The Prewett Girl

Coven of the Moored

On the Platform I am near instantly attacked by a brunette.

"Talia, don't maim the girl." Jacob's voice calls as Talia is carefully detached.

"Sorry about her, sir, ma'am." Brooks says politely.

"We lost her leash." Nikki says in an exasperated tone. At this point all my friends are with us, my cousins are laughing, and my aunt and uncle are looking at us happily.

"It is so nice to see Andrea has made such good friends." Molly says.

"Thank you, ma'am. I'm Jacob Mills and this hellion is Talia Fletcher-no acknowledged relation to Mundungus Fletcher." Jacob says, adding on that last bit at Molly's face. She's instantly calmed at his words.

"My mom is the Under Secretary to Madame Bones in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement-" Talia says. She swiftly interrupted by Arthur.

"Darlene is your mother? She's been wonderful in helping me with the case against-"

"Arthur, not now." Molly snaps. Arthur has been going on and on about this case about muggle baiting for weeks.

"It's okay, Mrs. Weasley. My mother has been the same way." Talia says.

"Anyway, this is Nikki Williams and this is Brooks Tellkin. These are my best friends." I say happily.

"It is lovely to meet you all. I know we were worried when Andrea was sorted into Hufflepuff, her cousins not being there if she needed them, but knowing she's made such good friends is very calming. We haven't seen her this happy in years." Molly says. I hide my face at that in embarrassment.

"Six to be exact." Charlie says as he passes. Bill trips him and Charlie falls on his face. My friends, already aware of my family history, try their hardest not to roll their eyes at Charlie and the attempt shows.

"Well, I will see you all at the end of term." I say, hugging them.

"Yes. Take care, dear." Molly says, kissing my cheek. Once I'm free of my aunt and uncle and they've turned to their sons I make a break for it.

"Well that was fun." Jacob says sarcastically.

"Are you mental?" Nikki demands.

"Sorry, Andy." Talia says.

"It's okay. They'd be weird no matter what. But they're my weirdos and I love them." I say with a shrug and a smile.

"Imagine when you start dating." Jacob says as we find a compartment.

"No!" The girls and I say loudly in unison and the boys laugh.

The next day after classes I pull out my mom's old spell book, slamming it slightly to get the other's attention.

"Do you have something to share with us, Andrea?" Jacob asks, lacing his his fingers together and placing them on the table, leaning forward slightly, and smirking a tad.

"Indeed I do. See this here book?"

"I do see it, yes." Brooks says. My friends are as dangerously sarcastic as I am.

"It was my mother's." I say, shutting them up. "I got two boxes of her stuff and this was in it."

"And this?" Nikki asks, flicking my book mark. I grunt slightly as I open the heavy book to the correct page.

"Merlin I need to work out. Okay, so this is a spell that will bond a group of friends together as a coven. Magic could reject the binding and we'd remain just really close friends-"