Written for round 6 of the Quidditch League fanfiction competition
Chaser 3 from Pride of Portree
Main Prompt: Webkins
Optional prompts: [song] All Stars – Smash Mouth, [object] body glitter, lime green
The iPad
2011
"They're coming, they're coming!" Rose screamed running down the stairs. She continued out through the door and stopped at their gate. In the distance she could see three people. Her parents, Ron and Hermione, followed her out of the door. Rose was practically jumping out of her skin with excitement.. Hermione knelt down and pulled Rose into a hug.
"Are you excited?" she whispered into Rose's ear.
Rose wriggled out of her moms arms and said, "Yes! I'm so excited! We will finally meet again"
"Hermione, darling. Did you set up a room for them?" Ron asked, putting his hand on her shoulders as she stood up.
"Yeah, I did."
"We are going to have so much fun…" Rose babbled excitedly and her parents chucled.
"Can I greet them?" Rose asked, as their guests drew near
"Sure, honey," Hermione said, smirking at Ron. She opened the gate and ran towards the Potter family. James began running to her as well and they embraced.
"I've got something to show you, don't tell your parents!" James whispered in her ear as they separated. His parents came to them and Rose hugged them both before she and James ran into her house.
"Here is the kitchen and the bathroom is over there," Rose said, showing him around the house before continuing upstairs.
"And in here," she opened the door, "is my room!"
"Wow! It's big!" James said.
Rose walked over to her bed and jumped onto it. "Close the door, will you?"
James closed the door and followed her.
"What was it you wanted to show me?"
James opened his bag and pulled out a square black object.
"What's that?" Rose giggled.
"That's an iPad"
"What's an iPad?"
"I don't know. A thing you can watch stuff and play games on."
"Can we watch something?" Rose asked,scooting over.
"Sure! There is this series I like called Webkins."
"What's that?" Rose asked, looking at the iPad.
"Webkins are stuffed animals. I've got one here," he said, pulling out a lime green lizard.
"Why is it glittery?"
"When I was young I put body glitter on it," he said awkwardly.
"Cool! Do you have some with you?"
"Yeah," he said, pulling out a tube with glittery contents. Rose snatched the tube and opened it; she poured some of the glitter into her hands and applied it all over her. James did the same and then they watched Webkins on his iPad.
oOoOoOo
"I love Webkins!" Rose shrieked.
"Yeah, me too. Which one is your favorite?"
"The lime green gecko is my favorite; just like yours!"
"What do you think about the song? All Stars!"
"And all that glitters is gold. Only shooting stars break the mold. I love it"
"It's so good," James said as the door opened. James threw the iPad under her blanket as Ron came inside.
"You two, it's time to get ready for bed," Ron said. "Woah, you need to shower first. Come on"
James and Rose ran out the door and into the bathroom to clean up. Ron extendedRose's bed into a double bed. Then he put another blanket and pillow onto it. He saw something shine from underneath Rose's bed and picked it up. It was a strange black square. He noticed the round button on it and pushed it. The square lit up colorfully, showing a lime green lizard. Out of the blue, a song began playing extremely loudly.
"HEY NOW, YOU'RE AN ALL STAR
GET YOUR GAME ON, GO PLAY
HEY NOW; YOU'RE A ROCK STAR
GET THE SHOW ON, GET PAID
AND ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD
ONLY SHOOTING STARS BREAK THE MOLD
IT'S A COOL PLACE AND THEY SAY IT GETS COLDER
YOU'RE BUNDLED UP NOW, WAIT 'TIL…"
Ron yelped and dropped the square on the floor. Hermione, Harry and Ginny came sprinting through the door, followed closely by James and Rose.. James spotted the iPad on the floor and ran to it with tears in his eyes. He dropped to his knees and cradled the broken iPad in his hands. Hermione hugged Ron who was still looking shocked. Ginny hurried over to James and got down on her knees embracing him.
"Hey, are you okay?" she whispered into his ear.
"No. I-It was a gift from Jacob before he moved," James sobbed.
"I know he was your best friend. We'll buy you a new one and maybe we can visit Jacob soon?" Ginny whispered reassuringly.
"O-okay," he said, wiping the tears off his cheeks.
"Let's go brush our teeth and then go to sleep," Ginny whispered, taking the iPad from him..
James and Rose returned to the bathroom again. Ron and Hermione went to their room and Harry walked over to Ginny.
He put his arm around her and asked, "When should we tell him?"
"I think we should tell him when we're leaving, then he won't stress about being here and he'll have fun with his cousin."
"Yeah, he'll be so happy when we tell him our next stop is Sweden to visit Jacob.
oOoOoOo
Rose and James were under their blankets with a flashlight reading a book.
"Hey, I'm sorry about my dad hurting your iPad. Is it alive?" Rose whispered.
"No, an iPad isn't alive. And your dad didn't hurt it, he broke it."
"So, it was never alive?" Rose asked curiously.
"No, it wasn't," James snapped.
"I'm still sorry," Rose apologized.
"It's okay…" James said hesitantly.
"I can ask mum to make pancakes tomorrow. She always makes me pancakes when I feel bad," Rose said.
"That would be nice," James said with a smile.
"And we can play outside and have so much fun,okay?"
"Yeah…" James mumbled absent-mindedly.
"Are you sure you are okay?" Rose asked.
"I'm fine, just a bit tired. Goodnight, Rose," James said, rolling onto his other side.
Rose put the flashlight away and fell asleep, but James continued to lie awake, thinking. Soon, he could hear Rose snoring and he began sobbing, thinking of his best friend.
I miss Jacob…
