Chapter 3: Painful Goodbyes
Sixela Mosle was short, with brunette hair, and kitten-like brown eyes. She was one of the cheeriest people Ryan knew, and he could always count on her to be there for him through thick and thin. He knocked on her door twice, but was interrupted on the third knock as she started winding in and out of his legs.
"Hey, Six."
The sleek black cat purred lovingly and leapt into Ryan's arms. She rested in his embrace for a few moments, and then pulled away. As she jumped to the ground, small human feet and hands sprouted from her middle. These were followed by arms, legs, and the head and torso of a sixteen-year-old human girl. Sixela Mosle was an animagus.
"How goes it?" asked Ryan.
"Been better." replied Sixela as she began walking toward her front door.
"What are we gonna do, Six? I'm going to be so miserable at Hogwarts. They can't apparate or become animagi until they're frickin'seventeen!" he pleaded, following her through the entrance and into her living room.
"Ryan, all I can say is this. We've both messed up this summer, and we've got to pay the consequences. I know it's rough and harsh, but we need to hold our heads high! You're going to Hogwarts School in the U.K.; I'm going to Koonich Acadamy in Alaska. If we're lucky we can talk by Floo Powder but I just don't know, okay? Nothing can hurt our friendship, though, we are solid!"
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"Dude, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault. You got most of the potions from me and I never should have let you-"
"Don't even go there. You know I made my own decisions. Everyone's been trying to bring you down with me but it had nothing to do with you."
Doron Kebyl was completely out of the ordinary. He stuck out like a sore thumb in the small wizarding community they lived in, and that's what made him so special. He knew what it was like to be different, and he understood Ryan like no one else could. It was Doron that Ryan would have the hardest time saying goodbye to. He was truly the only "no-secret friend" Ryan had ever had, and though their friendship would last throughout this entire ordeal, he would definitely miss having someone to talk to about his problems.
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Nylie Retsam was another close friend of Ryan's. The two didn't spend a lot of time together, but they were so much alike that their friendship always had a strong foundation. She was another person, like Sixela and Doron, who would stay by his side.
"Our connection was really growing over the summer, too," said Ryan, "and after this we'll probably go back to the way we were."
"Yeah, right…sure," said Nylie with a tone of sarcasm, "but you know that we'll always be connected, just, uh…because. You know."
Ryan smiled, "Yes. I know. I'll really miss you though."