A/N: I own nothing

Ever since the incident with the troll, Hermione had stuck to Elysia's side like glue but the Noah heir didn't mind. It was actually nice to find someone else like her and when she had told her grandfather about her new friend, she was instantly asked to invite Hermione to celebrate Yule with the family.

Hermione, of course, had said yes after getting permission from her parents.

Other than gaining a new friend, Elysia had decided that Alexander Potter needed to be taught some humility after the troll incident and she had enlisted the help of the school's resident pranksters, the Weasley twins, to do so. Fred and George were more than eager to help because they didn't like Alexander all that much, seeing as the younger boy lorded over Gryffindor house by throwing around his name and threatening to ruin everyone's lives with his father's help. So ever since Halloween, a series of bizarre and humiliating incidents had befallen Alexander Potter and they couldn't even be pinned on the Weasley twins thanks to some simple illusionary magic Elysia had learned from her grandfather.

Humiliating her stuck-up and egotistical twin brother aside, Elysia had decided to investigate the third floor corridor more thoroughly, even though her grandfather told her to leave it be. This time, she had been prepared when she went up to the corridor the day before Christmas break. An enchanted lyre she 'borrowed' from the music classroom put the cerberus to sleep before she went through the trapdoor it had been guarding. The Devil's Snare that had been beyond the trapdoor was easily taken care of with a weak fire spell before she used her 'Choose' ability to pass through a series of doors that lead to a rooms filled with enchanted flying keys, a giant chess set, a troll (this one was sleeping, thank god for small miracles), and a room that held a table filled with bottles of liquids. The last room she entered was a large room that was mostly empty, save for a stone pedestal in the center of the room. Finding this to be odd, Elysia proceeded to examine the pedestal thoroughly, going as far as to stick her hand into the pedestal and feeling around. Her efforts were rewarded when she pulled a blood red stone out of a hidden compartment inside of the pedestal. Holding it up to the torchlight, she examined it carefully, noting the potent magical aura it possessed.

What was this doing in a school filled with children?

She didn't know what this stone was but she could tell that it was powerful and she stuck it into her pocket, deciding not to leave it hanging around where anybody could get to it. Then she went back to her dorm room to get some sleep before she headed home for Christmas break.

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Tyki looked at his pocket watch for what had to be the twentieth time in the last ten minutes. He was anxious to see his daughter again. It just wasn't the same at home without seeing her smiling face everyday. It was to the point where he spent more time away from home then he did at home because everything seemed a little less bright with Elysia gone. The sound of a train whistle caught his attention and his eyes lit up when he saw the train pulling into the station. He hung back as the other parents surged forward to greet their children, knowing that Elysia would easily find him, and barely moments after the train doors were opened, Tyki caught sight of his daughter.

"Papa!" cried Elysia as she launched herself into his arms. Tyki easily caught her as a wide smile bloomed on both of their faces.

"Ah, my daughter!" said Tyki in portuguese as he held her close "I've missed you so much my Sia."

"I've missed you too, Papa." said Elysia happily "I've missed you so much." She snuggled happily into his embrace and inhaled his scent. The scent of tobacco, liquor, and cologne. They pulled apart and Tyki smoothed her hair before looking just behind her.

"Is this your friend, Sia?" asked Tyki as he motioned to the bushy haired girl.

"Yes, Papa." said Elysia as she turned to the girl "Mione, this is my Papa, Tyki Mikk. Papa, this is my friend, Hermione Granger."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Mikk." said Hermione politely.

"Likewise, miss Granger." said Tyki with a tilt of his hat "Now, shall we be on our way? I know that the Earl is awaiting our arrival and it's best not to keep him waiting."

-Author's note-

I'm back~