Chapter two
I walked down the hall, soaking in the sights of the school that had become my home in the past 5 years. I knew full well that I might never see this place again, and knew from the mannerisms of my best friend, Erin, that she was thinking the same thoughts.
"Bright side, I've never been to Europe before." I grinned at her, hoping she would smile back.
"Me either." she cracked a small grin my way, coming from Erin, though, it could have been an outright laugh. We were met at the front hall by a representative of the Ministry of Magic, USA. He looked at us sternly then started in on a speech that was clearly memorized.
"Hello girls." Girls? We were almost adults by the standards of the muggle, and wizarding for that matter, worlds. "My name is Mr. Kreeger. Miss Haverly must have filled you in on the vague concept of why we are sending you. I am here, however, to explain some of the details. You were chosen because of your outstanding marks in defense against the dark arts. As you know, Franklin School emphasizes Defense Against The Dark Arts, which will be invaluable to this operation. The school you are going to is a very important place in the scheme of defense against The-Nameless-One"
"Is is Hogwarts?" Erin asked. I sighed inwardly, she wasn't very subtle at all. Although I was thinking the same thing, I did have the sense not to say anything.
"I'm not at liberty to say." Mr. Kreeger said. We looked at each other with excited faces, WE'RE GOING TO HOGWARTS!! "May I continue? You will fly to London, where you will meet other wizards being sent to other places across Europe. You're mission will be explained to you when you get to London. We have secured an apartment for the two of you to share in the wizarding section of the city we are sending you to. You will be met by a representative from the ministry of magic in the city. He will escort you to the apartment, and show you around the city. I will drive you to the airport in Pierre and see you to the proper plane. I am sure you are ready to go." We assured them that we were. We picked up all of our suitcases, duffels, instruments--yes, instruments--and walked out onto the front lawn, up to the waiting car.
"Excuse me, but why are we using muggle transportation, wouldn't it be faster to use floo powder?" I asked Mr. Kreeger as we drove out toward Pierre, the capital of South Dakota.
"Because The-Nameless-One can watch the floo networks and we are trying not to alert him to our presence." Our trip was mostly uneventful, Erin and I played Exploding Snap until a particularly loud explosion slightly singed the upholstery. We laughed hysterically until we saw Mr. Kreeger's face. He glared back at us, holding his wand.
"Don't do that again! I thought that something happened!" he yelled at us. We looked at each other.
"maybe we should use my muggle deck?" I said quietly "nah, why?" Erin replied, that mischievous grin in place.
"umm, because the grumpy-ass is still glaring at us!" I pointed to the rear view mirror.
"You know, you should really watch the road!" Erin cackled. Mr. Kreeger jumped slightly and looked away from us.
"What do you say, rat killer, black jack, BS?" I procured my cards, ready to play.
"Rat killer, I don't want to think too hard. I'll deal" "K."
We drove up to the airport some hours later. Mr. Kreeger helped us get our things out of the car. I could fell Erin tensing up as we walked into the crowded lobby. For all that she grew up in New York City, she didn't like crowds. I didn't much either, for that matter. We both LOATHED planes, which is why I asked to floo.
"This is the plane girls. There will be a representative to meet you at the airport in London. He, or she will know you, so just trust them." Mr. Kreeger shook our hands. "Good luck."
The flight was SUPREMELY boring, we couldn't do much of anything so we settled for staring out the window. What, like there was much else to do with muggles all around? "This is it, we're spending our senior year abroad for the ministry. What fun." Erin muttered in my ear.
"Be nice, it'll be fun, and besides, think of the boy factor!" We both grinned at the prospect of foreign boys.
"True, but I heard British boys whine to much." "We're not supposed to know we are going to Hogwarts. Remember? We 'think' we are going to Europe, but we don't know where exactly." "Yeah, I know, but still, British boys are supposed to be whiney!" "Whatever." I threw my pillow at her. Needless to say, we got into a pillow fight, till the stewardess came over and glared at us.
A/N I'm sorry it took so long, but last week was finals, and this week I've been sick, so I didn't feel like doing much of anything. BUT, I'm feeling better so I finished it up. BTW, those who are confused about the title, review and ask, and we may just answer. We would also like to thank everyone who already reviewed.
disclaimer: all hail Rowling, Rowling is queen, and anything you recognize is probably her's.
I walked down the hall, soaking in the sights of the school that had become my home in the past 5 years. I knew full well that I might never see this place again, and knew from the mannerisms of my best friend, Erin, that she was thinking the same thoughts.
