The Bucket List [#Wattys2018]

Chapter Twenty: Luna Lovegood and Hermione Granger?

"Best friends never have the same characteristics. They just have the best understanding of their differences."
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Now for the drive back to New York, which would take a couple of days. We left at seven in the afternoon and it's ten now.

Amy had turned off the radio so we could talk, but we've been so tired we haven't really said anything besides, "Bathroom?" And a few grunts in return.

"Want to get Starbucks?" Amy asked tiredly as we neared the big green and white sign.

I nodded my head.

My legs felt funny and my voice was hoarse from screaming on the ride.

It was fun though.

"What if we used fake names?" Amy asked me, as were waiting in line. I wiggle my eyebrows at her.

"You're Luna Lovegood." I tell her, it fits her perfectly.

"And you're Hermione Granger." Amy smiles at me.

I'm Hermione because I was too scared and too much of a goody two shoes to start living life until now, and I'm having all sorts of adventures just like Hermione did.

But obviously none that cause me to be in a huge war with a noseless guy.

Amy reminded me of Luna Lovegood because she wasn't afraid to be herself. Amy was always the one to dance at parties when really, she couldn't dance. The one to always dress in different styles and not give a crap about what other people said.

"Oh my gosh Amanda, do you see Amy?" Steve said walking up to me, With a drink in his hand. I turn around, my slightly light purple dress flowing with my movement. There was Amy in her dark blue sapphire colored dress, doing the....the sprinkler. I burst out laughing, Steve is cracking up too. "My gosh I love her." Steve admitted as he watched her dance. She didn't give a care in the world that she danced terribly. I looked over at Steve, he was watching her with this smile on his face and this light in his eyes. He really did love her.

"What do you want Amanda?" Amy asked, breaking my train of thought. I step up to the register.

"I'll have a crème frappuccino base, with three pumps of caramel syrup, three pumps of toffee nut syrup, topped with a caramel drizzle." I tell the barista.

It was the butter beer frappe, like from Harry Potter.

It tastes Heavenly.

"And I'll have a vanilla bean frappuccino with two pumps of raspberry syrup."

Amy was getting the cotton candy frappe.

"Your names?" She asked us.

"Luna Lovegood and Hermione Granger." Amy said without a hesitation or a giggle in her voice.

After we get our drinks, Amy and I laugh at the names on the cups.

"We're like sixth graders in our thirty something year old bodies." I say giggling as I took a sip.

Amy laughed. "Haven't we always been?"

I smile at her, a great big smile. She gives me one back.

Life is a lot more fun when you have Amy Paige as your best friend.

Also a huge thanks to my best friend Bre_the_reader for making the new cover for me!!! I absolutely love it!!! Thank you so much!!!!