supernova *marauders era*

iv. someone new

Since Arabella got to 1977, she barely had any time to think about her situation. It was insane and she never in a million years thought she would be living in the 70s. Arabella felt so out of place. She didn't belong here. Arabella longed to see Ron, Hermione, and Harry again. Every time she would close her eyes, she saw their faces, which made her miss them even more. She wondered what happened when she left. 

Would they have won the war? Would Harry have died? Or was all their effort for nothing?

Arabella Goldstein felt utterly alone in this world, and she wondered if it was always meant to be that way. Her always ending up alone. Maybe the universe did hate her and wanted to make her suffer. Maybe it was karma coming back to bite her. And the worst thing was that she couldn't tell anyone. No one could understand what Arabella was going through.

She was all alone.

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July 29, 1977

Friday 

As days went on, Arabella had spent the majority of her time going to the library and reading every book about time travel, but nothing noteworthy came up. 

She visited the house-elves in the kitchens and made sure to spend time with them, seeing as they were her only company. Arabella had met about a few dozen house elves by the time the week ended, but she had gotten relatively close to one named Rosy. They would spend hours upon hours talking about everything, and sometimes Arabella would read some of her short stories to her.

Currently, she was strolling through the corridors, bored out of her mind. She had already caught up on all her work. Arabella had written every important detail she could remember. From Horcrux locations to the major deaths that happened during the first wizarding world. Dumbledore had left her with all the work; it kept Arabella's mind occupied, and she didn't have time to think about her loneliness.

Just as Arabella opened the door to her room, a fantastic idea came to mind. She could spend the day in London, with Dumbledore's permission, of course. Arabella was in dire need to go shopping. She had barely any clothes left. It would give her a chance to get out of the castle and see London in all its 70s glory. She also needed to pay a visit to Diagon Alley because she was running out of books and needed to go to Gringotts.

With this plan in mind, Arabella decided to write to Dumbledore and ask for permission. She could only hope he would say yes.

After about twenty minutes of waiting for a reply, a gorgeous Patronus taking the shape of a phoenix sored into her room. It made its way to Arabella and began speaking in Dumbledore's usually cheery voice.

"Miss Goldstein! I hope you have been having a good week. Personally have been enjoying the new candy I got, acid pops. Delicious candy indeed, I must go and thank the man at Honeydukes that told me about them. Anyways, as for your request, I think it would be okay to go out to London. Make sure you go straight to Diagon Alley, and if you need any assistance, please contact me immediately. Please make sure you are aware of your surroundings; you can never be too sure. I hope you enjoy your day out. Good day!"

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Arabella could cry out of excitement. She was so happy to be able to go out and do something normal. She hadn't been out in ages since being on the run from the ministry.

She got ready in record time, deciding to wear her black jeans and a band t-shirt. Arabella was thanking her stars that it was a Beatles shirt. She didn't want to explain why she was wearing a shirt of a band that didn't exist yet.