“You’re welcome to read them,†Wendy said enthusiastically, not the type to readily share her writing but figuring that if Trudy was asking, maybe she was actually interested. “It isn’t very good, though, but I’ve tried my best,†she added as an afterthought, not wanting to sell what she believed to be some of her best writing for too high a prize. The girl had worked hard on her stories but wasn’t sure if her best was considered good by anyone else’s standards. If she ever wanted to write professionally, however, she knew that she’d have to get over her fear of showing her work to others.
Co-writing with Benny had really helped her come out of her shell a little when it came to overcoming her fears, so it only seemed like showing Trudy was a step in the right direction. “But if you’re interested I’d love to do that, I brought some parchment along, if we see something interesting, we can take notes and use it later,†she offered, though she couldn’t quite remember if she had packed her self-inking quill or not, she hoped she hadn’t forgotten, especially now that Trudy seemed on board with the idea.
But if not, their adventure into the forest, the girl figured that an adventure about the fun they would have at the theater watching her grandmother would be a good second choice. Wendy naturally would want to add something magical to the entire thing, fantastical quests and magical creatures were the sort of plot points she thrived on, after all. Though Wendy also figured that she would not have to look too far, depending on what sort of theatrical productions her grandmother was into. “Yes, please do! I don’t think my mum will mind, she’ll probably want to talk to your mum first to make sure it’s okay,†she said, feeling a little embarrassed that her mum was that sort of person but she’d sort of grown used to it by now. It seemed just one of those things that came with her age.
“A magizoologist! That’s amazing, wow, Trudy, you’ve got such interesting people in your family,†she said. It was the first time she had ever (sort of) met someone that knew a magizoologist directly though she had read plenty of books by them. The Ministry job was good too, but it was a stage actress and magizoologist was a difficult act to follow. “They run a tavern type thing though occasionally it’s also a bed and breakfast, but for the most part, they’re farmers too,†she nodded. It wasn’t nearly as interesting as what Trudy had said about her own family but there was no need to deny where she had come from, at this point will all the Willbonds that had gone through Hogwarts, it seemed common knowledge.
