Chapter 2: Uncle at Hogwarts
Please tell me I'm seeing things. That Can't be the Dark Mark at my house. There Must be a mistake. I rub my eyes but it is still there. I rub them harder, but it hasn't gone away. Oh no. I'm not seeing things. It's not a mistake.
"Noooooooooo," I screamed just before fainting.
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A person from the Ministry walks to Mary's mom and asks, "Will you explain to the child what happened when she wakes up? She'll probably take it slightly better from you."
"Okay. I will. But what exactly happened?" Elizabeth asks shakily.
"The wizard neighbors called us and told us that something was happening next door. When we arrived there was the Dark Mark over the house. We went inside and found her parents dead. They were apparently killed by You-Know-Who with the Avada Kedavra curse. We also found a wand. It was snapped in two. I think it belonged to this girl. I suggest that you take her home and try your best to comfort her. She'll be in shock for a while. Later we'll decide what to do with her," replied the man.
"I'll do my best. Is that all you can do for us right now?" asked a still rather shaken Elizabeth.
"Yes. I'm afraid it is. I'll owl you with any new things we find," he answered.
"Well, I guess I'll go home now," says Elizabeth while breaking down in sobs.
"Good luck, mam. I'm terribly sorry," said the Minister.
Elizabeth picked up the still unconscious Lauren and put her in the car. It was silent. No one knew what to say. They only noise was the sobs every now and then. They were all trying not to cry.
They reached Alexis's house and Alexis ran to it. She started telling her mom what had happened very fast. Susan was shocked. She walked outside to talk to Elizabeth.
"It's true, then," Susan said shocked.
"Yes." Elizabeth said. She didn't know what else to say.
There was a long silence.
"I guess I'll bring Mary and ................ Lauren home," said Elizabeth dully. "See you sometime."
"Yeah. Well, bye," agreed Susan blankly.
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"Wha? What happened?" I groaned. I had a bad headache and the urge to throw up.
"Oh, good morning dear. How do you feel?" questioned Elizabeth as cheerfully as possible.
"Not very good. Where am I? How come I'm not at home?" I asked. I was very confused. Then I remembered the horrible nightmare I had last night. I had dreamed that I went home and the Dark Mark was over my house. And my parents had died. I decided to tell Mary's mom about it.
"Guess what, Mrs. Mathitz. I had the strangest nightmare last night. I dreamed that when we went home my parents had died and there was the Dark Mark over my house."
"It wasn't a dream." Mary's mom muttered very quietly.
If I thought I felt sick before, it was nothing to what I felt now. I felt like I was about to die. I let out a huge groan.
"You're kidding, right?" I asked her even though I knew she wasn't. I wanted her to say yes so bad, but I knew she wouldn't.
"I am so sorry, Lauren, dear. I wish I was," she replied sadly, "but lets try to think about that later and just worry about getting you better."
How could I not think about it? All that kept playing in my mind was 'my parents are dead, my parents are dead'. I couldn't accept it, but I somehow knew it was true.
"What's going to happen to me?" I asked shakily.
"Well, you'll stay with us for a while. Then I guess you'll start living with a family member..." she replied just as shaken. "I'm going to leave you alone for a little while okay? Just call if you want to talk to me."
As soon as she left, more tears then I had ever cried in my life put together spilled down my cheeks. How could this be true? Why me? I sobbed and sobbed for a long time. I don't know how long it was, but I do know that the only reason I stopped crying was because there weren't any tears in my eyes left to cry. I felt so alone and abandoned. I didn't know what to do, so I went back to sleep.
I woke up to my stomach growling. I hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch and I was tremendously hungry. I went downstairs and asked when dinner would be ready.
"It will be ready in about 5 minutes, honey." Mrs. Elizabeth answered kindly.
"Okay," I said flatly as I sat down at the table.
"Lauren, I've noticed you've been depressed lately. That's very understandable of course. But I was wondering if you want to go to some counseling?" Mary's mom asked in voice that said 'I don't know what to do, but I want to help.'
"No thanks, Mrs. Mathitz. I don't think it will help." I answered in a voice that I hope said 'thanks for trying though.'
