Levi felt kind of bad that he wasn't a participant in Declan's displays of affection more often. It wasn't that he was against hugs or one armed hugs or even allowing one of his parents to peck him on the cheek and forehead; it was that he felt like Declan's affections were a prelude of bad things to come. But he still felt bad, and he kind of liked hugs; so he smiled and joined in (LATE) by coming in between Declan and Althea, winding an arm around his brother's shoulder and linking his arm with his sister.

This turned out to be a bad idea because Althea decided to smack him. He shot her a sour look. "Alright, who's your seller? Although, I am not sure we should trust anyone else with this." He really was not sure and he was beginning to feel very annoyed at his parents for not having a fourth child; a Ravenclaw brother or sister (brother--let's be real, here) would have been tremendous help. "Anyway, I like those odds a lot, Declan. Definitely could be worse, like--didn't we almost end up in the Forbidden Forest, once? In hindsight, following the stars was not the most sound of our plans." It was a clinical observation. Levi was actually not being sarcastic.