Disclaimer: I do not own any of the HP characters or any of the cannon stuff. I do, however, like to think I own Sureves and both Ves and Sev's middle names. ^-^

Returning Prologue: The Letter ~~~~~~~

She gazed down at the letter that was spread out on her table. She had honestly never thought to hear from any of the wizards or witches she had once lived amongst. It had been decided long ago that she must disappear to protect both herself and her brother. Since the fateful night of the Fidelius Charm, she had not heard from anyone.

The note before was clearly a sign that the Charm had been broken and that she was to come immediately to Hogwarts.

Dropping the parchment, she raced up the staircase and into the attic to drag out her old school trunk. Flinging it open, she pulled out the wand she had forgone touching for nearly seventeen years.

The moment her fingers wrapped around the length (10" willow, flexible with a core of mercury) a pleasant jolt of electricity zipped up her arm.

"Brother-dearest, I'm coming home!" she whispered happily. She had to write a note, but a swift flick of her wand and a murmured spell had the letter of resignation from her position of Chemistry Teacher at a local college written and deposited magically on the dean's desk.

Another few warm-up spells and her things were all packed and her files altered so that her home would seem occupied, would not let anyone in, and all her mail would be picked up by an owl and re-routed to Hogwarts.

All of this prep took about three hours, and then she Apparated to Hogsmeade.

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