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The sun was hidden behind a thin cover of clouds sending shadows across the grass.
Lily, Severus and Aerwyna sat beneath the branches of an oak tree on the grounds, each of them a different school book in hands.

"Ey, Wyna, do you know how to harvest Puffapod?", Severus smirked at the dark haired girl in front of him.

She stuck her tongue out at him and he chuckled.

"Do you think your house will change after Narcissa Black has graduated?", Lily asked out of the blue.

Aerwyna stared at her, then hid her face behind her book to roll her eyes.

"Slytherin doesn't consist of Narcissa Black alone, Lil", Severus answered.

"I am aware of that. But maybe our houses will get along better without her", Lily suggested.

"There will always be someone like her", Aerwyna said, stood up and turned to leave.

"Lunch?", she yelled across her shoulder.

"In a few minutes!", Lily shouted.

Aerwyna shook her head, slightly chuckling, mostly because she found Lily's stirring ridiculous.
She stepped through the portal and was nearly knocked over by Sirius Black, who was jumping up and down yelling: "Show him, James!"

"Black, watch where you bounce!", she spat, then she spotted James Potter, alias walking trouble, pointing his wand at Davey Gudgeon.

"I-I don't want any problems", Davey raised his hands defensively.

Potter laughed, flicked his wand and Gudgeon crashed down on the floor.

"Ey!", Aerwyna yelled and drew her wand.

Black finally noticed her and sent a curse towards her.
She ducked and shot one back, but then she heard the voices of her two best friends and heard two wands clatter as they hit the ground and Professor McGonagall exclaimed:

"What is going on here?"

Aerwyna straightened, threw a last hateful glance at Sirius Black, receiving one from him in return, and turned to look at the teacher.

"Potter attacked me, Professor!", Davey said.

"And so Miss Rivers and Mr Black barged in?", she asked, her eye brows raised higher than any Aerwyna had ever seen before.

"Professor, I wanted to help him as I saw no reason for Potter to-", Aerwyna started, but Black barged in: "You didn't know what was going on when you drew your wand!"

Everybody started to babble, so McGonagall raised her hands yelling: "Silence! Detention for everybody!"

"But Professor!", Lily exclaimed.

"I said everybody, Miss Evans", McGonagall cocked her head and left.

"Thank you so much, Aerwyna!", Lily yelled at the dark haired Slytherin.

"What have I got do with your detention?", she yelled back outraged, but Lily had already ran off.

"Can you believe this?", Aerwyna shouted at Severus pointing in the direction Lily left.

He simply shrugged his shoulders and walked away towards the dungeons, leaving her in the Entrance Hall.


Three years later

Aerwyna Rivers was seated in her dark armchair on the balcony, that belonged to her new flat in Magical London.
She held a cup of coffee in one hand, a letter in the other. After she had finished reading, she sighed deeply, put the parchment down and took the prepared pipe from its holder.

It had been a present from Oliver for her fifteenth birthday two months ago. While visiting him and his family during winter holidays, she took a liking to smoking a pipe as his father let her try. A small smile curled her lips as she remembered the most joyful Christmas she had ever experienced.
She lighted it, leant back in her armchair and closed her eyes.

Dear Aerwyna,

We are leaving England within the next two months.
Rebecca suggested Hungary as a proper place to start a new life.
You will be always welcome, if you decide to visit us.
I am sorry, that it wasn't possible for me to tell you this personally, but I am sure, you will understand.
You are a good girl, Wy, we both wish you the best.

Love,

Terrance & Rebecca

Aerwyna took a breath, held it in for a moment and puffed, staring at the curling smoke.
She felt completely alone in the world. Her family had left her entirely.
A single tear escaped her as she took another drag.


"Aerwyna", her mother's voice was cold, sharp enough to cut.

"Yes, mother", the girl didn't look up at her.

"Do you intend to keep wandering the path you started three years ago?", the mother stared down at her daughter.

"Yes, mother", the girl's fists clenched.

"Then you may no longer live in this house. I will give you enough money to live on your own. As soon as you will return next year from your so-called school, your things will be packed and you will be ready to leave."


Aerwyna had finished her fourth year a month ago. Her mother didn't open the door to say good bye. All she found was an envelope with money.
She had decided to rent a little flat in Diagon Alley for the summer. Its rent wouldn't charge her amount of money overly, but for the next year, she would have to find another solution.