63. A Very Magical Christmas +

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Ominis pov
Nov/ Dec 1900

After leaving the house I just walked. I needed fresh air. Aria has a point, my nephew is innocent in all of the misdeeds my family caused me. I can't just let a child suffer. If she's right and is desperate, to seek us out after having no one else to come too. Maybe I should? He is family. No! I don't care about them. The Gaunts are bad, bad people and bad wizards. However it's a child. The child hasn't done anything wrong to me yet. Victoria is just a mother trying to help her child. No matter the cost. She humbled herself to some asking that's got to mean something. It's hours I was walking around fighting with myself over this. Before I knew it was walking to the nearest floo and taking it to London, right into St. Mungo's. What the hell am I doing?

"May I help you sir" I heard.

"My apologies, a Victoria Gaunt came to me and asked if I would give blood for her son, my nephew" I said.

"Oh yes she has an appointment scheduled for 8am" the receptionist said.

"Well I don't want her to know I came, can you please just get this over with, I don't want to cross paths with her again, but I can't let an innocent child suffer" I said.

"Very well. Come follow me" she said I had my want out to follow her.

She took me to a back room and I felt magic and then a prick, on my arm. Not sure how much she took, but it was a little while later she gave me some biscuits and pumpkin juice. Then she let me go home. I told her to not mention that I was there or was doing any of this. I got to Feldcroft and I walked around some more, wondering if I made the right choice.

I'll just put up some protection charms around the house in case they come snooping, or arrive in town. I don't want them near my family. I'm still very cross with them and probably will be forever. I put up a caterwaulling jinx, around the property at least 25 feet around. Then many other protections. I could never be too careful. I have children now to look out for. As much as I love my children, this is why I was so scared to have them in the first place. To hide them from the Gaunts, was going to be hard. Perhaps we, I was to relaxed as if lately. But knowing Victoria came by, knows where we live, didn't sit right with me now. Which means Marvolo could know where we live too; and after everything he's done to Aria, and myself. I can't take that risk. I have too much to lose now. Merlin forbid.

It was late, really late, or maybe it's early. But I finally felt good enough about it all, to head inside the house.

"Blimey it's about time" I hear Sebastian's voice say clinking a teacup down.

"My apologies, for worrying you" I say.

"Don't mention it, I'm just glad you're home" he said and then I felt him embrace me in a hug.

"Where is Aria, I would have thought she'd be up with you"

"Oh I sent her back to bed, you know she needs her rest, she was up for a while, and I did go up to check on her she's asleep." He tells me.

"Good, I wouldn't want her to be awake on my account" I say.

"So, where were you, did you decide?" He asks me.

"I walked around Feldcroft trying to clear my head. I was also fighting myself a lot. But I did go to Mungo's. I told the mediwitch not to mention it was me or tell anyone I was there or anything of the sort, just to do it anonymously. Then I felt there wasn't enough protection around the house for I had to put some up, so we don't have any more unwanted visitors." I explained to him.

"Come let's sit on the sofa, I wouldn't want to disturb her up there" Sebastian says.

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