Delilah laughed and helped Emmy with her castle. "Yes, it is fun." she responded as she made a small mound.

Draco watched with pleasure as his daughter's whole expression finally came to life once again. There was hope, after all, hope that she would get over this ordeal.

Excelsior smiled, he could tell the new arrival, Zachery, was someone that Monica really looked forward to seeing, and this made him very happy. She needed someone around like Zachery right now.

"You act like something is wrong, what is it?" Monica asked worriedly. Did she have something on her face? Was there sand in her hair? She knew she was skinnier than ever but That was to be expected after the last term. Monica smiled softly. Couldn't he see that she had forgiven him and that she had never really stopped loving him?

Bianca walked over to the girl with Blonde hair, she looked like she could be a real friend. "I'm Bianca. How about I get your back then you get mine?"

Delilah looked at the suncastle they had worked at. "Nice job, Emmy. But it doesn't look quite right." Lilah said then reached into her back pocket and pulled out a small flag. "Here you go." she said handing the flag to Emmy.

Emmy giggled as she placed the flag on top of the mound of sand. "Me wike you!" She launched herself in Delilah's arms.

Delilah hugged the little girl. "I like you also Emmy." she replied with a small laugh. She loved all little kids. She just wished she had a baby sister.

Emmy toddled over to the coler and got out two of her boxes of pumpkin juice and took one over to Delilah saying "Duice?"

"Thank you." Delilah said accepting the juice from the little girl. She really was too cute. She looked over at Monica, Excelsior, Bianca and the two blondes who had joined them.

"Having fun?", Excelsior called over to Delilah, noticing that she had just looked over their way.

"Yes, actually." Delilah called back with a smile.

Excelsior smiled back. He was happy that Delilah and all the rest of the group were having such a great time.

Ashleigh curled up on the towel woth her husband and leaned over to kiss him lightly. "Have I told you today just how much I love you?"

"Are you having fun?" Delilah called over to him, but then stood and walked over to him. She smiled at Emmy wondering what the little girl would do.

Emmy toddled after Delilah and wrapped her arms arond Excelsior's leg , hugging his leg while she drank her juice.

Delilah smiled at Emmy. The little girl seemed to have a great relationship with her siblings.

"Probably, but I'd love to hear it again," Draco whispered, placing a light kiss on his wife's forehead.

"Yeah, I'm having a great time, better even than I expected!", said Excelsior, reaching down to pick little Emmy up. "I'm really happy with the group we have here, and I think Monica is starting to feel better, too."

"It looks like she is. I'm glad of that." Lilah said looking over at her friend. Then turning back she said "Glad your having fun."

"No there's nothing wrong with your face." He smile brushing a little sand from her cheek. "Umm how have you been?" he asked her with a smile, he didn't expect that she'd kiss him. They had been apart for a long time and he kinda had something to tell her.

Atmor smiled at the girl, Bianca, nice name. "Hey I'm Atmor. Sounds like a deal." she smiled and handed her the lotion.

"Thanks," said Excelsior. "I'm really glad you are, too." He really thought Delilah was a very nice girl, and he was happy that he had met her. He and Monica really did know a lot of great people.

"Thanks Excelsior." Lilah said smiling. She really had made some wonderful friends at Hogwarts.

Monica got that feeling in the pit of her stomach again. She somehow had the feeling that things weren't going to go as she had hoped. "Not so good, I've veen trying to forget everything that happened for the term." She looked down at her hands.

"I love you Draco." Ashleigh said softly.

Bianca took the lotion and rubbed it on Atmor's back, making sure her new friend's back was covered. Then she handed the lotion back to her and pulled her own hair up into a pontyail, turning her back to Atmor.

Character: Tomasina Riddle






Tomasina was nervous, Monica had said that is was alright if she visited them in Hawaii, but this was the farthest she had ever been from home, and she was traveling by herself. The carpet ride over the ocean was great, a little windy. And some big plane when she got over American airspace all most blew her off course. But she made it.

She wondered if Excelsior would be excited to see her. The only reason she had come was to see him, Monica was nice and of course she wanted to be friends with her, but Excelsior had sparked something in her that she wanted to pursue.

She saw them out on the beach, she quickly landed and rolled her carpet up and stuck it in her bag. She walked up to Excelsior and tapped him on the shoulder, "Hey stranger."