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Presley Black
Ran away? That wasn't good. Presley had run away before, but she'd always had a sure place to go, and she'd always come home eventually. "Where did you go?" she asked in shock. Because it wouldn't do to have the girl not have a safe place to go for the summer this year. "I mean, of all people I can understand having it rough at home, but Elise, honey, you can't just leave your problems. I promise you, they'll still be the same problems no matter where you sleep at night." She would still hurt over her family, and she would still miss her mum. That didn't change when she came to Hogwarts, it wouldn't change if she ran away.
Elise looked at the older girl sadly.
"Gran mere's. She's the closest thing I have to my mom. Her and my two aunts."
"I couldn't live there anymore, Presley," she whispered.
"It was awful, curses flying everywhere. The memories of mom would appear wherever I went. She was the only thing protecting me from my father and when she died, I couldn't hide from him any more."
Going to her grandmother's house had made her feel safe and loved, like she had when her mom was alive.