-New Arrivals-
On their last day, everyone was having a hectic time getting ready. Saira refused to leave the house because she said she had bad luck with 'day befores.' Legolas invited Stu to come to Mirkwood but he said he wasn't ready as he watched them ride off for the temple the next day. Link rode with them despite the danger. They arrived in the temple early giving Saira time to say a proper goodbye to Link before he left her again.
"Oh, Sairalinde, I'm going to miss you more after this parting."
"Don't call me that and I'll miss you just as much. Will I see you this summer?"
"Perhaps. Nothing is clear right now."
He hugged her rightly then the portal appeared.
"Take care of her Legolas!" he yelled as they went through.
Saira followed behind Dmitri as they traveled through finally emerging under the same old willow tree. Saira immediately saw Hagrid was there to greet them.
" 'Ello everyone" he said, "Have a nice Christmas?"
No one answered verbally but nodded. The three students walked on ahead while Legolas and Hagrid stayed behind to chat. As they neared Hagrid's hut, they could hear some Thestrals. One even came out to them. Dmitri yelled and fell back.
"What the bloody hell is that?" he said
"Remember when we learned about Thestrals in class? Well that is what they look like" Saira said
"Dmitri!" Someone called
All three of them turned around and saw Aranel running up to them. Dmitri hugged and kissed her as he spun her around happily.
"Oh I missed you so much" she said
Then she let go of Dmitri to give Saira and Liz a hug too.
"Hey the common room's empty. You guys want to go talk. It's a bit chilly out here," Aranel said
"You guys go ahead." Saira said, "I've got something to take care of"
Saira turned around but Legolas had gone. She headed to his room.
"Miss Trinity"
Saira spun around and Professor McGonagall was making her way toward her.
"Yes Professor?"
"Please come with me"
Saria did without question and was led to Dumbledore's office once again
"Professor Dumbledore is waiting for you," she said
Saira nodded and went up the small flight of stairs to his office. Dumbledore was waiting at his desk.
"Ah, hello Saira. I trust everyone made it back with no complications"
"Yes Professor" she said, "May I ask the reason I'm here?"
"I just wanted to make sure you're doing alright," he said calmly
"About?"
"About Mrs. Alonde"
Saira clenched her teeth then answered. "I'm doing better than I expected"
"And Dmitri?"
"In time he will be"
Someone knocked on the door
"Right on time. Come in"
The door creaked open and a beautiful blonde Elf walked in. She was at least Saira's age and had a very majestic presence about her. Her eyes were a dark blue yet still added to her appearance. She was followed by another Elf with long light brown hair pulled in a half ponytail. She had a unique style completely different from the blonde. She had striped knee high socks and separated arm sleeves that matched.
"Saira may I introduce you to Rianna Elanesse and her companion Titania"
Saira nodded in hello
"Rianna was forced to transfer from another school," Dumbledore continued
"I was hoping you could show her around, make her feel at home"
"Yes professor"
Saira exited the room with both Rianna and Titania following.
"So why'd you transfer?" Saira asked
"Wasn't the place for me I guess"
"Oh okay. Do you know what house you're in?"
"Gryffindor" she said bored
"You don't see too happy to be here"
"Haven't seen anything exciting yet"
Saira felt really awkward and was happy when she spotted.
"Legolas!" someone yelled but it wasn't Saira
She turned around and saw Titania waving and Legolas was waving back. Even Rianna waved. Legolas walked up and hugged them both as Saira stood and watched bewildered.
"When did you get here?" Titania asked him
"I just got back today. Why on earth are you two here?"
"Secretive reasons as usual. I see why you're here," she said glancing at Saira
"Um, sorry to interrupt this lovely reunion but how do you know them?" Saira asked
"On my adventures with Gimli, I traveled all over Middle-Earth. I met Titania in one of the old Elven cities and then I met up a few years ago and met Rianna."
"Neat"
"I don't mean to rude but I'd like to have a look around" Rianna said
"Yes of course"
The reminder of the day was spent showing Rianna around and kept Saira from seeing her friends. By now, Aranel would have found out about Vienne, Liz would have found Boron, and Harry will be back from his Christmas fun.
