involvement with the Marauders. Plus he was smiling at me, so I smiled back. He just seems to be a naturally smiley person," Emily said nonchalantly.
The other girls just smiled at each other as they reached the transfiguration room. As they walked in, they noticed that the Marauders and Reuven were surprisingly already present.
"Hey Emily, over here," Reuven called to her.
Emily walked over and sat in the empty seat next to Reuven. Sandra, Lily, and Amanda smirked at her, but thankfully Reuven didn't notice.
Emily shot them a look, and asked Reuven, "How did ya'll get here so fast? We left before ya'll did."
"We actually asked for directions, but James and Sirius are telling everyone else who asks that we have our ways."
"That is very interesting. Does that mean that you and the other boys are friends?" Emily asked.
"I guess. We aren't like best friends or anything, but I don't mind them, and I don't think they mind me. We get along pretty well," Reuven answered.
"Well, what about us? Do you consider us to be friends?" Emily asked.
"Yeah. You seem nice so far, and I like talking to you. Do you consider us friends?"
"Yeah. I like talking to you too. We should get to know each other better though," Emily said.
"I agree that we need to get to know each other. Why don't we do our homework together tonight, and we can talk," Reuven suggested.
"Sounds good. How about seven in the common room?" Emily asked.
"Sure, that sounds fine," Reuven answered.
Just then Professor McGonagall appeared where a tawny cat had been moments earlier. Everyone cheered and Sirius shouted out, "That was bloody brilliant."
"Thank-you Mr. Black," the professor answered before starting the class with a lecture.
The rest of the classes that day were pretty much the same. Before she knew it, it was time for Emily to meet Reuven in the common room to do homework.
"Hey," she said, sitting down in at a table across from him.
"Hey," he replied.
"So, tell me something about yourself," Emily asked Reuven.
"Well, what do you want to know?" he asked.
"Tell me about your family, or where you live, or something like that."
"Well, I live in a very nice house in the country in England with my parents, two brothers, and two sisters. My mom is a reporter for the Daily Prophet, and my father is an auror. My brothers are Daniel and John. Daniel is five and he gets into everything. John is ten, and he'll be coming to Hogwarts next year. My sisters are Megan and Hannah. Megan is fourteen and she is in fourth year here already. Hannah is three and she loves to play dress-up. She thinks that taking my shirts and using them to play with is funny. She always giggles when I catch her playing with them. We all get along very well with each other. I miss them a lot, but I'll see them during Christmas. What about your family?" Reuven asked.
"Well, I live in a house in England with my mom, step-dad, and half-sister. They're all muggles. My mom is a teacher. She teaches third grade at an elementary school that isn't very far from where we live. My step-dad is an engineer, a person who designs buildings and stuff. My half-sister, Elizabeth, is two. She is so cute, and I miss her bunches. My real father still lives in Alabama. We moved from there about two months ago, right before my eleventh birthday. My parents got divorced when I was eight, and a little over a year later, my mom married Jim, my step-dad. I used to be able to see my dad all the time before we moved. My mom promised that I could go visit him this summer, and I'll be there almost all summer. I'll get back to England two weeks before school start. I can't wait to see him. I mean, I love Jim and everything. He's great and he makes my mom happy, but my dad is still my real dad, you know?" I asked.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Why did you move here?" he asked.
"Because the company that Jim works for made him relocate here. I don't mind it though. At first, I was really upset that I had to leave my friends, but then I got my Hogwarts letter, and that was kind of amazing. I'm glad we moved here, because otherwise, I'd be at some American wizarding school," Emily answered.
They continued to talk for a while, before heading up to bed with their homework finished.
When Reuven entered his dormitory, the Marauders were already in there.
"Where have you been? We haven't seen you since dinner, and that was hours ago," Sirius asked.
"I was down in the common room, doing my homework and talking with Emily," Reuven answered as he changed into his pajamas.
"You are spending an awful lot of time with her," James said as the other three Marauders nodded on agreement.
"We're friends. I like to talk to her. Is there something wrong with that?" Reuven asked.
"No there's nothing wrong with that. Do you like her?" Remus asked.
"I only like her as a friend. We are eleven after all," Reuven answered.
"Yeah, but she is really pretty. All of those girls are," Sirius replied.
"Yeah, I know that she is pretty, but I'm not ready for a girlfriend or anything like that right now. Maybe when we're older," Reuven answered before pulling the hangings shut around his bed and falling asleep.
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Author's Note
Hey everyone! I hope you like this chapter. Tell me what you think in a review. I have a question though. Do ya'll think that Reuven and Emily should get together? I mean when they are older like in third or fourth year. Let me know!! Also, should I put in more of the marauders and the other girls?
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Ch 3:
Disclaimer: I wish I could say that it was my brilliant mind that thought up the Harry Potter books, and all of the characters that dwell within them, but sadly, J.K. Rowling is the genius that came up with it all. Darn it. Why couldn't I have thought it up? Oh well.
