George's Kindness

CHAPTER 41

Anna stepped away from George and unlocked the door, "I need Neville for a few minutes, I'll be back soon."

He nodded and Anna hurried out of the apartment into the hallway. She saw the students from Hufflepuff house just passing by from the beach, giving her strange looks.

She looked around until she saw a tall boy with bushy hair, who was standing with his friends and she shouted, "Neville!"

Neville turned to her and approached with a big smile on his face, "Hey Anna, what's up? What happened on the beach?"

"It doesn't matter now, you need to tell me about one flower, and I need Dean," Anna looked behind him.

Neville laughed with delight, no one appreciated his love of Herbiology, but now he was very pleased. He turned and whistled to summon Dean.

As Dean approached, Anna dragged them by the arm across the hall so they could talk nicely.

"That boy George fought with him, you saw. Now, he had an unusual tattoo on his chest, and I wondered what it might represent."

"Explain to us what it looks like," Dean crossed his arms and leaned against the wall.

"It was a full moon, and in it a purple flower, like a gentle purple, it looked like a wolfsbane, but I'm not sure," Anna said and sighed, "I know you are good with Herbiology and Astronomy."

Neville and Dean give each other a very strange look, and Neville started to explain.

"Wolfsbane is a plant used for making a potion for werewolves when they transform during a full moon, so as not to be aggressive and to be able not to attack someone. But near the ordinary plant, werewolves can't be because they can't stand the smell of it, so the potion helps them stay aware of what they're doing."

Anna listened to him and nodded, he continued.

"Professor Lupin used that potion, but he would never be near the plant," He sighed and looked at Dean, who said.

"That plant and the full moon represent something that werewolves hate the most, both can be their Boggart."

"When I understand better, does that tattoo represent hatred towards them?" Anna asked.

Dean nodded and said, "That guy surely hates werewolves, we even saw that sign at the entrance, they're not welcome here."

Anna was silent, thinking of something.

"The combination of wolfsbane and full moon is a huge hatred for them, I’m sorry Anna..." Neville said softly and sighed.

"You know we will always help you and Remus, and your brother of course," Dean smiled.

"It's okay, thank you so much," She hugged them both and stepped away, "See you around."

"By the way, tell your brother that tonight is the first full moon of April," Neville said loud enough for her to hear, Anna nodded in gratitude and returned to the apartment.

She saw that everyone had gathered in the dining room, so she sat down next to George who had saved her a seat. She started listening to them to get into the story.

"I have to tell you something, I mean, we," Harry looked at Ron, holding a laugh. Hermione sighed in disappointment and nodded, "What is it?"

"Leilah never actually took the MagicStation back, so we kept it," Harry shrugged, "Who finds it, it's his."

"You never thought, is that a little uncultured?" Asked Hermione, and Ginny rolled her eyes, "Oh come on, that girl is a bitch anyways."

George laughed and bumped his fist with Ginny's.