Change You're Mind

Summary: When Mr. Hallow sells Cackle's and Constance threatens to resign, Penelope wonders if she will ever see her beloved potions mistress again.

Disclaimer: I do not own Worst Witch or Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them. I only own Miss Penelope Graves.

Rated M for self injury

"But if I could change your mindHow would you want meWould you say you need meCause I need you now"Change Your Mind ~ Boyce Avenue

"Then I resign"

Constance's words ran through Penelope's head on a loop as she ran past students towards her rooms. She had hardly been in there as she and Constance had been spending so much time together. But today she needed to be alone. Today had turned her world upside down again and she felt something that she hadn't felt in a long time, but instead of doing what she wanted to do, she did the smart thing and pulled her cell phone out of her pocket, not even bothering to walk to the mirror.

When Mr. Hallow had announced that he was going to sell the school, she hadn't expected Constance to act the way she had and it made her feel forgotten. Had the woman been so wrapped up in all the changes to the school that she had forgotten about Penelope? The younger witch didn't know what she was feeling at the moment and needed to talk to the one person other than Constance that was always there for her.

"Pumpkin?" Percival asked worried as his daughter sobbed into the phone now.

"Daddy she resigned. Constance resigned and now...Now I don't know what to do."

She didn't know how to even explain the situation now as she cried into the phone. She hadn't felt this broken in a long while.

Percival frowned and stopped pacing his office. This was big and he knew how much his daughter cared about this woman. "Pumpkin. I don't normally do this, but I'm coming to you. Hold on. I'll be out front in a few moments."

Percival sighed and tried to bite back his anger for a moment before apparating right outside Cackle's. He didn't know how one person could be so cruel as to mess up his daughter's world once again. His dissapearance had been enough to break her, but this could destroy her. He didn't know how she could handle one more crisis.

He was sure that Constance knew what she was doing and could make her own decisions but that didn't mean that she could ignore Penelope's feelings like this. It sounded as though she just planned to leave without saying goodbye.

He spotted a movement out of the corner of his very keen eyes and looked over to see his still sobbing daughter in front of him, simply opening up his arms for her to come to him.

"Daddy...." She cried out as she ran right into his arms, unaware of all the students and teachers watching them. And she really didn't care. Her heart was broken and she just wanted her dad.

"Just let it out baby" he whispered, kissing her hair and her cheek.