Ross was going to marry Roslyn Fisk, they were officially (and newly!) engaged and planning a wedding for December, and he knew well that once they were wed things would be quieter. For now, though - big dinners with the Fisk family, and every time Ross thought he was used to it they found a new way to surprise him. The two youngest boys were back at Hogwarts now, as were the twins. But there was still the cranky little girl, Konstantin, Ari, Katia and her husband and their very small children, and of course Roslyn's parents. And, allegedly, the cursebreaker. Delia had announced that the cursebreaker was coming. Ross was getting more used to the Fisk family as a whole, but they could still be slightly overwhelming to contend with, and the engagement celebration wasn't necessarily easier. He thought he was handling it well, good-natured and cheerful as ever, but a part of him was looking forward to when he was officially in the family and could just laugh at anyone trying to find their way to join the Fisks.

It was in that weird part of the evening between the starter course and the main course, where no one actually knew what to do with themselves. Delia asked him to get different flowers from outside the front door because she was considering them for the reception for the wedding. Ross was on his way to the front of the Fisk home in Ottery - something he was now comfortable with: simply existing in their Ottery home - when he spotted a brown-haired man he'd never met and came to a stop.

It took Ross a second to place him; he looked very much like Ari, if Ari spent time breaking curses instead of in the hospital.

"Oh, you must be Julian," Ross said, brightly. He extended a hand for Roslyn's brother to shake. "I'm Justin Ross. The fiance."

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