Snow Day

Chapter 40: Riley's Three New Pets

After Sophia paid for her things and exited the store, she ran back to the bench where her sister sat.

"Hey sis," Riley replied, looking up. Noticing three packages under her arms.

"Oh, these... well, just a little something I brought for you" she set them down slowly in the snow.

As Riley came off the snow-covered bench on a nosedive, she noticed that all the packages were wrapped abnormally.

When she looked closer. she saw three tiny airholes were piercing the top of each one, indicating it was some sort of animal. Unwrapping them gently, they each revealed their contents to her, the first two turned out to be Tabby Cars.

"Tabbies" Riley squealed.

"Yes, they're brothers," she told her as Riley sat, watching the cats play. "Any idea as to what you're gonna call them?"

"Hmmm..." Riley thought for a moment, then birthed out. "Milo, and Oliver"

"Oh, Milo like from The Adventures of Milo and Otis, and Oliver like from Disney's Oliver and Company?"

"Yes!"

"Nice names" she exclaimed to her sis, giving her a sense of acknowledgment and pride.

The next package held an Owl inside, when Riley opened its cage for the very first time, it attacked. It soared high into the sky and swooped back down again. its talons out-stretched really to jab into her arm, or at least that's what would've happened if this so-called hunter bird wasn't already sound asleep.

"Oh, he's so precious" Riley exclaimed, delighted. "I shall call him Jack Frost Hedwig Jr. III"

"Jack Frost Hedwig Jr. III, hmmm... nice; but maybe a bit too long-- how about just simply Hedwig Jr.?"

"But isn't that the name of Harry's Owl?"

"Umm, well... the Hedwig part is. Yes-- but you see she died right before Harry defeated Voldemort"

"Oh..."

"So, by naming yours Hedwig Jr. you're actually honoring her memory-- Harry would be proud and so honored".

"So, what you're saying is that Harry, Ron, and Hermione are...?"

"Yep, full-grown..."

"Then, who were we talking to be..."

"Before? Oh, before we were talking to-- their kids"

"Their kid? But when you introduced me to them, you said their names were Harry, Ron, and Hermione".

"Oh, did I? Sorry... something I get all confused; what I meant was to say: the two Potter boys-- Albus Severus, and James... James Sirius, and the only Granger-Weasley to arrive at Hogwart so far: Rose"

"Oh... they didn't seem mad"

"Nak, I get confused A LOT... so now I just inter-change their names-- they don't seem to mind at all"

"Oh cool," Riley got to her feet. "Well, shall we start heading back now?"

Sophia looked at her then replied, "Yes, let's go... the guardians along with Jamie and Sophie should be waiting for us somewhere near the wand shop"

"Okay, let's head that way then," Riley urged.

Slowly but surely, they trudged their way through the snow, their cargo wasn't making it anymore easier on them, than they had earlier just trying to lift up their feet to walk in the two to three feet of snow.