A/N: So I was watching my 2017 WW dvd today to get pictures of the sisters and using subtitles to help me realise where I was up to as I had no sound on and I realised Esme is supposed to be spelled 'Esmie' (Which is a nickname so it really does not matter but I like everything to be how it actually is). Anyway in this chapter I have spelled it the correct way just in case anyone thinks I did it by mistake.

Chapter Two- The Money

Ethel got home and walked through the door hanging her coat on the hook and saying hello to their butler. She then walked down the hall and did not even bother to go into the living room as she knew her parents would only pretend she wasn't there.

Ethel climbed the stairs to her bedroom and sat on her bed getting out her books and starting the homework that she had to do over the holidays. She worked for a hour before realising she was needing another book so she got of her bed and walked across the hall to her sister's room.

As Esmeralda was at college, Ethel had stored a few of her books in there for the time being. She walked into the room which was fairly empty as of course the majority of things Esmie had taken with her. Ethel looked around for the book she needed and realised the book she actually needed was her sister's.

Ethel at one point would have taken the book without asking but now she was closer to her sister and now that she was becoming older and realised how dangerous some books were she thought it was best to ask first. She walked to her the mirror in her sister's room, held up a card with her name and waited.

"Esmie" Ethie said as she saw her sister was distracted as she was reading a book. Her sister lowered the book and smiled.

"Can't get enough of me or something?" Ethie joked as Ethel had just seen her less than an hour before.

"So funny" Ethel replied saracatically. "I mirrored you to ask you if I can borrow this book" Ethel held it up for her sister to see the title.

"Yes sure go ahead, and thank you for asking for once" Esmie replied happy Ethel had asked her.

"Well I thought it would be best to ask, do you want me to get Sybil to mirror you later?" Ethel asked her sister.

"Yes please, tell her about eight, mum and dad will kill me if I make her miss dinner to talk to me" Esmeralda replied telling her sister her reasoning for that time.

"Oh I know, can I come around tomorrow?" Ethel asked wanting to visit her sister again.

"Yes, I only have one lesson tomorrow so I am free from eleven so come around when you want" Esmeralda told her with a smile happy Ethel wanted to visit. Just then on Esmie's side there was a very loud beeping noise and Ethel covered her ears.

"What is that?" the younger sister asked the older sister.

"The fire alarm, Cadence burned something I have to go" the elder replied as she cut of the call.

Ethie could not help chuckling slightly at what had happened and then she looked at her watch and seeing the time she took the book she had borrowed back to her room and then made her way downstairs for dinner knowing if she was not there her parents would not bother to call her.

Arriving down the stairs Ethel sat down and waited as her parents were still stood up talking to each other, she leaned her hand on her chin bored as she waited for everyone else to be ready for dinner. Sybil skipped down the stairs a few seconds later and took her usual seat.

"Esmie told me to tell you to mirror her at eight" Ethel told her little sister as she had the opportunity as her parents were distracted.

"Okay" Sybil replied happily. Ethel looked at her watch seeing it was time to eat but her parents were still talking.

"Mu-um" Sybil said. Her mother stopped talking to her father and looked at the youngest.

"Hurry up I am hungry" Sybil complained wanting her dinner.

"Just put it away for now" Mrs Hallow said to Mr Hallow who put an brown envelope in a dresser and then both of them sat down with their daughters as food was finally served.

It was a awkward mealtime for Ethel. Mr and Mrs Hallow did not allow their children to eat in their rooms and had told them before if they wanted food they had to eat as a family. Normally Ethel and Esmeralda would talk during dinner as they sat closest to each other but with the eldest gone Sybil was chatting away to their parents about everything and anything as Ethel sat there just eating her food being ignored.

After dinner Mr and Mrs Hallow made their way back to the sitting room and Sybil went to join them. Ethel stood up remembering she needed some tape so went to look for some in the drawer her father had placed the envelope. She lifted the envelope out to look underneath it and finding the tape she walked off after closing the drawer not realising the envelope was in her hand and that she had not put it back.

Returning to her room Ethel put the envelope on her bed along with the tape as she started sorting her schoolwork out. Ethel was using the tape to fix a rip in her essay that her cat, Nightstar had caused by accident and was happy to see when she had finished it was not noticeable anymore.

