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Steelsheen · 05-20-2017, 01:48 PM

SPOILER!!: Olivia

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Originally Posted by Watson

Olivia smiled, watching Ace as he spoke. Her eyes never leaving his. Astor was a nice name. It suited Tenacius well. "Gosh! That's so much better than mine." Alice was pretty standard as middle names come and go. Olivia Alice Holden. A very sweet name. Her parents had debated back and forth between the first and middle name before finally settling on the order of it all as they couldn't choose. Her smile grew lightly as Ace chuckled. She laughed, wondering how long the full name was. Curiosity, once again, got the better of her and she asked. "So what is the full version of Astor?" she asked with an interested raise eyebrow.

He let her lead the way into the igloo! Sweet. Her eyes glanced around the inside as they grew wider, trying to take in every angle of it. Incredible. She turned around to glance at him as he spoke. Wait. Hold up! Ice hotel in SWEDEN? Woah. That was amazing!! "So I take that your family's originally from Sweden? Wow. What's it like? I'd love to go someday.. I've heard it's beautiful" she said, instantly envious of him for being from such an amazing country. Sweden was beautiful... well or so she had seen in photos. She hadn't had much chance to travel. France, Australia, and England. Those were the places she had been and there was so much of the world left unseen.

To his question, she nodded. "Shh don't tell anyone though. It's a secret," she winked. She didn't have much of an accent anyway. Her brother had the better accent. Hers had changed over the years after being around the French, the English, and some Americans. Her eyes widened a little when he spoke of his best friend, Melbourne, from Melbourne. Huh. Wait. She had heard that name before. Wasn't Melbourne a fellow Lion? She hadn't told many people about her quote on quote "origin" story. Only Etta and Jacob knew. "Well it's a little complicated and a long story but I can explain if you'd like in more detail. I lived with my grandparents, my mother's parents, in France. My father lived in Australia whilst my brother went to Beauxbatons and then Hogwarts. My mother lived in an assisted living home. She suffered from memory loss." She glanced down at her hands momentarily and took a deep breath before she spoke again. Mum passed away few years ago. A smile played on her lips. "Yes, I do go back. Dad moved to London a few years ago after my mother passed away to be closer to Simon and I. We go back to visit his parents. I love it there." It felt like home for sure though she was glad that she had Hogwarts. That also felt like home.

Olivia continued walking a little bit to the side of the igloo and brought her hand up to touch the cool, cool ice. She chuckled and turned back to face him. "Hopefully not by myself. I would appreciate help... Maybe even you could help me." She wouldn't mind his help at all. Actually she'd prefer it. "I've always been fascinated with the history and cultures of the people who built these. You know... I always thought they would cave in structurally."

There was a tug at the corner of his lips. He was rather proud of the uniqueness of his name, and unlike his father who at this age resented his birth name enough to just reduce it to having people call him by his last name, Tenacius embraced it all. "Come onnn how can you say that? What's your full name anyway? curious he was "Oh well clan's full family name is Schermerhorn-Astor." Yup its in the history books. "Dad got the Schermerhorn part twice." he guffawed "Thats what happens when parents are competitive with each other about naming their kid." yeah the good 'ol days in the Salander household. Before the dark times.

He looked at her as she looked around. He actually relished seeing people see things for the first time. Such joy and wonder doesnt happen often. "Well its my dad's dad side thats from Sweden. The Salanders. They're Muggles... and thats all I know about them really." he shrugged casually. "Dad does have Wizarding friends who lives in Sweden though. Lovely place, pristine-- GREAT place to watch the Northern Lights." nod nod. He did catch that part about her wanting to go someday, and to that he smiled graciously. Who knows eh? He could see Olivia being there and twirling under the multi-colored sky.

He gave her a curious smile "Being Australian is a secret?--" he murmured, but yes he was all ears. And whoah what a life. The Gryffindor Ace paid rapt attention as Olivia spoke about her family and life before Hogwarts "So you were raised by your grandparents.... and your mom has trouble remembering people?.... Whoah that sucks." All manner of levity was gone when she mentioned her mother's death, and his blue-green peepers darted away for the first time since they got here. He could sense the raw emotion under those words. He knows because he feels it himself sometimes, the memory of his birth mother creeping up on him when he least expects it. "I'm sorry about yer mum." he murmured as he nudged her gently shoulder to shoulder. "But at least you still got your bro, and your Dad. You gettin' the proper love and support from them right?" because it would suck even worse if whatever's left of the core family unit were also of the absentee sort.

The smile slides back when she looks serious about building an igloo "Sure I'd help you out. I remember watching how people build this sort of thing when I was a kid. Couldnt quite remember all the steps anymore though, but it is a process. And--" he points at the last part of her statement "-- yeah that process is supposed to prevent cave-ins, because a poorly built igloo can kill ya."

