Hogwarts is a Magical Place

Chapter 14

  Lily Hope Lovegood

I wake up in my room this time. Without Fox. Thank God. I need a break. I keep thinking he wanted to show off his abs yesterday or something, but then push that thought out of my mind. Today, we are leaving our campsite and going home. I tuck my stuffed hippogriff back into my suitcase and get dressed, stuffing my pajamas in it, too. I bring my suitcase back into the kitchen/living room and start eating some cereal.

In the car, River tells us all about her experience with the unicorn.

"It was so magical!"

"We are dropping Fox off first," Louis says.

"Maybe you can see my room," fox says, looking at me.

I lay back on the long seats in the car and put my head on Fox's lap. "Maybe," I say, and start to doze off...

"Lily. Lily, wake up," Fox says gently. I sit up and realize that some must've braided my hair while I was asleep, because when I run my fingers through my hair, it is braided on the part that is cursed.

"Fox, did you do this?" I ask him.

"Maybe," he says, then disappears out the car. Two seconds later, I see his head poke in the doorway. "Well, are you coming?"

I jump up. "Yeah!"

I follow Fox around his house as he gives me the "grand tour." There are like, 10 or so cats all around the house. The last stop is his room.

I step inside, not knowing what to expect.  

His room is actually pretty tidy, for a boy. There are a few Maximum Ride books spread out on his floor. There is a shelf bursting at the seams with books along one wall. On top of it is, I assume, pictures of his family. And his cats.

On the opposite side, his closet was open slightly, and I could see his shirts hanging up, with about three identical to the one he's wearing. Below them, a dresser, which I assume has his pants and pajamas in it.

On his flaming bedspread lays a cat with a green ear. Above his bed is a few paintings.

"I know," he says, "it's a bit childish."

"Did- did you paint those?" I ask.

"Yes," Fox says, sitting on his bedspread and patting next to him for me to sit down. "This is Minty," he says, as the cat wakes up and walks over and sits in his lap.

"They're lovely," I say, petting Minty and looking up at the paintings in adoration.

Suddenly, I have an idea. "I wonder..."

"What?" Fox asks, looking a bit confused.

"I wonder if you can change my hair color, since you can change your cats' colors and I can change my hair color."

"I can try," he says, and a second later, I have a blue zig zag all the way around my hair horizontally.

"Wicked cool!" I say, looking in the mirror in his bathroom and changing it back to normal.

"Now try again," I say, willing the colors not to change.

"It's not working," he says, almost frustrated.

"Ha!" I say, "I can block you from changing my hair!"

"Hey, Lily. Before school starts, do you want to come to my house and go for a run and then take a shower and then paint?"

"Sure. Do you know about what day?" I ask.

"Next Friday sound good?" He asks me.

"Yeah. Let me ask my mom. I'll send you an owl.