Julia looked at him and smiled. His arms went around her, she felt as if she was safe. "Oh, you are to kind." she said, blushing softly. The wind went through her dress.

She nodded. "Yes it is freezing. Are your siblings almost finished?" she asked, hoping that they were. She just wanted to get out of the cold.

Marie saw her brother wrap her arms around that poor girl. The girl thought that Patrick liked her but all he was doing was making sure she'd never run away. She smirked. "Yes. I do hope we get inside to." she said to her brother. "It is very chilly."

Laura nodded, she had picked, and now that Richard had voiced his choice of servant, it was up to her, she nodded, at Edith, knowing she would be getting exceinly bored and wanting to get back to her book, she walked over to the boy [Dominic], she nodded at him, my name is Laura Delamare, she told him, smiling welcominly, her brothers may like to terrify their servants but she prefered to be kind, the chosing will be over soon thankfully she told him, shivering in the cold

OOC: Yay! Dom has been chosen!

Dominic looked up as he was "chosen" by... what was her name? Lauren? Laura? Oh yes, Laura. "I'm Dominic Reynolds." He grinned. "Yeah, I've been getting pretty bored just standing around." His accent really came out on that sentence. He's been studying more advanced English so he won't use his accent around the Delamere's, but it hasn't been working so far. "So, what will we do after everyone's been chosen?"

Laura grinned back at him, all of us are, don't worry, she smiled as she listened to his voice, accented, nice she thought, so were you born in Italy? she asked, leaning against the wall, someone interesting would be serving her, and he was good to look at as well, very good, still she didn't stare, that wouldn't be polite, not at all, oh goodness knows, probably Antonin will take us indoors and have some brief for all of you she told him, well that was what had happened last year

"Yep, born and raised. Except I've been studying more English lately. I was thinking about going to America on vacation, but then I saw the flier and decided to stay." He smiled lightly. "Cool, I can't wait to see the inside of your house. No mansion is more like it." His eyes flicked to the house. It was extremely big.

Laura laughed it's ok I guess she said, she had grown up there so it seemed no different to her, but she guessed to ordinary people it was rather big, but once you ignored the bedrooms the house was about the same size as 2 blocks of flats, so not that big, Antonin will explain where you will be staying she told him, she had never found out where he stuffed them, what corner in the house

"Oh, alright then." Dominic shoved his hands in his pockets. It was very cold. "So, how old are you Laura? I'm 20." He hoped she was around his age. She was very pretty.

Laura nodded not too old for her (wink wink) she thought 19 nearly 20 she told him, in two months in fact she smiled thinking of the money that would land in her account in just a few short months

"Awesome!" Dominic grinned, wishing everyone would hurry up already. He looked at Laura. "So, any reason why the Delamere's don't have permanent servants?"

OOC: Time to test your lying skills

Fabien chuckled softly as Marie shared her name with him, admitting that it was a bit of a mouthfull; something which he couldn't quite deny. However, as nice as the girl seemed, Fabien was a bit wary and thought it in his best interest not to agree to anything that wasn't exactly a compliment. "It's quite a lovely name," he said with a bright, polite smile that revealed all his straight pearly whites. As the girl then added he could just call her 'Marie', he quickly added that to his last statement, "Marie."

It was then that Marie asked him what school he had attended, guessing without even trying right away. This got his eyebrows to raise slightly - had the Delameres attended Hogwarts as well? How come he never saw any of them around? How did they remain so... mysterious? "I did go to Hogwarts, actually," he confirmed with a nod of his head, the polite smile still permanently on his lips. "I'm surprise you'd guess Hogwarts first, though. Did you and your siblings go there too?" he asked a little more inquisitively now, hoping the girl wouldn't find his curiosity too horribly suspicious or anything of the sort.

Laura nodded as she listened to the question, keeping the smile on her face as she spoke, that was the reason why they got rid of them, they found too much or lost their uses, but she could not tell Dominic that so, keeping her voice steady she found her lie oh Antonin gets bored or they get ill, one even left on their own steam, we don't force anyone to stay, mainly because they don't want to leave...or can't

Marie grinned. He was far to kind. She smiled. "Thank you, that's very sweet of you, Fabien" she replied. She took a deep breath in.

Marie smiled. "Yes, well I guessed that one because all of the Delemare's have went there! I'm actually in my final year. I was in the Slytherin house like most of my older siblings." she explained. She grinned. Now it was her turn to ask a question. Now this was the most important question for her. "So what do you think of Quidditch?" she asked, wanting his honest opinion. She LOVED it and hoped that he was an avid quidditch player or fan.

