Chapter 6 – So you can mount it now? But can you fly it?

Knock, knock! Miss Melody you have some guests

I rolled over in my blankets, I blinked open my eyes before holding an arm over my eyes shielding them from the morning light, 'Say what? I have guests? What's the time?' I reached over my bedside and clutched my alarm clock, I looked at it 'Uh! Who's bothering me at 8am in the morning!' I slowly stood up pulling the blankets with me angrily; the summer heat from last night had caused me to ditch my clothing in my sleep.

I slumped over to the door, clutching the sheet to my chest, my hair neatly tied up in a French braid from last night, and my eyes with sleep in the corners.

Knock, knock "Miss, the guests are waiting," The maid said from my door. I slinked over to the door while wiping my eyes willing them to focus properly in the morning light.

I pulled it open and quickly closed it 'What are they doing here!' I thought, I quickly straightened up and clutched the blanket to my chest even tighter before opening the door again.

"Sorry, the chain was on my door, so what can I do for you?" I said leaning against the doorframe clutching at my sheet.

"Oh, um. We just came…to…uh? Well?" Fred began before looking to his brother.

George merrily shrugged his shoulders.

"We came here to say hi," Oliver said while looking at me. I blushed and looked at the ground.

When I looked up my gaze went to Oliver's "What happened to Miss (soon to be) Wood?" I said under my breath. I saw him quirk and eyebrow at me.

"She left early this morning because she got had to visit her grandma," He said looking down at me.

I pulled the sheet tighter on me and crossed my legs one of them slipping through a fold of the sheet.

"While than it may seem that you young gentlemen have a morning free? Perhaps we should have breakfast here and than you can escort me to the wizarding shops so I can buy my school supplies?" I said nodding at each.

Oliver's eyes never left my legs, as did the same with Fred and George. I used my other leg and glided it over the leg that was exposed seductively, while leaning against the frame.

I saw Fred and George's jaw drop. I looked over to Oliver whose jaw was slightly parted. I slid my free hand between my legs and waved at them to look up.

"Oh um sure, we'd be delighted to take you to…the? Wizarding shops?" Oliver said blushing.

I looked at the maid who was giggling. "Um, Alice right?" I said looking over Fred's shoulder at her.

"Would you please show these gentlemen down to the kitchen, I'll be down soon but you can serve them breakfast now if they are hungry," I said smiling.

She bowed towards them "Yes madam, this way please," She said sweetly directing them down the hallway.

I quickly walked into my room, I 'Clicked' my clothes into my hands and walked into my bathroom, I jumped in the shower and washed my hair with a new scented shampoo I got before I left Manhattan.

I quickly got dressed and since I was going out today I thought I might dress up a bit.

I grabbed a cream pleated skirt and a baby blue spaghetti strap tank top, with a small chiffon white scarf and some cute trainers, which were a baby blue as while.

I walked downstairs into the kitchen; I looked up at the boys who were scoffing down some eggs, bacon and toast, with Orange juice.

I 'clicked' my hair up and dry before I sat down on the stool while tying my scarf around my neck. I looked at the table figuring out what I should eat.

I closed my eyes 'Hm, I want a slice of buttered toast, some strawberries and a Neapolitan Frap,' I opened my eyes and picked up my toast eating it.

"So, Anywhere in particular you want to go?" Oliver said breaking the silence.

"While I need to get my uniform robes and than I wanted to check out a quiditch shop if you have one," I said sipping my Frappucchino.

'Mmm Frappy goodness' I moaned while taking in the flavour. I opened my eyes and saw the 3 boys looking at me. I blushed and placed the drink on the table

"Ahem, while. Um? We don't have a quiditch shop here in Scotland, sadly. But we do know a place you can get uniform, it's in London though," Oliver said weirdly.

I nodded my head in understanding "Hey Oliver won't she have to go by floo network because she hasn't been to Diagon Alley before, has she?" Fred said looking at me, I shook my head 'what the hell is 'Dragon Alley?' AHH! I don't want to be burnt to a crisp!' I whipped my head around to Oliver who seemed deep in thought.

I began eating my strawberries while looking at the boys' trying to hide my fear failing abysmally.

