Light in the Dark // Sebastian Sallow

Family

(Athena)

I smile At Sebastian as he walks out of the compartment. "Are you ready to meet my family?"

Sebastian looks up at me with a half smile looking defeated.

"Are you alright Sebastian?"

He turns "Yeah of course, I'm ready to meet them."

I turn with a smile and say "okay we'll let's go!"

My mother is a rounder women with beautiful long blonde hair pulled back into a bun, my father is a tall man with a black beard and short hair. My little brother is 10 years old, turning 11 this year. He is a small boy with long blonde hair and blue eyes. Sebastian and I find them standing outside in the muggle world because my father is a muggle.

He's an history teacher, so he is normally very busy most of the time. My mother however is a hairdresser. She loves to talk with people and change there hair, sometimes with magic, sometimes on her own! She has learned how to do both depending on her clientele.

As we approach my mother embraces me and says "My darling hello! I've missed you so much! This must be the friend you've been writing about all year" my mother says pulling Sebastian into a hug.

I blush as my father introduced himself to Sebastian. "Mmm, I'm Theodore Johnson. You must be Sebastian Sallow. I'll be keeping a close eye on you youngling"

Sebastian smiles and takes his hand "why sir yes I am, it is very good to meet you, and thank you both for letting me stay this summer. I'm so extremely grateful." My father looked surprised,

My mother gives him another warm hug and says "it's a pleasure to have you dear now come on you two, off to the car"

At that very moment my brother comes rushing up to me with a million questions "Athena oh my gosh where have you been? I've been so worried about you! Mom and dad said you got yourself into a lot of trouble this year? Did you? Whatever did you do? Did he get you into trouble? What was Hogwarts like? Are you going to teach me everything so I'm ready for September? Who is this guy with you? Are you guys dating?"

I turn to Andrew and say "Drew, hello you bugger your driving me mad just give me a hug" and he does.

Andrew gives me a hug and looks up at Sebastian "who are you?" Andre asks politely.

"I'm Sebastian, Sebastian Sallow." He says putting out his hand.

Andrew takes his hand and shakes it "nice to meet you! I'm Andrew! I'll be Attending Hogwarts with you guys next year! It's pretty exciting! Ohhh can you tell me about Hogwarts? Did you start as a fifth year too?" Andrew asks excitedly.

I mouth 'I'm sorry' to Sebastian. And he looks at me with a smile and shrugs.

As Sebastian is talking to Andrew he looks around the muggle world, having lived in the wizarding world his whole life, mostly living at hogwarts, this is all completely new to him.

My mother takes notice of Sebastian being in awe and says "it's all so enchanting isn't it?"

He smiles at her "yeah this is incredible what the muggles have come up with.... This is a...."

She looks at him "it's a carriage my dear. Similar to what pulls you around at Hogwarts. But they have Motors instead of animals pulling them..."

"A motor?...." He say's baffled.

I look at him "my father has books about them, if your interested in learning about them." I say nudging his arm.

We all pile into the carriage. My father driving to our house.

"It'll be a long ride you three so no complaints." He says sternly looking at my mother giving her a kiss on the cheek.

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After a very long car ride with Andrew talking our ears off the whole ride asking us a million question about Sebastian years at hogwarts and my year, my mom chimes in.

"Oh, and you miss. Don't you for a second think that your off the hook for all the mischief You've been up to this year." turning to face me in the carriage frowning.

"Me? Getting into Mischief. That doesn't sound like m-" I say getting cut off by my mother.

"Professor Sharp and Hecat have been writing to me none stop about all the things you two have been up to. Don't pull that with me young lady." She says Angerily.

Damnit I didn't even think about my mother knowing the professors. Of course she does. Shit.

"That being sad, I would like you to tell me everything with Ranrok and all the events that have happened when we get home." She says sternly.

I'm defeated. No getting around this one.

"Yes, mother." I say with my head down.

I look over to Sebastian who is still talking with my brother about the dueling club.

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We finally make it to our home. It's dark out but you can smell the ocean breeze. We live in a muggle neighborhood, it's two blocks from the ocean. Oh how the ocean calms me. You can faintly hear the waves from this far away.

Sebastian gets out and notices I'm standing there listening. "That's the ocean.... You didn't tell me you lived so close...."

I turn my head to him "I can't give away all my secretes now can I, Sallow." I say smiling with a little laugh.

"Oh how the tables have turned I see." He says rolling his eyes.

"Come on you two! I have dinner ready I just have to heat it up." My mother says as Sebastian and Andrew help my father with the bags.

"Are you ready for a proper Johnson Welcome?" I say smiling.

"Oh man your on a roll today." Sebastian says laughing.

"I try." I say shrugging.