Chapter 471 - Naming Ceremony (2/2)

”You look lovely, Aunt Georgine,” Rowan sincerely complimented her great-aunt.

”Of course, what else was to be expected?” Georgine loftily replied, but still looked rather pleased by the compliment.

Rowan nudges Severus with her elbow, who finally mutters, ”Yes, it is an excellent ensemble.”

”Naturally,” Georgine proudly replied, ”not that a child like you would know good taste if it bit him in the nose.”

Severus scowls fiercely at his aunt, while Georgine smugly smirks back. Rowan rolls her eyes at their antics, while Reginald merely shakes his head at their childish pettiness. ”Let us depart, the Avery family is waiting for us,” Reginald wisely declared, before Georgine and Severus began to argue like children.

Reginald leads the way to the main hearth in the front hall. Standing in front of the hearth, he says, ”Georgine shall floo first, since she is the guest of honor. Then followed by me, and then you two. I expect both of you properly behave yourselves, this is a solemn event. Is that understood?”

”Yes, grandfather,” Rowan and Severus replied dutifully.

Reginald nods his head at the twins, before gesturing to his sister to go first. Grabbing a pinch of glittering powder from a silver case on the stand, Georgine tosses it into the flames. The orange flames turn emerald green as she steps inside and shouts, ”Avery Hall.”

Once the flames have returned to their original color, Reginald follows quickly after. Glancing at each other, Rowan says, ”So, who goes first?”

”You, Rowan,” Severus drily answered, ”even I know my manners.”

”Finally,” Rowan snickered in reply causing Severus to glower back at her already in regret. He should have really known better!

With mischievous laughter dancing in her eyes, Rowan grabs a pinch of glittering powder, before tossing it into the flames. The flames quickly rise and turn emerald green as she steps towards the flames and shouts, ”Avery Hall,” before swirling away as if down a sink drainage. As usual it was a most unpleasant experience, but it no longer left her feeling queasy.