She knew she’s been there before but never once did she imagine it so clearly. She could see the details as if she visited the cottage yesterday yet she wasn’t even sure she ever visited it.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWMgCVoUlE
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It was strange because she could see everything from a different point of view, a smaller point of view actually. Everything was big compared to her but nothing was intimidating or peculiar in any way. 983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOPSlU7Qjo
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“How are enjoying yourself, Pheli?” 983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfHcO2zPyl
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Ophelia looked up into the marvelous eyes of a ginger man. He smiled widely, his eyes full of joy and love as he bent in front of her and ruffled her hair. 983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKbY9SPDIP
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“It’s been a while hasn’t it? How is our little witch?” He asked, making Ophelia blush without really having a reason why. 983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DLGkPZO0T
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Well, maybe the reason was the way he seemed to emanate this boyish charm, making him attractive even for a little girl. Or maybe it was the dimples baby face of his that looked incredibly cute and friendly. 983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17I2vltPlx
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“She’s only six years old, Vernon. Don’t mess with my daughter’s feelings already.” An older woman spoke, her voice soothing and extremely familiar.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEoJc8r6Oq
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Ophelia turned to look at the woman and her heart beat faster at the sight of her face. Lillian Gaunt was playfully glaring at the ginger, her whole face bright and happy. She was beautiful ad those amazing green eyes were pretty much the same as Ophelia’s only hers were wide and clear while Ophelia’s were slightly elongated, like a cat’s. Lillian was a tall woman with long red hair and a certain elegance that seemed to come from her not from the way she was dressing, which was very classy. She was feminine and her whole appearance was making Ophelia feel safe. 983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9xVh6cAr2
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“I’m not doing anything! Don’t be a bugger, Mrs. Gaunt.” He spoke in a way that even the child could understand he was trying to annoy her mother.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSoftqpRA9
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“Don’t call me that. Just Lillian is fine.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKlVcuVMUt
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“Whatever you say.” He mumbled before turning to Ophelia, “Then I will just take this little princess here and introduce her to my Patronus.” He said, smiling eagerly.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtf2zohZ4KY
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Lillian chuckled when she remarked the confusion over Ophelia’s face. 983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39A3daYEdg
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“His Patronus is a dragon. He talks about him as if he were his pet.” Lillian partially joked because, seriously, partially she was right. 983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3seZTAspq
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“He’s my faithful companion, has always been. He represents my happiness unlike yours, Mrs. Gaunt.” He emphasized again that small detail that seemed to annoy Lillian but she only rolled her eyes.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmXXK34FEo
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Vernon’s smile softened up as his eyes trailed from Lillian to her daughter and sighed. Ophelia could see just how happy was that man and she was curious if, by any chance, he wasn’t her her. 983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VNharOKGs
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Suddenly, the whole room emptied and it became cold. Ophelia grew back to her original size and looked around curiously. She was in a different house, one that she knew well but hasn’t visited in a while. The brunette witch looked up to the first floor and breathed out, feeling a chill go down her spine. She placed her hand on the railing and trailed it as she took a few steps up the stairs. The door suddenly closed and she turned around quickly, scared. No one was downstairs so she turned back towards the first floor. Ophelia looked up and saw green before she heard someone whisper.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfR508KeTKi
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“Not yet.”
