frère o frère (brothers!)

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Annabeth was ecstatic about being able to spend time with her brothers at Hogwarts! That was a big part of the reason she accepted this position. Hayden was at home with her parents and she'd be visiting often, and Caden was working hard but he checked into Hogwarts for work, so that was great. She really did need a break, needed to do something drastic before she completely lost her mind, so here she was. It was November first and the night before the Champions were chosen. Ann wasn't able to see her brothers yet because she had to talk with Emile and then headed home for the night. This morning, however, she headed straight to the Beauxbatons carriage upon arriving back at Hogwarts, in search of her brothers. She arrived at the carriage and said the password to step inside. It was early morning, so hopefully they'd still be about.

"Jesper? Dastan!" she called excitedly as she stepped inside, releasing her bag and levitating it over to rest on a shelf not far from her.

@jesper
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Dastan wasn't a morning person. He preferred to sleep in, but sleep was not his friend at the moment. He was disappointed. He wanted- so badly- to get chosen as champion for Beauxbatons and losing that to Emile was just short of torture. Of course, Emile was rejoicing in his victory, saying he expected it all along and what Dastan really wanted to do was punch him in the face. At the moment, he was doing a decent job at controlling himself and not giving into those desires.

After what felt like hours of lying awake, he finally decided to get up and do something. Not much of something, he just wanted to read on the couch, but at least he was up and ready for the day. Then his sister arrived. Dastan looked up casually when someone entered the carriage and then did a double take when he saw her. "Annabeth!" he called out excitedly, jumping out of his seat and dropping his book in his haste to see her.

@annabeth
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jesper was walking back to the carriage the people from his school were currently living in. he had gotten up early to go watch the sunrise, having walked down to the black lake before sunrise. he had always loved getting up early for them, often having dragged one of his parents out with him. when he had been small enough he had loved watching them, sitting in his parents lap with a blanket all wrapped around him in the cool of winter. they were the memories that he cherished. he walked up into the carriage and was greeted by familiar redhead and his face broke out into a grin. "anna!" he said as he hurried over, seeing dastan do the same thing. "how have you been? why did you not tell us you were coming? do you have hayden with you?" he asked as he glanced around for his little nephew. it didn't dawn on him in that very moment that it wouldn't be practical for her to have the toddler at the school with her.

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Dastan was the first to notice her and Annabeth grinned as he moved toward her, her arms outstretched. Then she heard Jespers voice and laughed, hugging them each in turn once they reached her. "Oh Jes," she chuckled, shaking her head, "of course e' is not with me," she reached out to ruffle her brothers hair, "and I am well! Ow' about you boys?" she asked, her eyes narrowing with concern at each boy in turn. She was a bit sad that neither of them got picked, but at least she wouldn't be biased toward family as the advisor and mentor to the Beauxbatons Champion.

@dastan
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It had been too long since Dastan last saw his sister. Really, any amount of time was too long. He hurried to give her a hug, happy beyond belief that she was here. He grinned at her until she asked her question. Then he couldn't help but shrug. "Disappointed about last night, but well also," he answered honestly. Dastan made it a point to be completely honest with his family members, though that wasn't necessarily true for others. He often told them what they wanted or expected to hear. "Happy that you are here," he added, smiling once more at her.

@annabeth
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Annabeth nodded as Dastan answered her, her smile still large even at his words. "Well, if you weren't dissappointed then that would be wrong. It would mean you didn't care! And of course you do, love," she said, reaching out to place a hand on his shoulder. "I'm happy to be here, too. Why don't we have some macaroons and catch up?" she suggested. leading the boys toward the tables.

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It was hard to be upset when his sister was standing right in front of him, so Dastan decided to give his anger a small break. For the moment, he could pretend that it didn't matter that he wasn't chosen as champion, that it was Emile. He could just enjoy spending some time with his family. He nodded when she said he cared, but he didn't say anything. He was feeling emotional over the fact but he didn't want it to show. "I think that sounds great!" He said as he followed her to a table. "So how is Hayden?" he started before she could ask him something. He couldn't help but smile at the thought of his young nephew.

