A/N: Hey guys, I'm back with chapter 11. I now have tow wonderful betas who
I would be lost without. Thanks guys. Also, I just wanted to mention that
the Blood lust Trio anniversary is coming up, on May 6. I can't believe
I've been working on this for a whole year. Its amazing. I just wanted to
thank you guys for all your support. Thanks to everyone who reviewed this
past year! ^_^ I'd be a goner without my lovely and faithful reviewers.
Even when it took me such a long time to update. Thanks again!!!! I'm also
going to try to post chapter 12 by the 6th, but I make no promises, school
intervenes too much. I'm also going to get something drawn as a gift to you
all for stickin' by me far a whole year.
Chapter 11- Meeting Daddy
"Who is your father?" he asked.
"Why do you bloody care?" she asked, starting to feel annoyed.
"Just answer the damn question!" he all but yelled.
"Remus Lupin."
To say the least, Severus was surprised. Though her eyes might've been a give-away, it still hurt when she said who it was.
At that ill moment, Lilith walked in. She was about to speak but was silenced when she saw what she had wandered into. She quickly looked at Severus and saw the hurt in his eyes. Tam obviously had no idea what she had done.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he said. His mask of indifference rose up again.
"Sev, you know that I wouldn't hide something like this from you," she said walking towards him. "I was going to tell you."
"Really? When?" He spat out, mocking her guilt.
"As soon as this was settled Sev, I swear." She said pleadingly.
"I trusted you Lilith," he said. "But dear Merlin, the wolf? The damn mutt?" He growled disapprovingly, "I just don't know why you kept this from me." He walked back through the kitchen, but just as he reached the door, he turned back around and said, "Goodbye Love," and promptly left.
Lilith stood watching as he left. She was speechless. For once happiness was with her, and it was snatched away once again by one of her careless mistakes.
"Great, just great." She groaned and plopped down on the couch.
"I'm guessing that was your boyfriend?" Tam asked.
Lilith seemed to snap back to reality when she realized that her daughter was still there.
"Yea, somewhat."
"Did I do something?" She asked.
"Nothing bound to happen." Lilith said sadly.
Harry walked in to find the room in an uptight atmosphere. He saw Lilith sitting at the corner of the couch. "There you are," he said walking over to her. "I was looking all over for you." He noticed that she didn't respond and guessed something was wrong. "What happened?" He asked Lilith, concern flooding his voice.
"Later," she said. "Back to where we're supposed to be," she said standing up. "I presume you told her, right?" she asked Harry. Tam looked up at the mention of her.
"No," he flatly said.
"Told me what?" Tam asked curiously.
"Well, this is your brother." Lilith said.
"Oh, ok. Your point is?" she said.
"The reason I brought you both here is because I need to give you both something." Lilith said. She took a deep breath and continued. "It's what I was looking for." It was then that they both noticed that she was holding two old looking necklaces.
"What is it?" Harry asked.
"Each member of the circle was given two necklaces, one for the first boy, and the other for the first girl. They were made to be given at the same time. Here," she said handing them their own.
Harry's was an old dark blue amulet; the gem was wrapped in swirls of gold and silver. The chain was gorgeous itself. It almost seemed as if the gold and silver were battling to gain dominance over the wearer. Tam's was almost the same, except her gem was a deep and rich violet color.
"Both have strong protection charms. But each also have different spells that are created when you put it on. But I have to say the chant," she said. "Well go on, put them on."
They both slipped the necklaces around their neck, though Tam seemed a bit hesitant. Lilith held out her hands. "Give me your hands, it's the only way the spell will work," she said when they stared oddly at her. Harry did as he was told, but Tam didn't move. She still needed a bit more coaxing to comply. "Tam this is needed." She told her daughter. "I know you don't care, but Harry needs it. He should get all the help he can. Do it for him." She pleaded.
That time Tam did move, she grabbed Lilith's hand and muttered a low 'fine' under her breath. Lilith took a strong hold of both Harry's and Tam's hands and began the long and complicated chant. It seemed to be in some other kind of language that neither of the two understood. After a few minutes she stopped and turned to face each of them. She turned to Tam first and grabbed the amulet around her neck with both hands.
