Love and Black Magic

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Concerns

Calynn was shocked to hear what her friend had just said and began to think what could have happened to them.

"Calynn! I need to take you to the principal's office, McGonagall is waiting for us," the redhead hurried her out of her thoughts, embarking on the march to the first floor.

As they walked down the long corridor that led to the gargoyle to enter Dumbledore's office, they began to hear people speak.

"And you already told her?" Asked Professor McGonagall's voice.

"No," Meryl answered with guilt, rather curtly.

"Why?" The teacher asked her again.

"We haven't acquired that trust yet; she hasn't told me the secret about..." But the girl suddenly fell silent when she saw Lily and Calynn. "Calynn! I thought the giant squid had swallowed you," the blonde joked, moving from her serious tone to the fun she always used to have.

"Johnson!" Minerva repressed her sternly.

"I'm sorry, Professor," the blonde apologized in the same serious tone.

"Follow me, Miss Black," McGonagall ordered the little girl, but when she noticed that her friends were after them, she stopped dead. "This is a bit personal, ladies, I hope you understand," she said kindly, "Johnson..." said the teacher, ending in a more severe tone. "Chocolate balls," said the teacher so that the gargoyle could move, giving way to a spiral staircase through which the girl and McGonagall went up, who looked worried.

McGonagall greeted the principal and told Calynn to sit in one of the chairs in front of the principal's desk.

"Good evening, Director," said Little Black politely.

"Glad to see you again, Miss Black, although I would be gladder if it weren't for these reasons," the old man explained, turning to the girl. "I have received a message that says your father has become ill and your mother demands a visit," the man went on seriously.

"Did she say when?" The worried girl interjected, the least she wanted at that moment was to see her parents again.

"She didn't specify, but I think it would be convenient if it were as soon as possible," Dumbledore said, looking into the eyes of the future Death Eater.

"How do you know it's true?" Asked Calynn.

"Why shouldn't it be?" Asked the old man this time.

"Maybe because there is no evidence," the girl answered slyly.

"Is there something that makes her doubt her mother?" The director asked the girl. Calynn was sure she wouldn't understand, that it was too big a problem for the director to understand. "Maybe if you explained to us, we would understand." The man commented as if he had read her mind leaving the girl surprised, but he just smiled at her.

"I just have a lot of homework and I want to spend the Halloween feast here at Hogwarts," Little Black replied.

"Do you think that homework and holidays are more important than your father's health?" Asked the old man.

"Albus, you can't force her to go," the teacher whispered under her breath.

"Minerva, I don't want problems with parents," the principal explained, turning to McGonagall, giving her a worried look.

"Then that she goes to Christmas holidays, I don't think there's much trouble," the woman suggested.

It was what she lacked and the sarcastic smile she gave to both directors expressed it in its entirety. She was beginning to process everything; her mother had invented all this so that she had no alternative to go on Christmas holidays. Dumbledore turned to look confused as she stared at her.