Who are you? ((Aaron))

[Ingrid Lewis H4]

“Toast! Yum!” Ingrid exclaimed as she plopped into the chair in the kitchen of the hotel room. Her blond hair was pulled into two bunches and there were clips holding back the stray strands. She wore a pair of jean shorts and spaghetti strapped tank top that had a kitten on it playing with a ball of yarn. On her feet were her purple jelly sandals instead of her normal Mary Jane’s. She sat down correctly on her bottom and let her legs swing back and forth, “Yummy toast! Mummy, what do you like on toast? Jam or butter?” Ingrid asked as she began to butter her toast and put jam on after the butter, “I personally like both, that way you get the salty sweet taste together.”

Mrs. Lewis entered the mini kitchen and smiled at her daughter before kissing her on her head, “I like them both too, darling. Ingrid, dearest, I am going out later today- would you like to come with me or do you want me to drop you off at the daycare centre?” Ingrid put her finger to her chin and tapped her chin three times. Anyone who knew Ingrid would know that when she did this she was thinking up a plan, but Mrs. Lewis thought she was just deciding. The truth was- Ingrid was plotting up a scheme to break free of the daycare that she so despised. Ingrid smiled and hopped down, put the tissue box on top of her head and stated while striking a pose, “Daycare, Mummy dearest.” Ingrid fluttered her eyebrows, threw the tissue box off her head, and jumped onto the bed that she shared with her mother.

20 minutes later Ingrid was dropped off at ‘Deliah’s Daycare.’ Ingrid was sitting alone with her chin in her hands- thinking of a way to get her plan into gear. Naptime was coming around soon and Ingrid needed to be ready for when they opened the door to get rid of the food from lunch. Her blue eyes watched the clock and the little hand as it ticked slowly by. Finally it was 1:00 and the door was opened. Ingrid jumped up and sped out of the door, running as fast as her little legs could carry her away from the daycare. She heard calls and someone chasing after her, but she was too quick and took a right turn down an alley. She continued to run- feeling blisters starting to form on her heel from her jelly sandals. When she came out of the alley she took a left and headed towards the Leaky Cauldron, “Excuse me, pardon me!” Ingrid called as she pushed through people, one person wouldn’t move though. “I said excuse me!” Ingrid said impatiently, “I am running from the authorities!”

[Aaron Byers H4]

It was a beautiful Thursday morning and Aaron was still asleep. He always liked to stay up late the night before and sleep in the next day. Well it wasn't his fault that his computer games where keeping him up all night. His favorite game is Roller Coaster Tycoon and it always kept him up all night adding new attractions to his park and seeing the little graphic people going on the rides or getting something to eat. Lately Aaron had not pulled a prank since Mandy was out of town. Why did she have to leave? Aaron wanted to tell her about the letter but his mother said no and that the wizarding world was a secret that was not needed to be told. But she married a...What was it called? It started with an M and sounded like smuggle. MUGGLE! yeah that was it. Aaron's father was a muggle and he knew about their world. Well kind of had to guess since Lenora was going to Hogwarts. His bigger sister was in Gryffindor and a fourth year. She always told him about the other houses and Aaron found them quite interesting. Especially the Hufflepuff house. That sounded like the right house for him.

Turning over on his side in the comfy bed Aaron snuggled more under the covers and drifted back off to sleep. But soon after repositioning himself the door creaked opened and skidding on the hardwood flour. Something fluffy jumped into his bed and licked Aaron's face and giving a little bark. Aaron than woke up and toppled over on the ground with a loud *Thud*. "Aaron darling are you alright?" Helen Byers asked walking from her room and into Aaron's. "Its nearly twelve o'clock and your still sleeping." Helen added picking Shadow up from the ground and waiting for her sons reply. "I'm fine mom. Well its summer and I never get to sleep in during the school year." Aaron said not really wanting to admit he stayed up until three in the morning playing on his computer. If he did it would leave his room and go down stairs where he had to be monitored. "Alright dear your father is at work and Lenora is somewhere around here. Breakfast will be ready soon. I made blueberry pancakes your favorite." Helen said with a smile and walked out of the room with Shadow in her arms.

Soon after getting dressed Aaron bounded down the stairs and into the kitchen where Helen was severing pancakes and Lenora was eating at the table. Walking toward the Refrigerator Aaron opened it up and took a carton of orange juice and began to purr it into a glass cup. Putting the carton back in its rightful place Aaron his plate of pancakes and sat down across from Lenora and began to pour syrup onto his pancakes. "What are you going to do today honey." Helen asked taking a seat at the front of the table purring syrup on her pancakes. "Well I'm going to go to a friends house and than to Diagon Ally for lunch." Lenora began cutting her pancake up and taking a bite looking up at her younger brother. "I might take Shadow for a walk and than go play baseball." he began taking a sip of orange juice. "Aaron must you wear a baseball cap at the table and everywhere you go?" Helen asked looking from child to child. "I like my baseball caps but fine." Aaron said taking the green cap off his head and on the counter behind him. His hair was sticking into the air and Lenora began to giggle. Shotting a glare at his sister Aaron took another bite of his pancake ignoring the constant giggles coming from across the table.