"It's time for the feast. We better head down there," Saira said
"Yeah, I'm starved"
Saira noticed Rianna had a very take-charge attitude and also just a tad bit spoiled. When they reached the entrance hall, they met up with Titania. Legolas wasn't there yet and Saira decided to wait. It wasn't long before he came walking up.
"Hey" he said seeing her "you're going to miss dinner"
"I'll be fine. Well, what a wonderful Christmas this has been. I don't think we got a single moment by ourselves."
Saira pulled him around the corner and gave him a deep kiss to which he returned longingly.
"I've missed that," she said
He said nothing but kissed her again
"I've been meaning to thank you for the wonderful birthday gesture."
"It was nothing. Decorating it was the real show"
Liz came around the corner and stopped them as they leaned in again
"You guys might want to come in. Umbridge is not in a good mood"
"You go first. I'll come in a minute," Legolas said
As Saira and Liz went in, they stole a look at Umbridge. She was positively furious and they had no doubts why. She now had two Elves at the staff table and another student.
Rianna was fitting in quite nicely with everyone. She seemed to have plenty to talk about. Saira glanced around the room. Draco kept peering over at her when he wasn't talking to a Slytherin boy she'd seen him hang out with a few times. The boy had blonde hair but certainly not the white blonde as Draco's. He let it hang in front of his face. His skin was tan and he had a very boyish face
"Meow. Hey Saira check out that cute guy over at the Slytherin table" Rianna said quietly to her. "And the one next to him isn't bad either."
"I know Draco but I haven't met the other"
"You know, you have quite the variety of cute guys here. I've spotted another Slytherin that is stare-worthy. They guy at the end with curly hair"
Saira glanced over and noticed she was talking about Voron
"He's taken" saira said simply.
"By who? I bet I could steal him away"
"By Liz, my best friend. Hands off that one"
"Which one is Liz?" Rianna asked as if looking for a challenge.
"Me" Liz said on the other side of Saira. She didn't sound happy
"Right. Sorry. So has everyone in this little group got a guy to call their own?" Rianna asked disregarding Liz's tone of voice.
"Pretty much the Elves do." Saira said
"I haven't seen you with anyone Saira" Rianna commented "Is he from a different house like Liz's?"
Liz choked on her drink and Saira held back a large smile.
"What?" Rianna asked
"Um, my guy doesn't go to this school" Saira said casually
"Where does he go? Beauxbatons maybe? I've switched a lot and may know him"
"Oh I know you know him but he doesn't go to Beauxbatons"
"Durmstrang?"
"Nope"
"Okay this is getting irritating. If he doesn't go to any of these schools then how do I know him?"
"Rianna" Liz said, "Look at the staff table"
"Staff table? Why?"
Liz rolled her eyes. "Because Saira's guy.is the most gorgeous one up there"
"You mean---no way. Legolas?" she said in disbelief.
"And bingo was his name-o" Liz said with extreme sarcasm
Just then Dmitri came in with his black hair and blue tips.
"Yummy" Rianna said
"Taken" Liz and Saira said together
"By who?"
"The last in our circle of friends. Aranel is Dmitri's girlfriend. He even took an arrow for her and got knighted" Saira said
"Is she the red head behind him?"
"If you call her hair red, then yes" Liz said
Rianna pouted but then she quickly began scanning the room again. After dinner Liz took Rianna to the common room so Saira could wait behind for Legolas. She said she wouldn't go to his room but Dumbledore never said she couldn't see him in the hallways. It proved disappointing because Umbridge was trailing him. He did come up to say good night. As he kissed her hand, he left a note between her fingers away from her view.
"Miss Trinity what are you waiting on?" Umbridge asked "All the other Gryffindors have left"
"I have friends in houses other than my own"
"Who may I ask?"
Saira thought quickly then she remembered she needed to ask Draco about his lessons.
"Draco Malfoy" she said coolly
Umbridge then saw Draco coming out and called him over.
