beautiful, talented, brilliant, powerful musk ox (isaac!)

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Leslie often tried to spend time with her fabulous children, but it was hard when they all had different schedules. So, being the slightly crazy person she was, she tried to schedule meetings with them at least once a week. This time, she had asked Isaac, her only son, in advance if he would stay after Charms class and come into her office for some much needed catch up, mothering and all around happy mother/son times.

Class had just ended and she went up into her office, a bright smile adorning her face as she prepared for Isaac to come by. She had a plate of sweets on her desk, as she always did, but she tried to include some of his favorites and, of course, no gluten!

It wasn't too hard finding gluten free recipes for her kids. At least, for the two that couldn't have it. Xan had to get used to dealing with the recipes, though, and so did Ben. Being obsessed with waffles, Leslie had to learn how to make them gluten free and now, fifteen years later, she has mastered the gluten free world.

Not too mention the world of giving absurd compliments But then, she was always good at that.

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class had been boring. even though it was his mother teaching the charms class it still didn't interest him. he'd spent most of the class with his chin on his arms and staring at the board before him. he was sure breakfast had contained something he shouldn't have been eating because he felt like he had no energy. though that could be the weather. when class finished he couldn't wait to get his stuff together. he and his mother were going to be spending some time together and nothing cheered him up more than his mother. or his father. or his siblings. okay his family in general! they jsut had a knack for making things okay and cheering him up. he pulled hi bag over his shoulder, told his mates he'd see him later and made his way up to the office his mother resided in. he grinned a little and dropped his bag at the door. "mama!" he said as he moved to the table and walked around it, moving to wrap his arm around her in a tight hug and he smacked a kiss onto her cheek, not afraid to let the world know that he loved his mother.

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Leslie smiled brightly as Isaac arrived and wrapped her arms around him to squeeze him tightly. Isaac had always been a rather affectionate child, at least with her. He was also not ashamed that his mother was a professor and that they were very close, which she loved. Still, she understood if he would have felt differently. She pulled back and gestured toward the sweets on her desk, "have some! How has you day been, Isaac? Great job in class back there. You're a real example to your friends. Thanks for that," she said before ruffling his hair and moving back to her seat.

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"have some! How has you day been, Isaac? Great job in class back there. You're a real example to your friends. Thanks for that," he smiled a little as his mother ruffled his hair, he rolled his eyes good naturdly and reached his hand up to flatten his hair back out. then he reached to take a few of the sweets his mother had sitting on her desk and he popped a few in his mouth. he felt a little guilty about the way he had acted in class but his mother knew him .. charms didn't get his mind going like his other subjects. he smiled a little and let his shoulders give a little shrug before sitting in the chair that his mother had for him. "i try mama, i do try" he said as he leaned his arms on the desk and rested his chin upon his hands. "my day has been wonderful. breakfast of course was the best part .. but my flying class has to be a strong second. i managed to catch up with pooh for lunch" he said with a smile as he traced back his day's steps. his mother would know right away who he was talking about, his sister winnie. he had been calling her pooh for years. since he had learned about winnie the pooh from his aunt hermione.

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"Well, that does sound like a good day! I trust you and Winnie enjoyed lunch?" she did narrow her eyes a bit at that, knowing that Winnie had a knack for trying to switch with Hugo and others for non gluten free food. She was a bad example to sweet Isaac in that way. "Ooh, what did you learn in flying class? I wish they had that special skills class when I was a kid here, but back then it was just your first year class and then you had to just learn yourself the rest of the time. Hogwarts is much more effective now int that way and others," she said, knowiong she was rambling a bit as she always did.

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"Well, that does sound like a good day! I trust you and Winnie enjoyed lunch?" he nodded his head as he chewed on the candy. he wasn't going to tell her than he was pretty sure winnie had succeded in swapping out some of the things she was supposed to eat. who was he to begrudge her something she wanted once in a while .. he balled up the wrappers and dropped them into the bin in his mothers office and he looked at her. "Ooh, what did you learn in flying class? I wish they had that special skills class when I was a kid here, but back then it was just your first year class and then you had to just learn yourself the rest of the time. Hogwarts is much more effective now int that way and others," he grinned and leaned his arms onto his mothers desk, excited to tell her what had happened in the class. "well i learned i am never going to be a great flyer, that's for sure. but it sure is fun trying! we were trying to learn how to increase speed and we had to do it while going around obstacles. which was hilarious, i turned to sharp at one point and did a full 360 around the broom. like right around." he said with a light laugh as he recalled the lesson. flying was a skill he needed but not one he needed to be great at so he saw it as a chance to have some fun in between classes. he tried his best but he was no harry potter on a broom.

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Leslie chuckled as he said that he learned he isn't going to be a great flyer. She was a pretty good flyer back in the day but her hyper active behavior made it so she never tried out for the team. She knew that she wouldn't be able to focus enough to pay attention to a captain or anything. She was sure she would have been a burden to the team rather than a help, hence why she never bothered going to trials. "I'm glad you have fun out there even if you're not too confident in your abilities," she chuckled but that chuckle turned into a laugh as she pictured him doing that 360 around the broom. "Well, I'm glad you held on! I'm sure the Professor has good methods of catching you kids when you fall, eh?" she said with a little grin. "What about your other classes? Xanthippe was complaining to me about your charms homework this week. I'm sure it's not thaaat bad, right?" an 18 inch parchment assignment was due soon and Xan had asked about more time, but she wanted a second opinion.

