A/N: I guess the back story is Xenophilius is going crazy thinking about his daughter taken away, so he writes down how he will fix it for her. Sounds good to me..

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My Dearest Luna,

The day you were born was dark, with howling winds and prickling rain. It was late afternoon when Pandora was able to hold you in her arms. That's when the sky broke open, and rays of speckles sunshine littered the world. It was as if, in this very moment, the heavens knew you were the most important person in our world.

You were tiny ball into your mother's arms. I never cared much for children, always pictured them to be loud like mandrakes and unpredictable like Crumple Horn Snorkacks. But when I looked over into a bundle of pink blankets at you with your tiny tired smile, I was overcome with love.

You were beautiful, even from those first moments, and you became more beautiful still. You always had big blue inquisitive eyes, and long tangled hair. You spoke with confidence when those around you could barely speak. You were unique even when the worst people entered your life.

I always loved your ability to be yourself at such a young age. Something your mother and I did not learn until we were a lot older.

You would mark off lists you made around the office for information on food, colours and games. Then after correlating the data you would pick the least popular foods and colours to be those you favoured. Orange was the biggest contender until you were nearly fourteen, which was when I had to change everything to yellow for you. I didn't mind one bit, I love your energy, your imagination and your drive.

Don't think your mother and I didn't notice the bullies in your life. We tried so desperately to stop them, but you, as always were a spitfire. You would shrug it off and move on.

Even through the worst time in my life you were a beacon of light. I do regret how I acted toward you after your mother passed. I didn't mean to seclude you. I especially didn't want you to feel as though you were my guardian. But of course you were, at least you acted as so, you help me out of a broken, drunken spiral, I will never be that person again. Yet for every moment you did that smile of yours never faltered.

Just like I know it won't be now, you will find the positive in this as you do in everything else. You are a bird with steel wings and a golden heart, knowing freedom is what you make of it.

But now it is my time to help you. Those that possess the Dark Mark will pay and be punished for taking you from me. You will be avenged and saved.

I will do whatever it takes; from now until the day I die, to protect you from the world. Even if it means betraying the first person you called a friend.

You are my hope my dear sweet Luna. You are now and have always been the only thing I have to live for, to hold on for. You are the reason I got better when Pandora left us. You are the reason there is hope and sunshine in this otherwise grey and pessimistic world.

You are everything to me. I will protect you.

Love Always,

Xenophilius Lovegood

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