"Yes Professor?" he said
"Do you know her?"
"Saira? Of course I do" he said smiling at her
"How?"
"We met last year and lately she's been giving me lessons in Elvish"
Umbridge stared at Malfoy but he was looking at Saira. She mouthed 'thank you' to him. Umbridge was finally satisfied and walked off leaving Saira with Draco and his goons.
"Hey" she said
"Hey. What was Umbridge going on about?"
"My existence"
Draco raised an eyebrow
"She hates Elves" Saria said instead
"Ah, well how was your holiday?" he asked
"Dismal"
"Why?"
"Someone passed away"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked'
"It's okay. You didn't know. However even though that was a great portion of dismality, it wasn't everything"
"Where on Earth did you go to have such a horrible time?"
"I went back home to Hyrule. A place where I left many issues behind the first time I left"
"Is there anything I can do?"
"If you knew what was going on in my head, you wouldn't want to" Saira said, "It's getting late"
"Wait, when are we going to continue?"
"This week is fine with me. Friday night?"
"Great. See you then"
Saria headed back to her room. As she walked through the portrait she didn't hear any voices and assumed everyone had already gone to bed or so she thought.
"Hi Harry" she sad as she saw her friend sitting in front of the fireplace "You look almost worse than me this Christmas"
"Hi Saira. I take it your Christmas wasn't any better."
"I wouldn't doubt if it was worse. A happy moment is hard for me to find nowadays."
Saira said down "So how is Mr. Weasley?"
Harry paused a minute before answering wondering how Saira knew before answering realizing she probably had a vision of it
"He's fine.. hey you might know what I'm talking about"
"Huh?"
"When you have visions, you're in people's heads sometimes right?"
"Sometimes. It's not fun"
"Well has the person ever been able to control you through your visions?"
"Ah I see. Well not yet. People have been known to manipulate my visions but haven't dared control me yet"
"Damn. So how can you top my Christmas?"
"For starters I found out who murdered my parents"
"Sometimes I forget how much you and I have in common"
"It's scary but at least we have someone we can relate to"
"True. Hey do you know what's up with Dmitri. He's acting real odd"
"Dmitri is grieving. He and I lost someone very dear," Saira said sadly
"If you don't mind my asking, who?"
"His mum" Saira said "She was practically mine, too. Dmitri and I have been thought a lot but I think by far this has been the worst for him"
"I can only imagine. So why were you out so late?" he asked
"Talking with some people. You?"
"Cant sleep" he said "Saira do you mind if I ask another question"
"No not at all"
"Did you see my dream?'
Saira paused. She'd completely pushed that from her memory
"Yes I did"
"How is it you can do that?" he asked confused
"I don't want to see things but I do. Higher beings chose me to see things of importance or to send me a message. They must have wanted me to see your dream"
"Is that how all your visions are?"
"What do you mean?'
"During the dream, I felt like I had no control and after I felt weak"
"There are different types of visions but usually yes they are like that"
"I've seen you when you've had a vision and they didn't look pleasant. Your eyes glaze over to white. You start shaking and get weird expressions on your face."
"They are not a comfort I'd like to live with. As of late they have been painful. Both physically and emotionally"
"When you blacked out for three weeks was that because of a vision?"
"Yes. Those are the ones I despise. I've missed so many things of life because of my curse. You think having a scar on your forehead is bad. I'm being hunted by at least four different guilds and have been since Ganondorf found out a few things concerning me. I have not led an easy life"
"How do you do it?" he asked "how do you cope with everything? Your parents are gone as mine are. Your brother was stuck in another dimension. Dmitri's parents moved away so how?"
"My answer is so simple I doubt you'd believe me," Saira said
"Please tell me"
"Friends" she said simply
"What?"
"Dmitri to be specific. And Liz" she said "Without Dmitri I probably wouldn't be here today. He was my eye of the hurricane my life was.well is. You wouldn't think so but Dmitri always knows that to say and do"
"That's it. Friends? I doubt I could say so much about Ron and Hermione"
"Harry, open your eyes. You know that without them you would be lost. People dream of having friends like them. Think about all they have done for you."
