A/N: Second Chapter finally up. It was really hard to write this chapter.
It's not that I had writer's block, it's just I couldn't concentrate on it
long enough to write everything down. There is a Tom Felton quote in here.
Let's see if any of you can find it.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Harry Potter . . .Blah Blah Blah . . . You know.
The Letters
As they arrived at Maxi's house she asked permission for her friends to be there when they walked in the door. Her mother gave her a look that said "I told you to stop doing that." "I'm sorry," Maxi replied to her mother's glare. Her mother of course let her friends stay because they live on the same block if she ever wanted them to go home and nobody needed a ride.
"Where's the mail?" Maxi asked looking around. She wanted to see if Sharika had written, but she also was expecting a magazine. Not to mention the whole sophomore class had been bombarded with random college information. "On the kitchen table," her mother replied. The trio walked into the kitchen. Maxi started to thumb through the mail while Brutus headed straight for the refrigerator.
"Do you want anything to eat Zene?" Maxi asked without looking up. "Yes please, what do you have?" she replied. "I don't know. Brutus help Zene get something," Maxi instructed. Brutus waved Zene over to the refrigerator and Maxi concentrated on her mail.
She had gotten 8 new college packets, her magazine, and a letter from Sharika. "It's about time," Maxi thought. It was Sharika's traditional letter written on thick, heavy parchment. She had been written with purple ink in small, neat handwriting.
But there was something else in the mail addressed to her. It was on the same thick parchment and was written in emerald green ink. The writing was big and loopy. Brutus handed her, her usual glass of orange juice while he and Zene snacked on some cookies that Maxi had made the day before.
Maxi looked out the kitchen window. It was such a nice day, it was like torture not being outside. "Did Sharika write?" Brutus asked noticing the letters in the heavy parchment. "Yeah" she turned to him. "Do you guys wanna go into the field?"
The field that separated them and their school was their favorite place to hang out in nice weather. Actually Maxi liked it better when it was storming. She loves storms and is particularly fascinated by tornadoes.
Of course her mother did not let her sit out in the middle of a field during a thunderstorm. Maxi found ways to do it anyway, though. Her father saw it as a way to get some good hands on experience. Maxine wanted to be a Meteorologist/Storm Chaser. She got along with her father really well.
Brutus and Zene looked at each other and came to an unspoken agreement that they would, in fact, like to go to the field. "I'm gunna drop my stuff of at my house and meet you at there." Zene said as she stood up. "Me too." Brutus added, grabbed his stuff and headed out the door. Zene closely followed.
Maxi put the college packets and her magazine on her bed. She took the two parchment envelopes with her and headed for the field.
Maxi situated her self in the center of the field. Clearly visible but farthest away from all points of civilization. She looked at the envelopes contemplating which to open first. She decided to make her curiosity suffer a little and decided to open Sharika's letter first.
Dear Maxine,
How are you? I miss you soooo much. I am so sorry that I haven't written. School's about to start. I'm really excited. Guess what . . . I met a guy! His name is Xavier Rice. Cute name, huh? He is so HOT! Black hair, laser blue eyes. Weird combo don't you think. It suits him, though. He lives 5 mins. away walking time. We spent almost all summer together. It was so much fun. We met at school in, get this . . . detention! Here's what happened. I had to do a paper on the history of the school so I decided to go to the trophy room for some research. This kid, Draco, was provoking him and when Xavier went to hit him, I kinda got in the way. So the teachers thought we were fighting so we both got detention. How unfair! We both went to detention and started talking. NO we were NOT flirting. (well maybe a little) It's actually kinda funny cause Xavier and Draco are like best friends now. Well I have to go to work. Oh yeah, I haven't told you. I got a job filing papers at the office where Xavier's dad works. Xavier's family is so rich that he doesn't need to get a job. Of course he's too lazy anyway.
Friends Forever,
Sharika Mysia Quinn
P.S. Tell Brutus I said hi and that I miss him too. Thanx.
As Maxi put down the letter she realized how much she missed her best friend. Maxi decided that she wanted to open the other letter before her friends got there. She turned the letter over and saw that it had a red wax seal on it with a coat-of-arms. She opened the letter careful not to rip anything. The letter was written on the same heavy parchment as the envelope. Maxi unfolded the letter and read:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss Mitchell,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl no later than July 31. Yours Sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress
Maxine didn't know what to think of this. She flipped to that next page but did not find a list of equipment. Instead she found another letter.
