-The Picture-
To everyone's relief, Umbridge had not interrupted them even when Legolas said a prayer for everyone. When the sun set, most everyone left. Soon only Saira and Liz remained.
"How old was your mother?"
"400 this fall" Liz said "I don't really want to talk about it"
Saira didn't say another word as they walked back to the school. Everyone was in the common room but they didn't want to be in a crowd so they went up to the dormitory. Liz sat down and hugged a pillow. Saira looked around and noticed a picture of a beautiful Elf. Her hair was long and white as snow. Her dress was many different colors of blue and purple. She stood in front of the full moon in a black sky.
At first glance Saira thought it was Liz
"My mum" Liz said noticing Saira's gaze upon it. "The last picture of her."
"She's beautiful"
"That's not how she looked when she posed for the picture. In all truth she was lying on her deathbed. But she said 'I don't want people to remember how I looked on my deathbed. I want people to remember how well I could dress myself up'" Liz gave a smile.
"Understandable. So you got your black hair from your dad then?"
"No I mean he has black hair but I got my looks from my mom. Her hair turned white when she lost her powers"
"What?"
"All Moon Elves have a power but if we lose that power, our hair turns white. My mom passed her power to me before she died which is why my skills are so high"
"But she was only 400 you said"
"No one knows why or how she died. It's a mystery"
"I never noticed the picture before"
"I suppose you never saw a picture of your parents" Liz said
"Nope. I just learned my dad's name when I talked with Sirius. I also found out they were friends with Lily and James Potter"
"Really? Maybe Harry has a picture"
Saira had never thought about that before
"Wait here" Saira said. She looked down in the common room where she wanted to see if the 5th year boys were out of their dorm.
Then saira snuck into their dorm. It was the same set up but different furniture and wallpaper. She found Harry's bed and went to his dresser and started going through the drawers. In the bottom drawer Saira found a rectangular leather book with a 'J' and 'L' in gold on the cover. Saira sat down and leaned against Harry's bed. She looked around the room one more time to make sure no one was there before she opened it.
Many pictures of James, Lily and a young Harry waved at her as she turned the pages. On the very last page, there was a picture of two unfamiliar Elves yet familiar at the same time, standing with Lily and James. The woman Elf had long wavy brown hair and deep amethyst eyes. Saira's eyes.
"Mum" she whispered
The man Saira had never seen before but felt like she knew him. His hair was long and blonde like her and Link's but his was tied in a ponytail giving him a more sophisticated look. A tear dropped on the picture and Saira wiped it away with her sleeve then her eyes to stop the tears.
"Saira?"
She jumped in surprise and looked straight at all the 5th year boys.
"Uh hi" she said sheepishly
"Why are you crying?" Neville asked
"No reason"
Why are you in here?" Ron asked
"I was looking for something," Saira said timidly
"In my dresser?" Harry said seeing his book clenched in Saira's hands
Saira didn't answer. She met Harry's gaze.
"Can I talk to you outside?" Saira asked
He nodded and followed her out
"What the hell got into you?" Harry yelled angrily
"Don't get mad at me until you hear me out" she yelled back. Harry tried to say something but Saira continued. "You've been a pain in the ass to a lot of people this year because of you temper. I can be just as bad and being and Elf, you could get hurt. You've admitted that we've both had it pretty bad so let me explain!"
He crossed his arms and waited
"When you were growing up not knowing your parents, didn't you wish everyday that you at least know what they looked like"
"What's your point?"
"My parents were friends with your parents. I thought-"
"-I might have a picture?" Harry finished.
"Exactly and I was right" Saira opened the book to the last page.
"I've seen that picture but I never knew who they were," Harry said
"That's my mum and dad"
Harry took the album and closely examined the picture. Then he did something unexpected. He took the picture out and handed it to Saira.
She looked curiously at him "I don't understand"
"Well you don't have a picture and I know what it's like so now you do."
Saira threw her arms around Harry's neck and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you so much Harry. Expect a big Christmas gift"
Saira let go and gave him a kiss on the cheek but fell back in a vision after her lips made contact. She was walking down a long corridor of locked doors. Then she was back in the graveyard Harry had been to the previous year. Voldemort was there and he hissed at her before she came out of it. She was now staring at half the Gryffindor house. She was still clutching the picture in her hand.
"Move it" she heard Liz say
Liz was pushing her way through the crowd and helped Saira up and dragged her down to the common room and out the portrait hole
"What are you doing?"
"Everyone is wanting to ask you a million questions so I thought we'd stay out here until they're asleep. I could hear you screaming in the other room."
"Good idea"
Saira and Liz sat out in the hall and fell asleep on each other's shoulders. They were awoken later by a light face with blue eyes.
"What are you two doing out here?" he asked
"Visions attract attention," Saira said
"We came out here to avoid the questions"
"Vision about what?" he asked helping them up
"A corridor of locked doors, the graveyard, and an image of Voldemort" Saira said, "I've noticed something though"
"What's that?"
"Since we got back here I haven't had any visions about Ganondorf or dreams about my past"
"A lot of the time a person who has visions have them according to their surroundings. Plus with both your emotions and Harry's heightened, it creates the perfect atmosphere for your visions" Legolas said "You two should get to bed before Umbridge catches you"
"What time is it?" Liz asked yawning afterward
"Nearly 3:00. You have class in a few hours"
Liz and Saira got up and started to go in when Legolas stopped them.
"You dropped-wait this is Inola. Where did you get this?" he asked
"Harry had it and gave it to me" Saira said
Legolas looked at it for a moment then handed it back to Saira. "Get to bed" He gave Saira a quick kiss before ushering her in.