"You dont know everything. They're not perfect like your friends" he shot back
"Even my friends have their faults. Everyone does"
"A good friend would have told me everything from the beginning-"
"-Harry I know exactly how-"
"-I feel!" he finished "Yeah Saira, you do know a lot about what I'm going through but you weren't kept in the dark as badly as I was and am"
That had done if for Saira. She was trying to be open and control her anger but he'd touched a sensitive nerve there and she wasn't going to put up with it.
"What do you know about being in the dark?" Saira spat "Are you so blinded by your own misery that you have not heard a single word that has escaped my lips?"
"Prove me wrong then"
"Oh where to start?" Saira said, her anger rising with Harry's. "When I was born my mother left me in Kokiri Forest but no one told me. Kokiri children have no mothers so I grew up with the notion that I would never really grow up. I had no idea I was a Hylian until the age of six and oh what a year that was!"
"So I was left on the doorstep of my aunt and uncle-"
"But they took you in. However cruel they may be, they're still family and at least they acknowledge you. Something my brother and I never had. Besides Vienne and Stu, there were no adults and they were not family as much as we wished it."
"You still haven't proved you situation worse" he said
"Worse? Is that what you want? How about when I was six my brother left? I saw him one time after that then he disappeared for seven, I repeat, seven years. No one told me where he'd gone. But it doesn't end there. Later when I went looking for him, I met Ganondorf face to face and Zelda, Princess of Hyrule. Both of them knew something about me but didn't have the decency to let me in on it till last year"
"And what would that be?"
Saira pulled out the locket and ring
"A locket form Hyrule, a ring from Middle-Earth and one piece from here are one day supposed to be combined and unleash a power that will rid the worlds of all present evil. The last Hylian Seer is the one chosen to perform this task."
"What's so bad about that?"
"The fact that I'm not supposed to live after it's done," she said
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, Harry, that to save the world's ass I'm going to have to sacrifice my own! It will happen soon. Do you know how long Elves are supposed to live?"
"Forever"
"Well take infinity off my life and add a couple of years and that's all I've got!"
Saira stormed off up to her room. In her anger she changed with magic and fell onto her bed. It angered her that the one person who really knew what she was going through was being so arrogant and selfish because of something so stupid. Outside the door she heard Harry go off to bed but she also heard footsteps coming and heard someone through the door. Saira went to the door and opened it to find Dmitri.
"What are you doing?"
"Thanks to my Elvish ears and inability to sleep right now, I heard you shouting."
"It's nothing"
"Love, I heard it all" he said giving her a sympathetic look "C'mon let's talk. I know you're not tired so come"
He held out his hand and Saira took it as he led her back down to the common room. They sat down on the couch
"So if you heard everything, you heard what I said about you too" Saira said slightly embarrassed
"Yeah I did. Love, dont let how Harry's acting offend you. He's still dealing with things"
"I know. I know but that doesn't mean he needs to compare our misfortunes" Saira said. As she spoke, she began remembering all hers. Tears began forming and Saira turned hoping Dmitri wouldn't see.
"I've seen you cry Saira"
"Wow. You haven't called me that in forever. It's either 'love' or Sairalinde"
"I guess its finally wearing off" he joked "C'mere"
He pulled her close and comforting
"Shouldn't this be the other way around?" Saira said
"I prefer to hold than be held. I think talking to Liz really helped. She said it's easier to remember them than to mourn them. She also said just to take life one day at a time and eventually I'll be all right again"
"Liz knows. Losing someone is hard. That face I know all too well"
Eventually Saira and Dmitri fell asleep on the couch with Saira still in his arms. Saira woke up many hours later. When she turned over onto her other side she heard the crunch of paper. She reached in her pocket and pulled out the note Legolas had given her. She unfolded it and read it despite how tired she was.
'Saira, I wish I could see you every night but as that's now forbidden, I cannot. However I do want to see you. When you know your schedule, come tell me.'
Saira read it again and then fell asleep on top of it.
