A/N: I started school last week, so sorry for the late.. ish chapter. And it's sort of short, but don't worry! I am almost finished with my 5th chapter! :D So, R&R!
~Joanne
Disclaimer: I don't own HP or PJO.
Chapter 4
I pulled out a small spray bottle and a drachma. I had to tell Stacey she couldn't IM me for a year. But how?
AHA! I'll tell her that I'm going to a boarding school... As a professor to teach... Swimming?
I sprayed the air, and I threw the drachma in. "Anastasia Chloe Monroe."
I waited for her to accept the message. "Hey, Cele! What's up?"
"Hello, Stacey! I just want to ask you not to IM me for a year. I'm at a boarding school as a professor. I don't think people with be okay if a rainbow came up to me and talked."
She laughed. "Okay. Should I send letters?"
"Oh, send them to Aurora. She'll send them along with her letters." I'll tell Aurora later.
"Okay! I gotta go, my doorbell's ringing. Bye!"
"Bye, Stacey!"
She waved her hand through the mist, and the connection was interrupted. I sighed. I hated lying to Stacey, but what could I do? Say,"Hey, Stacey! I'm a witch!"? She'd ship me off to a asylum!
I sighed. I should get back to Audrey. I told her I went to get my Exploding Snap cards, but I guess I didn't pack them.
"Audrey! I couldn't find them!" I ran down the stairs, back to the Gryffindor common room.
"It's fine. We can play Wizard's Chess again. My white Queen is getting bored, so she keeps poking the King."
I laughed. "Go get your board before the King gets annoyed and smashes her."
We set the board quickly. We played, and she actually won this time. "Yes! Ha ha ha! I win! I win!" she sang. Audrey is very, very competitive.
After she finished gloating, she asked me a question.
"So what do you do over the summer?"
"Uh..." Crap. "I... Uh, I go to... Camp."
"Camp? What kind of camp?"
Oh, Merlin. What kind of camp? "Er... It's a... Muggle camp. My mom wants me to make friends with Muggles as well."
"Oh... So, did you make any friends?"
"Uh, yeah. But, the camp is in America, so I don't think I can go anymore."
"Oh, that's too bad. At least you can send letters."
"Yeah." Okay, disaster avoided. "Let's play another game. I think we have time before lunch."
"So, the Hogsmeade trip is coming up in two weeks," she said, moving a pawn.
"Wanna go get butterbeers?"
"You know what butterbeers are?" Shit.
"Uh, yeah. There are butterbeers in America. And, I've been to Hogsmeade."
"Oh. So, I'm guessing you know Honeydukes?"
"Haven't you seen me pigging out on chocolate?" She laughed.
I took her pawn, and she glared.
