Trip to Maria's house

Morvous was walking in the streets of diagon alley enjoying the sunlight. Today in fencing training his son showed lot of improvement. Thinking about it with a smile on his face walking he suddenly found a man obstructing his path. The man suddenly took out a letter from pocket and said

" Sir some one from the clan will be meeting you at your house four days from now at 10 am. This is a letter for you."

He placed the letter in hand of morvous with out waiting for reply he turned around and left.

Morvous looked at the letter there was his clan symbol.he turned the letter to see seal of clan head.Looking around morvous apparated from there. He was back to his cottage he went in to his room. He opened the letter and started reading. After reading the letter his was grim placing the letter on the table he went in to his own thoughts.

After 3 days morvous ,maven and Maria we sitting in the hall. Looking at his father's face maven thought something serious should have happened. He started thinking whether he should disclose that he could do magic. His father words broke his thoughts.

" Maven I'm having guests at our house and it's not appropriate for you to stay here you will leave with Maria today. After everything is settled I will come to Maria's house and get you back".

" This !! Father is everything alright".

" Yes maven everything is fine. Go packup enought clothes and come down when you are ready".

" Ok Father" saying that maven went to his room.

Watching Mavens departure Maria turned to morvous and asked

" Will you be fine"

" Yes, everything is alright." said morvous

" Ok be safe then if something goes wrong you know what to do" said Maria.

After few minutes maven came down carrying few sets of clothes in his hands. Looking at him both Maria and morvous laughed.

'"what's this son why are you carrying you clothes in hands".

"Uuhh father I don't have any bag or trunk to carry my clothes as I never went out "

" Ok wait I will give you my travel bag " said morvous

After a minute morvous came with a small leather bag said " here take the bag it's a expandable travel bag this is yours".

Taking the bag maven felt fascinated by it. Bag looked like it was made of some expensive leather which I have not see in this life or previous life. After placing my clothes inside the bag .I was looking at it fascinated. Looking at my expression both the people in the room laughed.

"Oh poor maven do you like the bag so much. That bag is made from dragon hide it's very expensive. Ok let's leave I will drop you at my house .I have work to do"

Then we walked to the fire place

" Ok maven I know you have never used the floo network but it's very easy, take some floo powder in to your hands and speak very clearly diagon alley. If you spell the words wrongly you will end up in unknown place ".

Maven moved near the fire place took some floo powder from the pot.with a stressful expression shouted " diagon alley".

" Did he pronounce it correctly" asked morvous

" Yes he did . Ok morvous don't worry I will take care of maven" said Maria then kissed him and left.

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At diagon alley

Suddenly green fire burst out at the fire place in diagon alley.maven came out of rolling on the floor. people around started laughing looking at him.some said " oh poor kid it must be his first time".

Maven stood up ,his clothes were cover with dust and ash. Then stood a bit away from floo place or started clearing of the dust. Then fire place burst again in green. From there a woman walked out with a mask on her face. He looked at her keenly her,height and hair matched to that of Maria.She looked at maven walked towards him. Took out her wand flicking it and said "Tergeo". All the dust on his clothes was removed.

"Let's leave follow me " said Maria.

Maven' s pov

As I followed Maria I looked around the building and people I was having a feeling iam in some medieval era. A people wearing wierd pointy hats and robes. Well I felt wonderful there were owls flying, people shouting. It was completely new for me as this was my first time coming out and watching people other than father/ Maria. Then Maria did some shopping I followed around. After that we used floo network on reached Maria's house.

Her house looked very old simple but exquisite. She showed me my room. After placing my bag in the room. She gave a simple tour around her house.

" I have to go to my work.if you need anything speak to rim my house elf"

" Rim" shouted Maria

" Yes master" said rim

" Rim he is my guest and will be staying here. Answer to his every call like you answer to me"

" Yes master rim will follow master's order" said rim.

Then Maria looked at me and asked " ok kid do you need anything".

" Do you have any books that I can read"

" Oh what kind of book you need" asked Maria

" Books on some plants would be fine. I like plants"

"Hmmm ok kid I have a book for you " said Maria . She left in to her library and brought a book.

" Here you go kid take the book and don't wander around my house. My study and lab are off the limits.ok I need to go" said Maria handing the book to me.

I wanted to ask her where she worked. But I stopped , when I was 7 ,I asked her out of curiosity what her full name was and where she worked. Then she gave me a wierd look and said " kid do you know curiosity kill the cat. I will tell you myself when I conclude you fit to know about me". From then I never asked anything about her. I looked at her as she apparated in to thin air.

I went back to my room and closed the door. I looked at the book in my hands and read the title " One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by

Phyllida Spore " . Sounds interesting I thought.