Later that week, Lexi and her mother went to Diagon Alley to buy her school supplies. Lexi was very resistant but her mother dragged her from store to store.
The following Sunday, Lexi was packing her trunk for the morning's travel to Kings Cross Station, when a white snowy owl tapped on her window.
"Oh, Hedwig you scared me," Lexi murmured opening her window as the graceful bird fluttered in and landed on her desk. Lexi took the envelope that was tied around Hedwig's leg and saw the handwriting of her boyfriend, Harry Potter. They hadn't been dating that long, only a few months. However, she hardly heard from him, due to the strict rules of his uncle and aunt. 'Mean Muggles' Lexi thought as she opened the envelope.
The letter enclosed was very short; it read:
Dear Lexi, I miss you so much. I wish we could have had better contact over the summer but I will see you on the train tomorrow. Don't respond. Hedwig knows to come back once you've read this. Signed, Harry.
Lexi looked up from the letter and saw Hedwig staring at her intently. "Go ahead. You can go home now. Fly safely" Lexi said to the owl, which upon hearing Lexi's voice took off into the dark moonless night.
The next morning, Lexi got up and put on a pair of jean shorts and a black tube top (but grabbed a shirt to put over it so her mother wouldn't see.) After a rushed breakfast Lexi, her mother, and stepfather scurried off to Kings Cross Station. Once Lexi was on the train, she waved to her parents and then headed off to find Harry. On her way down the corridor, Lexi ran into her cousin, Amelia Davidson. Amelia was also a sixth year and was in Gryffindor as well.
"Hey Amelia. What's wrong?" Lexi asked when she saw her cousin's eyes were red and puffy. "Lexi I miss Fred. I wish he was still going to be at school this year." Amelia said as she wiped at her eyes.
"Oh Amelia, I'm sure you will hear from him," Lexi said reassuringly. "Have you seen Harry yet?" She asked her cousin.
"Yeah, he's with Ron and Hermione two cars down," Amelia said, a little confused. Lexi hadn't told her cousin that she was dating the wizard everyone always talked about. Lexi thanked her cousin and ran down the corridor and found Harry and Ron playing wizard's chess while Hermione watched. "Hi you guys," Lexi said as she sat down next to Harry. As Harry's queen demolished one of Ron's castles, Harry turned around and smiled. "Hey Lexi". "Do they know?" Lexi whispered in Harry's ear. "No," Harry whispered back. "What are you two whispering about?" Hermione asked. "We, Harry and I, are dating" Lexi said proudly. "Really, bloody hell," commented Ron. So, the four of them spent the rest of the train ride talking about their summers and about the upcoming school year.