"We're not really going to Dragon Alley are we?" I said shakily slipping another strawberry into my mouth as I looked at Oliver from the corner of my eye.

"Dragon Alley? I said 'Di-a-gon' Alley" Oliver said with a chuckle I merrily sat there stupefied as the next strawberry slipped from my fingers landing with a soft 'clunk' on my plate.

"Y-You're taking me to Die-and-Gone Alley, if you guys don't like me just tell me," I said slightly apprehensive, as soon as I said that I saw the boys' laughing at me. 'Okay now what did I do, that wasn't even funny, I don't want to die!' I eyed each one of them curiously.

"No the place is Di-a-gon Alley," Oliver said slowly saying the word 'Diagon' slowly. I shrugged my shoulders.

"Okay, while um? Anyway when are we leaving for this place?" I said taking another sip of my drink.

"Whenever you want to, or how about when we finish breakfast?" Fred said taking a large bite out of his toast.

I giggled at him and nodded my head flashing him a wide toothy grin. I pointed at him with my 'pointing' finger and gestured for him to come over. He slowly got up from his seat walking around the table, I held my hand up to his ear and whispered, "Do you think they'll mind if I invite Lee?" He looked over to Oliver and than back at me and nodded.

"Nah, we're good mates with him," He said looking apprehensively at the two.

"Don't tell them, I'm inviting him, okay?" I said concerned. He nodded once more and I kissed him on the cheek and squealed walking out of the kitchen looking for my owl.

I found him sitting at the end of my bed, with a letter attached to his leg; I 'clicked' her an owl treat and took it off her leg.

"Dear my darling Melody, I heard from my friend Katie that you are now living in Scotland, next to wood. I have missed you so much and now that you are living here, nearby to me in Ireland, I was wondering if you wanted to put that promise to the test, and maybe meet me in Diagon Alley today at 10 am if you do not arrive than I will assume your answer is a no unless you tell me otherwise, Love Lee, xxoo"

I squealed jumping up and down before grabbing my moneybag and finally bounding down the stairs to see the guys waiting by the fireplace in the living room.

"Come on guys what are you waiting for?" I said skipping over to them with a big smile on my face 'I can't wait to see Lee!' I threw some floo powder into the fireplace, the flames immediately turning to a deep green.

I stood into the flames as the boys' stood by my side, I grabbed Oliver's wrist and glanced at his watch 'Crap it's 9.57,' Oliver looked at weirdly before throwing the

Powder into the ground shouting "Diagon Alley"

In a whirl of chimneys and dust we landed, my feet collapsed and I stumbled into Oliver beside me, I smirked before running out and into the crowd. I heard Fred and George calling out to me as I weaved through the crowd.

I ducked into a shop, I looked out the window and saw it said "Madam Malkirms Wizarding robes" I went up to the counter and looked around before a lady came up behind me measuring me. I squealed jumping into the counter.

"You're here for Hogwarts Robes right? So please keep still while I measure you," She said sternly.

I nodded my head and stood up straight as she flicked her wand at me "Go into the changing room's you're robes should be in there." She said pointing over to the changing rooms.

I heard the bell tinkle when it opened and made my way over to the changing rooms. I began taking off my clothes and sticking my uniform on, as I was pulling on my white top I felt a hand slip around my waist, and I smiled "Hi Lee," I hear the person let out a soft chuckle.

"I'm not Lee," He said, I whipped my head around and squealed at the sight. "Get out now!" I screamed he merrily leaned in closer pulling me towards him.

"Your little party trick was very, well-planned and I just wanted to thank you," he said leaning forward. I turned my head and called for help.

I heard the curtain swish open and someone pull me away from Flint and into their chest.

"Keep away from my girlfriend Flint," A stern yet calming voice said. I sighed into his chest as I wrapped my arms around him and looked into his brown eyes.

"But I thought Oliver was your Boyfriend?" Flint says confusedly, I gulp and smile weakly at Lee.

"Sorry he was body guarding her last night, she's actually my girlfriend," Lee said ushering me towards the counter.

I 'Clicked' my normal clothes on and brought my uniform up to the counter paying for it as I watched from the corner of my eye at the 2.

