Disclaimer: Everything related to Hogwarts!verse belongs to J K Rowling, all of the Dalton!verse characters belong to Mamma CP and the OCs are thanks to one of three things: my friends volunteering, my brain making them up or the special guest I have dropped in because I can ;) Also, the title was inspired by 'Magic Works' from the OST of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire', so credit goes to whoever wrote it.

Austin was the first to arrive at the agreed location, the wind whipping around his robes as he waited at the doors of the school.

Since the Yule Ball he hadn't seen nor heard from Logan, but then the evening after the Quidditch match he had received an owl from his step-brother, asking him to meet him outside the school so they could talk.

The young Durmstrang boy didn't have long to wait until the doors opened and Logan stepped out, his Ravenclaw robes covering his casual, weekend attire.

"Hey," Logan greeted with a nod. "Come on, I know somewhere we can talk privately." The elder blond quickly walked ahead of Austin and he struggled to keep up with his step-brother's long strides as they made their way across the grounds. The two remained silent as they walked, Austin wondering if he should say something or let Logan speak first and Logan focussing on getting to their destination and trying to not bombard the poor kid with too many questions at once; not only would it freak him out but he didn't want to come across as desperate or something.

Austin took a moment to realise that they were in the courtyard by the Divination tower before being led to one of the stone benches, Logan quickly sitting down before Austin joined him. The Ravenclaw rested his elbows on his knees and entwined his fingers, looking out over the view ahead of them and Austin mimicked, finally breaking the silence.

"You played really well yesterday," he commented, looking over to the taller blond who he looked strangely alike despite the different parentage.

"Thanks," Logan replied, briefly sending the younger boy a smile before returning to looking out over the view. Austin stayed quiet, allowing the Prefect to collect his thoughts. "So, my mum is your step-mum?"

"Yeah."

"When did they get married?"

"I was pretty young, I didn't even know she wasn't my real mother until a couple of years ago when I found a picture of her. My mum, that is."

"OK." Logan nodded slowly, appearing to take in what his step-brother had told him. "Are you an only child?"

"No; I have a younger brother and sister, Salem who's six and Ashley who's eight."

"So I have more step-siblings."

"Well, they'd be your half-siblings, because your mother is their mother too."

"What's she like?" Austin found green eyes searing into his temple and he met them.

"She's nice…" he replied slowly, dipping his head a little. "She's not perfect- but who is, really? She's raised me well enough, and I call her mother, but I can tell she thinks about you. Sometimes she'll be staring out the window and I'll call to her, and she'll look at me for a second like she doesn't recognise me before she snaps out of it. She doesn't talk about you, but I can tell."

"Oh." Logan shifted his gaze back to the view stretching out ahead of them as silence settled over them again for a few, brief moments. "What does your Dad do?"

"He's in politics back in Hungary, he works high up in the Minisztériuma."

"So my Dad probably knows your Dad." There was an edge to Logan's tone that made Austin think a nerve had been hit.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because he's the Minister of Magic here."

"That's your Dad?"

"Yeah. Do you know him?"

"I met him a few years ago, but he doesn't seem to remember me when I've passed him."

Logan was quiet for a few moments before he stood up. "I've got to go."

"Oh, OK." Austin stood also, looking up at the older blond. "Can we meet again? Maybe hang out."

The Prefect was quiet for a moment. "Yeah, sure. I'll let you know when I'm next free." He turned to look down at him. "I'm sorry, just… it's a lot to take in right now."

"It's OK, I understand." He sent him a reassuring smile. The older boy returned a small smile before hesitantly resting a hand on the Durmstrang boy's shoulder.

"It was good meeting you, Austin."

"You too, Logan," he replied. "I'll see you soon."

"Yeah, see you soon." The Ravenclaw sent another small smile to Austin before striding away briskly, leaving Austin to make his way back to the ship.