"Would you please go get Mary from the backyard? Dinner's ready." Mary's mom said soothingly.
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"Mary, dinner time." Mary looked at me with a distressed face.
"How are you Lauren? You must be hurting something awful. I am so sorry that it had to happen. You okay? Really?" Mary asked painfully.
"I guess I'm okay. Not really. I don't know what to do! I am so confused. How am I supposed to get over this, Mary? Huh? What am I going to do?" I asked as I started crying again.
"I..... I don't know. But you will. We'll do it together. I promise." She said looking while looking into my blue eyes.
She didn't know this, but that was the best thing I'd heard in a long time. Exactly what I needed. I walked toward her and we hugged each other. Both of us crying on the other's shoulder. It felt so good to cry and be comforted by my best friend. It helped me a lot.
As we walked towards the house, I felt better. Not all the way. No, that wouldn't come for a long time. But it was an improvement.
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During our dinner (it was spaghetti), we decided that the next day we'd go back to my house and get everything. It would be very painful, but somehow I felt like I would feel better when it was done.
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Right before I got into bed, I saw 2 owls flying outside my window. One of them was Moonlight. She didn't have a letter. She just wanted food and not to be all by herself in my house. I had never seen the other owl before. It was a big barn owl. I took the letter off its leg. The letter read:
Dear Lauren,
I know that you don't know me, but you will. I am your uncle. Yes, I am a wizard, and yes, I just found out about your parents death. I am very sorry. But I can't express myself too much in a letter. I am Headmaster of a wizarding school. It is called Hogwarts. Perhaps you have heard of Hogwarts or perhaps not. I think it would be best if come here next year instead of going back to your usual school. I will meet with you on July 4 at the house you are staying at. You will continue to stay there until school starts. I love you very much.
Your loving uncle,
Albus Dumbledore
A/N: I hope you liked it. PLEEZ R/R and tell me what you think about it. PLEEZ. PRETTY PLEEZ!!!!! Okay you get the pic.
Disclaimer: You know I don't own Harry Potter and anything else you recognized but..........
Please tell me I'm seeing things. That Can't be the Dark Mark at my house. There Must be a mistake. I rub my eyes but it is still there. I rub them harder, but it hasn't gone away. Oh no. I'm not seeing things. It's not a mistake.
"Noooooooooo," I screamed just before fainting.
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A person from the Ministry walks to Mary's mom and asks, "Will you explain to the child what happened when she wakes up? She'll probably take it slightly better from you."
"Okay. I will. But what exactly happened?" Elizabeth asks shakily.
"The wizard neighbors called us and told us that something was happening next door. When we arrived there was the Dark Mark over the house. We went inside and found her parents dead. They were apparently killed by You-Know-Who with the Avada Kedavra curse. We also found a wand. It was snapped in two. I think it belonged to this girl. I suggest that you take her home and try your best to comfort her. She'll be in shock for a while. Later we'll decide what to do with her," replied the man.
"I'll do my best. Is that all you can do for us right now?" asked a still rather shaken Elizabeth.
"Yes. I'm afraid it is. I'll owl you with any new things we find," he answered.
"Well, I guess I'll go home now," says Elizabeth while breaking down in sobs.
"Good luck, mam. I'm terribly sorry," said the Minister.
Elizabeth picked up the still unconscious Lauren and put her in the car. It was silent. No one knew what to say. They only noise was the sobs every now and then. They were all trying not to cry.
They reached Alexis's house and Alexis ran to it. She started telling her mom what had happened very fast. Susan was shocked. She walked outside to talk to Elizabeth.
"It's true, then," Susan said shocked.
"Yes." Elizabeth said. She didn't know what else to say.
There was a long silence.
"I guess I'll bring Mary and ................ Lauren home," said Elizabeth dully. "See you sometime."
"Yeah. Well, bye," agreed Susan blankly.
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"Wha? What happened?" I groaned. I had a bad headache and the urge to throw up.
"Oh, good morning dear. How do you feel?" questioned Elizabeth as cheerfully as possible.