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isaac leaned forward in his chair and rested his chin on his hair, feeling tired again. the candy had worked to give him a small burst of energy but it was slowly fledging and he shifted in the chair a little. "I'm glad you have fun out there even if you're not too confident in your abilities," he smiled and lifted his eyes to look at his mother and he nodded his head while it was resting on his arms. "this is why none of your kids play quidditch! you need more coordination than any of us have!" he said as he kept on smiling. "Well, I'm glad you held on! I'm sure the Professor has good methods of catching you kids when you fall, eh?" he rolled his eyes a little and grinned a little as he thought back to the lesson. he didn't know what the teacher had in place to help them if they fell, he hadn't fallen yet so there was no way for him to know! he'd have to check it out the next time he was in the class .. "What about your other classes? Xanthippe was complaining to me about your charms homework this week. I'm sure it's not thaaat bad, right?" he shook his head a little as he thought about his homework. "nope. it's not that bad. i'm already more than halfway through it" he said. he wasn't the smartest student like his sister but he did like to have his homework done on time. no matter how boring it was, he didn't turn in homework that was late. "got any water mama?" he asked as he sat up and leaned back in the seat, glancing around the room to spot a bottle.

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Leslie nodded and laughed at his comment about coordination, "that is true. My bad," she admitted with another laugh. As he said that he was already halfway through the homework she smiled brightly at him. He was often one step ahead whether he was confident in the subject or not. That was something he had gotten from her, for sure. At his request for water she nodded, summoning a glass and using the agumenti charm to fill it with water. ”There you go,” she said, pushing it across her desk to him. ”Are you excited for summer coming up, Zac?” she asked. She had a few ideas for what they would do this summer and she had run some of them by Xan already, but she would want all of her kids thoughts, of course!

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”Are you excited for summer coming up, Zac?” summer! oh he couldn't wait. he sipped the drink of water his mother got to him as he let his thoughts drag him into images of sleep ins, late breakfast, all the food he could eat and laying out in the sun whenever it chose to grace them. but the thing he was most excited for was sleep ins. he could sleep in every day till past noon and it was going to be glorious for him. he smiled a little into the glass as he rested it down on the table. "i can't wait. i'm hoping it's a hot summer. just once i'd like a summer that is all warm days and no rain so i can just lay outside and sleep in it" he said as his smile grew a bit more. he loved both hot and cold weather, he was the first one out of the house to make things and play in the snow when it fell but he was also the first to be out to enjoy the hot weather that sometimes came with summer.

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At the mention of a ‘hot’ summer, Leslie winced a little bit. She hadn’t brought on their vacation plans to him yet and now seemed like as good a time as any. ”Well, I’m sure most of the summer will be that way but we were thinking of taking a week family trip. It’s looking like New Zealand,” she started slowly, ”I know it’s not the best summer vacation, but it’s only for a week and we’re going with the Grangers! We can sled and snowboard and whatnot while seeing the sights there. What do you think?”

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”Well, I’m sure most of the summer will be that way but we were thinking of taking a week family trip. It’s looking like New Zealand, I know it’s not the best summer vacation, but it’s only for a week and we’re going with the Grangers! We can sled and snowboard and whatnot while seeing the sights there. What do you think?” okay so he couldn't help the look of disappointment that crossed his face, even if it was only for a second. he'd been hoping to keep things hot this summer. "whose the we that came up with new zealand as a summer vacation? i mean summer is supposed to be sun and sand and beaches" he said. he didn't mean to be down on any holiday but this was summer. though when she followed it wieh snowboarding and sking he perked up a little. he liked sports that he could feel alive on, sports like that. he ran his hand through his hair lightly. "but i'll go anywhere you want me to go on a family vacation mama" he said with a smile. he did mean it and he'd have as much fun as was possible, but he couldn't help but think he was going to wish it was somewhere hot some of the time.

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Leslie laughed as he called her out on going somewhere completely unsummery for summer vacation. "Hermione and I. We're thinking of making it a joint family thing. I know, I know, it's crazy to go skiing in the summer. But it'll be fun!" she chuckled, knowing that he was going to enjoy it either way. Isaac had a way of making the best in every situation. Then he said he'd go anywhere she wanted and she smiled, "that's my boy. It won't be for too long then we'll come home and do some camping or something, eh?" she suggested, standing from her desk. She lifted her arms over her head and did a little stretch before crossing around to Isaac. "Gotta get ready for my next class. I love you," she said, giving him a kiss on the head before crossing to the door, "make good choices," she knew he would, of course, but she just had to say it for the cliche's sake!

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"Hermione and I. We're thinking of making it a joint family thing. I know, I know, it's crazy to go skiing in the summer. But it'll be fun!" he chuckled and rolled his eyes. "should have known it was you two. you guys need a supervisor or something" he teased as he looked at his mom. he was joking of course, though her and his aunt hermione had come up with some pretty crazy schemes in the past and this one was no different. snow for summer. who'd have thought. "Gotta get ready for my next class. I love you," he nodded and stood up and grabbed his bag. his next class was on the other side of the castle so he was going to have to do some serious running. but he didn't mind. it was worth it to spend a few minutes with his mother. "make good choices," he shrugged a little as he moved around her to walk out of the room. "one of these day's i'm not going to!" he called back to her with a grin as he moved down the stairs that led to her office and he hurried out of the classroom and away to his next class. which he was late for.

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