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Theo straightened in his chair, posture suddenly regal as he lifted the glass delicately by the stem, sniffing at it with exaggerated seriousness, eyes fluttering half-shut as though deciphering the mysteries of life itself.

"What a raving review. I was on the edge of my seat for that one. However with your very vocal love of the umbrella, I fear it takes away from rating the actual drink," Lyra pointed out with a good-humored laugh and a little golf clap for theatrical emphasis. "I mean fair enough. The umbrella has more personality than any drink here. And probably far more than some people we know," she added with another giggle, watching him play with it before it rested tucked behind his ear.

🍹 - grab some drinks to cool off

Lyra was genuinely trying her best to feel normal again. A lot of the time she was locking herself away back at the Manor again or taking extra hours at work, but every now and then she'd manage to bring herself to go out with friends who made her feel less alone. It was impossible to be miserable when one spent their time with Theo, and he only further proved that when he came up with his idea. She smiled softly to herself. "You're definitely leading then– the umbrella truly beats all," Lyra did her best to fall in line with his lead. She brought the straw of her own drink to her lips, sipping and immediately pulling a face, "Sheesh– mine is sour. I don't hate that but I wasn't expecting it to be that pungent," she admitted, laughing a little as the flavor buzzed on her tongue. "What are you going to give yours? Mine doesn't have an umbrella but it's a pretty purple so... mine's gonna have be like a seven point five out of ten."

☀️ enjoy the sunshine - jace & lyra ( @lyramalfcy )

"I want to enjoy the weather but I also know my skin is so sensitive," Lyra admitted, clearly trying her best to make the most of being outside but also finding creative ways to shield herself from the sun with her clothes or book. "What SPF is the sunscreen you brought? I'm getting paranoid now."

"I mean, I definitely feel the energy about it," Jamie nodded. "However, how do you suppose they could be linked?"

"I don't see why not, right?" she replied when Jamie asked her how she thought the two might be linked. "We should investigate further. I was hoping maybe you'd be down to help."

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"Actually I found it at an antique shop. I stopped as I was passing by and saw it in a window," Lyra explained. "I got it because it reminds me a lot of the energy we felt at last week's place," she further elaborated, looking from the object to Jamie again, "Are you feeling that too? Do you think it could be linked?"

"Maybe the research will find a cure for it one day, I can only hope for it. If I think too hard about passing this on, I go down a spiral of passing on my depression and other things."

"I completely get that," Lyra sympathized with her cousin. If she thought about it all too much it only brought darkness for her too. She could only imagine how Jace must feel every day given his line of work. "But if I know anyone who's determined enough to get closer to that cure, it's you, Jace. I have faith in you and everything you're doing, I hope you know that."

"I'm sure." He confirmed as he placed an arm lightly around her shoulders to gently guide them towards the bar. "I think it's one of the few celebrations we have had that hasn't been interrupted by something negative." Lysander hailed the bartender over the moment he appeared available. "What would you like?" Honestly, it was also nice for him to not have to work it too.

"Don't say that– you could always jinx it," she gasped nervously, smacking his arm gently in reflex when he'd said that the event hadn't been covered by a dark cloud this time. "Me? Um, I'd love a strawberry mojito actually if possible," Lyra then asked politely when he'd asked her what she'd be getting.

"No doubt you would have been chewing my ear off if you had found out earlier." Not that she'd had the time to stop and check in with anyone. "Very busy. It's always fulfilling but it's a lot at the moment. There is a lot to get ready for."

"I would be, yes," she confirmed without hesitation. "Knowing you you'll probably say no but... is there anything I can help out with?" Lyra asked her cousin, clearly wanting to be helpful.

"I wasn't a massive party girl myself but I guess I was always a little too competitive. I just... guess I taught myself to be good at things." Everleigh murmured, thinking about it a little. "With my brother being who he is, I paid quite a bit of attention to Quidditch, even when it didn't include him."

"I mean that's still admirable. And obviously impressive too," she complimented. "Did you ever play yourself? Or just follow it out of curiosity and/or dedication to your brother?" Lyra wondered when she admitted to keeping up to date on Quidditch.

"Oh, I am fabulous in everything I do." Iris responded with a little laugh when Lyra complimented her and she reached out to give her cousin's hand a little squeeze, looking at her with a softness she didn't show many people. "That's a promise. We will definitely do something together next year."

"Brilliant! I love to hear it!" she squealed with delight. "I'll start brainstorming ideas already so we've got options when Halloween rolls back around."

Jace gave her a soft smile, trying not to cry himself. "You know... I know we don't really talk about our Mums a lot, but if you ever want to, we can. It sucks that it wasn't around when we needed it most, but I at least want something different for my kids, for yours too, and Scorpius'."

"I suppose there's nobody who will get the way we're feeling than... us. So while it's hard to talk about, it's also nice to know you're not alone in that feeling," Lyra considered with a soft smile and a nod. She knew their mothers would love that they were still close as family through it all. "Yeah... me too. I'm scared every day that I might pass it on since it's in my genes, but if I want to have a family some day I don't want it to keep me from that either."

"Just the sweet tooth, the flattery is entirely genuine." Mason answered with a little laugh at Lyra's words as he tugged her underneath his arm and gave her a hug. "Oh, this was never planned. The best jam sessions never are in my opinion. We've ended up with some real weird and wonderful collection of instruments before. Last time I dragged my double bass out with me but that's a real hassle to move around as I'm sure you'd imagine."

"Sometimes I get tired carrying my purse so I can't imagine lugging a whole instrument around," Lyra commented with a laugh. "Maybe you should carry something around with an extension charm on it and then you can pack all the instruments you want in there?" she suggested with a little shrug.

"In your opinion. I'm just being honest." It wasn't Lyra he had to impress after all though he did want to make a good impression of course. "I take a great deal of enjoyment out of that type of thing, I can't lie." He grinned at the thought of how many years he'd done just that with Scorpius. He still did it these days too but Scorpius tended to handle it a lot better and Nathaniel was less scathing in his actions. "I do." He agreed when Lyra said she knew he cared about her brother. "He's become very important to me."

"As you can imagine I'm very precious with him and those around him," Lyra mentioned, even if she doubted Nathaniel needed any reminding. "So it's important to me to hear you say these things. But even more so to know you mean them," she elaborated. "So as much as I like you and have begun to trust your intentions, I'm sure you can understand that I'll be the first with a pitchfork at your door if you ever hurt him. Nothing personal, of course, Scorp just always comes first."