"Sorry, Marcus but me and my boyfriend have some stuff to do, things to buy, life to live, bye" I said pulling Lee outside of the store as soon as we got outside. I pulled him by his jersey crushing our lips together in a passionate kiss. 'Why don't I feel anything anymore?'

"Uh? Hi to you too?" Lee said as I leaned back looking at him.

"Thank you for that and god! I missed you!" I said before pulling him into a kiss again putting my arms around his neck, as I felt his arms find rest on my lower back as he pulled me to him in the middle of the busy crowd.

"We found them!" I turned my head around and saw George, Fred and Oliver looking at us. I saw something flash across Oliver's eyes 'must have been the light'

"Hey Lee," they all said, happily. I smiled and kissed Lee on the cheek as he turned around and kissed me on the lips again.

"Ahem, we are still here!" Fred said. I looked back at them.

"So where is the quiditch shop in this place?" I said looking from Fred to Oliver.

"This way!" Oliver said happily, I dragged Lee with me as we made our way through the busy crowd, until we finally came to a stop in the middle of a window display.

"God, I so want one of those," I heard Oliver say as he stared into the window.

"Don't we all mate, Don't we all" George said staring as well.

"Well, Melody over here doesn't need one, she already got 2 of them don't you?" Lee said turning on me, as did the others.

I gulped. "Yeah," I said shyly. Oliver, Fred and George's eye's widened in shock.

"You've got 2? Those are worth…worth," Fred began

"A lot, yeah I know," I said staring in the window. "I got them for free for doing the photo and an interview on M.Q.S," I said looking at the exact replica of the 2 in my room. (M.Q.S is a magical type of T.V show, only for wizards it means 'My quiditch supplies')

"You were the girl on M.Q.S? Krum's first ever girlfriend?" Oliver said

"The most experienced, female flyer in the last 3 decades" George said

"And first to trial the broom you see before you," Lee finished. 'God I hate it when people make it to be a bigger deal than it is, and hey! I was only Krum's girlfriend for 1 year big whoop de do!'

I rolled my eyes and walked into the shop, I waved at Jacob, who smiled back and walked into the back of his shop. I walked to the counter and waited.

After a few minutes he came back out with a small brown parcel outstretched to me. "Mr Kensington sent these over for you," he said smiling. I smiled back up at him and began opening the parcel on the counter.

I squealed out loud "Oh my goodness, he finished it, I didn't think he could in time, but oh my!" I said happily holding it in the light to get a better glimpse.

"What? What is it!" Lee said trying to grab it from me. I held it out to them.

"It's the latest invention, a 'Forbien'," I said slipping the black slinky gloves onto my hands. I instantly felt the effects of it and giggled at the tingly sensation. I looked at the guys who seemed dumbstruck

"It's a piece of uniform that can reduce the friction on flight and increases the flyers stability and makes them slightly lighter," I said smiling.

"Really? Does it make you lighter by just wearing it," Fred said smirking. I smiled back at him running around the room to get away before running into Lee who picked me up off the ground bridal style as I wrapped my arm around his neck.

"Yep, it makes you hell of a lot lighter, she use to weigh a ton!" Lee said laughing before he dropped me, I lost my balance and tripped into Oliver. I looked up at him as he smiled down at me.

He helped me up and I squealed happily jumping around again. "I'm soooo Happy! I want some candy, I want some sugar, I want some-Mm?" I instantly stopped talking as a small custard tart was lodged in my mouth, I started chewing on it curiously as Fred and George watched me.

I felt my body change into a large yellow canary and than I moulted my feathers and was standing there laughing. I saw the guys laughing as well as Jacob at the counter.

I decided to have a look around the shop; I found some very rare items such as a book on quiditch called 'The beginning of my first flight by Janine Baker' only ten copies left in the world about everything in quiditch. And also a scarf signed by the very first seeker in the last millennium.

I walked out of the store racing down the street finding my agility skills had increased as the guys' chased me down the street, as I looked ahead I saw Fred and Oliver apparate ahead of me, I looked behind me and saw Lee and George gaining, as I was running I ran into Oliver and Fred knocking both over the ground.

"That was fun, is anyone hungry yet?" I said looking at the two below as than the other two land on top of us.

"I'm thirsty!" Fred said below me as he gasped for air. I pretend to hack a spitball in my mouth and he opened his mouth at me.

