Getting Ourselves Into Trouble

It was a fairly slow day today, and the rain didn't make anything better, so Julia decided to take a trip to London. She hadn't been there since before her trip to Ireland, which was right after school ended for the summer holidays. She wrapped her gray cardigan around her body, as the rain landing on her chest made her felt cold. Clutching her clear umbrella, she walked into the Black Raven Bookshop, just to browse, and unfolded her umbrella leaving it by the door.

Julia wasn't very interested in books, but she may find something that caught her eye, whether it was a book or not. She was bored as she walked through the narrow aisles, not seeing many interesting titles. She wasn't a big reader, but if she found a really good book, she would definitely have her nose stuck in it all day until she finished it, supposedly you could call her a 'bookworm'. In spite of this, Julia wasn't a nerd. In fact, she rarely ever did her homework and was usually late for her classes. But she would never let her grades slip, if they were too low, she would try her best to raise them, she was usually an honor student.

Julia found a comfy looking couch and sat on it, it was the only seat in sight and her feet were killing her from the heels she stupidly decided to wear that day. She grabbed an open book which lay on the ground in front of the fireplace, and skimmed through it. It didn't sound too interesting: a sappy novel about a girl who gets caught in a love triangle with her boyfriend and one of her best friends. It was stories like those that just made Julia want to gag. Things like those never happen, yet it seems to be a hot topic in the novel world. She would never be so stupid as to even let that happen to her. She turned to the front page of the book and began to read it, hoping someone would come in as a distraction.


Julia's Outfit and Look

Zakkary, well, Zakk, had come from a small trip to Egypt. He had gone there just to try and find an interest in Alchemy, and that failed epicly. He was pretty bored in there, and since well, they weren't exactly that festive, he just stud there for one week before travelling to Italy, where he met many interesting muggles, and had alot of parties. Now that was a good place for him to be, despite well, he couldn't speak their language, they understud his partying sense pretty much. He took another trip to Ireland for one month, before coming back. He had gain a small tan, and his face was now not as pale as it used to be, actually, now it was tanned.

He still had the same body fisic, that average sized slim boy, aged 17, well, he turned 17 on his travels around the world. He had decided to stop by Diagon Alley, to check up on the Wizarding World, as he hadn't had much Magic Interaction in a while. He used a common transportation, used in alot of places. The leaky Cauldron. He went there and just found out his way into Diagon Alley, a small smile appearing as the bricks formed the passage into Diagon Alley. He looked around happy to be there, as he saw everyone still in the usual rush, people buying other stuff. He searched for a small place, as he saw a library, which name was Black Raven.

He spun the doorknob, his hair all wet since it was raining alot. He wasn't counting on it so he didn't have an umbrella with it. He yawned and looked around, the shop owner a little angry at his hair dripping, as he casted a small heating charm to make it stop dripping water. He looked around, his blue shirt a little wet, a black vest over it, and a yellow tie. His big brown hair falling over his face, still a little wet. He had a pair of black jeans and black sneekers. He looked around, trying to find something that well, would make it interesting for him. He then saw Julia, the girl that well, he was very close to.

No, not in a love way, atleast not that he knew of. They were pretty good friends, actually, best friends. He walked slowly, taking a small book about dragons from one of the bookshelfs before slowly walking towards Julia, who was reading a book, but didn't seem that entusiastic. She had a gray cardigan, and a white dress, typical pretty-ness of her. He popped in front of her, sitting on a couch, before letting out a small smile. "Hai there!" He yelled, actually quite happy to see her. He understud her Death Eater's problems, and actually agreed with her. He didn't even like them anymore. He looked at her, waiting to see somekind of surprise look in her face.

It was then that I realized my true love for him. He was the only one for me, and I was going to marry him and live happily ever after like in the princess movies. Julia read these words from the book and felt almost nauseated- what a terrible display of dramatic irony. Anyone in their right minds knew that the girl was either going to end up with her best friend or alone. She really needed to find a new book before she threw this one in the fireplace.

