Chapter 238: First Step towards the Greatness!
When Darcie reached the Great Hall, she found her parents looming over the Daily Prophet with their noses almost pressed together.
The family must have experienced a broken sleep last night, but a part of the tension between the mother and daughter seemed to have vanished. The concerned expression on her parents' faces was still visible, like the pale blue sky outside.
"Good morning, father," Darcie greeted. "Good morning, mother."
Her mother left the newspaper, neared her, and hugged her. The embrace felt warm and cozy, and she smelled of lavenders and tiredness. "Look at this," her mother said, taking the newspaper out of her father's hands. "Things have gone out of hand, Darcie."
Darcie took the newspaper and sat down.
— WHO IS DARCIE MALFOY? —
The headline read the question with its own mysteriousness, and below it, there was Darcie in her birthday gown, making people uncomfortable with her eyes even from the realm of papers and images.
The article started with the details of her published paper in the journal Magical Today.
Some of the noticeable sentences ran something like this —
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—... In her paper, Miss Darcie also cited historical examples, stating how the results of some of the most neutral spells had turned out to be worse than Dark Arts. One such example was the famously known use of the Shield Charm from the 15th Century which took place in the town of Poppleton.