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Hemi did not try to stop or follow the fullmetal. He suspected Lily would likely look for their live-in-guest after the other visitors went home. For Edward's sake, he hoped that timeframe would both give him enough time to think but not too much to brood. So he grinned in his easygoing way and ever-so-gently nudged Nahanni towards Atae & then both girls to where Endless and Lily were. "Reading pile is different than a full snuggle pile. Have to be careful of the books, you know, or Daddy & Lily have fits." Blue eyes grinned with laughter at the thought of Remus Lupin having anything even remotely resembling a fit as he tried to catch his sister's eye to share the joke.

He could see Liliana's gaze flicking between him & Endless from the corner of his eye. She was clearly doing her best not to make things awkward but so much of Liliana's actions were so casual & natural to her that now in trying to be 'normal' she was having to resist her natural inclination to curl against the nearest friendly warm body when reading or studying. Still she manged to lift a gold tipped paw to tap the first potion listed in the first chapter of the book, her voice carrying easily though not quite normal for her. "That one." She knew which one it was & where it was but her thoughts blurred slightly making everything just a little more difficult. "Daddy says Potions professors at Hogwarts have always started first years on it. At least as far as he knows. "

Nuzzling both girls lightly he gave them another nudge. "Pick a book and come over. Or share a book. It's like reading on warm moving cushions." Hemi teased with another endearing grin before trotting over to lean against Liliana. Her stiffness almost imediately relaxed & faded allowing the crimson femme to be more herself, evident in the way her head came closer to Endless' asshe lowered down to better read with him where he was in the book. Not to mention the return of her voice to almost normal. "Not a problem. We've everything with a useful magical property here, and I know Professor Snape keeps the potions storeroom well stocked at headquarters. I don't suggest that thought. He's meticulous about it, and doesn't like when ingredients go missing." Her body appeared to have pooled to the ground where she had been sittingas if all the energy she might have gained from her earlier nap was now gone and left her flagging.

Endless had to suppress a snicker at Hemi's overheard comment about Lily and her father and thier aversion to having the books damaged. It was more the way it was said than what was said, precisely, and he found Lily's devotion to reading endearing.

He looked a little closer at the potion list and then flipped to the indicated page. "I'd rather not use anything of his, really. I imagine he'd have something snarky to say about my interest in potions now, considering our first meeting. It's not my fault I didn't even really know what potions was even about then... Being that I'm not magically gifted and that was really the first time I'd heard about it. It's certainly different from slapping some herbs together for tea. Somehow I don't think he'd have even considered giving me lessons when I knew nothing about it and had barely even had time to think about it." He frowned slightly. "He sorta reminds me of my dad, in a way... only not the bad parts. The professor seems very driven and dedicated."

He shrugged, looking over the potion requirements again, and snorted in an amused tone. "I suppose I'll have to get help finding a cauldron and such too. Kitsyn's an odd one but she usually has things like rubberband guns stashed around, I don't think she has any cauldrons." He looked over at Atae, who grinned with him at the thought of the one that was probably their oddest housemate. And that was saying a lot, considering some of the residents.

Atae had followed Nahanni over. "I like fantasy books... I don't think I've ever read a healing book. Maybe I'll try one..." She peered at the many shelves and various book titles, looking about as lost as she felt. "Ah... any... suggestions?..."

She was going to try to keep her mind off of Edward and maybe make a new friend. Ed and Terasu were her only real friends outside of the house... well, and Lily, but they'd never had much of a chance to talk after that time they'd brought Ed over to fix his automail. The only other person she ever wanted to go see... well... he wasn't her friend as much as she was his, often as her thoughts seemed to stray to that silent shadow in the Mountain woods. He just didn't seem interested in friendship...

What was it with the people she wanted to spend time with not wanting to talk to her or making themselves very hard to find of late? She still didn't know where Terasu was, either... And she really needed to stop thinking about that before she put herself in a sad mood.

Nahanni acknowlegded Atae while keeping her eyes trained on the books. Her siblings and Endless had already settled themselves in their own group. Where was her chair?..... Brown eyes flickered to the ground before giving Atae a default smile. "Yeah...I like fantasy more than healing books." She blinked when asked for a suggestion, and glanced at the large shelves. What was she supposed to choose? She ducked her ears shyly and gave another shrug, not knowing what to say.

Hemi silently watched all, wishing for once that he had Trelweny's knack of seeing into thoughts -but in a more controlled way. He wanted to know what they thought. Then he could tell Endless that maybe physical contact was what Liliana needed, or see if Lily was thinking what he thought she might be, or know better the right things to say to bring the two shy girls over to them, or see what was behind the body language of the fullmetal & know better why Edward left them. But he did not, so he could not.

Pulling out his wand -soft willow- Hemi pulled a book from the shelves, concentrating as it made its way over until he released it beside the potions books. He did not really look at it as he opened the cover and flipped to the first page. Bright blue eyes were on the others, yet again. "Lily'll teach you good, End. She's been deft explaining things I've missed to me."

The off hand compliment jarred the crimson femme enough from her thoughts to nod. "Yes. I'd still like to teach you, Endless. As long as you want to." There was a hint of a smile as her green eyes momentarily shifted to her friend once more. If she understood her feeling, if she could explain at all, Liliana would say that any awkwardness she felt came from looking into the uncharted waters of her own feelings and wanting Edward and Endless beside her while not knowing that was what she wanted nor how to make it so. The closest thing was a single gold tipped paw, reaching out to rest beside the starry male's. Casual. Waiting.

Endless looked at Lily for a moment and then smiled. "Of course I'd still like to. Just make sure I don't take up too much of your homework time or anything, ok? I don't want you getting in trouble because of me." He rested his paw atop hers for a moment, and then scooted the book around and himself after to go ahead and rest beside her. Lily was a toucher, after all. Just because he was a bit akward about being huggy was no reason to make himself unavailable for a hug if she needed one. "So, is there anything I need to know about it before hand, or it is more a learn-as-you-go thing?"

Atae peered at the bookshelf and finally just closed her eyes, walking along with one shoulder to the books until she stopped at random after a few steps and pulled a book down. She opened her eyes to look at it. Something about magical creatures? She tilted her head and then grinned slightly. "Well I guess there's bound to be something interesting in here..." She stepped back over by Nahanni and looked over to the others. "D'you think we should join them?"

Red tipped ears tilted at Atae's technique of choosing a book. Hmm, seemed interesting, to try your gut instinct and see what calls out to you. She smiled lightly and nodded at the belted female. "I'm sure....there are quite alot of interesting creatures." She hesitated at Atae's question and glanced at the group. Hemi seemed eager for them to join, what with his bright eyes and happy grin. Giving a sigh, Nahanni picked up her book and nodded to Atae. She padded forward and settled herself on the opposite end of the other three, though close enough to talk to.

Hemi grinned ear to ear as his shy sister joined them. Even if it was appart from their 'pile' it was an improvement to her hiding under a chair. Then when Atae filled part of the gap she left his smile broadened. "Hippogriffs? No. Not me. There's a gryphon -G R Y P H O N" he spelled with a grin "Sterna, who you could say is house-family, but even then she's more like a griffon." Hemi looked thoughtfull, eyes scrunching in thought. "Daddy's seen one though. But in his before I think."

Nodding absently to Hemi's answer, Liliana kept her focus on the potions books. "Nothing too terrible. But I would feel better if when you start you did so here in our potions mixing room so that even if I can't b there there's others to call if there is an emergency." The tip of her ear flicked against Endless' head & she smiled, then filed the feeling for evaluation later.