Julia was just getting to a remotely interesting part in the book, when she heard a deep familiar voice, that of which belonged to a male. She was surprised to hear it, and this was the last place she expected Zakk to be. It was a good thing, he was one of her best friends and he understood her about, pretty much everything in her life. "Hey!" She said, maybe a little too enthusiastically. "How are you?" She smiled. It felt great to have him with her, especially as she had that stupid love story in her lap; it was a great distraction. She got up and tossed the book on the table and walked over to Zakk, sitting next to him on the other couch with a smile.

At the way she threw the book, hm, it seemed pretty romantic, actually, too much. Only really romance people could bother to read that type of books, and the title and the cover pretty much said everything about it. Disgusting. Zakk hated those books, and the book he was holding was just an excuse to sit near her, even th0ugh he would never need an excuse to sit next to Julia. They just saw eachother as good friends, so why an excuse? He didn't even bother to open the book, not even for it's first page. He smiled as she threw the book and greeted him happily, asking him how he was. He smiled as she sitted next to him.

"I'm feeling quite good actually .. Except for my sore body. Too much partying .. But Italy is a rather good place." He said laughing as he got close to her, looking at her. "What about you? Enjoying your vacations?" He asked. He knew she had a past with Arthur, that strangely dressed, Zakk didn't even know what to call it. A men, or a fantasizing boy. He knew Julia liked him, but he also knew Arthur was shy and never asked her out during school days. He wasn't sure what had happened during the time he was away, as he never got in touch with anyone he knew, not even family. He looked at her, a small smile still on his face.

Julia was happy to be with him, actually, she would be happy with anyone, but Zakk was an interesting guy. She folded her legs, leaning into his shoulder, in a friendly way, wishing she could remove her shoes. She knew the owner wouldn't like it if she did, he was such an old grump, but his wife was sweet, she usually worked the register every now and again. Getting herself comfortable, she looked over his shoulder and read the cover of his book. "Dragons? What's with this?" She asked, not remembering whether or not he was into Dragons in the first place.

"Aw, you shouldn't be out, then, or you should be relaxing at least" Julia said, concerning his sore body. Partying. That was right down her alley, but none of her friends had liked to go out partying- besides Zakk, of course. Actually, partying was Julia's guilty pleasure, and she loved to get down hardcore despite her sometimes shy personality. "Well, I've only gone to Ireland so far, which isn't too exciting for me, considering I was born there," She said, listening to her slight Irish accent, "but it's been... interesting, I suppose" She shrugged. "You've been gone for a while, I missed you!" She said, embracing him with a grin.

He looked at her, as he folded her legs and leaned into his shoulder. He smiled, friendly. He saw her take a glance at the book he was carrying. Dragons, yeah nothing special. He didn't even have an interest on them, he just had it has an excuse to be in the bookshop. He looked around slowly as she spoke questioning about the book. "This is actually just so the men won't kick me out while I'm speaking with you." He said, letting out a small smirk. Trully he didn't cared much as he threw the book to the other couch in front of him looking at her as she expressed her worriedness. She had a real gift when it came to friendship.

"I guess my body can take it. I partied everyday, so doubt it's gon'na crack now. But well, knowing you aren't having that much fun, and just went to Ireland, doesn't make me happy. You like partying?" He asked, laughing as he was embraced by her by surprise. He chuckled slightly as he hugged her back. "I missed you too." He said as he didn't break the hug. He was waiting for her to do it. "Maybe we should party one of these days." He said, as the bookshop owner glanced over, an angry face. He shrugged and didn't care, still embracing her.

Julia looked over at the register, she didn't know the man working it, but he seemed obviously angry. They weren't doing anything wrong, just sitting and chatting, just as the others in the shop were doing. Maybe they looked suspicious, a teenage boy and girl sprawled out on the couch by the fireplace. When she thought about it, maybe it did look... wrong in any way, but it was harmless, they were best friends, and there was nothing wrong with that. "Oh, pretend they aren't watching" She giggled. Though that would be difficult, she could feel their eyes burning a hole in her back; easier said than done, she supposed.

