She smiled in return. We heard a car coming our way so we all ran down the stairs to the road and waved at the car. It just ignored us and went on by.
"The professor knew we were coming." Lucy said.
"Maybe we've been incorrectly labeled." Edmund suggested.
"Shh! Listen!" I hissed.
"What is it?" Lucy whispered.
"It's a horse . . . it's approaching us quickly. The horse is pulling a wagon with a woman on it.
Everyone listened for a few minutes.
"Come on! Hup!" Said the woman in the distance.
"She's right!" Edmund said in shock.
The woman came around the corner, with a white horse and a big wagon, just as I heard.
"And whoa . . . Whoa." She said as she stopped in front of us.
"Mrs. Mcready?" Peter asked.
"I'm afraid so." She said in this awful mean tone, "Is this it then? Haven't you brought anything else?"
"No ma'am. It's just us." Peter said.
"Small favors . . . . well climb in."
She got the horse to go and turn around. We went up the road she came from. In front of us was a huge yard with a big oak tree. We went up the road a bit more and saw a huge house. Soon we were in front of it. She opened the front door as we got off the wagon.
"Professor Kirke is not accustomed to havin' children in this house. And as such, there are a few rules we need to follow."
We walked into the huge living area. Mrs. Mcready began walking up some stairs, one set of stairs went to a hall to the left and the same on the right. Mrs. Mcready took the one to the right.
"There will be no shoutin', or runnin'. No improper use of the dumbwaiter. No touchin' of historical artifacts. Above all, there shall be no disturbing of the professor." With that, she walked down the hall.
I followed her with Peter and everyone else behind me.
"Susan and Lucy's room will be here." She said pointing to the first room on the right, "Edmund and Peter's room will be here . . . " Pointing to the one on the left, " And you, being lucky, have this one to yourself Miss Lewis." She said pointing to the last room on the right.
"Thanks." I said quietly.
She left us at that. I walked into my room and put my suitcase on my bed. I opened it put all my clothes in the drawers. After that I got my bag out and opened it up. I took my entire witch supplies out and set it up on a table. I lit a cinnamon incense to make the musty smell go away.
"That's better already." I said to myself.
I put my pajamas on and crawled into bed. I wished goodnight to the Moon Goddess(whom I and my mother worshipped) and fell asleep.
The next morning I woke up to the sound of thunder.
"Oh Artemis! Thank you for this day!" I said aloud.
I love thunderstorms. It is my favorite type of weather. I jumped out of bed and put on some clothes, and then brushed my beautifully long, blonde hair. My hair is very soft and it very straight. It fell below my waist, but I put it up into a messy bun. I opened my door, looked down the hall, and noticed everyone's doors were open. I walked down the hall, down the stairs, through the huge living area, and turned left to an opened door.
"Gastrovascular." Susan said.
"Is it Latin?" Peter asked.
"Yes . . ." She replied.
Susan had a huge dictionary sitting in her lap. She was sitting on a couch as Peter sat in the love seat. Ed was on the floor, underneath a chair, carving into it with his knife. Lucy was on the other side of the room watching the rainfall outside, through the window. Lucy began to get up and walked towards Peter.
"Is it Latin for "worst game ever invented?" Ed asked.
Peter smiled as Susan slammed the book shut. I jumped over the couch and landed by Susan.
"Oh . . . you're awake finally." Peter said smiling.
"I must have slept in." I said smiling in return.
"We could play hide in seek." Lucy said.
"But we're already having so much fun." Peter said sarcastically while looking at Susan.
"Come one, Peter! Please!" She begged.
"I think it's a great idea." I said.
"What!" Ed said in disbelief.
Peter looked at me and smiled. Then he turned to Lucy.
"One, two, three, four . . . "
Peter got up and began to move towards a corner. I got up from the couch and began following Lucy as she ran out of the room quickly. She ran down the hall and up some stairs.
"This may be my chance to use my morphing powers." I whispered to myself.
I put my hand on my amulet and then said, "bat." I felt my body shrink and my bones crunch, but it didn't hurt. Within seconds, I was a bat. I opened my eyes, but I only saw black . . .
"Help! Help! I'm blind!" I screamed.
At least, that's what I tried to say. It only came out a chirps and squeaks. I knew I was a bat, but I couldn't quite figure out how to work it.
"37,38,39,40,41,42,43 . . . " Peter continued.
"How do you work this thing!" I said flopping around. Well . . . I knew what I said, but it didn't come out in human language.