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"Come on, else we'll miss it!" Mrs Weasley panicked.
Will looked around her taking in all the details of London; King's Cross station. She smiled as she saw people rushing around the platforms, boarding the trains.
It wasn't as if she'd never seen a train station before – she had been to plenty back in America, but this was the first time she had travelled to England. She was awed by the huge London attractions they had passed on the way here, like the London eye, the outside of the Millennium Dome, Buckingham Palace…
"It's five to eleven! Oh Arthur, why did you take a detour?" Mrs Weasley complained, breaking Will's thoughts.
"If it's their first time to England, then they should see the sights!" Mr Weasley said. "Fred, George! Take a girl and go!" he commanded.
The twins nodded and grabbed the Air and Water Guardians taking their arms and pulling them towards the barrier between nine and ten.
"Wh-what are you doing?" Hay Lin squeaked as George pushed her into the wall.
"Hey!" Irma protested, before she was pushed through too. The twins gave each other a high five before jogging through as well.
Will blinked. Run into the wall? What sort of idiot did the Weasleys take her for?
"You're not an idiot." Taranee said from behind Will.
Will smiled. "Thanks." She said, taking the fire commander's hand. "Ready?" She asked.
Taranee squeezed Will's hand. "Ready."
Will jogged forward, pushing her luggage trolley in front of her, broke into a run and melted into the wall…
And came out on the other side!
"Whoa!"
In front of her was a black-headed train with red carriages stretching right down to the other end of the platform. The train was huffing out thick white smoke through the chimney.
"And America say cars aren't environmentally friendly." Irma said, nudging Will in the ribs.
Will nodded and wheeled her trolley to the luggage compartment, where a man dressed in navy was loading suitcases. She plonked hers down and grabbed Tuffy and stored him in her jacket, his cute little face poking out the top where the zip ended.
With Fuzzbal on her shoulder, Will waited for the Guardians to help find a compartment.
They found an empty one, and filed in, with Will in between Cornelia and Taranee, and Hay Lin and Irma on the other side.
Will placed Tuffy and Fuzzbal on her lap and sighed. It was just starting to sink in that she wouldn't see her mum until Easter, if she decided to stay at school for Christmas.
Should I really have come? Mum's all alone in the apartment… well, she does have Dean, but he hasn't moved in. Hopefully James will keep her company. Will smiled as she remembered the good-bye gift she gave to her mum before she left.
Flashback
"Mum?" Will dropped her suitcase and walked over to Susan. "Before I go, there's something I want you to have."
Susan turned and looked at her little red-head now all-grown-up. "What's that, honey?" She asked.
Will smiled. "Stand over there." She said, pointing to the bottom of the stair well.
Susan gave her daughter a confused look but went to stand at the bottom of the stairs anyway. She turned round.
"Don't move." Will instructed, still smiling.
Will pulled out the Heart of Candracar and held it in front of her. She closed her eyes and concentrated, sending waves of pink energy towards her mother. She ended the waves and opened her eyes. "All done." She said, putting the Heart back under her t-shirt.
"All done… what?" Susan said.
"Oh, not much. But why don't you try asking the fridge what's good?" Will smiled.
"Talk to the…" Susan moved into the kitchen and walked over to the refrigerator.
"Um… any snacks?" She asked, feeling a bit stupid.
"Why yes!" James the fridge answered. "There's milk in the draw, chocolate and cookies, or for a lighter snap, crackers and cheese."
"The fridge is talking?" Susan whispered to Will.
"It's James." James sniffed.
"The fridge is called James?" Susan said.
"What can you do?" Will said, giving her mum a kiss on the cheek. "But I've got a train to catch."
End flashback
Will let out an involuntary sob and four faces turned to look at her. "Sorry, hiccup." She lied.
They nodded and went back to what they were doing. Irma was playing with Hay Lin's hair, Cornelia was staring out of her window with her chin in her hand, and Taranee was quietly reading a book.
Will looked at her friends. Still, with my buds around me, maybe I won't miss mum so much.
Hay Lin's POV
Hay Lin laid against Irma's propped up knees and undone her ponytails. She flicked some hair out of her eyes and looked at Will. She was just sitting there, twirling the glowing Heart around her fingers. She looked bored out of her wits.
