Hidden Seer of the Knight

“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.” His voice softened, not wanting to push her if she didn’t want to talk about it, but Logan would be lying if he said he wasn’t curious. “I got you something - if that helps anything.” He pulled a small package out of his bag and handed it to her with a soft grin.

“Oh, thanks!” Julia reached into her own bag. “I have something for you too.”

Xavier thought back, rubbing her head. “Right here. I swear to god if this is Laney’s version of revenge.. Ms Simmons is gonna murder me.” 

“She is not going to kill you...why would Laney take it?”

“That’s good!” Logan replied, excited. “I’m glad.” Nodding, he couldn’t help the wide smile that overtook his features, knowing he had been able to help bring her at least a small amount of comfort, however indirectly. “I’m really glad.” He said once again, softer, more to himself than anything. “They should make some sort of charm for those things, you know? Like Dreamless Sleep, but only when you’re close enough to it.”

“That’s not a bad idea,” Julia mused, thinking it over. 

“And you didn’t tell me?” 

“Sorry.” Julia shrugged. 

“Well, I mean–” Aaron paused, thinking about Julia’s words. “You’re probably right. At least you graduate this year. Kind of sucks about your brother.”

Julia groaned. “Thanks for the reminder.”

“Height, yes, that, that I was thinking of. I don’t know the height but like, two meters, that would be safe, I don’t know beyond that, I didn’t pay attention to ceiling height when I signed the rental contract.”

Julia nodded. “Okay...what else...oh, and of course you need to be able to get it through your doorway.”

Xavier huffed, dropping into a seat. “I’m pretty sure it was right here.” 

“Well, when was the last time you had it?”

“A better question would be have I seen my Transfiguration textbook. The answer is no. To both.”

“Great.” Julia sighed. “Where on earth could we have put them?”

“Why am I not surprised you ignored me when I said not to get me anything?”

“Maybe I got it before you said that.”

“Absolutely nothing, I’ve grown old and boring.” He sighed dramatically, before grinning at her. “Please tell me you’ve got something good to tell me.”

“Like what?” Julia asked, unsure what he meant.

Logan couldn’t have stopped the smile her appearance pulled out of him even if he’d wanted to - he’d missed seeing her. “It was good! Quiet, peaceful. Cold.” He laughed, shrugging. “What about you? Did you enjoy your holiday? ”

“It was okay.” Julia shrugged. “A little awkward, if truth be told.”

Logan smiled, his nerves settling in his stomach now that they were here. He’d been so anxious about just getting to this point, he wasn’t sure what to do now. “Oh, I’ve been meaning to ask - does the dream catcher help? I know they’re not really legit, but…”

“I haven’t had any more nightmares since you gave it to me.” It was true, she hadn’t had another vision, but she knew that she would sooner or later. Still, she didn’t want Logan to feel bad. It really had been a thoughtful gift.

“Oh, right,” Aaron thought for a moment. “I mean, you could still kind of talk about school. Just be, like, super vague. What do you think they do when a witch or wizard ends up going to No-Maj university?”

“Fair point.” Julia sighed. “But university and home are two different things. Home is where you should be free to be yourself.”

“Wait, when did we adopt Nic?” 

“Oh, we adopted each other ages ago.”

“That was…” Jordan glanced at his sister suspiciously. “…adequate.” He nudged Julia softly with his elbow, giving her a quick wink to let her know that he was just doing his job, and being nosy about the entire thing. “Not that it would really matter if you did like him. Except, maybe, it might be awkward that I’ve already decided that we’re adopting him as a pseudo-brother, and all, but, yeah,” 

Julia smiled. “I guess that means I have three brothers now. You, Shawn, and Nic. What more could a girl ask for?”