Sirius Black's Daughter

Chapter Nine: Luna Lovegood

Posted: August 15th, 2022
Edited: 24, August, 2022 I fixed a few things and added a couple sentences   Fell free to re-read if you wish!

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Note:
Sorry for always having it more in Harry's POV but because the books are now heavily sourced to Harry, it wouldn't make sense for me to write it in Natalia's POV. I'll be sticking to the original book for guidance so I won't miss anything important to the plot. I will add things to Natalia's POV, don't worry!

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Harry's POV

Harry had a troubled night's sleep. His parents wove in and out of his dreams, never speaking; Mrs. Weasley sobbed over Kreacher's dead body, watched by Natalia, Jae, Ron and Hermione who were wearing crowns, and yet again Harry found himself walking down a corridor ending in a locked door. He awoke abruptly with his scar prickling to find Ron already dressed and talking to him.

"...better hurry up, Mums going ballistic, she says we're going to miss the train...."

There was a lot of commotion in the house. From what he heard as he dressed at top speed, Harry gathered that Fred and George had bewitched their trunks to fly downstairs to save the bother of carrying them, with the result that they had hurtled straight into Ginny and knocked her down two flights of stairs into the hall; Mrs. Black and Mrs. Weasley were both screaming at the top of their voices.

"--COULD HAVE DONE HER A SERIOUS INJURY, YOU IDIOTS--"

"--FILTHY HALF-BREEDS, BESMIRCHING THE HOUSE OF MY FATHERS--"

Natalia and Hermione came hurrying into the room looking flustered, just as Harry was putting on his trainers. Hedwig was swaying on Hermione's shoulder while Hooty was snuggled in Natalia's unruly dark curls. Hermione was also carrying a squirming Crookshanks in her arms.

Hermione was wearing a pink jacket and jeans, a very common Muggle look while Natalia wore an old navy sweater with black capris. They were both wearing Muggle shoes. It was easy for them to blend in with Muggles since they've been in the Muggle community since they were born. Natalia had the exception— having been in the community since she was about two, maybe three years old.

"Mum and Dad just sent Hedwig back"--the owl fluttered obligingly over and perched on top of her cage--"are you ready yet?"

"Nearly-," said Harry, forgetting that Hermione had borrowed Hedwig earlier,"--Ginny all right?" Harry asked, shoving on his glasses.

"Mrs. Weasley's patched her up," said Natalia. "But now Mad-Eye's complaining that we can't leave unless Sturgis Podmore's here, otherwise the guard will be one short."

"Guard?" said Harry. "We have to go to King's Cross with a guard?"

"You have to go to King's Cross with a guard," Natalia corrected him, giving Harry a look that said I-know-it's-super-annoying-but-we-have-to-do-it.

"Why?" said Harry irritably. "I thought Voldemort was supposed to be lying low, or are you telling me he's going to jump out from behind a dustbin to try and do me in."

Natalia laughed but Hermione gave Harry a serious look.  "I don't know, it's just what Mad-Eye says," said Hermione distractedly, looking at her watch, "but if we don't leave soon we're definitely going to miss the train ...."

"WILL YOU LOT GET DOWN HERE NOW, PLEASE!" Mrs. Weasley bellowed and Hermione jumped as though scalded and hurried out of the room. Natalia salutes before skipping out of the room after Hermione. Harry seized Hedwig, stuffed her unceremoniously into her cage, and set off downstairs after Natalia and Hermione, dragging his trunk. Mrs. Black's portrait was howling with rage but nobody was bothering to close the curtains over her; all the noise in the hall was bound to rouse her again, anyway.