Leanne Cauldwell and Alfred Cattermole trudged off the Hogwarts Express laden with heavy trunks and their owls.
The two best friends eagerly scanned the tops of heads in front of them searching for their other best friend, Roberto Hagrid. They soon found him, 7 foot tall Robbie with his mass of black curly hair was not hard to miss.
"ROBBIE! ROBBIE!" Leanne waved frantically and energetically hitting Alfred on the head with her trunk.
Tears came to his eyes and he walked blindly after Leanne's loud voice.
Bubbly Leanne's blonde hair was bouncing all over her face as she literally bounced over to Robbie.
"Rob! I swear have you gotten taller?" she laughed and looked up to him, her blue eyes sparkling mischeivously.
"Probably," he grinned. "You look different too! This has been the first summer i haven't seen you!"
"Yeah, sorry! But you know i was in Ireland hanging out with aunty Ailbhe, she's so funny! I'll tell you what she said..."
Though Rob laughed at all the right places and responded well, he was internaly examining her. Her blonde hair was longer than the last time he had seen her, she had a tan and she was taller. All this suited her perfectly, in Robbie's opinion and he thought she looked prettier than ever. And last June she had broken up with her boyfriend...Rob grinned to himself and cleared his throat.
Leanne stopped talking and listened to what he was about to say and couldn't for the world of her understand why he had started blushing.
"Em-"
His awkward start came to an untimely end as Alfred finally made his way over to them, his eyes completely dry.
He clapped Robbie on the shoulder. "All right mate? Found out about the thing happening this year?" Alfred had been there when Hagrid let slip about the event happening this year and had been as curious and frustrated as Robbie had been about the mystery of it.
"Na...but dad said it'll be announced at the feast."
"What? Then what are we waiting here for? C'mon, i'm starving." and he headed off in the direction of the carriages that Robbie and Hagrid's beloved Thestrals pulled.
"Oh you're hungry are you?" remaked Leanne sarcastically, "Why i would never have guessed...i only heard it a billion times on the train..."
Alfred ignored her and Robbie laughed as he opened a door to one of the carriages, feeling happier than ever as he was with his two best-friends in the world.