New arrival (prudence)

[nixnight]

Nix walked down and in to the great hall with a bag over her shoulder and small red-headed baby in her arms, james had been gurgling all the way down from nixs room in her common room all the way down to the hall which had earned the pair a good few odd looks but nix really didn't care now. She walked over to her house table and sat down before setting James down in her lap and stroking his head before beginning to load her plate with food, she was so happy to be able to eat bacon and hot dogs and sausages again and all the meat she loved and being able to eat so much too. Now that James was on her lap it was easier to sit and eat and everything, and she loved that.

She turned as noise started behind her and everyone made their way down from their common rooms to the great hall for breakfast and there were a few odd glances thrown nixs way. A couple of people did stop to say well done and congratulations and such like which did make nix smiled a little and a few people even offered a lollipop to James who just gurgled up at them in answer.

[prudence]

Prudence, after leaving school for good, was not expecting to have to come back so soon. She had gotten an owl that morning about papers she needed to sign or something, so she had commuted by Knight Bus to the castle she thought she would never be in again. The purple triple-decker bus was not Prudence's preferred method of travel, though the healers had forbade apparation, and she hadn't touched Floo since the incident in July that had left her pregnant to begin with. Really, it was a last resort. Prudence pushed open the door with the intent of going straight to her former head-of-house's office, though a very enticing aroma wafting from the Great Hall caught her attention.

She sighed, she had really wanted to get in and get out without needing to talk to anyone, though she so very rarely felt like eating since becoming pregnant that she couldn't deny herself when something smelled good. Prudence paced lightly into the hall, following the scent of the pastries she had smelled coming in. A large plate of them was positioned very near Nix. Prudence was surprised to see her there, newborn baby in her lap. Prudence lightly sat herself down opposite the redhead, helping herself to a pastry. "Hi," Prudence said softly.

[nixnight]

Nix heard a noise to her side and turned to see prudence walk in and her face broke into a smile ,"I heard you were gone for good" she said with a friendly smile before she picked up a fork and then poked at a sausage on her plate. "why are you back so soon? Or is it nor my place to ask?" she said before she heard a little gurgle of a cry from James, she rolled her eyes and stole a quick bite of food from her fork and then she put it down again and picked up her son in her arms. "now what's the matter with you grumpy?" she asked as her sons pale blue eyes locked on her bright green ones and she felt the Familiar pang of pain, it was lessening every time as she thought of them as her sons eyes and not "his" but It still hurt a little now.

James reached a finger out and grabbed a strand of his mothers hair and nix chuckled down at him, "yes I know it's the same as yours" she said as he tugged lightly on it before she poked his nose with a finger to make he let it go. He laughed a little at the action before turning his head to see who his mother had been speaking too and then gurgling as he spotted the other girl

[prudence]

Prudence took a bit of a larger bite than she normally would have, eager to inhale the whole thing- blueberry filling, flaky crust, and slight drizzling of icing. Yes, it seemed that her little girl only did care for sweets. The nausea had lessened now that her pregnancy had progressed, though certain foods did still make her want to vomit. Any sort of vegetable always did, and even some kinds of fruits. Prudence only hoped her baby wouldn't be that picky of an eater. She forcibly swallowed her overlarge bite and took a sip of waterto clear her throat before responding.

"Apparently they've found more papers I need to sign," said Prudence, "though if this is another ploy by my former head-of-house to get me to come back..." She left the end of her sentence hanging, contributing only a sigh and a light shake of her head. Prudence took another eager bite of the pastry, it was so good... She would have to learn to make them for herself. After swallowing, Prudence smiled as Nix interacted with her little boy, it really was endearing.

