An Unexpected Visitor /// Tanner

[MADALYN CLAIRE WEASLEY]

Maddie had just gotten out of the shower. Her hair was up in a towel and she had gotten a tank top and a pair of shorts on. She was humming around the house, the only one home. She was happy, regardless to her school year failure. Her parents had been understanding and of course gave her the talk of trying to stay focused next year. It wasn't really because she didn't try, it was because she had a little girl working against her. But it had been a significant amount of time since she reverted. It was a good thing. Lynnie still talked to her from time to time, but aside from that, there was no mental take over to be seen. She finished brushing her teeth and came down to sit at the counter. It had been some time since she had written anything. Part of the therapeutic side of her mental stability was writing things out that made her feel like she could get past Lynnie, (though she would be stuck with her in her head all her life *spoiler*) but her seer ability that was still unknown to her really afflicted with that. Though, she had only been around family the last couple days and her psyche had calmed down. There was a sound in the house, she was sure she was the only one home.

"Um, Hello?..." she said, slightly nervous.

TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

living in the here and now, living for the moment in our eyes

so he was taking a few days of rest. as ordered by someone in the ministry after his little encounter, which he was trying his best to downplay to everyone, in nocturne alley which ended in him being stunned in the head and having to be saved by a girl. man that was damaging for his ego. but still after hours unconscious on her bed he figured he owed her. but when he'd gone to work the next day they'd found out about what had happened and told him to take a few days to recover and he was already sick of sitting at home doing nothing so he'd come to bug his sister. she was home from school now and he hadn't seen her in a while. he'd been working over christmas so he hadn't had the chance to catch up with her, and most of the trip away he'd spent catching up with everyone else, which made him feel like a horrible older brother but he was going to make up for it now. he'd let himself into the house and made his way to the kitchen, looking for any sign of his sister as he grabbed a drink from the fridge. he smiled when he heard her coming down the stairs and stuck his head into the hall. "guess who"

[MADALYN CLAIRE WEASLEY]

She set down her journal and began down the stairs. Her mind spiked slightly with caring thoughts and emotions. Whoever this person was, they were family. She was still a little nervous as to who would be there now, mum and dad at work, and Thomas out with the other Maddie, she believed. "He...?" her curious hello was cut off as she was coming down the stairs. A familiar face came around the corner. Her face turned into an ear to ear smile and she ran the rest of the way down the stairs. "Tanner!" She ran up and wrapped her arms around her brother. "You're here? You're actually here?!" She didn't really get to see him on the trip, and prior to that, he had been so busy. She was glad he was okay, considering what had happened. "Am I hurting you?!" her hug was tight, and she decided to loosen slightly, but she couldn't help it.

"So, what are you doing here? How are you feeling? What's been going on?" her questions didn't seem to stop, but she had a smile and was hoping she had a while with him, since they haven't had time in a while.

TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

living in the here and now, living for the moment in our eyes

he laughed when he saw her running the rest of the way down the stairs and he opened his arms to hug her back. he'd missed having his little siblings around to annoy while they'd been at school. granted he'd had hardly any time to come see his folks anyway, it would have been nice to see them once in a while too. the tight hug made his body ache a little but he ignored it as he tightened his arms around her and shook his head. "yes i'm really here" he said with a smile as he ruffled his hand over her light hair carefully and he looked down at her. "no you're not hurting me, trust me" he spoke as he felt her hug loosen a little anyway and he smiled. "so glad to be home from school then?" he grinned a little as he dropped his arms from around her, worried he'd crush her tiny frame if he held onto her way longer. she'd always been a little thing, tiny to him almost. "i thought i'd come see all of you but it seems i came at the right time cause now i can just bug you" he said as he touched her arm lightly and couldn't help but roll his eyes a little. "i'm fine. not dead am i?" he said with a grin and he folded his arms lightly over his chest. he hadn't told people exactly what had happened in knockturn alley, but the thought of telling anyone he'd not been strong enough to fight off the people, or that he'd been crucioed made him feel like admitting it would be admitting he was weak. "work work and more work" he spoke simply as he moved through to the kitchen and glanced back at her. "tell me everything about school?" 

[MADALYN CLAIRE WEASLEY]

Maddie was sure happy that Tanner was here. She hadn't had much going on, and she was excited to see her brother. She knew he had been through a lot lately, but didn't know any of the details. She was curious, that was for sure, but she didn't want to pry. She released him from the hug with a smile. "I'm glad you are staying busy?" she said, half questioning. She wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not. She let the thought drop when he asked her about school. There was a topic she didn't want to talk about. She knew it would come up eventually, and it came a lot faster than she thought. She giggled nervously. "About that..." She walked around her brother to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water. "So, how is work?" she said, hurriedly.

TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY

[TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY]

living in the here and now, living for the moment in our eyes

tanner shook his head a little and looked at her, keeping busy was the only thing he could do right now or else he thought his head might explode. he leaned his hip against the counter as she ducked around him to open the fridge for a bottle of water. they were so different, all three of them the siblings. it was easy to see they were adopted by looking at them, but telling by the way they acted was hard, it didn't matter to them. they were family. that's all that counter. "maddy? is something going on at school? you can tell me .. " he said, wanting her to know that she could come to him with anything, nothing that she did or said to him could make him turn his back on her. "work is work like always, thomas will be in for a surprise on his first day" he spoke with a smile as he sipped his coke again.

[MADALYN CLAIRE WEASLEY]

Maddie unscrewed the cap on the water and took a drink. She sighed slightly, she knew it would be coming out eventually. "Well.. I just.." She looked down a bit, and stared at her feet. She didn't want to tell her big brother that she would be redoing her fourth year at Hogwarts. It wasn't exactly headline news, but it certainly made her feel bad about school. "I'm... Redoing fourth year." She said, reluctantly. She didn't want to admit that.. But it was Tanner. Thomas had already known because he was there when it happened. "I.." She didn't know what else to say. Her mind scampered, "Oh? What surprise is that?!" She hopped up onto one of the barstools in the kitchen. Trying to avoid more school conversation.

Word Count: 131
OOC: Hmm
TANNER WILLIAM WEASLEY