Always There For You (Harry Potter OC X OC)

34. Unsolicited Letter-

She tried to get it out of her head. She distracted herself with her friends, Toby, and practicing spells randomly. But she just couldn't get out of it. So this is how it feels like, when Joel found out about me and Toby...

Last night, Lizzy, with her group, were heading back to dorm after a mini festival. As her year weren't allowed to go to Hogsmeade yet, the teachers arranged the festival at the school's ground, near Hagrid'a hut. She saw Joel at the Grand Staircase, holding Sue Li by the waist, looking a bit wavery. She didn't understand why it bothered her as so, maybe it was a surprise of unknowing that Joel was close to someone and he hadn't told her. Or maybe it was the way Joel handled Sue so gently, was giving her goosebumps all over. She told Sandra, yet she took it as an ammunition to gossip to the others for later.

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'Avifors,' Carl chanted as he pointed his wand to a spoon one morning, at the second year Hufflepuff table section. 'Avifors...'

Sandra spoke, 'You have to picture the bird you want, Carl. A bird around the size of that spoon.'

Carl frowned at her for a second. 'I know,' he said. 'Avifors.'

The spell made a hybrid of bird head and spoon-handled body.

'That's an abomination,' said Markus, shoving scrambled eggs into his mouth.

'Reverte,' Carl said irritatedly. The abomination turned back into a regular spoon.

Owl letters flew into the Great Hall. Letters and packages fell right by the rightful recepient. Lizzy didn't expect to get any letters, and was surprised that there was one with her name on it. She took it out of the envelope to read.

Dear Lizzy,

I hope you're doing well in school. Have you done anything interesting? Are you eating well?

I've been working nonstop for about a month now. With you at school, my boss thinks it's alright to send me on a four day trip to London for a client. It's tiring, Iwon't lie, but at least I can sightsee places and visit some exclusive memberships to hotels and lounges. I got you postcards from the National Gallery as well, just maybe you'd like to see it. I bought the ones with printed paintings from the museum.

I probably will be at the Lisbons by the time you get this letter. Then I'll be visiting your Aunt Jude. Her son's attending your old primary in Manchester! How cool is that?

I'm sending you this letter, to tell you that here will be a follow up letter about something quite... serious. I don't want you to be too upset, that's why I'm sending you this in advance. It's about me and your dad, nothing to do with you, so don't you need to worry about anything. Even though you will get such letter, we will still love you just fine. Nothing is changing with you, we still are yours, and always yours, always. When you get that letter, do give it directly to your head of house, will you? To Professor Pomona Sprout. Thank you.

Love

Mum

Lizzy put down the letter and took out some postcards mum had mentioned.

'What's that?' Sandra asked.

'Postcards. A different form of muggle letters, I guess... It has pictures... mum got this ones from the National Gallery.'

'Interesting, very interesting I've never been to any muggle places... Crazy, isn't it?' Sandra said, taking one postcard to inspect it.

'Can I see it?' Markus asked in great interest.