Curiosity ** (CALEX)

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@jaeger
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Addilyn was confused. Claire was at school. She was stationed here for the year. However, there were quite a few aurors at Hogwarts and Addi had over heard some unusual things...for one, she heard her sister's name in a conversation; so being the Slytherin she is, she made sure that she could eavesdrop. It was slightly difficult as they were whispering and speaking fast, but she also heard something about death and the name Jakebson. Jakebson?! Her professor? This was not going to be let go easy.

She made her way up to the first floor, where Professor Jakebson's classroom was. She had him this year and previous years, so he knew exactly who Addilyn Slater was. However, she was nervous to ask him about all of this; it was not professional and it was a different part of her that she would share with a teacher. Addi took a deep breath. She lifted her hand up to the door, gulped, and knocked three times. "Professor Jakebson? May I come in? It's Addilyn Slater."

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@jill2

"Professor Jakebson? May I come in? It's Addilyn Slater." stacking some papers on the front of his desk, calex looked up when he heard addilyn at the door to his office. he moved to stand up as she knocked on the open door and he nodded slightly. "of course. come in" he said as he motioned to the seat in front of his chair. he wondered what she was doing there, well there could be a number of reasons but the timing was, odd. he moved to sit back down in the chair and leaned his arms down on his desk. "what can i do for you?"

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As Addilyn peeked in to the office, she saw her Professor. He had stood up and told her she could come in. Addi sat in the chair the Professor Jakebson had motioned to with his hand and she smiled softly. Goodness, how was she even supposed to go about this? Addi crossed her legs and coughed, slightly embarrassed for the first time in her life. "Well, I had a question for you."

She took a deep breath, and looked into his eyes. "I overheard the Aurors talking in the hallway the other day and I heard some unusual things...they mentioned my sister's name, as well as the name Jakebson. And well, I heard the word death. And Claire has been acting extremely weird, not speaking to me like we used too...so I thought you might know what it meant. I'm worried about her, Professor."

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@jill2

"I overheard the Aurors talking in the hallway the other day and I heard some unusual things...they mentioned my sister's name, as well as the name Jakebson. And well, I heard the word death. And Claire has been acting extremely weird, not speaking to me like we used too...so I thought you might know what it meant. I'm worried about her, Professor." he swallowed slightly when she told him why she was there. she had heard something in the hall and wanted clarification. he couldn't give her any. he had promised claire that he wouldn't and he wasn't about to go back on his word but it was hard. he too was worried about claire and he knew the importance of keeping family close when you lost someone. "claire worked with my brother .. he was an auror too. he was killed this summer, in the attack on kings cross. they were close friends" he said softly as he smiled sadly. it was still tough to think about his kid brother, he had been killed before his life had really started, killed before getting married, before being able to start a family and before he had been able to do the things he wanted.

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Her Professor's words made her mouth drop open slightly. Her eyes widened. Is that why Claire was acting so weird, so...angry? Even so...Addilyn didn't know why her sister couldn't just tell her about it. Granted, she wouldn't talk to Grey about it, but her and Addi had always shared everything. And a friend dies...so she becomes mean? That wasn't right. "Um...I'm sorry, Professor. I didn't know you had any siblings..." Addi gave him a gentle smile, feeling absolutely horrible about all of this.

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@jill2

"Um...I'm sorry, Professor. I didn't know you had any siblings..." he smiled a little sadly and nodded his head a little. he didn't expect anyone to know or feel bad for him, he had done that enough over the summer to last a lifetime. claire was still struggling though, he knew that much and he felt for her. she needed her family more than she knew and he wasn't going to give up on trying to make her see that. "i come from a large family. i have four brothers" he told her with a small smile. all of them boys, his parents had been lucky enough to be gifted with five boys. "i'm sure claire will be okay. everyone handles grief differently." he told her, able to know where this conversation was headed. "i worked with your sister while i was an auror, so i've noticed a change in her since too" he said gently.

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Addilyn's eyes widened at her Professor's remark. Four? Goodness. Addi could hardly handle the two siblings she has, and one of each gender. He had all brothers. Ugh, Addilyn made a disgusted face at the thought of having four Grey's. That would be absolutely horrid. "Well, I hope you get along with them. My brother is...weird." Addi was sure Professor Jakebson knew of Grey. They were just starting to get closer, so Addi hoped she wouldn't assume him weird much longer.

Professor Jakebson then mentioned how people grieve differently, yet he had seen a difference in Claire himself. Addi nodded her head. "She isn't the same. She never owl's me anymore. And she won't really talk to me either..." Her eyes looked up at her teachers and she gave him a sort of sad look; Addi had a feeling there was something else, but she felt like she delved too deep into his life already.

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@jill2

"Well, I hope you get along with them. My brother is...weird." he smiled a little at that. he knew her brother, had taught him for the last year and while he had querks he certainly wasn't as weird as he could be, he was a teenager. calex had yet to meet one that he didn't think was interesting. "my brothers are all very weird, but i wouldn't change them. because then they wouldn't be my brothers and that's why i love them" he said softly. all siblings had differences but that's what made families interesting.

"She isn't the same. She never owl's me anymore. And she won't really talk to me either..." he frowned slightly. he couldn't tell her what to do about claire. everyone grieved differently and claire was taking casey's death very hard. he didn't blame her, they had been in love, about to be married and that had been ripped away from the both of them. he felt something like a fist press against his chest when the thought of his brother not having a future anymore shook him a little but he tried to ignore it, for addilyn's sake. she didn't need her teacher becoming upset right in front of her. "just be ready to be there for her when she needs you" he said. that's all you could really do when someone was hurting, wait for them to come to you otherwise all you'd get was an argument or them pulling away. "she will need you addilyn"

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As her Professor spoke about his own brothers, Addi became slightly sentimental. She did love Grey, all of his annoying habits and all the annoying memories they had. Her eyes slightly lowered from Calex to his desk, her memories of herself and her brother running through her head as well as memories of her and Claire. Addilyn took a deep breath. This was completely awkward for her, to be sitting in front of her Professor completely upset.

Professor Jakebson spoke once more and Addi looked back up to him, tears in her eyes. She nodded her head silently, a tear falling. "Thank you, Professor." Addi's voice was quiet. She had never cried in front of anyone other than Edmund and Grey before...so this was unusual. Although, she did have a lot of things going on in her life right now, but Addi always tried her hardest not to cry...

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@jill2

"Thank you, Professor." he smiled slightly and nodded his head. he didn't know what else he could offer her. she needed her family to be there for her, he was her teacher. there was only so much he could do beyond offering to listen and give advice when he could. "your welcome addilyn. if you ever need to talk, my door is always open" he said honestly, there wasn't a student in hogwarts he'd ever turn away if they needed something.

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@jaeger
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Addilyn nodded her head. That was the most she was going to get from him, she knew that much. Standing up and nodding her head, she forced a smile to her professor. "I will, thank you Professor." Addi turned and walked out of the office, to her room to think about things.