On their last day, everyone was having a hectic time getting ready. Saira refused to leave the house because she said she had bad luck with 'day befores.' Legolas invited Stu to come to Mirkwood but he said he wasn't ready as he watched them ride off for the temple the next day. Link rode with them despite the danger. They arrived in the temple early giving Saira time to say a proper goodbye to Link before he left her again.
"Oh, Sairalinde, I'm going to miss you more after this parting."
"Don't call me that and I'll miss you just as much. Will I see you this summer?"
"Perhaps. Nothing is clear right now."
He hugged her rightly then the portal appeared.
"Take care of her Legolas!" he yelled as they went through.
Saira followed behind Dmitri as they traveled through finally emerging under the same old willow tree. Saira immediately saw Hagrid was there to greet them.
" 'Ello everyone" he said, "Have a nice Christmas?"
No one answered verbally but nodded. The three students walked on ahead while Legolas and Hagrid stayed behind to chat. As they neared Hagrid's hut, they could hear some Thestrals. One even came out to them. Dmitri yelled and fell back.
"What the bloody hell is that?" he said
"Remember when we learned about Thestrals in class? Well that is what they look like" Saira said
"Dmitri!" Someone called
All three of them turned around and saw Aranel running up to them. Dmitri hugged and kissed her as he spun her around happily.
"Oh I missed you so much" she said
Then she let go of Dmitri to give Saira and Liz a hug too.
"Hey the common room's empty. You guys want to go talk. It's a bit chilly out here," Aranel said
"You guys go ahead." Saira said, "I've got something to take care of"
Saira turned around but Legolas had gone. She headed to his room.
"Miss Trinity"
Saira spun around and Professor McGonagall was making her way toward her.
"Yes Professor?"
"Please come with me"
Saria did without question and was led to Dumbledore's office once again
"Professor Dumbledore is waiting for you," she said
Saira nodded and went up the small flight of stairs to his office. Dumbledore was waiting at his desk.
"Ah, hello Saira. I trust everyone made it back with no complications"
"Yes Professor" she said, "May I ask the reason I'm here?"
"I just wanted to make sure you're doing alright," he said calmly
"About?"
"About Mrs. Alonde"
Saira clenched her teeth then answered. "I'm doing better than I expected"
"And Dmitri?"
"In time he will be"
Someone knocked on the door
"Right on time. Come in"
The door creaked open and a beautiful blonde Elf walked in. She was at least Saira's age and had a very majestic presence about her. Her eyes were a dark blue yet still added to her appearance. She was followed by another Elf with long light brown hair pulled in a half ponytail. She had a unique style completely different from the blonde. She had striped knee high socks and separated arm sleeves that matched.
"Saira may I introduce you to Rianna Elanesse and her companion Titania"
Saira nodded in hello
"Rianna was forced to transfer from another school," Dumbledore continued
"I was hoping you could show her around, make her feel at home"
"Yes professor"
Saira exited the room with both Rianna and Titania following.
"So why'd you transfer?" Saira asked
"Wasn't the place for me I guess"
"Oh okay. Do you know what house you're in?"
"Gryffindor" she said bored
"You don't see too happy to be here"
"Haven't seen anything exciting yet"
Saira felt really awkward and was happy when she spotted.
"Legolas!" someone yelled but it wasn't Saira
She turned around and saw Titania waving and Legolas was waving back. Even Rianna waved. Legolas walked up and hugged them both as Saira stood and watched bewildered.
"When did you get here?" Titania asked him
"I just got back today. Why on earth are you two here?"
"Secretive reasons as usual. I see why you're here," she said glancing at Saira
"Um, sorry to interrupt this lovely reunion but how do you know them?" Saira asked
"On my adventures with Gimli, I traveled all over Middle-Earth. I met Titania in one of the old Elven cities and then I met up a few years ago and met Rianna."
"Neat"
"I don't mean to rude but I'd like to have a look around" Rianna said
"Yes of course"
The reminder of the day was spent showing Rianna around and kept Saira from seeing her friends. By now, Aranel would have found out about Vienne, Liz would have found Boron, and Harry will be back from his Christmas fun.
