Amulet of Time 2: Two Worlds, Two Wars

Chapter 18: Paris

The week after the first order meeting passed with little incident. The highlight of the week was Wednesday, when Minh went to visit Gaerwyn and Lolide. She was only going for the evening, and had asked Harry to go with her. Unfortunately, he had quidditch practice, so he couldn't go. When she came back, she was beaming. She went over to the Hufflepuff table the following day at breakfast, a large grin on her face. Harry looked at her curiously.

" You're surprisingly chipper. Did your visit go well?"

" It was great, Harry. They've agreed to come here for a visit!"

" Really? I thought the elves refused to come to the human world any more."

" They do, normally. They've agreed to come and meet everybody if they can disguise themselves as I do."

" So when are they coming to visit?"

" This weekend. They'll be here Saturday morning and will leave again Sunday night."

" I'll look forward to that. I'll have to tell Ron, Ginny and 'Mione. 'Mione especially will be thrilled at seeing elves. Last year she didn't really get to talk to Lolide much."

" That's true. It should be fun. I think you should play a prank while they're here. It would be funny, and my mother would get to see what you're like when you're not being all respectable."

" Hey! I'm always respectable!"

" Uhuh, sure."

" I am!"

" Ok, ok, you're respectable."

" Thank you."

" Humph! I have to go to class. See you later, Harry."

" Bye Minh."

As the young elf left the Great Hall, Harry went over to the other tables one by one, asking Ron, Ginny and Hermione to meet him in his room after lunch. He had a lot to talk to them about, and the longer he put it off, the harder it would be.

" So, why are we here?" Hermione asked once all four were seated comfortably in front of the fire. Although it was March, the weather was particularly cold. A thin layer of snow rested across the grounds, making the view out of the windows seem bleak and dreary.

" Well, there's two things I would like to discuss with you. The first thing is that Lolide and Gaerwyn are coming to visit this weekend. They'll be arriving on Saturday morning and leaving Sunday night."

" That's great. It will be nice to see Lolide again."

" Well, she hasn't changed much, Gin. It's strange how elves can live for thousands of years, and never seem to age. Well, except for Gaerwyn. She was just a young elf when I saw her last year, but now she's an adult."

" Yeah, and Minh seems to be growing at a normal rate."

" That's because she's half human."

" What?! That's strange…"

" I know Ron, but it's true. You can't say anything, though. None of the other elves know. She would be outcast if they found out. You know how mistrustful elves are of humans these days."