Wands and Warframes

Intermission 1

Intermission 1

"Jelly."

"Yes Mia?"

"Did we do the right thing?"

"Apart from being too late to back out now. Which particular thing are you asking about?"

"Coming back to deal with the clinic."

Danjell lets out a sigh, "I don't know. What I do know is that there were things they wanted to talk to our little fairy about that they felt they couldn't do while we were there."

"I know, but she's not going to see us for months."

"It was the same when we sent her to that blasted school."

"I know, it just. I dunno, feels different?"

"My grandparents told me that when mum and dad came here to escape the war it felt like their family was breaking apart. It's not like they lived close, a few towns over. But suddenly the distance went from being something you could decide to do in an afternoon, to something you had to plan in advance. They also didn't even know if they'd made it until the war was over, as there wasn't any reliable post."

"I know, but, I know I'm not making any sense."

"You are, it's just hard to accept. It's Clark tech. It might as well be magic and Hermione's going to a magic school."

"You know, you're right. Spaceships, lasers, moon bases, sentient robots. It's right out of Dune or Star Trek. Even the fact that we're slowly being turned into sentient robots."

"There you go. I think we should let Anne know that we'll need to close the practice for a few weeks soon."

Amelia nods, "I think I'm going to pack Hermione's library. She'll want reading material."

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"Good afternoon everyone, I'm sorry to be interrupting your lunch. I've asked the house-elves to prepare a buffet for this meeting. As you probably know, the headmaster had to take over my classes this morning. What you don't know is why. Normally none of you would find out, however the result is going to be rather obvious."

Severus sneers, "Does it have anything to do with why Prince Potter missed his potions class this morning?"

Minerva nods, "As a matter of fact it does. Mr Potter has a condition that means he requires special sleeping arrangements. Albus and Hagrid are both aware of this, however the only other member of staff that is aware is his head of house, me. Filius, Pomona, Severus, if he'd gone to either of your houses you'd have been informed of this and why.

"The place that Harry grew up is like living in a Fairy Mound, though it would be more true to say that he lives on the other side of one. This is why the Rip Van Winkle laws were used. He was also drenched in fae energies for a few weeks, along with thousands of other people. Only the children survived, of which Harry was the youngest. A consequence of this is that those energies have become part of him."

Filius frowns, "Why are we even letting him attend this school? We all know the old stories."

"Harry isn't fae, the people he grew up with have developed ways to contain and use fae energy. They also developed, I suppose you could call it a suit of armour, for them. This allows them to interact with the world while also keeping the occupants safe."

"The golem." Albus exclaims, "He was the golem. Why didn't he talk to me though?"

"They don't speak English. When I visited they," – remembering what Dan said about Clark tech – "used a sort of magic to teach me their language in only a couple of hours. While we were at Diagon Alley he purchased a tutoring portrait to teach him English."