On Top of the World((Thomas))

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Lark was up early on Thursday morning, she had decided to go visit Thomas in Diagon Alley. She got up and quietly walked over to her dresser. She had to be extra quiet so that she wouldn’t wake up Eric, the newest edition to the family and her "brother" that had the room next to her. Lark grabbed some clothes and snuck down the hall to the bathroom. Coming out of the steamy bathroom all clean and dressed she walked back down to her bedroom. Checking the clock on the wall she noticed it was ten minuets past the time she had wanted to leave at. She grabbed some muggle money and some galleons, sickles, and knuts she rushed out of her bedroom door grabbing her wand as an after thought. Down stairs in the kitchen she scribbled a note and pulled on her vans. She was in a hurry and didn’t want to be stopped, as soon as she opened the door she knew she was going to be even later. There in the doorway was a little boy dressed still in his pajamas and fuzzy slippers.

"Move squirt" she said to the unmoving kid, he didn’t respond instead he just stood there with a knowing smile on his face. Tired of waiting Lark picked up the little boy and moved him to the side. She ran to the shed and grabbed her bike. She hopped on and began to ride away. Halfway down the driveway she stopped and there was Eric staring out the door. Lark shook her head and began the long ride into town, it wasn’t exactly a town just a bus stop but that didn’t matter it would cut her ride way down.

Two hours later Lark was riding through the streets of London. She was looking for a small, what looked like run down, pub. Finding it she slid off her bike and walked into the pub trailing the bike behind her. She looked around it was eleven am and there was only a couple of people in the corners. Lark leaned her bike up against the wall and took a seat nearby. She wasn’t meeting Thomas until twelve and Lark was starved. She ordered a nice grilled cheese sandwich from the owner after he said she could stash her bike here. Eating her sandwich she watched as a few people, mainly with kids, walked in and disappeared into a back room

After another had gone by Lark ventured into the same back room people had disappeared into. It was a brick room that she knew lead into Diagon Alley. She pulled on her wand and tapped the appropriate brick. It might have taken her forever to remember which one it was but oh well. She walked out into the crowded streets. She walked among the people looking for a famous, well at least famous for her, ice cream shop. Successfully finding the place she walked up and sat at a table outside.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas had slept in as normal at the pub which he was lucky enough to have money to say in. Thomas had met the weirdest man in the alley the first day of summer he was buying muggle items. That was how he got all of his money to stay at the pub and more, a lot more.
Thomas got dressed in a black shirt that said ” If you can read this back away from my shirt." and a pair of pants a size to big. His frog was sleeping by the window and he would stay that way all day. Thomas ran down the stairs and waved to the owned of the pub that he had made friends with and got a discount on his room.

He just had to tell his sad story about his sister. Thomas left the pub and went right to the ice cream shop. From about ten feet he could already see Lark sitting there. Thomas fault a little guilty that maybe she had been there long. Thomas ran up then started walking he toke the seat across from her. "You’re up early or did I sleep in again?" He said smiling he knew he slept in but he thought it would be funny

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She didn't have to wait long for Thomas to show up only about ten minuets but Lark didn't mind. Lark smiled as Thomas walked up. Lucky for him he was staying in Diagon Alley because he was mad at his sister, so he could make jokes about it. Lark didn't mind though this little trip got her away from home for a day and that was the way she liked it. As Thomas sat down he did joke about it, as if she didn't expect it, and asked if she was up early or he slept in. Lark knew for a fact that it was both but she wasnt about to rain on his parade instead she decided to joke along with him.

"No" she said to Thomas "I slept in and your up early" she said with a wide smile. She looked him up and down looking for a wiggling pocket or maybe something conceled in his had, but Lark couldn't find any evidence of his frog. Normally he would hop out at any unsuspecting moment. "So Thomas, what would you like to do today" Lark was almost positive that Thomas had already visted all the stores since he had been here but this would be the first time this summer that she had even steped foot in this place.

Lark loved it here in Diagon Alley there was something amazing around every corner. Back at home the only amazing thing around every corner was Lark's orthodontist apointment. Her whole family was a bunch of muggles and were farmers, Lark used to think that was the best thing in the world but now that Lark had descovered the magical world she wasnt quiet so sure.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas Just laughed when she went along with his joke. "Well in that case I’m going back to sleep it's too early for me." He said smiling then laughed. Then she asked what they should do. Thomas had already been everywhere in here besides knockturn alley which he really didn't want to do anyway. "Well that’s up to you we can go anywhere you want." He said looking over at the ice cream shop.

