you bury me

1. peregrinate :: to travel or wander from place to place.

"i can't believe it !"

we were sitting in the great beauxbaton hall, celebrating the beginning of the summer holidays.

i kept on re-reading the tear stained letter in my shaking hands.

my best friends géneviève ville and sophie de ment looked at me in awe with their glistening eyes before they put their hands on my shoulders.

"is this supposed to be a joke ??"
matthew carter, who was sitting in front of me pulled the letter out of my hands and read it out loud in an angry voice.

"dear audrey,

i am very sorry to confirm that this was your last year at beauxbatons.

i will miss you a lot, you have always been one of my favorite students and you can still always come to me if you have problems.

i thought about it a lot but i simply think that this is just not the right place for you.

my great friend albus will take good care of you, hogwarts will provide you with better possibilities and i'm sure that you will be able to fit in really quickly.

you'll also learn a lot about your ancestors, albus will answer all of your questions and satisfy your curiosity.

i hope that you also see this as another chance to regain your mental health.

see you again, my black sheep.

much love,
olympe maxime"

matt let out a scoff, ripping the letter into small pieces and dunking them into his steaming bowl of onion soup.

soph sighed and took her wand out of her side pocket. "wingardium leviosa !" the leftovers from the letter floated out of the soup and gén frowned in ironical disgust.

soph looked at me from the corner of her eyes, shrugged and continued. "immobulus !" the pieces of parchment stayed in their places as she casted another spell. "reparo !" the letter slowly came together in the air and soph let out a satisfied smile.

"i think you forgot something" gén added, waving her wand. hot air came out of it and the letter dried in no time.

i scrunched my nose. "it still smells a bit."

matt laughed and pointed his wand at the wrinkled piece of parchment. "scourgify !"
the onion soup smell was finally gone and the letter was straightened again. it looked even better than before.

"arresto momentum !"
the piece of parchment fell back into my hands.
i folded it together and noticed another letter as i put it back into the envelope.

"there's more ?"
gén sighed, looking over my shoulder.

i tried to smile and read out loud as i unfolded it.

"HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

headmaster: ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
(order of merlin, first class, grand sorc., chf. warlock, supreme mugwump, international confed. of wizards)

dear ms. noir,

we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.
please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
term begins on september 1st. we await your owl by no later than july 31st.

yours sincerely,
minerva mcgonagall,
deputy headmistress"

all of my friends were staring at me when i looked up from the letter in my hands. i laid upside down on the table and buried my head in my crossed arms.

gén and soph patted my head and matt let out a sound of frustration.

"good luck, black sheep..."