Melpomene || H.G

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Word Count: 8,094

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The time flew incredibly fast for Calista and the other three to slowly forget the issue of Jaehwa's disappearance while Dumbledore and the Ministry searched for her. Not only was Jaehwa good at keeping her bad activities from the teachers from their former school, but she was also good at hiding from the Ministry. Calista knew the Slytherin witch felt like her life was over and fled.

Calista was the last to go down to eat a light breakfast the next morning. She was not hungry and decided to eat simple toast without butter and a glass of water to fill her stomach. Haven, Jade, and Esme arrived at the Great Hall earlier and finished their heavy breakfast since they skipped dinner yesterday. 

The four were in comfortable silence, chewing their food while their eyes wandered around. Haven's eyes were looking towards a specific table far away from them. Calista noticed how intense her look was and looked behind to see familiar faces of Jaehwa's old and new friends who had exhausted expressions. 

"Do you have an idea where Lee hid herself?" Haven questioned about her ex-friend. 

"No, unfortunately," Calista answered before she placed her fork down. "I don't have an idea how far she could hide from the Ministry." 

Calista's expression was stoic, but Haven could tell the slight bitterness inside the mask. The youngest had mentioned she forgave Jaehwa, but she felt she needed to be righteous to avoid ruining someone's life, and she somehow cared for her former bully. Jaehwa's disappearance became huge when the information was released to the public.

All four Ravenclaw Koreans were infuriated when the news came out since they revealed Calista as the victim, causing a new reputation for her. The reputation was a sympathized kind instead of a bad kind, and Calista hated the attention. They also overheard some friends of Jaehwa who decided to remove her from their lives. The ones they looked at from the table earlier were the remaining ones and the ones who had been with her since their old school. 

"I do know Lee does have a broom to travel around. She could be outside the country. Who knows? There are limitless possibilities regarding her whereabouts," Esme chimed in as she remembered the exact broom Jaehwa owned. It was a Firebolt, the latest one since Jaehwa's family also came from the royal family. 

"Well, well, well, it's the consequences of her actions. Lee's afraid the Ministry would arrest her. This became a bigger issue because it was in the Daily Prophet," Jade commented in a snarky tone; her bitterness was the most evident in the group. "How was the hearing? It's been a while" 

"I don't know. I also forgot about the hearing," Calista answered with a shrug before everyone went silent. 

It was a coincidence when owls started entering the Great Hall a few seconds later and handed students their parcels. The four Ravenclaws were stunned when a roll of parchment was dropped to the table close to Calista's area. None of them received letters from owls in the Great Hall since their parents were busy in South Korea. 

As for Haven, with her interaction with their friends in France, she diligently walked to the Owlry every morning to check for letters. It was also one of the ways to make her feel awake and warm her body up for the upcoming classes. Calista grabbed the parchment and unrolled it to reveal the handwriting of the headmaster. 

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Dear Eunwoo,

The Ministry has ruled in favor of castle probation instead of sending Jaehwa to Azkaban. Jaehwa is prohibited from outside the castle grounds until the end of the school year, and every privilege, such as Hogsmeade's visits, was revoked until she served her punishment. The Ministry, teachers, and I will be closely monitoring her activities.