Shortly after finishing his breakfast Aaron was sitting by the door pouting his Nickey sneakers on with Shadow wagging his tail like and almost looking like he was about to explode with happiness. Smiling Aaron pulled his baseball cap on while taking the leash with his other hand, "I'm going mom be home in about an hour!" Aaron shouted and went out the door enjoying the warmth of the sun. Many of his neighbors were watering part of their yards and cars went by at slow speeds. Aaron remembered so many found memories he had in this little neighborhood. Shadow than began to run forward sniffing anything that came by. Aaron smiled and began to laugh at his puppy little antics. He was chasing after an squirrel and howling softly while wagging his tail. "Shadow you tail is going to fall off someday if you keep waging it like that!" he joked and just laughed as the mailman went by.

The sun began to beat down on Aaron and the day seemed to grow. He was nearing the streets when all of a sudden someone bumped into him making Aaron fall to the ground letting Shadow go. "No! Shadow come back!" Aaron said franticly picking himself off the ground and chasing after his puppy. He was nearing the Leaky Cauldron. A tall women than stopped the puppy from coming inside and looked at Aaron with a confused look on his face. "I'm sorry he got lose. Thank you Mis." Aaron said taking Shadow from the witch and looking when somebody screamed for him to move. Turning around Aaron saw a girl his age and wondered what she meant by the 'authorities'. "What are you talking about?" Aaron asked setting shadow back down on the ground and raising and eyebrow at this girl.

[Ingrid Lewis H4]

"No time to explain! Come with me!" Ingrid grabbed the boys wrist and pulled him toward another alley. Her jelly sandals rubbed against her skin but she continued to run, dragging the boy behind her. She skidded to a stop infront of an intersection, she looked both ways- looked at the boy and smiled, "I just escaped from a place that can only be described with one word- horrible." She said quickly before pulling him through another alley and coming out the other side to a rather busy street. Ingrid jumped over a barrel that had fallen on the sidewalk and was rolling down hill, the sidewalks were so different then back in Mossley. Ingrid took a right, a left, another right and stood in front of the leaky cauldron. She was about to run in but she remembered, this boy might not be a wizard!

"Tell me, quickly! Can you see the building in front of me?" Ingrid asked in a rushed tone. She looked over her shoulder at the gaining authorities before looking at the boy again her eyebrows raised impatiently. She stomped her foot and looked at the boy with the puppy, "Cute dog! What's his name?! What kind of dog is he? I don't have a dog! Mummy won't let me. She says dogs are smelly, but I don't think they are- I have always wanted a dog. But I have Boe, Boe is my froggy! He's so sweet! He's hoppity hoppity hoppity! He hops hops hops!" Ingrid hopped in place as if to emphasise her point. She looked at the boy again and gasped, "So can you see the building or whats it?!"

[Aaron Byers H4]

Aaron still had his eyebrow raised when the girl pulled his arm and yanked in down the alley. Picking up the puppy in his other hand Aaron followed her wondering who she was running away from. They stopped by an intersection and than crossed down another alley. "Are you sure you know where your going?" Aaron asked following the girl still slightly confused on who she was running away from. A barrel was in the way so Aaron had to hop over it almost dropping shadow. Pulling his hand back from the girls grip Aaron held Shadow tighten while following the girl back toward the Leaky Cauldron trying not to drop the ball of fluff in his arms.

The girl stopped him in front of the door almost pushing it open when she asked if he could see it. Looking behind him Aaron could see people chasing them. "His name is Shadow and hes a Golden Retriever puppy. Glad to know that about your mom hurry!" Aaron said while grabbing the girls hand and entered the pub slamming the door behind him. "Yes I can see it and why in the heck are those people chasing us?" Aaron asked trying to hide Shadow from the stares of the witches and Wizards coming there way.

[Ingrid Lewis H4]

Ingrid hopped up onto a near-by bar stool and swiveled around, letting her legs dangle over the edge. She kicked her legs back and forth as she hummed to a tune of some Disney song. Her jelly sandals were starting to come loose, but Ingrid didn't mind. She jumped down and put her hands on her hips-staring up at the boy, "Those people were people from the place Mummy places me when I can't go with her. So I escaped from the place! And ran! And I would have lost them sooner if you hadn't been in my way!" Ingrid told him with an angry tone of voice, her blue eyes flashing with slight annoyance. But before the anger and annoyance could stay for too long, Ingrid grabbed the boy's hand and pulled him through the pub to the back alley.

