Learning of Worlds-Private

[HopesWings]

//Cool and sure, though I am not sure where you want to skip to so, here goes nothing. I didn't realize you had posted on here. I never got a notification for it like I normally do.

Ellie had followed Severus without another sound. Even as she had been treated for her wounds and warmed up, she had remained as silent as death. Not even the questioning of others stirred her to speak. After some time, they had left her alone. Not even Snape himself could rouse the child. Whatever she had seen had shaken her to the core.

With everyone treated for their wounds, including an unconscious Potter, Fudge turned to Severus. He had listened to the man's version of what happened, questioning very little. He took Snape at his word, rather he actually believed him or not. The minster was just ready to put this whole nightmare behind him. As the story was finished being told, Fudge forced a nervious smile.

"While that is all good, and I do congratulate you, there is another matter we must decide on." The man glanced at the still Ellie. "The girl is going to have to be appointed a guardian. Seeing as how her parents are both...unaviable," He was clearly choosing his words with care, as he should, "you are her next of kin." Fudge fell silent after his last words, waiting for Severus' reaction. He knew his reputation, and he was not expecting him to take fondly to the idea of being stuck with a child.