Everything's Relative
Written by: Adventure-Seeking-Juliet
When: Listening to Music
Disclaimer: I do not own anything. Anything at all.
A/N Okay well my own Christmas Break is nearly over and I bet you my life that I'll be grounded for grades...which means no computer. So, i'm going to try to update and start all the stories I promised to everyone before...Tuesday when I'm sure I'll lose everything I gained over christmas. The good news is I'm taking my favorite subjects this semester. If only math didn't exist...anyway, please, please, please PLEASE review, it will help :)
"A thousand other boys could never reach you...
How could I have been one?"
-The Goo Goo Dolls
Chapter 2- We Are Family...Kinda.
Neville's eyes roamed the table in front of him. The large table, which was usually reserved for guests, was filled with tons of different dishes of food and butterbeer.
Neville himself was far to busy watching his...family's interactions...or lack thereof.
He was sitting at the head of the table, with Ana on his immediate left, and Alice on his right. Ana was happily eating her food, oblivious to the tense silence surrounding the table.
Alice was picking at her food, which was not unusual for her, and every once and a while she would make a very Lovegood like comment to Violetta who was sitting next to her, but Violetta rarely replied.
Next to Ana was Lorcan and next to him sat Lysander, or perhaps it was the other way around, Neville had yet to learn to tell them apart, but since the one closest to Ana was the only one commenting on Alice's strange thoughts...he must've been Lorcan.
At the exact opposite end of the table sat Frank, who hadn't uttered a single word all night, and closest to him sat Rob, silently watching his 'siblings.'
The table then fell completely silent...until Rob made a comment that rather surprised the rest of the table.
" A gay muggle baby was just born."
"What in the name of Merlin, is that supposed to mean?" Violetta asked, confused, she turned to Alice," Is he quite right...in the head?"
"He's as sane as I am."
Violetta sighed," Great."
"Oh really people, it's just a term. Every time there is an awkward silence, a gay muggle baby is born."
"That's a dumb saying," Lysander pointed out," It makes less sense than the nonsense Alice and Lorcan were going on about earlier!"
Rob rolled his eyes in annoyance," No. It's not. The Slytherin house came up with it last year."
Neville cleared his throat," That is enough talk about gay babies-"
"But wasn't Dumbledore gay?" Ana asked.
The table once again fell silent, except for Rob's snickering.
"Well," Neville replied,"...as I was saying that's enough talk about gay babies-"
"Gay muggle babies," Rob added, for emphasis.
"That to," Neville added," So, are you all ready for school?"
There was a louder chorus of," No!" from the table.
"Oh," Neville said," Well I can't quite remember who is in which house...would someone like to inform me-"
"I'm in Ravenclaw, wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure," Lorcan supplied helpfully," So is 'Sander here."
"I am too," Alice added.
"Well I want to be in Hufflepuff," Ana said loudly," Just like mummy."
Neville smiled slightly," Yes, of course."
" Gryffindor's best," Frank muttered.
"You would think so," Rob sneered," Slytherin is where the true power lies."
"Yeah dark wizard power, do you plan on being the next Voldemort Rob? Or perhaps another Malfoy?"
Rob glowered at Frank and angrily left the table. A couple moments later Frank did the same.
Neville resisted the urge to sigh loudly," So...what house are you in now Violetta?"
Violetta cleared her throat," I was sorted into Slytherin by the hat a couple days ago...I'm also trying out for beater on the Quidditch team."
"That's great!" Neville paused," Did you know, Frank plays beater on the Gryffindor team? And Alice actually plays seeker for Ravenclaw?"
Violetta said a polite," No sir." Then excused herself from the table. Lorcan and Lysander had already vanished from sight, leaving only Ana, Alice, and Neville at the table.
Or rather, just Alice and Neville since Ana had fallen asleep in her food.
Alice smiled at her father," I think I'll take Ana upstairs now, goodnight dad."
"I'll be up there in a miniute."
With that the last two members of Neville's family left the room, leaving him alone.
Somehow, despite his new, large family, Neville had never felt so lonely.
A/N Plzzz review!