Visions in Twilight
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Eric settled in as the evening grew late. Ever since he had left Hogwarts, there was a nagging desire he just couldn’t pursue. He had written Hagrid inquiring about his family, but his adoptive uncle wasn’t very helpful. It was Dumbledore’s handwriting on the letter Midget brought back.
Greetings young lad. I trust all is well.
Before I attend to certain questions you had sent us, a few words:
bahweedle — rethriptul — glaphlumph. Try to remember them, for they
are most enjoyable.
( Eric sighed, having never understood his headmaster’s eccentricities. )
While we understand your desire to know more about your heritage, I
regret to say that there isn’t much we can tell you. You were left with
us as an infant, and we were unable to establish any family that you
might be able to contact.
It is my fondest wish that this does not dampen your spirits overmuch.
I am rather hoping that you could find it in your heart to adopt those
around you as your family. I know I speak for both Hagrid and Mrs.
Peal when I say that we all care for you very much, and hope that if
you ever feel the desire to speak to someone as family, that you would
seek us out.
Best wishes for a safe summer,
A. Dumbledore
While the letter was more than reassuring that he wasn’t alone, it didn’t change the fact that he knew nothing of where he came from. What if he had a family: one that had spent the last eleven years thinking that he died with his mother? Wouldn’t it be a comfort to them and him to finally be re-united? He wouldn’t necessarily have to give up all the friends he had. Hagrid would always be his beloved uncle, Mrs. Peal his favorite aunt, and he’d never let go of the strong feelings he had for Dumbledore as the only grandfather he had ever really known. But to have his own family, to learn who his parents were; that was something none of them could give him, no matter how they tried.
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As Eric begins his third year, he's challenged with an overwhelming desire to learn more about his past, even as he discovers new abilities he never knew he had and secrets hidden by the staff of the ancient school.
Harry Potter stories are written by J.K. Rowling. Visions in Twilight takes place during the same period of time as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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