Dear Miss Mitchell,
Your situation is very unique. We will be sending our gamekeeper, Mr. Rubeus Hagrid, to your house to help you get your supplies and make your transition to Hogwarts if you so choose. Mr. Hagrid will arrive at 7:30pm on the evening of July 31st. I look forward to your arrival. Yours Sincerely, Albus Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore Headmaster
"Hey!" a voice cut into her thoughts. She looked up to see Brutus laughing because she had jumped so much. "Oh, ha, ha, ha," Maxi mocked as she quickly put the letter back into the envelope.
"So what did Sharika have to say?" Zene ask Maxi while glaring at Brutus. Brutus quickly regained himself. "Oh not much. She told me to say hi to you for her, Brutus, and that she misses you." She paused for a moment trying to get her thoughts together from what she just learned. "She's got a boyfriend and a job now. From what I hear, her boyfriend is really hot." Zene looked interested along with Maxi. Brutus just looked stunned.
"You know she is 15 years old, she's allowed to have a boyfriend," Maxi laughed noticing his face. "I know," Brutus sighed. "It just feels like everything is changing," Maxi tried to figure out if it was safe to tell them what she had just learned. "Don't hurt yourself," Zene chimed, in regards to Brutus's thoughtful look, trying not to laugh.
The three of them greatly enjoyed their afternoon together. Maxi was having so much fun that she lost track of time. When she looked at her watch it was 7:15pm. She had fifteen minutes to explain what she could before a wizard showed up at her door.
"I have to go," she said. She grabbed her stuff and was about to run when Brutus pointed to the sky. "What's that?" he asked. The sky was just starting to turn pink. In the direction Brutus was pointing there was a small moving light.
"It's just a plane," Zene said shrugging it off. "Yeah," Maxi agreed. She actually thought it looked more like a head light. Her mind came back to the letters and the time. She quickly put the light from her mind and ran as fast as she could home. She wondered what on earth she was going to tell her parents.
All she knew was that she had to think faster than she was running.
A/N: So what do you think. Please review. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. I'd like to thank my best friend Angela, moonygirl13 (aka Snape's Bitch), darthfurby, and shadow wolf
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Harry Potter . . .Blah Blah Blah . . . You know.
The Letters
As they arrived at Maxi's house she asked permission for her friends to be there when they walked in the door. Her mother gave her a look that said "I told you to stop doing that." "I'm sorry," Maxi replied to her mother's glare. Her mother of course let her friends stay because they live on the same block if she ever wanted them to go home and nobody needed a ride.
"Where's the mail?" Maxi asked looking around. She wanted to see if Sharika had written, but she also was expecting a magazine. Not to mention the whole sophomore class had been bombarded with random college information. "On the kitchen table," her mother replied. The trio walked into the kitchen. Maxi started to thumb through the mail while Brutus headed straight for the refrigerator.
"Do you want anything to eat Zene?" Maxi asked without looking up. "Yes please, what do you have?" she replied. "I don't know. Brutus help Zene get something," Maxi instructed. Brutus waved Zene over to the refrigerator and Maxi concentrated on her mail.
She had gotten 8 new college packets, her magazine, and a letter from Sharika. "It's about time," Maxi thought. It was Sharika's traditional letter written on thick, heavy parchment. She had been written with purple ink in small, neat handwriting.
But there was something else in the mail addressed to her. It was on the same thick parchment and was written in emerald green ink. The writing was big and loopy. Brutus handed her, her usual glass of orange juice while he and Zene snacked on some cookies that Maxi had made the day before.
Maxi looked out the kitchen window. It was such a nice day, it was like torture not being outside. "Did Sharika write?" Brutus asked noticing the letters in the heavy parchment. "Yeah" she turned to him. "Do you guys wanna go into the field?"
The field that separated them and their school was their favorite place to hang out in nice weather. Actually Maxi liked it better when it was storming. She loves storms and is particularly fascinated by tornadoes.
Of course her mother did not let her sit out in the middle of a field during a thunderstorm. Maxi found ways to do it anyway, though. Her father saw it as a way to get some good hands on experience. Maxine wanted to be a Meteorologist/Storm Chaser. She got along with her father really well.
