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Back at the room, Seamus lay on the couch snoring away. Amelia's tour lasted two hours and dinner was an hour long. The battle of Hogwarts started at nine pm so the tour must have started at around ten thirty pm. Great, it was one in the morning!
Ginny was deciding that it was time to go to bed after Amelia told her that she needed to wake up at five am.
"Oh yes! Before we forget, again, what are your names again?" Amelia asked Ginny.
"I am Ginerva, but everyone calls me Ginny. And he is Seamus." yawned Ginny.
"Oh wonderful! But I'm not 'everyone' so I will call you Ginerva. It is a very lovely name, by the way." she complemented.
"Thanks." Ginny rubbed her eyes.
"Any time, sweetie. Now go on, get to bed. You are going to be extremely tired in the morning!" she said.
"Okay. One more thing, before I forget; what about Seamus?" asked Ginny tiredly.
"My dear, don't worry about him. He's fine." The blonde haired woman glanced down at her wristwatch, her eyes widening at the sight.
"Goodness Merlin! Would you look at the time!" She faked an over-exaggerated yawn, stretching her arms out for effect.
"Off you go. There's some pre-prepared slumber attire in your closet if you're awake enough to change." she smiled.
"Alright. Thank you. Good night." said Ginny, walking off to bed.
"Night, dear." said Amelia, going to her room too.
Ginny and Amelia both fell asleep immediately and left Seamus snoring away on the couch.
Ginny awoke to the sound of a fist pounding on her door accompanied by the annoying ring of Amelia's voice, "Wake up! Today is going to be a big day!"
"Ugh. Why is she so cheery?" Ginny mumbled through the cotton fibers of the pillow. It seemed as if her bed was now twice as comfortable than before her relaxation was interrupted.
Ginny dragged herself out of bed and slumped into the bathroom. The bathroom was left of her bed and her closet was on the right. She started the shower and walked into her closet to pick out an outfit.
After her shower, she left her hair wet and wavy. Ginny's outfit was a casual lilac sun dress. She stowed away her school clothes in a hamper, but held on to her Gryffendor pin. It was just to much to handle, she couldn't let it go. She left it on her nightstand and walked out of her room to eat breakfast.
In the kitchen, Amelia was sitting with her chin up in a prim and proper stance at the dining table talking to Seamus. The table was covered in food. There were bowls of fruit, plates of waffles and pancakes, pitchers of milk and juices, loaves of bread and plates of biscuits, jars of butter and jams and jellies.
It was like a small version of the great hall-
'Stop!' she yelled at herself. She needed to quit thinking of Hogwarts. She was never going to see Hogwarts again so she needed to get used to forgetting it. But it was too painful. Hogwarts was her second home. All her best memories happened there. Just the word 'Hogwarts' sent a sharp pain into her side.
"Good morning, Ginerva!" smiled Amelia, snapping Ginny away from her thoughts.
"Hey Ginny." said Seamus, not tearing his eyes away from the bottle of syrup as he concentrated on getting the perfect amount on his waffle.
"Good morning Amelia. Good morning Seamus." Ginny yawned.
"Ooh you look lovely! A lot better than Seamus." Amelia joked.
"Gee thanks." said Seamus taking a bite of waffle.
He was wearing a yellow T-shirt and raggedy, one size to big, denim jeans.
Ginny took a seat beside Amelia.
"Who made the breakfast?" asked Ginny, who was beginning to pile her plate with a biscuit and fruit.
"Our Avox, Wendy." replied Amelia, pointing to Wendy dusting the living room. "Oh yes and Seamus, back to our conversation-"
"What's an Avox?" Ginny asked, cutting off Amelia.
Amelia looked shocked. "Oh well an Avox is like a maid. They clean up and cook for us. Aren't they just wonderful? Best thing is" she whispered "they can't talk."
Amelia opened her mouth to continue talking but was rudely interrupted by Ginny again.
"But why can't they talk?" asked Ginny.
"Excuse me?" asked Amelia shocked.
"She does that sometimes. Go on Amelia." Seamus cut in.
"Oh...right. Well how you survive-" Amelia started until Ginny reached over for the syrup and accidentally knocked over a bowl of strawberries.
The bowl toppled and crashed to the ground and the fruits splattered every which way.
Ginny reached over and picked up the bowl but the strawberries stained the floor. This made Amelia gasp.
"That is not your job Ginerva!" shrieked Amelia. Amelia snatched the bowl from Ginny and dropped it back on the ground.
"Wendy! Get over here now!" yelled Amelia.
Wendy quickly stopped dusting the living room and began to wipe up the strawberries. She frantically wiped, with a rag she had in a pocket on her red dress, until the stains were gone. Then she hurriedly picked up the bowl and washed it and refilled it with new clean strawberries.
"Ah now that's a lot better. And next time, Ginerva, don't do anything that an Avox can do for you." Amelia warned, narrowing her eyes a bit as she gripped her knife tightly in hand, sawing away at her pancake.
Ginny was about to argue until Seamus gave her a serious look.
"Yes ma'am. But, you never did tell me why they can't speak." said Ginny softly.
Amelia sighed, "Oh all right. If it will make you behave. Well when a person gets caught going against the Dark Lord, they have to be punished. For some, the consequent is death, but for others; punishment is our service until the battle and removal of the tongue."
Ginny's eyes widened. She looked over to Wendy. Wendy had dark brown curls and green eyes. She was amazingly thin too and very pale. She looked around Ginny's age. Maybe twenty-three? The thought of not having a tongue made Ginny suddenly lose her appetite.
"Where were we, Amelia?" Seamus asked, breaking the silence.
"Oh yes. Well, umm don't start a fire; attracts other tributes. Now we have to go. Come along. Wendy, clean up the mess." commanded Amelia, sitting up out of her chair and pointing to the food on the table.
Wendy nodded and rushed to clear off the table. Ginny and Seamus followed Amelia into the elevator.
"Where are we going?" asked Seamus.
"Well you two will meet your prep team and stylists!" she said, her haggard mood now replaced by an eccentric expression.
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