Golden Flower of Hogwarts

Philosopher's 2

[Panda: So hey, I was originally gonna wait until I had everything done before uploading the revised chapters, then I said to myself "That would be a nightmare to do, just upload what you have" And then my brain said "For once you came up with a reasonable idea" So here I am.]

He had to tell them.

Mid-July was here and it's been a few weeks since that incident at the zoo and it's been clawing at the back of Chrys' mind; he knew that even though it fell in the category of accidental magic use and not a grave offense he still felt like he's hiding some kind of horrible crime from his parents!

Chrys closed his eyes and took another breath as he replayed the events in his head; upon returning home his parents hadn't brought up the phone call or incident, he knew this was his mother's head game method, and...it always worked. She wanted Chrys to make the first move by saying nothing about the incident, and he was going to do just that.

Folding his hands and taking a breath, Chrys worked up the courage and made his way downstairs to the living room. His parents were there, laughing and talking with another person. Peering around the corner of the wall, his eyes lit up at the sight of the person. Jet black hair that was always styled like ruffled feathers that graced his olive-toned skin, sharp dark brown eyes, and wearing a loose t-shirt and jeans. In his arms was a small Basset Hound puppy – who was clearly the star of the show.

"She's a beautiful girl, Alex." Alister praised, petting her. "When did you get her?"

"Last week, and she's a speedy little girl." The man, Alex, kissed the puppy's head. "Aren't you, sweetheart."

"Does the sweetheart have a name?" Eloise asked, giggling as the puppy left her master's arms and started sniffing around the room. "Oh, where are you going, sweet thing?"

She got her answer when the puppy lowered herself in a playful pouncing stance and started barking. That was enough confirmation the group needed, Alex chuckled and waved his hand over.

"You may as well come out of hiding, Chrys, Hera's already found you."

Chrys smiled and carefully picked up Hera before approaching the three adults. "Her name is Hera? Is she easily jealous of others?" He sat on the floor and started giving her neck scratches.

"Nah, she actually has food aggression; I'm working on doing something about that." Alex shook his head. "You look frazzled, kiddo, what's up?" he watched as Chrys paused in petting the dog. "Yes, I know something's wrong – you know you can't get anything by me."

"Guess that's why you're Orchid's best seeker for a reason." Chrys sighed and looked down. "...Something happened at the Reptile House I visited. I was talking with someone from school – the Muggle school we went to throughout the years. We were talking about the snake and his cousin approached and leaned in to get a better look at the snake. The plexiglass on the enclosure vanished into thin air, the kid fell into the enclosure, the snake got out, and the glass returned trapping the kid inside the enclosure!" he looked up at them. "Please believe me when I say, I don't know how it happened, it just did!"

The heavy air of silence loomed over the group before Alex stood up and put Hera on a leash. He turned to Chrys and took the two out of the house and onto the forest path behind the house. Being friends with the family had its advantages, such as being another father figure and helping raise the boy; he knew that despite growing up around magic there was always going to be something that would stir normality for him and the thought alone probably terrified him. Taking afternoon walks in the forests together tend to help out a lot to get their minds cleared, it's always been a tradition for the two of them to be like this whenever the boy was overwhelmed by something.