"It's time for the feast. We better head down there," Saira said
"Yeah, I'm starved"
Saira noticed Rianna had a very take-charge attitude and also just a tad bit spoiled. When they reached the entrance hall, they met up with Titania. Legolas wasn't there yet and Saira decided to wait. It wasn't long before he came walking up.
"Hey" he said seeing her "you're going to miss dinner"
"I'll be fine. Well, what a wonderful Christmas this has been. I don't think we got a single moment by ourselves."
Saira pulled him around the corner and gave him a deep kiss to which he returned longingly.
"I've missed that," she said
He said nothing but kissed her again
"I've been meaning to thank you for the wonderful birthday gesture."
"It was nothing. Decorating it was the real show"
Liz came around the corner and stopped them as they leaned in again
"You guys might want to come in. Umbridge is not in a good mood"
"You go first. I'll come in a minute," Legolas said
As Saira and Liz went in, they stole a look at Umbridge. She was positively furious and they had no doubts why. She now had two Elves at the staff table and another student.
Rianna was fitting in quite nicely with everyone. She seemed to have plenty to talk about. Saira glanced around the room. Draco kept peering over at her when he wasn't talking to a Slytherin boy she'd seen him hang out with a few times. The boy had blonde hair but certainly not the white blonde as Draco's. He let it hang in front of his face. His skin was tan and he had a very boyish face
"Meow. Hey Saira check out that cute guy over at the Slytherin table" Rianna said quietly to her. "And the one next to him isn't bad either."
"I know Draco but I haven't met the other"
"You know, you have quite the variety of cute guys here. I've spotted another Slytherin that is stare-worthy. They guy at the end with curly hair"
Saira glanced over and noticed she was talking about Voron
"He's taken" saira said simply.
"By who? I bet I could steal him away"
"By Liz, my best friend. Hands off that one"
"Which one is Liz?" Rianna asked as if looking for a challenge.
"Me" Liz said on the other side of Saira. She didn't sound happy
"Right. Sorry. So has everyone in this little group got a guy to call their own?" Rianna asked disregarding Liz's tone of voice.
"Pretty much the Elves do." Saira said
"I haven't seen you with anyone Saira" Rianna commented "Is he from a different house like Liz's?"
Liz choked on her drink and Saira held back a large smile.
"What?" Rianna asked
"Um, my guy doesn't go to this school" Saira said casually
"Where does he go? Beauxbatons maybe? I've switched a lot and may know him"
"Oh I know you know him but he doesn't go to Beauxbatons"
"Durmstrang?"
"Nope"
"Okay this is getting irritating. If he doesn't go to any of these schools then how do I know him?"
"Rianna" Liz said, "Look at the staff table"
"Staff table? Why?"
Liz rolled her eyes. "Because Saira's guy.is the most gorgeous one up there"
"You mean---no way. Legolas?" she said in disbelief.
"And bingo was his name-o" Liz said with extreme sarcasm
Just then Dmitri came in with his black hair and blue tips.
"Yummy" Rianna said
"Taken" Liz and Saira said together
"By who?"
"The last in our circle of friends. Aranel is Dmitri's girlfriend. He even took an arrow for her and got knighted" Saira said
"Is she the red head behind him?"
"If you call her hair red, then yes" Liz said
Rianna pouted but then she quickly began scanning the room again. After dinner Liz took Rianna to the common room so Saira could wait behind for Legolas. She said she wouldn't go to his room but Dumbledore never said she couldn't see him in the hallways. It proved disappointing because Umbridge was trailing him. He did come up to say good night. As he kissed her hand, he left a note between her fingers away from her view.
"Miss Trinity what are you waiting on?" Umbridge asked "All the other Gryffindors have left"
"I have friends in houses other than my own"
"Who may I ask?"
Saira thought quickly then she remembered she needed to ask Draco about his lessons.
"Draco Malfoy" she said coolly
Umbridge then saw Draco coming out and called him over.
