One of the last two chapters. Yes folks, there's only one chapter after this. I might do an epilog. Anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter. I took the voter's advice, and…
"Um…" Phoebe stuttered. "I'd, I'd like to, I really would." Phoebe said. Cole took Phoebe's hand, and gave it a tight squeeze. "Could you give me time to think about it?" Phoebe asked. Dumbledore just smiled wisely.
"Of course. It would be presumptuous of me to make you decide now. I just need an answer before Christmas. Now, if you will excuse me, I have other business to attend to."
Prue stared at her sister. "Could you come here for a minute Pheebs?" Prue asked, pulling Phoebe up one of the staircases. "Just what did you mean by "give me time to think about it?"" Prue demanded.
"I mean what I said. I want time to think about it." Phoebe restated.
"I'm thinking no for you." Prue said.
"You can't do that! I can make my own decision!"
"You can't stay; you'd break up the power of three!"
"Leo can orb for me if something comes up."
"He wouldn't have the magic after a while."
"You can have Cole shimmer me there."
"What happens if you and Cole break up?"
"Please Prue? I know that teaching wasn't what I wanted to do with my life when I was in trying to decide what I wanted to do with my life. But teaching fits."
"They're just as desperate for teachers in San Francisco."
"Not teaching my passion for magic."
"Phoebe."
"Prue, I haven't said yes just yet."
"You just about did."
"Because I seriously liked the idea. But I can't make such life altering decisions like that in an instant. I'd be moving halfway around the world, away from everyone, to teach a bunch of kids who will know more about a totally different kind of magic than me, where I will so much on an outcast. I can't make such decisions like that."
"Ok, what about a proposal?" Prue asked, she lowered her voice so that Cole wouldn't hear. Prue had caught Phoebe off guard.
Phoebe grabbed Prue's arm, and led her up into one of the bedrooms. "Totally different situation." She argued.
"Not really. Think of it this way, you will move out of the manor when you get married, knowing you and Cole, and you won't be teaching kids, but you'd probably be having them, and magic, well, I think that won't change much. Would you still ask for time?" Prue asked.
"Ok for starters, I would still be close to you and Piper. And secondly, I wouldn't need time. Cole and I have been serous for a while now, and all of those things have come to my attention, and so I've been thinking about what I'd say for a long time."
"Pheebs, I just think that you shouldn't take this."
"And I've heard you, but I haven't made up my mind yet! And I want to talk to everyone else before I decide too. If Cole brings up marriage, I'll be less likely to take the job, but don't go putting ideas in his head. I'm not ready for marriage, but if he proposes, it is really nice to know that he's going and wants to stick around."
"I don't want you to go." Prue said.
"I'm not going to listen to you. Your opinion has been taken into account, but I'm only going to think about it."
"Phoebe."
"I'm going to think about this. Now, we have people waiting for us in the room down there." Phoebe said, walking down the stairs. Prue knew that it was helpless. Phoebe would do what ever she wanted to. And no one's opinion would change her mind.
"I hope she makes the right decision." Prue mumbled. She shut the door before she began to follow her youngest sister down the stairs. She found Phoebe talking to Cole seriously, and Dumbledore gone. She figured that she and Cole were having the same conversation that she had just had with Phoebe. "Hey guys, I'm going to head to the library and see if there's anything good to read." Prue announced.
Phoebe and Cole barely looked up. "Yeah, fine what ever." Phoebe said, waving Prue off. Prue wandered the halls for a while. She wasn't really in the mood to be reading, but she knew it wasn't her place to be in that room, just like she didn't want Cole coming in while she and Phoebe were talking. She found herself sitting by the lake, watching the giant squid zoom around in the lake. She could see why Phoebe wanted to stay. Hogwarts was very beautiful, and the people were really nice. She could have stayed there too, but she knew things that Phoebe didn't. She knew that it would put innocent's lives in danger if Phoebe stayed. She knew that her job would be on the line. And photography was her passion.
"I thought I'd find you out here." Piper said.
"You were looking for me?" Prue asked.
"No. It just sounded cool. I came out here too."
"I can see."
"Leo's asleep."
"Ahh…" There was a quiet silence between the two. The only other sounds were of kids screaming running from some of the magical creatures that had escaped in Hagrid's class. "Did you hear?" Prue asked.
"Hear what?" Piper said.
"Dumbledore offered us a job."
"What kind of job."
"The teaching kind."
"Good thing nobody is going to take it."
"Phoebe is seriously considering it."
Piper was quiet. "Good for her." She finally said after several minutes.
Prue looked over at her sister astonished. "What?"
"She needs the job. I can't say I blame her."
"But the power of three?"
"We'll survive." Piper said. Prue shut her mouth. With her sisters both against her, Prue knew she would never win. They sat on the shore of the lake staring at the squid some more.
"Cole agreed with me." Phoebe said, coming up behind her sisters. She sat down next to her sisters.
"Have you said yes yet?" Prue asked.
"No, I'm going to wait for
tonight. Do you guys have a problem with
this?"
"No." Piper said.
"Prue?" Phoebe asked.
"As long as you're happy." Prue finally said.