Brutus and Zene looked at each other and came to an unspoken agreement that they would, in fact, like to go to the field. "I'm gunna drop my stuff of at my house and meet you at there." Zene said as she stood up. "Me too." Brutus added, grabbed his stuff and headed out the door. Zene closely followed.
Maxi put the college packets and her magazine on her bed. She took the two parchment envelopes with her and headed for the field.
Maxi situated her self in the center of the field. Clearly visible but farthest away from all points of civilization. She looked at the envelopes contemplating which to open first. She decided to make her curiosity suffer a little and decided to open Sharika's letter first.
Dear Maxine,
How are you? I miss you soooo much. I am so sorry that I haven't written. School's about to start. I'm really excited. Guess what . . . I met a guy! His name is Xavier Rice. Cute name, huh? He is so HOT! Black hair, laser blue eyes. Weird combo don't you think. It suits him, though. He lives 5 mins. away walking time. We spent almost all summer together. It was so much fun. We met at school in, get this . . . detention! Here's what happened. I had to do a paper on the history of the school so I decided to go to the trophy room for some research. This kid, Draco, was provoking him and when Xavier went to hit him, I kinda got in the way. So the teachers thought we were fighting so we both got detention. How unfair! We both went to detention and started talking. NO we were NOT flirting. (well maybe a little) It's actually kinda funny cause Xavier and Draco are like best friends now. Well I have to go to work. Oh yeah, I haven't told you. I got a job filing papers at the office where Xavier's dad works. Xavier's family is so rich that he doesn't need to get a job. Of course he's too lazy anyway.
Friends Forever,
Sharika Mysia Quinn
P.S. Tell Brutus I said hi and that I miss him too. Thanx.
As Maxi put down the letter she realized how much she missed her best friend. Maxi decided that she wanted to open the other letter before her friends got there. She turned the letter over and saw that it had a red wax seal on it with a coat-of-arms. She opened the letter careful not to rip anything. The letter was written on the same heavy parchment as the envelope. Maxi unfolded the letter and read:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss Mitchell,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl no later than July 31. Yours Sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress
Maxine didn't know what to think of this. She flipped to that next page but did not find a list of equipment. Instead she found another letter.
Dear Miss Mitchell,
Your situation is very unique. We will be sending our gamekeeper, Mr. Rubeus Hagrid, to your house to help you get your supplies and make your transition to Hogwarts if you so choose. Mr. Hagrid will arrive at 7:30pm on the evening of July 31st. I look forward to your arrival. Yours Sincerely, Albus Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore Headmaster
"Hey!" a voice cut into her thoughts. She looked up to see Brutus laughing because she had jumped so much. "Oh, ha, ha, ha," Maxi mocked as she quickly put the letter back into the envelope.
"So what did Sharika have to say?" Zene ask Maxi while glaring at Brutus. Brutus quickly regained himself. "Oh not much. She told me to say hi to you for her, Brutus, and that she misses you." She paused for a moment trying to get her thoughts together from what she just learned. "She's got a boyfriend and a job now. From what I hear, her boyfriend is really hot." Zene looked interested along with Maxi. Brutus just looked stunned.
"You know she is 15 years old, she's allowed to have a boyfriend," Maxi laughed noticing his face. "I know," Brutus sighed. "It just feels like everything is changing," Maxi tried to figure out if it was safe to tell them what she had just learned. "Don't hurt yourself," Zene chimed, in regards to Brutus's thoughtful look, trying not to laugh.
The three of them greatly enjoyed their afternoon together. Maxi was having so much fun that she lost track of time. When she looked at her watch it was 7:15pm. She had fifteen minutes to explain what she could before a wizard showed up at her door.
"I have to go," she said. She grabbed her stuff and was about to run when Brutus pointed to the sky. "What's that?" he asked. The sky was just starting to turn pink. In the direction Brutus was pointing there was a small moving light.
"It's just a plane," Zene said shrugging it off. "Yeah," Maxi agreed. She actually thought it looked more like a head light. Her mind came back to the letters and the time. She quickly put the light from her mind and ran as fast as she could home. She wondered what on earth she was going to tell her parents.
All she knew was that she had to think faster than she was running.
A/N: So what do you think. Please review. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. I'd like to thank my best friend Angela, moonygirl13 (aka Snape's Bitch), darthfurby, and shadow wolf