Bathes in Maple Syrup | Dancing Lobster | Mrs. Charlie Weasley | Seneca's Beard | That's So Fetch Her brown eyes continued to trail along the page, one line at a time until it was time to start again at the top of the next page. While many probably wouldn't have found this particular book entertaining or worth diving into, Gilly happened to be quite enthralled with its contents about the Mermaid's Veil. How was it even possible to not be captivated by such a thing?
She had just started reading about how witches and wizards should approach the mysterious aquatic plant when she heard her brother's voice calling out her name. She blinked, wondering if she could sneak a few more lines of reading in before her solitude was completely gone. But it was the sound of his footsteps, that indicated he was fervently searching for her, that brought her reading to a halt.
"I'm in the living room, Drakie," she called out to him. "What is it?"
__________________ |