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Jul 9, 2015 16:10:30 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 16:10:30 GMT
Alfred looked up from his book as she came downstairs, grinning at his daughter. "You ready to go back to Hogwarts?"
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Jul 9, 2015 16:18:30 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 16:18:30 GMT
"Of course!" She replied, returning the grin. Her gaze slid across to her mother, who didn't appear to share her husband's happiness.
"Are you all packed?" Izzy asked, moving forwards to press a kiss to Tessa's head. The girl simply nodded. "Good. The portkey's on the table in the kitchen."
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Jul 9, 2015 16:21:08 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 16:21:08 GMT
Alfred ruffled his daughter's hair. "Oh, I'm just so proud of you. You've been so strong though this entire ordeal, and you've done your best to make things go as smoothly a possible, and now look! You're about to go off to school again, and things are going to be back to normal soon. You've done so well."
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Jul 9, 2015 18:00:20 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 18:00:20 GMT
Tessa felt her cheeks redden in embarrassment. "Thanks, dad." It wasn't like I had much choice.
"Come on, you're going to miss it if you don't hurry up," Izzy said, tone brisk as she steered her daughter over to the kitchen. "Remember to write to us."
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Jul 9, 2015 18:14:11 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 18:14:11 GMT
"Send your cousins our regards. And don't forget your appointments. And be careful."
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Jul 9, 2015 18:21:08 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 18:21:08 GMT
"I know, I know," she was growing a little impatient now, but she did her best not to show it. They're only worried after what happened to Lizzie. And she felt the sudden strong desire to let them know that her sister was still in contact with her. Before she could even consider it, though, the glass portkey on the table began to glow.
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Jul 9, 2015 18:46:12 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 18:46:12 GMT
Alfred put his hand on his daughter's shoulder for a last time before stepping back, holding Izzy's hand.
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Jul 9, 2015 18:47:57 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 18:47:57 GMT
Izzy rested her head on her husband's shoulder as Tessa vanished. Once the room was left in silence again, she let out a soft sigh.
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Jul 9, 2015 18:51:13 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 18:51:13 GMT
"I'm scared for them," Alfred murmured. "All of them. After the letter Basch sent to us about Cora..."
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Jul 9, 2015 18:55:51 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 18:55:51 GMT
"Hogwarts is the last place I want her to be right now," Izzy agreed quietly. "What kind of place is it now, for two children to even think..."
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Jul 9, 2015 19:01:32 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 19:01:32 GMT
"Not just two," Alfred murmured. "You know that the kids talk to me a lot. Especially Giovanni."
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Jul 9, 2015 19:03:52 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 19:03:52 GMT
"Good god," she said softly. "What's happening, Alfred? They're just children."
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Jul 9, 2015 19:07:20 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 19:07:20 GMT
"They're children in pain. I don't... we never experienced anything like this. It was practically unheard of. By the time the younger parents entered school, they struggled with it-- I mean, look at Basch and Veneziano-- and now... our children. They're all in pain. Growing up in the world is going to be so much harder for them than it was for us, we both know that."
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Jul 9, 2015 19:14:00 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 19:14:00 GMT
"I don't want Tessa to go through that," she whispered, although it occurred to her that perhaps their daughter had already gone through more than she'd let on. "I don't want her to feel alone, like Elizabeth did."
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Jul 9, 2015 19:17:51 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 19:17:51 GMT
"I think, perhaps, we should talk to the others about this. See if there's something we can do to take care of our children."
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Jul 9, 2015 19:22:09 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 19:22:09 GMT
She nodded, drawing away from him and running her fingers through the end of her hair. "Yeah. Maybe... I don't know, does Hogwarts have a counsellor?"
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Jul 9, 2015 19:46:50 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 19:46:50 GMT
"Not any that I know of. I don't think they had counsellors back in the founders' days, and you know how traditional the school is."
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Jul 9, 2015 19:56:57 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 19:56:57 GMT
"What about outside of the school? There must be some sort of ministry run aid for children."
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Jul 9, 2015 20:25:51 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 20:25:51 GMT
"As far as I remember, there isn't anything. There never has been. If something like that existed, I should think they'd be working with Tessa. Not only because of the cancer, but because of Lizzie." Alfred's voice shook slightly at the mention of his late daughter.
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Jul 9, 2015 20:45:03 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 20:45:03 GMT
She chewed on her lower lip, the familiar ache in her chest returning at the sound of Elizabeth's name. "Muggles, then. Surely they have something. Even if it means we have to lie a bit, we have to try."
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