"Well, you all got here fine." Dumbledore came walking up to us. "Good, let's go then. You have your backpacks I gave you yesterday with everything in them, I see. Good, and you all have your tickets?" We nodded. We walked to terminal 61 east and sat down. "I'm sorry to leave you again, but I have to get back. You are seated alphabetically. So Miss Bradley and Mr. Bucek, you two will be seated in front of Miss Horst and Miss Lawrence. You two will be in front of Mr. Lichtenberger and Miss Schumann, and you will be in front of Mr. Sliva and Mr. Wagner. You will also be sharing your vaults with that person. The numbers are on the keys. They are 397, 398, 399, and 400. I must go now. Hope you have a good flight. See you there." With that he got up and left.
"Well, does anyone know how long this flight is?" Ben asked
"It has to be about seven hours because that's how long it was to Italy when I went. It's about the same I presume." I said, remembering when I went with my step-dad. Matt grunted. I guess he thinks I'm showing off, or he thinks it's a really long flight, or both.
"Are you sure?" Sean asked me. I nodded. "That's a long ride."
"Well you have the pleasure of sitting with me the whole time." I said, joking
"More like torture," Matt snickered. I gave him a funny smile and flipped him off. He gave me a look of surprise and turned away.
Sean smiled. "So, what do you do? Did you bring anything?" He asked
"They have movies playing and music videos in a different language, translated in English. They have food and drinks of course and, if all else fails, I brought a pack of cards." I showed him the cards in my bag.
As we sat waiting, I fumbled with a key around my neck. My "parents" gave it to me before I left for school. "This came with you when we got you. We saved it for when we planed on telling you. It opens a bank vault in London. Keep it close. Keep it safe."
"Now boarding, all first class passengers for London." I looked at the ticket. It said 'First Class'
"You guys, that's us. Dumbledore got us first class tickets!" I said in amazement. We got our things and walked on the plane.
We found our seats. Sean helped me with my bag. "Do you want the window seat?" we asked together. "You can have it," we also said at the same time. Sean stopped me from saying anything else and said, "You sit by the window." He smiled and I slid into my seat.
After some time, and a crap load of people passed us, we started moving. I fumbled with the key, my real parent's key. What are they like, or were like? If they are dead, how did they die? If they are alive, why did they get rid of me? Where are they? Did they love me? What's in this vault? Is Harry Potter a real person? I was out of it for a moment. I did not realize Sean was talking to me until he touched my arm. "What? Wow, oh sorry, were you talking to me? Sorry, I kind of zoned out, thinking about everything. You know, school, home, friends, and family. Sorry, I'm rambling on, aren't I? I'll shut up now."
"It's okay. I just asked what that key is for. Does it mean anything?" Sean pointed at the necklace I am playing with.
"I...um, I don't know yet." I told him looking from the key to his curious face. "So, this is a long trip. What do you do for fun?" He looked at me like I'm crazy." We have a crap load of time to kill. The best way to kill time is, of course, talking. I know just about, nothing about you. So what do you do for fun?"
"I play soccer, or play with my dogs. What about you?"
"I am very artistic. I draw, write poetry, stories, and some designing. I also have music playing 24/7. How's your family? They seem very nice."
"Yeah, they are, they can be a pain at times, but they are okay most of the time. I have an older brother and a younger sister. Also, if you count pets, I have two golden retrievers. And your family?
"My family is messed up." I'm not going to mention the adoption so just my "normal" speech. "My mom married three times, none are my father. You remember the "Blaster Virus" last year? My mom's first husband's second marriage, their son. Her second marriage, the guy robed banks. Her third is a religious freak. My mom has three kids and my father has six, including me. It's cool I can legally go by five last names."
"Wow, that is really messed up!"
"That's just the close family. My great grandma was one of eighteen. Hey, you want to play Egyptian Rat Screw while we talk?"
That was the fastest seven hours of my life, other than sleeping. We watched "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Mr. Deeds." We talked about everything and played so many games of cards, it's probably a record. The plane landed in London's airport around nine their time. Once again, when we got off, Dumbledore was standing there waiting. We took the bus to the famous Leaky Cauldron, where the guys got a room next to us girls. We were told to get some sleep, for tomorrow, Diagon Alley awaits us.
