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Eleanora woke up in her bed at the Burrow. Light streamed through the wide windows, illuminating the rosy pink decor. For a split second, all felt right in the world. Then, everything came crashing back down as she remembered the events of... how long ago had it been? How long had she been asleep?
Eleanora sat up tenderly, massaging the back of her neck. Her head was throbbing but she ignored the pain, swinging her legs over the side of the bed and standing up. She swayed for a moment, unsure if she could stand, but she'd been injured so many times in the last year she managed to work through it. The house felt colder than usual, so Eleanora crossed the floor to the dresser and pulled out a sweater. She'd almost forgotten about all of the clothes she'd left at the Burrow.
The house was quiet as Eleanora tiptoed out of the room and down the hall to the staircase. It was odd to walk through the Burrow and not hear any noises or snippets of conversation. She was starting to think nobody was home, when she entered the kitchen and saw Lupin sitting at the table with Moody, Daisy, and Mr. Weasley. They all looked up when Eleanora walked in.
"Hey," Daisy said softly. She was clutching a mug of hot chocolate and had a sad expression on her face.
"Hey." Eleanora took a seat next to her sister.
"Glad to see you're up," Moody said, nodding to her. "We were starting to get worried."
"How long has it been?"
"Two days." Lupin spoke for the first time. His voice was barely audible. "It's been two days."
Eleanora nodded and stared down at the table, then back up at Lupin. "I'm so sorry," she whispered, the image of Sirius falling through the veil engrained in her mind. Lupin gave her an acknowledging half-smile but didn't say anything. The group lapsed into silence again. "Where's Bill?" Eleanora asked after a long minute.
"Work," said Daisy in a flat voice. She was staring into her mug, but hadn't touched the hot chocolate yet.
"We're having a meeting this evening," said Mr. Weasley. "Once everyone's back from their day jobs."
"Why aren't you at work?" Eleanora asked.
"Well..." Mr. Weasley started, staring shiftily at the kitchen door.
"That's right, she doesn't know," Lupin said. He seemed momentarily pulled out of his stupor. "You were asleep when it happened-"
"When what happened?" Daisy, Moody, Lupin, and Mr. Weasley exchanged looks, and then all smiled. Eleanora was bewildered. "When what happened?"
"The twins are back," Daisy said in a singsong voice.
"What?" Eleanora jumped up from her seat. "Where? Why didn't someone wake me?"
