Although Alicia hadn't been due home until Friday evening, her coach had surprisingly let the team have their leave a day early. Perhaps it was because they had won their game earlier that week against the Wimbourne Wasps. Personally, Ali thought maybe he was coming down with a fever and not in his right mind. Whatever the reason, she wasn't going to complain. She loved being home and seeing her friends.
Trudging up her front walk, still very sore from practices and games, she unlocked her front door with a flick of her wand. As she stepped inside, she heard a sound and was immediately on her guard. With her wand out and ready to hex any unwanted intruders, she peered around the corner and nearly sighed in relief when she saw it was just Mandy. "I'm home early!" she called out, before covering her eyes and shuffling into the room. "Tell me, did my plants make it or have they gone to the greenhouse in the sky?"