Two green eyes opened abruptly, scaring whoever was next to her. She rose on her bottom quickly and looked down at her hands.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1YLWlWFKU
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“Are you alright, dear? You woke up so suddenly.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9TIZgwrWp
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Ophelia looked up and met the worried eyes of Madame Pomfrey, who was just passing by her bed. Seeing her, it made the girl remember that she was actually at school and she had a very bad meeting with what was called a Dementor. Then, she remembered one more detail-983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoynokLe7z
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“Where is Severus?” She asked, yet not moving from the bed. For some reason, she felt like she shouldn’t push the covers off.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEkJUKZv5o
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Madame Pomfrey smiled softly, worry still in her eyes but something else too.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDLRGl4RMs
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“He’s fine. He’s been coming every two hours to check on you.” She said softly before her smile widened, “Such a friendship is hard to come by. Treasure it.” She said before leaving to mend to her own business.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHwFiqYNJh
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All alone in the whole room, Ophelia looked down at her hands once again. She was sure someone tugged on her hand right before she lost consciousness and it was someone rather small. Slowly, Ophelia pushed the covers off and patted around, searching for something small yet firm. She couldn’t find anything until she started to search under the pillow. Every so often she would glance over her shoulder, just in case someone would spontaneously pop in. It was clear and she found it; she found the stone and it looked unimpressive.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8wck3zeK7
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The knob moved and being so large, the door cracked as it opened and Ophelia pulled the covers over quickly. She kept her hand under and lied down, looking still tired.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGaVH5vVwR
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Surprisingly, the one who entered was Professor Spinnard, whose face was pretty much the definition of an unpleasing, grumpy visitor who wanted to be anywhere but there.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPKQuB5zyl
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“Glad to see you’re well, Molley.” He mumbled, his tone opposite of what he actually said, “You just can’t help yourself, can you? Trouble is written all over your face and you went so far as dragging Severus with you.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgHW8SsYEK
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“I didn’t drag anyone with me. You weren’t there. You don’t even know what happened, professor.” She responded, annoyed that he could look down on her so much that he’d even think she would drag someone into trouble.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLJ0Qcgqht
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Professor Spinnard raised an eyebrow and seemed to scan her closely, as if he knew she was hiding something.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyjpIT7M9i
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“Did you hurt your hand?” He asked, his voice sounding a lot like her father when he knew she had done something bad but wanted her to speak about it.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEm3NuB6JZ
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“No.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJrWhQX6JH
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Professor Spinnard was only a professor so he shouldn’t look so deep into what his students were doing in their free time. Besides, she was from another house and he had no right to question her.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XKreWwKu7
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“I would prefer if you would leave me alone to rest, prof-“983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGqJDx2Uh9
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“Have you finished your homework, Molley? The extra work too?” He interrupted, asking something irrelevant to the matter at hand.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEc9pB282J1
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“What extra homework?” She asked, taken aback by the sudden change.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqbcRnQkWL
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“For walking out into the Forest, which is strictly forbidden to students such as yourself, and for secretly learning spells high above your skill without a tutor. You wrote about defensive spells, haven’t you? Well, it’s time for you to write me about offensive spells and curses. Also, for the whole of the next semester you and your friend will be actively participating in my class.” He finished, walking two steps closer yet still keeping the distance.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYf3RXmTN5
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“Is that all?” She asked, knowing that it wasn’t such a bad punishment.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7XvAfU1m5
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Professor Spinnard chuckled darkly, linking his arms behind him.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgbi8Rc6WM
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“Believe me, that’s enough. I have prepared classes especially for you, Ophelia.” He added before he sneered at her and left.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtI9qEflkiN
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Hearing her name being spoken by someone so strange was only adding more questions to her list.
