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Chapter 50 Realizing how many people had gathered in the large cottage, the girls set their alarms for fifteen minutes earlier, but only half the house was so smart. When they and Ria emerged from the guest room, grinning contentedly, they immediately found themselves at the end of the line for the bathroom. Only half

Chapter 49 I lazily opened my eyes and glanced at the alarm clock on the nightstand. The hands read almost eight in the morning—wow, I’m so good at sleeping in. So I’d missed my run and exercise! For the first time in years! I was about to jump out of bed and run to change,

Chapter 48 Toot-toot, toot-toot… The clatter of wheels lulled us to sleep as the red locomotive whisked us away from Hogwarts to London. Four whole months in that vast, ancient castle flew by, both quickly and nervously. The first month was tense, but then we calmed down a bit and relaxed, right up until the

Chapter 47 Due to my constant busy schedule, I barely noticed how nearly three weeks of December flew by. Morning jogging and training, afternoon classes and library time, and evenings spent teaching Elvira, hanging out with the girls in the common room, or with Hermione at our base of operations. In the quiet of our

Chapter 46 The Goldstein family had always been very wealthy and numerous, owning three jewelry stores in the very center of Odessa and a dozen workshops, but everything changed with the advent of the war. The German advance was rapid, and the Nazis soon captured the city. As the Wehrmacht advanced further east, SS units

Chapter 45 Albus Dumbledore checked all the wards on the Quidditch pitch once more and nodded to Rolanda—it was time to begin—after which he took his place in the teachers’ stand. Madam Hooch blew her silver whistle with all her might and rose into the air—the game had begun. The Quaffle fell into the hands

Chapter 44 Ron Weasley walked slowly and sadly down the empty Hogwarts corridor, his hands in his pockets and kicking a small stone. The pleasant smell of baked pumpkin, his favorite, wafted throughout the school, but the boy couldn’t care less. He was contemplating his plight. The Gryffindor was well aware of his family’s financial

Chapter 43 A small group gathered for breakfast: Hermione and I, her parents with little Hector, Mum, and the vampires, still catching up on sleep after a sleepless night. This time, the threat had passed, war had been averted, and so the mood in the dining room was a little uneasy. My friend and I

Victoria stood at the edge of the forest, admiring the mansion, built centuries ago on the edge of the Ancient Forest. The two-story house, built in the Old English style, was covered in bindweed right up to its tiled roof. The surrounding grounds were beautifully maintained and literally immersed in greenery, with a small pond

Chapter 41 “MIYA!” I jumped up in bed and looked around in panic, my heart pounding like crazy, my whole body covered in cold, sticky sweat. My nightgown was soaking wet and stuck to my body, and my gun was clutched tightly in my hand. I quickly turned my head and didn’t immediately recognize my