Fabien merely smiled, politeness in his features as Marie thanked him for the compliment. She seemed like a pretty nice girl so far, though he himself wasn't sure what exactly he had been expecting from the Delameres. They were just such a strange group... they couldn't all just be nice, rich people who live like any other normal family, no way. There had to be more to them. But before Fabien could think on this too long, ever the curious and over-analyzing one, Marie was sharing with him that all of the Delameres had attended Hogwarts as well. This got the young man's dark eyebrows to raise in mild surprise, though he remained silent, taking a moment to glance around at the other siblings, as if to check if he'd ever had any classes with them. But none seemed familiar, strangely enough, and he was distracted from this as Marie spoke once more, asking what he thought of Quidditch.

Fabien's eyebrows rose. What he thought of Quidditch? "It's only the best sport ever invented for the wizarding world," replied the young man with a bit of a grin, obviously a little enthusiastic about this subject. He couldn't help it, though. He loved Quidditch. "And I don't mean to brag, Lady Marie," - did he just call her 'lady'? Oh Merlin, the young man was acting like a servant already - "But I do make a pretty amazing Chaser," he shared, a bit of excitement sparkling in his blue eyes just at the thought of being on a broom again, going at speeds most would consider dangerous. He paused for a moment then, before commenting, "Don't tell me I've actually been lucky enough to serve someone with a passion for Quidditch as well?" He rose his eyebrows slightly at the girl, a little disbelieving that this young, pretty girl would actually enjoy being on a broom hitting and chasing and catching bludgers or snitches or quaffles. That would be too good to be true.

Marie smiled and nodded. She listened to what he had to say. She giggled when he called her lady. "Yes! I agree! Yes, its the best sport EVER!" she exclaimed. She was so happy to have him being her servant. This had made her day!

She nodded. "You probably are. But I have to tell you I play Chaser as well and Seeker." she explained. "We'll have to have a match for fun!" she exclaimed, smirking a little. She would gladly play against him, because her brothers were to busy. Fabien seemed very suave. She flashed him a full white grin. She blushed under his compliments like any girl would. "Oh yes and Fabien please don't call me lady. It's very kind of you but I'm just a normal person." she explained.

Fabien's jaw nearly dropped as Marie very enthusiastically and excitedly exclaimed that Quidditch was, indeed, the best sport ever. No way! It seemed luck was on his side; not only was his master well-mannered, friendly and beautiful but she liked Quidditch was well - it was, once again, too good to be true.

Fabien's surprise only seemed to grow as Marie then shared with him that she played Chaser as well as Seeker. "A double-threat, huh?" he teased, eyebrows raising slightly before he let out a soft chuckle, listening as the girl suggested that they have a match one day. "'For fun'?" he repeated. "It's only fun when there are rewards and prizes involved, Lad-- Marie," he quickly corrected himself just as the girl asked him not to call her 'lady'. He smiled brightly at this, honestly glad he hadn't ended up stuck with some self-centered, uptight kind of girl but rather with someone more fun-loving like Marie.

Marie laughed at Fabien's surprise. Wow, people must think we are all evil! she thought. She was so happy with her choice not only was Fabien handsome, kind, polite, he was also a Quidditch Lover.

She laughed. "You bet!" she said teasingly. She felt like Fabien was an old friend that had gone missing. "Yes for fun! Well okay.. Hmm.. then what do you suggest for prizes and rewards?" she asked. She wanted to know what he thought.

Fabien's expression turned a little more thoughtful as Marie asked for his suggestions on prizes and rewards they could play for. "Well, there's only so much I can offer as a mere servant," said the young man with a soft chuckle. "How about... the winner chooses what prize they want when the match is over? It can be anything they want - an object or a dare, whatever they want from the loser," he suggested with a smile, honestly a little excited about this, the idea of playing Quidditch again and letting his more competitive nature take over for once.

Marie nodded and smiled. "Yes there is." she said nodding. She tried to think of something. But then Fabien came up with an idea. It was brilliant!

"Good idea!" she exclaimed. She paused for a moment. She couldn't wait to start playing Quidditch. She laughed. "Now I want to play the match really badly! It will be a ton of fun! " she exclaimed. "So I'm guessing you played at Hogwarts.. what house did you play for?"

