Katiana and Tari dismounted Silver and practically ran indoors, as they got inside they froze at the sight of Albus Dumbledore, he had hair as white as the snow that cascaded down his robes in great masses she looked up he also had a old but colourful wizardry hat upon his head, he smiled at them.
Katiana flickered her eyes towards her mother "ma, why was Larien so angry?" she said as she fiddled with the necklace that Larien had given her today - it changed colours blue and purple like her eyes.
"he doesn't want you to go" she answered, "go where?" Katiana said in confusion.
"can someone please tell us what's going on" Tari asked angrily.
Alasse decided that she would speak up, "well this is Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts school for.."
"witchcraft and wizardry, yeah we know the deal" Tari said smiling cheekily.
The adults explained about how they wanted the girls to go to Hogwarts with the other 6 half elf, half witch/wizards that had all agreed to go, Katiana looked at her father during the explanation and qualities of Hogwarts, all she had heard from him was good things about this school, he looked so happy that Katiana would be able to attend this school, but she didn't want to leave her home, she looked to Tari who was quite excited but she knew the same thing was crossing her mind, but they would both agree to go.
Katiana's eyes flashed over to Silver who was sticking her head through the window, and her heart filled with pain "can Silver come too, she can stay in her horse form" she said interrupting.
Her Father looked like he was about to object but Dumbledore cut in, "yes that's another thing, how your getting there in a carriage by all eight of your horse's, Professer Sirfalas has said that you will need a horse for your training, their will be other students in your elvan classes but they wont be needing horses."
Katiana nodded, "and I don't want anyone to know that I'm a princess, you know just want to be treated like an equal"
Dumbledore seemed to understand about that fact, "yes, only my trusted staff members shall know, anyway, you will all be meeting at the palace in a couple of Days, Valandil has already agreed to have a little ball and farewell for everyone and their parents, I believe everyone will be staying there for the night."
there were stifled gasps in the room, Valandil wasn't usually so giving like this but it proved how much that he loved his granddaughter and how he was willing to change his past actions.
Katiana was sitting under the apple tree with Tari, it was just outside their house's and Silver was prancing around like the big idiot she was, the girls were laughing and watching the Unicorn chase a butterfly, today they were venturing into the wizard world - to Diagon Alley.
"you girls ready?" Beren yelled from outside the door.
"yeah, coming" Tari yelled back getting up and wiping her hands on her dress. "come on lets get this over and done with."
Katiana got up and went to Silver, "Silver I have to go, but I'll be back as soon as I can - Promise" Silver looked sad but neighed a reply, "sorry you can't come, bye" and with that she followed Tari into the house.
"well we might attract more attention then we would want, but I guess that will have to do" Max said folding his arms across his dark emerald robes, the girls were wearing elvan dresses, Katiana's baby blue and Tari light yellow, she didn't think she wanted to go through this now.
Beren leaded the way to the fireplace and took some floo powder from its holder, walked in and said clearly "diagon alley" and he was gone, the girls had seen it be done a million times, but could they do it? was the question, Tari took a deep breath and walked up to the fireplace and did exactly like her father and then she to was gone.
"see you soon" she said to her dad and then she walked into the fireplace floo powder in her hand felt like dirt but softer then sand, she dropped the powder and yelled.
"Diagon Alley" she was spinning really fast round and round she closed her eyes, she couldn't bear it any longer, and then she suddenly just stopped and fell forward, luckily Tari caught her and pulled her up straight.
"freaky isn't it?" Tari said, Katiana just nodded her head still being a bit dizzy.
When Max walked through the fireplace not dizzy at all the girls were both shocked at how he could do so, but then realised their fathers would have had a lot more practice then them.
Max and Beren were right they did get some attention but people were hurrying around too much to actually pay attention to them, but they got a few head turns here and there, after they got some money at the gringotts bank, they stoped outside Madam Malkin's Robes for all occasions.
"Ok girls, go in there and just ask for Hogwarts robes, and Madam Malkin will do you a fitting and then meet us down at Florean Fortescue's Ice-cream Parlour, we walked past it remember?" Beren asked.
Katiana were pretty speechless, everything was happening really fast, they nodded dumbly.
"ok, after that we will go to Flourish and Blotts to get your books, Stay out of trouble" Max said eyeing the two girls, obviously enjoying their silence, Katiana glared at him and the two walked away laughing.
"those two honestly, there acting more like the kids" Katiana said smiling.
"I feel like an Idiot wearing these clothes, we should have gotten some muggle clothes" Tari said uncomfortably.
