The next day Aeryn woke up with a strong urge to go out and have fun. The blonde human ray of sunshine jumped from her bed and made her way to Ryanna's. She slowly took the blanket off of her friend with as little contact as possible. Once the blanket was successfully removed Aeryn got ready to attack. She hunched over slightly and bent her knees, and pushedpushed all of her strength into her leap. She got up in the air like she planned,though what she didn't plan was for Ryanna to be awake and waiting for her.
Aeryn screamed and landed on her black-haired friend with shrieks of laughter. Ryanna tickled Aeryn behind the kneecap, the spot where she knew she was most vulnerable, and watched the girls eyes fill with tears from laughing so hard. They both stopped, though, when a pillow came flying at them and managed tohit Aeryns head.
"Dammit Aeryn, why can't you be quiet in the morning? Some of us want to sleep, ya know!" Vhaidra said while glaring at Aeryn from under the blanket. Aeryn and Ryanna looked at each other and shared another good laugh. Vhaidra was curled up in a ball with her butt sticking up and her head under the pillow, so that she looked like a deranged turtle. Vhaidra hissed and then she too started laughing. After an uneventful breakfast the girls decided to get dressed and go look around Diagon Alley.
Once out of the Leaky Caldron Aeryns sense of having fun only grew. As she skipped ahead of the girls while a grin of pure happiness spread across her face, she didn't notice the other trio ahead of her. Unfortunately, when she did, it was to late. The blonde rammed right into a boy with raven black hair. They both fell to the ground with a loud THUD! Harry let out a moan and Aeryn looked down at him wide-eyed and got up.
"I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going! It was soo totally my fault! I'm so-" Aeryn was cut off before she could finish by the sound of two girls giggling. She swung around to glare at them. "Why didn't you to warn me? I feel like an idiot now!"
Vhaidra smirked. "Well, you sure looked like an idiot when it happened. And if we warned you, it wouldn't have been as much fun." Just then didAeryn notice that the boy was still on the ground and now staring at her with wide eyes. She held a hand out to help him up and he took it thankfully. Aeryn bit her lip and couldnt keep the blush from creeping to her cheeks. "I'm really sorry," she said one last time.
The boy smiled. "Its okay, really. Im Harry Potter, who are you? " The boy, Harry said with his eyebrows furrowed.
"Nice to meet you Harry! Im Aeryn Grey. This is," she pointed to Ryanna, "my friend Ryanna Antal, and this is my other friend," she pointed to Vhaidra. "Vhaidra Hall." She just then noticed a girl with bushy hair and a boy with flaming red hair standing back a little farther.
"Nice to meet you," The emerald-eyed boy said with a smile.Only after a small cough was emitted from his female friend did Harry remember they were there. He pointed to them as he introduced them. "This is Ron Weasley and this is Hermione Granger. We go to Hogwarts, will you be going there too?" he asked after Hermione and Ron said their hellos and stepped up by his side. Vhaidra nodded as she and Ryanna stepped up to Aeryn.
"Were new here, from America. Well be going to Hogwarts, yes," Aeryn nodded and watched them. They talked different. They hada British accent and she thought it sounded quite cute.
This time it was Hermiones turnto speak up. "Well, would you like to come to Florean Fortescues Ice Cream Parlor with us a get a sundae? We can talk more while we're there," she said with a smile. Aeryn looked at her friends and they nodded in agreement. "Sure," they all said in unison.
At Florean Fortescues Ice Cream Parlor...
Aeryn smiled as she sat down last at the table next to the redhead Ron and Ryanna and across from Hermione.
"So, what school did you go to before?" Ron started all the talking.
Aeryn smiled warmly at him. "We went to Zhan Asu school for Witchcraft. It was an all girls school. It was okay but from what we heard about Hogwarts, we're going tohave the time of our lives." Ryanna and Vhaidra nodded in agreement.
"I'll be right back. I've got to use the bathroom." she said and stood. On the way out Aeryn slipped on a hidden puddle and landed flat on her ass. "Owwww!" She whinded and looked up when she heard a male laugh. Once again she was facing the boy with the pale blonde hair and cold blue grey eyes.
"What are you laughing at? You could have at least had the decency to come and help me up, andthen laugh!" she hissed and stood up. The boy only continued to laugh. His pale skin contrasted deeply with the dark robes he was wearing. Still, it made him look all the more mysterious.
Aeryn liked mysterious. She took in his whole appearance for the first time and smirked. She looked at his face and noticed him looking at her with a smile on his face. "Like what you see?" She asked in a snotty manner. He only looked at her and laughed.
"I'm Draco Malfoy, who are you?" the boy, Draco, asked her and stepped a little closer.
"Aeryn Grey, nice to meet you. Now, good bye, I have friends waiting for me," she said with a smirk and walked back toward the table they were all sitting at. She sat down and flinched. "I broke my ass bone." she admitted with a guilty look. They all laughed good-naturedly.
"You mean yourtail bone?" asked Ryanna with a grin, her eyes still shining from her laughter.
"No, my ass bone. That just goes to show how much you know," Aeryn snapped back, the smile still playing on her pink lips.
"So, thatback there was Gringots? The bank with goblins as employees right? Hm, I could get used to this place. I cant wait to start school tomorrow. Oh, wait, beforewepart and we go backto the Leaky Cauldron; where can we get an owl?" Aeryn asked Harry as she looked around. Ryanna in deep conversation about some book with Hermione and Vhaidra asking Ron about Fred and George.
"Well, there is the Magical Menagerie. Would you like to go there?" Harry asked and pointed toward the shop. He smiled when Aeryn nodded and they made their way there.
Once inside, Aeryn, Vhaidra, and Ryanna looked around for a suitable pet. They decided on a raven which was trained to carry letters, just like an owl. Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked them back to the Leaky Cauldron and said their goodbyes and promised to meet them at Platform 9 and 3/4.
In the bedroom and in their pajamas they decided on naming the raven Risk. They packed their robes and all they would need for school the next day. The day Aeryn, Vhaidra, and Ryanna started Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
End Notes: Well, thats about it. I hope you think this chapter is better than the last. I think it is. Im still looking for a Beta Reader so anyone who is intersted please tell me so. Oh, and please review! Miranda