Chapter Four

The Unexpected Arrival ~~ Severus made the both of them breakfast which was a very good spread of pancakes and eggs with sausage and bacon. (Fattening, no?) They both ate and got ready to go out that second day of vacation. Holly and Jeremy both felt releaved to be out of Hogwarts uniforms and into normal comfortable clothing. They took their cloaks and went outside.

" So where exactly are we going? " Jeremy asked, looking around to get a good observation of the place.

" My special spot. " Holly replied. She ran up a steep hill, grabbing onto a few rocks to give herself an extra boost and went straight to the top with Jeremy following as fast as he could. Holly was used to climbing this spot so she naturally went faster.

As Jeremy reached the top, he became aware of why Holly liked it so much. There was one large rock outstretching over the other side of the hill, towering maybe 50ft or so above the river below. Down the hill on this side was nothing but dirt, rocks, birds and a few trees. Across the lake was a bank which lead into a forest which seemed to stretch on forever and ever.

Holly smiled and walked out onto the rock, Jeremy followed and they sat down. " This is my place..a place nobody but Kyrim, my snake, and I know about. I come here after a rough day of Quidditch practice or if my dad becomes annoyed with me. Nobody seems to wanna come over here because of the steepness and this hill going all the way down there, they just don't wanna be bothered by it I guess. But I don't care, as long as I have it. " Jeremy smiled. He was glad to see Holly happy. He hugged her a little. She froze briefly.

" JEREMY!! ... My super seeker senses tell me that my elven woods, .. the place where my mother was from. Is only ten miles from here!! " Holly jumped up with excitement. " I have an idea. Why not we go for a walk there? Ten miles is nothing compared to the walk from the Slytherin common room to the library! So this should be easy! Let's go!! "

Holly climbed off of the rock after moving to the other end of it and slowly made her way down the hill towards the river. Jeremy slowly but reluctantly followed. He did everything Holly did, followed her every step, hoping she knew what she was doing. She jumped across rocks across the river and onto the bank, looking back at the hill. Jeremy climbed up at her side. She looked down at him,.." If you want, we can turn back. "

" No. I'm fine.." He stood up and smiled at her.

Holly shrugged,.." Well..ook.. "

And off then went. Holly ahead with Jeremy not far behind. Thankful they had a full breakfast earlier that day to keep them going, and for the fact Holly was carrying water and some chocolate frogs. They went through miles and miles of terrain, talking about Hogwarts and England or Transylvania, Jeremy's homeland. Jeremy spoke of his family and told her how they were really too busy to really acknowledge him, espically when his little sister joined the family portrait. Holly told him stories of her mother and her elven family. She mentioned her uncle who was a skilled archer and her grandmother who owned the gift of foresight. She mentioned how after ten, her mother wasn't around because she passed away.(yes I know elves are immortal beings but there's a twist on her death which I won't cover until maybe next chapter!)

Two hours passed, they had gone about seven or eight miles and had to sit down for a water break. Holly looked around and couldn't help but start laughing. " Jeremy, I never imagined I'd be coming out here with you, or anyone by that matter. "

" I'm glad you are enjoying yourself Holly. But.. I think.. we should stop here... I'm a little tired. " He said, trying to smile a little and took a swig of water and a bite of a chocolate frog. Holly frowned a little. She hopped onto a rock and looked around. Minutes passed and she gave out a squeel and ran off into the woods, screaming an unknown language. Jeremy stood up and followed her, " HOLLY!! WAIT UP!! " Jeremy ran after Holly as fast as he could. He stopped to see her stand with a tall man who's hair was short and white and he had fair skin covered by earth clothing with a long bow across his back and a quiver at his feet. He smiled as he looked at Holly and noticed she was smiling back and listened quietly to their language.

" Oio naa elealla alasse'!!!!!(Ever is thy sight a joy.)" Holly squeeled and hugged the tall stranger.

He smiled and hugged her back, " Nae saisan luume'. (It has been too long.) "

Holly nodded. Their conversation carried on and they kept holding each other. She realized that she had brought Jeremy and waved him over.

" Jeremy. This is my mother's brother. My Uncle Louis."

Jeremy nodded slowly and opened his mouth to speak but was soon interupted, " Ya naa tanya?(Who is that?) "

" Mellonamin(my friend)." Holly said quickly, noticing Louis reach for his bow.

Louis paused, and put his hand back at his side, " Amin elea(I see)." He turned his attention back on Holly and smiled again, he finally spoke english. " I will lead you into our home and send a message to your...," he paused and narrowed his eyes, then looked away, " .. your father to let him know you are here. "

Jeremy stared quietly and Holly nodded with a sigh. Louis picked up his quiver and flung it around his arm, he took Holly by the hand, and Holly took Jeremy by his and they were both lead into the forest. As they walked farther and farther, the path seemed to become deeper, darker, and unused. Louis explained that this path was used only by the elves, and made it seem unused to prevent human invasion. They walked for about another mile until the reached a cleared out area surrounded by trees and dark paths between them. Behind the trees a river ran freely and loudly, with birds chirping and leaves brushing against each other like a loud audience applause. Holly felt as if she had left everything behind. She left her school, her home, her responsibilities, her lessons, everything, behind. Heaven is where she was, and she felt safe.

