Summer After Seventh Year:
Doe had only been home for a week and she already wanted to be anywhere but here. Unsurprisingly, her mother hadn't picked her up from Kings Cross, so she had to find her own way home. When she saw her later that night, they had a quick reunion, they couldn't have exchanged more than two words since they had been home. She spent most of her time locked in her room. She didn't want to have to be downstairs and talk to her.
She only really went down there when she was hungry or she had to use the phone. She had been scouring the Daily Prophet for days, searching desperately for a magic- accepted apartment building that was close to the ministry. She wanted to be out of here as soon as possible.
At one point she went downstairs to get a bottle of water. Her mother was sitting at the dining room table, reading the Times. She put it down when she saw her.
" Dorcas sit down please" she said patting the chair next to her, " we need to discuss a few things".
Doe sighed, whenever her mother wanted to discuss something it usually ended in a fight.
She sat down in the chair next to her, " Yes?" she asked.
Her mother smiled, " So I have been thinking a lot about us lately and I think I've finally found the solution to our problem" she said.
" Our problem?" Doe repeated.
She nodded eagerly. Doe didn't know what problem she was referring too. The biggest issue between them was the magical-muggle divide, and there wasn't much her mother could about that besides being more accepting.
" I think the best way to fix you and me, is to spend more time together" she said happily.
Doe waited for her to elaborate. Even before her father died, she and her mother had never been close.
" You and me?" Doe asked her curiously.
She laughed, " You don't have to sound so surprised"
Doe eyed her with a strange look. There had to be a catch.
She smiled broadly and began talking quickly, " I figured that next year you and I could spend so much time together. You could stay here and go to City University, and we can finally bond." She spat out.
Doe eyed her strangely.
" Mom, I'm can't. My auror training starts in two months, I'm moving into an apartment closer to the ministry" She reminded her.
She shook her head, " No, Dorcas. You need to go to college, and finally start living a normal life"
" As opposed to what?" Doe asked getting angry.
" You need to stop with this magic. It's not healthy. You're going to get yourself killed like your father" she said earnestly.
" Its not healthy?" she demanded, " This is what I do, I can't stop. And I certainly won't for your account"
Doe got up from the table and headed for the stairs. Her mother grabbed her arm stopping her.
" Please Dorcas, stay here and stop with this nonsense." she begged.
Doe yanked her hand back from her.
" I am leaving." she told her, " I need to start my life"
Her mother shook her head, " Not with me you won't".
Doe turned to her, anger bubbling in her chest, " Fine, then. I'll move out as soon as I find a place"
" Fine" She snapped.
Doe stomped up the stairs leaving her bewildered on the stairs. Tears started to flow down her face. She ignored them and headed straight for her room.
She hated this. She didn't always want to feel so ashamed of what She was.
She sat down leaning against the side of the bed and let herself cry, wishing she was anywhere other than here.