What Magic?

Chapter 19

Nala^

It's only been four days and things have already started to happen. Yesterday dad and Uncle Roger got into a fight about something and aren't talking to each other let alone look in each others direction. Then this morning the boys were playing tag and Max tripped down the stair and sprained his ankle.

All day people were rushing around and everything was chaotic so when it started to get dark people started to calm down and the little ones started to fall asleep. I was just content to relax by the fire while Penelope is curled up in my lap and I have a book in my hands. Actually it is the Death Eater treasure book from that creepy room Albus and I found. It was so weird how we just stumbled across it yet I had never seen it before. Then I start to remember how Albus had wanted to send his owl to we could talk over the break but I told him I wasn't going to be home during the break. Now I kind of wish I had known this address cause I miss him as well as Scorpius and Alice.

I sighed closing the book but being sure to save my spot and placing it close beside me so that I don't forget it when I eventually go upstairs. I turn to my grandma who was sitting in her own chair by the fire and reading a book. "Grandma," I say quietly to get her attention to which he slides her reading glasses off and looks at me. I don't really know what I was going to ask her but I just kind of wanted to talk, like a serious mature talk so I said the first thing to come to my head. "What was grandpa like? I mean I don't really remember him very much."

A sad smile appeared on her face as she set her book to the side and looked up at the portraits of both of them on the wall. "Well, he was a great man who always wanted to keep improving. He wanted other's lives to be easier such as the aspects of iPhones, cars, and other technology. He always believed the world would be a better place if we kept growing and enhancing but I guess he never quite paid attention to the downsides of all of it. I loved and still do love him very much but when he died I knew it was his time though I miss him dearly," My grandma explains making me smile softly because just the thought of how much they loved each other warmed my heart.

"How did you know you loved him?" I ask making her chuckle softly seeming a bit teasing?

"Why do you ask? Is there a boy I should know about," She responds making me blush and shake my head quickly and as I was about to say something she stopped me. "It's okay dear I'm just teasing you. On the fact of how I knew I loved him it's a bit complicated I guess. In the beginning it had been an arranged marriage and the worst part we hadn't even met until our wedding day. I was so mad at our families that I avoided him for months but eventually I realized that there was no getting out of it so I confronted him. We got to know each other more and eventually over time I grew to love him. It took time because sometimes he did have anger problems but we worked through that. The first time he said he loved me I knew in my heart that I did as well. And the rest was history as they say."

I laugh at the silly way that she had ended her story and shift Penelope so that she is in the chair instead of me as I stand up. I start walking over to her wanting to give her a hug, I'm not sure why but I do. But all of a sudden I was splayed out on the ground face first, I look beside my feet and see a late train one of the boys had probably left out.

All of a sudden I head a loud gasp and I whip around to see my grandma staring down at me, yet not at me. I look at the floor and quickly scramble to pick up my want and shove it back in my pocket. "It's just a stick I picked up outside," I say quickly as I nervously chuckle. Crap!

"I haven't seen one of those in years," She says quietly making me look at her confused, she can't possibly know about wizards. "That's a wand, I know it is because my sister had one as well."

I gasp as I stand up and walk over to her as I did on the arm of her chair. "Gray Aunt Maggie was a wizard?" I ask looking at her in awe.

"Yes, when she found out, though I'm not sure how, she was so excited but she never told Mother or father. The year of her 11th birthday she begged to be sent to a private school far far away," She starts explaining and I'm in awe that there was another wizard somewhere in our blood line. "May I see it? You know this kind of explains your eyes and why they change colors though hers never did that."

I'm a bit hesitant to let her hold it scared she may break it but she looks so genuine. "It's okay if you don't want to. I promise I won't break it I know how much it means to a wizard," she states and I nod my head slowly and pull it out and set it in her hands. "It's beautiful. I had always been jealous of what Maggie could do but I couldn't help but love the magic she could do. Like the animal thing that come out of it."

"Patronus," I clarify as I slide onto the seat next to her and snuggle into her side.

"Yes! A patronus, oh hers was a beautiful bird she liked to send flying around her room when ever I asked her to show me. I'm not sure what happened to her because almost thirty years ago she just vanished but I assumed she went to the wizarding world she had always told me about," She smiles at the memories I assume where appearing in her head as she speaks. "Does your mother know?"

"No, and I have no clue how I'm going to tell her," I sigh happy to be in my grandma's arms because they are always comforting. "Can I ask you a wizarding question?"

"Sure, but I'm not sure I'll be able to answer it very well," She responds and I just nod my head in understanding.

"I'm muggle families do you know how a wizard just appears? Like how am I just a wizard while everyone else is a muggle?" I ask looking up at her and I see a her face like up like a child.

"I haven't heard that word in decades. Muggles!" She exclaimed laughing as if it brought back memories. "Maggie used to say that all the time after she had started at the private school. She even threw it in my face during a few fights but I never took it to heart. Wow, okay back to you question. I mean I always had a feeling about your father in the times I met him."

"What? What do you mean, dad is the least like a wizard I think I've ever seen," I declare while she just kind of looks at me for a second as if calculating something in her mind.

"Oh yes, my mistake," She says quickly and looks away thinking for a bit. "Maybe you have to h some kind of magic I your ancestry line. Like it can go as far back as it wishes because it's magic. Other than that I'm not sure."

"So, Aunt Maggie could be my connection to magic!?!" I say excitedly as I smiled brightly at her but she only gives me a small nervous smile.

"Maybe," She responds and I'm tempted to ask more but she speaks first. "Now I think it's late enough head off to bed."

I make sure to get my wand back, and pick up my book being sure to wake up Penelope, and head up to my room   With her walking slowly behind me. I change into my pajamas and flip onto my bed wowed with the information I had received today. My great Aunt was a witch!