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Chapter One: Well, Maybe It Won't Be So Bad.
"Well, perhaps it won't be so bad," my sister suggested.
"You don't even know, Grandfather, Siri." My brother Lucas stated.
"Well..I meant to..That is.."
"There! You can't really comment then, can you?" Lucas questioned. "Well...I." stuttered Siri.
"Oh, Luc. Leave Siri alone." I said.
"Yes, Remy's right. Bickering won't help," my older brother, Draco, added. At once, Lucas and Siri quieted. "Grandfather's moving in will mean changes; some good, some bad. Father has already made it clear that we have no choice in the matter. Besides, from what I understand, Grandfather is not so bad; he has just had a negative label stuck on him for choices that he made in the past, things I sincerely doubt even Father understands." Draco looked around at all of us.
"Please, do not fight Father on this. I expect the three of you to act with decorum when Grandfather arrives. It will not always be as awkward as it will the day Grandfather arrives. He will need time to adjust as well." He looked at each of us and we all nodded.
"We understand, Drac. We'll do our best." I said softly.
"Yes, Draco. We won't let Father down," Siri said.
Draco smiled at us. "Thank you. Now, I suggest we all get some sleep."
"Good idea," we heard the voice of our father behind us and jumped.
"Father! You startled us!" I cried.
"I am sorry, children. I only wished to bid you all goodnight." He smiled at us.
"Goodnight, Father." We chorused and each of us in turn gave him a hug.
My brother headed to their room, and my sister and I to ours. As we changed for bed, my sister still seemed troubled.
"Remy?" She asked quietly.
"Yes, Siri?"
"What if Drac's wrong?" She asked timidly.
"Oh, Siri." I walked over to my younger sister and enveloped her in a hug. "Don't fret, Siri. Things will be all right. You'll see."
My sister smiled at me and we turned off the lights and crawled in bed. Long after I heard the gentle snores of my sister, I law awake. I knew Draco was right, but I still shared the same apprehension of my sister. As Draco and I were older, we knew of some of the things our grandfather had done that the other children didn't. None of us had even met Grandfather; we had only heard stories of him from Father. I knew Draco and I were equipped to handle Grandfather, but I worried about Siri and Lucas. Siri was but eleven years old and, no matter how much she wanted to grow up, still a child. Lucas was thirteen, beginning to learn to think for himself and develop his own opinions, but still very vulnerable to being swayed by others.
Draco and I, at seventeen and sixteen, would be able to hold our own against whatever would come, but would we be able to protect Siri and Luca as well?
I woke at six the next morning and woke my sister as well. Breakfast would be served at seven, and Father had informed us that Grandfather would be arriving at around nine. I went to the boys' room to make sure they were awake and saw Draco trying to wake Lucas. I heard the water running as I made my way back to my bedroom and I knew Siri was in the shower. I dug through the drawers of our dressers until I found out robes. Not dress robes, exactly, but robes that would be suited for formal wear. It was these that we had been instructed to wear for meeting our grandfather.
When Siri finished with her shower, I went to take my own. I stood under the hot spray, trying to relax as I thought of what was to come. By the time I finished with my shower and was dressed, Siri was trying to tame her unruly hair.
"Remy, help me?" She asked.
I smiled at my sister. "Of course." I gently combed her hair straight and pulled it back into a simple braid. I left a few strands of her hair loose, and curled them gently so they framed her face. She smiled as she looked into the mirror.
"Thank you, Rem." I smiled at her and went about doing my own. I braided it the same as I had Siri's, but then I did the braid up into a tight bun, leaving no strands loose on my own. By the time we were both ready, it was 6:45. We headed downstairs and to the dining hall. Father, Draco, and Lucas were already there.
"Good morning, Sirindia. Good morning, Remylia." Father said as we took our seats. "I trust you both slept well?"
"Yes, Father." We replied.
Breakfast was served promptly at seven and we ate quietly until Father spoke.
"Children, I want to thank you for your cooperation. I know it will not be easy for you to adjust to having your grandfather around, and yet the four of you are behaving admirably. I can see now that we will have no problems when he does arrive."
"Of course, Father." Draco said. "We realize that this must be difficult for you, as well."
"That's right, Father. We want to make this as easy as possible." I added.
"Thank you, children." Said Father.
"Father, how will Grandfather be arriving?" questioned Lucas.
"At nine, I will take down the anti-Apparation wards. He will be arriving shortly after." Answered Father.
When everyone had finished eating, Father told us to go see to it that our rooms were tidy, so we went back upstairs and straightened up a bit.
At five minutes to nine, Father called us all down to the entrance hall. Grandfather was about to arrive.
A/N: Well, there's the first chapter! This is my first real attempt at a fan fic, so please be patient! Also, please review, I could use all the constructive criticism I can get!
