01-12-2019, 12:10 AM
Ellie watched his movements closely. She was trained in knowing and understanding body language. For the present, despite Snape's obvious inward struggle, she trusted him. He had given her no reason not to. But she knew reasons rarely mattered in the end. Hearing him, she smirked slightly. He was right; one did not have to go through the forest to get to where she lived. However, she kept her mouth shut. He would find out tomorrow.
Snape's promises eased the worry upon the girl's shoulders. She had to get back to Nan. "Thank you,"she said softly. She suddenly yawned. She had been up all night and much of the previous one. Without another word, she curled into a ball at the center of the bed. She was asleep within moments. Her breathing was soft, barely noticeable. She appeared more relaxed than she had been all night.
For a long time after learning of Snape's involvement with the war, Sage had kept her distance. She had refused to speak to her brother, her only blood family, even by owl. The only time it had changed was when a single letter had arrived the night before Lily's death. It had requested for Snape to go to a house not far from where Lily had been with her family. Snape had gone only to find the house empty. There had been signs of a fight in the living room, but nothing more. Not even blood. It was the last sign of Sage. Nothing else had ever appeared from the woman. But now her child had appeared.
{I'm going to skip to the morning. Hope you don't mind}
Ellie was up shortly before the rest of the castle stirred. Madam Propfry(I hate my spelling) had her bathed and in clean clothes by the time the doors to the hospital wing were opened. The child looked like a new creation.
Her skin, free of dirt and grim, was smooth and white as snow. Her midnight black hair fell to the middle of her back in soft waves. It had been taken out of its messy half-braiding and left flat to dry. Her rags had been exchanged for a simple, short-sleeved white dress. From the hallway, a passerby could only see Ellie's back. She was gazing out of the window, watching a few students play around in the courtyard before classes began. She felt lonely.
Snape's promises eased the worry upon the girl's shoulders. She had to get back to Nan. "Thank you,"she said softly. She suddenly yawned. She had been up all night and much of the previous one. Without another word, she curled into a ball at the center of the bed. She was asleep within moments. Her breathing was soft, barely noticeable. She appeared more relaxed than she had been all night.
For a long time after learning of Snape's involvement with the war, Sage had kept her distance. She had refused to speak to her brother, her only blood family, even by owl. The only time it had changed was when a single letter had arrived the night before Lily's death. It had requested for Snape to go to a house not far from where Lily had been with her family. Snape had gone only to find the house empty. There had been signs of a fight in the living room, but nothing more. Not even blood. It was the last sign of Sage. Nothing else had ever appeared from the woman. But now her child had appeared.
{I'm going to skip to the morning. Hope you don't mind}
Ellie was up shortly before the rest of the castle stirred. Madam Propfry(I hate my spelling) had her bathed and in clean clothes by the time the doors to the hospital wing were opened. The child looked like a new creation.
Her skin, free of dirt and grim, was smooth and white as snow. Her midnight black hair fell to the middle of her back in soft waves. It had been taken out of its messy half-braiding and left flat to dry. Her rags had been exchanged for a simple, short-sleeved white dress. From the hallway, a passerby could only see Ellie's back. She was gazing out of the window, watching a few students play around in the courtyard before classes began. She felt lonely.
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