the First Trip

[Madeline Walden]

Madeline took a deep breath; this would be her first trip on the road to becoming a Magizoologist, alone. No James, no best friends, she would be travelling alongside a Dragonologist who had been in the field for a couple of years and by chance it was her best friend's boyfriend which made things a little less awkward. Being of age now Maddie could apparate on her own so Matthew and Maddie had decided to meet on the coast of Shanghai where they would then be moving on to the last known sighting of a rare dragon. Maddie wasn't sure if she wanted to specialise in Dragons so this was a good way to see what she would be interested in. Dragons alwas fascinated her but she loved all magical creatures and wanted to see as many she could.

She said an emotional good bye to James, her siblings, cousins and parents before she decided to step out of the house and into the front garden where she would be apparating. She wiped away her tears as she tried to think clearly of the destination. She didn't want to end up in the wrong place a few thousand miles away from home especially not on her first journey away. The only thing that made her feel better would be the fact that she would write to the most important people in her life while she was on her travels but it wouldn't be the same as seeing them everyday. Especially since leaving school she was practically living with James and now she would be going months without seeing him which would be one of the hardest things for her. She inhaled deeply and span on the spot while thinking of the coast of Shanghai before she had chance to change her mind.

 

[Matthew Cosgrove]

Travelling for work had become a lot harder for Matthew now Amy had graduated school and it actually felt like he was leaving her behind. It would be a new experience for him that he was going travelling with someone rather than his usual solo adventures and better yet it was his girlfriends best friend so not some awkward stranger. Matthew had spent most of the last year or so working on dragon reserves so to be able to go out and investigate the sighting of a rare dragon was something he was especially keen to do and it would be fun to have someone along for the ride.

Matthew had to be in Shanghai early to make sure everything was in place for when Madeline arrived and all his arrangements for his assignment were ready. He left Amy sleeping in bed and apparated from the back garden to the coast of Shanghai. After a couple of hours everything was ready and all he needed was his new partner. Matthew grabbed his duffel bag and headed to the spot where he had planned to meet the girl. As he arrived he noticed the brunette waiting. "Madeline right?" Matthew asked making sure he had the girls name right before they started their adventure.