Disclaimer: Is this necessary? I own NOTHING! Except the plot, Sheridan, Amy, Alexis (Lexi), and Erin!
Rating: PG-13; Minor language.
FYI: Sorry it took so long to update, school has been a butt. Also, I think this is quite a boring chapter. xD
Their departure to the wizarding world was delayed quite considerably; for, Erin had decided it was rather unsafe to mount and ride invisible, vampiric-looking, horse-like creatures called Thestrals. With a huff of frustration Hermione stiffly strode towards Erin, whose arms were folded and whose eyes were glazed over with the air of 'No.' "Look," Hermione spat, "you either get on or go home. We're not waiting any longer for you to give up your damn jackass routine!" At the tone of the curse, Erin's mouth dropped defensively, unable to believe the words that were just shot at her. The dirty blonde dug her fingernails into her own skin, releasing her anger just slightly. "Well excuse me." She retorted, eyes narrow and disgusted. "What will it be, then?" The bushy-haired girl inquired hurriedly, tapping her foot on the wet, soft, green grass of the football field. At this Erin could not find a response; she was too dumbfounded by the idea of anyone saying any such thing to her.
Meanwhile, Amy had seated herself quite uniformly atop the invisible mass of a Thestral. She had needed a few guidance tips from Harry to locate the beast, but after she was situated, she seemed like a pro. Harry glanced up at her as she sat atop the leathery-black 'thing', wondering how she, as a muggle, was so accepting of the idea. Perhaps, in the books, they mention Thestrals as well..He thought timidly, shrugging off half of the idea. The other half he clung to, wishing to learn much more on the subject.
"Amy, who writes the..'books'..that I am in?" He inquired timidly, casting his gaze upon her once more. Awkwardly, Amy shifted in her seat so both of her legs were on the right side of the Thestral, where she could face Harry. She bit her lip for a few moments before deciding to answer. Harry off-handedly noticed she did this when she was thinking. "J.K. Rowling." She offered, her head swaying to the left, an action which caused her shoulder-length blonde hair to follow suit. "What are they titled?" Harry's tones were slightly bolder upon this question, anticipation of the answer ablaze within his dull eyes.
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone..That one is about your first year at Hogwarts.."
"She wrote one for each year?"
"Yes, and she isn't finished, you know…The book about your sixth year is coming out July 16.."
Harry interrupted Amy's aimless thoughts at the mention of his sixth year. "Term began just two weeks ago." His black eyebrows fell into the twisted knot that was confusion, his emerald green eyes trailing away from Amy.
"Amy!" Lexi suddenly shouted, her calling of the blonde interrupted by giggles of happiness. "Look at this!" She exclaimed. The blonde arched her left eyebrow and turned around in a complete circle, unable to locate her brunette friend. "Wha?" She said inaudibly, a quizzical look of confusion blatant upon her face. "Up here!" Lexi called, her voice dropping to Amy's ears from above her. Instantly, Amy's head shot straight upwards, half expecting more darkly-cloaked figures to be obstructing her view of the sky. Instead, there was Lexi, floating upon an invisible horse, her arms wrapped tightly around Ron's waist. Ron beamed excitedly as he heard Lexi fall into a fit of laughter, sensing the large grin on her face.
"Ron, if I recall correctly, at the end last year you were quite afraid of Thestrals!" Amy yelled, laughter expelling itself from her. "I was not! And, and…How would you know?" Ron replied hotly, his cheeks flushing a light crimson. Harry chuckled at Ron's words, unable to see Ron's embarrassment, but able to sense it. "We're fairy tale characters, remember? They know everything about us." Lexi then whispered something to Ron that Amy couldn't quite make out. The red-haired boy seemed slightly resentful to the idea, but then his features softened, and he scooted backwards on the Thestral's back. A large grin then broke free upon Lexi's face. With great precision, the girl transferred herself from behind Ron to promptly in front of him. Then, she seemed to cling to some part of the Thestral and began to steer it in all sorts of directions.
"Ron!" Hermione fumed, her eyes widened with shock at the scene she just barely noticed within the sky. Hermione's sudden outburst only aroused a fit of giggles from Amy and Lexi, for they knew exactly why she had done such. Harry and Ron, however, seemed completely lost. "Someone could see you!" Hermione added hesitantly, her eyes falling upon the girls. They narrowed just slightly and then fell back to normal. The girl was regaining her composure. "If you guys have time to play around, you have time to get 'Erin' on a Thestral. And you'd better do it soon, because if we aren't back by daylight, someone will notice we were gone." With this last comment, Hermione upturned her nose and mounted her own steed.
Lexi sighed heavily and rolled her eyes, directing the Thestral to the ground. At the very second she felt a light thud beneath her she dismounted and waltzed to where Erin stood with her hip-cocked haughtily. "Erin, get on." Lexi demanded. "No." Erin retorted, glaring at Hermione. "Yes." Lexi insisted, grasping the girl by her waits and carrying her over to where Ron was still atop his Thestral. With the aide of the red-haired, lanky boy, they adjusted Erin so she was uniformly placed, and ready to ride.
"That wasn't so hard." Lexi called sharply, marching her way towards Amy. "Do you mind if I ride with you?" She asked Amy. The blonde bit her lip hesitantly, instantly locking her gaze with Harry's. The brunette cocked her head to the left and looked at her friend with an all-knowing gaze. Their stare was soon broken, however, by Hermione's shrill cry of, "We haven't all night!" Amy and Harry's eyes rolled simultaneously, forcing a response from both of them. "No." Harry then drug a nervous hand through his black hair, waiting for Lexi to climb on.
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