It's A Sibling Thing

[Alessio Benivieni]

Despite being his last couple of weeks at the school, Alessio could hardly wrap his head around the fact that NEWTs would be here soon and before he knew it, he would be sitting at graduation. It was still surreal, the idea of magic. Being magical. Being part of the wizarding world. The boy didn’t like to think about it too much now. Before it was a dream he couldn’t wait to reach, but now, thinking of everything that had happened this semester he wanted time to slow down. He sighed, finding a spot to sit on the grass while he waited for his family members to arrive. Mostly just his siblings, Lavinia was always running up and down the school - quite literally. It wouldn’t be half bad if she found her cousins having a family reunion, though. Since Marcella was back at Hogwarts, Less wanted to make the most of their time left, all four siblings, before they would be separated. The Hufflepuff still didn’t know what his future entailed. It was hard to decide. He could talk to his family about that, his parents, although he knew it wouldn’t be a problem for much longer and that he would find something eventually after graduation. Less lay down on the grass, and closed his eyes. He’d wait for someone to arrive before he would get up to a sitting position, he was comfortable where he was right now.

 

[Leo Benivieni]

Leo snorted at the note his brother had sent him, and presumably to his sisters, too. He scrunched it up before tossing it on the bed and shrugged, taking his jacket and leaving the common room. The semester was almost over, Leo would be in seventh year next year which was scary to think about. Which was why he didn’t bother. It didn’t take the Prefect long at all to find his dear brother, but it was also a little odd seeing Ale lying down like that. He was either not feeling well or being himself when the sun was shining. Leo knew how much the older boy liked being in the sun so he opted to believe the latter rather than not feeling well. "Yo, bro, stop being lazy and get your *ss to sit on the grass properly," he greeted in Italian, before plopping down next to him.

 

[Sara Benivieni]

Sara sighed. She had a lot of studying to do, and as much as she was happy that her sister was back at Hogwarts to complete her last semester with her twin and that Alessio wanted to spend time with his siblings Sara did have work to do. She wasn’t going to disappoint them, though. She needed a break too and she knew that. Leo wouldn’t be happy if she skipped their meeting because she chose to stay inside with her head buried in her books on such a lovely day. In fact he’d be worried. Sara was the first person of all four who would be found outside. It was March so it wasn’t cold, thankfully. When she finally spotted two very familiar heads Sara smiled and went over to them. "Ciao, ragazzi," she greeted in her mother tongue before she too sat down on the grass. "Leo’s right Less, being lazy makes you age quicker," she teased, not meaning any of it.

 

[Marcella Benivieni]

Marcella loved her siblings, she had missed them dearly when she had been at home and they had been here. She made her way down to where Less had mentioned he wanted to meet them. Honestly she could understand the compulsion, she'd not seen much of her siblings since she'd gotten back and really she'd only been able to have a proper conversation with her twin at the dance before he'd taken off with some girl Marcella barely knew and then to find out about Felix and Lyra, well, it had certainly been a confusing day. She noticed she was the last to arrive as she saw the distant figures of three people. Unless someone had bought a friend with them, which she doubted, then she was the last of them to arrive. Though, she was the furthest away having to leave from the Ravenclaw tower. She grinned as she threw her arms around Sara. "Ciao, ciao!" She was so excited to see them. "Less, you'll get grass in your hair." She commented as she plopped herself on the ground and pulled her hair out of it's plait in order to feel the light breeze. "It is good to have us all together, I missed you all." She said smiling at them. She was going to miss them terribly when she finally graduated.
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[Celebi Kovalenko]

Celebi was ecstatic when finally invited to meet some of Alessio's family. Considering she and Leo had been friends for so long the Gryffindor wondered to herself why she hadn't met more of them. Tucking her shirt gently into her shorts she wondered if she looked too professional for a casual great lawn meeting - but first impressions were everything weren't they? Satisfied with her look she scampered off, already running late as usual. Meloetta had always hated that about Celebi - she said punctuality is like cleanliness - which was next to godliness for some reason. Not that Cel wasn't clean - she was - she just didn't understand the saying.

The Irish girl approached the small huddle of Benivieni's, only recognizing two of them. Smiling she gave a wave and bounded over. Celebi was not shy when it came to making friends, the only person she still struggled to not be shy around was her boyfriend. Though he more than made up for that. Squeezing between her best friend and Alessio, she smiled. "Hi!" She spoke eagerly. "Look at this family get together!" She put an arm around Leo and quickly mussed his hair before looking to Alessio, eyes begging to be introduced as she took his hand. Leo still had no idea they were dating - and it had been a fun game to play anytime she came in wearing a boys jacket, or with hickies. Leo seemed insistent she was still seeing Octavian, so perhaps this would be a shock to him. "I'm Celebi! I'm your brothers reason he hides his food!" She said nodding toward Leo.

