Chapter 34 | Potions

Violet

We had chicken pot pie and brownies that night. The smile on Charlie’s face during dinner and after was perfect. Cora spent so much time giving him one-on-one attention, playing games with him, learning about his interests, and I realize this is exactly how she treated me when my parents were taken and I thought they were dead.

She tried to keep my mind busy, focused on the things that made me happy, and was always ready to be there as my shoulder to cry one. I appreciate her more than she’ll ever know.

But today is a different day. Today, she is focusing on making as many potions as she can for us that she thinks will come in handy and making different elixirs and things that we’ll be able to keep hidden on us.

I find it fascinating, but I notice Charlie has trouble keeping up with what she’s doing. Cora seems to notice this as well so she begins to talk to us while she works. She says, “Do the two of you know much about Xavier Black?”

Charlie shakes his head no, “I know he’s