"Oh my Merlin! You didn't tell me! Unfair! What's he look like?" Tashia instantly bombarded Amera the second she climbed back through her window.
"What in the world are you talking about? Amera asked.
"You must've seen him? Draco must've grown up to be well…" Tashia almost instantly went red.
"Yeah I saw him. But what's your point?" Amera tried to avoid it, but she knew that Tashia knew she wasn't that stupid.
"You know what I mean! Is he anything worth looking at?"
"Well…I think he grew up decently, but there are better looking guys."
"Oh I know that tactic! He's gorgeous isn't he?"
Amera just smiled, and went slightly red in the cheeks.
"I knew it! I knew it!"
"I'm sure you did…" Amera smiled.
"So we're going shopping on Monday again? You think he'll come with?" Tashia asked.
"Gee, I don't know. He didn't come with us last time."
"But he must! He has to!" Tashia fumed.
"Calm down!" Amera half-shouted at her.
Tashia frowned and looked at the pile of clothes lying on Amera's floor.
"How come you got so much clothes?"
"Cause I picked them. And besides, I'm not going to buy you something you don't like. That's why we're going shopping again."
"Ok ok. I hear what you're saying. I'll just go try on the rest of my clothes." Tashia left to go back to her room.
"Ok, you do that." Amera sat down on her bed for less than a split second, when an owl flew in her window and landed on her bed. Amera looked at the owl, which was snapping for her to the letters off its leg. Amera quickly untied the two letters and the owl flew off again. One was addressed to her, the other to Tashia. Amera's letter was very peculiarly addressed:
Amera Genesse
The first room on the right
Upstairs
5 Privet drive
Little Whinging
Surrey
Tashia's was the same, just for the room change:
Tashia Truevale
The first room on the left
Upstairs
5 Privet drive
Little Whinging
Surrey
These were very strange letters. Amera opened her letter, and read the fine slanted writing:
You have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Your previous school, Frozbergen Academy of Enchantment, has already sent through your credentials and we are sure you will enjoy yourself here. Once your OWL results have been sent to you, and us, you will receive a book list for all the possible subjects you wish to take.
Yours truly,
Albus Dumbledore
Amera's mouth fell open. Dumbledore himself wrote her a letter saying that she was accepted. Amera jumped up and ran across the hallway to Tashia's room. She banged on the door, and Tashia opened up her door, only with an orange top on. Amera held one closed envelope, and waving the open one wildly.
"Dumbledore! He sent us letters! In his own handwriting!"
There was a pop behind Amera and Aurora was standing behind her, looking at the letters.
"Got your letters at last! So anything exceptional?" Aurora asked.
Tashia grabbed her letter, and tore it open. She read it very quickly, and her mouth fell open.
"It's really happening…"
"We're going to Hogwarts!" Amera shouted and hugged Tashia while jumping up and down.
The Monday after receiving their Hogwarts letters, Amera and Tashia were getting ready to go to Narcissa's house. Harry had left for The Burrow close to midnight on Friday night, and Amera and Tashia had other things to do as well. It was 10 o' clock already, and they were running really late.
"Don't wear high heels Tashia! We'll be walking around in Diagon Alley all day!"
"But I'm shorter than you!"
"Just put on your trainers!" Amera shouted from downstairs, waiting for Tashia to hurry up.
Tashia ran down the stairs, straight into the lounge with the fireplace.
"Come on now! Hurry up!" Tashia shouted at Amera.
"I was waiting for you!"
"Don't you two start now!" Aurora shouted.
Amera and Tashia glared at each other, and took a handful of Floo powder.
"Is Narcissa sure that we're coming by the Floo network?" Amera asked.
"Yes she is. Now just get going."
Amera stood in the fireplace first, and said:
"Malfoy Mansion" then she was gone in a blaze of green flames.
When Amera hit the floor, she realised she had landed somewhere near the dining room. She looked up and saw she was in front of the fireplace by the guest lounge. She hoisted herself up, and dusted herself off. She looked around, and then she saw the long dining table. Now she knew where she was.
"Mrs Malfoy! We're here!"
There was no noise anywhere in the house. Tashia came shooting out the fireplace covered in soot.
"I can't wait till I can legally Apparate." said Tashia dusting herself off and standing up.
"Where is Mrs Malfoy?" Tashia asked looking around.
"Don't know. Didn't see her when I came …"
Then there was a noise upstairs. Tashia and Amera looked up at the ceiling and followed the noise. They heard footsteps, coming down the stairs.
"Is that maybe her?" Tashia asked.
"Don't know…"
But their question was soon answered when the saw someone walk in the door. Blonde hair shining in the light from the chandeliers, he turned to face them.
"I thought I heard your voice…" said Draco as he walked up to the pair of them.
"Hi Draco." Amera smiled.
Draco looked at Tashia.
"Tashia?"
Tashia nodded with a smile and small red spots on her cheeks. She hugged him shortly, then stepped back and smiled. Draco turned to Tashia, who was fairly short compared to Amera.
"Not gonna bite my head off are you?" Draco asked.
"No, why would I?" Tashia asked.
"Just thought that maybe you'd take after your adopted sister here."
Tashia turned to Amera and pouted. Amera smiled and shrugged her shoulders.
"Where's your mom, Draco?" Amera asked quickly
"Think she's still getting ready …aren't you getting hot in those polo necks?" Draco asked.
Amera and Tashia turned to each other, hoping either one would come up with a good lie.
"It's a new charm. Keeps you cool just as you would if you were walking around topless." said Amera quickly.
"Why wouldn't you rather walk around topless?" Draco smiled.
"I'm sure you'd like that wouldn't you?" Amera chirped back.
Draco and Amera stood smiling at each other for a while, then heard his mother.
"They're here, mom!" Draco shouted, and heard his mother run down the stairs.
"TASHIA! Such a long time!" She swept down and kissed Tashia on both cheeks.
"Mrs Malfoy. Good to see you again." Tashia smiled and hugged her.
"Hope you girls are ready for some serious shopping? Draco, you're ready too?"
Tashia beamed when she heard that Draco was coming with.
"Sure mom."
They all got ready to step into the fireplace at once. Narcissa took a large handful of Floo powder and said:
"The Leaky Cauldron." Then all four of them were gone in a green flame.
Draco, Amera and Tashia and slid out onto a cold stone floor, choking on dust from the old fireplace. Mrs Malfoy came out of the fireplace standing, smiling down at them.
"Haven't Flooed enough yet…" she said smiling down at them.
They smiled back and got up off the floor, then walked into the small courtyard. Mrs Malfoy tapped a few bricks in sequence and a stone archway opened up. They stepped into Diagon Alley, which was covered in large purple posters. Every window had a purple poster stuck up in the window, showing some Shielding spells and Side-long Apparition.
"This is simply ridiculous!" said Narcissa with an upturned nose.
"What are all these posters for?" Amera asked.
"The ministry believes that You-Know-Who has returned." Draco answered.
Amera swallowed hard, and so did Tashia.
"Oh…"
After that they split and went to different shops, with a handful of Narcissa's money.