"Yes Professor?" he said
"Do you know her?"
"Saira? Of course I do" he said smiling at her
"How?"
"We met last year and lately she's been giving me lessons in Elvish"
Umbridge stared at Malfoy but he was looking at Saira. She mouthed 'thank you' to him. Umbridge was finally satisfied and walked off leaving Saira with Draco and his goons.
"Hey" she said
"Hey. What was Umbridge going on about?"
"My existence"
Draco raised an eyebrow
"She hates Elves" Saria said instead
"Ah, well how was your holiday?" he asked
"Dismal"
"Why?"
"Someone passed away"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked'
"It's okay. You didn't know. However even though that was a great portion of dismality, it wasn't everything"
"Where on Earth did you go to have such a horrible time?"
"I went back home to Hyrule. A place where I left many issues behind the first time I left"
"Is there anything I can do?"
"If you knew what was going on in my head, you wouldn't want to" Saira said, "It's getting late"
"Wait, when are we going to continue?"
"This week is fine with me. Friday night?"
"Great. See you then"
Saria headed back to her room. As she walked through the portrait she didn't hear any voices and assumed everyone had already gone to bed or so she thought.
"Hi Harry" she sad as she saw her friend sitting in front of the fireplace "You look almost worse than me this Christmas"
"Hi Saira. I take it your Christmas wasn't any better."
"I wouldn't doubt if it was worse. A happy moment is hard for me to find nowadays."
Saira said down "So how is Mr. Weasley?"
Harry paused a minute before answering wondering how Saira knew before answering realizing she probably had a vision of it
"He's fine.. hey you might know what I'm talking about"
"Huh?"
"When you have visions, you're in people's heads sometimes right?"
"Sometimes. It's not fun"
"Well has the person ever been able to control you through your visions?"
"Ah I see. Well not yet. People have been known to manipulate my visions but haven't dared control me yet"
"Damn. So how can you top my Christmas?"
"For starters I found out who murdered my parents"
"Sometimes I forget how much you and I have in common"
"It's scary but at least we have someone we can relate to"
"True. Hey do you know what's up with Dmitri. He's acting real odd"
"Dmitri is grieving. He and I lost someone very dear," Saira said sadly
"If you don't mind my asking, who?"
"His mum" Saira said "She was practically mine, too. Dmitri and I have been thought a lot but I think by far this has been the worst for him"
"I can only imagine. So why were you out so late?" he asked
"Talking with some people. You?"
"Cant sleep" he said "Saira do you mind if I ask another question"
"No not at all"
"Did you see my dream?'
Saira paused. She'd completely pushed that from her memory
"Yes I did"
"How is it you can do that?" he asked confused
"I don't want to see things but I do. Higher beings chose me to see things of importance or to send me a message. They must have wanted me to see your dream"
"Is that how all your visions are?"
"What do you mean?'
"During the dream, I felt like I had no control and after I felt weak"
"There are different types of visions but usually yes they are like that"
"I've seen you when you've had a vision and they didn't look pleasant. Your eyes glaze over to white. You start shaking and get weird expressions on your face."
"They are not a comfort I'd like to live with. As of late they have been painful. Both physically and emotionally"
"When you blacked out for three weeks was that because of a vision?"
"Yes. Those are the ones I despise. I've missed so many things of life because of my curse. You think having a scar on your forehead is bad. I'm being hunted by at least four different guilds and have been since Ganondorf found out a few things concerning me. I have not led an easy life"
"How do you do it?" he asked "how do you cope with everything? Your parents are gone as mine are. Your brother was stuck in another dimension. Dmitri's parents moved away so how?"
"My answer is so simple I doubt you'd believe me," Saira said
"Please tell me"
"Friends" she said simply
"What?"
"Dmitri to be specific. And Liz" she said "Without Dmitri I probably wouldn't be here today. He was my eye of the hurricane my life was.well is. You wouldn't think so but Dmitri always knows that to say and do"
"That's it. Friends? I doubt I could say so much about Ron and Hermione"
"Harry, open your eyes. You know that without them you would be lost. People dream of having friends like them. Think about all they have done for you."