"me too, but we'll get that for next time" Katiana assured Tari as they walked into the shop.
Madam Malkin was rather short making the girls feel like giants, but she was a cheery lady with a bright big smile on her face, "how can I help you dears?" she said with measuring tape over her shoulder.
"Hogwarts robes" Tari said in proper English with her elvan accent showing clearly.
"you'd be two of the elves of the eight that are going to Hogwarts, follow me" she said leading them to two footstools, after they got there another lady came out to attend to Tari, and they got fabric thrown over their heads and began to pin it to the right length.
"just before their where two boys in here getting their robes also - do you know them?" the other lady spoke up, she looked at the girls fondly.
"no, we haven't met any of them yet - in a couple of days though" Tari said speaking up showing her chattering side.
After awhile of Tari happily chattering on about the elvish world they were ready to leave, they paid for the robes and left the shop in a happy mood.
"so were was that place again?" Tari asked looking around lost.
"just over here, honestly Tari don't you notice anything?" Katiana teased.
They walked done the street with bags in hand, smiles on faces, when they got to the ice-cream parlour their fathers wear standing outside talking to a joyful red-haired man, all had a ice-cream in hand, aswell as a red-haired girl, they walked over to the group.
"there you are" Beren said smiling, "Arthur Weasley, Ginny, these are our daughters, Katiana and Tari" he finished.
They received a warm welcome which they gladly returned, but they were soon dragged away by Beren and Max, Ginny promised to see them at Hogwarts, and she hoped they were in Gryffindor - as their goodbyes were said they once again disappeared into the crowd.
"they seemed nice, how do you know them?" Tari asked.
"we work with Mr Weasley sometimes" Beren answered his daughters question.
"enough of that, lets just get your books and go home" Max said walking over to what seemed like flourish and blotts.
Inside bookcases where as tall as the ceiling with long delicate ladders that you could slide along the shelves so you could get the book of your choice, a young man walked over and smiled at them.
"how can I help you?" he said smiling, giving Tari and Katiana and eager glance.
Their fathers obviously didn't notice the attention he was giving the girls and carried on with business, "Hogwarts" Max said.
With that word Beren handed over the list of books, "two of each" he said, with that they were walking down the paths of the bookshop turning here and there, as the men retrieved the books, Tari and Katiana wandered off to explore.
They stoped at the sight of a book which caught Tari's attention, "oooh look, its about Harry Potter, the boy who lived" she said in a mocking voice.
"he's a person too you know, in fact we'll probably see him at Hogwarts" Katiana said to her friend.
"not everyone hates fame, you would have to be the only one, he might love all the attention" Tari said putting the book down.
"doubt it" she whispered under her breath as they continued to walk about looking at books. They turned the corner and started walking along the next row of books, and ahead were two familiar boys, but Katiana couldn't remember where she had seen them before, until she saw that they also were wearing elvan attire.
'the boy's from the market place' she thought to herself, 'hmm what were their names?' she thought as they were coming closer.
she was still searching frantically for their names when it hit her, 'Elendil and Elessar that's it'
then she remembered their rude disappearance and Larien's outburst, 'I hope they don't remember me' but what she hoped for was impossible.
Katiana looked at the books on her right and read the covers trying to stall time she stoped at one book and read it aloud.
"Elvan History, hmm" this was on the book list she looked down and flipped it open, she saw pictures of her relatives and then she flipped near the back and staring back at her was a portrait of her brother.
She flipped through a couple of pages about his travels, then she came across another portrait of her mother and she was pregnant, it had a small article next to the picture and it read.
(It has been told that Nienna Tiwele had fallen in love with a Wizard and fell pregnant with his child, then she left to live with her secret lover and her new child who has been said to be a girl but her name is a mystery aswell as she, who has been known from time to time ride into the castle to visit and take lessons with her Grandfather - King Valandil Tiwele. King Valandil hadn't spoken to his only daughter in six years after her betrayal to his kind, but people say that after he saw his six year old granddaughter he could do nothing but forgive and forget. The reason why the mysterious princess is in hiding - no one knows, it is said that the daughter of Nienna and the Wizard has a kind and loving heart towards anyone, and has a pet unicorn)
'Elvan Royals Abomination' went on about theories but Katiana had about enough, when she put the book back, she not only saw another elvan book but there was many, but one in particular caught her attention, it was a book about herself, Larien, Grandfather and her parents, and theories on the betrayal of the elvan kind. And how she herself was an abomination to the elvan kind, it said they should have killed her at birth, it mentioned that Larien needn't have a half blood for competition for the throne.
