It had been a little over a week since her siblings had returned to Hogsmeade. Time has seemed to heal some wounds, as Sweetie had begun to feel happier in more recent days. Genuinely happy. Laughing with her female cousins at times, even going shopping when allowed. With a bit of money from uncle. Not as much as her former allowance, but she didn't mind. She hadn't wanted much anyway. It seemed that she was much better at getting along with cousins rather than her siblings. Finally, Sweetie was relaxing.

She hadn't even been the only one to have noticed the change. More than once, she had more serious conversations with her closer female cousin, Cordelia. Even as time passed, there was still concerns over how much Sweetie was really coping with all of this. Several family members had died, leaving her an orphan through one death. Not to mention the drama with Handsome. Distance was good, but he was still her brother. Talk of that relationship ever being repaired had come up. Not a likely thing to occur, much to Sweetie's insistence. In her mind, she had done her best to fix their relationship. He was the one refusing to do his part. After all, he bluntly stated that he would not read her letters fully. How could he see all sides of their situation if he refused to get all of the information?

For the most part, she chose to ignore these conversations after they had happened. Once she left school, she would be headed off to obtain a job as an Unspeakable. Perhaps find a husband with the assistance of her aunt. There was no telling if she would even have a relationship with most of her siblings after that. It didn't really faze her. Not yet anyway. But these thoughts were brought to her attention upon reading the weeks newest copy of Witch Weekly. Sighing softly, she couldn't help but wonder if her siblings had seen this yet. At least one of her sisters would have by now, and brought it to Handsome's attention as a result. What would his reaction be? Would he even be fazed? What other talk would come of this? Hopefully rumor would go out in her favor. She wasn't the one with the drinking problem, after all. Though she would certainly keep those thoughts to herself. All she could do for now was keep calm and get on with her day. Getting upset over some gossip would only bring negativity her way, after all.