Fabien gave a small grin as Marie seemed to enthusiastically approve of his idea for the Quidditch match, listening as she excitedly added how she wanted to play the match really badly. He chuckled softly at her enthusiasm, rather amused by it; but he felt the same way, even if he wasn't necessarily bouncing and being giddy like the girl was. It was rather cute of her to be so excited, though. "I did, actually," the young man confirmed with a nod as Marie assumed he'd played at Hogwarts as well. "I played Chaser for Gryffindor," he answered to her following question. "Perhaps we can bring some House rivalry to our match," he added with a soft chuckle before asking, "What about you? Are you in the team for Slytherin?"

Marie nodded and grinned. "Nice! Gryffindor's a great house. I have a lot of friends in that house! Yes perhaps we can!" she exclaimed. She nodded. "Yes I am! I played Seeker for Slytherin last year, but this year I'm Chaser." she explained. She smiled. A blast of cold wind went threw her clothes. "Well I wish we can go inside soon! It's pretty cold!" she exclaimed to him.

Fabien smiled as Marie shared that Gryffindor was a nice house and she had many friends in it, something he was glad to hear as he'd been a little worried she was one of the Slytherins who usually preferred to stick to having only Slytherin friends. He rose his eyebrows slightly as she then shared she'd played Seeker for Slytherin the year before, but was playing Chaser this time. "I doubt the other Houses stand a chance," he said with a soft chuckle, sure the girl must've been pretty skilled.

He watched as she seemed to grow a bit cold, and considered the idea of perhaps lending the girl his cloak; though he ended up opting best against it, not sure if that would've been too straightforward for someone who was only a servant in this home. "Are you only allowed in at your brother's command?" Fabien asked with slightly furrowed brows. "What would happen if you just went in without their permission? It's not very fair they're keeping you girls out here in the cold like this," he added with a small sympathetic smile, feeling a little bad now for all the other siblings who were desperate to just head back inside already. It didn't seem fair they had to stand out here in the cold simply because their oldest brother hadn't given an order.

Marie grinned and laughed. "Aww thanks.. but they are plenty of skilled people on the other teams. Actually the Ravenclaw house was pretty good last year. They came second last year." she explained.

She nodded. "Yes, sadly. Antonin makes all the calls and we have to follow them. If I went in by myself I'd probably get a rough time from my older siblings, maybe not Antonin because I've always been on pretty good terms with him.." she explained. She folded her arms. "Yes, its not fair. Especially for my younger sister, Violet. She's only six." She looked at Violet. Vi, seemed to be doing okay.

She turned back to Fabien. "If you don't mind me asking, but do you have any siblings?" she asked.

Fabien smiled as Marie shared with him that the other Houses also had skilled players, that Ravenclaw had been pretty good and had come in second. "And who came in first? Slytherin?" he asked, raising an eyebrow slightly though there was amusement in his gaze. He seemed glad Marie wasn't some self-centered snobby kid, though, as he wasn't sure how he'd be able to deal with someone like that. He seemed interested, though, as she shared that her brother Antonin was the one to make decisions in the family, that she'd get a hard time if she broke any of their rules.

Fabien made no comment on this, though, but simply absorbed the information, his blue-eyed gaze glancing over at the little six-year-old girl Marie had just mentioned for a moment. He was a little caught off-guard, though, when the girl then asked him if he had any siblings. "Yes, I have a little brother named Damien," replied the young man with a smile. "He's only twelve, just started Hogwarts a couple years ago," he explained. The young man fell into a short silence then, taking a moment to gaze around at his surroundings, at the Delamere mansion only a short distance away and all the other Delamere siblings engaged in conversation with their new servants. "Is there anything I should know about my new job as a servant?" he asked, turning back to the shorter girl before him. "I mean, you must have some pretty... advanced and busy work for us to do if you need other witches and wizards rather than elves, hmm?" he asked, curious as to what exactly the siblings would have them doing. "Or do you only need me to paint your toenails and iron your clothes?" he asked a little more teasingly, a chuckle escaping his lips at the idea of having come all the way here just to do girly tasks.

ooc: Someone should really give the order for them to go in already..

"ANTONIN , can we go in yet?" Violet whined still scratching at her arm, she wanted to get out of this stupid dress, it was hideous and she was cold... not a good mixture, at all. But it wasn't like Antonin cared if she was having a major allergic reaction to her dress.

Laura rolled her eyes as she heard Marie giggle away, had Edith even picked? She thought to herself and quiditch, there was nothing wrong with the game but it was just so boistrious, she liked quiditch, but watching her sister play in Hogwarts had been traumatising enough she couldn't bear the thought of her getting hurt and servants should not be talking like that to their masters, still, they would come to good use in enough time. She then turned her gaze to Violet and her brother she glared at him, at least let Violet in already! she cried exasperated, she herself just wanted to get back to the piano she so rudley had been called away from