A.L.S.O

13

Lexi

Another month pasted and Christmas was quickly approaching. The boys and I figure we should go back to London for a change of pace for the break. Meaning that we needed to Christmas shop now. So a big group of us got together to take a trip to hogsmeade one Saturday afternoon.

Asher walked next to Poppy, the pair had been spending a suspicious amount of time together the past couple of weeks. Which certainly made me question him, but every time I asked he shewed me off saying they were just friends. Ominis, Sebastian, and I walked side to side taking up a part of the walkway. While Natty and Imelda were off to the left talking together.

"Oh I need to pop in here real quick." I said splitting away from the group and walking into the book shop.

The bell chimes as the door closed behind me. The smell of old and new books and a hint of cinnamon filled my nose.

"Ahhh Ms Porter I received you owl just in time it was the last one in stock." Mr Kepler the bookkeeper said from behind the counter. Bending down he pick up a book that was wrapped in a brown packaging.

"Thank you so much. How much is it?"

"7 sickles."

"You're the reason I'm always broke." I joked as I reached into my bag pulling out the coins and training them for the book.

"Come back again soon Ms Porter I'm getting new shipment in after the holidays. And bring Mr Sallow with you this time."

The bell rang again as I walked out. Turning right to find the group I saw Ominis waiting near little tables outside of a little restaurant.

"Hey you. Did you wait for me?"  I asked interlocking my arm with his.

"Yeah. Everyone went into honey dukes and I didn't want you to get lost. Knowing you, you'd fine trouble." He laughed as we walked up the hill.

"I don't find trouble. It just always seems to find me."

"Fair enough darling." He smiled.

Walking into honeydukes I found out little group looking at a new display near the front door on the right. Going over I let go if Ominis' arm and stood next to Poppy. The display was a magical moving Hogwarts express made out of candy. Turning around I went to look at the rest of the new displays. The one of chocolate frogs really caught my eye. They were in a dome terrarium hopping around on fake green grass. My enjoyment flew out the widow when I saw a reflection in the glass behind me. Or rather two reflections.

Asher

I turned to my left trying to find my sister and when my eyes locked in her I saw her face. The look of anger I knew a little to well was splattered on her face. Walking forward so I could see what she was seeing. Once I did I became nearly as angry as her. I felt the rest of the group come behind me seeing what I was seeing. Poppy fling her small hands into mine silently tell me to not make a scene. I wanted to.

Seeing that smug red head all over a Ravenclaw made my blood boil. Sebastian warned me of this. He warned me of his history. But I foolishly ignored him. I wanted my sister happy. But right now she wasn't.

After a moment a laugh escaped Lexi's mouth. A full blown belly laugh. I knew that laugh. It was the laugh she made when she was so unbelievably angry she couldn't do anything else.