This if for Dead-Luthien… who has been a faithful reader AND reviewer!
Chapter 3 – In which Christine knows more of her mother
December 21th 1977, Hogwarts, Sunday, House of Slytherin, Girl's dormitories
A narrator's view on Agnes' Diary
The years passed and Agnes was still alone. One day she departed from the Autumn Forest. She went back to the village were she had been born – Alantia. Nothing had changed, her sisters had grown up, her mother had gotten old and her father had already left this world. Agnes had felt his passage with the Winter winds and had received his visit: it was time for her to leave as well. She then said goodbye to her mother and sisters – no one knew if she'd ever return.
She went back to Crystal City, and sought advice with some of the eldest Priestesses, Solock was one of them, so old she had converted into a tree. She read the waters and casted runes with her oak branches and, as she looked upon the white rune, advised caution.
"You must go to the old abandoned castle, two days of journal, following the willowy path of the river, until its waters darken", she said "enter and seek the past. Now, climb up and seek, inside the hole, once a nest, a golden object, a book and a wand. That is my old Book of Shadows, the medallion holds the miniature of the one to be found by the medallion's carrier, and the object is what was called an old music box, made by a foreign material of this Earth, of Ages long passed. The wand, crafted by your father, is made of my wood and its core is most precious. It is made of a feather of the very first Soul Healer. Use them well."
"But, Solock, we no longer use wands. The witch people used them for spell casting and we use them only to cast the circle in ceremonies. Although I have studied that basic level magic in first years of learning I haven't used it for years!"
"Yes, yes, of course, my dear, but you will have to use it. It will turn out to be quite useful. You'll see. May the Goddess protect you my child. Though, I trust that with your abilities we will be able to communicate through all barriers."