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Never had a dream come true

1 Chapter 4 Acceptance

"A teaching job in Hogwarts? Becoming a witch? You are not kidding right?" Eve said that in disbelief. After she had given up her chance twelve years ago, she could again...

"Yes, my dear. As long as you accepted the offer, and work hard as both a teacher and student, there will be no problem there." McGonagnall answered her in a really pleasant voice. Surely enough, she had already grew to like her very much.

"But what will I be teaching? I mean I don't know anything about magic."

"Don't worry. You are going to teach Muggle Studies. You have to teach the students understand the non-magical world, for example like music, literature, things people used in daily life. I am sure you can handle it quite well. With your background in studying culture and communication, and your experience of a non-magical life, there will not be much difficulty. Especially, you being a Chinese educating under both Chinese and English culture could make the students have a broader sight too." Dumbledore said with confidence to her.

"That would be manageable if I got the right material prepared. But how about becoming a witch? I can't go to lessons when I am teaching."

Dumbldore smiled to her, and said, "Don't worry, Eve. We will have an individual timetable for you, so you can handle both your teaching work and schoolwork. You will also have your own office and room, meals included, and rather good-paid. Well, I assume that you will accept the offer then?"

She thought for a moment. This offer was obvious really good. Accommodation and meals were included, salary not really a matter to her, as long as it was reasonable, and she did consider to leave Hong Kong to see if she could have a more peaceful life away from her nosy relatives...

Ring Ring

Eve shifted uneasily in her chair. "Sorry, I need to answer the phone. Excuse me." She went out to her room and picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"Eve, It's Auntie Stella here."

Oh no, not Aunt Stella... trying to fix me up with someone again...

"Hi, Auntie Stella. How are you?"

"Fine, Eve. Are you free next Monday? I got a friend's son who would like to meet you."

Oh my God, not again.

"Sorry Auntie Stella, I need to start the preparation for next school year you know... I don't think I will be available that day."

"But I phoned you at school this afternoon, your collegues said you have just resigned... You know you should get a boyfriend, especially you are all alone now, and you are already twenty-four, you should consider getting marry soon..."

What is she thinking? All alone? I won't die if I don't get a guy, like her daughters... especially, she know damn well why I haven't got a boyfriend. thanks to her daughters.

"... you should be more social, you know, get a guy, get married, be a mother, that's what girls are for. You can't live your whole life being a teacher..."

So what?! I am social, just not the type of friends YOU like. I can take care of myself pretty well...

Her voice started to become rather harsh on her, "... and I won't accept to have a girl unmarried and without children in this family..."

That's it. I have had enough of this. Even my parents won't tell me what to do like this. And what's wrong with living by myself? I am financially independent and able to take care of myself pretty well. I don't owe them anything, especially they always use me to back up their children's' goodness, and ignore me when I get a point. That's it. I am done with them. I might regret for my reaction now, but they are not in the position to criticize me.

"Oh sorry Auntie Stella, I have just accepted a teaching job in England, and I will be leaving for England shortly too. Thanks for all your advices anyway, although I don't agree with a thing at all. I will get back to you later. Bye."

"What?! When?! Where?! Don't hang up! I am not finished yet! E...."

Eve hang up the phone before her aunt could say anything more. Then she pulled out he telephone line out from the socket in order to stop her aunt from calling her again.

She left her room, and back into the sitting room. She threw herself into one of the sofas, and saw that McGonagnall and Dumbledore both had an amused expression on their faces. Well, they probably sensed what was happening between her and her aunt on the phone.

"So, when can I start my job?"

TBC

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