He smiled when he felt his pocket had some money in it. Normally he didn't carry money on him when he didn't plan to buy anything. "Let’s get some ice Cream first, I'll buy." He smiled then laugh he got up from his seat and walked to the front door to the shop. "What Kind do you want?" He said as he turned around almost forgetting to ask her.

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"I'll just have chocolate" Lark told Thomas. Then stood up to walk inside with him. Inside the ice cream shop it was cold and Lark wished she had grabbed a jacket. There weren't that many people inside just a worker or two. They approached the counter and got the ice cream. Lark wanted to get back outside as fast as possible, it was freezing and the ice cream didn't help one bit. They walked out side and Lark thought about where she wanted to go, since they had ice cream Lark knew they wouldn't be let inside anywhere so she decided to go somewhere far from here so that they could eat the ice cream.

"Let's go to the Quiditch shop I need the newest magazine on Team Ireland and I also need a new pair of gloves....Is that ok"? She knew he was probably fine with it since he had been here a while and had most likely gone to all the stores. She ate a few small spoon fulls of the choclate ice cream as she waited.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas laughed when they got outside of the ice cream shop. " Hmm I didn't thing you were a chocolate type." He said laughing meaning it as a joke. Then she said they should go to the Quiditch shop and Thomas didn't have a problem with that plan. "Well where ever you want to go is fine with me." He said looking at the people pass by. "Hmm I haven't met one person from school besides you maybe I should put up a sign saying Thomas is here." He said smiling at Lark.

He toke a big spoon full of ice cream, as soon as he did that he got a massive head ache. "Remind me not to do that again." He said laughing a little pain but it was soon gone. " Go now that’s checked off my list of things to do, lets go." He said to lark as he started to walk to the Quiditch shop.

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"Chocolate not my type Ha" Lark said as they walked to the Quidditch shop "Chocolate is everyone's type....Oh and thanks". She laughed when he told her to remind him not to take another huge bite of ice cream as he didn't want another brain freeze. Lark mouth curved into a large smile this was the most fun she had, had all summer. Her parents had adopted a little boy name Eric thinking he was a muggle and could take over the farm, It seemed as if the boy wasn't really a muggle he was showing signs of being a wizard. They continued walking down the street occasionally Lark would take a bit of her ice cream, it was excellent.

Seeing the Quidditch shop all the thoughts in Lark's mind disappeared. She loved quidditch it was her favorite sport of all time and it was about time for her to get some new quidditch gear. She finished off her ice cream and waited for Thomas to do the same.

"Ready to go in"? she said with the biggest smile she could muster.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas laughed "I guess it is everyone’s type unless you don't like ice cream." Thomas then smiled. "And those people are just weird unlike me." He said knowing he was crazy himself well only a little. They finally got to the shop and Lark already finished her ice cream Thomas had a little bit left and finished it off. Thomas looked over at Lark then whispered in her ear. "You shouldn't make such a big smile makes you look crazy." he whispered laughed then made a really big smile. "Unlike me I look friendly you see." He said knowing he looking in no way friendly.

"Ok lets go in before all those broomsticks are gone." Thomas said he wasn't going to buy one though.

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Lark was a little creeped out by Thomas' smile but she knew that he was aware of that. He told Lark that they should go right on in and Lark grabbed his hand,hardly noticing as she did so, and pulled him inside. This store was like a candy shop for a little child it made her really excited. It smelled great in here, sorta like wood polisher and oil.

"I love this store" Lark said to Thomas while she took another deep breath of the air around them. "What would you like to look at first.... brooms, supplies, magazines, or something else"? she said with anticipation.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas just stopped smiling when she grabbed his hand and dragged him into the shop. The shop wasn't that full with people. But it was full of stuff for Quidditch and brooms. Thomas had tried Quidditch before but wasn't that good. He could ride a broom but Quidditch is where he failed. Thomas guessed he made a better clown then a sports star. Thomas smiled Larks face just brightened up in this shop Thomas just smiled then looked around.

"You pick where to start, I came to this shop just because of you anyway." Thomas just smiled at Lark she probably didn't even know where to start.

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She had to pick. There was just so much to look at. Everything was just so....... wonderful. There was no time to spare she wanted to see everything and that could take forever, considering how throughly she liked to inspect it. Lark took another look around the room. She was thinking of starting off with the broomsticks on one side of the room, or maybe she would just start with the quiditch clothing on the other side.