"Shadow can't come without a disguise....they won't let him in any of the shops. We need to disguise him..." Ingrid looked around and spotted a box with clothes, she walked over and looked in- "Clothes! Hats! Oh look!" Ingrid pulled out a sunflower hat and placed it on her head. but then she remembered that there might be some disease on the hat and threw it off- "Ewwie!" She screamed. Ingrid smiled and skipped back over to the boy and his puppy- seeing the hat on the boys head, Ingrid stood on her tippy toes and grabbed his hat, placed it on Shadow's head and said with a nod,"There! Now, for a story. Um....his name is Geoffry and he comes from Africa. He has a skin disease that makes him hairy, have a weird nose, flappy ears, and walk on all fours." Ingrid said while pacing the brick wall. She smiled, and put out her hand, "I'm Ingrid Lewis by the way."

[Aaron Byers H4]

Aaron watched as the girl jumped on a near by bar stool and started to swing her legs and hummed an song that sounded quite familiar. Perking up Aaron raised and eyebrow at her as she talked about the place her mother put her when she couldn't go to work. "You go to daycare?" Aaron asked trying hard not to let out a chuckle. He had never been to daycare because Lenora was always sometimes home and he went to other peoples house. Also if there was trouble he could just call his mom and she will apparate into the room. Helen had done that more than once and sometimes almost exposed herself to his friends or Lenora's. But than the girl tugged at his hand again leading him toward the back of the alley which was close to the entrance. Aaron remembered when he first came to Diagon Alley three years ago. Lenora was shopping and Helen thought it was a good idea to bring Aaron along since he was showing some sort of magical abilities.

The girl than began to rummage through a box of clothes telling him that Shadow couldn't go in looking like this. "Yes you right. But that hat no I don't think he will wont to wear it." Aaron said chuckling as she put on a flowered hat that looked way to big for her head. Soon she pulled it off and took the hat off of Aaron's head. "Hey! That's my cap!" Aaron said looking at Shadow with a big baseball cap on his face. Shadow than sneezed and gave on of his big smiles as if he were laughing at her idea. "Geoffry thats a good story!" Aaron said with a smile and set the puppy down and watched him go up to Ingrid and lick her face. "My names Aaron Byers nice to met you Ingrid. Mind if I call you Ingy?" he asked.

[Ingrid Lewis H4]

Ingrid giggled as Shadow began licking her face. She pet the puppy and smiled up at Aaron as he asked if he could call her Ingy, "Um...sure. My bestest best friend Sita calls me Ingy all the time, but she might get mad at you. It's her nickname for me." Ingrid stood up and wiped the doggy slobber off her face and smiled at Aaron. She flicked her bangs out of her eyes and put her hands on her hips, "Are we ready to go to Diagon Alley?" She asked sweetly, but the mischevious glint in her eye remained.

[Aaron Byers H4]

Aaron smiled as Shadow began licking Ingrid's face. Handing her his leash Aaron took out his wand and wondered what bricks to tap. He had been to Diagon Alley many times before but he couldn't seem to remember which pattern to tap the bricks in. Swear began to form on his forehead trying to thinking. Making a guess Aaron tapped certain bricks but it didn't open. Trying again and again the wall still didn't open. "Eh...Thrid time is always a charm." Aaron said tapping the bricks in a sort of circular pattern and watching the brick wall open before them. All they could hear was the sound of the busy streets and the screeches of owls. "Diagon Ally my favorite place in the world." Aaron said in a cheery voice while taking Ingrid's hand and jumping inside pretending to hold a sword.

"Gotta keep
One jump ahead of the breadline
One swing ahead of the sword
I steal only what I can't afford
( That's Everything! )

One jump ahead of the lawmen
That's all, and that's no joke
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke!" Aaron said swishing his air sword in the air and faced Ingrid walking backward.

[Ingrid Lewis H4]

Ingrid took Shadow's leash and watched as Aaron had trouble opening the doorway. She giggled and scratched Shadow behind the ears as Aaron again and again did the wrong sequence. She was about to suggest she do it, but the third time he tried- he succeeded. Ingrid clapped for him and was soon tugged into Diagon Alley.

Her eyes widened as Aaron started singing One Jump Ahead, it was by far Ingrid's favourite song! Her smile grew broad as she began singing the next verse without the solos, "One jump ahead of the slowpokes. One skip ahead of my doom. Next time gotta use a nom de plume. One jump ahead of the hitmen. One hit ahead of hte flock. I think I'll take a stroll around the block." Ingrid giggled as Aaron started walking backwards. She shifted the leash to her left hand and said to Aaron, "So Aaron Byers, you're going to Hogwarts? What house do you think you'll be in? I want to be in Hufflepuff! Poor little Hufflepuffs, they don't seem to get a lot of credit for the things they do!"