I want to thank...
Carol: Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it so far.
PatchLover08: Sorry for the delay. I'll try to get my chapters out quicker. Who doesn't love Ella Enchanted?
Lady of Masbolle: Thanks for reviewing me! You have been one of my most dedicated readers and have reviewed like every chapter of all of my stories. I'm glad you like it so far.
Molly: I did put a lot of time into it. I hope to see you soon. It's kind of sad that we don't hang out more since we live so close together. Also, if you have any ideas of England/ Alabama culture clashes, I'd love to hear them!
Andrew: Hey Andy!! I'm glad you liked it so far. How was California?
Sarah15: I'm glad you like it so far. I hope you keep reading it!
Tracey: Who didn't cry like a baby when Sirius died? I know I sure did. He and Remus were like my favorite characters. Thanks for reviewing!!
Now, onto the story:
Emily was awoken that morning by a very hyper Amanda. She was bouncing up and down on Emily's bed.
"Come on! You need to wake up. It is 7:30 and we need to be in the common room to go down to breakfast at 8:00!" Amanda exclaimed.
Emily leapt out of bed, grabbed her uniform and ran to the bathroom to take a shower.
About twenty minutes later, Emily came out of the bathroom, braiding her waist-length hair.
Amanda was tapping her foot impatiently and sighed, "Aren't you guys ready to go yet?"
"Just a minute. Let me finish my hair," Emily replied.
"I love your hair. It is so pretty. I wish I could grow my hair that long," Sandra said.
"Thanks. It took me seven years to get my hair this long," Emily replied smiling.
Amanda gave an impatient sigh and began pacing the room.
"Alright, we're ready," Lily said.
The girls walked down to the common room to see the first year guys already waiting for the prefects. The girls walked over to where the boys were sitting. Emily sat next to Reuven and asked, "How long have ya'll been waiting?"
Reuven looked at her and smiled. He replied, "We came down about twenty minutes ago. The prefects haven't come yet, but I wish they'd hurry up because I'm starving."
Emily laughed and said, "Yeah, me too. I wonder what's taking them so long."
Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter looked at each other with mischievous grins on their faces.
Emily looked at Reuven and asked, "What did they do?"
Reuven just shrugged smiling slightly.
Just then, the prefects came down with murderous glares at the people who were laughing. "Who did this?" the male prefect, Roger Smith, asked gesturing to his now lime green hair and pink robes.
Sirius, Remus, Peter, and James burst out laughing and stood up. Sirius said, "It was us, the new Marauders of Hogwarts!" (A/N: I don't think that they became the Marauders so early, but I got tired of typing all of their names out.)
The female prefect, Janelle Bones said, "Well Marauders of Hogwarts, unless you want detention on your first night of school, you will return our hair and robes to their original state."
Sirius was about to reply that they'd rather the detention, but before he could speak, Remus returned everything to normal with a wave of his wand.
"Remus! What did you do that for?" Sirius asked.
"Well, I don't fancy the idea of having detention the first night. I also want to get to breakfast, and I didn't think they'd take us until we set their robes and hair right. Don't you agree?" Remus asked as Sirius nodded his head in agreement.
The prefects walked the first years down to breakfast. Emily sat down next to Lily and across from Sandra and Amanda. Reuven sat down next to Emily and she asked, "Did you know about that?"
"About what?" Reuven asked while pouring himself a glass of pumpkin juice.
"About the prank," Emily said.
"Well, they were talking about changing the prefects' robes pink, but I suggested the lime green hair."
"Does that make you a member of the Marauders?" Emily asked.
"No. I'm more of an idea person. I just can't actually carry out my pranks. So basically, they asked me if I want to be a Marauder, but I told them that I'm not able to prank people. I'll give them ideas if they need them, but that is about it," Reuven replied, grinning.
"Why can't you prank people?"
"I always feel really guilty afterwards and I end up apologizing. That doesn't really suit the whole prankster or marauder image," Reuven said.
"So I guess that means that you are just too nice to prank people," Emily said grinning at Reuven.
"I guess so," Reuven replied.
Sandra tapped Emily on her shoulder and said, "We should go ahead and leave so that we won't be late."
"Alright. Do you want to walk with us?" Emily asked Reuven.
"That's alright. I'll just walk with the guys. Thanks anyway," Reuven replied smiling.
"Okay then," Emily replied and left with the other girls.
As they were walking down a corridor on their way to their first class, transfiguration, Lily said to Emily, "You like him, don't you?"
"Like who?" Emily asked.
"Reuven. You were talking to him the entire time at breakfast. Sirius was trying to get your attention for like five minutes," Amanda replied.
"He was? I didn't notice, and no I do not like Reuven Turpin as anything more than a friend. I mean we are only eleven years old, and I don't really even know him yet. There's plenty of time for that later. I just want to be friends. Maybe we can be more when we're older. He is cute after all," Emily said, giggling at the last part.
