A/N: Story finished a new one will be started after my hoilday, hope you enjoyed it.

Chapter Twenty-One

Magic and Hallows

"Nan….what ….?" Esmerelda commented confused, she didn't understand.

"Your Grandfather, when he passed away he donated his magic to me, he told me he didn't need it where he was going" Jo said before wiping her eyes.

"Oh nan...I can't take it...he gave it to you, it is yours" Esmerelda replied, knowing she could never take her grandfather's powers, it was the last thing he had ever left to his wife after all.

"He was a smart man your grandad, it is as if he knew, one day it would be needed, he told me to keep it safe until that day" Jo replied. Ethel and Sybil looked at their nan amazed, they had not known about this, none of them had.

"It is meant to be kept safe for you Nan, I can't take it, I am sorry" Esmerelda replied, shaking her head in refusal. Miss Hardbroom in that moment decided to butt in.

"Plus that is magic from an old wizard, how would that be helpful?" Miss Hardbroom commented. Josephine turned around and glared at the woman. She lifted her hand, sending a spell towards HB that clamped the woman's man shut and let no sound escape.

"Old people have just as powerful magic as you do, stop thinking you are superior to others" Jo said. The girls gasped and looked at their teacher with their mouths opened. Sybil was the first to get over her shock, but she didn't have a chance to say anything as Jo transferred them away then, to the house she had lived in in England and was now her holiday home. She knew Miss Cackle would be trying to help the woman and might be reporting her, but she wasn't worried.

"Them teachers talk to much" Jo said hoping the teachers would learn to keep their mouths shut after what she had done.

"I agree gran, but ….HB has a point, will the magic work the same if it is from a wizard?" Sybil asked, buting her lip, hoping she wasn't in trouble for agreeing with Hardbroom. Jo though knew what she meant.

"Magic does differ slightly between the two genders, but not by much, if you train your powers to work like a witches does they will work just as well" Josephine replied. She knew it was unusual and that is why she had researched that herself. It could work, it took more training but magic did not differ much, plus it was magic from a blood relative, so it would be even better.

"Still, I can't use it Gran, what if you need it one day?" I can't do it, I will never forgive myself" Esmerelda fretted, feeling like it was not the right thing to do. Josephine was glad her granddaughter cared so much about other people.

"Your grandfather loved you, all three of you, he would want you to have it" the old woman replied, trying to reassure her granddaughter it was okay.

"But nan, didn't you say we could get a doner, maybe Esmie is right, maybe we should save it" Ethel replied, wondering if t was a good idea and if Jo will come to regret it.

"This magic is from a Hallow, outside magic will not be the same, it wont be as powerful or work quite the same, I have no use for it, I want you to have it Esmerelda, and Alatar would too" Josephine replied, wishing she had not gave the girls her stubbornness.

"But it helps you remember him" Sybil said sadly, wishing they were not in this situation.

"A little bottle of magic? No, I have every memory in my heart, I don't remember your grandfather for his magic I remember him for who he was underneath, I have plenty of things of his to keep hold of, but this magic is just sitting on a shelf" Jo said. Esmerelda looked at her sisters as if asking what she should do.

"Come now darling, its alright, its time to end this silly game" Jo replied, still angry about what she had discovered, about Esmerelda being left to suffer. Esmie knew her grandmother would not take no for an answer. So she took the bottle of her and looked at it.

"Now take of the stopper, and hold out your hands and ask to have the powers shared with you" Jo said. Esmie gulped but nodded, removing the cork from the top. She put her hands either side of the bottle and spoke.

"My powers have gone, please share your powers with me" Esmerelda said, wondering if she had said the right thing. A blue spark lifted out the bottle and Esmerelda's hands and chest started to glow, Esmie put her head back, feeling tingles as the magic went through her veins, this lasted about a minute before it stopped. Everyone looked at Esmerelda.

"Well did it work?" Ethel asked, biting her lip. Esmerelda looked at her fingers and saw sparks surrounding them and smiled, knowing it had been a success. Sybil and Ethel hugged her tightly, as Jo went and hugged each of them, happily.

"Nan, do you think the Great Wizard left Esmerelda without magic on purpose, as a way to punish her for being gullible?" Sybil asked, asking something that had being on her mind for a while now as they all sat on the sofas and talked. Josephine had being wondering the same thing herself.

"It wouldn't surprise me, I will make sure on my trip to discuss it with him as well, Great Wizard or not he cant treat people like this" Jo replied, having a good mind to have a go at him, she knew not much could be done, but she wanted to know why, Esmerelda had only being trying to help, she didn't deserve that.

"I bet he won't be happy you gave me grandad's magic" Esmerelda replied. Knowing he wont be happy she went behind her back.

"No, but I am not happy after what he did to you either, I am not just going to sit here and do nothing" the woman replied, knowing she could get in trouble, but frankly she didn't care.

"Thank you Nan, I will never be able to repay you" Esmerelda said with a smile, the woman smiled, knowing it was something she had to do.

"I am happy too, but tomorrow we are going to get it with HB" Ethel replied, flinching at the thought of it.

"Don't you worry about that woman, if she causes trouble send her to me" Jo said, not scared of the likes of HB at all.

"But Nan, she always tells me I am not good enough, and I know she is right, I am useless" Sybil said. She had being so happy when she had performanced well, but it had taken so much work, the feelings of worthlessness were coming back.

"SYBIL HALLOW" Jo shouted. Sybil looked at her shocked she had shouted at her.

"Don't ever say that again, you are brilliant" Jo said, knowing it wasn't good for her to put herself down.

"But I am not a proper Hallow, I mess up and get things all wrong" Sybil said. Jo hated their parents for making Sybil think like that.

"You are human, all humans mess up, I know a lot of pressure is put on you because of the family name but, you don't have to be perfect Sybil" Josephine told her. Sybil looked at her sisters, wishing she had their brains. Esmerelda seemed to know what she was thinking.

"Yes Sybil, I was the smartest pupil at the school, but was gullible enough to give my powers to an evil witch, I have flaws too" Esmerelda replied, knowing she was far from perfect. Ethel sighed and butt in.

"I might be smart but I am badly behaved and don't know how to treat others and constantly push the people away that love me, I am not going to say I am perfect when it is not true" Ethel replied with a shrug. Sybil looked at them and smiled slightly.

"Do you really think I am doing okay?" Sybil asked nervously

"You are brilliant Sybil, being a Hallow is not about power or being smarter than someone else it is about loving each other and being brave and loyal, and you have all that already Sybil, I am proud of you" Jo said. Sybil stood up and hugged her.

It would take a while, but she felt she was learning what a Hallow was, no-one was perfect and she didn't have to be, Esmerelda was no less of a Hallow without magic, and Ethel is no more of a Hallow with her sometimes unapproachable attitude their ancestors were known for. A Hallow was whatever they wanted to be, and one day Sybil knew that would really sink in, it might take a long time but she knew she didn't have to be perfect because she wasn't any Hallow, she was Sybil Hallow, her own person.

"Thank you" Sybil said hugging her grandmother and smiling. For once, feeling safe and like she was important.

"We love you how you are Sybie, don't ever change" Esmerelda told her

"Yeah what she said" Ethel replied. Sybil beamed. She might not know exactly what a Hallow was right in that moment but she was sure proud to be one.