Lighter and Darker Shades of Gray

Lunch and surprises

Hallie and Rose
         Aunt Rose took me out to lunch at the Muggle restaurant called Colbert's or Coper's or something. They have some pretty great ice cream, but they call it frozen custard. I mean, just call it ice cream. What's wrong with ice cream? Anyway, at Culver's, we each had a hambourger, (hamburger) a soudah pop, (soda pop) and ice cream. (I don't care if it is called frozen custard, it should be called ice cream.) It was all very good.
         Yes, it was. Anyway, when we were done, we were going to find a place to go and apperate back to Godric's Hollow.  We rounded a corner and we saw a girl just like a wizard. She was going at fast pace, like she was looking for something or someone.
         She bumped into us and she seemed relieved to have a reason to stop.
         "Hello. Xara McAllister to you. In kind of a rush." She said, very fast.
         She looks like she was around my age, and she shouldn't be out in the middle of a Muggle city on her own.
         "Hello, dear, I am Rose. And this is Hallie. It's a pleasure to meet you. Umm... Miss, but any chance you happen to be, you know, a witch?" Aunt Rose asked, hesitantly.
         "Oh. Yes, though I do not prefer wants, I prefer hand magic. Wait! What do you Muggles know about magic?" Xara was stunned. She looked very afraid, like she had just broken the law. She thought she told us about magic. And confirmed that witches and wizards are real.
          "Oh! No, no, no! I'm at Hogwarts! Six year! Here is my wand!" I confirmed to Xara.
          Xara looks calmer now. "I see, I see. Keep your wand."
         Xara told us about her boarding house for Witches, Wizards, werewolves, anything.
         "Would you like to come and stay there for a while? You would have a safe room, away from any problems or animals that might hurt you. You would each get your own bathroom,bedroom, and free meals. My friend, Minerva Potter, is staying there right now.  She need some company," Xara finished.
         "Can I bring my owl?" I ask Xara.
         "Oh, sure," she replies.
         "Harper!" I called to the sky. Just then, a snow white owl comes down and lands on my arm. "Hey, girl!" Harper ruffles your feathers's and lightly pecks me on the arm.
         "Let's go," I say.