Chapter Four

The Late Breakfast

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I sat in the huge family dinning room for the late Breakfast. But it didn't take away from the sting of what it all meant. Today was the day. I was going to be moving away from my family...

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I sat playing with my food rather than actually eating in, my appetite non-existent. "So you'll going to come visit?" Jason asked, I flicked my eyes over to him, he was grinning, his wife smiling also "Maybe I can bring you to work some day, show you the whole education systems in Europe" He added as an after thought as he sipped his tea.

"Don't bore her with you're silly ol' job Jason, you much rather see the Law system." Jasmine teased flicking a cube of sugar at Jason, she turned and faced me her dark blond hair floating around her shoulders, "Your big sister is one of the best judges out there" She winked pointed towards the window, her husband nodded with a chuckle, he too in the Law sector in the ministry.

"Pluh-lease! Ivy you'd much rather my job. With foreign affairs I get to visit all the family now and then" Jamie boasted clapping his hands with a smirk.

"More like never" Shauna laughed with Paul. Who both knew for a fact he used his traveling days to bring his wife to romantic and exotic holidays instead of visiting.

I smiled amused and opened my mouth to speak but Lorrie got their first "She's going to be England's newest and most talented model aren't you." she pointed out with a giggle "You cant let our stunning family beauty go to waste now can you" she explained feeding Violet some of the orange goo she called baby food.

"She's smart enough to be a teacher" Paul chirped off handily "I know you love charms and potions" he grinned.

I nodded slowly bitting my lip, I had never thought about teaching before. I hadn't thought about what I wanted to do after school yet. I was only really starting to get worried about my N.E.W.T's and now I was being force fed futures all over the table.

"What about quiddage!" Dylan and Darren cheered at the same time shocking me out of my inner thoughts as they smiled at me. I remember when I was younger I used to think they were twins. The two of them used to chatter on together about quiddage non-stop. But I was assured by Mom that Darren was ten month older, but to me they might as well have been twins.

"Well I know for a fact that you'd make a great explorer" Shauna smiled, her bronze skin was still glowing and her face was covered in cute freckles from the Mediterranean sun.

"Come on what about Dragons, or even a doctor" Michael winked, his tongue piercing, that my mother gave out non-stop about, glinted in the low chandelier's light.

"Oh shush you lot" Mam announced placing her knife and fork down. Even if her voice seem annoyed she never looked happier to see all her family gushing over Ivy.

Her Mam, Ivy had overheard, used to think that because Ivy was so much younger than the rest of her children that they didn't think much of her, but she was wrong.

"Well hunnie, what do you want?" My dad finally asked as some of the group had gotten distracted after Violet burped/gigged and were admiring Michelle's engagement ring Paul had finally given her. I heard Paul whisper 'Thanks for getting the dragon scales' and Michael just shrugged it off 'Better you getting married than me' then winked at Michelle who blushed and leaned onto her other half.

"I just want to be loved" I answered quietly. My Dad just nodded slowly, his forehead wrinkled with concern, while my Mam looked at me confused.

"Loved?" she asked shocked "How can you of all people admit to that!" she scolded placing her napkin over his empty plate "You've been running around with that Patrick boy ever since you turned twelve"

"So?" I asked moodidly, what had that got to do with true love. I noticed from the corner of my eye that Killian an his male-partner, Nathan had stopped reading some Italian fashion Magazine Lorrie had given them to listen.

"So..." She sighed shaking her head "How can you want love if all you've done in your life it slut about with that dreadful boy" she snapped, I sighed curling my hair behind my ear. I heard Nathan's shocked gasp. As much as we all loved Mam she was way to honest sometimes. It scared some of us, especially when she did it in front of people we were trying to impress. But I was in no place to care about anyone else in that moment.

"Annie" My Dad sighed "Elizabeth has the right to want, whatever she wants with her life" He rubbed his wife arm. Both my parents were average sized, not skinny like the Malfoy's or the Murphy's or over large like the Crabbe's or Johnston's.

"Really ? Do I?" I asked quickly outraged, an eye brow raised, cheeks flushed. "Because I don't really want to get married." I snapped, with a huff "You're such a hypocrite, How can I do what I want AND get married!" Most of the room glanced at the quarrel at the head of the table. Of course I would catch people attention, it was about my arranged marriage after all, a topic tabooed in the family, something whispered about behind my back.

"Ivy" Lorrie called over from were she sat, she had let Shauna hold Violet "Marriage isn't going to take away what you want, it's just going to settle you down a little" She said, she must have thought because she was the second oldest I would care for her wise words. I didn't, it just made my face feel even hot. I glanced at the clock it was nearly eleven.

"I want to live in Australia" I stated lifting my napkin from my lap and placing it on my plate "I want to work with the wildlife there, magical and non" I said clicking my fingers and one of the dining servants ran to the back of my chair "I wanted to go to school in St. Mary's Private school, not Drumstrang" I stood up gracefully, I was now standing on the left of our speechless parents. "I wanted to 'slut' about and be free, with no commitments to anybody or children." I stated. The room went silent apart from Violets gurgles. "But it's all right I suppose." I sarcastic snapped, shrugging my shoulders.

I quickly placed a faux smile on my face "I'll live in England, where I hate the weather, and finish school in Hogwarts which is probably worst that Drumstrang. And I'll be married to George. A boy who I have never met. Oh and I'll be like mother, and not work, because that what a good wife does." I finished leaving the table storming off towards the portkey in the foyer.

"ELIZABETH IVY O'CONNOR!" I heard my mother shout. But like all of my family they hadn't noticed the time, it was now ticking towards eleven o'clock. The old Grandfather-Clock started to chime.

And all of them rushed to followed me quickly to the entrance hall, I guessed to say goodbye. I Just as I grabbed the portkey, a sunflower. Just before I spun completely out of sight, I seen my mother cry out in anger and my father hug her. Most of my family were starting to fight with each other or head up to their old suites to pack.

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A/N:

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Don't worry some George in the next chapter !