[nixnight]

Nix watched as James did his tiny best to get over to the other girl before he firmly gave in and rested his head against nixs arms again ,"I can see them trying, you are just so smart that I think the school hates to lose you. But it's down to you I guess, I'm only here until the exams myself. Then I'm finding my own place and me and Jamie are getting set up as our family" she said with a smile before choosing to leave out any mention of sterling. He and prudence were in the same house and close years could mean the pair new each others and she would hate to cause either of them pain

"how's your, moment, going?" nix asked In a slow voice, she could see her friends baby bump still which clearly meant she had offered to keep her baby. Nix knew she hadn't been so keen about it before and yet here she was still with it, it made nix smile just to see her. And she wanted to offer all and any help the other girl could need

[prudence]

Prudence smiled a bit when Nix said that it was because of her intelligence that the school was working so hard to get her to stay. Though her mind had been made up. Once she had gotten over the initial shock of her pregnancy, pushed through a depression that had made getting out of bed near impossible, Prudence had known she was going to leave. She couldn't handle school and a baby- and at any rate, nobody looked at NEWT scores if you were trying to do photography. Prudence rested a hand atop her belly as her daughter started kicking around, it was a peculiar feeling, though each time it made her feel just a little closer to her baby.

She nodded as Nix explained her plan, polishing off the rest of her pastry as she did so. She paused a moment, Prudence never knew how to respond. She was no longer in that deep misery, though she certainly wasn't happy. But at the same time, she knew she had to keep her daughter, she already loved that little person she had never met. "Just all right," said Prudence, finally figuring how to reply, "I'm neither entirely miserable nor particularly happy."

[nixnight]

Nix smiled at the other girls words before James gave a louder noise from her arms making his mother sigh ,"i have to eat and eating means I can't keep a hold of you, otherwise you dont get to eat and everything goes wrong" she said in a soft voice to her son and of course none of it made sense so James just gurgled again at getting his mother attention. "you are such a pain" nix said with a chuckle before she lifted a hand and ran it through his small tuft of red hair on his head before looking over towards prudence, "I don't suppose you would be able to hold sir fussalot while I try and get sole food in to my System?" she asked with a smile as James looked over to follow his mothers eyes to prudence as well.

He looked the other girl over with his pale eyes before he gave a small yawn and blinked before leaning back in his mothers arms, he was an overly loud and active baby but it worked out well for nix as he always tired himself out really quickly meaning she still had a fair amount of time to herself.

[prudence]

Prudence couldn't help but feel comforted slightly by the sight of Nix and her baby, how similar they looked, how well her friend seemed to be managing. If Nix could do it, then Prudence would be able to handle it, especially since she had given up on finishing school. Her father had not been happy about it, though he thankfully was supportive of her decision to keep the baby, though it seemed at least once a day he would sneak in a remark about how much harder her life was going to be without finishing school. Prudence thus far had done her best to ignore it, her mind was made up.

"Oh, all right," said Prudence when Nix asked her if she would hold her son so she could eat. She gingerly took the baby from her friend, nestling him in the crook of her arm, elbow propped on the edge of the table so her muscles wouldn't get tired. He looked up at her with an expression of almost fascination, making Prudence smile.

[nixnight]

Nix smiled softly as her freind agreed to hold her baby and she passed James over the table gently, he certainly seemed happy enough to be with prudence and made quick work of cuddling close to her side while nix took her chance. Now that she had two free hands, she grabbed her cutlery and attacked her plate aggressively. The bacon lasted about 3 moments and then the sausages and were gone leaving only a few other little bits for her eat quickly. She had taken massive advantage of being able to eat normally again now but James was becoming a hassle as she always has to leave him either with her youngest sister Maya or he had to go everywhere with her, of course her teachers knew and understood her situation so she was allowed to be it certainly was harder to write notes with a newborn baby demanding to be played with and read to as he was bored in her charms class

[prudence]

Prudence lightly played with the small bit of hair atop James' head, it was vividly red, just like his mother's. Truthfully, he looked like Nix quite a bit, she could only hope that her own baby might have more of her own characteristics than anyone else's. She didn't know what she might do if she were to look at her daughter and see only the identity if one of her attackers. In all honesty, she was more scared than anything else, Prudence wasn't ready for any of this- though frankly she felt that she didn't have much choice. Though looking at Nix, she seemed to be managing, surely that meant she could do it.