When Ethel was at home she only left her bedroom to go and eat as most of the time she tried her best to stay out of her parents way as they she felt like she was always in their way. It was only after she was settling down to read her book she noticed the envelope and she picked it up and opened it as it was not sealed and she saw money inside. Ethel being Ethel was very tempted, I mean to her parents who were rich losing a little bit of money would not make a difference, Ethel counted out £100 and stared at the notes thinking what she could buy with that amount of money.

A new broomstick, all the books she could want, new clothes, a new cauldron. Yes the girl was tempted but she put the money back in the envelope. Even she knew stealing £100 from her own family was a all time low and was enough to get her disowned and she was sure Esmie would never forgive her for it. Ethel sighed and stood up knowing she had to put it back and could not give in to her temptations.

Picking up the envelope Ethel sneaked down the stairs to the dining room. She would put it back before anyone noticed it was missing and no-one would ever have to know. She quietly walked to the drawer where she had found the money and quickly removing the notes from the envelope again just to double check it was all there, after her disaster of a entrance exam where Mildred had ruined her potion, she had learned to check everything twice.

As she was counting out the money she heard footsteps behind her before she heard a shout

"Ethel...what on earth do you think you are doing?" her father asked as she turned to look at him the money still in her hand.

"I was...just putting it back...I took it by accident" Ethel said truthfully.

The look her father was giving to her at that moment was one of pure hatred. He clearly didn't believe her.

"It is the truth" Ethel shouted at him.

"What is all this shouting about?" Mrs Hallow asked as she entered the room with Sybil right behind her.

"Ethel is stealing" her father replied telling his wife what had been going on.

"ETHEL!" Her mother shouted. Ethel sighed she had always wanted her parents to notice her but not like this.

"I was not stealing your stupid money" Ethel replied stressed at being accused "I was putting it back, why don't you believe me?" Ethel asked them.

"Because with your record how can you expect us to believe you?" her mother asked her seriously.

"Okay good point but where in my record does it say I have ever stolen someone's money?" Ethel asked her mum and dad as Sybil just looked at her.

"Give it to me now" her father demanded angrily. Ethel handed it over without hesitation.

"We do not tolerate thief's" her father told her as he glared at her.

"I am not a thief! Ethel shouted back "Esmie would believe me" Ethel replied not sure exactly if her older sister would believe her but hoping she would.

"Well she is not here is she?" her mother replied also glaring at her middle daughter.

Ethel looked at her parents angrily. They really thought she was a thief and would not even listen to her. Sybil was looking at her blankly, Ethie could not tell whether she believed her or not. As Ethel looked at her mother and father her anger was rising and before she knew what she was doing she was snatching the envelope out of her father's hand and ripping it into shreds.

"What are you doing!?" her mother asked her.

"Oh don't have a fit over it, you are rich it is like losing an tenner to you!" Ethel shouted. "I wish I had stolen that money now" Ethel carried on shouting at the top of her voice causing even the maids and butlers to stop and look interested. The Hallow house was normally quiet so they were not used to this shouting. "Because I could have given it to someone who deserved it or needed it like a homeless person" Ethel shouted at them annoyed she had not thought to give it away before. Her parents had more than enough money and if she had not being caught she seriously doubted they would have noticed.

"That is OUR money you don't get to decide what is done with it!" her mother shouted in response.

"Oh I know and you are selfish with it, I mean why don't you donate some instead of keeping this extra money you do not need!" Ethel shouted at them.

"Ethel I am warning you" her father replied his eyes blazing with anger.

"I mean Esmie donates money when she can and she is not even flaming rich, it is not my fault you are so greedy with it, I wish you would lose all your stupid money!" Ethel shouted really not caring anymore. Their money did not make her happy anyway.

Her father stared at her for a second after she finishing speaking before he slapped her around the face causing Sybil to gasp out in shock at the sound of his hand hitting Ethel's cheek rang around the quiet room. Ethel stood there holding her cheek completely shocked. Her parents had never been violent towards her before and she could not believe it had happened.

"Get upstairs before I drag you up them, GO!" her father shouted at her loudly causing Ethel to jump and run up the stairs.

Sybil had been staring at her sister in shock for the past few minutes never in her whole life having seen her father or mother hit any of them before. Her parents walked away her mother not saying anything and her father clearly still angry.

"Sybil, come on" her mother said as she saw her daughter just stood there. For once in her life Sybil did not know whether to go to her sister or her parents but knowing Ethel hated to be seen upset she followed her mother and father.