The next morning, Mimi ate breakfast quickly then ran back upstairs to get ready, she curled her hair to perfection, then pulled in into the customary low side ponytail. With her hair and makeup done, she pulled on her black stockings and slipped into the formal wear blue silk dress and short cape. She buckled her blue heels and gently placed the blue hat on her perfect head. She double checked her trunk to make sure she had everything she needed, placed Kiki in her cage and brought her things downstairs.
Her Mom took a picture of her and her brother as she did every first day of school, then they were out the door.
They apparated to the field where both the Beauxbatons and Limoges carriages would be taking off from, as they were brother and sister schools.
Once they had popped up in the field, Mimi caught sight of her cousins and Aunt and Uncle walking towards them. Her youngest cousin Sophie had long strawberry blonde hair that was thick and wavy with hazel eyes that twinkled with the excitement of starting her second year. Her other cousin Genevieve had long blonde hair that was super straight and tied in the same side ponytail that Mimi's was. She had the same hazel eyes as her sister and was starting her third year.
"Mimi! We missed you!" Sophie said, running up to her cousin to give her a hug.
"I missed you guys too!" Mimi told them as she hugged them both.
She hugged her parents and Aunt and Uncle goodbye, then told her brother that she would see him at Hogwarts and got into the carriage with her cousins.
In the corner of the carriage she could see her two best friends Danielle and Louisa. Danielle was a short girl with hair so blonde it was almost white that fell to her chest and was curly. Danielle had gray eyes and full lips. Louisa had long, straight caramel colored hair with big, brown eyes. She waved to them and they cam running over to her and hugged her.
"Mimi!" Louisa screamed.
"Ahhhhhh!" Danielle shouted.
The three girls ran towards each other and collided in a three way hug.
"I can't believe you're back!" Danielle said.
"I know! I'm so excited." Mimi smiled.
The three girls sat in the corner of the carriage near the window for the entire ride to their new school.
"I wonder where they are." Lily told her brother as they entered the Great Hall to sit down for dinner.
"They'll come in after McGonagall makes her announcements." Albus told her as they sat down at the Gryffindor table with the rest of their family.
McGonagall stepped up to the podium once everyone was seated and began to speak, "Hello students, and welcome to another year at Hogwarts. This year will be quite different and very exciting. We are hosting two French schools whose campuses have sadly been destroyed and will take years to rebuild. Now, please welcome the boys of the Limoges School of Magic."
The doors swung open to reveal a group of handsome French boys in black pants and red blazers. They walked down the main aisle with their headmaster behind them. Once the boys had sat down at their table in the magically enlarged Great Hall, McGonagall announced the school that everyone had been waiting for, "And now the lovely ladies of the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic."
The doors swung open again to reveal the gorgeous French girls of the school. They walked down the aisle gracefully in their blue silk uniforms.
Alubs scanned the group for the one he was looking for. He saw her at the back of the group and he lost all train of thought. This girl was most definitely the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Her brown hair was shiny and pulled into a low ponytail, her blue uniform fit her perfectly in ways he thought should be illegal and her deep blue eyes sparkled with the excitement of the new school year. Her head turned slightly to the left and her eyes caught his. She winked at him and smiled at Lily.
Once the girls had gotten to the front of the hall, the girls fanned out and curtsied to their gigantic headmistress. They then proceeded to sit down at their table and the feast began.