"Not very good. Where am I? How come I'm not at home?" I asked. I was very confused. Then I remembered the horrible nightmare I had last night. I had dreamed that I went home and the Dark Mark was over my house. And my parents had died. I decided to tell Mary's mom about it.
"Guess what, Mrs. Mathitz. I had the strangest nightmare last night. I dreamed that when we went home my parents had died and there was the Dark Mark over my house."
"It wasn't a dream." Mary's mom muttered very quietly.
If I thought I felt sick before, it was nothing to what I felt now. I felt like I was about to die. I let out a huge groan.
"You're kidding, right?" I asked her even though I knew she wasn't. I wanted her to say yes so bad, but I knew she wouldn't.
"I am so sorry, Lauren, dear. I wish I was," she replied sadly, "but lets try to think about that later and just worry about getting you better."
How could I not think about it? All that kept playing in my mind was 'my parents are dead, my parents are dead'. I couldn't accept it, but I somehow knew it was true.
"What's going to happen to me?" I asked shakily.
"Well, you'll stay with us for a while. Then I guess you'll start living with a family member..." she replied just as shaken. "I'm going to leave you alone for a little while okay? Just call if you want to talk to me."
As soon as she left, more tears then I had ever cried in my life put together spilled down my cheeks. How could this be true? Why me? I sobbed and sobbed for a long time. I don't know how long it was, but I do know that the only reason I stopped crying was because there weren't any tears in my eyes left to cry. I felt so alone and abandoned. I didn't know what to do, so I went back to sleep.
I woke up to my stomach growling. I hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch and I was tremendously hungry. I went downstairs and asked when dinner would be ready.
"It will be ready in about 5 minutes, honey." Mrs. Elizabeth answered kindly.
"Okay," I said flatly as I sat down at the table.
"Lauren, I've noticed you've been depressed lately. That's very understandable of course. But I was wondering if you want to go to some counseling?" Mary's mom asked in voice that said 'I don't know what to do, but I want to help.'
"No thanks, Mrs. Mathitz. I don't think it will help." I answered in a voice that I hope said 'thanks for trying though.'
"Would you please go get Mary from the backyard? Dinner's ready." Mary's mom said soothingly.
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"Mary, dinner time." Mary looked at me with a distressed face.
"How are you Lauren? You must be hurting something awful. I am so sorry that it had to happen. You okay? Really?" Mary asked painfully.
"I guess I'm okay. Not really. I don't know what to do! I am so confused. How am I supposed to get over this, Mary? Huh? What am I going to do?" I asked as I started crying again.
"I..... I don't know. But you will. We'll do it together. I promise." She said looking while looking into my blue eyes.
She didn't know this, but that was the best thing I'd heard in a long time. Exactly what I needed. I walked toward her and we hugged each other. Both of us crying on the other's shoulder. It felt so good to cry and be comforted by my best friend. It helped me a lot.
As we walked towards the house, I felt better. Not all the way. No, that wouldn't come for a long time. But it was an improvement.
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During our dinner (it was spaghetti), we decided that the next day we'd go back to my house and get everything. It would be very painful, but somehow I felt like I would feel better when it was done.
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Right before I got into bed, I saw 2 owls flying outside my window. One of them was Moonlight. She didn't have a letter. She just wanted food and not to be all by herself in my house. I had never seen the other owl before. It was a big barn owl. I took the letter off its leg. The letter read:
Dear Lauren,
I know that you don't know me, but you will. I am your uncle. Yes, I am a wizard, and yes, I just found out about your parents death. I am very sorry. But I can't express myself too much in a letter. I am Headmaster of a wizarding school. It is called Hogwarts. Perhaps you have heard of Hogwarts or perhaps not. I think it would be best if come here next year instead of going back to your usual school. I will meet with you on July 4 at the house you are staying at. You will continue to stay there until school starts. I love you very much.
Your loving uncle,
Albus Dumbledore
A/N: I hope you liked it. PLEEZ R/R and tell me what you think about it. PLEEZ. PRETTY PLEEZ!!!!! Okay you get the pic.
Disclaimer: You know I don't own Harry Potter and anything else you recognized but..........