 

[Alessio Benivieni]

Less didn't react to the familiar male voice that spoke to him in his more prominent mother tongue about his position. Before he could say much else however the Hufflepuff heard a female voice joined by another female voice and he sat up, finally, grinning at his siblings. He was really glad they had all decided to come. That meant a lot. "Well. Hello to you too, guys," he greeted back in Italian and shook his head fondly as Mari crushed Sara in a hug. He nodded at his twin when she said it was good to have them all together here right now. It really was. He missed the moments they used to have as a small group. The fantastic four, he thought with a smile. It wasn't long before they were joined by another figure and when Less's brain made the connection as to who it was who sat down between him and Leo, his cheeks turned pink. He looked at everyone but Leo as he cleared his throat and said, "Celebi is my girlfriend," he introduced her. Wait. That was an introduction, right? Less chuckled and gave the Gryffindor's hand a squeeze before swinging an arm around her shoulders and pulling her closer to him. "Leo hides his food? Bro, who are you?" he teased, trying and failing to ignore his red ears.

 

[Kimmyeon Kendall-Wu]

There was barely any time left at all until the eldest Kendall Wu would be graduating, leaving behind a trail of siblings behind her. She felt like yesterday she was making friends with Charlotte in the common room, and if there was just one thing she was going to take away from her experience, it would have been her love for Quidditch. After getting her sisters and brother together for a session on the pitch, where some had admittedly done a little better than others, Kimmy and clan were headed back towards the castle when she spotted someone from her own year sat out on the grass. The blonde had barely bothered to make any friends, but since she was leaving she had nothing else to lose. "Hey, Alessio right?" She asked, arms folding across as chest. It wasn't as though she was any good at socialising after all.
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[Taerin Kendall-Wu]

Quidditch. That was what Kimmy had wanted to waste their time on that day. Admittedly it wasn't the worst thing in the world but she hadn't appreciated getting her hair transformed into a birds nest. Trailing behind her siblings as the youngest Kendall Wu tried to salvage her locks, she was mumbling under her breath to Soonkyu about how much better it would be when Kimmy was gone, when their sister approached a group. Great, now they were making friends now too. She sighed, pulling herself together. It was easy enough to out in her usual mask. Walking up beside Kimmy, she smiled at the blonde sat on the floor who clearly had good taste in outfits. Never one to bow down from an opportunity, Taerin took a few more steps before crouching down to the older student, "I love your shirt" she said, people were so easily swayed with compliments.
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[Soonkyu Kendall-Wu]

Soonkyu was always bored, but at least when she spent time with her siblings she felt like the competitive streak inside her shone through. She would never have admitted it but she was going to miss Kimmy when she left, and as the only remaining Slytherin of the family she knew from next year she was going to need to represent. She sighed when her sisters began to talk to a group sat out on the field, and she wondered why they couldn't have all just stayed amongst themselves. It wasn't as though there weren't enough of them for company. She rolled her eyes when she spotted Sara. One of her dormmates that always seemed too outgoing, and even if the dungeons were no place for flowers that didn't stop the girl trying to decorate. Purposely ignoring her, she groaned loudly and took a seat on the grass. Knowing her siblings they wouldn't be leaving any time soon and her legs were already aching.
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[Soohye Kendall-Wu]

As a Chaser on the Ravenclaw team, she'd come up against Kimmy frequently in the last year, and even though on the field there had been obvious tensions, she was glad that they were left on the field and her big sister didn't seem to have as many hard feelings towards her in reality. Getting back into the group had been a struggle for Soohye, but she was beginning to think you her family had accepted her as one of them, and no longer considered her decision to be at Beauxbatons for the previous four years as something worth fighting over. She was grateful to be back with her family, but when her siblings proceeded to interrupt another group, she couldn't help but glance nervously between those on the floor, mouthing silent apologies to them for her sisters actions. Soohye had no intention of getting back on the wrong foot of the Kendall Wus, but she really hoped they weren't planning on bugging them for long.
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[Marcella Benivieni]

