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Yeah.

So... A day of serenades, then?

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Just what the healer ordered.

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With a lovely caregiver, too.

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She laughs, and starts the music.

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She listens with a warm smile.

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And Anathema and Ellie come by the next day - with Fay, of course, since they can't Apparate yet - at the scheduled time for an early dinner.

Anathema's acting quiet.

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Fay's kept them informed, of course but-

Actually meeting her is going to be different.

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Yeah. It's been two years, and... They didn't exactly know each other very well then, and Bellatrix was fresh out of Azkaban.

Fay makes it sound like she's actually less constantly depressed than she had been then, but...

Anathema's unsure.

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It's gonna be okay. They'll make it be okay, together.

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Yeah. They will.

Onward, then?

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Onward.

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Bellatrix is standing by the dining room table, shifting uncertainly from foot to foot.

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"Hello."

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"Hello."

"You're Ellie, right?"

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"That's me. We, um, met before. Briefly."

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"Yeah. You protected Anathema."

"And - "

"I helped. Him. Hurt you. Last year."

"I'm sorry."

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"You were- confused. I forgive you."

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She nods, slowly. "Thanks. I'm. Glad you got out."

She turns her gaze to Anathema, biting her lip.

"I'm glad you're both okay."

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"We're glad you're okay."

Anathema's folded in on herself a bit.

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She nods.

"...This isn't. Going like I'd pictured."

"I'm sorry I'm a mess."

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"It's understandable. Completely."

"I was."

"A really big mess for a really long time after - after third year. And... That wasn't even something that happened to me."

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She steps forward.

"It was. You're my daughter. You were thirteen. I should've been able to be there for you."

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She steps up to meet Bellatrix and hugs her.

"You're my mom."

"Things're better now. A lot better. And - you can be here for me now."

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Hug.

"Thank you. I - "

"I'd wanted to talk about all the happy things. About. What I've missed in your life."

"Let's. Sit down and have dinner?"

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Squeeze. "Yeah."

She sits by her mom, glancing at Ellie.

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