"Don't tempt me!" I giggled, before I felt Oliver squirm from beneath the lot, his lower half nudging into me, I squeaked and looked down at him.

"I need some air," He chuckled. I leant down to him and started tickling him as the rest of the group than tackled me down and were tickling me; I squealed loudly and squirmed in their grasps.

After about 5 minutes we decided to go to one of the parks, just out of town. I followed with Lee beside me holding my hand; I looked ahead and saw Oliver look at me with a smirk. I felt like my guts do a flip flop and my breath caught for a second.

As we got to the park I sat down in the middle as the guys followed suit.

"Hungry yet? cause I am," I said, I found a piece of parchment in my pocket and wrote a message to my favourite pizzaria.

In about 10 seconds after I sent it a boy with brown hair and freckly skin popped in front of us with 5 boxes and a couple of bottles of pop. I handed him some money and took the boxes and pop out of his hands as he disapparated away.

I opened the first box and pulled out a slice of Hawaiian. I bit into it and watched as the boys grabbed some pizza as well.

After 30 minutes we were all lying on the ground looking at the sky clutching our overly full stomachs. "Hey Lee?" I said looking at the sky I felt him shuffle next to me.

"Yeah babe?" He said. I heard Fred and George giggling and smirked at them before answering "Do you really keep that photo of me in the paper?" I said propping myself up on my elbows and looked down on him as some hair fell from behind my ear.

I saw him gulp and blush "Yeah, I don't actually have any photo's of you," He said shyly. I leaned down and kissed him on the cheek.

"That's alright, it's kind of creepy but it's alright," I said standing up. I looked down on all of them and smiled.

I ran away from them, I was running and laughing to myself as the aroma of fresh crisp air and fresh cut grass tickled my senses.

I closed my eyes and imagined my broom as I was running, when all of sudden a stick or something bowled me over in my midriff. I flipped over the top and landed on my butt. "Hey!" I said opening my eyes and standing up while rubbing my butt.

I turned around and squealed, "My broom!" I said mounting it. I saw the others running up to me and I quickly pushed off leaving them to yell out to me.

I soared up into the clouds the air tingling my senses. "Melody! Come back down here this instant!" I heard Lee yell, though to me it sounded like a whisper. I turned my broom from the skies and forced it downwards swiftly.

The wind whipping through my hair and the guys coming into focus quickly, I was about 5 inches away from the ground when I quickly pulled up and slowed down before turning to slowly hover over to the guys.

"You're a great flyer, those skills surely would come in handy for our team, are you going to try out for the quiditch team?" Fred said reaching out to touch my broom. I dismounted my broom holding it in my grasp.

"If the captain needs anybody?" I said handing the broom over to Fred who looked ecstatic.

"I'm sorry to say but we have all the players we need, but you can apply for a reserve?" Oliver said hopefully.

I sighed and plopped myself on the ground in the middle of the guys. "It's okay, I'm bummed out don't get me wrong though," I said looking up at everyone with big sad puppy dog eyes "plus I don't even know if I'll be in your house yet," I said scratching my chin while looking up into Lee's eyes, he smiled down at me as I grinned back 'That didn't feel right,'

"True." George said looking at Fred as he hovered off the ground.

"I hope I get into Gryffindor though," I said dreamily as Lee sat down cross-legged behind me.

I leaned my head on his legs "I think you'll either be a Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, hell you're smart enough," Lee said poking me in the gut.

I squirmed "Hey! I can't help it if the teachers grade me an A+ in training school," I said pouting at him.

"A+ in what subject?" Fred said handing the broom over to George who took it happily.

"Oh this was in my summer quiditch training at 'High Flying'," I said looking at Lee angrily.

"High Flying? Isn't that, that-" Fred began.

"-Quiditch training school for the most likely to take it on as a prospective career," Oliver said dazedly. I looked up at him confused.

"I've been studying flight diversionary tactics this year, I met Lee there in my first year, where we both studied commentary," I said looking back to Lee who shrugged at me. I turned back to Oliver and Fred as George flew away.

"But of course, I found it was only the people who couldn't actually play quiditch who took up 'that' career," I said nudging Lee with my elbow as a smile tugged at the corner of my lips.

