We're the Weasleys || Weasley Next Gen

Part 2, Chapter 83- Cassiopeia's POV

***A/N*** Hey guys! Missed you! My friends and I are planning a zoom call harry potter movie marathon on Friday so I might not be very active this weekend (20-ish hours on-call? yikes lol). But to make up for it, I plan on posting one (hopefully two) chapters tomorrow. I've also been working a lot on some stuff for the upcoming chapters that revolve around weddings for people that have names that start with the letter F. I can't wait to show you what I've been working on! Lots and lots of love and I'll see you lot tomorrow! xx

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"So like, where are you from?"

Chandler, Ophelia, Ash, Theseus, and I have become our own little studying group. And given that it's near the end of May, all we've been doing is studying for our final examinations and hoping to whatever god you may believe in that we pass enough to go do what we want to do with our lives.

Theseus looks at Ash, "I thought it was pretty obvious that I am from Greece...?"

"Well yeah but like, where did you live? Honestly, the only city I know is Athens..." Ash says, "Maybe we can all go there before Leah and I go off to Ireland."

Theseus glances at me before responding, "I lived on a small family-owned island. Big castle in the middle of it belonging to my mothers parents and a small village surrounding it. I resided in the castle along with my parents, the rest of our family, cousins, uncles, aunts, distantly related relatives sort of things lived in the village. Invisible to the muggle eye of course."

"Oh of course," Ophelia says sarcastically.

I shoot her a glance and she shrinks down in her chair.

Theseus clears his throat, "It wasn't a great place to grow up. Other than the constant physical and mental abuse from my parents... I wasn't allowed to leave the island for anything but school."

Chandler sucks on his teeth, "Bet you got a sick tan though."

I can tell that Theseus is getting triggered just by looking at him. I reach under the table and put my hand gently on his thigh to ground him to this moment instead of having him spiral.

"And I mean Greece is probably so much prettier than boring old England." Ash says, "We should spend a week in your castle this summer!"

Theseus puts his hand over top of mine and squeezes it tightly.

"I've got a letter to send off, Theseus do you mind coming with me?" I say all of a sudden.

Ophelia scrunches up her nose, "Who are you sending letters to?"

"Mum? Her birthday is in a week and it takes that long to get our owl back to London?" I say to her. While Mum's birthday is in fact in a week, I haven't written her a letter yet. I did get a present but who sends off a present with out a letter?

Ophelia drums her fingers on the desk, "Mind signing my name on the bottom of that letter Pia? You know my signature."

"Yeah sure," I say quickly just trying to get Theseus out of the situation, "Come on darling."

I pack up my things quickly, then subtly help Theseus with his. His entire body is shutting down it looks like. Which is fairly normal when anyone brings up his parents or his history. I love Ash and I get that she doesn't quite understand what he's been through so it makes sense that sometimes she would ask seemingly normal questions, but I really wish she would close her mouth sometimes.

I say goodbye to them all for the both of us before I lead Theseus out of the common room and out into the dungeons. He sniffs his nose and his grip on my hand tightens.