"Mamoru ako yori kara kuro mahou dano akuyuu. Mamoru ako yori ada/ata, futsugou, dano gai,*" she said in the same language. She walked over to Harry and proceeded to do the same thing. After she finished, she stepped away from both of them and asked for their hands once again. This time though, she uttered only one word.
"Purotekuto**!" she yelled.
The room was suddenly enveloped in a bright, almost blinding light. When it dimmed away, Harry was glowing a dark blue, and Tam was glowing a rich violet. Unfortunately, Lilith fell unconscious and hit the floor. Harry immediately rushed to her.
"She's out cold." he whispered out to Tam.
"So?" she answered back with no interest.
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Later that same day, when the sun was brightly shining, and the sky was sparkling with a faint glow, Remus entered the underground Night Mansion. He was lead by Lilith to the library where he was at long last to meet his daughter.
"Remus, do me a favor," she quietly spoke to him.
"What?"
"Don't tell her about what you did," She sadly looked up at him. "She hates me already, she needs at least one parent she can love."
"But don't you want that Lilith? Don't you want our daughter to love you too?" He asked with a tinge of guilt in his voice.
"I don't too much, as long as she's happy. Just do me that favor, keep her happy for me, okay?" she stared at him with determined eyes.
"Um . . ." Remus was left speechless.
"Just say yes," she pleaded once more.
"Alright, I'll do my best." She turned away from him and he could feel the sadness radiating from her, but she showed no signs of feeling anything but indifference.
Once Lilith left him alone in the large library, he stared upon the walls. Each was lined with rows upon rows full of books. They varied from fiction, to non-fiction, muggle science, and the way magic was used. Anything could be found among the vast varieties of books.
Curiously, Remus stood and headed over to one section of the shelves. He came upon he book he had recently read. The book itself was very intriguing and quite complex to understand. But to him it was just a puzzle waiting to be solved.
He took the book and sat down near the fire, where its warmth touched everything around it, soothing the area, and the ambers fought an endless war. Remus didn't hear the light squeak coming from the door as it opened. And he also didn't notice a young black-haired girl approach him.
"That's a good book, trust me," She said, snapping him out of his book enhanced trance.
"T-Tam?" He hesitantly asked.
"Mhmm," she nodded to him.
"And you've read this book before?" he asked amazed. He had only just gotten his hands and still it was a riddle of magic.
"Of course, it was pretty intriguing," she spoke as if it was a normal conversation, between long-time friends.
"How about you sit and we talk, ok?" Remus hesitated to ask, he did not want to seem too anxious.
"Sure," she slightly let a smile show.
They both seemed to have very much in common. They talked more than just about books. They shared they point of views on the war that they were suffering through. Both shared the same view that Voldemort should be stopped.
Before long, Tam grew quite a liking to her father. He told her about the past war, how he helped. She was easily amazed at the small tales he told her. Of course, they spoke about each other's lives. They knew nothing about each other's past. Remus kept his lies hidden, while she hid nothing from him.
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That same night, Tam found out that she would be spending the night at her mother's home. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting in the living room once again entertaining themselves with another muggle game altered by magic. Fred and Alex seemed to have found themselves in a light argument over quidditch. Tam sat in the corner not willing to talk to anyone. Her mother was not too far away; she too sat in the corner, but on the other side of the room of course. The only reason that Tam sat in the same room was because her father had left for the meantime, and her aunt had forced her stay in there. Victoria herself was in a tough situation. She sat thinking how she could fix this when suddenly had a great idea.
"Lilith, have you started training the new ones?" she asked her some-what depressed sister.
"Not yet, I'm waiting for school to start," she said sulkily. She still wasn't over what happened with Severus. And how could she be? She had no idea how all this would affect heir blossoming relationship.
"Well then," Vicky said a smirk on her face. A smirk was never a good thing to see. Even her own daughter knew that. "You do know that Tam here hasn't gotten much training at all," she said motioning towards her niece. "She needs it. Not only fighting, but magic as well. I've taught her some, her cousins too. But not enough to qualify her as a full fledged witch," she said.
