𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐑

XX ; mad eye moody

chapter twenty.
( mad eye moody )

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ELEANOR DIGGORY SPENT THE DAYS LEADING UP TO SEPTEMBER FIRST finding any information about the man she saw at the Riddle Mansion. She couldn't figure it out if it was real or not. The days slowly went by as the hot weather had become a much cooler atmosphere.

Stepping onto Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, Eleanor's eyes eagerly scanned the bustling crowds for her friends. Though she had seen them recently, she wondered if they were okay due to everything that happened after the Quidditch World Cup.

"Make sure you both have your dress robes" said Beatrice as she hurried behind her children

Eleanor snapped out of her gaze with her mother's voice

"Are you seriously not going to tell us why we need dress robes?" Cedric asked

A knowing smile spread across both her parent's lips. "You'll find out tonight from Dumbledore," said Amos as he wrapped his arms around his son before reaching for Eleanor's shoulders and pulling her in for a hug. As he let her go he reached for something in his back pocket

"I found these at the office that you asked for, what exactly do you need them for again?" asked Amos his brow quirking in curiousness

Eleanor grabbed the Muggle newspapers and shoved them in her bag. "Alfie has been really interested in Muggle news, and of course, his family doesn't like that, so he asked me if I could give him a few. Thank you"

Amos smiled "That's very nice of you, very well then be good this year I don't want any owls from any of your heads of house" he pointed a figure playfully

Beatrice swatted her husband with her hand playfully, "My children don't ever get in trouble, they know better"

Cedric pointed toward Eleanor "You'll be surprised if you find out what this one gets up to" he said jokingly

"You're such a prat" she told him as she went to give her mother a final hug before the train began rolling.

"We love you!" called out Cedric as they both grabbed their trunks and stepped onto the leaving train.

The siblings parted ways, heading towards their respective compartments.

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The sound of the wheels on the track of the Hogwarts express was enough to give someone a headache.

Eleanor was reading the 5th Muggle newspaper her father had given her, She almost didn't want to believe what she saw was real, she began to believe that it was all in her head and maybe she was going crazy. Nothing was stated in it about Frank; the old man she saw in her head.

She was beginning to believe it was all in her head and that her father wasn't back to ruin all of their lives. But that's when she saw it

Frank Bryce, a caretaker and gardener for the Riddle Mansion and lifelong resident of Little Hangleton, England, is currently missing as of August 16th, 1994. Residents and neighbors who lived nearby remember the man from the Riddle House murders as the only main suspect in the crime though he was released due to the lack of evidence. Frank Bryce was last seen in his home wearing a gray sweater, and a beige jacket at around 8 pm. He also has a stiff leg due to his service in the Second World War. If anyone has any information regarding Bryce's disappearance they're encouraged to reach out to the Great Hangleton Police Department