Early Wake Up (Merrick)

Gwen was grateful that he could understand the importance of the students having their own wands. While it was true, the less wands to be found, the safer everyone was, you had to look at the other hand of things. A finicky and unaligned wand in the hands of a poorly trained witch or wizard could be a great deal more damaging than just exposing the family to the muggles. And children that went longer without their own wands seemed to have more outbursts of magic for longer periods of time than those that had one.

"And I am glad you are here to help me keep an eye on things. Some of the young men coming might not yet be ready to take instructions from a woman. Godric was right to send you. I should have thought of it on my own of course but there he goes, seeing a problem and solving it before it can even become one." She smiled, looking around as they neared the edge of the trading post. It wasn't far to Ollivander's from here; their time alone together was coming to an end, unfortunately. But it was the first day of school. They had had last night to talk and now it was time to focus and be professional.

"I can do this," she said softly to reassure herself, pulling her hand from his arm for a moment to smooth her skirts fully out. Then she took his arm again and they headed for one of the only solid buildings in the trading post. At least they would be out of the wind a bit.