Chapter Five: The Leaky Cauldron
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"Hello Tom. I was wondering if you could put us up for the night?" Mariana asked.
"Sure that wouldn't be a problem. Follow me and I will show you to your room so you can put down all this stuff you have. Here let me help." Tom said taking a couple of packages from Mariana's hands.
They walked up to the second floor and Tom opened the door. He placed the packages on one of the beds and turned to Mariana before leaving. Dinner is in 20 minutes if you wanted to know."
"Thanks Tom. We will be down in 20 minutes then." Mariana said placing the rest of the packages on the bed.
Topanga moved the trunk she had purchased to the end of her bed and started to put her new school things inside.
"Are you excided? To be going to Hogwarts that is?" Mariana asked trying to make conversation.
"Yes very I can't wait till tomorrow. Hopefully I will make friends in this school and I won't be such an outcast."
"Don't worry I know you won't be an outcast." Mariana smiled at Topanga and looked at her watch. "We better be getting down to dinner."
Topanga and Mariana walked downstairs and took a seat at one of the tables in the back. They were the only ones there. Tom brought them some food.
"Enjoy." Tom said.
"Thanks again Tom."
"Anytime." Tom smiled and walked back.
Topanga started to pick at her food thinking about what Mr. Ollivander had said to her earlier. "Mum?" Topanga said.
"Yes Topanga?"
"Well I was wondering and all.since everyone else knows.will you tell me what happened to father. Mr. Ollivander said that he was a great man and all and I couldn't say anything because I don't know anything about him or what he did. Mum your going to have to tell me sooner or later. I am 11 years old, I think I can handle the truth."
Mariana nodded in agreement with her. "Ok.well you see I met your father in a Muggle Shop. He was getting some things and I accidentally bumped into him. And yes we got married after awhile. All that stuff is not important. Your father was working for the Ministry of Magic and there was news that He Who Must Not Be Named and his fellow Death Eaters have captured a couple of muggles and they were going to kill them." Mariana took a deep breath. "Of those people, I was one of them. Once your father heard he rushed out my rescue with many other people from the Ministry of Magic. When they all arrived there was a lot of fighting and things going on. It wasn't normal fighting actually a magical fight. Somewhat of a duel. Of course Volde.erm.You Know Who was about to kill me. Your father jumped in front of the spell. He was murdered and I was saved. They all left and the Ministry helped me up. I burst into tears not understanding what had just happened. So your father was killed and I lived. He risked his life for me." Tears started to stream from Mariana's eyes.
Topanga sat there in shock. She couldn't believe what her mother had just told her. She wanted to cry. She now understood why her mother was always so upset. "It's ok Mum you still have me." Topanga hugged Mariana.
Mariana smiled hugging her back. "Well.let's just finish eating ok. You have and exciting day ahead of you tomorrow. You should enjoy yourself."
Mariana and Topanga went back to eating their meal. They stayed in silence not talking about anything.
Once they finished, Topanga and Mariana walked upstairs and crawled into bed. Mariana fell asleep easily, but Topanga lie in bed thinking about her father and her mother, about tomorrow and about her new school. Eventually she fell asleep and she dreamt of many things that night.
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"Hello Tom. I was wondering if you could put us up for the night?" Mariana asked.
"Sure that wouldn't be a problem. Follow me and I will show you to your room so you can put down all this stuff you have. Here let me help." Tom said taking a couple of packages from Mariana's hands.
They walked up to the second floor and Tom opened the door. He placed the packages on one of the beds and turned to Mariana before leaving. Dinner is in 20 minutes if you wanted to know."
"Thanks Tom. We will be down in 20 minutes then." Mariana said placing the rest of the packages on the bed.
Topanga moved the trunk she had purchased to the end of her bed and started to put her new school things inside.
"Are you excided? To be going to Hogwarts that is?" Mariana asked trying to make conversation.
"Yes very I can't wait till tomorrow. Hopefully I will make friends in this school and I won't be such an outcast."
"Don't worry I know you won't be an outcast." Mariana smiled at Topanga and looked at her watch. "We better be getting down to dinner."
Topanga and Mariana walked downstairs and took a seat at one of the tables in the back. They were the only ones there. Tom brought them some food.
"Enjoy." Tom said.
"Thanks again Tom."
"Anytime." Tom smiled and walked back.
Topanga started to pick at her food thinking about what Mr. Ollivander had said to her earlier. "Mum?" Topanga said.
"Yes Topanga?"
"Well I was wondering and all.since everyone else knows.will you tell me what happened to father. Mr. Ollivander said that he was a great man and all and I couldn't say anything because I don't know anything about him or what he did. Mum your going to have to tell me sooner or later. I am 11 years old, I think I can handle the truth."
Mariana nodded in agreement with her. "Ok.well you see I met your father in a Muggle Shop. He was getting some things and I accidentally bumped into him. And yes we got married after awhile. All that stuff is not important. Your father was working for the Ministry of Magic and there was news that He Who Must Not Be Named and his fellow Death Eaters have captured a couple of muggles and they were going to kill them." Mariana took a deep breath. "Of those people, I was one of them. Once your father heard he rushed out my rescue with many other people from the Ministry of Magic. When they all arrived there was a lot of fighting and things going on. It wasn't normal fighting actually a magical fight. Somewhat of a duel. Of course Volde.erm.You Know Who was about to kill me. Your father jumped in front of the spell. He was murdered and I was saved. They all left and the Ministry helped me up. I burst into tears not understanding what had just happened. So your father was killed and I lived. He risked his life for me." Tears started to stream from Mariana's eyes.
Topanga sat there in shock. She couldn't believe what her mother had just told her. She wanted to cry. She now understood why her mother was always so upset. "It's ok Mum you still have me." Topanga hugged Mariana.
Mariana smiled hugging her back. "Well.let's just finish eating ok. You have and exciting day ahead of you tomorrow. You should enjoy yourself."
Mariana and Topanga went back to eating their meal. They stayed in silence not talking about anything.
Once they finished, Topanga and Mariana walked upstairs and crawled into bed. Mariana fell asleep easily, but Topanga lie in bed thinking about her father and her mother, about tomorrow and about her new school. Eventually she fell asleep and she dreamt of many things that night.
