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I forgot to mention in the summary, George/OC Fred/Angelina Katie/Lee Percy/Penelope (-in later chapters though) Harry/OC Ron/Hermione
Chapter 8
The Howler.
The train journey – long story short, was reasonably eventful for Elsa. Elsa had been debating not going home when a rather angry letter arrived from mama Cissy reading:
FLASHBACK
It was Elsa's first day out of the hospital when she sat down at the Gryffindor bench to find everyone staring at the red letter in front of her that was gently smoking. At that point the letter exploded and her aunts angry voice boomed out.
ELSA ANDROMEDA BELLATRIX MALFOY!
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU! NOT WRITING ONCE TO YOUR PARENTS! NOT EVEN MENTIONING YOUR FAMILY DISAPPOINTMENT! GRYFFINDOR? GRYFFINDOR I ASK YOU? WHY? IN THE HOSPITAL WARD TWO TIMES IN ONE TERM AND NOT EVEN TELLING US? WE RECEIEVD A LETTER FROM MADAM POMFREY TELLING US ABOUT YOUR TRANCES! YOU DIDN'T EVEN TAKE YOUR POTIONS? YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE ELSA! AND WORST OF ALL... BEFRIENDING THE WEASLEYS? THERE IS NO BIGGER DISAPPOINTMENT! YOU ARE COMING HOME THIS CHRISTMAS AND I WILL NOT BE THERE! I WILL LEAVE LUCIUS TO DEAL WITH YOU! IF YOU EVER DATE ONE OF THOSE WEASLEY BROTHERS YOU ARE DISOWNED. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR? YOU REALLY ARE THE THIRD BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT IN OUR FAMILY. (THE OTHERS BEING SIRIUS AND ANDROMEDA!) WE MIGHT EVEN MOVE YOU TO BEAXBATONS! YES, WE MIGHT! TAKE THAT IN MIND ELSA!
NARCISSA ANDROMEDA MALFOY, LUCIUS ORION MALFOY AND DRACO LUCIUS MALFOY ARE DISAPPOINTED IN YOU.
FROM,
NARCISSA ANDROMEDA MALFOY.
No-one laughed. Not even the Slytherins. Elsa turned heel and ran, crying out of the great hall with every eye apon her.
END FLASHBACK
Elsa sat in the train carriage on her own. She had taken her aunts words to heart and was avoiding the Weasleys at all costs. Eventually she decided to find someone to sit with, a group of giggling Slytherins were gathered in a compartment. Elsa poked her head into the compartment but gasped at what the girls were laughing at. George. Knocked out. Broken nose, bleeding and with fresh bruises.
"GEORGE!" she screamed.
She drew her wand out of her pocket and disarmed all the girls, who looked at her and snarled. In a flash of bright light the defence against the dark arts teacher appeared on the scene and the Slytherins were out cold and George seemed OK. Elsa burst into tears leaving a confused George and Professor Clifton behind.
Elsa collapsed in a carriage on her own. Her white blonde hair was wild from running and crying, her face wet. She gasped for breath as she buried her face in the soft fabric of the seats, and started crying all over again. She curled up in a ball under the seat, desperately hoping no-one could see her.
A ginger head looked under the chair, however it was not the twins. Percy Weasley looked her in the eye and grabbed her arm, pulling her onto the bench. He muttered something quiet and left. Elsa could see him talking to George, pointing at her carriage.
'How insensitive.' she thought 'He could see I didn't want to see George and now he's alerting him.'
George nodded and walked in the opposite direction. Before Elsa could even wonder what Percy had told him, there was a small voice from the door.
"Hello! I'm Alencidesia LeStrange. Gryffindor second year, can I talk to you?"