She slipped her bracelet from her wrist and held it where James would be able to see the multicoloured beads. She had read that young infants could only see black, white, and red- though she figured the shimmering of the beads would be interesting for him to look at. "How do you do it?" asked Prudence, turning her gaze to Nix. There was a foreign look in her eyes, hinting at fear, desperation.

[nixnight]

Nix soon found an empty plate in front of her and she rolled her eyes at herself before she lifted her head and looked about the table before spotting some fried and scrambled eggs and she reached out and swapped her own plate for the one with food and she then looked up as she heard her friend speak. "I have him, I wanted him to be born because he was part of me and I'm part of him and now that I've really met him" nix said before pausing and then she gave a small sigh ,"I'd do anything to keep him safe and happy, he's so special" she said with a little gaze over towards her son.

"I know it seems odd or silly to say but he's mine, he may only be half mine but that makes him part of me and me part of him so I knew I could never kill him and now I could never do anything wrong by him or to him" she said before she picked up a fork before starting on her plate of eggs

[prudence]

Prudence listened quietly, cautiously. Nix's words didn't really make her feel any more sure of herself, though she figured not much of anything did. She knew that time healed all wounds, though how long was she going to have to wait? Prudence in just a very short time was going to have a baby to care for- a helpless infant that would rely on its mother for her every need. And she was scared. She had no frame of reference for infant care, no mother to seek advice from. Nix was the closest thing that she had. Prudence had a feeling she would be asking her advice a lot.

"I don't think it's silly," said Prudence softly, that was her own case as well. Whichever of the three men who had actually gotten her pregnant had no say over her daughter, none at all. The little girl was all her own, she just hoped that she wouldn't have to gaze into the eyes of one of her attackers while raising her daughter...Prudence's eyes stung, threatening tears, but she blinked them away. She wasn't going to allow herself to cry just then, not when there were so many people.

[nixnight]

Nix did notice thar prudence said very little and she didn't pressed her for more words as she ate but allowed her a little dwelling time, she did look up and smile when her freind did speak and then she nodded in her direction. "your more lucky than me in a way, you have a father who can offer help and advice when I only have younger siblings. Car crashes really can screw up like for some" she said in a little less of a strong voice before she shook her head and looked over at James

She would never let him deal with that had happened to her ,he would always have her siblings to look after him and care for him and she would never leave him if she ever had a say In the matter. It was the one thing she felt most strongly about when it came to her son, no one would ever hurt him. She'd felt enough pain in her life to answer for none in his

[prudence]

Prudence slipped her bracelet back onto her wrist, unable to resist helping herself to another pastry- this one was strawberry and seemingly twice as good as the blueberry one she had practically inhaled. She peeked down at James in her arms, he was looking very drowsy indeed, gazing up at her in a tired, though still fascinated manner. Perhaps the little boy and her own daughter might be able to be friends growing up. Prudence didn't ever want her little girl to feel alone like she had. She wanted to shelter, nurture, and provide anything she could ever ask for. She knew that wouldn't always be possible, though it was what she wanted.

Prudence looked over at Nix when she mentioned that she was lucky for having her father, though really, she didn't know how much of her father she did have. Would he guide her through anything? Or would he continue to make remarks about how disappointed he was that she had elected not to finish school. Prudence could only nod in response, she was working too hard at not crying. The mixture of both her situation and the heaping portion of hormones coursing through her had made her very emotional.

[nixnight]

Nix couldn't help but flinch at the image thar came through her head, it was one of her and her family all together. Not her current family though, the one thar has been so cruelly taken from her. She could see her mother sitting in the chair in their old home that she could barely remember, she was knitting a green item of clothing that nix couldn't make out and then nix turned to see James just about walking over the floor towards his dark haired grandfather. All three of them were smiling so widely that nix just had to flinch away when the image faded from her mind, she'd Never had that chance in life to take her child to meet his grandparents.

She sighed deeply and looked down at the table below her and then lifted a hand to wipe at her eye as she felt it water slightly, she could barely remember her own parents and it always stung when she thought about them. She has always just wished that they had taken to being more like wizards and not driving around, then they would never have been taken from her. She couldn't stop the one adventurous tear from falling from her face and dropping to the table but the others she could wipe away quickly