Luna Mia || Theodore Nott

Chapter: 9

The weekend finally arrived, and I was ecstatic to say the least. This year we were allowed to go to Hogsmeade. We headed for breakfast first, joining Elle at the slytherin table. There weren't alot of students in the great hall. We ate the delicious food, planning our day. Us and the boys agreed that each one will go buy what they need before meeting at The Three Broomsticks to hang out and get some drinks. Once we were done, we headed to the entrance courtyard.
"Oh wait I totally forgot to ask dad if he needed anything. You guys go, i'll meet you at the three broomsticks."
And so I went inside, searching for my father.

After further inspection of the castle, I happened to spot him on the covered bridge, standing there with Harry. I headed towards them, both seemingly unaware of my presence as they appeared to be talking about something.
"I think it was my mother. The night she was murdered."

"The first time I saw you, Harry, I recognized you immediately. Not by your scar. By your eyes. They're your mother Lily's."

"You knew my mother?!"
"Yes. I knew her. She was there for me at a time when no one else was. We used to talk for hours. She was not only a singularly gifted witch but an uncommonly kind woman. She had a way of seeing the beauty in whoever she
met, even, and perhaps most especially, when that person couldn't see it in themselves..."
Dad's eyes glazed in memory, then he blinks, smiles.
"Which perhaps explains her affection for your father. James had, shall we say, a certain talent for trouble. A gift, rumor has it, he passed on to you."

I was shocked to say the least. So harry's parents are part of the marauders whom he never told me about. I felt kind of betrayed; the way he was talking showed how much he genuinely cared about them, and for him to not tell me anything of it really hurt. I quickly turned around and walked away hoping he wouldn't notice my presence.

As I headed to Hogsmeade, my head was swimming with questions so much so i did bump into someone's chest.
"Careful there, what got you so twisted up"
"Nott? What are you doing here"
"Oh nothing I just went to grab something from my dorm, I was just heading to Hogsmeade now"
For some reason I didnt believe him, but he had his usual smirk on which meant I sure wasn't going to get the truth out of him. That's when I realised I was still standing really close to him. I cleared my throat and continued walking, Nott hot on my heels.
"I never thought you'd ever be this silent"
"Well I never thought a human could be this annoying" I really wanted to punch that smug expression of him face.

We continued walking in silence, until we decided to head to honeydukes to buy some treats. I headed to the back of the shop to get my favourite lemon shepherd pie, when the temperature suddenly dropped around us and a dark eerie atmosphere settled. Then a bunch of dementors entered the store. I was so scared I didnt know what to do, until I felt Nott's hand grab mine and push me towards the back, pressing his body slightly against mine so he could shield me from the frightening creatures. I shivered slightly and he tightened his grip more. We stayed like that until the dementors decided that they were done here and left.
A sigh of relief escaped my lips as the temperature went back to normal.
"You okay?" Nott sounded concerned, his green eyes filled with worry, searching my face.
"Uhm yeah.. yeah, just these creatures are creepy...Thank you" The last part was amost a whisper but I knew he had heard me from the slight smile on his lips. If I wasn't searching his face as well I wouldn't have caught it.
"Come on, the others must be waiting for us at the 3 Broomsticks"

The rest of the day was fun seeing as no more dementors showed. We huddled at a table in the small pub and drank butterbeer, which is so delicious Merlin, and time passed chatting and joking around. We went back to the castle just as it was getting dark outside, and me and Katie headed to the Gryffindor tower after saying our good nights. Once we arrived at the entrance, a crowd of students were already there looking panicked, the fat lady's portrait was empty. After Dumbledore and Filch found her, she said that Siruis Black has entered the castle, and wanted to enter the Gryffindor Tower, so Dumbledore send us to sleep in the great hall.