The Newest Addition

[Banks Gallaudet]

Banks chuckled a bit, "Thats what I said the first time I held her. So fragile, I was scared I break them." he smiled. This was good practice, for Banks needed to learn to trust people with Leah.

"Well, I hope she likes you. That will make it a lot easier on you when you have to start babysitting for her." he grinned.

[Alhana Starbreeze]

"Who doesn't like me?" Alhana scoffed, waving away such an absurd notion. "Besides, Reina, of course." she added as an after thought. While the Slytherin Prefect seemed to scorn the two Starbreezes with malice, she did seem to have a certain...tolerance of them. After all, they did have some nifty pranks, like the one they pulled off at the Feast.

"Babysitting?" she echoed in question, a sly grin crinkling the corners of her eyes. "I promise she won't learn how to mix paints together, I swear. I'll be a good Leah-sitter, I promise." Alhana vowed, her fingers stroking the baby's bald head.

[Banks Gallaudet]

Banks chuckled at that comment. He couldn't think of anyone of the top of his head that disliked the Starbreezes. The Professors normally discussed the new pranks that the girls came up with, and would warn the new staff members of the Gryffindors, but never anything negative. Which was good.

"The only contact she can come into with paint is finger painting." he smirked. "And I'll hold that to you. Perhaps I should record that promise."

[Alhana Starbreeze]

Alhana's grin turned devilish. Promise already said. Too late to record now. Yah lost your chance, Professor." she nodded her head triumphantly.

"Finger Painting? Well, I suppose her passion for painting will have to develop somewhere. That's where mine started. Apa and Anya gave him paints to play with one day, I created a masterpiece creation, and look where I am now." she said with a proud nod.

"And you, little Leah, will become our new apprentice when you're old enough." Alhana informed the baby, who was completely oblivious to the plans she had just announced for her. "Only kidding, Proffy G. Only kidding." she assured him. Or was she?

[Banks Gallaudet]

"Oh but it's recorded up here." he smirked, tapping the side of his head lightly. Oh yes, he would remember that. But hearing that Alhana had gotten her passion for paint from finger painting, Banks began to reconsider his first statement.

"Eh, maybe we should just stay completely away from paint. All together." he spoke. And with her next comment, Banks took a quick intake of breath. "Just kidding, huh?" he smirked. He didn't buy that for a second. Thankfully, that was a ways off. Crawling, walking, and talking would have to be learned before hopefully demolishing.

[Alhana Starbreeze]

"No!" Alhana was quick to protest, horrified for Leah's sake that she would never once be able to touch paints unless she could sneak it in her pockets. Leah would undoubtedly show up by her parents' side with green hands if they weren't watching her every second.

"I wonder which House she will be in. You're the Head of Gryffindor and Professor Raynor is Head of Ravenclaw. Talk about torn loyalties, eh? With any bit of irony, she'll end up in Slytherin." Alhana chuckled, running her finger down the middle of Leah's face and receiving a small giggle, if one could call it that.

[Banks Gallaudet]

Banks laughed at Alhana's terrified face at the thought of no paint ever in Leah's life. Of course, Banks was joking. He couldn't shelter her from the joys of painting..as well as the messes.

He hadn't really thought about which house Leah would end up in. It was too early to tell with soem characteristics. But Leah was a happy child and already curious.

"Well, I didn't actually attend Hogwarts as a boy, thus I wasn't actually in the Gryffindor House. But this is the house I wanted to watch over. Mostly because of the reputation it comes with, and the students that were in it." he told her.

"If I had gone to Hogwarts, I would bet I would have either been in this house..or Hufflepuff."

[Alhana Starbreeze]

"Then she will become a Slytherin!" Alhana declared, Leah giving her a strange and curious look as if the girl might be out of her mind. She was a curious specimen, to say the least.

"We all know that Slytherins are really warm and soft-hearted underneath all the...malice." she nodded her head. "Lori was different, though. She left before we got out of second year but she was a nice, easy going Snake."

[Banks Gallaudet]

Banks nodded, "We can't steriotype them all." he stated. Although, he didn't know how happy Tamis would be if Leah was put into Slytherin. He expected Ravenclaw or Gryffindor -- or hoped for such.

Watching as Leah's fingers went for Alhana's robe, Banks chuckled. "She likes to eat clothes, so watch out." he warned the Gryffindor.

[Alhana Starbreeze]

"Clothes? Huh?" Alhana said, glancing down at the little critter fingering her school robes. "Look! She's eager to get to studying already! Perhaps she can be trained to do MY homework..." she joked, stroking a finger over Leah's forehead.

"You're just so cute, aren't you?" she cooed, unable to help herself from making bizarre faces to get a few giggles out of her tiny form.

[Banks Gallaudet]

Banks smiled and nodded, "What ever she can get her hands on goes into her mouth. Thankfully she can't move around yet. She just lays on her pack or stomach but she gets pretty impatient with that after a while." he said. Being only a few weeks old, she could barely hold up her own head.

Yes, Banks talked to her in the voice that everyone used with babies. But he was her father, so he had a right to, or at least that was the way he looked at it. Not that Leah understood him anyways. But making faces at her, just as Alhana had, always seemed to make her happy.

[Alhana Starbreeze]

"So how are you and the Mrs. getting along with the stork's gift, hmm?" Alhana voiced her question, still making funny faces at Leah. This one would definitely be getting a large supply of finger paints from her come Christmas time, that had been decided ages ago. This little bundle of joy was going to have to carry on the Starbreeze legacy once they were both gone. And who better than Leah?

[Banks Gallaudet]

Banks smiled, "We're fine. It's hard deciding who is going to watch the baby and who is going to get some sleep." he laughed. "But thank you for asking."

"What about the rest of the gryffindors? You've been keeping an eye on them, I hope." he smirked.

[Alhana Starbreeze]

Alhana's grin turned wide and she flashed her teeth at him, a mischevious glint lighting her eye. "Of course I've been keeping an eye on them." she reassured him with a quick nod of her head. "They've been good testing subjects, they really have. I mean...oops." she quickly shut her mouth, her tone covering the fact that she hadn't slipped up in saying anything.

The Lioness beamed innocently at Banks. "Why...They've been really good peers lately. Keeping us out of trouble, wouldn't you know." she stated, assuming he knew that Zsa-Zsa was the other part of "us."