Saving Audrey

Chapter 15

"Audrey, are you finished packing yet?"

"I'm coming Mom. Do you know how hard it is fitting all my shoes in this one bag? Besides, Dad's not even here yet to apparate with my things."

"Why in the world are you taking all those shoes anyway? You're not going to have time to wear them all while at school!"

"Ye of little faith!"

"Just hurry up. You need to tell your grandmother and great-grandparents goodbye before you leave and I don't want you keeping Bill and the Weasleys waiting. I thought you'd have been packed days ago!"

"And what would give you such a ridiculous thought?"

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe that you would be see everyone again? Silly me, what was I thinking!"

"There, I did it!" With her shoes all packed away, Audrey began lugging her stuff down the stairs, sometimes throwing them instead of wasting the time to walk ALL the way down the stairs.

"Good, now go tell everyone goodbye before you leave."

Audrey had just finished telling everyone good-bye when Bill arrived.

"I'll go ahead and apparate with your things. You can tell your mom good-bye and then floo over. Good-bye Lisa, I'll see you at the end of the summer." After giving Lisa a long hug and picking up Audrey's things, Bill disappeared.

"Good-bye mom. I love you!"

"Bye Audrey, I'll see you in a month."

Audrey released her mother and grabbed the Floo Powder. "The Burrow!"

"Audrey, what a pleasure to have you in our humble home."

"We are honored to be graced with your presence."

She didn't have to look up to know it was the twins standing above her. "Could you two quit being smart asses long enough to help me up?"

"Why, of course. Perhaps you would like us to dust you off and carry you into the den as well?"

"That's okay. I don't trust you two to do anything helpful anymore!" Audrey hugged the twins and ran off the find the rest of the family. Oh, it was so good to be back!

"Audrey, go change into your suit. We're going swimming." Ginny didn't need to tell her twice. Audrey loved swimming in the hole behind the house with the Weasleys.

Just when Audrey thought her day couldn't get anybody, who was sitting by the hole but Oliver! Seeing him in nothing but his swim trunks put some interesting thoughts into her head. Luckily, Oliver spotted her before her thoughts could get too out of hand. "Audrey!" Obviously, Oliver was as happy to see her as she him. He ran and grabbed her into a tight embrace, picking her up and spinning her in the process. "I have missed you so much." The two were finally broken from their sentimental moment when the twins pushed them into the hole.

"Hey Audrey, what are you going to do after we finish Hogwarts this year?" Dinner had just been cleaned up and Oliver and Audrey were sitting outside before Oliver went home.

"I'd always pictured myself going to Clemson University and cheering. Now I'm not really sure. What are you going to do?"

"Hopefully I'll be playing professional Quidditch. You know, I bet you have a shot at going professional too if you want."

"I'm not sure if it's really for me. I have sometime to decide, though. Still, you and Percy and the others are lucky. You grew up in this world knowing what you wanted to do. Although I am glad to be a part of all of this, I didn't realize until now how much it would change my whole life."

"You know Audrey, you can always give your muggle college a chance, I hear some of them have programs for witches. You can check into it."

"Thanks Oliver, I might just do that!"

"Well, whatever we are doing this time next year, I hope we have time for this."

"You mean just sitting here with each other, talking?"

"That's exactly what I mean."