Fictober23

Do you even know what this means? 04/10

"Anne you should be resting, please let me help you". you said to her following her through the little kitchen.

"Nonsense, you are my guest. Sit down, the tea will be ready soon". She walked to the table and you followed her and took your seat.

You knew you should have insisted more on letting you help, but she was as stubborn as her brother.

The cottage was warm and cozy, a nice place to spend your weekends, the only thing that upset you about your visits was that Anne ended up exhausted, even if she wouldn't admit it you could tell. But you still made your weekly visits, the two of you were fond of each other and now you were really good friends.

After the incident with Sebastian and Solomon, you and Ominis visited Anne from time to time to check on her now that she was alone, but soon you found yourself visiting her more often and without Ominis. None of your friends had said anything to you but Sebastian was pleased that Anne had someone to keep her company, especially since she didn't want to talk to him yet.

"So, how's everything at Hogwarts? What did you learn this week?" she asked you. And as every other week you told her about your classes, if Garreth made a mess at potions, the hilarious insults that Ominis said to Duncan, and as usual, something about Sebastian.

" I told you, I don't want to hear about my brother unless you are telling me he finally asked you out" You felt how your face turned red.

"And as I told you a million times, we are just friends. I don't like him like that."

She gave you an inquisitive look
"So Ominis finally asked you out then?" you laughed a bit nervously.

"Anne Sallow! Would you mind telling me something about yourself instead of fantasizing about my unexisting love life?"

She started laughing hard and suddenly started coughing. You immediately stood up to try and help her but she lifted her hand towards you asking you to stop.

" I'm fine" She was still coughing but she kept talking "Come on, give me some gossip, some drama. I get bored here."
You laughed a little bit.

"If you want stories I have nothing. I have been too busy with schoolwork, I haven't read any good novels lately, have you?"

She stood up to take the kettle out of the fire, you grabbed two mugs and placed them on the table as well as some biscuits you brought from the castle.

"I have. But is not a novel, it's a journal of a girl who used to live here at Fellcroft ages ago" She poured the tea and the smell of peppermint leaves filled the cottage. "She actually became a professor at Hogwarts." you froze halfway through a sip of tea and looked at Anne worried, wondering if the girl she was talking about could be the same one you were thinking it was. "But the last passages are a bit strange, blurred, and some pages are missing, but she wrote about using her magic to help people."

You were shocked, while Anne drank her tea peacefully you were trying to find the strength to talk.

"Anne, is the girl named Isidora Morganach?" you asked in a whisper. She looked at you surprised.

"Yes, I believe she is". she pointed to the nightstand next to her bed "I have it here, let me just..."

But before she finished you stood up and grabbed the diary. You opened it and on the first page there it was, Isidora M.

"How do you know her?" she asked you, but you didn't listen.

"Where did you find this?" you asked worriedly.

"First answer me. How do you know her?" she was starting to sound angry, you knew that were probably scaring her, so you gave her a sad look, trying to figure out where to start.