Once I recovered from the pain of running head first into a wall, I slowly stood up and once again surveyed the world outside the elevator. We were in a huge room, and it was filled with backdrops of multiple colors, lights, cameras, mirrors, and people. LOTS of people. I stepped timidly after Alex and the two adults, who had so lovingly ignored my, er, incident, and kept my eyes to my shoes as we walked. I heard talking all around me, accents from every corner of the world present in the conversations. I looked up every now and then, just long enough to see Alex swiveling her head every direction imaginable, and to notice that almost everyone we passed stared at us.

We stopped, me almost running into Alex (klutz, or what?).

"Girls, this is Jennifer," Mr. Daniels stated, indicating a woman a few feet away. "She is one of the make up artists that are here today. Please, follow her and she'll fill you in."

"Right this way girls," she said kindly. I liked her already. She was tall for a woman, about 5'10, with dark blonde hair that was purple at the tips. I would give ANYTHING to have purple hair, but the female parental unit (a.k.a. mom) would only allow blonde highlights. Jennifer looked to be about 25, and was a very nice person.

We spent the next hour and a half or so having our hair and makeup done. Afterwards, Alex and I were led to a white backdrop that was covered with blue stars, and had about 50 photos taken. Some of them were of me and Alex together, and some of me alone. By the time we were done, my mouth ached and my hips were sore from all of the odd ways I had to twist and bend. Ugh.

Jennifer watched us the whole time, talking and laughing as she did our makeup, and observing as we were tortured by men and women with cameras. She then led us to a separate, smaller room, where Alex and I were both shocked to see about five reporters waiting for us. Oh no. I do bad with pictures, even worse with interviews. And Alex is fine in front of cameras, but she absolutely hates being interviewed as well. I would know. I was on the school paper, and used my interviewing privileges to torture her all I could. Hey, she deserved it.

Well, everything didn't actually go that bad. Until...

"So, Jade, were you excited to learn that, not only will you get to go to London with friends and shop 'til ya drop, but that you will also be meeting and spending time on the set with the cast of the infamous Harry Potter movies?" One lady asked, a look of suspenseful joy on her face.

Mr. Daniels's and Jamie's eyes widened, and Mr. Daniels folded hands behind his head, looked to the ceiling, and inhaled very deeply.

I was in shock. Complete and total shock. Alex was looking like a deer caught in the headlights. The look on her face was the last thing I saw before I crumpled and my body hit the floor.

30 Minutes Later

I slowly opened my eyes, and had to blink several times before my vision cleared completely. I was looking up at the ceiling, with something lumpy under my head. With a groan, I sat up and looked around. Alex and Jamie were seated in chairs nearby, and both looked relieved when they saw me sitting.

"Are you okay!"

I nodded. "What happened?"

"Well, one of the reporters happend to mention something that we hadn't told you yet, and you fainted." Jamie said softly.

"Great. Just great. I just made a fool of myself for what, the third time today?" I mumbled bitterly. Why me, huh?

"And since you weren't exactly given details, I better elaborate. The biggest and final surprise we have for you, Jade, is that you and your friends will be spending several days on the set of the sixth Harry Potter movie, and will get to attend a movie premiere with the cast." Mr. Daniels had re-entered the room, and stated this as he shut the door and sat down.

This was too big for the "dance" Alex and I had been doing all day. The shock must've been too big, because my reaction to this news was to turn to Alex, and ask her one simple question.

"Hey Alex? You know what this means, don't you?" She looked at me, and appeared to understand.

"Hm?" she responded, like she was making sure she was thinking along the right lines.

"Hell just froze over." I said, a huge grin on my face.