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Both sisters squealed and hugged Shin from both sides mindful of his injuries but still ecstatic that he agreed to stay with them. "Now that that's taken care of on to the party!" Tassy pulled him back to the small dining table and made sure he sat while her twin came back with a plate full of food and very small glass of wine. Just because they were celebrating didn't mean they had to go crazy. Making sure he had everything to eat they both went back into the kitchen to get their own food and wine, mostly Tassy, Tanna bothered herself with a butterbeer, and returned to the table sitting with their new roommate. "So Shin. what are you gonna do while you recuperate? Since you're not allowed near your potions for a while." the artist asked curiously. She didn't want the poor guy to go stir crazy while he was supposed to be relaxing.

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Tanna bit her lip and flushed hotly not knowing that the healers hadn't told him yet. Her sister flashed her a look clearly expressing that now was not the time to be channeling her twin before looking sympathetically over at Shin. "The healers said your body needs time to heal before it gets subjected to all the potion fumes and whatnot so you have to take a break from it. Only for a little while though! They said if you keep up with your healing regime you can start brewing small things in...about a month." she mumbled the last part. She felt bad for him, if someone had told her she couldn't do anything musical, singing and whistling included, she might just go mad after the first day. They needed to keep him occupied to he wouldn't get fidgety. Suddenly she had an idea. "What if I teach you the piano? That way you won't think about brewing as much!" "And when you get tired of dealing with Tassy all day I can teach you how to cook, it'll be kinda like brewing." Tanna offered with an apologetic smile while her sister mock glared at her comment.

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Tanna felt horrible looking at Shin's expression for dropping the ball on him like that but she was happy he was at least willing to try and learn from them. "That's more than we could as for." she replied with a smile as he voiced that he would try. "And don't forget we're taking you out to get you some clothes. Muggle ones at least." Tassy butt in with a sassy grin. She couldn't wait to get her friend out of his normally worn robes and into some nice muggle clothing. In her mind she was already envisioning all the ones she would force-persuade him to try on.

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This time it was Tassy who put her foot in her mouth and Tanna the one to try and salvage the situation. "What she's trying to say is that she wants to make sure you have everything you might need or want. We're not gonna get rid of your clothes, we just want to add to them a bit. Maybe add some of your favorite colors?" Although the clothes he often wore were colored they seemed to be of the darker persuasion and she liked to think that maybe he'd enjoy a few brighter colored articles. Her sister, catching on, nodded her agreement before taking a rather long sip of wine to keep her from saying anything else stupid.

Tanna bustled around her small kitchen making sure the chicken alfredo was simmering nicely before adding more spices and cheese to the top of it then checking the baking bread in the oven, and lastly making sure that the water in the kettle was actually boiling. Everything seemed to be getting along great and she was practically bouncing in excitement from getting the opportunity to cook a full dinner and, most importantly, this would be the first time seeing Joey since she's returned from Hogwarts. They kept in contact during the school year and she even sure to see him at least once during the Winter holiday to exchange gifts but it wasn't the same as during the summer when they could spend as many days as they wanted. When she had contacted him asking for a night for just the two of them she had suggested spending it inside wanting to cook for someone for a change. The House Elves at the castle were wonderful but after a while she just wanted to be able to cook one meal for herself on her own. Well that, and because she wanted to show off just a smidgen to her boyfriend. Much to her dismay, a happy sigh escaped Tanna as she thought her longtime boyfriend and shook her head as she heard the kettle begin to whistle and went over to pour some of the hot water into her cat tea set and placed a few teaspoons of her favorite blend of tea and placed it on the counter knowing it would stay hot even after dinner thanks to the spells placed upon it. She sent a silent thanks to her twin for giving her such a wonderful thing for their shared birthday. After checking on the cheesecake chilling in the fridge and making sure it was properly firm she hummed and began setting the table waiting for the inevitable knock.

Tanna had just taken out the garlic bread and added some light butter to the top when she heard the knocking on her door. She inwardly squealed knowing who would be behind it and looked at her reflection in the shiny kettle and tried to desperately tame her rambunctious curls before giving up and throwing a fistful over her shoulder and walking towards the door still fidgeting with hem of her dress not registering that she was still wearing her apron. When she opened the door all her nervousness and anxious energy went away seeing her boyfriend standing there waiting for her and instead she was filled with such elation that she ran towards him for a tight hug and quick kiss to his lips before remembering they were outside her flat and promptly blushed scarlet. While she had gotten better at showing her affection without blood loss even her own actions caught her off guard sometimes. "S-sorry about that, I'm just..I really missed you." Tanna admitted with a shy grin. She always missed her love when she was away at Hogwarts teaching but it felt differently this year for some reason. She stepped back to allow him inside before she ran back into the kitchen. "Dinner's pretty much ready! You can go sit at the table if you want." she called out grabbing the salad from the fridge and depositing it on the table before grabbing a bowl and spooning out nearly half of the pasta into it before placing that also on the table before lastly grabbing the still warm bread. It was right as she was about to sit down did she realize she still had her rather frilly apron on and blushed once more before taking it off and hanging it on its hook and joining Joseph at the table along with her cat tea set. "So, I made chicken alfredo pasta with a light side salad, garlic bread, and a cheesecake for dessert!" she rattled off rather excitedly. Tanna never got the chance to cook like this when it was just her and Tassy or even all three of them including Shin so it was nice being able to spoil her boyfriend with it."How's been everything? It seems like forever since we've talked or written." she asked while she stared getting a portion of salad onto her plate. She tried to make sure to send him a letter every few weeks or so or to at least firecall but sometimes she would just forget and feel awful for days afterwards.

Tanna heard the churning of Joey's stomach and while she didn't comment she felt a slight sense of pride that he was so hungry for her food. She dished herself a small amount of pasta along with some salad before grabbing a roll and digging in. She was so proud of the girls for graduating from Hogwarts and she had managed to send Ariana a simple gift but she had no idea the girl had already moved out on her own. She immediately thought of Nell and how she was now living with her girlfriend and couldn't exactly find herself shocked. "She's a smart girl, and she's got a wonderful head on her shoulders. Ariana will be fine. Is she pursuing a music career like she wanted?" she asked him before taking a small bite from her food. While she never gave it much thought she knew her boyfriend still lived at home and didn't find anything wrong with it. He wasn't acting like those stereotypes that mooched off their parents and basically lazed about at home. She chuckled and shook her head at his question. "Not really. Gryffindor seemed to lose its losing streak in both Quidditch and the House Cup. But besides that nothing's really happened." Tanna shrugged with a small grin as they continued their meal. When they were both pleasantly full she collected the dishes and led Joey towards the living room telling him to get comfortable while she grabbed the tea and cheesecake slices. It was nice just having the two of them alone together in the flat but she did have to wonder at the timing. Usually it would be another week or so before they met up for a date or outing so she figured something special had to have happened. Was it their anniversary? Did he get a promotion? She shook off those thoughts and she brought the tray over to him with her soft grin but bare feet. Cooking in those heels and then eating in them had been too much for her poor digits to handle! "Soo, what was the reason for this early surprise meeting?" she asked teasingly, light brown eyes shimmering.