Mina never thought too hard about her parents’ requests. When her dad said, “Be home for dinner tonight—an old friend is visiting,” she didn’t question it. That was just how things worked in her house. Before he hung up, he added, more pointed this time, “And come home early enough to shower. I don’t like…
I was seven years old, sitting at the large, polished dining table in my grandparents’ house. The table always felt too big for me, its surface reflecting the overhead light in a way that made everything seem more serious than it was. That afternoon, my grandmother, my bà nội, had picked me up from school,…
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The train hissed and groaned as it slowed to a stop, steam billowing around the windows. With a final jolt, the Hogwarts Express came to rest beneath the deepening dusk sky. All around them, the chatter of excited students rose like birdsong, echoing off the nearby cliffs. Duchess stood up, smoothing the sleeves of her…
Melody bounced in her seat, unwrapping a Pumpkin Pastie. “You have to try one—like a warm hug in pastry form!” Duchess smiled politely. Melody pushed a box of Bertie Bott’s toward her. “Every Flavor Beans—every flavor. I once got sardine and soap. Roulette for your tongue!” She pulled out a Chocolate Frog next. “They jump!…
The next week, Kim and Ben woke Duchess up early in their hotel room at 7AM. It was time to go to the train station. The morning fog curled around King’s Cross Station, dampening the cobblestones and softening the world to a hush. Duchess stood between her parents, her small hand tucked firmly into her…