"You dont know everything. They're not perfect like your friends" he shot back
"Even my friends have their faults. Everyone does"
"A good friend would have told me everything from the beginning-"
"-Harry I know exactly how-"
"-I feel!" he finished "Yeah Saira, you do know a lot about what I'm going through but you weren't kept in the dark as badly as I was and am"
That had done if for Saira. She was trying to be open and control her anger but he'd touched a sensitive nerve there and she wasn't going to put up with it.
"What do you know about being in the dark?" Saira spat "Are you so blinded by your own misery that you have not heard a single word that has escaped my lips?"
"Prove me wrong then"
"Oh where to start?" Saira said, her anger rising with Harry's. "When I was born my mother left me in Kokiri Forest but no one told me. Kokiri children have no mothers so I grew up with the notion that I would never really grow up. I had no idea I was a Hylian until the age of six and oh what a year that was!"
"So I was left on the doorstep of my aunt and uncle-"
"But they took you in. However cruel they may be, they're still family and at least they acknowledge you. Something my brother and I never had. Besides Vienne and Stu, there were no adults and they were not family as much as we wished it."
"You still haven't proved you situation worse" he said
"Worse? Is that what you want? How about when I was six my brother left? I saw him one time after that then he disappeared for seven, I repeat, seven years. No one told me where he'd gone. But it doesn't end there. Later when I went looking for him, I met Ganondorf face to face and Zelda, Princess of Hyrule. Both of them knew something about me but didn't have the decency to let me in on it till last year"
"And what would that be?"
Saira pulled out the locket and ring
"A locket form Hyrule, a ring from Middle-Earth and one piece from here are one day supposed to be combined and unleash a power that will rid the worlds of all present evil. The last Hylian Seer is the one chosen to perform this task."
"What's so bad about that?"
"The fact that I'm not supposed to live after it's done," she said
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, Harry, that to save the world's ass I'm going to have to sacrifice my own! It will happen soon. Do you know how long Elves are supposed to live?"
"Forever"
"Well take infinity off my life and add a couple of years and that's all I've got!"
Saira stormed off up to her room. In her anger she changed with magic and fell onto her bed. It angered her that the one person who really knew what she was going through was being so arrogant and selfish because of something so stupid. Outside the door she heard Harry go off to bed but she also heard footsteps coming and heard someone through the door. Saira went to the door and opened it to find Dmitri.
"What are you doing?"
"Thanks to my Elvish ears and inability to sleep right now, I heard you shouting."
"It's nothing"
"Love, I heard it all" he said giving her a sympathetic look "C'mon let's talk. I know you're not tired so come"
He held out his hand and Saira took it as he led her back down to the common room. They sat down on the couch
"So if you heard everything, you heard what I said about you too" Saira said slightly embarrassed
"Yeah I did. Love, dont let how Harry's acting offend you. He's still dealing with things"
"I know. I know but that doesn't mean he needs to compare our misfortunes" Saira said. As she spoke, she began remembering all hers. Tears began forming and Saira turned hoping Dmitri wouldn't see.
"I've seen you cry Saira"
"Wow. You haven't called me that in forever. It's either 'love' or Sairalinde"
"I guess its finally wearing off" he joked "C'mere"
He pulled her close and comforting
"Shouldn't this be the other way around?" Saira said
"I prefer to hold than be held. I think talking to Liz really helped. She said it's easier to remember them than to mourn them. She also said just to take life one day at a time and eventually I'll be all right again"
"Liz knows. Losing someone is hard. That face I know all too well"
Eventually Saira and Dmitri fell asleep on the couch with Saira still in his arms. Saira woke up many hours later. When she turned over onto her other side she heard the crunch of paper. She reached in her pocket and pulled out the note Legolas had given her. She unfolded it and read it despite how tired she was.
'Saira, I wish I could see you every night but as that's now forbidden, I cannot. However I do want to see you. When you know your schedule, come tell me.'
Saira read it again and then fell asleep on top of it.