Chapter 2: Meeting the Girls
Sabrina pulled her mother and the Headmaster in the house through the foyer.
"We were about to have dinner. We thought you were going to be late," the girl explained.
"Sweetie where are your sisters?" Minerva asked stopping the girl.
"Cassie is in the library," Sabrina sighed pointing to a nearby door that was firmly closed, "and Sissy is in her room."
"We want to see them first all right," Minerva smiled. The girl nodded and ran off down the hall.
Minerva opened the library door softly and entered the warmly lit room full to the rafters of old and new; wizarding and muggle books of every kind.
By the large fire place there was a green leather arm chair and in it was a small girl of nine with ebony hair in a tight French braid, round rimmed glasses on her nose, and sharp grey eyes. She was wearing a navy blue cotton dress that was no where near as elaborate as Sabrina's had been. She also had black shoes and her head was deep in a book about Egypt.
"Cassandra love do put the book down just long enough to say hello to Professor Dumbledore," Minerva said entering the library and pulling Albus with her.
"Good evening Professor. I trust you found the country enjoyable," the child said stiffly eyeing him calculatingly.
"I did and thank you very much for asking Miss Cassandra," Albus nodded feeling wary.
"Cassandra Astrid shut the book you've read a hundred times and greet mother's friend with the manners you were taught. We must always uphold our rights," snapped a voice that sounded quite like Minerva's.
Searching the room Albus narrowed it down to some sort of intercom that was attached to the wall. Cassandra glared at the little box.
"And I know very well what you are doing. Quit being so snobbish and disrespectful……and tell Ethel to not have spinach on the table at dinner," the voice said.
"Spinach is a vegetable and very healthy for everyone," Cassandra said snapping the book shut and putting it back on the shelf.
"Then you eat it. I will not have Rina eating anything she does not like and is likely to spit out all over everything later," the voice said and a child's laughter was heard.
Cassandra glared at the box and stalked past her mother and the man mumbling something about physic sisters being a pain.
Albus looked at Minerva and found her with a hand of her mouth trying not to laugh.
"Have I missed something?" Albus asked.
"Nothing of consequence sir. If you would care to have a less stressful meeting I suggest meeting me," the voice answered and then there was a click signaling the box was turned off.
"You will find that Morgana has a way of knowing everything going on in this house," Minerva smiled.
Albus was led out of the library and down the halls, through a ball room and up some stairs to many different rooms.
"This room is Cassandra's," Minerva said pointing to a red door on the immediate right.
"Then down here is Sabrina's and right by it is Morgana's," Minerva explained pointing to the pink and lavender doors that were on the left down the hall a few feet. Minerva knocked lightly on the lavender door.
"Come in!" rang the same voice from before.
Minerva smiled at Albus and squeezed his hand as she opened the door into a very large room.
The walls were painted light lavender with a white iconic border around the ceiling. Posters of both muggle and wizarding people were hung up. The bed lay in the middle of the room and was quite large and canopy style with a lime green bed spread. A very tall bookcase took up the entirety of half of the closest wall and was filled with books and records. Along the same wall was a beautiful and large ivory fireplace with a light fire going in it. On the other side of the bed Albus' eyes found Sabrina sitting in a large chair holding a doll as she watched someone behind the beautiful Chinese landscape privacy screen.
"Morgana?" Minerva called pulling Albus further in the room.
"I'm back here!" called a voice from behind the screen.
Minerva smiled at Albus and led him over to where Sabrina was.
There Albus looked behind the screen and saw an extremely beautiful young woman with shimmering ebony curls pulled into a loose ponytail. The girl was in excellent physical shape and had her back to them as she ran on some strange contraption he supposed was for exercise. While she ran Albus could see her hitting at a punching bag too.
"Baby stop that. You're slim enough as it is," Minerva chastised lightly, "I want you to meet my employer."
"It's not about slim. It's about fit and airy. You can't look like Dolores Jane Umbridge and be Peter Pan or Peace Blossom," the girl replied as she turned off the machine and grabbed a hand towel wiping off the glistening sweat from her face as she turned around.
Albus had to do a double take as memories of Minerva in school flooded to his mind.
The girl before him was an exact and complete replica but for her eyes. They were green and sparkling but the pupils were not black like others but white as white as borders on her walls.
"Pleasure sir. I'm Morgana Aradia the eldest," the girl smiled holding out her hand.
"The pleasure is all mine Miss Morgana," Albus smiled shaking her hand. He was not exactly sure if she could see him or not.
"Professor if I may could I touch you?" she asked throwing the towel over her shoulder, "you see my eyesight is not very good at times and I find it helps me better understand the person I'm speaking to."
"Certainly my dear if it will help you," Albus nodded dropping her hand. Morgana stepped forward slightly and lightly ran her hands of his hands and over his face.
Albus was a little shocked and had he not seen her touching him he would not have known she had her touch was so light.
"Hmm…So…when were you two planning on telling us you were dating?" Morgana asked stepping back and bending down as Sabrina jumped into her arms.
Minerva and Albus both looked at each other blinking.
"How …how did you know that from touching me?" Albus asked.
"I didn't. Rina told me," Morgana answered, "Said she saw you kissing." Albus and Minerva both blushed lightly.
"Well yes dear we are dating," Minerva answered hugging her eldest, "is Nathan here?"
"Oh no. He went home to see his grandparents. But he said he'd be back in the morning," Morgana smiled.
"Sorry, but who's Nathan?" Albus asked a bit astounded the eldest seemed so what was the word? ……..oh yes cool about her mother dating again; especially someone so much older.
"Nathan Hawker is my fiancée and my manager apparently; or so he says," she giggled, "Supper will be ready soon if Ethel isn't letting Mary in the kitchen again. I'll just have a quick change and meet you down stairs."
"All right dear. But please don't try any of your stunts," Minerva said taking Sabrina from her daughter.
"I'm as good as gold mum," Morgana winked.
