Short one! Next chapter will be very Stephanie, Maggie, and Kat oriented.
Chapter 25: Saying Good-Bye
Everything was sorted and Stephanie was not expelled. Harry and his friends received special services to the school and Harry even ended up free the house elf Dobby; who turned out to belong to the Malfoys.
Lucius was just leaving the grounds when a hand tapped his shoulder. He turned to see Katherine Gryffindor holding out a damaged diary and broken locket.
"Thought it was a nice trick? You had no idea what you were holding!" she snapped.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Lucius sneered.
"Do this again and I will tell every secret I know about all those little nooks and crannies in your home and what they hide," she hissed.
"How would you…"
"Abraxous was very needy for a pretty face," Katherine smirked before turning on her heel and walking back into the castle.
Lucius stared at her for several minutes before slowly turning and walking off the grounds.
"I believe she's fine to leave now and can return for the feast with all the others," Poppy smiled to Margaret before heading off to check her recovering petrified patients.
"Hey you okay?" Margaret asked smiling at the girl lying in the bed.
"I feel silly and stupid thinking you gave me the locket," Stephanie answered.
"Oh baby you aren't either of those things. You made a mistake it happens. But it's fixed now so no worries okay," Margaret smiled leaning over to the girl.
Stephanie nodded as Margaret gave her an Eskimo kiss and helped the child up.
"Dinner?"
"I'm starving!" Stephanie giggled.
Margaret laughed leaving the room with Stephanie's hand in hers. Sadly she knew it would have to end soon.
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June 16th and the Hogwarts' Express was pulling into the London platform at 3:00 in the afternoon.
"Wow…I just realized I don't have to go to the Dursleys!" Harry exclaimed happily as they walked through the platform of nine and three quarters into King's Cross.
"Nice isn't it sweetie?" Margaret grinned.
"Very," Harry nodded hugging her lightly.
"Oi Stephanie let's go!" a large burly muscular man with brown hair and eyes in a policeman's uniform shouted.
"C-Coming," Stephanie stammered. She turned to Margaret and gave a sad smile.
"Th-that's my m-m-m-mum's bo-boyfriend. B-bye," she stammered.
"Bye sweetie. Remember I'm always there," Margaret smiled holding up the girl's hand before kissing her head, "I love you sweetheart."
"I…b-bye," Stephanie nodded hurrying off to the large man.
Margaret watched as the man said something to Stephanie that made the girl's head drop and the grip the man had on the child's shoulder was clearly to strong and would leave a bruise. Biting her lip Margaret smiled to her kids and led them another way to go home saying good bye to little Stephanie.
Harry and Hermione had seen the same things and hope Stephanie would be all right. They had really liked the girl and were looking forward to seeing her after summer.