Messenger

morvous was waiting for his guest in his hall.Then an old man with grey hair walked out of the floo place. Looking at him morvous was shocked and said

" You !! How could it be you " .

" Oh young master still remember's this old one" said the old man.

" I was not expecting you butler John , is there something so important that you had to come. Unless it is very important clan patriarch will never send you ".

" Smart as always young master. Old master has a order for you, which you cannot refuse. Before that I need to ask how are you doing young master ?? . And it seems you live here alone" said butler John while looking around as if he was trying find something.

" I am fine butler John. It would be better if you could explain me about your reason for visit "

" It's been more than 10 years since me or any of your family members met you. So I was curious. Now then old master has called upon clan meeting where every living clan member should be present at the manor. If anyone defies the order he/she will be excommunicated" said butler John

Hearing the order from morvous entire body became stiff. With stern face he looked at butler John and asked

" Excommunication this butler John is this order for only me or for every member of the clan" morvous asked in fear.

" It's a message for every member" said John

" Ok I will attend the meeting. When is it "

" Tomorrow at 1 pm and one more thing bring him to gaunt farm before you join the gathering it's order from old master" said John with a smirk on his face.

Morvous face became ugly and asked, " his safety and I don't want anyone to hurt him".

" Young master ,old master promised no harm will come to him. At that time in farm other than me no one will be present"

" Ok butler John I will bring him to farm tomorrow"

" One last thing young master, did he invoke magic ??" Asked butler john

With a sad and grim expression morvous said " he did not invoke magic in him and he doesn't speak parseltongue".

" ok,I will take my leave young master" said John and moved near the floo place.

" By the way young master only old master and I know about him" said John

After butler John left morvous started thinking how did the old fool know about his son. I passed false information through others,that my son may have died . Now nobody had clear idea if his son was alive or dead. Most of them belive he is already dead.

At Maria's house

Maven was enjoying his time with the book .He was looking at different pictures of herbs/ fungi and there uses . He was so focused on the book that he forgot about time. It evening when both Maria and morvous came looking for him. They came inside his room but to there surprise maven was immensed in his book.

" How is the book maven. Do you like it" asked Maria.

" Yes it's a very good book. So much knowledge about herbs it's really fascinating" saying , maven jumped from his chair . Then looked around he saw Maria and his father. With a smile on his face he said

" Oh you both are back. When did you come to my room I didn't notice you".

" We just came back now. Come let's have dinner and we will leave for our house" said morvous

While having dinner morvous looks at his son with sad face .maven looking at his father's face asked " father why are we leaving I thought was supposed to stay here for few days".

" No need son my meeting with a friend has completed. We can leave".

After dinner looking at Maria and father he said

" Oh we are leaving already. Maria can you lend me this book, I will return it after I complete reading it" .

" Sure maven but I don't want any damage done or a scratch on that book" said Maria

After having dinner at Maria's house. Both father and son left for there house.

After reaching house through floo network. Maven came to know the true name of there house " Gaunt shack" . Maven was in his thoughts if there house was really a shack.

" Maven tomorrow I have a gathering to attend. nearby our gathering place there is farm I will take you there, so that you can see how magical farm's are cultivated. Go and sleep now ".

Maven was surprised that his father wanted to take him to look around. Without thinking much maven went back to his room to sleep.