01-03-2022, 07:49 PM
Rowena resisted the urge to nod as it would take the potion a while to work its magic, but there was understanding in her eyes. "Change is often difficult but in order to move forward we must let go of the past," she said. "That doesn't mean you forget where you've come from or what you went through, it is simply the realization that you don't have to carry it on your shoulders anymore."
"Sometimes that means giving up physical reminders," she said gently as she reached out and patted the back of the girl's hand softly.
"And as our resident healer, I feel I must make the observation that your magic won't meet its full potential with your father's wand, and should the worst happen when we need to depend on your skills, having you working in a diminished capacity simply wouldn't do," she said, looking thoughtful. "Perhaps if you didn't have to face such a change alone it might make it easier to handle? If you would like, I can spare some time before the students arrive tomorrow to go down to Ollivander's with you."
"Sometimes that means giving up physical reminders," she said gently as she reached out and patted the back of the girl's hand softly.
"And as our resident healer, I feel I must make the observation that your magic won't meet its full potential with your father's wand, and should the worst happen when we need to depend on your skills, having you working in a diminished capacity simply wouldn't do," she said, looking thoughtful. "Perhaps if you didn't have to face such a change alone it might make it easier to handle? If you would like, I can spare some time before the students arrive tomorrow to go down to Ollivander's with you."