It was a sunny afternoon in the middle of March when the day arrived in which Leya would receive knowledge that she would have to make her first parting since she was adopted. She was in the backyard with Justin, playing "Wizards" when Terence came over. The two soon to be 9- year-olds stopped what they were doing, hearing Terence's footsteps.
"Rency!" Leya grinned, running up to him and tackling the 11-year-old to the ground. Justin and Leya were good friends and Justin indeed had a case of puppy love, but nothing could compare to the strong friendship Leya and Terence had formed. "Happy Birthday!" Leya giggled.
"Thanks Ley!" He smiled. "Hey squirt!" Terence ruffled Justin's hair. Justin tilted his head to the side when suddenly the ball in front of him exploded with a bang. His eyes widened at the tiny pieces of cloth that remained of Leya's soccer ball.
"Erm?" Justin mumbled.
The next thing anyone knew was his bicycle was levitating in front of his very eyes. He had his eyes open in a mixture of fear and shock.
"Looks like he's not a muggle," Terence muttered quietly to Leya before running into the house to retrieve Remus.
Justin was looking fearfully at his bicycle and grabbed onto Leya, hiding behind her.
"Jussy!" Leya laughed. Justin didn't seem very brave to her, but he was cute. Leya seemed to take on an older sister role to Justin, despite the fact Justin had taken a liking to her. Little did anyone know, that crush would extend into Hogwarts. Justin squeaked when his bicycle came crashing to the ground. He carefully walked to the remains of his beloved bicycle, tears building in his eyes.
"Reparao!" Remus muttered from the doorway. Justin's eyes widened in amazement as his bicycle pieced itself back together again. He looked quietly from his bicycle to Leya to Terence and to Remus, who had his wand in his hand.
Justin finally found his voice. "What happened?"
Leya grinned. "Jussy! You magic!" Leya giggled.
Justin tilted his head in confusion. "Magic?" Leya fervently nodded her head.
Remus smiled. "Come, child. There is much we must talk about." Justin waved to Leya as he followed Remus into the house.
Terence smiled and took Leya's hand. "I need to talk to you, Ley." Leya smiled and nodded. She shoved her hat on her head, following Terence quietly. The two of them walked down the pathway and slowly walked into his house, covering their ears at Georgia's banging music.
"Ruddy kid sister," Terence muttered. "Georgia! Turn that music down!"
"No!"
"This place is a mess! Am I going to have to tell mum and dad?"
"Fine!" she grumbled and turned down the music.
"Ugh! Finally!" Terence muttered. He smiled and sat Leya down in a chair at the kitchen table before sitting down himself. Quietly, he handed Leya his Hogwarts' letter. When September rolled around, it was not going to be an easy parting for the two friends. Leya smiled. She wouldn't turn 9 till Midsummer's eve and hadn't really understood what this would mean.
"Rency!" She grinned. "You got accepted into Hogwarts."
Terence nodded and laughed when Leya had squealed, hugging him. "Leya," He took her hands. "I want you to take care of yourself. No more attempting to fly in your muggle school. I won't be here to protect you."
Tears built in Leya's eyes. She didn't understand. "You promised…"
Terence sighed. Leya may almost be 9, but due to her nymphic background, she was really much younger. How could he make her see that it wasn't really goodbye? Terence took his hand and gently wiped the tears from her eyes. "Think of it…as a quest. " he whispered. "A quest, which you too will join me on when you come of age. And you can send me owls and we'll still have the holidays."
Leya sniffled. Terence was her best friend. Him going away was almost unbearable. "And you still have Justin," Terence whispered. "Teach him to be a big boy!"
Leya giggled at that comment. "You won't forget me?"
"Of course not." He smiled. Leya nodded slowly, accepting it at last. "Now wear a dress at my birthday party?" Terence teased.
Leya shook her head. "Rency! No." She pouted.
Terence laughed, shaking his head. "Leya, Leya, Leya. What are you going to do at Hogwarts?"
"We wear robes. Who has to know?" She said cheekily.
Terence rolled his eyes and whispered in her ear, "More scheming?"
Leya giggled and the two rushed off to torture his kid sister, who just happened to only be a year younger than Leya.