Post by Celia Richmond on Jul 13, 2006 12:21:21 GMT
Celia made her way through the streets of London, and eventually found herself outside the red-bricked building of Purge and Dowse, Ltd.-to muggles, a department store which had been closed for refurbishment, but to the WIzarding world, it was St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. She was here after the news she had heard last night. Her father, who she hadn't seen much of recently, had somehow managed to get himself into a fight or sorts, and ended up here.
She made her way up to the 4th floor, where she had been told he was. Eventually she found him, lying there conscious, but in a bad way. His opponent in the fight put him under the Cruciatus curse, which severely damaged her father, both physically and mentally. The police were hunting his opponent as she sat talking to her father.
It was a very emotional meeting, and last time Celia had seen him, she never thought that she would next see him lying in a hospital bed, against her mothers will. Her mother had no idea where Celia was-she had told her that she was going 'out', and used floo powder to get to her destination. Her mother had no intention of going to visit her husband, after all he had put her through, but Celia was different-despite the abuse he had put her, her sister and her mother through, she still, deep down inside her, loved him.
After the meeting, and the farewells had been said for now, she decided to go to the top floor, where the tea room and shop were. Buying herself a cup of coffee and a slice of carrot cake, she noticed a girl at one of the tables that looked familiar to her. On closer inspection, she recognised it as a girl in her dormitory at Hogwarts-Renee, she thought-and as she was all on her own, she decided to go and sit with her.
"Hey...Renee, is it? Do you remember me? I'm Celia..Celia Richmond...I'm in your dorm at Hogwarts...may I sit here?"
She made her way up to the 4th floor, where she had been told he was. Eventually she found him, lying there conscious, but in a bad way. His opponent in the fight put him under the Cruciatus curse, which severely damaged her father, both physically and mentally. The police were hunting his opponent as she sat talking to her father.
It was a very emotional meeting, and last time Celia had seen him, she never thought that she would next see him lying in a hospital bed, against her mothers will. Her mother had no idea where Celia was-she had told her that she was going 'out', and used floo powder to get to her destination. Her mother had no intention of going to visit her husband, after all he had put her through, but Celia was different-despite the abuse he had put her, her sister and her mother through, she still, deep down inside her, loved him.
After the meeting, and the farewells had been said for now, she decided to go to the top floor, where the tea room and shop were. Buying herself a cup of coffee and a slice of carrot cake, she noticed a girl at one of the tables that looked familiar to her. On closer inspection, she recognised it as a girl in her dormitory at Hogwarts-Renee, she thought-and as she was all on her own, she decided to go and sit with her.
"Hey...Renee, is it? Do you remember me? I'm Celia..Celia Richmond...I'm in your dorm at Hogwarts...may I sit here?"