Ophelia was perfectly fine, except the shock of having to face a Dementor. Madame Pomfrey offered her some chocolate and advised her to eat a lot in the next few days. Of course the first place she went to was the dungeons where she met Professor Slughorn.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BkFqnv5Jn
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“Oh, dear! You scared me…”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hm6rF63V0
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He looked genuinely scared for some reason and she knew she wasn’t exactly terrifying.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWQnxEjXo6
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“I’m sorry, professor. I was in a hurry to see Severus.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6aQM13Zyh
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“Oh, yes, yes. Severus Snape, such a gifted potion maker. Of course, it’s still too early to give an honest opinion but he’s a fast learner, that boy.” Slughorn added, complimenting Severus with a bright expression, “I’m sure you will try harder this next semester, am I right? You must not fall behind your friends, Molley.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcLbwWnXQX
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“I’ll try my best, professor. It’s not going so well for me now so I’m not sure I’ll improve.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzvrdlYM4H
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Slughorn was surprised for the mere fact that she looked genuinely worried and angry with herself. She was so pitiful, especially because Slughorn has seen how bad she was at potions compared to other classes.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTQd3h3q57
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“Yes, well you may need a miracle for that to happen.” He trailed, his smile cracking in the corners.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi1vBddAB2
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Ophelia could feel her eyebrow twitch at that subtle commentary but decided to shrug it off since he was a professor and she was just a first year. She still had a lot to learn and do and showing Slughorn that she could master the art of making potions was just another thing on her list.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6USkfLkJU
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“Well, I’ll be off then. Nice seeing you, professor.” She said with a polite smile before rushing past him towards the Slytherin common room.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZi8HdARvb
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It was only when she passed a certain dusty classroom that she realized she didn’t know where the Slytherin common room was. She wandered around the dungeons for an hour before she finally found someone that could help, if he wanted to.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRRhGfxZnV
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“You should be upstairs, little girl. The festivity will begin soon.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3K6ReE9eD
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He was a ghost, the Bloody Baron of them all, and he was terrifying. Of course, it was because of the blood on his clothes and the stories she heard from other students but he himself seemed to be very secretive and firm.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqYIIqwj2h
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“I am looking for Severus?” She asked, taking a few steps back when the Baron flied closer. “Greasy black hair and dark wide eyes. He looks like a squirrel really…” She added chuckling to herself but the Baron was poker faced.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72fiyEHYr2
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“The festivity will begin soon. It’s Christmas, Miss Gaunt.” He added, staring at her closely.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhCI6Qi2Jh
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“Miss Gaunt?” She asked, completely taken aback by that name. “I have heard that name before…” She mumbled, scratching her cheek thoughtfully.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1FPrT5jgw
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“Daughter of Lillian Gaunt, aren’t you?” The Baron asked, already knowing the answer.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGywMTCMKud
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Ophelia nodded mouth agape as the ghost flied through the wall towards the Potion classroom.
During dinner, Dumbledore was sure to transform the ceiling into a night sky, full of bright stars while snow was swaying beautifully around the room. It was Christmas and the students that remained at Hogwarts were definitely enjoying themselves. Severus was nowhere to be found so that left Ophelia all alone at the table, munching on whatever she could find that wasn’t greasy. The tarts were delicious so she even hid some in her pockets in case she would like a midnight snack. 983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6W5kkubfYn
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Taking one long glance around the Great Hall, Ophelia fumbled with her pants’ front pocket before taking out the stone. She looked down at it, turned it in every way but from any angle she’d look at it, it was nothing but a stone. She took a peek at the staff table and noticed that Dumbledore was not there so with a little bit more confidence, she put her hands on the table and placed the stone into the light.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PbEPlrVbU
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“How did I get you?” She mumbled, wondering just how exactly the stone ended in her grasp.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpip5CnVyIH
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Well, someone did tug on her arm and probably forced it in her hand but that person must have been pretty small for that to happen. Also, how exactly did Severus get rid of the Dementor? Did professor Spinnard follow them or maybe Hagrid saw them? It was still so mysterious.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTw0UmCklg
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“Enjoying yourself, Ophelia?”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN02GjRBtQ7
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Hearing that low tone, Ophelia’s eyes widened and she hid the stone in her palm; she grasped it tightly before going back to choosing tarts.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGYabjz2Fm
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“Headmaster,” She barely said before grabbing a tart with her free hand, “I’m fine, yes. It’s a bit lonely but I enjoy the silence and peace.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jSzuwwWJ8
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Dumbledore’s careful eye caught sight of the stone from the moment she pulled it out but it felt like she wouldn’t give it to him if he were to ask her about it. Ophelia was a secretive child, just like her parents, so he had to be careful.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyVGvPHTLN
