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Chapter Seven
Chelsea

The summer went by faster whilst Mich was there. We went to Diagon Alley the first day she was there; my dad had gotten off of work early to take us. I needed to get new robes, but Mich decided she would be fine for the rest of the year, I only prayed that she wouldn't out grow them, although that would be kind of funny. We practiced Quidditch also, but I never took a ride on her broom. I thought that it would only make me more jealous, but, I was jealous anyway.

That final day of summer finally arrived. Lisa and Laura were frantically getting there supplies together and putting the final touches on all their summer projects, I was lucky, I hadn't gotten any that summer. I got all my stuff together and Mich got all her things packed. We went to sleep and woke up the next morning.

"WAKE UP CHELSEA!" Laura yelled banging on my door.

"YEAH! OR ELSE WE WILL LEAVE YOU HERE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR!" The familiar Ohioan accent came from Lisa. She was from Maryland like the rest of my family…but she was the only one in the family who sounded like she was from Ohio. I opened my eyes and looked at Michelle at the foot of the bed. I had a twin bed, and somehow Mich and I fit on it with me one way on one side, and her opposite on the other side.

"Mich," I said smacking her leg and sitting up rubbing my eyes. I heard her groan, but could somehow make out all the words coming out from her larynx.

"Two…no…thirty three more minutes."

"No! Let's go!" I yelled and got up off of the bed. I walked to the side of the mattress and slid my hands under it, then, I pulled up on it and Michelle slid off with a thud to the floor.

"Jesus, I never did a damn thing to you," She groaned as she slowly stood up and put the covers back onto the bed sloppily.

"You kicked me last night, get dressed," I said walking out of the room to the bathroom down the hall. Lisa and Laura were already occupying it. I walked into the room next to the bathroom, my mom's room and into the master bathroom. My mom was getting ready; I grabbed my toothbrush and started to brush my teeth.

The rest of the morning went fairly fast. Everyone was in a grumpy mood. Lisa and Laura just didn't like waking up early, Mich wasn't really in the mood fro school to start yet, and I just didn't want to deal with Slytherin's…and I wasn't in the mood for work.

But the year was starting; it really hit me when I was in the car on the ride to Kings Cross Station. We pulled up to it; my mom got out of the car last but helped us all get our things from the trunk. It was silent; everyone was so tired as we walked into the station, our things on the trolleys. My mom directed us in, Lisa and Laura, then Michelle and I.

I walked through the barrier, things were going fast this year, and it felt like only three seconds ago I had been pushing Mich off the bed. I shook my head trying to clear my still morning mind from the complex thoughts of the evening. I gave my mother a hug and told her that I would write often to let her know I hadn't died yet.

"To another Hell we go," I heard Michelle mumble to herself as she walked on the train next to me. I laughed at her and patted her on the back.

"At least we have fun the sinners," I said with a smiled and we started to walk down the long train cars looking for a place where we could find a place to chill. I figured that she would want to hang out with her Slytherin friends, and I understood that. I wanted to hang out with my Hufflepuff pals. I told her that I would meet up with her later.

I brushed shoulders with someone, I looked up to say sorry and I saw an amazingly attractive boy looking back down at me.

"Sorry," He said and I just opened my mouth trying to speak. He held out his hand and I shook it. Guys really kept on getting hotter and hotter as you got older, "I'm John. Hi. Um…I'm looking for someone…could you tell me if you have seen them?"

His blue eyes looked down at mine, as I pushed my brown hair back behind my ears. His shag hair covered half of his eyes though. "Uh…yeah. Who you looking for?" I said amazed by my terrible English.

"Jeslyn Clanden," He said. Whoa, I knew her. Not only did I know her but she was one of my rather good friends. Everyone knew if I wasn't with Shell I was with Jeslyn. I nodded and looked down the train to see if I could find her.

"I can find her; she's as easy to spot out like a blood stain in a library book," I said with a chuckle at my way of putting things. I beckoned him to follow. We walked down the train, I popped my head in compartments, and I saw Mich in one of them, but decided not to wave to her so not to make her embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name," He said to me. I popped my head inside of another compartment and then came back out and looked at him.

"Chelsea Davison," I said and walked a little down to find Jeslyn sitting all alone. I beckoned him to come in. I sat down next to her and gave her a smile. He sat opposite of us.

"You find a new person every year," Jeslyn said to him, "Why don't you find someone yourself?"

"I don't know. To bug you?" He suggested. I laughed and looked at Jeslyn.

"So, who is he?" I asked feeling only a little rude, but there was only one way to find out and that was to ask.

"He's my cousin. Ravenclaw fourth year," She redirected her attention to John, "Have you seen Kyle?" Kyle was her older brother; he was going into his fifth year. He was a Hufflepuff such as myself and everyone thought he was so attractive, but he wasn't all that. He was just s dude with weird blonde hair.

"Mr. Kyle Clanden," He said restating his name, "No. But I should go find him. I'll see you later then. Nice meeting you Chelsea." And with that he walked out of the compartment. He seemed like a cool guy, had nice manners, probably one of those people where first impressions didn't matter all to well.

"Wow," I said looking at Jeslyn.

"What?" She asked.

"He's attractive," I said laughing.

"Don't even start with that. I am so happy I'm his cousin. Everyone swoons over him like he's a main attraction of a freak show. I am so happy I know him well enough to not do that. Not that I would, I'm his cousin."

"Hahaha, well, oh hey, look, the trains moving," I said looking out the window; I hadn't even realized that the train had started moving.

"Well, I'm hungry," Jeslyn said looking out the window waiting for the trolley to come.

"Yeah, like looking at it is going to make it come any faster," I said joking.

"Knock Knock!" A male voice from the compartment door came. It was Kyle, "Where's John?"

"Looking for you," I told him shaking my head.

"Damn, gotta run!" He said and with that jolted out the door. Kyle was our other beater, so I knew him fairly well. He was a cool kid, but I wouldn't let anyone else know that. Man, if news of that got out I would be on the same level as all the other girls.

Jeslyn wasn't on the team; she wasn't a huge Quidditch fan, although she enjoyed being a bystander at big games. That was okay with me. Not everyone liked Quidditch and if you enjoyed being a fan more power to you. I shifted my weight in my seat not sure what to do. A cluster of first years came in looking for a place to sit, but then found this one already in use.

"So…" I said not sure what to say,

"WOOOO! IT'S SCHOOL TIME!" Chelsea Carrie swarmed into the room. She was part of my other posse. She was so much fun yet so damn hyper. "CHELLO! AND JESLYN!"

"Hi Chelsea," Jeslyn said, she had to warm up to Chelsea every year; I thought it was weird how she did that.

"Chelsea! Sit down and try not to look like a first year!" I begged her almost laughing.

"Like you?" She said to me with a snort.

"No like you," said laughing still, we both smiled at each other. This was going to be another memorable Hogwarts Express ride, just like the year before. Chelsea Carrie, myself, and Jeslyn Clanden all just chilling out and having a good time.