This story is a sequel to Flora Riddle 1 and 2, already posted in this site. It's convenient to read them first for your completely understanding.

Flora Riddle 3

Nauseating days

The Christmas' Party was refreshing for the whole family. Flora and Felipe took the opportunity to take a three-day trip to Brazil with their children, to see their family and friends. The children enjoyed themselves by telling their friends what they learned in the new school. But of course, nobody believed them. And that was exactly the reason their parents let them tell the truth.

Flora was very happy, albeit a bit sleepy and sometimes very emotional. She could not understand why Brazil thrilled her so much. She cried every time she met a friend or even saw a flower that she knew would not be able to survive the cold European winter. She felt ridiculous. And her desire to go back home was immense. Home as in not Brazil, but rather her little pink house in Hogsmeade.

That night she would be meeting her witch friends. Felipe and she were speculating and debating how they would reveal the truth to Nadine and Katarina. She could not keep from sharing the wonderful secret with them; both were very special to her, and she knew that her friends would really enjoy and love knowing about a Magical World.

Nadine was a very expressive and cheerful woman married to a Muggle, who was extremely dedicated to his family. They had a young daughter with eyes as black as prunes.

Katarina was sweet and gentle. She was unmarried. She worked at a small school, and was very devoted to her nieces. She was the only witch in her family though Felipe and Flora had speculated that she might be the daughter of a Squib, since her paternal grandmother had always given indications of having a special something, while her father seemed unable to use magic.

"Should we do it dramatically or just tell them the truth the plain way?"

Felipe asked Flora, hoping that she would vote for the more playful option. Both of them were very good-humored and they were inclined to make everything funnier and better.

"How about this?" Flora said, "While I'm talking with them, you can cast spells behind them, like serving them juice without touching the jug, or closing the window using your wand or something else?"

"'Maybe ... But what about Davi? He's surely coming, right?"

"Davi is married to Nadine, so he must know he has got a witch at home. He loves her too much to get shocked when we just confirm the truth."

"Yeah, you're right… as always!" Felipe smiled lovingly at his wife.

So, as agreed, while the children played in the backyard of their grandparents' house, Flora and Felipe received friends and "set their scene" ." The small audience got the impression that it all was all illusion and tricks and therefore enjoyed it a lot. Then Felipe gave his wand to Katarina, who immediately caused a small disaster in the kitchen. All of them were struck dumb with amazement, and it was then that Flora and Felipe told their dumbstruck guests about the magical world and life in Hogsmeade.

Flora got slightly disturbed when Harry's image came to her mind. Quickly disguising it, she resumed her talking.

After many jokes and laughs, she invited Katarina to return with them to Hogsmeade.

And so, they went on along the night by imagining how life would be if all of the five lived in the town. As Flora had imagined, Davi was not more surprised than the women at the revelations. He was so proud to have a real witch at home that he wished his daughter would become a witch too. He joked a lot about it. Everyone had a great time.

The day after this gathering, Flora, Felipe and their children returned to Europe. Katarina would meet them two weeks later.

The journey by plane seemed long and endless to Flora, now that she knew the Floo network, portal keys and apparition. Moreover the days were like getting shorter to her. The holidays were getting over. At least she would not have to be apart from her children, since she would be at school two to three times a week. Even then, distressing feelings ate away inside her: she had not seen Harry Potter since the Christmas party. Neither a visit nor a letter, not even an e-mail. She would not find him in King's Cross, since they already were in Hogsmeade and her children would not have to take the Hogwarts Express. She was sad. He had forgotten her.

Upon arriving from Brazil, a few days before the beginning of classes, she got an e-mail from Katarina, asking them to meet her in London, because she was afraid that she would not know how to get to Hogsmeade. Indeed. It came through Flora's mind that probably the town was protected, just as the Leaky Cauldron that could not be seen by the Muggles. No one had ever explained to Flora: could a witch who had never seen those public wizarding locations find them? After discussing it with Felipe, they decided to meet her friend in London and bring her home safely. They would take the chance to pay a visit to Aunt Narcissa too. The news pleased the children, because they were unhappy at the idea of not taking the train and miss the "mess" and fun of the travel. And it also pleased Flora ...

They met Scorpius at his Grandma's. He awaited them there. He had to hear from Ricardo all the news from Brazil. Besides, his Brazilian cousin had promised to bring him some items for them to do magic tricks. Without their parents knowing the two boys were plotting to trade some of these items with the Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Ricardo, just like his mother, learned very fast, so he and his cousin had spent the holidays studying how to charm Muggle objects to play tricks.

When Flora observed the boys talking in the yard, she began to suspect that something was wrong. She thought she should keep her eyes and ears on both of them. She feared that Ricardo would end up being expelled from school.

At six the next morning, Katarina arrived. They greeted her at the airport and then proceeded towards the Leaky Cauldron right away. To Flora's surprise, they met Hannah, Joanne and Neville there, who invited them for breakfast. After eating, all of them went to Diagon Alley. While Neville bought fertilizer for his Acanthus Spinosus plants, Katarina was overjoyed and marveled at everything.

At 10:45 am, Flora, Katarina and the children arrived at the station. As always, the Platform Nine and Three-Quarters at King's Cross Station was crowded with mothers and fathers walking to and fro between recommendations, trunks, hugs and kisses. Flora was saying goodbye to her children when she was surprised by a beautiful smile and a pair of green eyes that she knew very well. Harry Potter greeted and asked her:

"How are you, the newest teacher at Hogwarts? Ready?"

Flora just melted inside! Sighing, she replied:

"Yes, I have only two classes. It should not be difficult, since I'm practically a Muggle and Muggles' Studies is nothing but Psychology as I know it."

For a moment she forgot her friend beside her. There was nothing else around them, not even the noise of the train. Then she introduced Katarina and him, and they chattered a bit. Ginny was not together with them as she had an appointment in the Daily Prophet. Harry's eyes sank in hers' as if they were kissing. It was intense. Then they said goodbye.

Flora, who had learned how to Apparate just after Christmas, took Katarina to Hogsmeade. After they got there, Katarina said:

"I don't mean to be indiscreet, my friend, but the way Harry Potter looks at you... Is there anything between you that I don't know?

Flora didn't did not reply straight away. She wondered how they couldn't could not disguise their feelings anymore and was now worried about it.

At that moment, she was saved by the arrival of an owl with a notification from the Ministry of Magic warning her against Apparating without an official license for this, so she deftly changed the course of the conversation.