"She does? Well, I'll talk to Dumbledore about it." She received an odd look from her sister. She seemed to have forgotten to tell her sister that she was the new DADA teacher.
"Okay," Victoria whispered.
Except that they were forgetting a very important fact, Tam did not want to stay. "Did you guys happen to forget that I don't want to stay here?" Tam argued.
"Sorry Tammy, you need the training." Victoria pushed back, there was so getting around it.
"But-"
"No buts, there's nothing to be said. You will be trained and there's no questioning it." Victoria ended and knew that her niece could not retort.
Tam continued to sulk in her dark corner, where she knew she wouldn't be bothered. The room quieted a bit and all that was left were whispered conversations. Not many were talking though, mostly just the young ones.
Of course Lilith was also wondering why her nice had to see Dumbledore. There really was no reason to do so. She had finished her magic schooling long ago. So she asked her what she was doing there in the first place.
"Oh, that, right. Well, I'm gonna become Poppy's apprentice." Alex spoke in a very dull voice, showing how bored she seemed to be. Alex was dubbed a rebel, and she seemed to live by those standards.
"Really now? How about your mother?" Lilith asked this because her sister was a certified healer, both in Vampiric cultures and in the magical world.
"I wanna study as a nurse, like for school kids. Ya know Gramps is starting a small school for newly turned Vampires. So I'm gonna be the nurse for that school when I'm done with the teaching I'm gonna get here." Once again, she seemed bored of the conversation, then returned to happily talk to Fred. The two were quickly making a budding friendship.
"Father is starting a school?" Lilith asked her sister with wonder.
"Yeah, I'm not sure when its going to be opened. Maybe a few years, the spells are old and long to be put, it going to be a greater haven than Hogwarts." She explained.
"I'm guessing mere mortals won't be allowed?" Lilith mentioned.
All the while, the room had fallen silent and all those around were intent upon listening. They all seemed intrigued about the topic of conversation.
"He says he might allow them, after all, he can teach them better than most schools around." She said.
"That's good." Lilith voiced, "I'll send a letter to Dumbledore about Tam, alright?" She directed the question at her daughter rather than Victoria.
"Whatever," she murmured as a response.
Lilith got up silently and left the room with a grace unapproachable by any other being, but to her it seemed as if it was no struggle at all. Of course barley no one noticed. Only Harry, who took pride in his mother, and her dear sister who knew nothing of what she was going through.
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Not much later, an owl swooped down and landed near Lilith. She sat on her bed reading a thick book, laden with different magical myths. The owl landed next to her, and waited patiently until she removed the Hogwarts letter from it.
It was a response from Dumbledore; it said that he would be glad to accept another student, even with the sort notice. And that's what she told the others. So it seemed that Tam and Alex would be staying for quite a long time.
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Translations: *Guard my child from dark magic and bad companions. Guard my child from harm and foes.
**Protect
A/N: Hope you all liked that chappie. Please review. They all motivate me to write faster. So the more you guys review, the faster I update!!! ^_^
Thanks to all my reviewers!! I love you guys!!!
HecateDeMort: Thanks!
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IcBlue-Dmoness: Looks like you find out now. Though, I never meant to make people guess. Opps! Thanks, you're a MAJOR help in this story!!! Its not a crappy grammatical mess anymore!! LOL
Final Spirit: Well excuse me for deciding what I want to do with MY story!! And the only reason I asked Z about her part is cause its way confusing. And you have no bloody part yet. Geez!!! And tell me, why the hell should I consult you to post a chapter of MY story!!! And I liked the way you're character is, too bad if you don't buddy. And why the hell is it disrespect? Try posting what you said online!! I find that disrespectful. And what the hell do you mean that I'm too busy with Z?!?!? My god poor child!!! You need some help. Really, the world doesn't revolve around anyone, it not just you or me or Z. Sheesh! People need to understand that!! And yes, I am a nice friend, to those who are to me!!
HyperCaz: Really? Thanks a lot! It means nuch!!
Gabe: YOU CALL THAT SHORT?!?! BOY ARE YOU CRAZY!?! Anyways, thanks! ^_^
sally: Thanks, I will!!
