On the streets of London in 1992, eighteen-year-old Cassana Winter was rescued from the edge of coma by Alastor Moody. The retired Auror with a terrifying face and ever-vigilant face recognized the pendant hanging around her neck - "E. W.", Which was a relic of his dead comrade Edmund Winter.
Kasana lost her parents at the age of five and had been living under the shelter of her aunt for thirteen years. Now she has lost even her last place of shelter. Moody didn't ask any questions, just told her to "stay here" as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
He drove her away and left her behind. He taught her fighting spells but never let her charge first. He covered her with a blanket as she slept, only grunting as she drank from his cup. He replaces words with actions and promises with silence.
Then the war came. The Order of the Phoenix, the Department of Mysteries, the transfer of the seven Potters, the basement of Malfoy Manor, and the words "Don't die outside" that came from thousands of miles away.
Cassana never asked Moody why he did what he did. Until late one night, she rested her head on his shoulder and whispered——
"Where would you like to go if there was no more war?"
This is a story about how two people left behind by the war learned to take in each other. There is no blood relationship, no oath, just one person saying "I will keep it" to another person, and then really keeping it for a lifetime.
Purpose: Learn the first lesson of fraternity
