“I’m sure she’ll come back out, if I just wait long enough,” Miss Paulina said, barely glancing over
“I’m sure she’ll come back out, if I just wait long enough,” Miss Paulina said, barely glancing over her shoulder at the Aurors who had come searching. “She said she knew a spell to turn into a mermaid. I told her I thought it would only work in saltwater, but she insisted… She hates Apparating, and she said she’d rather swim to St Louis than ride a broom… And perhaps she was right, for down she went, and the river isn’t very deep here, so I suppose she might be halfway to Missouri by now… But there’s no need for you gentlemen to be concerned. I’m sorry anyone summoned you. Emily can be such a lot of trouble. I did tell her to leave a note. But she’ll be back. If I wait. I’m sure. Wrong? Why would you think anything had gone wrong?”[Enjoy this story? Consider donating to the author’s Patreon - even $1 will help her with the release of her upcoming novel & her long-term dreams of writing for a living!] -- source link
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