Tandywr: Thanks! And the trio thing, well it's complicated. There are actually a few trios, I think three. A trio of Trios. It confusing I know. But the three are Harry, Ron and Hermione. Then Lilith, Victoria, and Gabriel (The Night Siblings). And last, Tam, Alex, and another character that hasn't come in yet. Those will be the new generation.
Chapter 11- Meeting Daddy
"Who is your father?" he asked.
"Why do you bloody care?" she asked, starting to feel annoyed.
"Just answer the damn question!" he all but yelled.
"Remus Lupin."
To say the least, Severus was surprised. Though her eyes might've been a give-away, it still hurt when she said who it was.
At that ill moment, Lilith walked in. She was about to speak but was silenced when she saw what she had wandered into. She quickly looked at Severus and saw the hurt in his eyes. Tam obviously had no idea what she had done.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he said. His mask of indifference rose up again.
"Sev, you know that I wouldn't hide something like this from you," she said walking towards him. "I was going to tell you."
"Really? When?" He spat out, mocking her guilt.
"As soon as this was settled Sev, I swear." She said pleadingly.
"I trusted you Lilith," he said. "But dear Merlin, the wolf? The damn mutt?" He growled disapprovingly, "I just don't know why you kept this from me." He walked back through the kitchen, but just as he reached the door, he turned back around and said, "Goodbye Love," and promptly left.
Lilith stood watching as he left. She was speechless. For once happiness was with her, and it was snatched away once again by one of her careless mistakes.
"Great, just great." She groaned and plopped down on the couch.
"I'm guessing that was your boyfriend?" Tam asked.
Lilith seemed to snap back to reality when she realized that her daughter was still there.
"Yea, somewhat."
"Did I do something?" She asked.
"Nothing bound to happen." Lilith said sadly.
Harry walked in to find the room in an uptight atmosphere. He saw Lilith sitting at the corner of the couch. "There you are," he said walking over to her. "I was looking all over for you." He noticed that she didn't respond and guessed something was wrong. "What happened?" He asked Lilith, concern flooding his voice.
"Later," she said. "Back to where we're supposed to be," she said standing up. "I presume you told her, right?" she asked Harry. Tam looked up at the mention of her.
"No," he flatly said.
"Told me what?" Tam asked curiously.
"Well, this is your brother." Lilith said.
"Oh, ok. Your point is?" she said.
"The reason I brought you both here is because I need to give you both something." Lilith said. She took a deep breath and continued. "It's what I was looking for." It was then that they both noticed that she was holding two old looking necklaces.
"What is it?" Harry asked.
"Each member of the circle was given two necklaces, one for the first boy, and the other for the first girl. They were made to be given at the same time. Here," she said handing them their own.
Harry's was an old dark blue amulet; the gem was wrapped in swirls of gold and silver. The chain was gorgeous itself. It almost seemed as if the gold and silver were battling to gain dominance over the wearer. Tam's was almost the same, except her gem was a deep and rich violet color.
"Both have strong protection charms. But each also have different spells that are created when you put it on. But I have to say the chant," she said. "Well go on, put them on."
They both slipped the necklaces around their neck, though Tam seemed a bit hesitant. Lilith held out her hands. "Give me your hands, it's the only way the spell will work," she said when they stared oddly at her. Harry did as he was told, but Tam didn't move. She still needed a bit more coaxing to comply. "Tam this is needed." She told her daughter. "I know you don't care, but Harry needs it. He should get all the help he can. Do it for him." She pleaded.
That time Tam did move, she grabbed Lilith's hand and muttered a low 'fine' under her breath. Lilith took a strong hold of both Harry's and Tam's hands and began the long and complicated chant. It seemed to be in some other kind of language that neither of the two understood. After a few minutes she stopped and turned to face each of them. She turned to Tam first and grabbed the amulet around her neck with both hands.
"Mamoru ako yori kara kuro mahou dano akuyuu. Mamoru ako yori ada/ata, futsugou, dano gai,*" she said in the same language. She walked over to Harry and proceeded to do the same thing. After she finished, she stepped away from both of them and asked for their hands once again. This time though, she uttered only one word.
"Purotekuto**!" she yelled.
