Wands and Warframes

Unexpected Developments

"Have you at least taken your OWLs?"

Kitty shakes her head, "Sorry, I don't know what they are either. I'm still learning about English customs and rules."

Hestia growls, "Let me see your wand."

Kitty spreads her hands, "Sorry, I don't have one. Harry does though."

Hestia pinches her nose, as the spell showed that the young woman in front of her has enough magic to use a wand. Though that's all it told her, which is odd, "Ok, can we start again please. My names Hestia Jones, did you see anything strange happen?"

Kitty nods, "Um, yeah. I was looking for a file and it flew out of this box to my hand. Um, aren't you worried that someone will come in here?"

Hestia shakes her head, "No, I've placed a mild muggle repelling charm on the door. Ok, how old are you?"

"A few years older that Harry, I was 11 when he arrived as a toddler. We sort of grew up together."

Hestia pinches the bridge of her nose, "You said Potter clan earlier?"

Kitty nods, "Harry invited me in just before Christmas when I decided to accompany him here."

With a much kinder tone, Hestia slumps as she continues, "It would have to be Potter. Right, did Mr Potter say anything about Rip-Van-Winkle?"

Kitty shakes her head, "I don't remember anything like that. But he's been coming here for several years, so he could have said something about it and I've just forgotten."

"Ok, first of all, would you tell me your name?"

Kitty nods, "Kitty of clan Potter."

"Ok Kitty, did anyone else see what happened?"

Kitty shakes her head, "No, I was the only one here."

Hestia breathes a sigh of relief, "Thank Merlin for small mercies. Do you know what the Statute of Secrecy is?"

Kitty shakes her head again, "Not really, Dan and Emma have mentioned it, which is why I'm staying with them."

"Who are Dan and Emma?"

"Um, they're the owners of the practice. Danjell and Amelia Granger, their daughter Hermione goes to Hogwarts with Harry."

Hestia nods again and pulls out some parchment and a quill, "Very well, could you write your name here please so that I can owl you some information you need to know. You'll probably also get a request to visit St Mungo's to have your age determined. I have no doubt you'll also be given the various potions you'd have been given as a child to help protect you against some of the magical diseases."

Kitty looks up from the parchment, where she has 3 attempts to write her name with the unfamiliar writing instrument, "Um, what? Why would you need to do that?"

"Because you will need to undergo a magical education, or have your magic bound."

"Um, would this be a bad time to say that Harry and I are married, at least that's what Healer Tonks said."

Hestia rubs her forehead, "Yes." She looks down at the parchment, "Don't worry about any more of your name, you've got Kitty written. That will be enough for the owls, and we can add Potter ourselves. While I appreciate that you can't help accidental magic, if you have another bout before you start your education. Please note everyone that's around, as we need to make sure that the statute of secrecy is upheld. Right, I'm off back to the office to fill in all the paperwork."

Hestia waves her wand at the files, and they all pack themselves in the box. Next, she removes the charm on the door before apparating away, leaving a bemused Kitty behind.

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Amelia puts a slow cooked stew, with dumplings, on the table and takes a seat, "Kitty, how are you doing after earlier?"

Kitty looks up from where she's ladling the stew, she helped prepare this morning, into a bowl, "Um, which bit of earlier?"

"The one where Hestia visited."

"Oh, yeah, I'm fine. It was more surprise than anything."

Dan nods and swallows his mouthful of food, "I'm actually surprised you haven't had a bout of accidental magic already. Hermione used to have them every few weeks. Not that we knew what they were then."

Kitty raises her amp, "It's this. It works on magic the same way it does on void energy. Well, that's what Harry's said anyway."

Amelia smiles at Kitty, "Any idea what caused your accidental magic?"

Kitty nods, "I couldn't find a file, because it was in the wrong box after the last redecoration you had done. All I could think about was the fact we could have scanned and indexed or even digitised the whole thing back home. Like most such frustrated outbursts, it was a silly thing to get so stressed over, and it's probably just the tip of the infested hive, that's been building for a while..."

Kitty trails off when both Danjell and Amelia look towards the front door together. Putting his napkin down, Dan gets up, "I'll get it, apparently you warrant a personal visit."

A moment later he comes back with Hestia and two wizards, the one on the left smiles, "Good evening, Mrs Potter, Mr and Mrs Granger. Sorry for just dropping by, however it was felt that a personal touch would be better than an owled message. I am Senior Auror Scrimgeour, and you've met Miss Jones. The other gentleman is Healer Oakden." He looks around the table, "Would you mind if we sat down for this?"

Kitty looks over each of them, "What exactly is this?"

Scrimgeour nods approvingly, "This is verifying that you have been subject to the same effects that Mr Potter has been subject to, and thus fall under the Rip-Van-Winkle law. It is also to verify your marital status for our own records. As this is a known address of an underage witch, we felt that it would be better to conduct these tests where you're more comfortable than ask you to find your way to our hospital. Once that's done, myself and Healer Oakden will leave you with Miss Jones, who will give you the pamphlets we promised, as well as give you a brief verbal explanation of our world and what will be expected of you."

Kitty glances at the Grangers, who nod, before replying, "Uh, ok? Is there anything I need to do?"

Healer Oakden nods, "Just sit still for around 5 minutes, as I have already read up on the spells I need to cast. Before I begin, do you know Healer Tonks?"

Kitty looks surprised, "I do, how did you know that?"

"That makes things easier, were you the one she treated over Christmas?"

Kitty looks at the other two magicals, "Ah..."

The healer nods, "I understand. Patient, Healer, confidentiality. The director is most upset that she's not willing to share what she knows of Goblin healing techniques. Well, I'll begin."

In the end it only takes 4 minutes before they're left with a potion for Kitty to take a few hours after they finish eating, along with Hestia to explain what will be expected of her educationally and socially. An explanation that goes on well into the night, and even then, they're left with the same booklets that were given to Hermione.