Home Sweet New Home ( Meggera / Jam )

[Meggera Tepes]

When he mentioned how the fashion industry drew a certain amount of insanity she nodded, wondering what kind of insanity he was talking about. She had dealt with the eccentricities of some photographers but had rarely been able to see any in the fashion designers. Then again her grandfather’s parties were usually quite a chore for her and she probably had just never noticed it in the very few designers that had been invited. Though this was going to be the first time she wouldn’t have to deal with his set ups during his party this summer. That was going to be, oddly enough, a relief.

She listened as he said he had found a few more things she couldn’t help but wonder what kind of things he had found that his ancestors had liked available, yet hidden. Her imagination could probably run wild with possibilities if she let it, but she didn’t. That was a thought process for a later time. Meggera nodded when he said they could explore the house a bit to see these places. “That would definitely be interesting. Sort of like a treasure hunt. It might help me learn the house a bit faster as well.” she said with a small nod.

She bit her lip lightly when he asked her if something had happened. It was odd, she realized she hadn’t talked about it with anyone except her brothers…well, and one of them. “Well...I was pushed out of a fourth story window when I was 8 by a family enemy’s son… He actually still has two younger siblings in your house. The Beurchist’s. Ever since then I’ve barely been able to handle being high up on a broom.” she said, looking off at the bookcases, “My older brother used to take me flying on the back of his broom before that, but after…I just couldn’t help thinking I was going to fall and end up in the hospital again.” she added with a small shake of her head.

“Very true, it was more secure feeling then clinging to the back of a broom or being on one by myself.” she said with a small smile. It was certainly much better than being on a broom by herself, she couldn’t balance to save her life on one of those, but he was much more experienced on a broom then she was. He was on the Quidditch team after all; you had to know how to hold your own a broom to be on it.

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[shava444]

He was glad she was interested in going exploring; there were quite a few things he wanted to show her around the place. "By them you get back most of the house will be finished and I think it's going to be far better then before. A whole new face on the family, I'm really looking forward to it!" It would be a whole new generation, really, his family, his name on the business with expansions planned and new ideas percolating in his mind. It was going to be tricky in some ways to manage the people who would probably resist some of the changes, but they had to be made to keep things moving.

He was suddenly alert as she mentioned an enemy family and their sons were in his house! Sitting up he watched her face quite surprised before outrage hit him. "Wait, they tried to kill you? What about your brothers? What was done to them?" No mention of a family enemy had ever been made by anyone in this contract and he wondered if the Grandfather was laughing at Jamison's trusting nature (which he didn't really have). He did not recognize the name however. "How old are they? And why would they attack a girl who will not carry the family name instead of one of your brothers?"

Sh!t. Jamie was coming to school next year.

This had been going way too smoothly and now he knew that run was over. Enemies at Hogwarts, a younger boy he needed to protect now as well, a family to target. "Have they bothered you at school?" And then probably the question he should have asked from the beginning as he looked at her, still surprised that someone would be after their family to begin with. "Meggera. Why are they out to kill your family? What happened?"

Leaning forward he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to his chest, wanting to feel suddenly protective over this girl who was so necessary for his future. "Meggera, what ever you feel about all this, you have me on your side now. I will do everything I can to protect you and your brother, on or off a broom. But to do that you have to remember our agreement too; an equal exchange of information. If I don't know about enemies or fears of heights, I certainly can not help you with them now can I?"

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[Meggera Tepes]

She nodded, the house certainly would be better then before with the facelift it was getting at the moment. It would be interesting to see it fully finished aside from the few partially done or complete rooms she had seen. A new house for a new generation it seemed.

She shook her head quickly, “I don't think they were actually trying to kill me...we all just happened to be on the fourth floor when it happened.” she said quickly. Really she couldn't know the actual intentions, but she chose not to think a child could have such dark intentions. “Their family has been enemies of mine for well over a century. I honestly don't know what happened back then, but knowing my grandfather...well...It could be a myriad of things. Their father taught them to hate us.” she added shaking her head. For all she knew he might have killed one of them or just stolen a horse. The whole vampire thing didn't help either so he had ample opportunity over the years to tick people off one way or another.

“Well..the oldest, Nathaniel is the same age as Alex, 19. Then theres Vincent, he's 18. Drake is 17, and Silas is 15.” she said, counting the four boys off on her fingers. Why would they chose to attack her instead of her brothers? “Why did they push me instead of Alex? Well...frankly its easier to pick on the smaller child. My brother could hold his own against him, me however....My brother did give Nathaniel a pretty good black eye after the incident I was told.” she said with a small shrug. “They used to tease me at school...mostly Nathaniel. Once he graduated it mostly stopped, but its best I avoid contact with them. The younger ones aren't as bad as the two older brothers, but still.” she added with a small shake of her head.

She was taken by surprise when he suddenly wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to his chest. She blinked in surprise as he said he would do everything he could to protect her and her brother. She really didn't know how to react to this as she wasn't used to it. The last time someone had held her like this it had been her father right after the window incident. “T-Thank you, but I don't think we have much to fear...at least not with Silas...and the two older brothers went back to Romania last I heard.” she said softly. She didn't expect he would need to live up to that promise as she couldn't imagine a time where they would come across the two older brothers, who were the more violent of the four.

