Chapter II - The Invitation
The rain was twinkling in the room's window. Ellie liked it when it rained but this time she didn't seem to hear it. She was concentrating hard on a piece of parchment and her quill kept writing while her wand kept erasing what the quill had written.
She didn't seem to be getting the hang of it.
She wrote about a thousand letters when she was on her journeys throughout the world, studying magical creatures and inventing new potions. To her mum, to Oliver, her (much) younger brother, to Annie, to Lily, to Sevy, to Petie and she even sent two owls to Sery. But she never found the heart to owl Remus Lupin. Writing to him for the first time was not easy.
But she needed him. She had made it all for him. "I made it for all the suffering werewolves out there!" she said angrily to herself. But a little voice in her head kept asking very softly "If that's true, why don't you try it on another werewolf, then?"
And, very secretly, she had to admit, only to herself (she would cut her tongue before repeating it to anyone else!!), that she had attempted the wolfsbane potion with a small little hope in her heart named Remus.
And so she wrote:
"Dear Remus, I hope this letter finds you well. You must remember me, from Hogwarts. I remember you, you're not easy to forget." Cheesiest line!! And the wand quickly removed it. She went on "I was wondering if there is any chance of you to come by my place one of these days? I'd like to discuss some of my recent experiments with you. I trust you remember where I live. If not, please send an owl, and I'll be glad to meet you anywhere else."
It seemed very formal, but never-the-less, it had the invitation and that's what it counts. She signed the letter and tied it to a little owl's leg. "Don't worry if you can't find him, Perseus, I'm not sure there is anyone who knows where he is." Perseus seemed very offended by theses words and assured her with his eyes that the message was has good has delivered already.
Ellie smiled and opened a window. She watched as Perseus flew out of the window and out of sight.
Now all she had to do was wait.
* * *
For two weeks there was no answer from Perseus. Ellie was regretting already to have send him. She was very fond of Perseus, and it seemed like this shot in the dark would never work and she might even never see her beautiful owl again.
Even so, she carried on with her life, while the Wolfsbane potion, with a Freezing Charm, was kept inactive.
One morning, an owl came swooping into the room. It had a letter from Oliver. He had just received his own Hogwarts letter, which she never doubted, and he was hysterical with excitement. He kept asking about Quidditch teams inside school and if there was any chance he could be in a house team, even if first years weren't allowed their own brooms.
Ellie laughed at his untidy writing and decided not to answer right away and let him dream a little more, for first years never made it into the house teams. He also said in his letter that mum had agreed to let him stay with her, Ellie, for a week. She added a reply to the owl saying "Ollie, I'll pick you up next monday. Oceans of love, Ellie." and quickly sent it back.
There was still a Flea-repellent potion she had to finish for some crazy warlock who kept saying his pumpkins caught fleas, but she would be free then to spend a few days with her brother. They could even go together to Diagon Alley, for his shopping list.
She made her way to a small kitchen and was just starting some toasts when she found a small glass with "Bmslg. bone" written on it.
"Oh, I was looking for this!" and she pocketed in her robes, wishing she could give use to it in a very short time.
The rain was twinkling in the room's window. Ellie liked it when it rained but this time she didn't seem to hear it. She was concentrating hard on a piece of parchment and her quill kept writing while her wand kept erasing what the quill had written.
She didn't seem to be getting the hang of it.
She wrote about a thousand letters when she was on her journeys throughout the world, studying magical creatures and inventing new potions. To her mum, to Oliver, her (much) younger brother, to Annie, to Lily, to Sevy, to Petie and she even sent two owls to Sery. But she never found the heart to owl Remus Lupin. Writing to him for the first time was not easy.
But she needed him. She had made it all for him. "I made it for all the suffering werewolves out there!" she said angrily to herself. But a little voice in her head kept asking very softly "If that's true, why don't you try it on another werewolf, then?"
And, very secretly, she had to admit, only to herself (she would cut her tongue before repeating it to anyone else!!), that she had attempted the wolfsbane potion with a small little hope in her heart named Remus.
And so she wrote:
"Dear Remus, I hope this letter finds you well. You must remember me, from Hogwarts. I remember you, you're not easy to forget." Cheesiest line!! And the wand quickly removed it. She went on "I was wondering if there is any chance of you to come by my place one of these days? I'd like to discuss some of my recent experiments with you. I trust you remember where I live. If not, please send an owl, and I'll be glad to meet you anywhere else."
It seemed very formal, but never-the-less, it had the invitation and that's what it counts. She signed the letter and tied it to a little owl's leg. "Don't worry if you can't find him, Perseus, I'm not sure there is anyone who knows where he is." Perseus seemed very offended by theses words and assured her with his eyes that the message was has good has delivered already.
Ellie smiled and opened a window. She watched as Perseus flew out of the window and out of sight.
Now all she had to do was wait.
* * *
For two weeks there was no answer from Perseus. Ellie was regretting already to have send him. She was very fond of Perseus, and it seemed like this shot in the dark would never work and she might even never see her beautiful owl again.
Even so, she carried on with her life, while the Wolfsbane potion, with a Freezing Charm, was kept inactive.
One morning, an owl came swooping into the room. It had a letter from Oliver. He had just received his own Hogwarts letter, which she never doubted, and he was hysterical with excitement. He kept asking about Quidditch teams inside school and if there was any chance he could be in a house team, even if first years weren't allowed their own brooms.
Ellie laughed at his untidy writing and decided not to answer right away and let him dream a little more, for first years never made it into the house teams. He also said in his letter that mum had agreed to let him stay with her, Ellie, for a week. She added a reply to the owl saying "Ollie, I'll pick you up next monday. Oceans of love, Ellie." and quickly sent it back.
There was still a Flea-repellent potion she had to finish for some crazy warlock who kept saying his pumpkins caught fleas, but she would be free then to spend a few days with her brother. They could even go together to Diagon Alley, for his shopping list.
She made her way to a small kitchen and was just starting some toasts when she found a small glass with "Bmslg. bone" written on it.
"Oh, I was looking for this!" and she pocketed in her robes, wishing she could give use to it in a very short time.