Closed And Then There Were Three Again

[Lilith Ilves]

Lilith had cried more in the last few hours than she'd had in the last four years at the school. Probably anyways. She hadn't been able to help herself, not back when shopping and certainly not when both of the twins had taken a seat at the ceremony. Merlin what was wrong with her today? Lili had two little baskets with her as she hunted her siblings down once the feast was nearly done with. Seeing Leo who'd already found Leena, Lili smiled softly to herself. No amount of stairs, walls or doors were ever going to keep that boy from being there for his twin and it warmed Lilith's heart to see.

Reaching the two she brought the boxes in front of each one respectively, both were boxes she'd transfigured from a copy of the twin's favourite books into boxes. It's taken quite a lot of effort since the spell she'd known was for jewelry boxes but she'd just used Engorgio on them to make them a little bigger. They still had hints of the books they used to be, with the covers being on both sides. "Wow, look at the two of you. All sorted into your houses, Merlin I am so so proud of you. Well done." Lilith spoke, placing the boxes down and taking both of her siblings into a big hug and giving kisses to the tops of their heads. "Merlin, when did you get all grown up? Hufflepuff and Gryffindor? Amazing houses both." There were tears again, maybe she should check her calendar because she was pretty sure this amount of crying was just excessive.

 

[Leena Ilves]

Hufflepuff!

Leena had slid off the stool after being placed in her house, trying to concentrate on not falling over as she descended the stairs and found her seat amongst the applauding housemates. She wanted to hunt around, to look for her family but there was so much going on that it was hard enough to spot them in the crowd when she wasn't trying to make a good impression to those around her.

For the remainder of the feast, Leena had kept to herself, save for a few brief Hi's and Thank you's. It was only when the students were allowed to mingle once more that she felt herself finally relax, at the same time her brother appeared over her shoulder. She'd scooted out of the bench, throwing her arms around his shoulders with a grin. It wasn't so much that she was sad they'd been separated, but it just went to show that they all had their own individual personalities and Leena was excited to see what that meant. It was proof to her that they were now on their own voyages of discovery while at school and she was proud of them both for where they now sat.

Lilith seemed to convey the emotion Leena was feeling on the inside, on the outside. Her eyes were watering, just as they had been when they'd been buying their wands, too. "Are you happy?" The hug and kiss certainly seemed to make Leena believe so, but she had to make sure there wasn't an underlying emotion going on with her sister she didn't want to talk about. The first year hadn't even noticed the basket on the table, she was now just relieved to have reunited.

 

[Leo Ilves]

A part of Leo had hoped Leena would be in the same house as him, whether it was for his own benefit or his sisters he wasn't so sure. However as she was placed into Hufflepuff Leo had made sure he was the loudest person to cheer in the entire Great Hall, he was proud of her. The entire feast had been spent chattering about with the people around him and constantly glancing around him to see if now was the moment to shoot up and find his sisters.

Once the opportunity finally showed itself the first year had launched himself out of his seat, straight for the Hufflepuff table. He was sure Lilith would find them too. As Leena wrapped her arms around his shoulders he returned the hug. "I'm so proud of you and just so you know even though we are in different houses it doesn't mean you'll get rid of me. I'll still pester you every chance I get." He told his sister with a grin when another person joined in on the hug. By the familiar smell of lavender Leo knew it was their older sister. "You have already cried like a million times today, get a grip my new housemates are going to think I'm not cool." He told the Ravenclaw with a grin. "Jokes but yeah you better be happy to have us around because you best believe Leen won't be the only one I'll be pestering." He added, raising his chin up ever so slightly.

 

[Lilith Ilves]

Giving one last squeeze to the twins Lilith finally let them go, if only so that she could wipe the tears cascading down her cheeks again. "Happy?" She asked, smoothing over her robes. "I am so happy that you both are here at school with me, I am proud and I am just... feeling it all I suppose." She explained, saying she was only happy would have been an understatement because the wave of emotions the fifth year was feeling was a mixture of so many feelings. There was a hint of sadness in there too maybe, but over all it was just happy tears. "If you keep speaking like that I'll hug you every chance I get. Anytime I see you on the hallway it's hug time." Lilith said directing her words at her brother.

"Okay now, I have something for both of you." The Ravenclaw motioned for the twins to wait for a moment as she turned back to the boxes. "I wanted to get you something that would make the transition to Hogwarts a little easier, this is for you." She explained offering the box that had a sleep mask, the Calm Sleep Tea blend from inner eye and then some sweets from Honeyduke's to Leena. "But also if you need anything else at any point just find me," Lili added with an encouraging nod. "And this is for you," Lilith picked up the box that had some sweets, extendable ear and some herbal tea to Leo. "Though don't get into any trouble with the ear please, I have friends in Gryffindor." She stated mildly to Leo, she'd have to beg Felix to keep an eye on that one probably.