Chapter 103 – On The Road (1)
"Soon, we will arrive; we should start getting ready."
"Um." I nodded, climbing off the bed and starting to dress up.
In the past few days, as we traveled in silence, I had a lot of time to think. Although I still didn't know what to do next, we had a goal. Get to Switzerland, to the Gringotts that my father mentioned. After that? We will see. Coming out of our cabin, Victor asked nothing, nor what our plans were or where we would go. Both of us knew why. He intended to return to the Order, and if he didn't know something, they couldn't extract it from him, no matter what.
"I hope one day I can repay this." I said when the ship emerged from the depths, only a few kilometers off the shores of mainland Europe.
"Maybe we meet, maybe we not. Take care. Both you."
"What about me?" Professor Lockhart asked, finally recovering his humorous side, receiving a nod from Victor.
It was no time for long farewells, so we simply mounted our brooms, took off from the ship, and disappeared in the night. I looked back only once, seeing the ship go under the waves before we were flying in the cold, windy twilight.
"Well, this is a goodbye for us too, huh?" Lockhart shrugged after ten minutes of flying as we noticed the shoreline and the lights coming from the muggle cities.
"Take care, Professor... and thank you for everything."
"Nah, it should be me, thanking you, young Conrad. Quincy. Both of you, be careful and avoid using magic in the muggles' world! It is the easiest way to draw attention to yourselves."
"We will do so and... goodbye, Professor."