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ripley dropped her shoes on the edge of the small grass clearing next to the black lake. it was just after sunrise and the red in the sky was so pretty. it was going to be a perfect day. there didn't seem to be a cloud in the sky it seemed like. she hummed softly as she walked into the middle of the clearing and started dancing, her feet moving to the sound of the music in her head as she suns rays shone down on her. raising her hands into the air she felt the fabric of her skirt flow around her legs and she smiled as she dance gracefully around the grass clearing. she'd always loved dancing, the way she could move and the way she could make people smile as she did. her parents especially. she was in her own little world as the minutes passed, her thoughts only on what her feet were doing as she twirled and continued to dance in the early morning sun.

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[Irina Rose Krum]

Irina had always been closest to her elder brother Nikolai; they had been in the same house and he had been the one to defend her decision not to play Quidditch from their mother most heartily, trying to be the best Quidditch player on the Gryffindor team for both of their sakes. Recently though, with Nikos’ absence in her life while playing Quidditch professionally, Rina found herself growing closer with her sister, Ripley. Rip was the ray of sunshine in the darkness; whenever Rina had felt down, Ripley could always cheer her up. For the first month of school though, most of the cheering up had been done by Daniel; while it made Irina incredibly happy, they had hidden it from family and friends, including both of Irina’s sisters. It had made her feel guilty, especially what had happened when Niko had inadvertently found out about their closer-than-normal friendship. Coupled with the stabbing incident Irina had foreseen in a night terror, the eldest Krum sister felt it was time to come clean with her little sister. About everything.

Rina had woken up early, not from a bad dream luckily, but from an odd one that involved the Orchestra club performing ‘Swan Lake’ for the Royal Ballet company in London, which Ripley had been the star dancer. She rose from her bed and looked out the window. Almost as if she had foreseen it, there was Ripley, dancing by herself, the red hair visible even from Gryffindor tower. Smiling to herself, Irina dressed and hurried down from the tower out to the grounds, stopping by Great Hall to grab a stack of toast. As she got closer to Ripley, she called out to her sister. “I brought you breakfast; I figured you may be hungry after all that dancing,” she said, a smile spreading across her face.

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“I brought you breakfast; I figured you may be hungry after all that dancing,” rip smiled as the voice of her older sister broke through the little world she had created for herself while she had been dancing. she finished off the routine she was making up in her head and she came to a stop gracefully and she straightened out her hair quickly as she flitted over to hug her sister, careful of the toast in her hands. "rina!" she said with a smile, kising her sister on the cheek before stepping back to look at her. "i have to admit, i did forget about breakfast. the light was too amazing not to come out and dance in"

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[Irina Rose Krum]

Rina smiled as Ripley admitted to skipping breakfast, the light outside having distracted her. It was such a Ripley thing to say and she loved her dearly for it. “I can see what you mean, it’s a beautiful morning,” she agreed, taking a deep breath of that early October air in and sighing. Ripley’s light made what Irina wanted to tell her easier, but it was difficult to know that Rip’s face would soon have a serious, possibly concerned look on it. She reached out and took her sisters hand in hers. “Come with me Rip, I want to talk to you about some things,” she told her, leading her down to a flat rock by the shore and sitting down.

Irina wasn’t sure where to begin; should she tell her about how her relationship with Daniel had progressed to the point where it was today, or should she begin with the visions that kept coming true. Tania had asked her how she had known about the nightclub before Niko had been stabbed, but she had seen Ripley glance at her and Daniel before Rina had left to pour out her emotions. “Dad wrote to say Niko is home now which is good, it means his recovery is going well,” she said, trying to start off the conversation with more lighthearted news. She took another breath; the smell of a small brushfire the groundskeeper was burning caught in her nostrils and she sighed happily. The smell helped her focus on the task at hand. “Rip, do you remember when Tania asked me about how I knew of Nik’s attack before it happened?” she asked her finally, twisting her hands in her lap.


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“Come with me Rip, I want to talk to you about some things,” rip let her sister take her hand and followed her to the flat rock to sit down with her. she wondered what she would want to talk about. did it have something to do with nik? she figured if something had happened to him her parents would have written or they'd be pulled from the school again if it was something serious. “Dad wrote to say Niko is home now which is good, it means his recovery is going well,” she nodded slightly. that was good news. she smiled slightly and ran a hand through her hair. "he'll be happier at home than in hospital" she said as she pulled her knee's to her chest and wrapped her arms around them, leaning her chin on her knee as she looked at her elder sister. “Rip, do you remember when Tania asked me about how I knew of Nik’s attack before it happened?” she shrugged a little bit and started playing with the hem of her skirt. "yeah" she said questioningly. she wondered what rina was going to say. though nothing she said was going to shock rip, they lived in a world of extraordinary things and she had always known her sister was an extraordinary person.

