Joey left the hospital wing and headed straight for the dungeon's to get Ginny from her potions class. When she reached the dungeon's she opened the door as quietly as she could but without luck, because when she went in everyone was staring at her.
"Everyone back to work!" he yelled at his class. He strolled over to Joey at the back of the class. "Is there something that you need Ms. Evans?" "Dumbledore would like to see Miss Weasley." "Miss Weasley, you are excused from class. Pack your things." As Ginny and Joey were leaving the class Joey whispered in Ginny's ear. "What animal crawled up his butt and died?" Ginny couldn't help but laugh all the way to Dumbledore's office.
When they reached his office both of them noticed Draco in one of the seats in front of the headmaster's desk. "How are you feeling Malfoy?" Ginny asked. Draco visibly winced at the sound of his last name. Joey put her hand on his shoulder to calm him down. Dumbledore started talking before anyone had a chance to talk.
The headmaster started informing Draco on the situation. At the end of this long tale Draco just sat there with his mouth wide open. Ginny placed her fore finger under his chin to close his mouth. He just looked up at her with a smirk on his face. She proceeded to stick her tongue out at him.
"So what's going to happen?" He asked. "Well, Draco, you Ginny and I are going to Los Angeles to train her. I will also be training you." "Training me in what?" "Self defense. From the looks of it you may need it." "How long will we be gone?" he asked. "Until Christmas."
The four of them sat in the headmaster's office and worked out all the details. They would leave for LA as soon as dinner was over. Dumbledore told Draco and Ginny to go and pack. Joey stayed behind.
"Joey, I would like to keep in touch with you somehow in case anything goes wrong. I won't be able to do this personally but I can link you and Harry together."
"How?" "Well it is a part of the spell that I cast on you two before you left. All that I would have to do is unblock it. Would you like me to do this?" "Yes, please."
After dinner, in front of Hogwarts
Joey, Ginny and Draco were standing outside in front of the castle doors with their luggage in their hands. "Joey, are you sure that it will only take six months for my training?" "It should. That's how long it took for me. Come on you two. We are going to miss the portkey window." Joey pulled out a quill that Dumbledore had made into a portkey. They would have to use that to get to the international portkey office and then from there they would go to LA. They all grabbed a hold of the quill and disappeared into the blinding white light. They landed in front of the international portkey office. Joey went up to the desk to confirm the reservation. "Reservation name, please?" the lady asked. "Evans." "Your reservation is for three people to LA. Is this correct?" "Yes." "Your portkey is down the hall first door on the right. Just touch the statue of Snoopy and Woodstock." "Thank you." The two teens followed Joey to the designated place. They didn't have to wait long when they got there. They immediately touched the statue and they were gone.
A/N: CONTINUED IN BOOK THREE.