"Bright side, I've never been to Europe before." I grinned at her, hoping she would smile back.
"Me either." she cracked a small grin my way, coming from Erin, though, it could have been an outright laugh. We were met at the front hall by a representative of the Ministry of Magic, USA. He looked at us sternly then started in on a speech that was clearly memorized.
"Hello girls." Girls? We were almost adults by the standards of the muggle, and wizarding for that matter, worlds. "My name is Mr. Kreeger. Miss Haverly must have filled you in on the vague concept of why we are sending you. I am here, however, to explain some of the details. You were chosen because of your outstanding marks in defense against the dark arts. As you know, Franklin School emphasizes Defense Against The Dark Arts, which will be invaluable to this operation. The school you are going to is a very important place in the scheme of defense against The-Nameless-One"
"Is is Hogwarts?" Erin asked. I sighed inwardly, she wasn't very subtle at all. Although I was thinking the same thing, I did have the sense not to say anything.
"I'm not at liberty to say." Mr. Kreeger said. We looked at each other with excited faces, WE'RE GOING TO HOGWARTS!! "May I continue? You will fly to London, where you will meet other wizards being sent to other places across Europe. You're mission will be explained to you when you get to London. We have secured an apartment for the two of you to share in the wizarding section of the city we are sending you to. You will be met by a representative from the ministry of magic in the city. He will escort you to the apartment, and show you around the city. I will drive you to the airport in Pierre and see you to the proper plane. I am sure you are ready to go." We assured them that we were. We picked up all of our suitcases, duffels, instruments--yes, instruments--and walked out onto the front lawn, up to the waiting car.
"Excuse me, but why are we using muggle transportation, wouldn't it be faster to use floo powder?" I asked Mr. Kreeger as we drove out toward Pierre, the capital of South Dakota.
"Because The-Nameless-One can watch the floo networks and we are trying not to alert him to our presence." Our trip was mostly uneventful, Erin and I played Exploding Snap until a particularly loud explosion slightly singed the upholstery. We laughed hysterically until we saw Mr. Kreeger's face. He glared back at us, holding his wand.
"Don't do that again! I thought that something happened!" he yelled at us. We looked at each other.
"maybe we should use my muggle deck?" I said quietly "nah, why?" Erin replied, that mischievous grin in place.
"umm, because the grumpy-ass is still glaring at us!" I pointed to the rear view mirror.
"You know, you should really watch the road!" Erin cackled. Mr. Kreeger jumped slightly and looked away from us.
"What do you say, rat killer, black jack, BS?" I procured my cards, ready to play.
"Rat killer, I don't want to think too hard. I'll deal" "K."
We drove up to the airport some hours later. Mr. Kreeger helped us get our things out of the car. I could fell Erin tensing up as we walked into the crowded lobby. For all that she grew up in New York City, she didn't like crowds. I didn't much either, for that matter. We both LOATHED planes, which is why I asked to floo.
"This is the plane girls. There will be a representative to meet you at the airport in London. He, or she will know you, so just trust them." Mr. Kreeger shook our hands. "Good luck."
That was it, we were headed to london, and whatever adventures that waited for us.
The flight was SUPREMELY boring, we couldn't do much of anything so we settled for staring out the window. What, like there was much else to do with muggles all around? "This is it, we're spending our senior year abroad for the ministry. What fun." Erin muttered in my ear.
"Be nice, it'll be fun, and besides, think of the boy factor!" We both grinned at the prospect of foreign boys.
"True, but I heard British boys whine to much." "We're not supposed to know we are going to Hogwarts. Remember? We 'think' we are going to Europe, but we don't know where exactly." "Yeah, I know, but still, British boys are supposed to be whiney!" "Whatever." I threw my pillow at her. Needless to say, we got into a pillow fight, till the stewardess came over and glared at us.
I feel asleep a little while later, happy to know that we were embarking on a great adventure. I didn't care what would happen, but I could tell that it would be great.
A/N I'm sorry it took so long, but last week was finals, and this week I've been sick, so I didn't feel like doing much of anything. BUT, I'm feeling better so I finished it up. BTW, those who are confused about the title, review and ask, and we may just answer. We would also like to thank everyone who already reviewed.
TessaCilory: Thanks for the review! Glad you like it.
Merovech: blushes Thank you for pointing out those things. We fixed some of them and the rest were intentional. (they will be explained later on)
OrlandoObsessed: Love your name! The girls are entering into their senior year in America, what is the equivelent of the Hogwarts seventh year. (again, explained later)