Julia nodded fiercely as Zakk mentioned partying "Oh, yes I do. It's one of my favorite things to do! So much fun..." She trailed off. On top of partying, she loved to drink, though she was underage, what's a few broken laws every now and again? She barely drank, she stopped mainly when she met Arthur, he didn't seem to like the things she enjoyed, but she couldn't really blame him for the drinking part- it was a bad habit for her. "We should. But I'll warn you now: I can get pretty crazy when I'm partying" She chuckled, though her statement was serious.

He gave the old men a angry look as well, joking, just trying to make the men stop looking in this direction. There were many boys and chicks talking like Zakk and Julia. They weren't doing anything wrong. They were best friends who were separated for more then a month, give 'hem a break you old devil men. He smiled at her as she told him to pretend they weren't watching. "Why should I care? Your my bestfriend so I'd rather pick you over them." He said laughing. "We are only chatting after all." He said as he passed a hand through her hair, since her head was now as in the beginning resting in his shoulder.

"I never knew you were a party-girl. You should'a had told me that earlier. We would'a had brought Hogwarts down with a mass end of the year party of our own." He said chuckling. She never seemed the party type actually, she seemed more of a shy type. Not much party, but apparently, she did, and she actually enjoyed having a nice party. "No worries if you get crazy. I'll just try and be as crazy as you will be." He said laughing, not worrying about all the looks beeing lanced at them. He looked at her, that old smile he hadn't seen in a month. Ah .. Felt nice. "So a party is definately a thing we must do during the summer. Or just go into another party." He said, chuckling, meaning it though.

Julia completely erased the image of their eyes boring into her back and focused on Zakk again by looking up at his face. It has been a while since she actually looked at his features; his jaw was tight beneath his pale skin- which was now tinted tan- he had lush lips which were always set into the same pouting shape, a look that worked for him. She couldn't really see his eyes beneath long brown hair, which was still a little damp from the rain. He had a beautiful face which went well with his slender- somewhat muscly body. It was a package deal for any lucky girl.

She smiled as she felt his hand run through her hair, a sweet, innocent gesture. "Well, I wouldn't want you to start drinking yourself, it's a terrible habit" She shrugged, "But I gave it up for some time after Arthur and I began dating. Since then I haven't picked up alcohol at all" She said proudly, though deep down inside her she missed the adrenaline rush the alcohol gave her. Eli, her other best friend, had got her into it- more so- at the last Yule Ball. That night was crazy. "Definitely! We should do it soon! I need to let loose again" She laughed, then scowled as the men behind her did the same.

Zakk had changed alot, well, his body had, his personality was the same. His skin now a little tanned, but Julia. She just remained as hot as she was before he left to his small trip to Italy and Egypt. She still had her long blonde hair falling over her back, and her beuthifull, well built body was just still hawt. But .. Zakk only saw her as a bestfriend, but maybe in the future, something could happen with the two of them, he didn't knew. But he was sure that his bestfriend was hot. She spoke at how drinking is a bad habit, and that she started dating with the Detective-look a like who was pretty shy. He smiled as he kept running his hand through her hair.

"Wow, you dating Sher-Arthur by now? That's nice. Was he the one to porpose? Or was it you? It's supposed to be the men's doing it .." He said, with a small chuckle. He hadn't seen Alice for a big while actually, since the Forest of Dean meeting, and well, he didn't exactly feel atracted to her anymore. He didn't even know where she was by now, or if she had found someone, or if she was waiting for Zakk. "I don't liek Alice anymore .. I just took that trip and well I kind'a just stopped liking her. I don't know if she found someone .. Or if she doesn't like me. I just don't." He said, shrugging slightly.