"What? What's wrong?" Gabby said suddenly scared.
"Nothing, you've just GOT to see this!" I said excitedly.
As they walked over, I shove the envelope in their faces, and I watch as their eyes go wide. I suddenly scream and they look at me like I'm a nut job. "What?" I say while jumping up and down. "I'm just excited"
"Yes you are" Gabby says with a giggle, as my smile get's wider.
At that point Gabby's mom shouted "Gabrielle there is mail here for you!" and I giggle because I'm not very used to calling her Gabrielle. As we walk up the stairs someone calls my phone. I go back down to check it. I slip and fall down the stairs and start laughing at my clumsy self. I get back up and go pick up the phone. It was Josh who had called me and he said, "Hey you know how you told me to check the mail well this morning I got a letter from HOGWARTS and I thought it was a joke but it wasn't!"
As I reply I realize he's excited because he might see a dragon. "I got the same thing Josh and Gabby got mail we were just about to go see it. I'll call you back to tell you okay?" I ask speaking very quickly and stuttering.
"Okay, but hurry" he says as I hang up and charge up the stairs skipping two each time.
When I get up the stairs I shout "What's the letter about? I have to tell Josh!" Noticing after that Gabby hadn't even opened it yet; she was staring at the emerald green ink that looked as though it were identical to mine. "Oh my- do you think it could be…?" I say trailing off into the thoughts of why it was us going to Hogwarts and not some other kids that would be begging to go.
As I snap out of my thoughts Gabby says, "I'm not sure, but look at the ink and handwriting it has got to be the same." I look at the paper she has in her hand thinking she would be too scared to go.
"Gabby if it is an invitation to Hogwarts School you have to go with me! If you don't I will be sad and so will Josh because he is going too!" I say with my little girl voice and puppy dog pout. "It wouldn't be fair to us if you didn't go." I say making her feel guilty so she couldn't say no.
She began to protest. "But you know how scared that place makes me, especially with the giant spider!" as I quickly retaliate by saying "Those are just rumors I've heard Gabby, they aren't true!" knowing she won't believe me.
"Whatever I still don't want all those things you've said to happen to me." She spoke with an angry voice, but as soon as she said that I screamed "THEY ARE RUMORS" and I rip the paper out of her hands, open it, and throw it at her. I then walk downstairs go outside and call Josh to tell him she had gotten invited to go to school at Hogwarts and that she didn't want to go but he didn't answer so I left a message saying, "She got invited to go to Hogwarts and she doesn't want to go. I yelled at her that what I have said about Hogwarts were just rumors, but she's to scared to go so whatever. I guess it's you and me" I am so angry that I forget to hang up until I hear a beep on my phone. I hang up and go inside to change into my bathing suit. I then dive into the pool to cool off after yelling at Gabby. As I look up I see the distorted face of Bri and wonder what she's up to. As I come up out of the water I ask "What are you doing?"
She replied "I just wanted to make sure you were okay you seemed a bit tense when you left the kitchen"
I giggle and say "When did you start using words like tense? And no I'm fine I just don't understand why she wouldn't wanna go to Hogwarts…"
As Bri walks away she says "Well my mom is here so I'll talk to you later I guess… and don't over react she might change her mind…"
As she walked away I pulled my self out of the pool over the side because I don't feel like using the steps. I stand up and notice Sam is standing in the living room looking for something, she looked up and down and left and right. I dried myself off and went to see what was wrong. She said "I can't find my phone and I need to call my mom, can you help me find it?"
"Sure" I reply while pulling my wet hair back into a bun. I start looking around and I notice something in Sam's bag. I pull it out and notice an emerald green glint "What's this?" I ask wondering why she hadn't brought it up before. "Oh nothing" she say's "Just the Hogwarts thing you, Gabby, and Josh got." I look at her confused. "What do you mean why didn't you tell us?" I ask. As she replies she picks something up "well I didn't think it was important since I'm not going" my confusion just gets worse as I ask "Aw why not? It's the beast school I've heard of! It would be fun with all of us there!"
While walking up the stairs she replies "I guess ill go, if it means that much to you, maybe Gabby will go if I go so let's go tell her, okay"
"Thanks Sam that helps" I said as I follow her up the stairs and walk into the kitchen. "Gabby we need to show you something that might change your mind about Hogwarts."