Elise was laying in the grass, idly looking at her watch for a few moments before she sat up. Today was the day, and goodness knew that she did not want to be late in any case. Also... she wouldn't want to disappoint Mary. They had made sure through letters, that they would plan to meet up at Diagon Alley the day before they were due to go to La Place du Fourmilier. She had never really been to France before, as most summers she spent with her cousin and family at either the estate, or at the beach. 

"Elise? Are you out here?" She heard the voice of her mother, and Elise sat up and put back on her glasses. 

"I am. I was just soaking up the last bits of home I could before leaving." She got up and headed towards her mother, and the house. "Dad still at work?" Her mother nodded. "Well, give him my love then."

"Of course. But are you sure you don't want to wait for him?" 

"I promised Mary we'd meet up today. Besides, if dad really wants to say good bye, he knows I'll be at Diagon Alley and he can Floo powder there."

"Fair enough. Are you all packed up? Ready for what the weather might surprise you with? You did bring pack plenty of letter writing material yes? Scarfs? Money..."

Elise cut her mother off. "I'm fine. We've gone over what I've packed multiple times mom. I know you're worried, but please. Fret not. I'll be fine." She smiled up at her mother, and the two hugged.

"Alright, alright. So you're still going to apperate, right?" Elise nodded and went to head into her house with her mother. They headed up to her room, where her packed trunk was. However, there was the sound of a crack, as someone apperated outside of the house. "Hmm, I wonder who that is. I'll be back in a moment to help you with your trunk." Elise's mother stepped out of the room, and Elise looked around her room one more time. The familiar posters of the singers she liked, both Magical and muggle, as well as some paintings greeted her eyes. She would miss her room, and her house, and her parents. However, this was also a chance to see more of the world, and learn about all sorts of different types of healing, and different cultures.

"Hey timsam... thought I'd come home early to say good bye." Elise turned to see her father enter her bedroom, and she ran over and hugged him tightly. 

"Fuchan!" Elise looked up at her father, and he laughed a bit. "I didn't think I'd see you today."

"I know, but I thought I'd come see you off. I can't make it to Diagon Alley with you, but I can say good bye, and good travels." Elise gently let go of her father and smiled.

"Xièxiè fuchan." Elise said and smiled, and then the three of them picked up her trunk, and went to head outside of the house. There was a spell on the Winthrop Estate, so no one could Apperate directly into the house. Once outside, she gave both her parents another round of hugs, and she looked at them both lovingly. "I'll write to you when I can."

"No sense in forcing it. Write when you can, but go out, have fun. See the world, no use in worrying about the two of us." Elise's mother gently patted her head, and Elise's father nodded.

"Alright, thank you both, again, for letting me do this." Elise pulled out her wand and looked at her parents. She waved at them both, and then swished her wand and focused. She was apperating to Diagon Alley, with her trunk. She arrived in front of the Leaky Caldron and smiled. She gently dragged her trunk in, and smiled. She spoke with the innkeeper, and got a room, and hauled her trunk up. She looked around the Leaky Cauldron, and then went to set out on her way in to Diagon Alley.

She left a message so that in case either Mary or Andrew went to look for her, they would know where she was. She then headed out, tapped on the bricks with her want, and made her way to Diagon Alley, hoping to find her cousin there.