Learning of Worlds-Private

[HopesWings]

Dumbledore did not respond as Ellie began to stir, roused by the sound of the two men talking. She blinked several times before sitting up. She glanced around before spotting Severus and the headmaster. She got up and stumbled over to them, still caught in slumber's dying grasp. She leaned against the chair Snape sat it, her eyes half-closed. Dumbledore offered her a smile in greeting.

"Good morning, Ms. Ellie,"he said warmly. Ellie shifted her gaze briefly to him, acknowledging his words but not responding to them. She laid her head back against the chair. Dumbledore raised an eyebrow, bemused. "As I was saying, I think it would be a good idea to show Ellie the rest of the castle while the students are in class,"he made up. He clearly did not want to discuss whatever he had came about in front of the girl. That conversation, whatever it may be, would have to wait.

Ellie perked at Dumbledore's words. She shifted her focus between the headmaster and the teacher. She gazed at Snape questioningly. She did not know if he would allow her out of his sight or around the castle. In truth, she did not know if she was ready to explore. Yesterday still weighed heavily on her, exhausting her. It showed in the dullness still dominating her dark eyes.

//I understand.