"Well then, why were you flirting the entire time?" Sandra asked.
"I wasn't flirting," Emily replied.
"Then why did you keep grinning at him?" Lily asked with a smile on her face.
"Because we were talking about pranking and his involvement with the Marauders. Plus he was smiling at me, so I smiled back. He just seems to be a naturally smiley person," Emily said nonchalantly.
The other girls just smiled at each other as they reached the transfiguration room. As they walked in, they noticed that the Marauders and Reuven were surprisingly already present.
"Hey Emily, over here," Reuven called to her.
Emily walked over and sat in the empty seat next to Reuven. Sandra, Lily, and Amanda smirked at her, but thankfully Reuven didn't notice.
Emily shot them a look, and asked Reuven, "How did ya'll get here so fast? We left before ya'll did."
"We actually asked for directions, but James and Sirius are telling everyone else who asks that we have our ways."
"That is very interesting. Does that mean that you and the other boys are friends?" Emily asked.
"I guess. We aren't like best friends or anything, but I don't mind them, and I don't think they mind me. We get along pretty well," Reuven answered.
"Well, what about us? Do you consider us to be friends?" Emily asked.
"Yeah. You seem nice so far, and I like talking to you. Do you consider us friends?"
"Yeah. I like talking to you too. We should get to know each other better though," Emily said.
"I agree that we need to get to know each other. Why don't we do our homework together tonight, and we can talk," Reuven suggested.
"Sounds good. How about seven in the common room?" Emily asked.
"Sure, that sounds fine," Reuven answered.
Just then Professor McGonagall appeared where a tawny cat had been moments earlier. Everyone cheered and Sirius shouted out, "That was bloody brilliant."
"Thank-you Mr. Black," the professor answered before starting the class with a lecture.
The rest of the classes that day were pretty much the same. Before she knew it, it was time for Emily to meet Reuven in the common room to do homework.
"Hey," she said, sitting down in at a table across from him.
"Hey," he replied.
"So, tell me something about yourself," Emily asked Reuven.
"Well, what do you want to know?" he asked.
"Tell me about your family, or where you live, or something like that."
"Well, I live in a very nice house in the country in England with my parents, two brothers, and two sisters. My mom is a reporter for the Daily Prophet, and my father is an auror. My brothers are Daniel and John. Daniel is five and he gets into everything. John is ten, and he'll be coming to Hogwarts next year. My sisters are Megan and Hannah. Megan is fourteen and she is in fourth year here already. Hannah is three and she loves to play dress-up. She thinks that taking my shirts and using them to play with is funny. She always giggles when I catch her playing with them. We all get along very well with each other. I miss them a lot, but I'll see them during Christmas. What about your family?" Reuven asked.
"Well, I live in a house in England with my mom, step-dad, and half-sister. They're all muggles. My mom is a teacher. She teaches third grade at an elementary school that isn't very far from where we live. My step-dad is an engineer, a person who designs buildings and stuff. My half-sister, Elizabeth, is two. She is so cute, and I miss her bunches. My real father still lives in Alabama. We moved from there about two months ago, right before my eleventh birthday. My parents got divorced when I was eight, and a little over a year later, my mom married Jim, my step-dad. I used to be able to see my dad all the time before we moved. My mom promised that I could go visit him this summer, and I'll be there almost all summer. I'll get back to England two weeks before school start. I can't wait to see him. I mean, I love Jim and everything. He's great and he makes my mom happy, but my dad is still my real dad, you know?" I asked.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Why did you move here?" he asked.
"Because the company that Jim works for made him relocate here. I don't mind it though. At first, I was really upset that I had to leave my friends, but then I got my Hogwarts letter, and that was kind of amazing. I'm glad we moved here, because otherwise, I'd be at some American wizarding school," Emily answered.
They continued to talk for a while, before heading up to bed with their homework finished.
When Reuven entered his dormitory, the Marauders were already in there.
"Where have you been? We haven't seen you since dinner, and that was hours ago," Sirius asked.
"I was down in the common room, doing my homework and talking with Emily," Reuven answered as he changed into his pajamas.
"You are spending an awful lot of time with her," James said as the other three Marauders nodded on agreement.
"We're friends. I like to talk to her. Is there something wrong with that?" Reuven asked.
"No there's nothing wrong with that. Do you like her?" Remus asked.
"I only like her as a friend. We are eleven after all," Reuven answered.
"Yeah, but she is really pretty. All of those girls are," Sirius replied.
"Yeah, I know that she is pretty, but I'm not ready for a girlfriend or anything like that right now. Maybe when we're older," Reuven answered before pulling the hangings shut around his bed and falling asleep.
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Author's Note
Hey everyone! I hope you like this chapter. Tell me what you think in a review. I have a question though. Do ya'll think that Reuven and Emily should get together? I mean when they are older like in third or fourth year. Let me know!! Also, should I put in more of the marauders and the other girls?
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