Chapter note: allusions to chaos theory and the butterfly effect, except there is as far as I knowno shaping of the storm theorized about in chaos theory
Chapter Three
"You have dreamed prophetically again my little Cassandra" said the oldest smiling at her little sister.
"Don`t call me that, I swear I think people will not believe just because you called me that one time I talked about my prophetic dreams."
"People won`t believe because they don`t want to, and you need to work on your delivery of such news. Delivered the right way, you can persuade anybody of anything."
In a mature manner the youngest sister stuck out her tongue at her older sister, before saying. "Well you will have the opportunity to test that view in a short while. I have dreamed of the future and in it you will be cast as a butterfly helping create and shape the storm".
Jennifer Reiks looked fondly at her fifteen year old sister saying "you don`t ask for much do you Clara. Why exactly must I be your butterfly, and not somebody more suitable?"
"Because nobody else will believe, because it needs to be done right and because you have connections that will get you into Hogwarts School of wizardry in Scotland" Clarissima Reiks said in a patient manner.
The two sisters were incidentally half-sisters, and Jen did have connections that Clara didn`t have. Not that sending Clara off to Britain would have been done anyway, her mother and Jen`s stepmother was way too protective to let her darling daughter out of the village they lived in.
"You`d better tell me everything and don`t leave out any details" Jen said conjuring up at quill and some paper.
Some weeks later
Before going into the school and meeting her great Aunt for the first time Jen took some time to become familiar with the forest nearby. Given her heritage, it was a necessity to find a secluded glade that could be secured enough with wards. Given that she hadn`t found her mate yet, her more uncontrollable powers needed siphoning off in a secure location that was away from people. This was why she was now conversing with a herd of not too friendly centaurs "I therefore humbly beg that you direct me to a glade that can be set aside for my use in the duration" she concluded her speech.
"And why should we do that, human" sneered a surly looking one that was obviously one of the advisors to the herd leader.
"I am, as I have already told you not fully human, and you should do this because it won`t cost you anything, and I will owe you as a result. A favour owed could be valuable in the future, what do you have to lose?"
The surly looking centaur seemed ready to argue but the leader waved him into silence "I agree, a favour could be valuable as you say. There is a glade close to the school that we do not use regularly; it may serve your purpose. I will inform all centaurs not to wander there while you use it for your purposes" he said in a gracious manner. Feeling happy that the centaurs had granted her access, Jen bowed respectfully to the leader and his advisors. As she turned to leave a palomino centaur peeled off from the herd after a word from the leader and showed her the way to the clearing in question, before returning to its herd.
Perfect she thought when she saw the space the centaurs had graciously allowed her to use, it was not very big but beautiful. Wild flowers and herbs abounded and a small brook meandered across it. Jen smiled as she warded it securely, before setting out towards the school. Now for the question of how to get what she wanted from her so far unmet great Aunt.
