OH MY you guys! I FINALLY found out something yesterday! Kokomo is an actually island! (I have been seriously wondering about that for a good 10 years….) Ok sorry, had to share that lol. Oh and it's in Montego Bay, Jamaica! Ha ha, I named my tarantula after that song for the most part (Jamaica….what give me a break, that was almost six years ago!). Well hope you like this chapter!

The next morning we woke up at about six to do our homework. Classes didn't start until 8:30 and breakfast 8:00. We barely finished our Transfiguration before 8, and rushed off to breakfast.

"I'm starving!" Alyssa said as she sat down and poured herself a glass of pumpkin juice.

"Me too," I said sitting down next to her, skipping the drinks and going straight for the food. "Bacon makes the world go round, I'm telling you!" I muttered putting about 6 pieces on my plate. Rachel and Kelly were sitting across from us with looks of horror on their faces watching us put some of everything on our plates.

"That hungry, eh?" Kelly asked.

"Yep, didn't eat much last night at dinner, and woke up early to do Transfiguration." Alyssa said smothering her toast with strawberry jam.

"What did you two do to get back to the dormitory so last night?" Rachel asked eating her eggs in a very lady-like way.

"Oh we were doing some research in the library." Alyssa answered glancing at me. It was quite annoying but Rachel and Kelly always seemed to notice when we went off with Fred and George.

"What were you researching? We didn't have any homework that required it did we?" Kelly asked raising an eyebrow.

"We were doing more research on music," I said quickly between bites of my blueberry pancake.

"Hm," Rachel answered looking at Kelly suggestively, but fortunately the mail came at that moment and their conversation was ended. I jumped as an owl landed in front of me, dangerously close to knocking over my juice. It held out it's leg to me and I took the letter and opened it, my breakfast forgotten.

"Who's it from?" asked Alyssa, looking over my shoulder to try and read the signature at the bottom.

"It's…." I started distractedly while reading the letter.

"Oh it's from your parents," she said a little disappointed, finally deciphering the signature. I gasped excitedly.

"Write your parents if you can come with me for Christmas!" I said trying not to jump up and down.

"Why? Really?" she asked looking confused and excited.

"We're going to California for Christmas!"

Her eyes got really big.

"Really? I've never been to the states, let alone California!"

"I haven't been I a couple of years, and I miss it!" I replied as the bell rang for the first class.

Classes that day went by as a dream, I had completely forgotten about going to go see the game keeper with the twins until Alyssa asked if I was ready to go.

"Huh? OH! Yeah, just a min," I answered and grabbed my stuff. I hurriedly put on a scarf, my cloak, and some gloves. We went down the stairs to the common room and noticed that Fred and George were sitting in the chairs closest to the portrait. As the two of us walked out I heard George say loudly, 'I'm hungry, what about you Fred?'

By the time we got to the entrance hall, the two of them started acting like they knew us, not just annoying us (like they do everybody else), and were telling us about Hagrid.

"If he offers you anything to eat – refuse or be prepared to gag."

"He looks frightening, but is quite the opposite,"

"You could break a few teeth too,"

"I wonder where he's been getting all those bruises and cuts on his face,"

"His rock cakes, if thrown at the head, could probably knock you out,"

"His tea is safe to drink though,"

"Ok! We get the point! Tea safe, along with him. He looks deadly and his food is!" Alyssa practically yelled after about five minutes of their explanations. The twins gasped dramatically at this and I just rolled my eyes.

"Well, well, well! I guess we don't have to tell them about Fang then!" One of them said in a tone of voice that clearly meant 'We know something you don't know!'

"Who's Fang?" Alyssa asked sounding a little scared.

"You told us that you got the poooooiiiinnt!" Fred said mockingly.

"No need for us to explain aaaaannnnnnyyy further!" George said in the exact same tone as his brother.

"They're probably just pulling our leg, I mean come on, do you realize who you're talking to?" I asked turning to look at Alyssa, who had somehow ended up between the twins.

"But keep in mind the name," said George in a wanna-be frightening voice

"FAAaaaaNNNgggGGG!" Fred followed up and then jumping at me, as a dog howled in the distance. Who was he kidding? I had siblings, they try and scare me all the time, it just doesn't work since I'm the oldest. I sighed as Alyssa tried to find more out about Fang. Poor girl, she never gets scared since she is an only child I guess.

Ha, Ha. That last paragraph was interesting to write for me since I AM an only child. Then again my dad tries to scare me all the time, but sine he did it so often it doesn't work on me anymore. But he loves it when my friends come over, cause it does work on them lol. So what'd ya think of that chapter? It's probably the longest yet! Well, please review and Happy 2006, (sighs, I graduate this year….how depressing!) Oh and any ideas for the story are greatly appreciated!