To everyone's relief, Umbridge had not interrupted them even when Legolas said a prayer for everyone. When the sun set, most everyone left. Soon only Saira and Liz remained.
"How old was your mother?"
"400 this fall" Liz said "I don't really want to talk about it"
Saira didn't say another word as they walked back to the school. Everyone was in the common room but they didn't want to be in a crowd so they went up to the dormitory. Liz sat down and hugged a pillow. Saira looked around and noticed a picture of a beautiful Elf. Her hair was long and white as snow. Her dress was many different colors of blue and purple. She stood in front of the full moon in a black sky.
At first glance Saira thought it was Liz
"My mum" Liz said noticing Saira's gaze upon it. "The last picture of her."
"She's beautiful"
"That's not how she looked when she posed for the picture. In all truth she was lying on her deathbed. But she said 'I don't want people to remember how I looked on my deathbed. I want people to remember how well I could dress myself up'" Liz gave a smile.
"Understandable. So you got your black hair from your dad then?"
"No I mean he has black hair but I got my looks from my mom. Her hair turned white when she lost her powers"
"What?"
"All Moon Elves have a power but if we lose that power, our hair turns white. My mom passed her power to me before she died which is why my skills are so high"
"But she was only 400 you said"
"No one knows why or how she died. It's a mystery"
"I never noticed the picture before"
"I suppose you never saw a picture of your parents" Liz said
"Nope. I just learned my dad's name when I talked with Sirius. I also found out they were friends with Lily and James Potter"
"Really? Maybe Harry has a picture"
Saira had never thought about that before
"Wait here" Saira said. She looked down in the common room where she wanted to see if the 5th year boys were out of their dorm.
Then saira snuck into their dorm. It was the same set up but different furniture and wallpaper. She found Harry's bed and went to his dresser and started going through the drawers. In the bottom drawer Saira found a rectangular leather book with a 'J' and 'L' in gold on the cover. Saira sat down and leaned against Harry's bed. She looked around the room one more time to make sure no one was there before she opened it.
Many pictures of James, Lily and a young Harry waved at her as she turned the pages. On the very last page, there was a picture of two unfamiliar Elves yet familiar at the same time, standing with Lily and James. The woman Elf had long wavy brown hair and deep amethyst eyes. Saira's eyes.
"Mum" she whispered
The man Saira had never seen before but felt like she knew him. His hair was long and blonde like her and Link's but his was tied in a ponytail giving him a more sophisticated look. A tear dropped on the picture and Saira wiped it away with her sleeve then her eyes to stop the tears.
"Saira?"
She jumped in surprise and looked straight at all the 5th year boys.
"Uh hi" she said sheepishly
"Why are you crying?" Neville asked
"No reason"
Why are you in here?" Ron asked
"I was looking for something," Saira said timidly
"In my dresser?" Harry said seeing his book clenched in Saira's hands
Saira didn't answer. She met Harry's gaze.
"Can I talk to you outside?" Saira asked
He nodded and followed her out
"What the hell got into you?" Harry yelled angrily
"Don't get mad at me until you hear me out" she yelled back. Harry tried to say something but Saira continued. "You've been a pain in the ass to a lot of people this year because of you temper. I can be just as bad and being and Elf, you could get hurt. You've admitted that we've both had it pretty bad so let me explain!"
He crossed his arms and waited
"When you were growing up not knowing your parents, didn't you wish everyday that you at least know what they looked like"
"What's your point?"
"My parents were friends with your parents. I thought-"
"-I might have a picture?" Harry finished.
"Exactly and I was right" Saira opened the book to the last page.
"I've seen that picture but I never knew who they were," Harry said
"That's my mum and dad"
Harry took the album and closely examined the picture. Then he did something unexpected. He took the picture out and handed it to Saira.
She looked curiously at him "I don't understand"
"Well you don't have a picture and I know what it's like so now you do."
Saira threw her arms around Harry's neck and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you so much Harry. Expect a big Christmas gift"
Saira let go and gave him a kiss on the cheek but fell back in a vision after her lips made contact. She was walking down a long corridor of locked doors. Then she was back in the graveyard Harry had been to the previous year. Voldemort was there and he hissed at her before she came out of it. She was now staring at half the Gryffindor house. She was still clutching the picture in her hand.
"Move it" she heard Liz say
Liz was pushing her way through the crowd and helped Saira up and dragged her down to the common room and out the portrait hole
"What are you doing?"
"Everyone is wanting to ask you a million questions so I thought we'd stay out here until they're asleep. I could hear you screaming in the other room."
"Good idea"
Saira and Liz sat out in the hall and fell asleep on each other's shoulders. They were awoken later by a light face with blue eyes.
"What are you two doing out here?" he asked
"Visions attract attention," Saira said
"We came out here to avoid the questions"
"Vision about what?" he asked helping them up
"A corridor of locked doors, the graveyard, and an image of Voldemort" Saira said, "I've noticed something though"
"What's that?"
"Since we got back here I haven't had any visions about Ganondorf or dreams about my past"
"A lot of the time a person who has visions have them according to their surroundings. Plus with both your emotions and Harry's heightened, it creates the perfect atmosphere for your visions" Legolas said "You two should get to bed before Umbridge catches you"
"What time is it?" Liz asked yawning afterward
"Nearly 3:00. You have class in a few hours"
Liz and Saira got up and started to go in when Legolas stopped them.
"You dropped-wait this is Inola. Where did you get this?" he asked
"Harry had it and gave it to me" Saira said
Legolas looked at it for a moment then handed it back to Saira. "Get to bed" He gave Saira a quick kiss before ushering her in.