A Timeless Beauty

Chapter 15

Ember brings me in a bone crushing hug "make sure you call me everyday, and give me details about your glamorous life in America!"

I chuckle "it's only for three weeks, and my life is hardly glamorous."

She smiles sadly "Je vais vous voir bientôt, ma sœur." She says in French, something all Pureblood's learn before the age of seven.

"nous ne serons pas séparés pour longtemps, ma sœur." The train horn whistles, signaling its departure. "allez-y avant de rater le train." She nods and makes her way onto the train. Once it starts to move she looks at me out the window.

"Au Revoir!" I wave goodbye to her before the train disappears. With a sigh I grab my things and make my way into the three broomsticks.

Theres not many people there except a few other students who will be using the floo network to get home. Once I was next I walked into the fireplace and grabbed some of the powder.

I then stood up straight and said clearly "Arcata" and with a woosh I was sent back home.

*
When I appeared in the bar it was pitch black. I had left Hogwarts at ten so it should only be 2 a.m.

Even though it was the end of December it still had to at least be in the eighties at the moment.

I walk out of the bar and down the street to my home. I kept my wand tightly in my hand. Even with my home being down the block, I still didn't trust the strangers walking around at this time of night.  And with me finally being of age I would be able to protect myself if danger were to show itself to me.

Once I had gotten to the apartment building I opened the door and quickly got inside. The ring of the bell on the door signaled my arrival. I hear a bang from the back and see Charlie rush over from the noise.

"Charlie!" I say excitedly. Charlie was in his late thirties and had moved here from Boston to live in the warm climate.

"Amelia, it's good to see you!" He says with a thick Boston accent. "Why are you up so late? You should be in bed." He didn't even look dressed for bed as he wore a black sweater with a grey cap to match.

"I had to wait for you to get here. It's been four months since I had seen you. Get over here, where's my hug?" I laugh and give him one.

Since I had bought the apartment when I was fifteen he had decided to take me under his wing. 

Unlike myself, Charlie went to the magical arts of Salem witchcraft and had wanted me to do the same since at Salem you were aloud to visit on weekends. But he understood why I wanted to continue going to Hogwarts.

"Now go to bed, we can talk over breakfast tomorrow." He had agreed to this.

*

"So would you like to tell me who this man that has stolen your heart is?" I barely manage to not choke on my coffee at this.

Charlie looked at me expectantly as I remain speechless. "What makes you think there is a guy?" He chuckles because we both knew the answer was obvious.

"Darling I'm an empath, and someone has rotted a deep feeling of attraction into your heart. I could almost go as far as to say the big L. You can't lie to me." I sent him an ounce of anger but it only makes his smile widen.

"Then it seems like your skills aren't doing so well. I don't like anyone." His smile never faltered, my comment only caused him to arch his brow. "Your denying it, you don't want to feel anything for this person. Or maybe your afraid of rejection. Either way, I still like to know the name of this boy."

A sigh escapes my lips "I don't feel anything for anyone I've known. And there was only one new person in my life and he can't be it."

"Can't, or you just don't want to admit it?"

"An absolute can't" I say with a stern look. A twinge of sadness erupted inside of me and left quickly. But I knew Charlie had felt it, damn.

"What's his name?" Charlie says in a calm manner. It takes a minute before I reply "Remus."

"And how can he not be the one to bring this attraction inside of you?"

I bite the inside of my lower cheek "because he's a professor and I am not the type of girl to go around screwing professors. I won't ruin the name my family has worked so hard for."

He chuckles "looks like you have a situation on your hands. Because this feeling isn't going to go away easily. You don't choose who you get to love Amelia, no one ever has."

Defeated, I sigh grumpily "shut up." He chuckles again "so when will you be going back across the pond?" He tries to say in an English accent but fails miserably, making me laugh.

"The day before Christmas Eve I will go to the Malfoy's for the night, and on Christmas Eve I will spend it with the Weasley's. I have an idea on where I'll go Christmas night but I'm not sure, but I probably won't be back until the last day of break."

Charlie and I had spent Christmas together a few times. But almost every year he goes back to Boston to have Christmas with his family. They do Christmas the muggle way since on his mothers side were. But it never stop Charlie and his fathers side from playing a few pranks that couldn't be explained rationally.

"Then I guess that means I should give you your present earthly then." He then passes over a neatly wrapped box. "God thing I had brought yours too. Sorry but I didn't get to wrap yours." I had him a small velvet box.

He open the box and gives me a playful glare at my gift.

A mood ring

"Very original" he chuckles. I then open mine, it was in similar velvet box only longer. I give him a similar glare. It was a necklace with a crescent moon and in the center was a pendent of the moon with a wolf howling.

"Ha ha, very funny Charlie." He only laughs in response

*****

The French in the beginning translates to this.

"I will miss you, my sister."

"We will not be separated for long, my sister."

"Go before you miss the train."

"Goodbye."

I should be able to update more frequently now that my summer break is five days away!