10
The
next morning, Kenzie woke up somewhat early. She changed into her
robes and gave her hair a quick tap with her wand to comb it.
She
went downstairs to the common room to find Chris sitting on the
couch, reading something. Kenzie got a closer look.
She startled
him when she said, "One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi,
huh? I would think you would be the Fantastic Beasts and Where to
Find Them type."
"Oh, well. It was the only one I
could find to look through while I waited for you- er, one of you
guys to come down," Chris said, tripping over his
tongue.
"That's okay, I was just teasing," Kenzie said.
"C'mon, let's go to breakfast. J.J. and Kayla can meet us
there," she said with a friendly smile.
"I love it when
she smiles," he said under his breath as they climbed through
the portrait hole to go down to
breakfast.
Once
they were down at breakfast, they talked for about five minutes
before J.J. and Kayla came down.
"So, anything new?"
Kenzie asked with another smile.
Tell her how you feel,
Chris thought.
"Oh, no, nothing really," he said.
"Are
you getting any mail today?"
"I dunno, maybe from
Mum."
"I'm expecting some from Dad," Kenzie said
while buttering a piece of toast. "Oh, look, it's J.J. and
Kayla! Hey, you guys!" she called.
J.J. and Kayla joined them
at the table. J.J. sat down next to Chris and Kayla sat down next to
Kenzie.
"Why are you two already here?" Kayla
asked.
"Well, I got up rather early. When I went downstairs,
Chris was reading, so we came to breakfast," Kenzie said.
"You
do fancy her," J.J. whispered to Chris.
"Fine,
but you fancy Kayla," Chris said. The tops of J.J.'s ears turned
red while he said, "Do not."
"I'll believe it when
I see it," Chris said.
They ate breakfast and talked for a
while, and then went to their first class- Transfiguration.