It's All Transcendental ** (CARCER)

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Rubeus had spent most of Christmas Day on his own. The Yule Ball was not a place he had hoped to go, or had gone with anyone. He did go, though, but not for very long. Cordelia was there but she was with other friends, and he didn't want to interrupt her night. She looked like she had been having fun, so Rubeus just stayed in the corner for the majority of the time that he had been there. Not many people spoke to him, which he was thankful for. Yet, a typical romance himself, he had a small wish that he could've gone with somebody.

Though, for right now, a little over a week after Christmas, he sat in Hogsmeade at The Three Broomsticks. Rubeus sat near a window, sipping on his tea. He was very exhausted lately; not sure why, but he felt like he hadn't been getting much sleep. So more and more caffeine had been consumed, and less pixie sticks, unfortunately for him.

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Carcer was in rather high spirits these days. He had the job he wanted, he had the woman he loved. What more could one ask for? Well, he hadn’t spent enough time with family lately. Getting acclimated to his new job and his temporary home in a boarding house on Horizont Alley had taken time, and he’d been abroad for quite some time in Egypt, and while he’d tried to keep up correspondence with his parents and brother through letters, it was difficult to use standard communication in Egypt. Owls simply couldn’t make that kind of flight, so one had to wait for a Ministry postman to come by Egypt to drop off and pick up letters to take back to London.

But he was back now, on paid leave from Gringotts to make sure he had completely thrown off the curse and was in good health before he got sent back out again, and in Hogsmeade. He had come partly to send off an owl to his parents, as the post office here had owls that could make it to France, but it was also a student weekend, and he was hoping to catch his brother around here somewhere. So he had been walking the streets and glancing at windows, until he spotted his brother in the Three Broomsticks. One think about Hagrids: they all had presence, like it or not.

Carcer slipped into the Three Broomsticks and waved for a tankard from Rosmerta. Being part-giant, he could probably drink butterbeer 24/7 and never get drunk. Then he made his way over to the table where Rubeus sat. His brother looked tired and wan, which was just a little unsettling; normally his brother indulged in sugar rushes and was much more animated. Carcer plopped a wrapped package down on the oversized table—Rubeus was sitting at an extra large table that their father had apparently used quite often, and which the brothers used as a matter of convenience when they came to the pub.

Carcer grinned down at his younger brother. “Hey, baby bro. I’ve missed you.”

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As he began to take another sip of his tea, the door opened and his eyebrows went up as he saw Carcer walk through the door. If he was being honest with himself, it as probably the most amusing thing to see two half-giants just casually walking through the Three Broomsticks as if they were a normal size and had no worries about being so large. Though, Carcer was more confident in himself than Rubeus. He had a tendency to try to blend in, and stay out of the way of attention, even if it didn't always work out that way.

Rubeus laughed quietly when his brother sat in front of him, and sat up more, his back up against the booth. The package that Carcer plopped down was wrapped neatly, and he looked at his brother, eyebrows raised. He didn't have Carcer's present with him, as he hadn't expected to see him, but had planned to send it out with an owl. "Well, if that's for me, I hope you don't mind that I haven't had yours sent out yet." Rubeus' quiet voice sounded almost like a gentle song; he always was much more quiet than most. "I've missed you too, Carcer. How are you?"