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“I thought you were rather eager to go back to Birmingham.” He started, knowing exactly what route to take with her.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJExPhfHWTX
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“Um, yes. I lost the train and decided to spend Christmas here. Besides, Willy has been missing ever since I arrived to Hogwarts.” She grumbled, still having a hard time because of her owl.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNtNHWWnjW
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Dumbledore’s usual warm blue eyes seemed to have darkened as his whole posture stiffened; it was barely noticeable, but being right behind her, she could help but feel tension surround her.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSrTAUNlnD
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“It would be better to have someone look after him. I’m sure he will return but until then, use one of the owls from the Owlery.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMBlrgSmNS
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Dumbledore advised her softly yet there was a tinge of firmness in his voice; it actually made her feel like she might have been the one ordering Willy not to return.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2GqBjh9EN
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But there was something even stranger and that was the sudden information that there existed an Owlery. She kept that sudden enthusiasm to herself but her eyes were shining in hope that she could write to her adoptive parents.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfbsDC4KQ5
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“I assume you don’t plan another escapade to the Forbidden Forest?” He asked as if he already knew everything, making her tighten her grasp on the stone. “Have you found something of interest on your last adventure?” He added.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7S9IHtCi4
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“No, of course not. Except maybe a Dementor.” She mumbled, feeling suddenly tensioned with the headmaster questioning her.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChGcjTl8yH
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“Do you know who saved you, Ophelia?”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GeMMihh1w
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She sighed and turned to fully look at him while he moved a bit to the side. He was very tall and quite intimidating from her seat yet there was something else that was making her feel angry.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzF7JhzTYG
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“I don’t know. Professor Spinnard? Or maybe Severus?” She asked trying to sound innocent. “My Patronus, even if it ran away?”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzblsCBtTC
Dumbledore raised one eyebrow elegantly and shook his head.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IJ80yv0x6
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“When Professor Spinnard arrived, the Dementor was already gone and Severus was unconscious. He left right before you woke up so then, who saved you? I do have my own theories but I would like if you could give me an answer of your own.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJoMYXAco1
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Under Dumbledore’s watchful eye -and it looked like nothing would pass him, not the smallest information about the students of Hogwarts (and even beyond the grounds of the school)- Ophelia was just a child, maybe innocent maybe not, that was trying her hardest to hide from his view. Well, that was impossible at the moment and she knew she had to come up with some theory of her own.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyTG1xTZM6
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“Someone else heard us and came to help. Someone who was already in the forest, watching.” She answered hesitantly.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mTlFWAudi
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Dumbledore chuckled and nodded before he leaned in a bit.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNwG3CZPoC
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“Maybe. You may be right and if so, then someone has been watching you and Severus secretly. But I don’t think that person was there, I believe that your Patronus did not have enough power to push the Dementor away so based on your memories, it went in search of that particular person.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ661wRDa58Z
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“What person?” She asked, getting confused even though Dumbledore’s eyes seemed to get darker.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLVMLHbeZf
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“The person that makes you happy,” He said, looking at her with those intense blue eyes from behind his half-moon spectacles. “He must treasure you just as much as you treasure him if he did come in your help.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjIKwwxfaU
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“But then-“ She stopped, knowing that she was going to give herself away if she’d speak more.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyRGf4IDvf
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Instead, she thought about that supposed person that makes her happy; her mind could only surface memories with the pale man and the way he introduced her to a new world, one that she belongs in.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSByxhsbCig
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“Ophelia, be careful in whom you trust both inside and outside these ground. Hogwarts can only help you if you ask for it but it can’t protect you from yourself.”983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBUeYYumWN
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Those words were meant in more than one way and understanding them was far too complicated for Ophelia back then. Seeing the black hair of Severus Snape, her attention shifted quicker than the dark glint in Dumbledore’s eyes.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0Swg9fau5
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Feeling like she was at a loss of words, Ophelia said a quick Merry Christmas, headmaster! in which Dumbledore nodded and smiled softly at the child.983Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1M4Ns2UfR
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The tension dispersed and Dumbledore grabbed one tart before winking at the brunette and moving towards the staff table. While the girl was focusing on the Slytherin boy, having to tell him many things, the headmaster was growing curious just who exactly saved her; was it the same man as in Aviemore? If that was the case, he should have a word with Professor Spinnard and Professor McGonagall.