"I think I'll start with the brooms and work my way around the room" she told Thomas with a hesitant look on her face. She began to work her way over to the broomsticks stopping at the magazine rack that was just in their path. She dropped Thomas' hand in the prosses of picking up a magizine on Team Ireland. She flipped through stopping every once in a while to look a moving picture. "Which team do you like best"? she asked Thomas she held up the magazine in her hand to emphasize her point.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas just smiled at the magazine then looked at Lark. "Which ever team that won’t make you mad at me." He said smiling he liked to watch Quidditch but he didn't know much about the teams beside where they were from. Thomas looked out the window he wondered what his frog was doing now. Every time Thomas left his room his frog was there but when he got back the frog was gone. Thomas kept wondering how he kept getting out when he had locked the down. Thomas looked back at Lark thinking it might have been rude to look away. "So what’s your favorite team?" He said just trying to find something to talk about.

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She watched as Thomas looked away only resurfacing from his thoughts to ask Lark what her favorite team was. Even though she had a magazine on Team Ireland it wasn't her favorite team, it was only her second favorite. Lark put down the magazine and picked up another one with a snap shot of a team in the robes on it.

"Well my favorite team would have to be the Tutshill Tornados" Lark showed him the picture of the team, at the moment one of the chasers was moving someone so that the were in the back with the taller team members. "I would love to meet them" Lark said slipping off into a dream world, she could just imagine seeing them in action up close it would be so cool. Lark's dream land dissapeared when someone in the store coffed. "I guess we're in their way" Lark wispered into Thomas' ear not wanting to be over heard "Let's look at the brooms now" Lark took the magazine with her and began to walk towards the broom sticks on display.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas just smiled he had never heard of her favorite team but just planned to act like he did. After she said she would like to meet that team she seemed to dream about meeting them he guessed. She had the same face he guessed he had when he was in class at Hogwarts well most classes. Then she snapped out when someone behind them coughed he guessed that they wanted to get by and it seemed she guessed the same thing. She whispered that they should go look at the broom she then walked off Thomas just smiled.

"After you my queen." He said then did a little bow as a joke then walked right behind her. he was looking forward to seeing all the brooms he had one but it was in bad shape maybe later he would get a new one.

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"After you my queen" Lark just rolled her eyes but smiled none the less. At the end of the school year Lark had made a grand preformance on the Hogwarts Express where she bowed and begged Thomas to not behead her. It had been a fun train ride home and Lark always loved to think about it. Lark turned to make sure Thomas was coming and for sure there he was. She stopped in mid stride when they were close enough to the brooms. They were beautiful all polished and shiney.

"Beautiful" she whispered under her breath. Speaking louder so Thomas could hear her "A Firebolt the fastest broom as I'm sure you know. It has no splinters no messed up twigs, it's in it's state of perfection". Lark shook her head she was again slipping off into lala land and she deffinately didn't want that to happen. "I need a new broom mine is getting old" she said to Thomas wanting him to say something so that she didn't feel stupid.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas just smiled. " Mine was old to begin with now its just a stick with a few twigs at the end." He said smiling then laughed it didn't even fly anymore so he had to get a new one soon. "It doesn't even pick me up anymore. I think I'll give it to my frog it should be able to carry him. " Thomas laughed out loud the image of his frog flying around was so funny to him. "speaking of that darn thing." he said looking around behind him. "his known to come out from no where it's happened a few times since I’ve been here." He looked back at the broom. One began to catch his eye but he would come back later to look at it some more.

"I guess I'll have to get a new one by the end of this summer." He said looking at each of them, he had enough money for a cheap broom at lest. But he would have to come back later, today day was about hanging out with Lark not buying school supplies.

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"How did you get your frog anyway"? Lark asked giggling at the thought of a frog flying a broom. Thomas and his frog had some kind of strange connection and Lark figured it was because someone in his family had given it to him. Lark like his frog but personally she prefered her cat, but that was just her. Lark turned to face Thomas putting the brooms out of her mind. "Was your frog a gift or something.......I can tell he is your best friend". Lark stood their at stared at him waiting for an answer until some small kid pushed he aside so that they could look at the brooms.

"Let's move out the way and then you can tell me all about your friend" Lark walked across the room headed for the quidditch gloves and turned back around to look at Thomas.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas followed right behind Lark then she turned around to him when they got to the gloves. "Well besides you I guess he is." He said smiling. "Its a weird story about how I got him or more like how he got me." He said laughing about that day. "It was my first time in Diagon alley and I was getting school stuff." Thomas thought back to that day. " I had finally got to the bottom of my school list and it said I needed a pet. So I didn’t know what to get.” Thomas just then laughed. “I looked at the owls then cats and all the others and I couldn’t decide. Next think I know something jumps on my head in the pet shop.” Thomas just smiled scratching his head. “Just like he does to this day , I laughed so much about it, I knew going to have to by him.”

Thomas just smiled and laughed thinking about it. “It’s one of my happiest memories”.