Merfolk and Tentacles and Grindylows, Oh My!

[Ursula Black]

I can't figure out why I'm alone and freezing

Ursula had no idea if Orson had written to her husband yet, if he had then that meant Phineas wasn't heeding it, obviously. She'd seen little of him even at the wedding and she was beginning to wonder if he would even return home for Christmas after her stunt with the amortentia. What if he was furious over it? Either way, she wanted to make another attempt to harass persuade her husband into returning home. Of course this meant she had to go to Hogwarts which was always a source of great annoyance to her, especially in her current condition. One could not simply apparate into Hogwarts. Not that she was in an apparating mood since her return from the trail.

It was as she was passing the Black Lake that the wind managed to separate her from her hat. Sighing irritably, she lifted a corner of her skirts slightly so she could follow after it. It was snagged on a low-hanging branch of a tree not too far from the end of the water. Hoping no one was watching her from the castle, she managed to reach the tree but just as she was reaching out to grab the garment, there was an almighty gust of wind that caught against her skirts and unbalanced her.

For a moment she thought she could regain her balance but a split-second later, she was falling backward towards the lake. She let out a shriek of terror as she realized she was falling in. The water was ice cold and her skirts were mercilessly heavy, dragging her under and hindering her ability to float. Not to mention she couldn't swim. "FOR THE LOVE OF MERLIN, SOMEONE HELP ME!" she yelled shrilly, struggling to keep her chin above the water as she splashed about uselessly and pretended she didn't feel anything tickling her ankle. With a feeling of dread, she noticed that she had managed to drift away from the waters edge which made her panic all the more.

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