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AN: I feel like it has been ridiculously long time since I wrote the first chapter (and it has), but I feel like it really has taken me this long to think of how to put this chapter into words. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy Chapter Two! :D
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It was a month after sorting and Anita was walking down the stairs to the Great Hall for a late breakfast. Even in this short time, she had fallen in love with Hogwarts. At first, she had been scared that she wouldn't have time to be with Ginny and Colin, but that fear had quickly gone away when she realized how often she could see them.
As she went through the doors, she was attacked out of nowhere by a huge hug. After a second she realized it was Colin and hugged him right back.
"Morning, sleepy head. Someone slept late!" he said as he pulled away and they walked together to breakfast.
"I know, I was up all night cramming for Transfiguration. Anyways, my table or yours?" she said, gesturing from the Ravenclaw table to the Gryffindor table.
"Eh, let's go to yours. Less people around." he replied and sat at a particularly empty end of the table.
"Alright, sounds good. It smells amazing." She grabbed some food and stuck it on her plate, then started to eat. Colin pulled the nearby tray of sausage toward him and took a few.
After a moment of eating, Colin said, "Guess what?" He had suddenly lit up largely and seemed really excited about something.
"Yes?" Anita asked, interested.
"My mum and dad sent me an owl! They're moving into London, and I'll move all of my things when Holidays come around! You know what that means? I'll live closer to you and Ginny, and we could meet in Diagon Alley and ice cream or something! We'll be able to see each other!" he exclaimed, very hurriedly.
"Oh, Colin! That's wonderful! I'm so excited! Now we have to all three meet up and go to Florean's, no doubt. Oh, Colin, that's incredible!"
They talked about all the things they'd be able to do now that they'd be closer and Anita explained all of the places that she had to show him in London.
Anita and Colin sat there talking long after they were done eating. They talked about classes, Professors, and everything else. Anita couldn't help but notice how Colin would adjust his hair so it would lay just so, and how bright his eyes were as they looked into hers, and how handsome he was when he spoke.
It seemed like no time had passed when the bell rang, calling them to their first class of the day. They left each other and Anita joined her Ravenclaw friends on the way to Transfiguration. As the others laughed and talked about something, Anita's mind was still with Colin and she realized how much she had noticed about Colin.
Her thoughts were interrupted by Professor McGonagall clearing her throat at the front of the room, so her mind wandered elsewhere.
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After classes, Anita walked with Colin to the large tree behind the castle and they laid out next to each other on the grass.
"I love it here. I'm so glad I get to be here," Colin said.
"Me too. I never imagined that it would be this amazing. And I love all of my friends. Especially you and Ginny. I can't believe I'm lucky enough to be here," replied Anita, and glanced sideways at Colin just for a second.
They stayed there for a while before sitting up and working on their Charms rolls together.
The afternoon passed almost as quickly as breakfast had. It seemed as though time when faster when Anita was with Colin, but she was alright with it. Before she knew it, she was in her dorm alone, left to her thoughts.
Today was incredible, she thought. I got to spend time with Colin, walk to classes with Ginny, and spend time with Padma, Cho, and Luna during class. She sighed. Colin. He's so… sweet. And interesting, too. I'm so lucky to have him.
It was things like this that went through her mind before dinner. Once it came time to go down to the Great Hall, she was swimming in thoughts about all of her friends, but mostly Colin. He was just such an amazing friend.
She hurried down and sat with the girls at the Ravenclaw table. They gossiped about all of the usual first year drama that Anita loved hearing about. She fancies him, but he fancies another girl that's the first girl's best friend, blah, blah, blah.
They walked together back to the Common Room, but Ginny caught up with Anita before she entered. She was panting and had obviously run to catch up with her.
"Anita! There you are! I've been looking all over for you!" she almost yelled.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Anita had started to freak out just a little bit and was worried about what Ginny had to say.
"No, no, nothing's wrong! It's wonderful! It's Colin- he's—"
Anita interrupted her, "—moving to London? I know! It's so wonderful!"
They chatted about this excitedly for a few minutes before Professor Flitwick shuffled by, urging them to return to their Common Rooms, and they reluctantly parted.
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That night, as Anita lay in bed about to fall asleep, she whispered to herself, "This was a perfect day…." And she drifted off to sleep…