that's what they call a brand new day -- hannah.

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with school due to start in the next few days, alex had thought it would be worth coming to talk to neville about working out the security strategies for the school over the next semester. since taking up the job of head auror he'd been trying to keep himself ahead of what he needed to do but he was going to take a few minutes while at the school in order to visit with his sister. he made his way through the school that if asked when he'd graduated if he'd ever step foot in again, he'd have told said no, and he made his way to the hospital wing. with all the going ons at the school hannah had decided to come back and nurse there and he had to admit he felt a lot better about his girls being in the school with their aunt there to keep some sort of eye on them when she had time too. it made him feel a little better about leaving them there. "hannah?" he said as he walked into the long room and he walked towards the office, knocking his hand on the wooden door that was slightly open.

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Hannah had settled into the office at the Hospital Wing finally, most of her stuff here and ready for use when necessary. There will still a few things she felt she might need to bring but as of right now she was happy with what she had. Only a few students had lingered in within the past few days, nothing too crazy. Mostly just love potions or hangovers, which they just called migraines. She laughed quietly as she thought about it, but looked up with eyebrows raised at the sound of a knock on the door. The voice made her jump up, smiling as she walked over to the door and opened it, arms open wide for a hug. "Alex! What are you doing here?"

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"Alex! What are you doing here?" he chuckled as he hugged his sister tightly before letting her go. he should have owled to say he was coming in but this had been a impromptu visit. "checking on the girls. checking in with your husband and visiting you!" he said with a smile as he stepped into her office and took a seat in one of the chairs by the desk. "i'll let you know next time i promise." he said as he leaned his arm down on the desk, picking up one of the pens and twirling it between his fingers.

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"Well that's nice of you to come visit everyone! I'm sure the rest of them all enjoyed seeing you. Have you seen Jayden as well?" She smiled. Alex's namesake would love to see him, even if he wasn't here for long Hannah knew Jayden would enjoy the time well spent. Her little brother walked into her office and Hannah shut the door behind her before gracefully walking over to her desk and sitting atop it. "It's perfectly alright, I'm just glad to see you! How is everything?"

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"Well that's nice of you to come visit everyone! I'm sure the rest of them all enjoyed seeing you. Have you seen Jayden as well?" he chuckled and shook his head a little. he hadn't had the chance to catch up with his nephew so far this trip but he was going to make one last effort to find him before he left. "not quite yet, your nieces said something about him sneaking off with saoirse during breakfast." he said as he settled into the chair and rested his elbow onto his knees. "It's perfectly alright, I'm just glad to see you! How is everything?" he grinned and shrugged his shoulders a little and held his hands out slightly. "the same as ever. it's the start of a new year so things are up in the air a little more." he said as he leaned back into the chair and folded his arms across his chest. "are the students keeping you busy?"

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Hannah nodded her head with a smile. Sneaking off sounded just like Jayden. She was sure at some point in his schooling career at Hogwarts he'd get into a ton more trouble then he thought he might, and Hannah was just waiting for the day that Neville had to punish him. "I'm sure he did, let's just hope they were eating breakfast in the Courtyard." She laughed softly, flipping through a couple more of the papers on her desk and sipping her water. "They definitely are, yes. Going from here to the Cauldron can be a bit much sometimes but I like to stay busy."

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"I'm sure he did, let's just hope they were eating breakfast in the Courtyard." he chuckled and just nodded. he didn't think that would be all they were doing, based on his own experience being a teenager in hogwarts but jay was different than he was, well in a lot of ways, not all. "They definitely are, yes. Going from here to the Cauldron can be a bit much sometimes but I like to stay busy." he nodded slightly and leaned forward, his elbows leaning on his knees as he studied his sister. he didn't like to hear she was working too hard, though she had always worked hard. raising the three kids her and neville had and running the leaky cauldron while neville was working, it couldn't have been easy and he hoped she'd started slowing down and focusing more on just the school or the cauldron, things were turning sour in the world and people would be a fool to ignore that fact and he didn't want her spread too thin. "well just make sure you keep a nice balance. i don't want to see you suddenly going grey." he teased as he smiled at his sister.

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As Alex leaned forward and stared at her, Hannah moved to sit in her chair and leaned back, arms crossed, eyebrow raised as she waited for him to speak. She knew he was looking for something, and that meant he was going to say something as well. When Alex opened his mouth, Hannah smirked at him slightly, her head moving up a bit. Ah, there it was. "Why not? Grey is a pretty color!" Hannah laughed slightly and sat up, giving her little brother an understanding look. "I do, honest. And I get plenty of sleep. It's just a lot in my brain all at once."

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"Why not? Grey is a pretty color!" he chucked and rolled his eyes slightly and turned his head slightly to push his hand up through his hair. he was sure there were some greys scattered in there. his children had given him more than a few and he had to admit that with his sisters children the way they were there was probably some greys in hers too. "oh without a doubt .. but you're too young for grey hair." he said with a grin as he rested his elbows on his knees again. "though i can imagine jay and phil have already given you a few. alice was always the good one." he added, teasing of course. he was sure all three of his sisters children had been as troublesome as each other, something bout the abott genes. "I do, honest. And I get plenty of sleep. It's just a lot in my brain all at once." he nodded a little but said no more. he'd voiced his worry in his own round about way but he wasn't about to lecture his sister on working too much, after all it had been a large part of why he was now going through a divorce, working too much. he glanced down at his watch and raised his brows at the time. "well that went fast." he said as he made to stand up. "sorry to visit and run han, but duty calls. got to get back. i'll owl you when i'm free next? see if we can catch up for a little longer than a few minutes." he said with a smile as he stepped back toward the door, waving his hand to his sister as he left.

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