Collision Course

Chapter Eighteen

Night had fallen fast and everyone in my dorm was already asleep.

I pulled out my phone.

No one here seemed to have one and it was almost like we were in an ancient civilization in an ancient time period. Yes, the time period was necessary. Living here makes me believe we are actually in an ancient civilization.

With magic, flying broom sticks, wizard, witches, and dragons. Oh, yes. Astoria and Draco told me about this man name Hagrid's pet baby dragon from Draco's fourth year. Although I haven't figured out who this 'Hagrid' is yet. Ooo, I hope he's nice!

There was also a dragon incident in the ... Tri wizard competitions, that Fleur supposedly went to. I was 'supposed' to know that. My only comment to that was 'and your 'supposed' to know I haven't been a wizard for more than three weeks.' of course I said that in a quiet voice but I still did say it.

And this kid.... I think it was Ron .... grr. I don't like him ... supposedly has a brother that spends his life training dragons. Strange people these Weasleys and wizards are. Strange, strange, strange. Strange indeed.

I felt my phone buzz in my hand. I had forgotten I was holding it.

20% of battery left. I turned one of my hair elastics into a Halo charger.

Bing! Changing!

I scrolled through my text messages. No missed messages. Time to talk to Cole. I promised, once every night. I promised, right?

T: heyy, you up?

C: yeah duh. Y?

T: cuz it's like.... 11 o'clock. Ur normally asleep by 7:30.

C: it's 6. Not 11.

I mentally smacked myself. It hurt badly. :P

T: sorry. Time zone dif. Messing with me.

C: haha.

T: thanks a lot.

C: Y w.

T: Y do boys text such sort messages? they rarely have more than one word!

C: y do girls rite such long tm?

T: tm?

C: txt messages

T: because.... ok idk. I give up.

C: good. Explain y ur in London.

I panicked.

T: can I later? I gtg. Lights out in 3 min. Got 2 get ready for bed. Nite!

I didn't get a reply back. And I avoided my phone for the rest of the night.

Not that it was that difficult, or did anything, but I just couldn't take hiding from Cole. It bothered me.

*****

The morning came early. I was awaken by the another girl in my room's pet owl. It woke me up by smashing its claws in my right arm. I awoke screaming.

The birds owner came rushing over to check on her pet.

That morning was painful. I had to use transformation magic to turn my pjs into my robes, my socks into shoes, and my hair- into whatever is not a birds nest. At least I was lefty.

I stumbled down the stairs, keeping my right arm close to my body, and hurried off to whatever my first class was going to be. I hope it'd be a good class, or that I'd be allowed to leave to get my arm looked at.

The common room was empty when I made it down the stairs. Empty except on familiar blonde head, that looked like it slept on the couch.

"Draco?" I asked as soon as I was next to his couch.