Sadness and Cookies (Hannah)

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The news had exploded. 

Kidnapping at Hogwarts! 12 Students taken

Following the headline was the name of the 12 students. One name stood out to him. 

Zander Lloyd

He was only related to the Lloyds by marriage. And that marriage had only lasted just over a year. But he had made sure to keep in contact with her family, and so when he saw his nephew's name in the paper he knew he was needed at home. 

Whenever he was in London, there was one place he always went first. The Leaky Cauldron, that's in London. He walked into the shop, hidden from muggle eyes and smiled at how much the place had changed since his sister, Hannah, had taken over. Flowers were on the tables, draping the walls. Her husband, Neville, made sure that there was always a fresh supply of flowers for her to use. The main room was well lit and a small lamp rested on each table. 

"Hannah?" He called when he didn't see her in the main dining hall. 

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Hannah had been hard at work today. The cauldron was packed with people worried about their kids and relatives that had been taken in the kidnapping. Hannah had spent most of the day assuring people that now that the killer was gone with her friends, Hogwarts was really the safest place. Only a fool would try to strike Hogwarts again especially now that their existence was even more out in the open.

She was tired and sore but strangely energized by all of this caring for people. She had finally sat down for a moment in the kitchens when she heard a familiar voice call out her name. She straightened up, get eyes widening as she left the kitchen, crossed around the counter and flew straight into her little brothers arms. "I'm so sorry Carson. We'll find him. The Order is looking as we speak." Of course her thoughts went straight to his nephew, Zander. Carson must be losing his mind right now.

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Carson felt relieved when his sister hugged him. He loved her hugs, always had. Even though he was much taller than her, he still felt protected by her.

"We'll find him." she promised. The Order was looking for Zander. Was there anything else he could do? No, not right now. Nothing when he was so tired anyway. He had recently purchased a place in the city so he could stay there whenever he came into town. But when he went to stay there the night before he realized, he had no reason to not be near his family. This morning he had put the place on the market and had brought his one bag of belongings with him. Sleep wasn't easy to come by when he was away, it was only here, with his sister that he slept well.

"I know. I wish there was something that I could do." He said.

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Hannah tightened her grip on him one more time before pulling back, but keeping her hands on his shoulder. "As soon as we find him you should come with us to get them," she said with a firm tone, giving a nod. "Now, you need to warm up. Come on," she moved one of her hands into one of his and pulled him away from the door, giving her bartender a little wave to let him no she was busy.

She took him to a table around the corner, one they had sat at before, and warm drinks were quickly brought over to them. "How are you? Have you spoken with Allistor lately?" she, of course, worried so much about her two little brothers. They were generally good at keeping in touch, but Allistor had been a tad more... temperamental lately.

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(#im thinking of wanting ad Alistor to be a bad guy with Julian McMahon. That would be so sadddd)

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Carson allowed himself to be steered toward a table. Not many people could push him around physically, but Hannah was always one who could break down all the walls he built. She was the only one who he could talk to after Grace and Garrett had died. She was still the only one who knew everything he did about that night. It helped to have someone to talk to, so he could work out his thoughts. Hannah was wonderful at listening. That was a trait he was still working on perfecting.

Appreciatively, He squeezed Hannah's hand before he sat down at the table. He was glad that Hannah knew how much he cared for his nephew. For all of his family.

"I am fine. No curses recently, just close calls." he promised, and he was truthful. Those close calls had been... very close. But then most of them were. When she brought up their brother he sighed.

" I haven't heard anything from him, but I did hear about him. Hannah, it is not anything good." He sighed as he put his hand on the warm cup that was set in front of him. "He was picked up for terrorizing muggles again. But thankfully, it wasn't damaging." He was worried for the day when he would have to confront his brother. He hoped that day wouldn't come.

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She nodded as he said he was fine, relief sweeping through her. Of course he hadn't heard from their brother, either. He had heard about him though and Hannah felt a wave of sickness overcome her for a brief moment. There was nothing worse than knowing that your own sibling was going down a dark path...

She shook her head, "I just don't know that's come over him..." she muttered. Sure, he was always a little more outgoing and excitable than herself and Carson, but she never though that he'd completely lose it like he seemed to be doing. He almost treated life as if it were one big joke and that he could do whatever he wanted...

She cleared her throat. "Well, forget talking about him for now. We have bigger fish to fry. Neville says the school is the safest place for the kids right now because he and the professors have made even more protective adjustments and he doubts the culprits will strike there twice. They can't be that stupid. Still, he's prepared."

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@hannah

There were many times Carson wished that their brother was closer to the both of them. They could have helped him so much through some of the hard things he had to go through. But now wasn't the time for that. Now he had to focus on Zander.

Carson had a place in London, he had owned it for years, but during times of struggle like these he preferred to be close to his sister. She always helped him to figure out what it was that he needed to do.

"If there is one man I trust to take care of things, it is your husband. He knows what he is doing." Carson put a hand over Hannah's and smiled at her. "The increased security is good. But now they are out in the world. How are we going to figure out where they are now?" It was his job to hunt people down, and he was very good at it. Sometimes, there was too many places to start and too little time. Such as now. The kids had been missing for a day, and that was already too long.

