23rd December 2023

The last thing Elisa wanted was to return back home for her winter vacations but neither could she stay at Hogwarts, knowing that her father would'nt be happy with her skipping Christmas, Elisa sighed while thinking about her situation as she walked into the manor with her father who had personally come to pick her up from the Platform. The moment the young girl finished looking around the house which held her miseries in every corner of it, She walked straight towards her bedroom with her trunk, clearly ignoring her mother with whom she was in no mood to argue.

The moment Elisa entered her room, the smell of nostalgia hit her, the very same room in which she spent most of her pre Hogwarts time reading, As Elisa walked around her room, a small smile formed on her face which usually tended to be covered with either a fake smile or an emotionless face, everything in the room looked the same, from her books to even the quill she had last used remained in the exact place, untouched by anyone. Elisa gently placed her trunk on the floor before starting to unpack everything.

After a couple of hours, Elisa finished unpacking her stuff and decided to spend the rest of her time reading, before she realised it was already lunch time, as much as Elisa wanted to skip it, she just couldn't, knowing that it wouldn't be appreciated by both of her parents, As the young blonde walked out of her room towards the dinning room, she saw her parents already seated, lunch set, Elisa quietly sat down as she started slowly eating, She made sure to avoid contacting eyes with either of her parents as a sign that she didn't wish to spead but there was her father who spoke out first "So, How has Hogwarts been so far Elisa?", His voice cold but with a hint of warmness to which Elisa just muttered "Hogwarts has been wonderful so far", her attention still on her food, "Elisa, What's with you!? Dont you know you must look at someone's face while talking? Has you manners dissapeared of something?" said her mom, slightly glaring at Elisa, to which the young blonde didn't reply as she quickly finished her lunch before walking away, Elisa was sure that she had pissed her mother off but Elisa was fast enough to leave the room before her mother could yell at her.

After the lunch incident, all Elisa wanted was to stay in her room either reading or doing any kind of activity which didn't include her associating with people but her destiny hadn't decided to let her have some free time yet as her cousins came by to visit her and to drag her to Hogsmeade, Elisa was at first uncertain to accompany them but later decided to go out with her cousins, planning to either get a chance to stop by Zonkos or drop one of her newest dresses for altering in Gladrags Wizardwear, decoding so, Elisa started her trip to Hogsmeade with her cousins.

Continuation of what happend in Hogsmeade - x

Shakestra Manor, Wiltshire, England	"Catherine Shakestra" "Aetos Shakestra"
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