Light in the Dark // Sebastian Sallow

Dinner Time

(Athena )

I found myself on the Hogwarts Express scurrying around to try and find my friends.

"Where can they be" I whisper to myself as I push through other students.

"ATHENA OVER HERE" I hear a familiar voice call and feel a tight hug before I could turn around.

"Natty!" I reply with joy!

"Oh my Merlin, Natty look at you! How was your trip to visit your friends in Africa?"

She tells me about how they changed into animals around ran all over while we walk to a compartment where we see Poppy and Garreth.

I never noticed how handsome Garreth actually was. His red hair and beautiful straight teeth he had green eyes and had grown quite a bit since I last saw.

"Garreth, Poppy! Hey can we sit with you?" Natty says smiling and hugging them.

I sit next to Poppy and give a big hug. "Thank you for all the letters Poppy! I can't believe you and your Gran did all of that traveling finding different beasts this summer. You made my summer so much more enjoyable that's for sure."

Poppy laughs.

Garreth smiles at me.

"Hey Garreth, brew any crazy  explosive potions this summer?" I say with a smirk.

"Ha. ha. Very funny. I actually came up with an amazing potion that will be especially fun a party's this year Athena. Maybe you should check out the Gryffindor party, we do it the best." He says very confidently

I roll my eyes and take on the view of the rolling mountains.

I find myself daydreaming about this summer where Sebastian and I were strolling along the shore under the night sky full of starts.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" Sebastian takes a breath in admiring the stars.

I look at Sebastian "I am named after a Greek Godness, so the stars have always been one of my favorite things to look at. My favorite one is Cassiopeia, shes the most easy to find for me, you see the one.."

She looks at him trying and find it "No Seb..(she takes his hand and pulls him a little to the right, she brings him down to her level) okay you see right there .. the one that looks like a W."

He smiles and looks at her "oh yeah it's right there! Why is that one your favorite though?"

She thinks for a moment "well.. her story is kind of crazy. They say she boasted about her beauty so much that she was banished to the sky. I don't know I guess she was kind of into herself.."

As we talk more about her we lay down in the sand and listen to the waves.

I can't help but look at him with his amazing hazel eyes and freckles. That smile, why do I get that feeling in my stomach when he smiles?

"Are you alright Athena?" Gareth interrupts my thoughts. "We're almost to Hogwarts probably time to get dressed"

We pull up to the station and Poppy, Natty, Gareth and I walk onto the platform and head to the Carriages.

Threstrals, I always thought they looked so creepy in a beautiful way. I hate that I can see them, you can only see them when you've witnessed Death. I've seen more death this past year then I care for.

We head into the carriage and Imelda from my Slytherin House.

"Imelda! It's so good to see you!" I say actually smiling a little.

Imelda was very competitive and a little intimidating, but I sort of like that about her! Keeps me on my toes

"Athena how are you? I hope we have quidditch this year! Im sure I'll be the captain! My summer was full of racing." We all get onto the carriage as Imelda tells us about her summer days.