Chapter Ten

Esmerelda walked into the mirror room and sat down before holding up a card saying 'Ethel Hallow' on it so the mirror knew who she wanted to talk to and the mirror changed scenes to show Ethel's bedroom, luckily all three sisters had a mirror in their room.

"Ethie" Esmerelda said seeing her sister's head in her lap as she sat underneath her door. The elder blonde knocked on the mirror slightly which caught Ethel's attention and she stood up walking towards the mirror her eyes red from crying.

"Oh Ethie" Esmerelda said seeing the state her little sister was in.

"Have you told Sybil yet?" Ethel asked looking down at the ground as she spoke and Esmerelda shook her head.

"Not yet, I don't want to tell her until lessons are finished as anywise she will be crying during her lessons" Esmerelda replied logically knowing the youngest sister had Miss Hardbroom this afternoon and the women would not be happy if the girl was crying during her lesson.

"I didn't even tell mum and dad" Ethel replied sadly "I just ran up here as I didn't want them to shout at me" Ethel admitted to Esmerelda explaining why she had not told their mother and father what had happened.

"Probably wise for now" Esmerelda told her little sister "Listen Mildred, Maud and Enid are going to help me get you back to school" Esmerelda told her sister.

"Why them?" Ethel asked disgusted not wanting Mildred Hubble of all people to help her.

"Be nice" Esmerelda replied "And if you must know it is because I have no idea how to break the rules to change something" Esmerelda admitted and for the first time since she had gotten expelled Ethel looked up and smirked.

"Probably wise, you play bad so badly" Ethel told her sister as she laughed.

"Yes alright I know, we can't all be experts like someone I know" Esmerelda replied with a smile as she spoke to Ethel.

"Don't pretend not to love me, I might misbehave but you still can barely go twenty minutes without missing me" Ethel replied knowingly but it was true, Ethel might act up but Esmerelda absolutely loved being around her and if she was away from her for longer than twenty minutes the girl would run to her like a little kid who found out their mother had a sweet for them when she saw her.

"I suppose you are alright" Esmerelda replied in a mocking way as Ethel raised her eyebrows at her.

"Alright of course I love you even when you drive me absolutely insane!" Esmerelda replied as she laughed knowing it was so hard to stay mad at Ethel.

"I love you too, even if you are really soppy" Ethel replied with a laugh.

"Seriously how can I go through school without you?" Esmerelda asked knowing her question was a bit stupid, she already had gone two years without Ethel and she would go years without her once she left but she had only gone through the first two years because she literally would mirror her sisters everyday, but now that the girl was older she loved having her sisters in the school with her.

"It is alright it will be easier, you won't have to stick up for me anymore" Ethel told Esmerelda reassuring her it would be okay.

"But I like sticking up for you" Esmerelda replied truthfully and at that Ethel sighed instantly becoming sad again something she was very good at.

"I am sorry Esmie, I got expelled and could not even help you anyway" Ethel replied upset.

"It is okay, these stupid powers though, as soon as I got outside they cut out again" Esmerelda replied really upset and annoyed about it, why was it something always worked whenever you went to show someone?

"ETHEL" someone shouted in the background a voice both girls recognised as their fathers.

"Uh oh I think he knows, I will talk later" Ethel told her sister ending the girl.

Esmerelda sighed hoping her parents would not be to harsh on Ethel and with that the girl left the mirror room.

"ESMIE ESMIE" Sybil Hallow shouted as the small first year threw open her sister's bedroom door running in looking panicked.

"What is wrong Sybs?" Esmerelda asked instantly jumping up as she saw how panicked the youngest girl was.

"I just mirrored mum and dad and they were in a bad mood because they said Ethel got expelled" the girl told her sister.

Esmerelda sighed. She was literally just about to go and tell Sybil what had happened.

"Yes it is true Sybil" Esmerelda told her sister and she saw the girl's eyes fill with tears and Esmerelda knew Sybil well enough to know the young girl was about to burst into tears and the older sister was right because that is exactly what she did a few seconds later.

"Oh don't cry Sybil" Esmerelda said hugging the smaller girl who leaned into her upset.

"Why did Ethel get expelled?" Sybil asked through her sobs.

"Unfortunately it was a big misunderstanding" Esmerelda replied not wanting to get into it right now as she had a headache, it had been a hard day.

"It wasn't because we kept fighting?" Sybil asked worried that was the reasoning behind it.

"Of course not Sybil, I am going to try and get her back to school with Mildred and the others,you can help us if you want" Esmerelda told the girl knowing Sybil would want to help.

Sybil nodded wanting to help and get her sister back to school.

"Should we write to the grand wizard?" Sybil asked innocently.

"No Sybil that will not be a good idea" Esmerelda replied.

The problem was Mildred, Maud, Enid, Esmerelda and Sybil were all at a loss as to what they could actually do to help Ethel, they needed something that did not put the other pupils in danger but no-one could think of a way to convince the teachers to let Ethel back in but thankfully none of them would have to think for much longer.

Esmerelda was sitting in her spells lesson leaning her hand on her chin as she looked out the window not really paying attention to the lesson but thinking of a way to help her sister.

"Some of us clearly think we know enough to not pay attention" Miss Cackle who taught spells as well as being head said as she saw how distracted the girl was.

"Esmerelda...Esmerelda!" Ada said causing the girl to turn and look at her.

"Yes Miss?" Esmerelda asked looking at her teacher.

"If you do not think this lesson is important enough to pay attention to, why don't you demonstrate the spell?" Ada told the girl.

Esmerelda looked around realising she did not even know which spell it was and stood up nervously telling herself if she demonstrated a impressive spell no-one would notice if the spell was wrong, she pointed her fingers at the umbrella on the table in the middle of the room and cast a spell.

Students looked around giving each other looks as Esmerelda's spell totally failed and there was not even a spark.

"Esmerelda I am waiting" Ada told her growing annoyed at the girl messing around.

Esmerelda nodded and tried again saying the spell louder and pointing her fingers at the umbrella which didn't move or open or anything and Ada realised the spell was not working and there was not even a spark almost as if the girl had no magic. Students were looking around in confusion.

"Right well sit down Esmerelda" Ada said trying not to draw attention to the fact the girl just basically showed her class she had no magic but the woman was worried that maybe this meant Ethel had been telling the truth and her sister's powers really were no longer working properly.