On, Saturday, March 27th, 2021, Devon, Hugo, James, Albus, Fred, Gordon, Todd, Miles, Gary, Rose, Pamela, Rachel, Roxanne, Courtney, Stephanie, Samantha, Ainsley and Lily all met up on the sloping lawns to share their entries for the Hogwarts Drawing Competition with each other before they had to turn them in the next day.
Devon, Hugo, James, Albus, Fred, Gordon, Todd, Miles, Gary, Rose, Pamela, Rachel, Roxanne, Courtney, Stephanie, Samantha, Ainsley and Lily were all sitting on white lawn chairs spread six feet apart from each other to maintain social distancing all eighteen of them had brought their framed drawings and had them turned over so that no one could see each other's work until they were ready.
As they expected this meeting to take a awhile they each brought out a bottle of Coca Cola Classic to drink and a large bag of M&Ms milk chocolate to much on.
"I'll go first, " said Devon predictably.
Next nanosecond, Devon flipped his picture over to reveal a drawing of a rainbow.
"Wow, Devon, " said an awestruck Lily, "That is beautiful."
"I wanted to draw something that would be colorful but not complicated, " explained Devon.
"All the colors are there, " observed Gordon, "Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. "
"And they're so vivid, " said Ainsley admiringly.
"I suspected Lily and Ainsley would be the two people who would most like my rainbow drawing, " smirked Devon.
Ainsley and Lily grinned.
"Did you consider adding other background, such as grass, the ground, etc.?" Samantha asked Devon.
"I did, " acknowledged Devon, "But I felt there was more beauty in focusing on just the rainbow itself."
"Rainbows are the most beautiful things in nature, " said Courtney contently.
"Actually, " aid Devon thoughtfully, "This could be a good opportunity for us to get to know more about each today. What is everyone's favorite color. Strangely, I don't actually have a favorite but prefer either black and white or multicolored."
"That's a really good idea, Devon, " said Lily approvingly, "Especially given that all eighteen of us are here together today. We SHOULD take advantage of this opportunity to get know each other better, all of us. Devon, why don't you pick who goes next."
"James, " chose Devon.
"Black, because it's a bold color, " said James instantly
"White, because it represents purity, " said Albus thoughtfully, "And because my name Albus actually means white in Latin:
"Green, " said Hugo crisply, "Because Herbology is my favorite subject and green is a primary color of many plants and earthy things.
"Scarlet, because it is the color of Gryffindor, " said Fred proudly.
"Silver, " said Gordon briskly, "I'm just naturally attracted to the color silver."
"Brown, " said Gary happily, "Because autumn is my favorite season and brown is associated with autumn."
"White, " said Todd brightly, "Because winter is my favorite season and white is associated with winter. I love snow."
"As spring is my favorite season, green is my favorite color, " beamed Miles, "It's so heartwarming to see the trees and grass come back."
"Yellow, " said Ainsley warmly, "I'm a summer girl through and through because I love warm weather and yellow is a color of warmth."
"My favorite thing in the world is red roses so my choice would be red, " cooed Rose.
"Sky blue, " said Rachel contently, "There's nothing more satisfying to me than sitting outside on a crisp cool day with a light breeze and a cloudless blue sky."
"Mine my color was formed on vacation, " said Pamela nostalgically, "I've been all in on purple ever since mom and dad took me on a trip to Colorado and I got to see the awesome purple Colorado sky. The reference in the song to "Purple mountain majesties" gives me goosebumps.
"Orange, " said Courtney confidently, "Halloween is my favorite holiday and orange is my favorite flavor so it's a pretty easy choice for me."
"Red," said Samantha smugly, "It's the color of my beloved Arizona Cardinals. Here's hoping we can win a Super Bowl in the Kyler Murray era."
"Scarlet, for the same reason as Fred, " said Stephanie simply.
"I'm a little different, " smiled Roxanne, "My favorite color is teal. I don't why. It just is."
"And you all know my favorite color is hot pink, " grinned Lily.
