Lumos

Beginning in Europe

Johanna Pov

We moved to London just in time for the Quidditch World Cup! Ibby is super excited and hopes we can meet some of the kids we'll be going to Hogwarts with, she's also a huge Irish fan so she messes with me a little because I'm not really into watching Quidditch, I'd prefer to play it. I am a little excited to meet some people we'll be spending the year with at Hogwarts but I'm also nervous to meet a few, because of my parents.

Arriving at the World Cup was overwhelming! There were so many people! I've never done well with crowds, given when I was little the crowds I was around consisted of completely devoted Death Eaters. Ibby was a big help though, she stayed close and made sure we avoided the largest crowds. The game itself was great and we got seats all the way at the top of the stadium, honestly I thought they were awful becuse all the players looked so tiny from up here and you couldn't tell what was happening.

Then Ibby started talking to this boy next to us about who she thought would win started betting with him. Though I thought this guy had more on his mind than Quidditch. He did invite us to the Minister's box to meet "the Twins" let me tell you the view was a lot better than from our seats, we were right above where they would fly so you could see everything unless they were at the very end of the field. The boy, who said his name was Peter, introduced us to Fred and George, the Twins. They were funny and I could tell that Ibby liked them immediately, they struck a conversation quick and told us about their bet, they thought that Victor Krum would catch the golden snitch but the Irish would win, obviously Ibby wanted in on the bet immediately.

I was feeling pretty comfortable in the Minister's box, there weren't many people there and I started talking to the Twins father Arthur Weasley he was really interested in Muggles and the items they use. He was astonished when I knew so much about the Muggle world, so I told him, "Me and Ibby just moved here from America, we lived with in the Muggle world, even though we're pureblood." When he asked me why I lived with Ibby I hesitated a bit then just told him my normal story I use for these occasions, I told him that my parents died when I was really young and I don't really remember them well. He was very compassionate, he explained a litle about him, his kids, his wife, stuff like that. I was coming to like him. Then he started talking about his job at the Ministry, I got a little scared at that point fearing he would recognize something in me that was like my parents, but he told me he worked in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, then I calmed down, that had nothing to do with my parents.

Finally,  Ibby got done talking to Fred and George, and pushing that boy Peter away, she must have figured him out too. When we were leaving I saw one thing that made me freak out inside. Harry Potter. I guess I didn't see at first him because he was so focused on the match but now he was looking directly at me and Ibby. I was afraid he would see me as my parents and say something but he didn't, which only made me freak out more. What was he thinking! Could he sense the Death Eater in my blood!

Of course I didn't tell Ibby about my thoughts, on Harry or Peter, she was having too much fun and I didn't want to ruin it by making her worry about me.

The Irish won the match! Ibby was so excited I couldn't help but join in on the celebration. I was so happy my sight was practically tinged purple!

Fred and George invited use to their tent. Of course we accepted the invitation. Ibby's parents couldn't come because Mrs. Middleton, Ibby's mom, was pregnant!

Their tent was huge on the inside there was a kitchen and two bedrooms! Ibby quickly learned everyone's name and immediately made friends with a girl with curly hair, she spent alot of time around Fred and George's sister and Harry. I stood aside and went through my thoughts while everyone celebrated. I do this to keep my emotions under control, people usually think it's a little weird when your eyes change from brown, to neon green, to orange in about fifteen seconds. My eyes show my emotion and this one streak of hair in my bangs also changes color. my eyes are usually brown this means I'm serious and not letting any other emotion come through, when I'm happy my eyes are purple, when I'm sad they go dark blue, when I'm embarrassed they turn orange, when I'm being sneaky they're neon green, when I'm scared they go black, when I'm in love they turn pink, when I'm confused they're a mix of colors, and when I'm angry my eyes turn completely white, that's what usually freaks people out. Fear and joy are the hardest emotions to control.