"Yeah-HEY! That wasn't nice!" Lee said pushing me off him; I rolled over into Oliver's shins.

"But we all know you couldn't play for a Knut!" I said laughing and hiding behind Oliver, who chuckled. I looked up at him.

"You know she's right Jordan, in first year in our flying lessons, you had spent the whole lesson trying to get your broom to allow you to mount it," Oliver said laughing which was soon followed by Fred. I giggled at him as George landed.

"That's not true, I can make it let me mount it!" Lee said angrily.

I took the broom off of George and placed it on the ground next to Lee. "Prove it sweetie," I said looking up at him with a smile.

He huffed loudly and held his hand in the air next to him "Up!" He said as the broom shot up into his hand. He cocked an eyebrow at me.

"Okay, so you can mount it now, but can you fly it?" I said crossing my arms and leaning on one hip. I saw him visibly gulp and swing his leg over it cautiously.

He slowly lifted off the ground but instantly went zooming off, I sighed out loud and shook my head "Will he ever learn?" I said under my breath.

"LEE! GET BACK DOWN HERE NOW!" I yelled. I heard him yelling out obscure and random words as he spiralled and flipped through the air.

"I CANT MAKE MY BROOM STOP!" he finally spluttered out.

I looked at the guys who looked shocked as the broom turned quickly and was making its way towards us, the guys jumped out of the way as Lee came barging through us.

I had side stepped and grabbed onto the stick, I thought that it would stop but found myself clinging onto the broom in mid flight.

"Lee!" I squealed as he spun and twirled through the air high into the clouds. He eventually began flying in a straight line horizontally and I swung my leg over the broom and slipped my arms through Lee's and clutched the broom handle.

"Lee let go! I can't control it if you keep holding it improperly," I said in his ear, he reluctantly let go and we stopped.

"O-oh!" I said before we began falling quickly. The sound of air rushing past us and Lee's yelling drowned out my thinking until I quickly clutched the broom handle and sent us both to a stop before we hit some trees, I looked at Lee who looked petrified and slowly hovered us down onto the grass to the guys.

Lee quickly jumped off and began kissing the ground as I shook my head at him. "Told you, you couldn't fly! You really should ask Dad if you can take up flying lessons with him, you really need it!" I said while restraining my laughter.

"Nope! I never ever want to fly again I'll leave it to the pro's!" he said nodding at Oliver, Fred and George.

"Nice knickers by the way," Fred said leaning into my ear. I blushed and hit him over the head.

"Perve!" I said giggling and helping Lee off the ground. He slunk an arm around my waist and we walked over to the path while I clicked my broom back to my house.

I looked over the Horizon and saw that the sun was setting,

"It's so beautiful," I said looking at the horizon as I saw a few stars start to show up in the orange sky.

"Yeah, just like this morning," Fred said to George, I turned my head to look at them as a small blush began on my cheeks, they winked at me and I looked at Oliver who seemed deep in thought.

I stopped walking making everyone promptly walk into each other.

"Hey what did you stop for?" Oliver said as he hit his head with the back of Lee's head.

"I have to go home, I've got some extra training to do," I said remembering what my teacher had told me before I left.

"Mr Pareen training?" Lee said cocking an eyebrow at me; I nodded quirking an eyebrow at him.

"From High flying training school?" Fred said smirking; I looked at him curiously while nodding my head.

"Do you mind if I- I mean 'we' watch so 'we' can pick up some training skills for our team," Oliver said blushing.

'I can't let them watch me, this will be embarrassing!' I looked into his eyes and saw him pleading with me. 'Please don't give me that look, I can't say no!'

I looked at the ground in defeat "Alright," I said looking up at Lee who had a big smirk on his face. "What? Shut up!" I said playfully slapping him.

"Hehe, hope you don't drown like last time," He said chuckling.

I punched him in the gut and smirked before apparating to my house, a few seconds later I found the guys standing in front of me.

"You guys go wait in the backyard while I get changed and Lee go say hi to my dad, he still wants to talk to you about his broken voice enhancer," I said laughing and running upstairs.

I ran into my room and put on my swimsuit and my grey trackies over them and a white tank top.

I pulled my hair into a high ponytail and put on my trainers. "I am so screwed," I sighed as I looked in the mirror.