Katiana closed the book disgusted at what this Alina Cadathar could be this heartless a voice near by startled Katiana and she turned around to see Elendil and Elessar.
"Horrible Author isn't she" Elessar said after he noticed what she was reading.
"Hey" Katiana said with a bright smile lighting up her features, "so you two going to Hogwarts?"
"Yeah" Elendil answered.
"This is Tari Nenharma, Tari that's Elendil and Elessar, I met them the other day before, Oh Im sorry about that, La.. Prince Larien is a family friend"
"your friends with the prince?" Elessar said in disbelief.
Tari nodded "we've known him since we were little!" Tari said speaking up to help her friend.
They heard footsteps approaching, and as they turned they saw both Max and Beren walking up to them with another lady, who Katiana didn't recognise, she soon found out that she was Elessar's mother. Both the boy's had witches for mothers, Elendil's mother was the local healer, that was one thing that worried Katiana because she had met up with her many times, and she knew Katiana's true self, and she hoped that she had said nothing to Elendil, even though she had promised her word that she would never tell a living soul, she just hoped she had stuck to her word.
"So we better go, we still have some last minute things to get, we'll see you in a couple of days boys" Max was saying.
They said their goodbyes and they were off, their bags were starting to get heavy because of all the books that they were lugging around, just one more stop until home, 'I swear I heard that more than once today!" Katiana thought to herself, but she didn't mind - not really she was having a pretty good time other than all the staring that they seemed to be getting, and it was strange it seemed like her Dad and Beren Knew a lot of people.
More than once people were stopping to have a few words with their Fathers, and always a few more who did it to find out more about who Katiana and Tari were. They walked towards Olivanders but before they could enter a tall man with blonde greasy hair and too his right was a young boy that looked around the girls age, and looked a lot like his father, she could tell by the first glance that he was no good, especially the smirk that he was giving them. Katiana could tell also by the looks that her father was giving the older man that he was not to be trusted.
"Malfoy, what brings you out on a lovely day like this - I thought that you only came out in the dark?" Max said in a vicious voice that she had never heard him speak in before, and the tone made Katiana's suspicions increase and she was rather excited to hear her kind hearted father to speak in different tones.
"Ah, very charming Nightshade, Nenharma" he nodded in a stiff welcome, "this is my son, Draco, you can't possibly say that these are your daughters?" he said giving the girls a stiff smile.
Katiana swore her dad was going to punch the greasy man in the face so she put a hand on his shoulder settle him down before he started a public display, he relaxed slightly, but Katiana left her hand calmly on his.
"Im Katiana, this is Tari, Im afraid I can't say it's a pleasure to meet you both" she smiled sweetly at them both, with ice clearly in her eyes.
"So I take it that you two are of the eight half elves that are going to Hogwarts?" Mr Malfoy sneered, giving Katiana an equal evil glare.
"yes they are" Beren started to speak up, "but we don't have time to sit around and chat, Im afraid we have things to get"
"well, please don't let us keep you waiting" Mr Malfoy replied.
"oh we wont" they started to walk away when Draco added.
"see you at school" and he muttered something under his breath that the girls didn't quite hear.
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When the Girls got home they collapsed exhausted on the nearest couches and dropped their shopping to the side, In Olivanders it took so long, they didn't think that they would ever get out, but Mr Olivander was a wonderful creepy old man, he seemed to have all knowledge bestowed upon him.
Katiana recalled the book in the bookshop and felt that it was time to question upon it.
"Dad, have you ever heard of a book called. Elvan Royal Abominations? By Alina Cadathar?" she asked innocently.
All the adults seemed to stop having their conversations and all turned to look at Katiana "It's just that I found that book at Flourish and Blotts, is it true they think of us that way?" Katiana asked tiredly.
Nienna rushed over to her daughter and knelt down she looked deep into her eyes lovingly, "there are some who do, but then there are some that don't, darling you have to understand no matter what you hear even at school, that you have to ignore it and pretend that its not your family to worry about, there are some horrible believers out there" She said sadly.
Katiana nodded sadly, but before anything else could be said she heard Silver making a horrible commotion outside begging for Katiana to come outside, she smiled instantly and walked over to the door, then she quickly turned to Tari with her hand about to twist the nob.
"last one to the water hole has to do something humiliating" and with that she flung open the door.
"No Fair" she heard Tari whine as she jumped onto Midnight.