The room was suddenly enveloped in a bright, almost blinding light. When it dimmed away, Harry was glowing a dark blue, and Tam was glowing a rich violet. Unfortunately, Lilith fell unconscious and hit the floor. Harry immediately rushed to her.
"She's out cold." he whispered out to Tam.
"So?" she answered back with no interest.
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Later that same day, when the sun was brightly shining, and the sky was sparkling with a faint glow, Remus entered the underground Night Mansion. He was lead by Lilith to the library where he was at long last to meet his daughter.
"Remus, do me a favor," she quietly spoke to him.
"What?"
"Don't tell her about what you did," She sadly looked up at him. "She hates me already, she needs at least one parent she can love."
"But don't you want that Lilith? Don't you want our daughter to love you too?" He asked with a tinge of guilt in his voice.
"I don't too much, as long as she's happy. Just do me that favor, keep her happy for me, okay?" she stared at him with determined eyes.
"Um . . ." Remus was left speechless.
"Just say yes," she pleaded once more.
"Alright, I'll do my best." She turned away from him and he could feel the sadness radiating from her, but she showed no signs of feeling anything but indifference.
Once Lilith left him alone in the large library, he stared upon the walls. Each was lined with rows upon rows full of books. They varied from fiction, to non-fiction, muggle science, and the way magic was used. Anything could be found among the vast varieties of books.
Curiously, Remus stood and headed over to one section of the shelves. He came upon he book he had recently read. The book itself was very intriguing and quite complex to understand. But to him it was just a puzzle waiting to be solved.
He took the book and sat down near the fire, where its warmth touched everything around it, soothing the area, and the ambers fought an endless war. Remus didn't hear the light squeak coming from the door as it opened. And he also didn't notice a young black-haired girl approach him.
"That's a good book, trust me," She said, snapping him out of his book enhanced trance.
"T-Tam?" He hesitantly asked.
"Mhmm," she nodded to him.
"And you've read this book before?" he asked amazed. He had only just gotten his hands and still it was a riddle of magic.
"Of course, it was pretty intriguing," she spoke as if it was a normal conversation, between long-time friends.
"How about you sit and we talk, ok?" Remus hesitated to ask, he did not want to seem too anxious.
"Sure," she slightly let a smile show.
They both seemed to have very much in common. They talked more than just about books. They shared they point of views on the war that they were suffering through. Both shared the same view that Voldemort should be stopped.
Before long, Tam grew quite a liking to her father. He told her about the past war, how he helped. She was easily amazed at the small tales he told her. Of course, they spoke about each other's lives. They knew nothing about each other's past. Remus kept his lies hidden, while she hid nothing from him.
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That same night, Tam found out that she would be spending the night at her mother's home. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting in the living room once again entertaining themselves with another muggle game altered by magic. Fred and Alex seemed to have found themselves in a light argument over quidditch. Tam sat in the corner not willing to talk to anyone. Her mother was not too far away; she too sat in the corner, but on the other side of the room of course. The only reason that Tam sat in the same room was because her father had left for the meantime, and her aunt had forced her stay in there. Victoria herself was in a tough situation. She sat thinking how she could fix this when suddenly had a great idea.
"Lilith, have you started training the new ones?" she asked her some-what depressed sister.
"Not yet, I'm waiting for school to start," she said sulkily. She still wasn't over what happened with Severus. And how could she be? She had no idea how all this would affect heir blossoming relationship.
"Well then," Vicky said a smirk on her face. A smirk was never a good thing to see. Even her own daughter knew that. "You do know that Tam here hasn't gotten much training at all," she said motioning towards her niece. "She needs it. Not only fighting, but magic as well. I've taught her some, her cousins too. But not enough to qualify her as a full fledged witch," she said.
"She does? Well, I'll talk to Dumbledore about it." She received an odd look from her sister. She seemed to have forgotten to tell her sister that she was the new DADA teacher.
"Okay," Victoria whispered.
Except that they were forgetting a very important fact, Tam did not want to stay. "Did you guys happen to forget that I don't want to stay here?" Tam argued.
"Sorry Tammy, you need the training." Victoria pushed back, there was so getting around it.
