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Sisters Divided – Part 2:

Grindelwald closed the door to his study and watched as Vinda stood there watching him. He was aware she was waiting for him to explain himself as he thought about whether to tell Vinda everything he knew or keep some close to his chest.

"Gellert… start explaining now," came Vinda's voice, "I cannot and will not help protect Flora if you do not start speaking to me."

"Yes. There is a reason why I asked you to snatch Flora in Paris," the Dark Wizard said as he looked at Vinda, "there is a prophecy about a witch and myself…"

"You do not know if it Flora do you?"

"I cannot explain how I know but I just do. I knew it the moment I first set eyes on her when she followed us in Paris," Grindelwald said, "that's the true reason why I asked you to snatch her… as for the rest I'm not sure on yet but she is crucial to the events that are going to play out. I'm sure of it."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Vinda asked. She couldn't make out what her leader was saying as he looked at her. He seemed nervous about something but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She studied him before looking away. "Sorry… I just do not understand any of this."

"Neither do I Vinda. If I did then I would have told you everything that I understand. Once I know more then I will tell you what I know. Flora has a role to play in the upcoming war for us or them and I have no idea which way that is until I know which it is. All I know is I only want you and I around her."

"Do you trust that she will not try and escape?" Vinda asked and the Dark Wizard nodded,

"Yes I do. She knows what will happen if she doesn't stay and I would just go after her."

"Do you love her?" Vinda asked, wanting to know as the questions had been lingering on her mind as she had been thinking about Flora and what their leader had said or dropped hints about.

"I don't know. That's one thing I am still trying to figure out. There is a lot I must figure out and there is so little time," Grindelwald said as he looked out of the window and down at Credence.

Berlin:

"Lally…" Tina said, "why did you keep Flora's loneliness to yourself?" she asked, needing to know what was going on with her sister.

"You blamed a 3-year-old girl… your sister… for something that she couldn't help," Lally said, almost sounding angry at her best friend, "she needed you as much as Queenie did and yet you cast her aside."

"Am I missing something?" Jacob asked, causing Newt and Bunty to look at Lally.

"When Tina was seven-years-old, Queenie was five and Flora was three Flora caught Dragon Pox. Her parents nursed her back to health at the cost of their own lives. Their mother, Esther, succumbed first and days later their father, David, did. The girls' aunt looked in on them but Tina grew up fast and looked after Queenie… Flora was more of an afterthought a lot of the time. Time moved on and Tina and then Queenie started at Ilvermony…"

"We never saw Flora after that until she started at Ilvermony," Tina said as she looked at Lally, "she just vanished."

"Because I heard you two talking about her and got a message home. She came to stay with my parents. Yes Tina…" she said seeing the look on her best friend's face, "it was me who saved your sister. You never asked where she was."

"I was still so angry at her for our parents' deaths…" Tina said, "she… she was the reason they died," she said as she looked at Lally, "that's why she was so close to you and you never let her be alone…"

Lally nodded,

"It is and I can see you regret everything now. You directed your anger at the wrong person and now she's trapped on the wrong side of the war. We will get her back and you can right the wrongs."

Nurmengard Castle:

"Why does the bird come to him?" Vinda asked as she stopped beside her leader.

"Because it knows what he has to do," Grindelwald said, not taking his eyes off Credence and his phoenix.

"And you think he can kill Dumbledore?" the witch questioned.

"His pain is his power. Watch over her, be the mother she never had," Grindelwald said as he looked at Vinda before looking out the window and seeing that Credence had vanished.

Credence, in fact, had noticed how Flora was so protected from everyone by Grindelwald and Rosier and he wanted to know why. He had headed to Flora's room, walking in without even knocking.

"Credence… what are you doing here? You shouldn't be in here," Flora said as she reached for her wand.

"Why does he favour you so much over everyone except Rosier?" Credence asked, "you are not a Dark Witch at all. You shine brighter than most here," he said before Flora silently threw up a shield, not liking the way Credence was speaking to her. It made her feel uneasy.

"I have no idea why that is," Flora said as she watched Credence, "I was snatched and brought here and that is the only answer that I can give you," she said as her eyes remained trained on Credence, not trusting him at all.

"You were snatched?" Credence asked as he watched her, "well that is something I was not expecting. Was it Rosier? In the chaos at the rally?" he asked as he'd only seen her when Rosier had brought her from the rally.

Flora watched him before she nodded as she stood up,

"Yes. It was that night," she said, "I didn't know what had happened until I woke up here," she said, "it was only then did I learn where I was," she said before finding a wand being pointed at her.

Instantly she was on her feet and pointing her wand at Credence,

"You hurt me and you will never be forgiven…" she said before her eyes widened as Credence had a wand pointing at his neck.

"I wouldn't do that if I was you. Grindelwald will not be happy," came Vinda's voice and Flora watched on as Credence kept his eyes on her.

"I will be back to have my questions answered," he said before walking out of Flora's room. He glanced at her from the door before walking off.

Vinda tried to walk over but hit the shield,

"Impressive," she said before Flora lowered it and Vinda walked over to her, "did he do anything?"

"No he'd been about to when you walked in," Flora said as she felt a soft hand checking her face over, "I got the shield charm up without him realising that I'd got one up. He doesn't like me," she said as she looked at the older witch.

"Gellert will find out about this. Everyone knows the rules…" she said before softly kissing Flora's head softly and walked out.

Berlin:

Dumbledore had now arrived and everyone was gathered around the professor.

"Have you got answers Albus?" Newt asked as he looked at the wizard.

"Why's he taken our sister?" Tina asked, "is there any hope of getting her back?"

"I have some answers Newt and Auror Goldstein…? I would like to say yes but I don't know," he said with a sigh.

"What do you mean?" Queenie asked.

"From what I am able to understand there is a prophecy involving Grindelwald and a witch. That witch is on neither side but could change things for the better or worse for one side…"

"Flora's on our side though… isn't she?" Lally said.

"She never openly said," Tina said quietly before looking at Dumbledore, "you think it's Flora don't you?" Dumbledore nodded,

"Yes. Yes I do…"