Harry Potter: Raised By Roses

Chapter Twenty-Five: Greeks Really Hate Gilderoy Lockhart

(This is basically Kelly Clarkson cheering on Gryffindor in Quidditch. lol)

The aftermath of Mrs.Norris's petrification had spread throughout the entire school before anyone even went to bed that night. The siblings were happy to not be a part of any of the rumors that were running around the school. Who knows what would have happened if Harry did not have that spike in magic power.

"I doubt even a wildfire spreads as fast as rumors in this school," Krinos stated as they walked to breakfast that Saturday.

"No doubt," Harry agreed. "I remember this American saying. 'Nothing travels faster than the speed of light than gossip in a small town.' Guess the saying implies to schools, as well."

"I'm still concerned about two things," Melody says. "The first obviously being the voice that Harry's been hearing. And second..."

"That Lovegood girl," Harry guessed.

"Got it in one," Melody put a hand on her hip. "Who even is she? How did she know we were there?"

"She also seemed to know about your powers," Krinos added. "She referred to us as the flower, jungle beast, and siren."

"I'm curious about those nargles she was talking about," Harry admitted. "I have never heard of them before. And magical creatures are my thing."

"Something tells me that she is a lot more than she appears to be," Krinos says.

"Who is more than," Fred started.

"She appears to be," George finished.

The siblings had decided to sit at the Hufflepuff table that morning. It was easier to talk about their secret because the Hufflepuffs respected their privacy a lot more than the ever-curious Ravelclaws and nosy Gryffindors. Fred and George had dragged Neville and Percy over to the table and they all sat down.

"Luna," Melody said. "Luna Lovegood. We had a rather... unique talk with her yesterday. She was talking about things like nargles and hicklepuffs. Whatever those are."

"Yep, sounds like Luna," Percy said, making the siblings look at him.

"Do you know her," Harry asked.

"Luna lives not far from the Burrow, where we live," Percy explained. "She lived with her mum and dad before her mum passed away. It's just been her and her dad for about two years now."

"Oh my," Melody covered her mouth.

Losing a parent was hard, especially if it was a mother. And if Luna had been quite close with her mother, that only made it worse. The stereotype of Mommy's little boy and Daddy's little girl did not really exist for the siblings. Krinos and Harry had been the apples of their father's eyes. Melody was also deeply loved by her mother. But even then, all the siblings were treated with the same amount of love and respect.

"Yeah, Luna's had it pretty rough," Fred said.

"But she's never changed," George says.

"That's what we love about her," they both finished.

"I know she's in my house, but that's pretty much all we know," Melody said. "We didn't pay much attention to the sorting this year."

"But I think the fact that a car crashed through the ceiling before it even ended gives us enough reason to not remember a single face," Harry chuckled.

The three Weasleys groaned at the reminder of their brother's stupidity.

"Whatever happened to that car, anyway," Krinos wondered. "Did the headmaster or your father have it dismantled or disenchanted?"