Carey had been running around all day, helping his mother and father prepare for the next biggest party. He'd been setting up the tables and bustling around in the kitchens with the house elves most of the day, the other part helping his mother with various small charms decorating. He was helping to arrange one of the fruit platters when one of the house elves ran in, 'Ty! Ty! Lady Matthew's be lookin' for you, sir, that she is.' Carey looked over as he hobbled in and over to him. He smiled and thanked him, waking out of the kitchen and to the ballroom. When she saw him she smiled, calling him over. 'Dear, the guests will be arriving soon and and I need you and Meliae to go get dressed so you can greet everyone. So get her and the two of you be quick, understand!'

Carey nodded happy to do anything she asked. Events like these always had him feeling so great. He loved being able to feel useful. He ran off upstairs where he knocked on Meliae's door. "Mum said to get ready for the party! We're going to be greeting people are the door! Be quick!" He shouted to be sure she could hear. He then ran off to his room not far off. He changed into his favorite suit, ready to have a good time. He knew most of his mother's friends and they'd all be so excited to hear about his first year at Hogwarts. He made his way back down and to the entrance way, not bothering to wait for Meli as girls always took for ever to get dressed and ready.

He passed by his mother who was putting the finishing touches on everything and he stopped in the entrance way, the front door and gates open to let their guests in. Now to wait for them to come.

Jamie had returned home and immediately felt a million times better than she had at school. She'd run to her parents and hugged them as if her life depended on it, before dragging Rubi out to visit the horses. She'd missed her baby Thunder so much and had hugged and kissed him until he stomped on her foot, which is when she hit him. She went out to see him twice a day, riding him at every free moment and giving him carrots all other times. She was sleeping in the same bed as her sister again - much to her relief - and life was good. She'd also been able to cram studying for school into her busy timetable, and was loving life. If only Hogwarts wasn't a boarding school, life would be perfect. Jamie smiled and knew that she'd get used to Hogwarts eventually, and even towards the end of the year at Hogwarts she'd started to like the boarding idea, sleeping with all of them, being independent. If she made some more friends, it would be awesome!

Jamie awoke one day to the strangest thing. She rubbed at her eyes and yawned, a strange tapping nose coming from her bedroom window. Curious, she walked over to the window and opened it. Who on Earth would be sending her an owl? She opened up the fancy envelope and the finest parchment fell out. She read the invitation to the Matthews' fundraiser and gasped. She ran to her parents room, displaying it to them and so it was a few hours later that they were all dressed in their finest clothes - except for Jamie and Rubi of course. "What should we wear, Rub's?" She asked, looking through their small collection of dress shirts and skirts, and even smaller collection of dresses. She picked out a dress for herself. "I'm wearing this!" She grinned and changed into it. She slid on her silver ballet flats and brushed her hair into a plait.

Jamie hurried outside to the car once she was ready, and the whole family drove to the Matthews. They stopped a few streets away and walked to the big mansion, awe on Jamie's parents faces. She groaned as she saw Carey but then plastered a smile on her face as they approached the gates. "Hi... Carey..."

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