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[nosigntospeakof]

SO MANY PARENTS ARE ARRIVING MUCH SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED.
I HONESTLY WASN'T EXPECTING MUCH OF ANYONE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON AT LEAST.

HELLO, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS! WELCOME TO HOGWARTS AND IN SOME CASES BACK TO HOGWARTS.
I'M PROFESSOR VANTAS, THE HISTORY OF MAGIC TEACHER.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING ALL OF YOU AND GIVING YOU PROGRESS REPORTS ON YOUR CHILDREN.

YES, NEPETA AND KARKAT, THAT INCLUDES BOTH OF YOU.

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[disciplewhomsignlessloves]

[SUDDENLY. THERE IS.

A WOMAN. A woman with a cat on her shoulder and she is peering over your shoulder Sal, do you see that familiar black hair and she is peeeeering. And suddenly HUG]

I got the owl and unfortunately Karkitty wouldn't come with me but Fluffy did. [The calico cat doesn't even look up. Karkitty is the name Di gave to a particularly stubborn cat back home who yowls and sulks a lot. She doesn't call him that in front of Karkat] You know how he hates broomsticks. And flying. And generally leaving the ground.

lovingly smears face all over you

[nosigntospeakof]

[Sudden wife hugs are the best kinds of hugs to get. Sal twists around to wrap his arms around her waist and presses his face into her mess of black hair.] I think one Karkitty in the castle is more than enough.

[He presses a warm kiss to her cheek.] I missed you.

[disciplewhomsignlessloves]

I missed you as well! Leaving me all alone with the cats, how cruel of you three. [She kisses his forehead and grins] How have you and they been?

[nosigntospeakof]

Sorry, love. I'll have a chat with Professor Dumbledore about coming home on the weekends. [He's completely delighted to see her, he really is, but finding out his older brother is dead by having his ghost show up at the school bit a bit of a damper on his mood.

He's trying his best not to let on though.] We're doing quite well if I do say so myself. Nepeta is excelling at Care for Magical Creatures.

[disciplewhomsignlessloves]

Well you don't have to love. I'll work something out. [But she sees right through you Sal. She hasn't know you since you were a tiny bit of a thing for NOTHING]

Of course she is, she comes by it honest. So what's wrong dear?

[nosigntospeakof]

Maybe you could come here more often. [He grins teasingly, nuzzling touching his nose to hers.] We could sneak you in on Friday then get you home by Sunday.

[His grin fades.] My brother is here.

[disciplewhomsignlessloves]

[She raises an eyebrow at his suggestion but smiles, shrugging and curling her arms around his neck] We'll see about that then.

...Is he? [She looks hesitant]

[nosigntospeakof]

Yeah. He and Karkat's mother.

They're both...he...[Sal swallows, the lump in his throat getting bigger by the second.] He's a ghost, Di. My older brother is dead and I didn't know.

[disciplewhomsignlessloves]

...Sweetheart. [Dierdre wraps her arms around him and pulls him to her chest] Oh Sal, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry he...and you found out this way--It isn't fair. Why didn't anyone send an owl or tell us or anything? Does...Does Karkat know?

[nosigntospeakof]

[He buries his face in her mane of hair again, blocking out the world for just a few minutes. He draws in a deep, slightly shaky breath.]

I don't know. It was probably an error with the muggle post, they're always losing our mail... [He holds her tighter, breath catching in his throat.] He was the first one to see them-

Di, he thinks I purposefully kept his father's death from him.

[disciplewhomsignlessloves]

But--you would never do that. Why would you ever? I'll explain it to him. I'll explain, he has to believe me, right?

[Of course she's not sure he will but anything to take the burden off Sal]

[nosigntospeakof]

I don't know. You know how he can be. He has so much trouble trusting anyone.

[He brushes his lips against her temple.] I won't hold it against you if you try though. I think he likes you better than me anyway.

[disciplewhomsignlessloves]

[She shakes her head. She doesn't believe that anymore than Karkat believes Sal didn't know, but she'll still take responsibility]

I'll talk to him and you don't worry about it. Okay? Deal with how this makes you feel, I'll deal with Karkat, love.

[nosigntospeakof]

...Thank you, darling.

I still need to talk to him but...I'll do it after things have settled down.

[disciplewhomsignlessloves]

You just don't worry about it, alright? I know you, you're putting all your feelings aside for him.