"But-"
"No buts, there's nothing to be said. You will be trained and there's no questioning it." Victoria ended and knew that her niece could not retort.
Tam continued to sulk in her dark corner, where she knew she wouldn't be bothered. The room quieted a bit and all that was left were whispered conversations. Not many were talking though, mostly just the young ones.
Of course Lilith was also wondering why her nice had to see Dumbledore. There really was no reason to do so. She had finished her magic schooling long ago. So she asked her what she was doing there in the first place.
"Oh, that, right. Well, I'm gonna become Poppy's apprentice." Alex spoke in a very dull voice, showing how bored she seemed to be. Alex was dubbed a rebel, and she seemed to live by those standards.
"Really now? How about your mother?" Lilith asked this because her sister was a certified healer, both in Vampiric cultures and in the magical world.
"I wanna study as a nurse, like for school kids. Ya know Gramps is starting a small school for newly turned Vampires. So I'm gonna be the nurse for that school when I'm done with the teaching I'm gonna get here." Once again, she seemed bored of the conversation, then returned to happily talk to Fred. The two were quickly making a budding friendship.
"Father is starting a school?" Lilith asked her sister with wonder.
"Yeah, I'm not sure when its going to be opened. Maybe a few years, the spells are old and long to be put, it going to be a greater haven than Hogwarts." She explained.
"I'm guessing mere mortals won't be allowed?" Lilith mentioned.
All the while, the room had fallen silent and all those around were intent upon listening. They all seemed intrigued about the topic of conversation.
"He says he might allow them, after all, he can teach them better than most schools around." She said.
"That's good." Lilith voiced, "I'll send a letter to Dumbledore about Tam, alright?" She directed the question at her daughter rather than Victoria.
"Whatever," she murmured as a response.
Lilith got up silently and left the room with a grace unapproachable by any other being, but to her it seemed as if it was no struggle at all. Of course barley no one noticed. Only Harry, who took pride in his mother, and her dear sister who knew nothing of what she was going through.
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Not much later, an owl swooped down and landed near Lilith. She sat on her bed reading a thick book, laden with different magical myths. The owl landed next to her, and waited patiently until she removed the Hogwarts letter from it.
It was a response from Dumbledore; it said that he would be glad to accept another student, even with the sort notice. And that's what she told the others. So it seemed that Tam and Alex would be staying for quite a long time.
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Translations: *Guard my child from dark magic and bad companions. Guard my child from harm and foes.
**Protect
A/N: Hope you all liked that chappie. Please review. They all motivate me to write faster. So the more you guys review, the faster I update!!! ^_^
Thanks to all my reviewers!! I love you guys!!!
HecateDeMort: Thanks!
Shania Maxwell: LOL! Thanks, I'll to try to!!
The Mystic Elf: Thanks for the offer, your help is greatly appreciated!!!
IcBlue-Dmoness: Looks like you find out now. Though, I never meant to make people guess. Opps! Thanks, you're a MAJOR help in this story!!! Its not a crappy grammatical mess anymore!! LOL
Final Spirit: Well excuse me for deciding what I want to do with MY story!! And the only reason I asked Z about her part is cause its way confusing. And you have no bloody part yet. Geez!!! And tell me, why the hell should I consult you to post a chapter of MY story!!! And I liked the way you're character is, too bad if you don't buddy. And why the hell is it disrespect? Try posting what you said online!! I find that disrespectful. And what the hell do you mean that I'm too busy with Z?!?!? My god poor child!!! You need some help. Really, the world doesn't revolve around anyone, it not just you or me or Z. Sheesh! People need to understand that!! And yes, I am a nice friend, to those who are to me!!
HyperCaz: Really? Thanks a lot! It means nuch!!
Gabe: YOU CALL THAT SHORT?!?! BOY ARE YOU CRAZY!?! Anyways, thanks! ^_^
sally: Thanks, I will!!
Tandywr: Thanks! And the trio thing, well it's complicated. There are actually a few trios, I think three. A trio of Trios. It confusing I know. But the three are Harry, Ron and Hermione. Then Lilith, Victoria, and Gabriel (The Night Siblings). And last, Tam, Alex, and another character that hasn't come in yet. Those will be the new generation.