Once Willow had left the room, Dumbledore soon followed to go to his own office.
"I need to write to Papi," Nate said quietly to Bill. "Once she's gotten some time to calm down, we need to go check in on Willa." Bill nodded and soon he was left with the three children.
Turning to look at them, he began in a slightly cold, detached voice, "This is why you wanted to know about Egyptian healing spells and dark magic? Because of Willie?"
Ron swallowed, glancing at Harry and Hermione. Releasing a long breath through his nose, Bill sat down on one of the beds and gestured for Ron to sit with him. Although Harry and Hermione tried not to listen, they could not help hearing the conversation regardless.
"Ron, what is going on?" Bill asked. There was a hint of restrained anger in his tone.
"We just thought there was something odd about her during the first part of the year," Ron explained. "Well, Hermione more than Harry and me, but we just kind of listened to her suspicions and then, well, you were the only one I knew who, well..."
"Ron, she is my best friend," Bill said irritably.
"I'm sorry," Ron said quietly.
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Remus was surprised to find the following morning that the door to Willow's room was open slightly. Stepping forward cautiously, he listened at the door. Hearing nothing, he pushed the door wider and found the office empty and the false window open. All of her things were gone and she was nowhere to be found.
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Willow was in the Forbidden Forest, gently stroking the soft nose of a unicorn and cooing softly at it. Her luggage was behind her, waiting to be taken beyond the limits so she could apparate away. Pressing her forehead against the creature's head, she whispered, "I wish I had as few worries as you."
The unicorn looked up at her with a curious expression before rubbing his head against hers. Then, the faint cracking of a twig behind her caused the unicorn to quickly bolt away. Turning, she saw to her great surprise, a short, rat-like figure. Then, before she had a moment to think, something jabbed into her neck and her vision began to blacken. As the needle was removed, she stumbled, attempting to regain her balance against a tree. She had only just caught sight of some dark figure when, with a final ragged breath, she collapsed to the ground unconscious.
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DiversosWillow Phoenix Azar Ollivander was one of the most captivating and powerful witches to cross the halls of Hogwarts. Her full, red lips, adopted in the fifth year, had overworked and broken more hearts than she would ever know. Her golden eyes entice...
