The Grindelwalds 2

Sarah In Hogsmeade Part 21

The next day from Richard Villarreal's prospective.

After Luzia left last night, Richard went for a walk around the grounds of the castle until morning. When morning came he checked his timetable and it said he had a free period in the morning, this meant that it would be the ideal day for him to help Sarah move to Hogsmeade.

He decided to return to where the Hogwarts express finished its journey to Hogwarts, which was across the lake, and from there, apparate back to Sarah's house. He couldn't apparate directly from his office because apparation was impossible within Hogwarts grounds. He quickly left the castle and walked down the path that the children took when they arrived on the 1st of September. When he was out of sight from any students and teachers, he speed ran all the way to the ending train station. Once he got there he was safe to apparate back to Sarah's house.

He got to Sarah's house within seconds and arrived in the the living room, Sarah wasn't around. 

"Hello? Sarah?" He said while walking around the ground floor of the house.

Mildred came out of her room.

"Professor, hello."

"Hello, is Sarah around?"

"I think she may be in bed still, shall I fetch her for you?"

"No, I'll go up to her."

"Ok, her room is the one on the left."

"Thank you." 

Richard went up the stairs and knocked on her bedroom door. Richard hopped he wouldn't need Sarah's permission to enter her room like he needed when entering Luzia's.

"Who is it?" He heard Sarah ask.

"It is Richard Villarreal."

"Oh."

He heard Sarah rustling around and then she opened the door. She looked surprised to see him.

"Richard, why are you here? I am still getting ready for when I arrive."

"I have the morning off so I thought I'd help you move things into Hogsmeade."

"I guess that if you help, I can move in today." Sarah went over to her bed, she had 2 suitcases open with clothes and different belongings in. "Come in if you like."

Richard walked forward and inside her room. He could tell that Sarah had been single for a while, the room was very girly and Richard couldn't have imagined it was this feminine when Gellert lived here.

"What do you think I need to take?"

"Clothes, toothbrush, hairbrush, shoes."

"Yeah obviously, is it possible for me to come home, just in case I do forget things?"

"Yes, but you can't apparate or disapparate within the castle walls so you'd have to walk to where the train station is across the lake before apparating."

"Ok, I am very nervous about all of this Richard, what if something bad does happen to one of the children, it will be my fault, won't it?"

"No, no it will not." Richard put his arm around Sarah. "Everything will be fine, the kids know you'll be coming soon. I am sure they will be happy to see you, if you come today I can bring them to you at lunch time if you like."

"Ok, I think I have everything. I just don't want to forget anything."

Sarah checked her suitcases again, Richard noticed that Sarah took her wedding and engagement rings off. He didn't know whether to mention it or not.