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[shava444]

To Jamison, enemies of your family you didn't invite in around your kids. The fact there was even potential harm there was just shocking to him. "Now, why would you invite them into your house in the first place that's what makes me wonder. Seems that anyone who dislikes you, make sure they are never around your family." So, their father taught them to. He wondered if there was any reason to expect a conciliation of any kind.

So, one above him and one below in years. "Well I'm glad only the youngest will be around still next year at least. Still. I hope you have a word with Jamie this summer about him..." Enemies. Not good ones mind as you knew who they were and how bad they were, but still. He was half surprised the old vampire hadn't made a point of eliminating the children to prevent that family continuing. Something must be stopping him.

Of course, if both families were in Romania, that made it safer on their end in particular. Still the snake in Jamison made him think eliminating the issue made the most sense before they were old enough to perpetuate the next generation. Getting away with it was mostly spin and how you set it up, but it shouldn't be impossible. "Regardless, Meggera, anything which might effect you I would like to know about in advance. It's why I am going to have a fashion tutor with you this summer so you will know what's happening in advance in the different houses."

He mused a moment, just thinking about it. "It's a very friendly war, but they won't suspect you this early on to know what's happening. If you know in advance, you will be prepared to understand all the clashes and fights and make ups happening in the fashion world. As well as which designers are ours and who belongs to the other houses..."

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[Meggera Tepes]

Meggera shook her head, “Well...our mothers were friends from school. They had been trying to get us all to get along. It was clearly a failure, but that was the reasoning. Father never allowed them in our house again after that, understandably, and moved us to Brighton.” she said. Honestly she was surprised there hadn't been more repercussions after that, for them at least. Then again there might have since they didn't come in contact with the others again until school started, and they just didn't know about it.

She nodded, “Jamie is already aware of the situation. He knows its best to avoid the youngest when possible, though I think we can count on him not to instigate anything. It's odd, both youngest in our two families seem to be the most passive when it comes to things like this...” she said, contemplating the oddness of such a coincidence. Perhaps it was because of their mothers being friends? It worked for her though because she knew her her little brother wouldn't have much to worry about if he was in a different house, which she was fairly certain he would be.

She looked up at him as he started talking about needing to know anything that might effect her and how that was why he was preparing her with a fashion tutor, so she would know what was going on before anyone else thought she would. “I don't think I've ever heard someone describe the fashion industry as a friendly war. Is there really that much conflict behind the scenes?” she asked curiously.

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[shava444]

Hearing the mothers had tried a reconciliation of sorts and that had come about to her going out a window made him frown. In fact it was one of the first time he had ever thought of hiring a hit wizard, one to send the older boy out a window without his wand. No, too obvious. Something more subtle would be tempting however. As he thought about this she continued and he paid attention with half an ear, finding it good to know, but the other things seeming attractive to him, just desserts and all that.

Her question was a big point though.

"Oh my yes. Secret and friendly I would say. Let me think how to describe it. Hmm." He looked at the ceiling for a moment before he got an idea and looked at her. "You know how each year there's a color that seems to be out everywhere? That's not actually decided by everyone. So if two designers work together to do their designs with some similar things, they could clean up if no one else has that color that year and the buyers like the presentation of theirs over everyone else's. Now, we're buyers, clearly."

He cleared his throat. "So three might get together on one color trying to keep anyone from learning what it is or whose working together while six others have similar strategies going on. if anyone's shop gets broken into, they will assume it's another designer whose learned their plans; so do they change styles and colors completely? Or switch partners mid stream?" He laughed, remembering the year of mauve. "At all the parties they press each other with questions, trying to learn anything they can. Now my buyers will find themselves being fawned over everywhere, just because that might influence what my store buys that season."

"We're talking possibly ten or twenty million galleons here, by the way. Because while we will spend about twelve in a season, we've got enough influence that if we buy stuff, others will too and it adds up fast. Swaying my buyers or me might gain someone a very successful seasons, see? So if you understand who is connected in the past to who, what kind of goods they generally design, and what tactics they had tried in the past will mean when you circular at one party you will understand when someone makes a mention of buttons or pistachio that there might be a power play going." He shrugged and heard the door open and looked across the Library to see his mother in the doorway with both hanging bags.

"Ah! Time to go I think. I hope you had a good time?" he offered her his arm, walked her down the steps, flicking them so they disappeared and they joined his mother for the trip back, this time from the hall not the street as she had seen that place...

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[Meggera Tepes]

Meggera listened as he went on to describe this friendly war between designers and the intricacies of how seasonal colors and designs ended up so popular. It certainly sounded like a lot of work to stay ahead of the other designers. Thank goodness he was a buyer instead, all he had to do was pick the clothing, not try to create it and be better than everyone else without knowing what they were doing. It was enough to make ones head spin, but she supposed that’s why he was going to get her that tutor to catch her up on the world of fashion so she wouldn’t be so confused in the future when he needed her to circulate.

She looked over, following his gaze to the doorway where his mother stood with two hanging bags. It was time to head back to school apparently. She nodded as he offered her his arm to walk down the steps, “I did. I’m glad I got to see your house before the summer. I learned a lot more than I thought I would.” she said with a small smile as they joined his mother for the trip back to Hogwarts. Though this time they left through the hall, not down the street as when they had arrived, so Meggera didn’t get to find out if the chill had stuck around in the town. That was ok though, the chill might have ruined her surprisingly pleasant mood.

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