Setting a Lair

[Arachne Weaver]

Arachne stood on the doorstep of her newly rented apartment. It wasn't exactly to her liking but it would have to do. Besides there was no way for her to actually enjoy her apartment as long as she had her cousins staying there. Luckily they would only be there for the holidays or summer break since they would both be transfering from Durmstrangs to Hogwarts now that she actually had her first field assignment within the Department of Mysteries.

She had left her cousins in Romania as long as she could, but now she had finally had to move them with her and her old appartment had not been big enough. So here she stood staring at the empty rooms of her new appartment in London. It was close to the Ministry and she was at least happy about that. Of course her larger appartment had a fireplace that was connected to the floo network. She had several wards already in place on it to keep unwanted guests from apparating into her home or using the floo network without invitation, but that only extended to the front door of her appartment.

She was grateful for one thing though, now that she'd been allowed her first field assignment from Mr. Rookwood, she was sure her move to London was finally perminent. Which is the reason she had finally had to move her cousins to Hogwarts.

Ara tapped her black tipped long slender finger in her teeth before nodding to herself as she looked the newly decorated home. She had chosen dark shades of grey, black, white and blue to funish her appartment and she thought they looked quite nice. Her room was on the opposite side of the place from the other rooms and it had been decorated in white silks that draped almost like spider webs across the room and four poster black walnut bed. Her dark red satin bed covers shone like blood in contrast with the white and black furnishings and decor.

She went from room to room ensuring she hadn't missed anything and smiled to herself. This would do quite nicely, the front rooms were elegant and well furnished enough for guests to visit and the private study and bedrooms were more suited to her darker nature.

[Ivan Kresimir]

Ivan walked into the apartment with his younger sister Anya for the first time. They had taken a train from their old family home in Romania to London and he wasn't happy about it. They had lived in that home all their lives, even after the death of his parents. As guardian, their older cousin, Arachne had been given the deed to the family home but usually left them alone when they were growing up. Once Ivan had gone off to school without his sister he knew that his sister had fended for herself, and learned to live with what she was each month with only Arachne to keep her locked up and then freed again to keep Anya from ravaging the town.

But he'd been grateful when she'd finally turned eleven and could help keep a close eye on her. They had survived that year though he hated that Anya was locked in the school dungeon each month, but there was nothing he could do to stop it and he also knew it was for the best, for her own safety as well as others. Now however they were going to be starting a new school.

He was not happy that she had sold their family home, but there was nothing he could do about it now except hope for the best and watch out for his little sister as best he could.

Ivan turned down the opposite side of the appartment than where Ara had dissapeared off to which he assumed was her bedroom and took Anya to the area where they were to share a room. He didn't mind sharing a room with his sister. At least this way he could keep an eye on her when they did have to be here. Luckily they wouldn't be here long, they started Hogwarts in a few days.

He sat on the bed that was to be his for now as he watched his sister.

[Anya Kresimir]

As Anya followed behind Ivan she was quick to note the 3rd bedroom which had been converted into a dungeon-like cell. She hated cells, had spent too many nights each month locked in one and it made her cringe. But she passed it by and went into the second bedroom that Ivan had dissapeared into.

"Ivan I'm scared... I don't know what they will do to me here.. I don't want anyone to find out what I am if I can help it this time. I got a letter from the Headmaster when he accepted my transfer that he needs to speak with me privately about something. I know Arachne already told him what I was, she had to of course.. but I'm worried."

She wanted to have friends, something she'd really never had except for her brother. In Durmstrang it had been known what she was and the other students hated her or feared her for what she was. It was another reason that her cousin had been forced to transfer her. She'd been expelled from Durmstrangs because of parent complaints of a werewolf student. She hoped that the Headmaster here would help her find a way to stay at school this time, and maybe make some friends along the way. She longed for that most of all... to find somewhere she fit in.