Morning soon came and just as I was about to put my first mouthful of cereal into my mouth I heard my plan spring into action with an almighty scream quickly followed by Alex and Harper. Alex was freaking out and accusing Harper of doing something on purpose and telling her that she was fine and that no one would notice. Harper of course just walked behind her, scratching and apologizing like mad. Mum took one look at Harper and told her she had chicken pox and that there was no way she could go to school, but that she must go home straight away to which Alex nearly had a seizure right on the spot. Harper apologized one more time to Alex before being escorted out of the door by my mum who was fearful she might catch it if Harper stayed any longer. I calmly finished my breakfast without a word and then continued to get ready for school with a great big smile on my face.
Of course whilst I had been getting ready Alex had been down in the lair trying to think of a spell she could use to help her win. Which was really a waste of time as I had put a lock on her wand, the spell book and everything magical she knew about, making it look as though magic was out of use for the day. I also locked Max's wand just in case and just to be on the safe side put a little surprise on my wand in case she managed to some how get her hands on it. It was always best to be prepared for everything when it came to Alex, sneaky was her middle name, and basically I wouldn't put anything past her. She was capable of anything when it came to getting what she wanted and I couldn't take any risks, not today, not after all the time and preparation I had taken to make this happen.
All the way to school I could see Alex fidgeting with her wand to see if it was working yet, so funny, especially some of the looks she was getting off people. The annoyed look on her face told me it wasn't even though I knew. As soon as we walked through the school door she was greeted with laughter from her classmates and jibes about who wasn't going on the vacation after all. Seems news of Harper had spread rather quickly. I couldn't help but feel kind of sorry for her as she stood there and dismissed all the jibes, especially when I could see the defeated look in her eyes that of course she'd never let any one else see. This side of Alex no one ever saw as she knew how to cover up her true feelings well, but on the very odd occasion and I mean odd occasion she would slip up and let her softer side show. This was one of those odd occasions, and well I must admit something I would like to see more of. She tried her wand one more time before giving up and following her classmates into class.