So, being the kind person she was, Hay Lin thought of an idea to cheer her up. "Hey Will," she said, getting her leader to look at her, "Why don't we transform? I mean, it's only us in here, no one is around." Hay Lin grinned a bit when Irma's fingers touched her neck a little. "That tickles!" she said to the water-commander.
Irma just grinned and looked to Will, egging her on.
"Oh come on, Will! Loosen up a little! Can't you take an hour off from your oh-so-busy schedule to have some fun?"
Hay Lin smiled. Irma always brought Will around with one of her famous quips.
She saw Will ponder the idea. So she gave her the puppy eyes, to give her an extra boost.
Will covered her eyes. "Not the puppy face! Agh! Oh, all right!"
Hay Lin squeaked happily and jumped up, forgetting her hair was still in Irma's hands. "Ow! Owwy owwy ow ow ow!" She cried, sitting back down again.
"Sorry babe." Irma apologized.
Hay Lin just huffed, turned away and folded her arms. Then she felt someone massaging her head. Her frown loosened a bit and she smiled. "Ah, if only all my problems could be solved with a head massage!"
The massaging stopped. "What problems?" Irma demanded.
"Never mind that! Lets motor!" Hay Lin giggled, taking her friends hand.
Cornelia and Taranee stood up as well, putting aside the things they were doing. Hay Lin smiled wider. They were all following her idea! Yay! Go Hay Lin!
Will cupped the Heart in her hands. "Guardians unite!" she declared.
Hay Lin squeaked merrily when a silver teardrop flew out of the Heart of Candracar and formed a ball of magic around her.
She giggled as she felt her arms and legs lengthening, her hair becoming longer. Her giggles subsided when she found herself lying on Irma's knees again, only this time she was in Guardian form.
She stood up, still holding the brunette's hand and opened the window.
"Who's up for a game of tag?" She questioned.
Irma laughed. "FUN is just tattooed on your forehead, Hay Lin!"
"Is it?" Hay Lin asked, rubbing her forehead gingerly.
The others laughed.
"I'm there, as long as we don't loose the train." Taranee said.
"Loose it?" Will laughed, "We'll probably out-fly it!"
Hay Lin gazed at Cornelia. Then to her left wing, that was trembling a bit. Of course, Hay Lin thought, Cornelia's wing. Even though Yan Lin had mended Corny's wing after the final battle with some ancient Asian magic, Cornelia's flying had never been the same.
But nevertheless, the Earth Guardian hopped out of the window with her hair streaming behind her.
Hay Lin smiled and flew after her friend. She almost got blown away when she left the compartment due to the strong wind.
Hay Lin turned around when she felt someone tug at her skirt.
"Hay Lin! Calm the wind down!" Taranee shouted.
The Chinese girl grinned and shook her head, making her hair whip her face. It would be more fun if they had to fight the wind as well as each other!
As soon as all her friends were up and racing against the train, Hay Lin sent a simple message through the air: "I'll start!"
Hay Lin looked around her, deciding who the nearest Guardian was. So she took off and flew toward Taranee, who squealed and flew under the bridge that the train was crossing. Hay Lin followed her to the other side and back over the train roof.
As she gained speed, Hay Lin reached out her hand and touched Taranee on the shoulder as she passed. "Tag!" she shouted, her voice getting lost in the wind.
The air Guardian smiled as she flew backwards, watching Taranee stream towards Irma. Hay Lin saw Cornelia wave to her and point behind her. Hay Lin turned round and gasped.
Quickly, she dived right to avoid getting smacked in the face by a thick tree branch. She would have laughed at it, but now she was in a forest with more trees you could shake a stick at.
Hay Lin had to turn every few seconds to avoid getting hit by the oncoming pines.
How many trees do they need in a forest? Hay Lin thought.
Tree! Bank left!
Tree! Bank right!
Tree! Tree! Tree! Tree! Tree! Tree! Tree! Tree! No tree!
The pines were bending over backwards and Hay Lin could see the sky again. She flew up and high-fived Cornelia. "Thanks!" she said.
Cornelia nodded at her and Hay Lin flew off. She dodged Will, who just got tagged by Irma and hovered opposite her friend.