Louis nodded to Holly, spoke to her in Elf abit and leaped off into the woods. Holly looked around with a smile on her face, she turned to Jeremy. " I absolutetly love it here. I feel so incredibly safe. Safer than I feel in Hogwarts.. even safer than I feel at home. " She looked around and noticed a tall woman with long silvery-brown hair that fell in thin strands infront of her pale face and green eyes. Behind her recognizable ears where strands of waved black hair. Her pale lips gave a soft smile as she looked at Holly. Holly immediatly smiled back and ran to the woman, embracing her with a tight hug which was given in return. Holly looked upwards at the woman, she turned to Jeremy. " Jeremy.This is my grandmother. She has the gift of foresight. Meet Maven. "

Jeremy stood there quietly as Maven approached him. Her pale lips spread appart quietly and she spoke in the foreign language Jeremy was new to. " Mani naa essa en lle? "

Holly walked over to them. " She asked what your name was. "

He nodded, " Oh. Uhm.. Jeremy. Jeremy Flamel. "

Maven nodded. " Flamel. I've heard of the name before...Ah. Yes. Nicholas has visited us before.. I know him well. I never knew I would see the day where I would meet his grandson. "

Holly smiled. " Grandmother it is so great to see you again. "

Maven smiled back. " The feeling mutual Holly. How is your father? How is the wizarding school? "

" Its going well. My father is fine. "

" That's great. " She sat down. " So any particular reason as to why you came? "

" It was spontaneous.. I was showing Jeremy my secret area and I suddenly noticed the distance of the woods and realized they weren't that far from home. "

" You have been given the elven sight which explains why you are such a good seeker. "

".. Grandmother.. I was wondering if you could look into our future and see what's ahead for us?.. " Holly gave abit of a smile and sat infront of her, taking Jeremy with her.

Maven smiled slightly and nodded. " I'd be glad to. Sure. " She adjusted herself, looked at the both of them and turned her head to the side. " Well. In your future you will be joined together. Or married, and will have a lovely child who will be a parselmouthing vampire witch elf. " A chuckle came from her lips. " But I warn you in the future...You'll both lose something close to the both of you. "

Holly and Jeremy both looked at each other. The thought of marrage have never passed through their minds not even once. They smiled slightly and Holly blushed and giggled. Jeremy blushed slightly but then turned to Maven, " Who is it that we'll lose? "

" That is something I cannot tell you. "

Holly jumped up quickly, " Why not?! "

" I can't tell you you're whole future. It is bad enough I told you even the slightest bit. I can't ruin it all for you. "

Holly stared at her for a moment. " .. Damn. I wish I knew who was going to die. "

Maven laughed some, " Well I can tell you for a fact that Draco is going to be thrown into Azkaban for child molesting. I saw Draco not to long ago and had a weird feeling of him wanting to be a teacher when I originally got the impression he wanted to take over the Ministry of Magic. Malfoys are certainly the strangest bunch of wizards I know of. "

Holly gave abit of a chuckle then a look of confusion. " He must be oblivious to the fact we're cousins because he tried to ask me out with him for this quidditch game. I had to slap him so hard that day. "

Jeremy and Maven laughed.

Hours of the visit passed. They were all enjoying themselves. Jeremy seemed more relaxed to Holly and she put an arm around him. Maven smiled at the two of them. Holly remembered how clean the river was, smacked Jeremy in the shoulder, grinned and ran through bushes, leaping off of a rock and diving straight into the river with a loud splash, birds clearing off from the sound with a chorus of chirping. Jeremy laughed and followed in with her. The river was so clean you can see straight to the bottom. If you dove under the movement of the water shadowed onto the river floor from the sunlight. The fish seemed healthier and larger than they would be and there was more wildlife living in there. Things that would never seem to survive in polluted water.

Jeremy swam after the escaping Holly. Jeremy was noticing a new side of Holly. A calmer more free spirited side of her. Because of Hogwarts she could limit her insanity but she was home. She was free from the walls of Hogwarts. He laughed and grabbed her, pulling her close to him tightly. " I gotcha!! " He said with a grin.

Holly laughed and struggled to get away. " Noo!!! Help! " She twisted and squirmed trying to become loose but his grip was too strong for her. It was useless. She gave up and turned around to face Jeremy, put her arms around him and laid her head on his shoulder. He smiled and did the same, softly nuzzling her. She began to speak elven to him softly.

"...Amin mela lle,..Jeremy..."

He smiled but realized he didn't know what she said, .." What does that mean? "

" It means I love you. " She spoke still in abit of a whisper.

Jeremy smiled and leaned his head against her neck. He spoke, ".. I love you too. "