One of the lucky things of having so many nephews (and still carrying Northern Cyprus around sometimes) is that she's very used to sudden movements, so she compensates for it enough that she only sways a little instead of falling over.
Instantly her aunt instincts kicked in, twitching her head enough to send the books over to a desk before she pulled him close against her chest, making soothing noises the whole time, free hand brushing at his hair.
"Oh nay, me Aillil, 'twas only a spell, I'm promisin' you that, honest and true! Nay ghosts here, just some spells are nay needin' to be said. Like when I'm lightin' candles or the fireplace, rememberin'? Oh goodness, 'tis sorry I am!'
This really wasn't what she wanted to put the poor lad through; bad enough that England had to turn him into a wee one, did she really need to scare him in the process of helping him?
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Instantly her aunt instincts kicked in, twitching her head enough to send the books over to a desk before she pulled him close against her chest, making soothing noises the whole time, free hand brushing at his hair.
"Oh nay, me Aillil, 'twas only a spell, I'm promisin' you that, honest and true! Nay ghosts here, just some spells are nay needin' to be said. Like when I'm lightin' candles or the fireplace, rememberin'? Oh goodness, 'tis sorry I am!'
This really wasn't what she wanted to put the poor lad through; bad enough that England had to turn him into a wee one, did she really need to scare him in the process of helping him?