𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖘 𝖔𝖓 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖊

23

It's evening when Circe finally wakes up again, somehow still feeling exhausted despite how long she had been sleeping for. She's feels a comfortable warmth radiating from underneath her, that kind that almost makes her want to stay under the covers forever and fall back into a pleasant deep sleep. As the small hospital bed provides nowhere near enough space for both her and Remus to lie on, the brunette finds herself curled up on top of him. The boy is still in his uniform and the worn out material of his jumper is much softer than the brand new ones which tend to be quite itchy.

Gentle snores escape is mouth and his face is relaxed, with is a pleasant change from the distressed expression he was wearing before when he had first entered the hospital wing. His chin is rested on top of her head and his arms are wrapped tightly around her figure. The two of them being lead here like this feels so natural to her, so perfect.

Which is why it pains her to rip herself out of his arms. She very slowly and carefully removes herself from on top of him as to not wake him up. Remus stirs slightly, missing the small weight that has been resting on top of him for the last couple of hours, but quickly settles down when the brunette gently strokes his hair. Circe checks for any sign of Madame Pomfrey before making her escape from the hospital wing.

The seer has put off learning about her heritage and bloodline for days now, nervous as to what may be revealed to her, but after what had happened last night she feels as though it is something she has to do. Her visions into the future are only getting worse and she needs to be able to control them. She has already physically harmed herself after a terrifying vision, what's to stop her from hurting someone else. Not only that but she still doesn't know anything more about what the whispers around Damocles Belby are trying to tell her.

Dinner is only just beginning, much to her relief, so that means that everyone will be in the great hall and the dorms will be empty. The brunette marches down the corridors, the unsure feelings about learning of her history are long gone- leaving only a strong determination. Once in her room, she pulls a box out from under her bed and takes out the book from inside it.

The book contains wizarding bloodlines from across the globe, which means most of them are on there. The surnames are all written in alphabetical order, so she immediately turns to the 'E' sections in hopes of finding her mother's surname. To Circe's disappointment, but unsurprisingly, it isn't there, despite her mother's pureblood status.

The brunette groans, turning back to the front of the book. A small pinch can be felt in her pointer finger as she places it on the small circle on the second page, a small amount of blood being drawn from the digit. Only when she tries to remove it, the girl finds her finger to be stuck to the page as more and more drops are absorbed into the thick book. Eventually, after trying to tug herself away, she is released.

And still, nothing happens. Circe stares are the large book in disbelief, it had taken far more of her blood that the instructions had told her and yet she still isn't getting any results from the stupid thing. In annoyance, she chucks it at the wall whilst muttering a long string of curses under her breath, despite how painful it still is for her to do so. When it falls to the ground, that is when something finally happens.

The pages begin to turn rapidly and large force of wind exudes from the book. The flickering pages stop upon reaching a blank page near the end of the book. Ever so slowly, the blood that the parchment had absorbed begins to resurface on the two pages, the liquid then configures itself into words- which aren't legible at first.

"Eliopoulos." Circe mutters as her mother's maiden name appears at the top, a translation of the word written underneath it. "Children of the sun?" She says confused, as the other names didn't have their meanings written underneath. A lyre, the house's crest, is drawn next to it.