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Summary of Chapter: Salazar is gone and Rowena has a child on her hands.
A/N: I quite like this. I'm new in writing founders, so it was a bit of a challenge. But I think it turned out alright. Especially little Helena. Written for: (skip to story)
globetrotter drabble comp ii: myrtle beach: write about someone small but tough; thinks you can comp: onceler: write about a horcrux; tv show comp: Gilmore girls: write a mother/daughter relationship;
Myrtle Beach, United States: Known for long stretches of warm beaches. While the city itself is small, the beach attracts millions of visitors from all over each year.
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Strength
Rowena Ravenclaw was tired, and the day had barely began.
"Mama!" cried little Helena, tugging at her mother's robes. Rowena looked down at her. The young girl had grey eyes, and they shined in the candlelight, sparkling with mischief and wisdom, all the traits of her mother.
And yet they were a shade of grey, so Rowena couldn't bear to look at them very long.
So like her father, she thought bitterly.
Rowena reached down to her one and a half year old daughter. "Yes, darling?" Helena reached up towards her mother, wanting to be lifted and attempting to climb. Rowena placed her on her lap, where she promptly curled in to her mother's warmth, pressing her face into her neck. Rowena stroked her hair.
Helena had been drifting off when Rowena felt her stir again. She sat up in her mother's lap, facing her and looking at a point above her head. Then, she reached up and carefully fingered the diadem of Ravenclaw. The crystals were a glittery blue that caught any child's eye.
"Mama," she murmured, "wha's this?"
"This is my crown. Mama has an important day, so she has to look nice. New students."
"I wanna learn. I wanna be strong, like you."
"Oh Helena, you are. You are; you're beautiful and bright and strong, and I am so, so proud of you."
"I'm not as strong as you," the little girl said firmly. "I don't have Papa."
And that is what makes you so strong, my darling.
"Neither do I."