[nosigntospeakof]

I'll try, Di. Promise.

[disciplewhomsignlessloves]

Good. You deserve to grieve in your own way, love...Should I leave you alone, go try to find the children?

[nosigntospeakof]

No. [He says it a little too quickly, a little too pleadingly.] You can if you want to but it feels like ages since I've seen you. [He takes her hand and lifts it to his lips to press a kiss into the palm of her hand.]

And I'd like to spend a little time with my beautiful wife today.

[disciplewhomsignlessloves]

[She hides a blush by quickly kissing his forehead. Sometimes he makes he feel like a teenager just in love all over again. After years and years of being his lover, after marriage, and after a child, she can still hardly believe he chose her of all people.]

Well your wife would be happy to oblige you. How would my dear husband like to spend this time?

[selfhatred]

SOMEHOW I DOUBT THEY GIVE A SHIT ABOUT PROGRESS REPORTS.

[nosigntospeakof]

...
THEY'D PROBABLY STILL LIKE TO KNOW HOW WELL YOU'RE DOING.

[condescendence]

A progress report?
W)(at for?
Surely if there was a problem you would not )(ave waited t)(is long to inform me of it.
T)(at would just be stupid.

[Can you FEEL the condescension.]

/BACKTAGS...

[nosigntospeakof]

[Oh he can. Even through text.]

YOU MUST BE FEFERI'S MOTHER.

THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS, NOT REALLY. I JUST THOUGHT PARENTS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW THEIR CHILDREN ARE PERFORMING IN MY CLASS.
FEFERI IS A WONDERFUL STUDENT, VERY ATTENTIVE.
THE ONLY COMPLAINT I CAN THINK OF IS HER HABIT OF LOSING HER TEXT BOOK IN THE LAKE.

PRETEND I HAVE THE TEXT COLOR...

[condescendence]

Yes t)(at would be me.
If you really want to be useful, you would curb t)(at spontaneous swimming )(abit.
It's unseemly in an )(eiress.

PRETENDING

[nosigntospeakof]

I SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH HER FONDNESS FOR SWIMMING.
IT DOESN'T EFFECT HER SCHOOL WORK AS FAR AS I KNOW AND IT MAKES HER HAPPY.

[condescendence]

I just don't want her getting soft.
It's a )(alibut time to fix that ONC-E they go.
Do we understand eac)( ot)(er?

[purrfect]

:3 < hehe understood!
X3 < i hope my dad and my purrfessor get along!!

[nosigntospeakof]

HAHA, YES.
HE AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE A LONG DISCUSSION ABOUT YOU, MISS LEIJON.

[purrfect]

:3 < oh nooo i hope its a pawsitive one
:3 < well tell him i am getting my homework done right now!
:3 < hehehe

[nosigntospeakof]

ARE YOU REALLY?
BECAUSE I HEARD I HEARD YOUR HISTORY TEACHER ASSIGNED A FEW CHAPTERS OF READING.

[purrfect]

:3 < that purrfessor should not be even a little bit worried
:3 < i am purrfectly diligent!!
:3 < and i even have pounce here to help me work

[nosigntospeakof]

HE AND I HAVE AGREED THAT WE BELIEVE YOU, SWEETHEART.
SHOULD I ASK YOUR MUM TO BEING FLUFFY TO YOUR DORM ROOM SO HE AND POUNCE CAN CATCH UP?

[purrfect]

:3 < yes thats a good idea!
:3 < ooh i bet pounce is going to be so excited
:3 < she and i have missed the other kitties a lot

[nosigntospeakof]

AND WHILE THE CATS DO THAT WE SHOULD HAVE LUNCH AS A FAMILY.
IF ONE OF US CAN FIND KARKAT.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT, NEPETA.
NOTHING ABOUT SCHOOL SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

[purrfect]

:3 < oh
:3 < well
:3 < ok! maybe a family lunch would be smart

[nosigntospeakof]

MEET MUM AND IN IN THE GRAND HALL WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR HOMEWORK, ALRIGHT, LOVE?

AND IF YOU SEE YOUR COUSIN ANYWHERE ASK HIM TO JOIN US?
I'D DO IT MYSELF BUT I THINK HE'D PREFER NOT TO SPEAK TO ME AT THE MOMENT.