An Author's Hope (When The House of Black Takes Control)

Family Bonding

"...And that is how we made our Nosebleed Nougat."

"That is brilliant boys! You're both so creative." Aquila exclaimed with a bright grin, proud of her sons and their innovation. It was honestly very interesting to hear them explain their step by step process. She'd never really dwelled in the past on what her boys would do when they grew up, but inventing would've never come to her mind. Now; however, she couldn't imagine them doing anything else. Her boys were so creative and original, and she couldn't be prouder of what they'd made of themselves so far. Imagine what they'd be able to do with a bit more finding.... "I couldn't be more proud of you both."

"Oh... Mum...." The two breathed out at the same time, staring at their mother's warm look in shocked awe and love. They had never had a supportive parental figure except Bill and Charlie, but their Mother was exceeding all their expectations. It was honestly a bit of a novelty for them.

"Hey Fred, do you still have that... oh! Hello Aunt Aquila." Marcellus said as he walked into the twins' room, waving his hand at the mirror the twins were using to call their mother.

"Hello darling. How've you been?"

"Great!"

"How did you enter Marc?" George asked his cousin in shock.

"Oh. Leanne let me in. She was honestly quite helpful, you got yourself a good one there Georgie."

"Speaking of Leanne... you still haven't told me how you two started dating. Can't a mother know about her son's dating life?"

"It wasn't really one specific moment, Mum. We'd been circling around each other since third year, and then I got my Inheritance test and found out she was my Soulmate! So I asked her out and she said yes, shockingly enough. I think we'd unknowingly gone on a few dates before that, but we just hadn't realised it until that week." George said with a shy, self-conscious smile, getting a teasing grin from his mother that made him groan in embarrassment.

"Oh Georgie, I'm so proud of you. Good job, darling. You managed to get a wonderful woman to be your girlfriend."

"Thanks Mum...." The boy said with blushing cheeks, rubbing his neck awkwardly. His twin brother and cousin both laughed at him, and he glared at them, which made them laugh even harder.

God, he had some really annoying family members, but he wouldn't have it any other way.

"Now boys...." Aquila started with a mischievous smile that made the twins nervous. So that was where they got it from, and how people felt around them. "How would feel about a silent partner in your business. An investor if you will."

"What did you have in mind?" The two said in unison, getting a smirk from their mother. Merlin, they loved this woman, and they were so glad she was their mother.

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"And then Blaise got the horrible idea to try teaching Hydrus how to dance the waltz. Let me just say, Hydrus is talented at many things, dancing is not one of them."

Laughter rang all around Cassandra at her words, and she joined it happily. She was sitting in her Uncle Sev's private rooms at Hogwarts, enjoying her time with him, and her cousins Ginny and Luna.

"It seems he got that from his mother. While Sirius is very elegant when it comes to most activities, including most dances, Henrietta was an awful dancer. I remember dancing with her once at the Blacks' Winter Ball, and she almost broke my toes from how many times she stepped on them with her long heels." Severus told the three girls, smiling softly at the memory of him and his friend. The loud cackling he got for that titbit only served to make him smile wider.