Chapter One: Well, Maybe It Won't Be So Bad.
"Well, perhaps it won't be so bad," my sister suggested.
"You don't even know, Grandfather, Siri." My brother Lucas stated.
"Well..I meant to..That is.."
"There! You can't really comment then, can you?" Lucas questioned. "Well...I." stuttered Siri.
"Oh, Luc. Leave Siri alone." I said.
"Yes, Remy's right. Bickering won't help," my older brother, Draco, added. At once, Lucas and Siri quieted. "Grandfather's moving in will mean changes; some good, some bad. Father has already made it clear that we have no choice in the matter. Besides, from what I understand, Grandfather is not so bad; he has just had a negative label stuck on him for choices that he made in the past, things I sincerely doubt even Father understands." Draco looked around at all of us.
"Please, do not fight Father on this. I expect the three of you to act with decorum when Grandfather arrives. It will not always be as awkward as it will the day Grandfather arrives. He will need time to adjust as well." He looked at each of us and we all nodded.
"We understand, Drac. We'll do our best." I said softly.
"Yes, Draco. We won't let Father down," Siri said.
Draco smiled at us. "Thank you. Now, I suggest we all get some sleep."
"Good idea," we heard the voice of our father behind us and jumped.
"Father! You startled us!" I cried.
"I am sorry, children. I only wished to bid you all goodnight." He smiled at us.
"Goodnight, Father." We chorused and each of us in turn gave him a hug.
My brother headed to their room, and my sister and I to ours. As we changed for bed, my sister still seemed troubled.
"Remy?" She asked quietly.
"Yes, Siri?"
"What if Drac's wrong?" She asked timidly.
"Oh, Siri." I walked over to my younger sister and enveloped her in a hug. "Don't fret, Siri. Things will be all right. You'll see."
My sister smiled at me and we turned off the lights and crawled in bed. Long after I heard the gentle snores of my sister, I law awake. I knew Draco was right, but I still shared the same apprehension of my sister. As Draco and I were older, we knew of some of the things our grandfather had done that the other children didn't. None of us had even met Grandfather; we had only heard stories of him from Father. I knew Draco and I were equipped to handle Grandfather, but I worried about Siri and Lucas. Siri was but eleven years old and, no matter how much she wanted to grow up, still a child. Lucas was thirteen, beginning to learn to think for himself and develop his own opinions, but still very vulnerable to being swayed by others.
Draco and I, at seventeen and sixteen, would be able to hold our own against whatever would come, but would we be able to protect Siri and Luca as well?
I woke at six the next morning and woke my sister as well. Breakfast would be served at seven, and Father had informed us that Grandfather would be arriving at around nine. I went to the boys' room to make sure they were awake and saw Draco trying to wake Lucas. I heard the water running as I made my way back to my bedroom and I knew Siri was in the shower. I dug through the drawers of our dressers until I found out robes. Not dress robes, exactly, but robes that would be suited for formal wear. It was these that we had been instructed to wear for meeting our grandfather.
When Siri finished with her shower, I went to take my own. I stood under the hot spray, trying to relax as I thought of what was to come. By the time I finished with my shower and was dressed, Siri was trying to tame her unruly hair.
"Remy, help me?" She asked.
I smiled at my sister. "Of course." I gently combed her hair straight and pulled it back into a simple braid. I left a few strands of her hair loose, and curled them gently so they framed her face. She smiled as she looked into the mirror.
"Thank you, Rem." I smiled at her and went about doing my own. I braided it the same as I had Siri's, but then I did the braid up into a tight bun, leaving no strands loose on my own. By the time we were both ready, it was 6:45. We headed downstairs and to the dining hall. Father, Draco, and Lucas were already there.
"Good morning, Sirindia. Good morning, Remylia." Father said as we took our seats. "I trust you both slept well?"
"Yes, Father." We replied.
Breakfast was served promptly at seven and we ate quietly until Father spoke.
"Children, I want to thank you for your cooperation. I know it will not be easy for you to adjust to having your grandfather around, and yet the four of you are behaving admirably. I can see now that we will have no problems when he does arrive."
"Of course, Father." Draco said. "We realize that this must be difficult for you, as well."
"That's right, Father. We want to make this as easy as possible." I added.
"Thank you, children." Said Father.
"Father, how will Grandfather be arriving?" questioned Lucas.
"At nine, I will take down the anti-Apparation wards. He will be arriving shortly after." Answered Father.
When everyone had finished eating, Father told us to go see to it that our rooms were tidy, so we went back upstairs and straightened up a bit.
At five minutes to nine, Father called us all down to the entrance hall. Grandfather was about to arrive.
A/N: Well, there's the first chapter! This is my first real attempt at a fan fic, so please be patient! Also, please review, I could use all the constructive criticism I can get!