summer sleepover
afternoon |
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12th July, 2025 |
@Cecilia Merrick |
speech ◦ thoughts |
750 words |
◦ "𝔟𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔞𝔫𝔱, 𝔴𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔬𝔪𝔟" ◦
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| 𝕿he Bloodthorns were a well-known and quite influential family. Drakon Bloodthorn was a quite accomplished auror and Artemis, a well-renowned potioneer. Drakon was known to have brought down extremely powerful dark wizards and he was respected amongst many, feared by more. Artemis’ potions were known to be perfect, and her skills had transferred to Violence. Their 4 storey mansion spread across a mighty 4 acres. Today, it was home to not just the Bloodthorns but the Duvals as well. Artemis’ older sister Lilith and her husband Xander along with their son, Sébastien were visiting for the summer holidays. They’d arrived just a day before. Currently, Violence and Sébastien were walking near the swimming pool. Violence was particularly attached to the Duvals. She’d grown up with the care of her parents and aunt and uncle, and under the protection of her cousin brother. She adored Sébastien. They were attached to the hip, doing everything together, whether it be teasing or taking a stand for the other. Violence adorned an off-white satin top and black bellbottoms and Sébastien was in a black dress suit. “I missed you so much, Séb. My first year was amazing. Probably not the best end, but it was genuinely enchanting. Why do you have to go to Beauxbatons?” she pouted. Sébastien laughed, “I wish we went to the same school, but it’s okay we’ll meet during the events, yeah? And what happened at the end?” Snowy white hair flashed in front of Vi’s eyes. “Not the best time to talk about it, we do have guests coming over.” And the mansion did indicate that it was being prepared for people to visit. The people, in question, were Cecilia Merrick and her aunt and uncle. Violence was made aware of the fact that Cecilia’s parents had died in the line of duty and that talking about them would be insensitive. Cecilia was a year younger to Violence and would be attending Hogwarts with her. Lilith was in charge of the dishes and Artemis was making sure that everything was sparkling while the husbands were chit-chatting in the living room. The best sets of crockeries were taken out and fresh flowers were put in the vases. “Séb, what if… what if my name makes the girl go away? It’s happened before, and I just don’t want to be mistaken for someone I’m not.” Violence voiced her thoughts. Sébastien looked at her with adoration, “Vi, anybody who judges you has to face me. You know I’d never let anyone hurt you, right?” He pulled her in for a hug and Violence gratefully returned the gesture. She needed this, the reassurance, the feeling of safety. “Thankyou. Come on, let’s go inside.” Violence looked at Sébastien, giving a slight nod, before they entered the living room. The mothers had also now gathered there. “Aunt Lilith, where’s my present? Or have you forgotten about me?” Vi feigned crying but then chuckled as everyone laughed. Lilith gasped, “Me forget my dearest child? Never! Let me bring it darling, it’s in my room.” Lilith brought a wooden box with ornate carving. She pulled Violence close to her on the sofa, and handed her to box. Vi looked at her with adoring eyes, “You didn’t really have to get me anything, Aunt Lilith. I was just joking. But now that you have, do I wanna guess what’s in there or do I open it directly?” Lilith chuckled, “Open it directly, my love. I want to see your reaction.” Vi looked down and the box and clicked the lock open. Steady hands pulled up the lid to reveal a tattered, old book. Her fingers swept across the cover as she opened the book- and squealed, “You got me a potions recipe book?! Merlin, I love you so much, Auntie. Thank you so so so much!” Lilith was smiling, “It was your grandmother’s. Seraphina was also in love with brewing, and she passed on the talent to your mother. Now you’ve inherited it. I was never much for potion making, and we’d always assumed this book to be lost, but I saw it in the attic back at the Estate. I thought it’d suit you, I hope you like it!” Violence carefully closed the box and skipped to her room, to keep it safely. As she came back down, she heard unrecognised voices and laughter from the living room. ‘They’re here! Oh Merlin, please make sure everything goes smoothly.’ she prayed before stepping into the room. “Hi everyone!” | ||
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Artemis, Drakon, Xander, Lilith and Sébastien are all dnpcs and their speech is in green
Artemis, Drakon, Xander, Lilith and Sébastien are all dnpcs and their speech is in green