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Das ask how Hayden was, and Annabeth grinned. "He's doing great. Papa is watching him for me a lot while I am gone," she explained. Their father had been a stay-at-home dad at one point, and he was really good with kids. And if it was blessed to have him, especially since she wasn't the best mom. At least in her eyes. She was glad that our parents were willing to come to England to help her watch the baby, and an order to watch the tournament. She picked up a macaroon, and took a little bite, swallowing before speaking again. "How are you looking Hogwarts? I've heard a lot about it from Caden."

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"Oh, I bet he's having a lot of fun then," Dastan answered with a wry smile. They all knew their father was a good dad. He'd stayed home with them for a while when they were growing up. The difference between being a dad and being a grandpa was vast, though. And their dad had it down perfectly because he knew just how to spoil young Hayden. Dastan saw it in action plenty of times. He shrugged at her question, "I like it. It's a bit cold here, but the castle is fascinating! I've been trying to figure out where everything is, but it changes. So that's a fun challenge." Annabeth knew how much he liked a challenge so she would probably understand that he was liking this. "The people here are interesting too, so it's been a good experience."

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Annabeth nodded, "he is. He enjoys papa and also likes to give him a hard time," she giggled, "but you know how he and mum dote on Hayden. He's probably the happiest baby on earth right now," she added. Then her brother spoke about how he was liking Hogwarts. The cold weather, the beautiful castle. Annebeth understood being in awe of it. "I'm glad the people are to your liking enough. I find that's always the hardest part about going to a new place. Have you made any friends yet?"

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Dastan laughed. At least his sister knew what was happening by leaving Hayden with their parents. "He probably is," Dastan agreed with an easy nod. He shrugged when she asked about the people. "Sure. I mean, I've met a few but none of us have gotten really close. There are a lot of cute girls here though," he added with a crooked smile. "I've deciding that making friends takes time and before the results of last night, I wasn't taking that time. So now, my new goal from being here is friends." Wow. She probably thought that was so lame, but it was true. Dastan was determined to make being at Hogwarts for his last year of schooling worthwhile in some way.

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Annabeth grinned at the mention of cute girls, raising an eyebrow, "oh? Any in particular catch your eye?" she mused. Then he went on to say that making friends took time and that he wasn't taking the time before the champions were announced. She understood that. "Well, I'm glad you've made that new goal. It's important. It's ze whole point of the tournament!" She giggled. "I'm so 'appy to be here. Tell me, do you think you'll still be able to study well?"

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Dastan shrugged, "There is one, but I haven't talked with her yet," he paused, waiting for the teasing to commence. The truth was, Dastan was nervous to talk to the cute girl at the Ravenclaw table (at least, that's the table he thought she sat on). He wasn't very good at getting along with people and had an irrational fear that if he did start talking to her things wouldn't turn out the way he wanted them to. Still, he was thinking about maybe asking her to the Yule Ball. If he wanted to do that, he'd have to talk to her, right? 

He grinned right back at his sister, "I'm happy you are here too." He laughed when she asked about his studies. "Studying has never been hard for me. It is the one thing I do right," Dastan confessed with a smile. Honestly, his studies were the reason he was able to come to Hogwarts in the first place. And this was his last year. Of course he would do well with it.

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Annabeth nodded, smirking. "Well, I hope that you get zat courage up, darling," she said with a little laugh. Oh, to be young and finding love! What a good time. What a strange, uncomfortable, good time in ones life. It was never that hard for Annabeth, though. She always got what she wanted. It was hard not to when you looked like she did and acted how she did as a teen.

His grin was enough to make her the happiest sister on earth, even if she did miss her little boy. "Well, that's why you got chosen to come here! You are good at paying attention and learning new things," she complimented him, reaching over to ruffle his hair. "I am very proud of you both."

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Dastan shrugged, but nodded at the same time, "I will. I was actually thinking about doing it today," he confessed, even though he hadn't meant to. It was true. Now that he knew he wasn't the champion, he was ready to reach out to her. Why not being the champion made a difference, he wasn't sure, but it did. 

He laughed when Annabeth reached over and ruffled his hair, "Thanks. I'm just so happy that you're going to be here with us," he said with a grin. "You are planning on spending time with us, right? Even though you'll be busy working with Emile?" Saying the boy's name left a bad taste in Dastan's mouth, but he pretended like it wasn't anything. He didn't want Annabeth to know how much he hated their representative. Dastan was actually considering rooting for one of the other champions ... not that he would tell her that either.

@annabeth