As soon as Carson had heard about the kidnappings he had up and left his job in Mexico and come straight back to London. The trip had been infuriatingly long, but at least he had been moving. Now he was looking to hunker down, and he hated doing that.

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"I'm sure Victoire is working something out. The Minister, I mean," she said with a little shake of her head as if she was still trying to register that information. "She's been working with Hermione Granger, the Head of the Law Enforcement Department. Not too mention the Order has been meeting again," she kept her tones hushed and she reached and to gently place her hand on top of her brothers. "You should come next time and see everyone, see what you can do to help. A plan to save the kids is being hatched as we speak and you need to be a part of it." She gave another firm nod before pulling her hand back.

"How was Mexico? Did you leave your affairs in order there? You're free to use our fireplace anytime you need to contact someone- Oh! Where are you staying?" big sister was coming out more than ever, now.

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@hannah

"I'll be there, I plan on being in town for a while anyway. When is the next meeting? Soon I hope." He was glad to hear so many people were working on this problem. It needed to be worked on, and needed to be prevented in the future.

As Hannah began her explanation, he settled into his chair, sipping on the mug of warmness in his hand. He let a grin settle on his face. He could tell he was home when he got a lecture, because there was only one person who would lecture him.

"Banana, only you would question me so lovingly about whether I know how to do my job or not. " He joked to her, a small smirk on his lips as he took another sip of his drink. "But I was hoping you would let me stay here, I would rather be closer to you for right now."

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"A while?" she asked, raising a hopeful eyebrow at him. "I think Harry is a bit more action oriented than meeting oriented at the moment. We may not even have anything official until the kids are retrieved, but I'm not sure." She sighed then, looking down into her cup and lifting it slightly, but not taking a drink. She was too worried. Worried about Carson, one of her baby brothers, after all. Then he called her banana and she couldn't help but let a small smile form on her lips. She chuckled at his joke, finally lifting her own drink to take a sip. "Of course," she said as soon as she pulled the mug away. "You can stay here as long as you want to. The kids would love to see you, too," she said.

She had written him about her and Neville adopting the Lestrange girls, of course, but she hadn't told him too much about them. "The girls, Aurora and Andromeda, it will take them a bit to warm up to you but don't worry. You'll like them," she nodded.

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Harry Potter had always been more inclined to action, Carson liked that about him. "Well I am here to help. But I am also going to do some research on my own if the Order doesn't use me. I can't just sit around and let Zander stay missing. And if I can find him, then I can find the rest of them too." He would work with the order, provided they worked quickly. He didn't like to wait around.

He knew that his nickname would make her smiled. When he was little he had learned that Hannah and Banana rhymed. So he called her Banana. It stuck. Not many people called her that anymore, probably because they were scared of what she could do to them, he wasn't. He nodded thankful, as she said he could stay then recalled her letters about the two girls Andy and Rory she had called them.

"I look forward to meeting these girls. Phil talks an awful lot about Andy in his letters. Should I be worried about them?"

(OOC: BWAHAHA! Teenage Abstinence Enforcer strikes again!)

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"You can find him. We'll find them," she promised, her voice firm and confident. Hannah's bet was the Order could find them in less than five days. That was the hope. She was sure they were in a different country, however, otherwise she was sure they would have found them by now and that was a pretty annoying thought. They would really be anywhere. She hoped they didn't end up overseas, but she was sure that would be too hard of a thing to pull of without getting arrested for having a bunch of gagged and unconscious teenagers...

Hannah chuckled at the mention of Phil and Andys relationship, shaking her head. "Not right now, no. She's dating Harry Potter's son at the moment but... I'm not sure of Phil is really over her. Or she him. I talked to them though. Told them to be careful with each other and all that but I think it just scared Andy off from the idea at all," she sighed. "They'll be okay."

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(BAHAHHA YAS...and she called them Aurora and Andromeda XS)

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@hannah

Carson smiled at his sister, enjoying the feeling of security that home always brought. True, he didn't live there, but home was where the people he loved was. Even if his reasons for being home were less than ideal, he was still glad he was here. A part of him missed his work for many reasons, but it could wait. It would have to.

"Well, that does sound complicated, now doesn't it." he said in regards to Phil and Andy. He wished, for the thousandth time since hearing about the kidnappings that he had been there. He could have saved Zander, and everything would be different right now.

As it was, he rubbed his forehead and took another drink from his cup. "Guess I've got some work to do, now don't I?" he put his hand over Hannah's. Where would he start?

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Hannah sighed, smiling at their hands for a moment before looking back up at him. "Don't worry about Phil. Focus on Zander. He needs you more," she was sure that Carson already knew this fact, but she just had to say it out loud, for both of their sanities sake. She smiled briefly at him again before letting her face return to the tired state it had been in all day. She leaned back in her chair, "I need to get a few more things done, but you can go on up whenever you're ready," she said, but she didn't move just yet. Going back to work meant the world had to keep turning which meant it was another minute of Zander and the others being missing, another moment of Phil and Andy being miserable and apart, another moment of her not being able to do anything about any of it.

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(should we end this soon?)

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@hannah

Carson nodded gratefully to his sister and drained the last of his drink.

"Thanks, banana. " he teased, then stood up and turned from the table. "I don't know what I would do without you." he said as he walked away, to his usual room. He needed rest, because he had a big day tomorrow. He was going to find Zander.

The End.