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[Irina Rose Krum]

Irina smiled and cleared her throat awkwardly.  This was a little more difficult than she was expecting; maybe she should have started off with the Dan news.  Oh well, too late to go back now.  "Well, it was because I saw it happen.  In my dream," she said.  There, it was out in the open.  She realized that she couldn't just leave it at that so she continued.  "About a month ago, I dreamt that Niko was in a club with a girl, who we know now is Magi.  They were dancing and...well, you can imagine what else.  Then he was grabbed by men in masks, and one of them stabbed Niko.  It was...horrible," she told her, shuddering at the memory of it all.  It had been horrible reliving it for Dan, and even though it had come true, it was still horrible reliving it.  "When it came true I was terrified.  It wasn't the first dream of mine to come true; I dreamt of Kings Cross too.  So...I guess I'm trying to tell you that I'm a Clairvoyant," she finished, fiddling with her hands in her lap.  It felt like a relief to get it out in the open.  She looked up at her sister, chewing on her lower lip.  "Please don't be angry with me," she whispered softly.

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"Please don't be angry with me," rip listened as her sister spoke to her. she shook her head quickly and closed the gap between her and her sister, shifting onto her knees and wrapping her arms around rina tightly. how could she be angry? there was nothing to be angry for. ripley felt horrible for her sister, she had seen two awful events happen and she was asking for someone not to be angry at her. rip chewed her lip and hugged rina tightly. "why would i be angry at you? it's not your fault" she said softly, lifting her head to look at rina. "are you okay? after seeing those things.. it would have been awful" she said as she shifted slightly and moved to her her sister go. "if you ever need to talk about something you see .. i'm here okay? no matter what it is"

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Irina returned her sisters hug, squeezing her tightly. She had counted on Ripley to be the positive one in her confessions, and she was glad she had been right. "I love you so much Rip," she whispered softly, blinking back happy tears.  Laughing lightly, she broke away, wiping her eyes.  "It feels so good to tell you; I was so worried about telling you and Tan.  I haven't even told her yet - I'm so worried about her anxiety and that this would make it go through the roof," she told her, hesitating.  "Will you...will you be there with me when I do?" she asked her, looking hopeful.  She didn't want to sound like she couldn't do it on her own, but if it was so difficult with happy little Ripley, she was nervous about Tania's reaction.

She cleared her throat again.  "There....well there was a reason why Niko chose not to believe me when I told him Rip.  It's because he saw me in Hogsmeade with a boy...." she trailed off.  How does one tell her sister that she's now dating the boy who was like a brother to them?

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"I love you so much Rip, It feels so good to tell you; I was so worried about telling you and Tan. I haven't even told her yet - I'm so worried about her anxiety and that this would make it go through the roof, Will you...will you be there with me when I do?" ripley smiled and nodded slightly. she touched rina's hair. she would always be there for her big sister. it was part of being family. if you needed something they were there, always. "of course i'll be there" she said. tania would probably need both of them there when she found out. they could both help her through having the news broken to her.

"There....well there was a reason why Niko chose not to believe me when I told him Rip. It's because he saw me in Hogsmeade with a boy...." she rolled her eyes slightly when rina told her that niko had chosen not to believe her. "well unless it's magi or dan talking to him right now .. i don't think he cares" she said with a small frown. as much as her and niko had made up a bit at the hospital there was still some lingering feelings about that night. she smiled and rested her chin on her hand and tilted her head a little at rina's confession about being in hogsmeade with a boy. "well no offence to nik .. but i think dan is a wonderful person and i'm so happy for you" she had seen the looks between her brother's friend and her sister. she loved dan, she had done for years and she didn't think there was a better person out there for rina. she desereved to be happy.

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[Irina Rose Krum]

Irina stared at her sister for a moment, her mouth slightly open. She knew? Ripley knew about her and Dan? Thinking back, she wondered if the hospital had given them away. As always, Ripley had been the calm, level headed one and though she had tried to stop herself, she had snuck looks over at Dan, only to find him looking back.  She supposed if one had been paying attention, they had been rather obvious.  Shoulders shaking, she started to laugh.  "Oh gosh Rip, I'm so glad you're smart enough to figure it out," she said, pulling her sister in for another hug.  "It's been killing me not telling you, but we'd agreed Nik needed to know first since...well, it's his best friend," she explained, still giggling slightly.  "I'm glad you're okay with it Rip, I really am.  I've...I've just never felt like this before," she said, sighing.  She sounded like a cheesy romantic, but she couldn't help it.  She really had never felt this way about anyone before.  