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Steelsheen DMT & DIMC Antipodean Opaleye Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Geekdom of Nerdtopia Posts: 9,944 Hogwarts RPG Name: Tenacius "Ace" Salander Graduated x12 x12	Ability is nothing without Opportunity \| \| Creativity is Intelligence having FUN SPOILER!!: Olivia Quote: Originally Posted by Watson Olivia smiled, watching Ace as he spoke. Her eyes never leaving his. Astor was a nice name. It suited Tenacius well. "Gosh! That's so much better than mine." Alice was pretty standard as middle names come and go. Olivia Alice Holden. A very sweet name. Her parents had debated back and forth between the first and middle name before finally settling on the order of it all as they couldn't choose. Her smile grew lightly as Ace chuckled. She laughed, wondering how long the full name was. Curiosity, once again, got the better of her and she asked. "So what is the full version of Astor?" she asked with an interested raise eyebrow. He let her lead the way into the igloo! Sweet. Her eyes glanced around the inside as they grew wider, trying to take in every angle of it. Incredible. She turned around to glance at him as he spoke. Wait. Hold up! Ice hotel in SWEDEN? Woah. That was amazing!! "So I take that your family's originally from Sweden? Wow. What's it like? I'd love to go someday.. I've heard it's beautiful" she said, instantly envious of him for being from such an amazing country. Sweden was beautiful... well or so she had seen in photos. She hadn't had much chance to travel. France, Australia, and England. Those were the places she had been and there was so much of the world left unseen. To his question, she nodded. "Shh don't tell anyone though. It's a secret," she winked. She didn't have much of an accent anyway. Her brother had the better accent. Hers had changed over the years after being around the French, the English, and some Americans. Her eyes widened a little when he spoke of his best friend, Melbourne, from Melbourne. Huh. Wait. She had heard that name before. Wasn't Melbourne a fellow Lion? She hadn't told many people about her quote on quote "origin" story. Only Etta and Jacob knew. "Well it's a little complicated and a long story but I can explain if you'd like in more detail. I lived with my grandparents, my mother's parents, in France. My father lived in Australia whilst my brother went to Beauxbatons and then Hogwarts. My mother lived in an assisted living home. She suffered from memory loss." She glanced down at her hands momentarily and took a deep breath before she spoke again. Mum passed away few years ago. A smile played on her lips. "Yes, I do go back. Dad moved to London a few years ago after my mother passed away to be closer to Simon and I. We go back to visit his parents. I love it there." It felt like home for sure though she was glad that she had Hogwarts. That also felt like home. Olivia continued walking a little bit to the side of the igloo and brought her hand up to touch the cool, cool ice. She chuckled and turned back to face him. "Hopefully not by myself. I would appreciate help... Maybe even you could help me." She wouldn't mind his help at all. Actually she'd prefer it. "I've always been fascinated with the history and cultures of the people who built these. You know... I always thought they would cave in structurally." There was a tug at the corner of his lips. He was rather proud of the uniqueness of his name, and unlike his father who at this age resented his birth name enough to just reduce it to having people call him by his last name, Tenacius embraced it all. "Come onnn how can you say that? What's your full name anyway? curious he was "Oh well clan's full family name is Schermerhorn-Astor." Yup its in the history books. "Dad got the Schermerhorn part twice." he guffawed "Thats what happens when parents are competitive with each other about naming their kid." yeah the good 'ol days in the Salander household. Before the dark times. He looked at her as she looked around. He actually relished seeing people see things for the first time. Such joy and wonder doesnt happen often. "Well its my dad's dad side thats from Sweden. The Salanders. They're Muggles... and thats all I know about them really." he shrugged casually. "Dad does have Wizarding friends who lives in Sweden though. Lovely place, pristine-- GREAT place to watch the Northern Lights." nod nod. He did catch that part about her wanting to go someday, and to that he smiled graciously. Who knows eh? He could see Olivia being there and twirling under the multi-colored sky. He gave her a curious smile "Being Australian is a secret?--" he murmured, but yes he was all ears. And whoah what a life. The Gryffindor Ace paid rapt attention as Olivia spoke about her family and life before Hogwarts "So you were raised by your grandparents.... and your mom has trouble remembering people?.... Whoah that sucks." All manner of levity was gone when she mentioned her mother's death, and his blue-green peepers darted away for the first time since they got here. He could sense the raw emotion under those words. He knows because he feels it himself sometimes, the memory of his birth mother creeping up on him when he least expects it. "I'm sorry about yer mum." he murmured as he nudged her gently shoulder to shoulder. "But at least you still got your bro, and your Dad. You gettin' the proper love and support from them right?" because it would suck even worse if whatever's left of the core family unit were also of the absentee sort. The smile slides back when she looks serious about building an igloo "Sure I'd help you out. I remember watching how people build this sort of thing when I was a kid. Couldnt quite remember all the steps anymore though, but it is a process. And--" he points at the last part of her statement "-- yeah that process is supposed to prevent cave-ins, because a poorly built igloo can kill ya." __________________ ++Tenacius ++🐦++ Salander++🐦++ Deo ++🐦++ Vickers ++🐦++ Huxley ++🐦+ Aquila++ Yeah thats what crazy is, when its broken you say theres nothing to fix++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++And you pray that everything will be okay, while you're making all the same mistakes