Love and Black Magic

Chapter forty-one: Books and owls

Despite Lily's encouragement, the sun illuminated her bedrooms as it usually did. The redhead walked mired in her thoughts in the direction of her trunk from where she pulled a tie and a folded robe to put on as usual. Meryl was still asleep behind that characteristic canopy of Hogwarts' bedrooms; Lily knew that Sundays were the only days where Meryl could really rest. She finished changing and went down the steps that led to the common room that was not too crowded, passed the important announcements about the upcoming Quidditch matches and some sales of jelly beans or magicians' cards, continued walking until she reached the cozy armchair by the fireplace that was turned off at that time of the morning.

Some boys talked about some books, other than those of Hogwarts, that told magical stories, Lily was amazed at the existence of those stories and how the whole group of friends knew them perfectly.

"My favorite has always been that of The Fountain of Good Fortune," said one of the boys, "or

At eight o'clock, many students began to descend the stairs and the noise was increasing more and more while the tranquility was being lost. Lily, unlike the others, began to climb the steps to go in search of Meryl to be able to go down to breakfast and was grateful to find her awake.

"Good morning," said the blonde. "Are you already changed?" She was surprised as she watched her friend from head to toe. "Do you get up when the rooster sings?"

Lily made a smile as she shrugged.

As soon as Meryl was ready, they rushed down to breakfast to calm the hunger they had in those moments for being so early.

This time the director was not in his chair as he had done at dinner yesterday and Meryl took the opportunity to continue joking.

"Possibly Dumbledore has passed the Fire Whiskey," said the blonde as they sat at the table of their house in their characteristic places, but with an empty space next to them, the cause of the redhead's sadness.

Lily was eating cereal with fruit while Meryl was on her fourth plate when hundreds of owls flew around the roof of the Great Hall until they went down next to their recipients to deliver the letters or packages they carried from long distances. A bird landed next to Meryl; it was her daily delivery of The Daily Prophet. Like her, many students received that newspaper that was one of the most normal things during breakfast. Meryl who was beginning to cut her food while opening her newspaper suddenly dropped the silverware, nervous, while her eyes moved quickly.

"What happen?" The redhead asked as she rose from her place and was going to reach her friend who was right in front of her.

"She is on the front page, her picture is on the front page," Meryl pointed to an image of the little Black that moved slightly at the same time she began to read.

"Death Eaters at Hogwarts

Last Friday, one of the students of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was attacked by a basilisk who was walking through the school grounds, now she is in petrified in the infirmary waiting for the potion to leave that state. But that's not all, Frank Longbottom, a son of aurors, began to say that this girl named Calynn Black had the Dark Mark on her left forearm. These rumors were confirmed minutes later when they observed the mark of the same patient who is now petrified. In spite of everything, the director Albus Dumbledore has allowed the presence of that Death Eater inside the school and assured that he has no plans to take any action on this. So far it is known that from now on, a group of aurors will guard the castle, but hoping we do not worry about a battle at school.

So far, the only thing known about the student is that she belongs to the Black family although some have speculated that it is a daughter of the Death Eaters Cygnus and Druella Black that have already been mentioned in previous news, but this is a simple theory and so far no more is known about Calynn Black's past."