December 22, 1887
There were few times during the course of the year when all of the Bixbys had the opportunity to be together. While those times were rare they were some of the times that Rufus looked forward to the most. His family was loud, boisterous, and joyful. There was always someone talking, someone joking, someone arguing about which quidditch team was truly the best (a subject that both Rufus and his father held firm and unwavering - if opposing - opinions on). These were times that Rufus looked forward to. He rarely admitted it to anyone but he certainly enjoyed having all his siblings crammed into a house together - even if they all did start fighting after a while. Christmas break was one of those times. It had always been this way, the group of them had never been to Hogwarts together, either too many of them had yet to attend, or (as the case was now) they had started to graduate. Because of that it was normal that Rufus looked toward the holidays, both winter and summer, to see his family all together.
This particular Christmas Rufus was more excited to see his siblings than usual as it had been Sloane's first year at school. Rufus and his younger sister were close, although this had likely come about since Rufus had first graduated school almost six years ago. It was the first time since then that he hadn't been able to see his sister at least weekly and he missed her. He wanted to hear all about her first months at school and the quidditch team and the hassle her other brothers were putting her through.
The day his siblings returned from Hogwarts Rufus had made his way to his parents' home for supper. Dinner had been a ruckus event, full of stories, laughter, and voices clamoring to be heard over each other. After dinner the family had dispersed to a variety of rooms as the younger siblings went to unpack their bags and settle in. Rufus found Sloane in her room and knocked on her door before peeking around the door. "Hey there trouble." He greeted her with a wink and grin.
@'Sloane Bixby'
@'Elsie Beauregard'
There were few times during the course of the year when all of the Bixbys had the opportunity to be together. While those times were rare they were some of the times that Rufus looked forward to the most. His family was loud, boisterous, and joyful. There was always someone talking, someone joking, someone arguing about which quidditch team was truly the best (a subject that both Rufus and his father held firm and unwavering - if opposing - opinions on). These were times that Rufus looked forward to. He rarely admitted it to anyone but he certainly enjoyed having all his siblings crammed into a house together - even if they all did start fighting after a while. Christmas break was one of those times. It had always been this way, the group of them had never been to Hogwarts together, either too many of them had yet to attend, or (as the case was now) they had started to graduate. Because of that it was normal that Rufus looked toward the holidays, both winter and summer, to see his family all together.
This particular Christmas Rufus was more excited to see his siblings than usual as it had been Sloane's first year at school. Rufus and his younger sister were close, although this had likely come about since Rufus had first graduated school almost six years ago. It was the first time since then that he hadn't been able to see his sister at least weekly and he missed her. He wanted to hear all about her first months at school and the quidditch team and the hassle her other brothers were putting her through.
The day his siblings returned from Hogwarts Rufus had made his way to his parents' home for supper. Dinner had been a ruckus event, full of stories, laughter, and voices clamoring to be heard over each other. After dinner the family had dispersed to a variety of rooms as the younger siblings went to unpack their bags and settle in. Rufus found Sloane in her room and knocked on her door before peeking around the door. "Hey there trouble." He greeted her with a wink and grin.
@'Sloane Bixby'
@'Elsie Beauregard'
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