Marcella was a nice girl. She was a sweet girl, everyone who knew her, knew this fact about her. She was so happy that she was together with her family, they were joined by Alessio's apparent girlfriend which she was a little surprised by as she thought this was family, but she didn't show her surprise on her face. She didn't react when the conversation turned to Leo either, she was happy not to be the centre of attention any more. What did annoy her however, and she allowed it to show on her face, was the sudden onslaught of random people that she didn't know. They didn't even introduce themselves, just took up residence in their space and started being a nuisance. Marcella didn't often get frustrated and angry, but for whatever reason, right now, she was angrier than she had ever been. Trying to keep herself calm, taking deep, calming breaths that may have seemed like she was fighting an asthma attack, Marcella turned to the closest girl, a Slytherin. "This is a family gathering if you don't mind. Please leave."​

 

[Alessio Benivieni]

Less didn't get much of a response before the group was approached, surprisingly, by a group of girls (and a boy) who looked alike. They must have been siblings, surely, he thought. What was surprising though was who they were, Alessio had never spoken to Kimmyeon before so it took him a few moments before he responded. "Um. Yeah. Kimmyeon, right?" Although Less had never interacted with the girl before he knew who she was. Spending seven years together at the castle made him more observant than people thought. He glanced at Marcella, she hadn't been as welcoming as Alessio seemed to be. But her mention of family gathering made him cast a worrying look towards Celebi. She wasn't family, either. "No, it‘s okay, really," he said. "You guys can sit here too." Hopefully, Mari wouldn't make a scene out of this.

 

[Isaac Lee Kendall-Wu]

Isaac had no idea what his sisters had in mind that day, but he was quite content with simply spending some sibling time with them. Some of his sisters got annoyed really easily however, which was not always entertaining for Isaac, but they were his family. As the only boy, Isaac did not know what it felt like to share, well, girl stuff, or have those sorts of things in common with them, and he got a feeling some of them were closer than others. Kiimyeon had had a brilliant idea of taking the day off, though. It gave Isaac a chance to ask how they were all doing. It was very unfortunate when Kimmy decided to approach a group of people Isaac had never bothered getting to know. He doubted he had ever seen any of them - actually, maybe the Slytherin girl in his and Soonkyu‘s year. He followed his sister‘s action and rolled his eyes. Isaac was sure that girl was a muggle born and there was absolutely no way he was going to socialise with them. Did Kimmy even know what their status was? For this reason, Isaac huffed and folded his arms across his chest pointedly, not greeting any of them. In fact the boy didn't say a thing. He did, though, shoot a glare in the direction of the older Ravenclaw girl. Who did she think she was? Isaac sat down next to Soonkyu, and patted the grass next to him for Soohye. He knew his sisters, they had no intention of going anywhere for a while, so she might as well take the liberty of the space he offered. ​

 

[Leo Benivieni]

Leo smirked when Sara and Marcella not only joined the boys on the grass, but they agreed with him. He chuckled, and when they were joined by Celebi Leo nodded at her, a little surprised because he thought this was going to be a family reunion hangout type of thing. He shrugged, and when Celebi squeezed herself in between him and his brother Leo stared at her, mouth moving but no sound came out. He cleared his throat when he was told that Ale and Celebi were, well, together. "You‘re wearing Less‘s jacket," he gasped, and he was so dramatic that he placed his hand over his chest as if he could not believe his eyes. "Less, who are you? And Celebi. Um. Weren't you. Uh. With someone else?" he finally asked, scratching the back of his head. Don't get him wrong, Leo was happy for his brother and his friend over there but Leo thought she had moved on from Alessio. Clearly not. "You know what, just ignore my question," he said with an nervous chuckle just as they were joined by a whole group of other people Leo had never met. He raised his eyebrows, glancing at Mari. She had a point. "Join the dark side," he said dramatically, "if you dare."

 

[Sara Benivieni]

Sara only chuckled when Mari joined her and added onto her and Leo‘s teasing on Less. She shook her head fondly at them, she really was going to miss the twins next year. She didn't say anything as they were joined by an older girl Sara had never met but it looked as though both of her brothers did, so the Slytherin just sent a small smile her way. Oh, so she was Alessio‘s girlfriend. She smirked at this. He was never going to live this one down. She was pretty, too. Sara got a little annoyed though as they were joined by Kimmyeon and her sisters. She didn't mind Kimmyeon, after all they were on the team together but Sara thought the older girl was quite nice. But like Mari she thought this was going to be family only. It didn't help when her dorm mate groaned but sat down anyway. She rolled her eyes at Leo, his sense of humour was not helping. Sara shared the same sentiments as her sister. Hopefully, this day would not turn out to be full of drama. "So Soonkyu. How have you been?" she asked in a sickly sweet tone, sending a big, fake smile the girl‘s way. Sara had never really gotten along with her.