Rebecca, Albus, and Isabelle went to the Headmaster's office. Rebecca suggested this because she didn't trust any other professor to take her seriously. Perhaps Professor Scamander, but he didn't have much authority here to do anything.
Rebecca led them to the office, found it, and Rebecca did the exact same knock Professor Stetson had done before. Whether or not it would work, Rebecca wasn't sure, but she heard a click behind it and she pushed it open.
Professor Fontaine sat his desk. He seemed surprised to see them.
"Well, hello there Miss Warren, Miss Warren, and Mr. Potter." He said humorously. "What brings you here today? Not to complain about an unfair exam are you?"
"No, sir." Albus said. Rebecca decided to let him do the talking. "We were attacked by the forest."
"Attacked you say?" Professor Fontaine raised an eyebrow. "By whom?"
"It was Delphi Lestrange." Albus said. "She took Isabelle here and put a knife to her neck and then we disarmed her and Rebecca chased her through the forest, but Delphi escaped."
"Ah, I see. Well, Mr. Potter, it just so happens that one of the pukwudgies had found a body that seems to be Lestrange."
Rebecca's heart began to beat fast. They already found her? Rebecca wondered what could have happened if they lingered around any longer.
"Body?" Albus asked. "So she's dead?"
"They found her body laying against a rock I believe. MACUSA officials are on their way to examine the body as we speak." Professor Fontaine said.
"What are they going to do?" Rebecca asked.
"They'll try to identify the body and determine the cause of death." Professor Fontaine said. "If you ask me, if it is Lestrange, good riddance."
"So that Delphi woman is dead?" Isabelle squeaked.
"Yes, it would seem." Professor Fontaine said. "Do not worry. I won't tell MACUSA you were there because that could mean expulsion for you, Miss Warren."
"What do you mean?" Rebecca asked quickly.
"With all the trouble you have been in this year, the last thing that you need is to be accused of murder." Professor Fontaine said. "But I ask you all not to mention it to anyone either."
They all nodded and Professor Fontaine dismissed them. Rebecca and Albus both looked at one another, Albus in shock, Rebecca pretending to be.
"I can't believe she's dead." Albus said. "I mean... Wow..."
"I know." Rebecca agreed. "Well, I think I'm going to go lay down for a bit. See you at the feast tomorrow?"
"Sure thing." He kissed her on the cheek and they separated down different paths.
"Come on, Issy. I'll walk you back to your common room." Rebecca said and they left.
Isabelle was quiet, which was unusual for her. She was still afraid. Rebecca knew it would take some time for her to regain her normal self, or as normal as she could be. Rebecca thought for a moment back in the forest that Isabelle was... Well, Rebecca had to do something to make sure it didn't happen.
"Are you ready to go back to see Kate?" Rebecca asked her.
"I guess." Isabelle said.
"I know she'll be happy to see us again, especially you." Rebecca said.
"What do you think happened to Delphi?" Isabelle asked.
"I don't know." Rebecca said, trying to sound casual. "Maybe a hidebehind got her?"
"Maybe." Isabelle said.
They arrived at the Pukwudgie common room. Rebecca said goodbye and headed for her own common room. She entered and didn't bother to say hello to anyone. Not even Morgan and Andrew who were sitting by the fireplace.
She crawled into her bed and laid still. Her thoughts were racing about what she had done. It was not until she heard Morgan come into the room that she shut her eyes, so when Morgan looked at her, she would think she was asleep. Rebecca could hear Morgan getting ready for bed herself, which made Rebecca realize she must had been laying down for four hours. She kept replaying the murder in her head and all of the lies she had told since. Rebecca, now forced to keep her eyes closed, fell asleep soon.
The next two days were the last to be spent at Ilvermorny. During the farewell banquet, Rebecca sat with Albus, Scorpius, and Rose. Isabelle joined her best friends, Hugo and Lily. Hugo was teaching them how to tie a variety of knots with his wand that he had learned from Rose. Morgan and Andrew sat nearby.
That evening, everyone was more interested in the latest edition of The New York Ghost than the fact that Thunderbird had won the house cup.
Rebecca had a chance to read it at the banquet.
BODY FOUND AT ILVERMORNY, DELPHI LESTRANGE DEAD
In what has many aurors at MACUSA confused, a body has turned up on the outskirts of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Friday evening. The body has been identified as Delphini Lestrange, a British witch who had been wrongly imprisoned by the British Ministry of Magic while under the head of Hermione Granger, for being the daughter of the notorious Lord Voldemort.
Lestrange was found by a school pukwudgie propped against a rock inside the Mount Greylock Forest. MACUSA reports the death to be by the killing curse. The only evidence found in the area was a knife and Lestrange's wand was discovered close to the school grounds.
Lestrange had been released from Azkaban prison by current Minister, Mathias Burgess, who had found foul play in her arrest before he took office.
It is unclear who had murdered Lestrange, but MACUSA appears to be uncertain on what to do.
Head Auror, Sawyer Bancroft, looks to do a full investigation, whereas Head of The Investigation Department, Melanie Evans, stated that the case will likely go cold as there is no more evidence to be found.
President Quahog stated that though it was tragic for a murder to happen near the school, it does not seem as though Lestrange was up to any good as she has already been accused of manu things, such as being the murderer of British suspect, Blake Deese, as well as the Daughter of Lord Voldemort.
Professor Agilbert Fontaine, the Headmaster of Ilvermorny, made no comment on the matter at hand.
"I don't believe it." Rose said. "How on earth could somebody murder her? Isn't she a powerful witch?"
"At least she's dead." Scorpius said. "A victory for us. Maybe we can go home sooner."
"I doubt it." Rose said. "Think about how the repercussions could be back home. With Delphi dead, Mathias might want to take an eye for an eye. What if he kills Aunt Ginny for this?"
"It's not like he knows who did it." Albus argued. Rebecca could see he didn't like his mother being brought up as dead.
"Do you think he'll care?" Rose asked. "It'll be an excuse. Whoever killed her has put our families at risk even more."
"Will you lay off it already?" Rebecca asked. Rose looked offended. They had never been able to get along, but Rose did stop talking about it.
The next morning, everyone was loading up their luggage racks onto buses. They would take the drive back down to the train station.
"Platform 4 bus this way!" The bus conductor called out. Rebecca went over to her friends before she jumped onto the bus. Morgan and Andrew stood side-by-side.
"I just want to say..." Rebecca began. "Thanks for being really fantastic friends. I got no idea if I'll see you two again so I wanted to make sure you know that."
"Aw, Becks." Morgan said. "I hope everything works out for you back home. Will you please keep in touch with us? Give us your address and we can send and owl to you just in case."
"It's called the Luna Apartments in Brooklyn, or I think it's Queens. I'm not sure which one." Rebecca said.
"We'll miss you." Andrew said.
"I'll miss you too. You guys keep each other in check for me?"
"Oh yes. We always do. Be careful, Becks." Morgan said. They all hugged together and Rebecca left for the bus, but stopped to wave goodbye to Professor Scamander and Luna who was just giving Isabelle a hug and a book of some sorts. Isabelle ran over with it and showed it to Rebecca.
"Look! It's pictures of all kinds of creatures they have found on their journeys. Some of these even belong to the Professor's grandfather."
"That's really cool!" Rebecca said as they climbed onto the bus. They left the school and headed down a winding road which led them to the train station. They all climbed off and hopped onto their train and their destination would be back at Pennsylvania Station on Platform 4.