What does than insanely long title mean? Well just read to find out!
AUTHOR’S NOTE
In this original work of fiction the successful Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling has not been published. Nobody in the muggle world is aware of wizards or magical creatures in my story.
I originally wrote this piece for my best friend of all time Ilana S. to remind her simply how awesome she is. As a friend I always want to make her feel more confident in herself and since words have failed me when speaking I decided to write a story instead. I wanted to write something involving her favorite thing, the magical world of Harry Potter, that is also a realistic tale of her triumphing over obstacles with skills she has in real life. I wanted her to not dread high school as we enter our freshman year by convincing her that she could survive even Hogwarts with flying colors so our normal, non-magical high school should be a cinch. If Ilana never learns to realize this I will still be there telling her how amazing she is until I am blue in the face.
The Friends that are Rivals or the Rivals that are Friends
Scarlet red fabric blew in the wind, draped over the shiny wood of Ilana’s broom. She was proud to wear the Gryffindor colors and even though her broom wasn’t particularly new or anything fancy she had polished it until it shone even on that overcast day. She perched on her broom, high above players clad in canary yellow and her team in scarlet identical to hers darting back and forth, surveying the field. Her eyes itched with the spell cast to replace contacts or bifocals but she ignored it and went over every square inch of the playing field twice. Where is it… A lone rider approached her from her left. The much taller girl wore the Hufflepuff colors and thick leather goggles, opting to wear them instead of risking a spell. It was ironic that two girls with such poor eyesight were the seekers on that year’s best two quidditch teams at Hogwarts. The other girl had streaked her short hair for the occasion black with yellow bewitched to sparkle. The girl’s name was Jordan and she is Ilana’s best friend and her greatest rival to this day.
