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63- Chronic Cases of Hiccups

"Logistics obviously. Like whether you're going to still live at the flat with us, whether I need to be legally responsible for you and things of that sort," Christina explained bluntly.

Liana's jaw dropped open and she looked like a fish gulping for air. She hadn't even started to consider any of the things like that and as much as she disliked her sister, Christina had a point.

"You don't have to decide yet Liana- you can think about it and maybe discuss it with Remus and Sirius," suggested Grey as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

He couldn't even begin to comprehend all the thoughts and emotions that Liana must be having at the moment, all he could do was try to support her the most he could- despite only being her half brother now.

"Well that's bullshit Grey because I have stuff to do and things to be getting on with. I don't have time to be ferrying around Liana and all her legal documents," Christina complained bitterly as she eyed her sister with dislike. Liana felt her cheeks burn as if Christina has slapped her.

"I haven't thought about it yet," Liana mumbled, avoiding her sister's piercing eye. Christina snorted.

"Of course you haven't, you're Liana. You think rules don't apply to you and you never stop to think about your actions and who has to suffer because of them- which, may I add, is usually me."

Grey squeezed Liana's shoulder tightly. Christina was having one of her usual temper tantrums where she blew up at Liana. It normally ended in Liana storming out of their London apartment and wandering the streets alone until Grey came to find her and then the two would sit up late that night, drinking coffee and eating jelly slugs.

"What's going on in here? We heard raised voices." Came a familiar voice that cast relief into Liana's body. Sirius poked his head around the door and raised an eyebrow at the three of them. His eyes flickers between the miserable looking Liana and the red and angry looking Christina.

"Oh Christina- I think it was your boss who just called from the ministry," Sirius began, tearing his eyes away from Liana who sat curled up on the sofa with Grey giving her a huge bear hug. Christina practically leapt to her feet.

"Rufus Scrimgeour?- Well I better hurry, it must be important," She snapped quickly, wrapping her cloak around her body tightly. She turned and gave her siblings a strict nod.

"This conversation is on hold for now. Stay out of trouble until I get back," Christina instructed before she swept from the room in her flash of mousy brown hair.

"God what an utter bag of bat shit she is," Sirius commented, his top lip turning up in distaste as the front door slammed behind Christina.

"-No offence as she is your sister," he added as he caught Grey's eye but Grey shook his head eagerly and gave Sirius an appreciative smile.

"I'd better go too, I'm meeting Will for butterbeer later-"'Grey muttered the last part of his sentence so quickly Liana barely caught it and before she had a chance to ask him about how he and Will had become so close all of a sudden, Grey had vanished as well, dashing up the stairs with his cheeks turning a delicate pink shade.

"Come here little lion," Sirius gave Liana a grin. Liana beamed at Sirius as she gave him a hug.

"You want to know a secret?" Sirius told Liana as he picked up her abandoned mug of hot chocolate and the two began to trail into the kitchen where Molly waited with lunch and a large plate of sandwiches.

"Of course I do," smirked Liana as she absentmindedly braided the ends of her curly red hair.

"Scrimgeour didn't want Christina at all- she's going to be showing up to an empty office."