Her true self

Part 4

A three weeks later

Erika's POV

I woke up with the sunrise breaking through my curtains. I made my way slowly to the balcony and sat on a chair admiring the beautiful sunrise over the ocean. 

This is my fifth morning in Greece and I can honestly say that I will not get tired of watching the sunrise and sunset here. 

It's been almost nine months since I left the Britain and aside from missing my friends Sirius and Remus, I don't regret my decision. 

I spent four months in America to complete my education and it was well worth it. I managed to pass the Masters in Transformation and Charms at the same time. 

When I completed all the tests I went on a journey first I went to Paris and then, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Africa, Brazil, Norway and now Greece. 

I spent two to three weeks in each of these places depending on whether they had a lot of interesting places to see. 

My next stop is Romania and then Poland but I will spend a few more days in Greece. I don't know how much I sat on the balcony but when I looked at my watch it was 7:40 so I decided to get dressed and make myself something for breakfast. 

I patted Rain and Misha on the head '' Come on it's time to get up '' I said to my familiars who were lying on my bed. 

Rain is a rainbow snake I met  half a year ago and Misha I found about three months ago 

'' Good morning Rika '' they said and headed slowly to the kitchen 

I grabbed fresh clothes for today and headed to the bathroom to get ready for the day.

When I entered the kitchen I knew I had to go to a market not far away because I had almost nothing to eat. 

When I looked through the shelves I saw that I only had tea and I had a terrible craving for coffee. I quickly scribbled down what I would need to buy at the store and got down to cooking, but first I made food for Misha and Rain 

'' Thank you Rika '' they said when I put their food in front of them 

'' You're welcome '' I replied and started making breakfast for me

As I ate I saw the mirror begin to glow. About four months ago I exchanged two sides of the mirror with Neville, Luna, Fred and George so that we could talk and not wait for letters. 

I smiled seeing their faces '' Hey People how are you doing? '' I asked 

'' All is well with us Melody and how are you? '' said Luna 

'' All is well with me too Little Moon. How is the situation with the sheep? '' I asked 

'' They are panicking because you are gone. Ron and Hermione started talking with practically everyone that you were a coward for running away but when I brought back the situation from last year it quickly silenced them. I saw Ronald wanted to argue with me but Granger pulled him away from me '' said Neville 

'' Dumbledore is getting more serious and desperate about finding you. We heard that he wants to use your blood to find you '' said Fred 

'' It won't work because that blood is not pure. It has it from when I had blockades, poisons and so on. It backfires on him and the consequences of such a ritual could be serious '' I said reading from the book 

'' Sirius suspects that we know where you are. Trying to discreetly question me and Fred about you and had Billy and Charlie to question us. Turns out Bill and Charlie are also on the dark side '' said George 

'' The plan is simple tell them we exchange letters every so often but I haven't told you where I am. Most importantly don't look them in the eye because it will give them a way to read your mind '' I said seriously 

'' When can we see you? '' asked Luna 

'' I have a meeting with Goldmara in two weeks about my finances '' I said 

'' Shall we meet at our restaurant? '' asked Fred 

'' We have an outing to Hogsmeade in two weeks '' added Luna 

'' That sounds like a plan '' I replied 

'' Do you have any plans for today? '' asked Neville 

'' I have to go shopping and I plan to spend the rest of the day at the beach '' I replied and we spent another moment talking. 

When I finished talking to them I went to the nearest muggle store. My home in Greece is on the mundanes side but there are about 2 crossings to the wizard side in my neighborhood. 

As I walked I noticed as if two people were following me. I raised my mirror to make it look like I was looking at myself and noticed that there were two men following me. I used my magic to sense them carefully and for my peace of mind they were muggles. 

I had a bad feeling about them so I quickly went to a nearby store and tried to lose them between alleys. I took everything I needed and hid behind displays and other things. 

I managed to lose them in the clothing aisle but when I was paying at the checkout I noticed out of the corner of my eye how they were looking for me. 

I grabbed my bag and went to an inconspicuous place to teleport home, I knew how to fight without magic thanks to my training but I didn't want to ruin my day. 

My teleportation is more effective than apparition as well as being able to be undetected by others. My teleportation doesn't have the same feeling as apparition and no wards can stop me from teleporting to the place of my choice.