She sat perched in the branches of an olive tree. She was watching the small water dragons skimming the mountain pond for small fish. Her notebook was full of sketches and notes. Most of her notes were of the local plant life and the more unusual creatures inhabiting the hills of Italy.
She sighed and felt the warmth of the early summer sun on her back. Soon, she thought, I will have to return to London. I can't quite face them all yet, she told herself as she felt a small tear slipping down her cheek.
She wiped it away and sniffed. She smiled at the young dragons trying not to foul up their wings as they learned to fly. She took her water bottle and too a sip from it and realized it was nearly empty. Well I should head back to the villa any ways, she thought to herself as she slipped out of the tree. It would do no good to be chased by infant water dragons.
She walked down the fairly steep trail that led to the villa. She smiled at a small house elf that was feeding the pet goat then continued on her way.
"Melasine? I'm back. I got some great sketches of the babies." She called out as she entered the kitchen door at the side of the house. She set her pack on the floor beside a rough wooden table and walked into the main room of the villa that looked out onto the walled in garden. "Melasine?" She saw the mother looking middle aged witch sitting with a young girl probably only fourteen at the most.
"Ah Bella Mione, come in," Melasine smiled warmly at her, "We have a guest, this is Arina?" The girl nodded, "She has spent the better part of two weeks looking for you,"
"Looking for me? Why?" Hermione asked confused.
"My family found a man several weeks ago, he was beaten very badly and he has amnesia. He has an accent like yours and he is a wizard," Arina stressed that point.
"Do you want me to talk to him? Try and help him?" the girl nodded. "I will go as soon as possible," Melasine and arina smiled.
Thank you Mione, thank you bella," Melasine said smiling agian kowing that she would never turn down a lost soul in need of help.
TBC?
A/N: this is another short chapter I know but it's setting a scene so to speak. The meeting between shy and Mione will be the next chapter.
She sighed and felt the warmth of the early summer sun on her back. Soon, she thought, I will have to return to London. I can't quite face them all yet, she told herself as she felt a small tear slipping down her cheek.
She wiped it away and sniffed. She smiled at the young dragons trying not to foul up their wings as they learned to fly. She took her water bottle and too a sip from it and realized it was nearly empty. Well I should head back to the villa any ways, she thought to herself as she slipped out of the tree. It would do no good to be chased by infant water dragons.
She walked down the fairly steep trail that led to the villa. She smiled at a small house elf that was feeding the pet goat then continued on her way.
"Melasine? I'm back. I got some great sketches of the babies." She called out as she entered the kitchen door at the side of the house. She set her pack on the floor beside a rough wooden table and walked into the main room of the villa that looked out onto the walled in garden. "Melasine?" She saw the mother looking middle aged witch sitting with a young girl probably only fourteen at the most.
"Ah Bella Mione, come in," Melasine smiled warmly at her, "We have a guest, this is Arina?" The girl nodded, "She has spent the better part of two weeks looking for you,"
"Looking for me? Why?" Hermione asked confused.
"My family found a man several weeks ago, he was beaten very badly and he has amnesia. He has an accent like yours and he is a wizard," Arina stressed that point.
"Do you want me to talk to him? Try and help him?" the girl nodded. "I will go as soon as possible," Melasine and arina smiled.
Thank you Mione, thank you bella," Melasine said smiling agian kowing that she would never turn down a lost soul in need of help.
TBC?
A/N: this is another short chapter I know but it's setting a scene so to speak. The meeting between shy and Mione will be the next chapter.