Tomorrow, they could finally go to Hogwarts.
Having just finished packing and closed her leather case, Katrina could not help but let out a sigh of relief.
Life here had been nice enough, but being caught between Isabelle and Albert made her feel uncomfortable all over. She hated feeling completely superfluous, and hated even more having to watch them flaunt their affection in front of her. It always left her unbearably awkward.
Fortunately, tomorrow she could finally head to Hogwarts and escape all this.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by the voice of Kara, the house-elf, from outside.
"Miss Katrina, dinner is ready."
She remembered that the house-elves always called Isabelle Mistress, even though the two of them were not married yet.
There was no need to think about it. Albert had definitely told them to do so.
Leaving her room, Katrina followed the long corridor to the dining room. Seeing the lavish feast laid out on the table, she looked up at Isabelle. "Dinner is quite a spread today."
"You're both going back to school tomorrow, so naturally we should eat well tonight." Isabelle helped place the dishes on the table.
"Can we send some food to Mum?"
"Mum has house-elves looking after her too," Isabelle said reassuringly. "You don't need to worry about her daily life."
"We're heading to Hogwarts tomorrow. Are you still staying here after that?" Katrina asked as she sat down at the table and picked up her knife and fork. "By the way, where's that guy?"
"He seems to have gone out to deal with something. He should be back soon."
Isabelle looked at her sister and said gently, "I'll be moving to Hogsmeade Village. There's a similar safe house there, and that's where I used to live."
"Hogsmeade