She hadn’t even realized Val was gone, she’d been feeding Shae, putting him down for a nap, Georgiana and Jacob out of the house when she’d called for the girl to help with their own dinner. When she didn’t respond Hestia thought perhaps she’d gone to take a nap, she was better- much better- but she still got tired more quickly.
With a slow pace she looked in all the normal places she fell asleep- and nothing. She began to check closets, chests, nooks, crannies… Soon she was nearly yelling Valery’s name, waking Shae up who screamed and cried at his premature sleep.
Hestia felt herself pale in fear. Oh God, where did she go? The door was always unlocked… Someone could have- She packed Shae’s things quickly and when she dropped her son off with her sister Ginger had looked at her like she was crazy before letting her leave.
She’d searched everywhere, the old house, Honeydukes, the Auror office, even asked the secretary there if she’d seen Val, a bit annoyed by the precautions- her wand, the glamours. She left even more annoyed and sick and worried and then she was heading to the pitch- God if something happened…
Hestia’s panic was only getting worse. She’d told the ignorant woman that her daughter was missing and the woman said she’d get an Auror when she could which only annoyed her more thoroughly, but at the time- right now- she needed to look for Val not sit on her ass and wait for some Auror to find time for her!
She was retracing her steps back when she saw a tall black man ahead of her. Nothing strange of that, but the girl on his hip….
“Valery!” She nearly screamed, she didn’t know what that man was doing- but she was rushing, panic and relief cycloning in her gut as she moved to the pair.