Then she continued."I knew Mrs. Norris had it in for me when I'd figured out her secret. It was her or me. She was following me everywhere, waiting fo...r her chance. I knew she was up to no good. That's why I blasted her with the stunning spell a couple of times before she broke into my room. And it was the stunning spell that got her in the end. Madam Pomfrey says the woman died from either a skull fracture or internal bleeding from injuries she suffered when she fell."It had been a long time. Call the police if you imagine you're in danger." Operator? One of the young men has just drawn a knife." If he stabs someone call 911, otherwise get off the line." CLICK."Sorry, Wendy. They only respond to after the fact emergencies."'It's ok, David. While the connection was open, I scanned the operator. The boy with the knife is her son and she knows very well what's going to happen. They've done it before. I guess it's up to me.'The knife wielder grabbed Willy and put his arm with the knife. I found it in a Gibraltar shop and it looked like the one you lost years ago.”“Indeed it does, but it is of a better make. Thank you, Thomas.”Shaking her head, Margaret Grey opened her gift, the silverware set, but then she smiled.“Oh, dear! These are just so nice! Now these,” she could not help but chide, “these would have been an appropriate gift for Mirabel.”Thomas had to smile when he saw Mirabel’s firm head shake.“You may be alone in this assessment,” Theodore Grey interjected. “Now,. Mainly when we were little, and always when someone was messing with Sarah. Or me... but I was always with Sarah so anyone picking on me was picking on her too." She stopped for a moment, gathering her thoughts."Seemed like she was the only thing you ever really cared about. People could do stuff to you all day long and you would just take it. Not responding, not even running away - I never got that. But boy oh boy, if someone started calling us names or God forbid, started pushing us around....
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