- Messages
- 43
- OOC First Name
- Kathy
- Sexual Orientation
- Matthew Harper
- Wand
- Straight 12 Inch Flexible Alder Wand with Hippogriff Feather Core
- Age
- 7/2028
It wasn't as if this Christmas celebration was any different to the previous years Leah had spent at home with her extended family, but with Matthew here for the first time it was like she was seeing the slight tinge of madness they possessed through new eyes - everywhere she looked seemed to be chaos. Uncle Frank was teasing Rory with his levitation charms again, her older cousins were still arguing about a Quidditch game they'd played in two weeks ago, and her gran just kept trying to push more food into everyone's hands while simultaneously mediating a political debate between her two daughters. She couldn't see her grandfather, but she supposed he was outside with the barbeque, being supervised by Uncle Robert so he didn't blow it up. Leah had no idea what Matthew thought of all this, and she kept trying to sneak glances at him while they talked to Uncle Ig. Leah knew he wasn't the worst person to be trapped in conversation with, particularly as he was more likely to understand the overwhelming sensation of attending the Mustard circus for the first time, but she just wanted to get Matthew away from everyone for a second to let him recover from the crush of loud personalities in the room.
Her chance appeared in the form of Sophia, who had apparently been ordered to tug her father over to aid Aunt Emily in her dispute with Leah's mother. Sparing a moment to compliment her younger cousin's pretty dress, Leah quickly caught Matthew's eye and gestured towards a doorway to the front hall not far from where they were standing. They managed to escape the room without being intercepted, thankfully, and once in the hallway Leah turned to face her friend, pressing her palms against her cheeks as she did so. "My goodness, I've always known they were loud, but - everyone kept gravitating towards you like they've never heard an American accent before." Leah had one of her own, but she assumed her family had gotten used to it over the years - she'd certainly never been as widely popular. "I thought we should get away for a moment, just in case you needed a moment to yourself, or... well, I'm here too, but." She chewed her lip, ignoring the urge to fall into a parody of her gran and offer him a glass of water. She was overjoyed to see Matthew again, but felt slightly out of her depth in doing so - she hadn't physically seen him for the better part of a year, and now suddenly he was standing here, in the midst of all her family. "We haven't had much of a chance to speak together, just the two of us," Leah tried to explain, although she wasn't sure whether it was to herself or Matthew.
Her chance appeared in the form of Sophia, who had apparently been ordered to tug her father over to aid Aunt Emily in her dispute with Leah's mother. Sparing a moment to compliment her younger cousin's pretty dress, Leah quickly caught Matthew's eye and gestured towards a doorway to the front hall not far from where they were standing. They managed to escape the room without being intercepted, thankfully, and once in the hallway Leah turned to face her friend, pressing her palms against her cheeks as she did so. "My goodness, I've always known they were loud, but - everyone kept gravitating towards you like they've never heard an American accent before." Leah had one of her own, but she assumed her family had gotten used to it over the years - she'd certainly never been as widely popular. "I thought we should get away for a moment, just in case you needed a moment to yourself, or... well, I'm here too, but." She chewed her lip, ignoring the urge to fall into a parody of her gran and offer him a glass of water. She was overjoyed to see Matthew again, but felt slightly out of her depth in doing so - she hadn't physically seen him for the better part of a year, and now suddenly he was standing here, in the midst of all her family. "We haven't had much of a chance to speak together, just the two of us," Leah tried to explain, although she wasn't sure whether it was to herself or Matthew.