Cornelia and Taranee flew either side of Irma. And all three started giggling at Hay Lin. Hay Lin frowned. Had a third eye suddenly appeared on her forehead? Oh, she hoped not.
As she was lifting her head to make sure, some one pushed her over. "Tag!" the person shouted. Hay Lin tumbled in the air and looked to see Will flying off. In a flash, Hay Lin grabbed Will's ankle with a smirk. "Re-tag!" she said, before zooming off.
She landed on the carriage roof and almost fell over due to the strong wind. She raised her hands and let silver magic calm it down. She lent over the carriage roof and gazed into their compartment, her ponytails swaying.
With a little squeak, Hay Lin's head snapped back up when she saw what was inside their compartment. She flagged Will down.
"What's the matter?" Will said.
"It's Harry, Ron and Hermione!" Hay Lin replied urgently, "They're in our compartment!"
Harry POV
Harry had been sitting in his own compartment. He was waiting for Ron and Hermione to come back from their Prefect meeting, as he was on his own with Ginny.
"Not that this isn't fun…" Ginny stood up, "But I'm going to find Luna. Catch ya later, Harry!"
Harry merely looked up as the compartment door slid shut. He was busy looking out of the window, hoping to catch a glimpse of the 19 year old faeries that kept whizzing past.
Harry turned round when Ron and Hermione came back. "Hi." Harry greeted them.
"Alright mate?" Ron asked, taking the seat opposite Harry.
"I'm fine. Take a look at this." Harry gestured at the window.
After about 10 seconds, Ron started complaining. "What am I meant--- bloody hell!" he exclaimed as a girl with long blonde hair zoomed past.
"What is it?" Hermione said.
"They're… girls!" Ron replied with a dreamy look on his face. He smiled as one with short raven hair went past.
"Oh, man! If only they would stay still, I could see who they are." Ron pressed his face against the window.
Harry smirked. "Who they are or what's on them?" ☺ haha!
Ron waved a dismissive hand and grinned. "Well, they'd be hard to miss…"
Hermione shook her head. "Boys." She muttered under her breath.
"Are the most intelligent creatures on Earth." Ron finished the sentence. "Admit it, Hermione, you're just jealous of me!"
Hermione snorted. "Ha! Why on Earth would I be jealous of you!" she questioned.
"Because boys are the most superior beings in the world! Look, boys are better drivers, better Quidditch players, better Aurors, better teachers… I could go on, you know." He grinned evilly.
"Whatever, Ron." Hermione said. "I'm going to go and find Taranee. I can at least have a sane conversation with her." Hermione got up.
"I'll come too." Harry said quickly, rising to his feet. "I need to talk to Will about … something."
"Don't leave me here on my own!" Ron objected.
"Oh, come on. Hay Lin'll be there."
"Oh, alright. But only because you can't control yourself around Will. Someone needs to keep an eye on you!"
Hermione led the way to the girls' compartment. "They're not here." She said, entering it.
There was Hay Lin's owl, Aero, Irma's pets Bubbles the owl and Leafy, and Tuffy and Fuzzbal. But no owners.
Harry shrugged and sat down next to Tuffy, who crept onto his lap and curled up. He ran a finger down the door mouse's back and moved Aero's cage so Ron could sit down.
"I wonder where they are." Hermione said.
"Who knows? Girls will be girls after all." Ron grinned. Slap!
"Ow!" Ron rubbed his arm gingerly. "What'd you do that for?"
"Didn't you see that fly?" Hermione said innocently.
Harry laughed half-heartedly. His mind was on something – or rather – someone else. A certain red-haired 16-year-old girl
How can I be attracted to her so much when I've only know her a week? It's weird, but I already feel really familiar with her glossy red hair and her flaming ruby eyes. He sighed. I wonder if she even likes me.
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"My Lord, it seems as though Potter has found love." A small, wild haired man knelt on a rug in front of a big armchair.
"No one finds love, Wormtail," Came a low, raspy cruel voice from the armchair. "Love does not exist. What you call love is just weakness. And that girl is the weakness that will bring down Harry Potter once and for all."
"Very good, my Lord. Shall I send word for an attack?"
"No! We do not attack the girl, just the ones she cares for. Her weakness shall be his weakness." The voice laughed evilly. "Send for Avery. I want all Ministry files on Wilma Vandom."
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