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"Oh gosh Rip, I'm so glad you're smart enough to figure it out, It's been killing me not telling you, but we'd agreed Nik needed to know first since...well, it's his best friend, I'm glad you're okay with it Rip, I really am. I've...I've just never felt like this before," ripley rolled her eyes good-naturedly. she was glad her sister had found someone to be happy with. dan was wonderful, they had known him for years and rip already saw him as another brother. "well the looks you were sneaking at each other in the hospital were a big clue" she said as she poked rina's arm gently. she smiled and leaned closer to rina and rested her head on her shoulder. "your happy rina, why wouldn't i be okay with it?" she asked with a smile. "i just don't need to hear every detail" she said with a laugh.

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[Irina Rose Krum]

Irina smiled and turned a delicate shade of pink. She had told Dan that she thought Ripley might have figured it out; obviously she had been right. “You don’t miss much,” she teased, laughing a little. All the better though - she was immensely thankful that Rip approved of the relationship. She knew deep down that Niko would eventually be alright with the idea of his best friend dating his sister. Tania would love them too, she thought, but it was all about right timing with her. She’d never want to do anything to cause an anxiety attack to grow worse by springing this big of news on her. Dan had agreed to be there with her to tell her, so that if Tania’s emotions were spiraling she’d know. “Tania doesn’t know yet; I don’t want to spring something like this on her after her attack at the hospital, though hopefully she’ll be happy for us,” she told Ripley.

Rina sat back, letting the morning sun warm her face as she closed her eyes. She sighed happily. “I don’t know if I’ve ever felt this happy in my life,” she said softly, looking back at her little sister. She had always had a relatively happy life; the squabbles with her mother didn’t help much of course. But there had always been something missing, something that she didn’t realize was not there until Dan. She smiled a little, reveling in the comfortable silence.

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“You don’t miss much,” ripley laughed and smiled at her sisters words. she had been told she'd been observant before but when it came to her family she tried not to miss things. especially when it came to tania, she didn't want to miss anything that she could do to help her little sister. “Tania doesn’t know yet; I don’t want to spring something like this on her after her attack at the hospital, though hopefully she’ll be happy for us,” she smiled again and nodded slightly. she knew tania would be, after the initial shock of it. the only one in their family that wasn't would be nik and all he could think about in that moment was magi. "i think she'll be fine. we love you and we love him .. so i don't think she'll be upset about it" she said as she watched rina lean back to enjoy the sun. “I don’t know if I’ve ever felt this happy in my life,” ripley just smiled and let rina have her moment in the sun. she was so happy for her sister but at the same time she wished she could find someone to be happy with. even though she was so young .. she felt like she was missing out. but still, she could wish and be happy for her sister.

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[Irina Rose Krum]

Irina smiled and laughed at Ripley's comment about Dan, though she couldn't say she loved Dan like they did.  She knew she was getting to a place where she could say she loved him in that way, but not just yet.  They'd only just begun dating after all.  "Niko will come around eventually, he loves Dan too much," she said, wrinkling her nose and giggling again.  "He loves us too Rip, even though he's had a funny way of showing it as of late," she added, opening her eyes and looking over at her sister.  As if by instinct, she reached over and squeezed Ripley's shoulder.  "Soon it will be you finding your first boyfriend Rip, and he'll have to go through this approval process too," she said with a teasing grin.  She sat up more and propped her elbows on her knees.  "So....plenty of foreign boys here.  See any you like?" she asked her sister.

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"Niko will come around eventually, he loves Dan too much, He loves us too Rip, even though he's had a funny way of showing it as of late," ripley frowned and she shifted slightly, away from irina when she started talking about nik. she didn't want to talk about their brother. he and ripley hadn't been getting along of late and it was killing her on the inside but she couldn't bring herself to stop being mad at him. "i don't want to talk about nik" she said, a little sharply as she ran a hand through her hair and rested a chin on her knee. "Soon it will be you finding your first boyfriend Rip, and he'll have to go through this approval process too, So....plenty of foreign boys here. See any you like?" she rolled her eyes slightly when rina mentioned her finding a boyfriend. she was hoping, but still she did't want to rush. "well no matter who i pick .. i hope you all trust my judgment" she said with a small smile as she looked at rina. "there are one or two i could find cute"

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