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CHAPTER TWO

Double Birthday

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As every year in Hogwarts, Hagrid was leading the rookies across the lake to the castle. Everything was going okay, like always. The kids would get excited over the sight of the building, delighted over the beautifulness of the lake, or even nervous about the future low marks that the school could bring. This year, they could be also chatting about the car flying over the train...

But then it was that girl, who was in the same boat that the giant because of the lack of place for her; this generation of wizards and witches was too large in comparison to the other ones, after all. Back to the topic, Hagrid wasn't sure how he felt about her.

The kid wasn't looking anywhere, just looking straight ahead with a blank expression. He was about to ask her if she was alright, when she suddenly snapped her head to water. Hagrid at first though she was just seasick, and that she was about to throw up when she bend her body, her face facing the water. When he looked closer, he noticed that she was just looking at something with wide eyes.

"Are yeh alrigh'?" he asked, with his characteristic accent.

"Ah, yes," she grinned, sitting back normally. "Sorry, I thought I have just seen a suicidal angelfish," before Hagrid could reply, she continued. "Suicidal angelfishes are almost extinct, you know. I think it's because they tend to explode when are nervous... I feel bad for them."

Hagrid then realized that might have been the first time he ever felt that a first year student could creep him out that much.

The other students kept talking happily, not caring about what was happening in Hagrid's boat. In one of them, the girls on it stopped talking when the red-headed one looked straight at the water.

By some reason, bubbles started to come out to the surface.

"What's wrong, Ginny?" one of her friends asked.

"Uh, nothing," she denied, before going back to the talk.

But, deep inside herself, she swore she saw thin lines of red, flowing around the river; that certainly weren't there before.

They quickly arrived at the castle, and they climbed down the boats. Everything up there went fast for the blonde girl. They walked inside the building and gathered together in front of the tables of older students, who had already been sorted by houses. Dumbledore then gave them a warm welcome...

The girl smiled a little bit. He really liked the man, and she was already planning a visit to his office to say 'hi'.

The speech and the song where things she arbitrary decided that her mind would speak. Her eyes wandered around, examining the place, until she heard her name: "Lovegood, Luna."

Calmly, the girl nodded as the students let her pass through. She then sat in the large stool and fell the hat falling in her head, blocking her view.

"So, what do we have here?" she heard the voice echoing in her mind. "A Lovegood, alright... That's interesting."

"What does being a Lovegood have of interesting?" Luna asked.

"It's in your blood, dear," he continued. "Let's see... a little dreamy, maybe more than necessary, doesn't it?"

She flinched. How did he know?

"I know everything, even your dreams."

"It's not a dream," she argued, puffing her cheeks childishly.

"Very well. Quite an intelligent girl even if you don't look like it," he continued. "Oh! Interesting indeed."

"What?"

"These dreams makes you feel like you are living twice. It's almost like they make you be twice older than the rest," he told her. "You stand out among others, but that at the same time makes other people not able to understand you."

Luna looked down about the last thing.

"But that's nothing to worry about. Wisdom is power after all... It's decided, it unmistakably has to be..." he then shouted at the rest. "RAVENCLAW!"

As it had been done with everyone already, the house of the chosen student clapped and cheered. McGonagall took the hat from her and Luna jumped down, walking straight to the table.

You could say, though, that it wasn't sort of a pleasant dinner. Sure, the food was simply delicious, but somehow she felt like she didn't fit there. She was sure, though, that the others thought that she didn't fit either, accusing her as plain weird.

The only person - not a person, actually - in the room who didn't ignore her was the ghost of Ravenclaw House, the Grey Lady as they exchanged smiles of acknowledgement when she passed by.

When the feast was over the Ravenclaw prefect, Penelope Clearwater, guided them to the common room. They walked, passing by the 'living' stairs, until they stood in front of a door. The prefect placed her hand on the eagle knocker and softly hit the door twice.

"Voiceless it cries, wingless it flutters," the raven started to say, "toothless bites, mouthless mutters. Who is it?"

"The wind," the prefect replied almost instantly.

"Correct. Go ahead."

The door flew opened, and most of the students gasped. Penelope turned around and told the first years that they had to answer a riddle every time they wanted to enter the common room. If they got it wrong, however, they would have to wait for somebody else to answer correctly.

Luna found the common room pretty comfortable. It was a wide, circular place, arched windows hung with blue and bronze silks. Through them, you could enjoy a beautiful view of a lake. There were also tables, chairs, bookcases, a statue of some woman... she didn't pay much attention to it.

Penelope pointed them to door behind the statue - according to her, Rowena Ravenclaw - and said that was the way to the dorms; boys to the left and girls to the right. Right after they were dismissed, Luna walked to the first bed she found and laid on it, without bothering to ask if any of the girls wanted it.

The witch didn't know how much she stayed there, her eyes wide open like an owl, but eventually she gave up to sleep. Right after that, it happened, like always.

She found herself in a plain white room, so bright that it was difficult to see. The girl blinked to adjust her sight, before looking around. She quickly found what she was looking for; the gate.

A large, black gate contrasting with the ceiling was right in front of her. She walked towards it, before tracing the strange patterns it held with her little fingers. Then, Luna turned her head briefly to the faceless, white girl standing next to her.

"Hello and bye," she called, cheerfully.

The woman gave her a smile with her huge, creepy mouth of hers. Luna paid no mind at it, as she pushed the doors, letting them close behind her. Calmly, she walked in darkness with her hands in front of her, until they touched something. Already aware that was another gate, she pulled them open and was blinded by light.

Luna woke up in her house, in Central. Everything afterwards went as your typical day.

The kid stretched herself, walking towards her wardrobe and since she wasn't the kind of girl that was picky with the clothes she wore, it didn't take much time to choose. She grabbed a violet shirt, blue pants and a green jacket, before slipping in some orange sneakers. Then, she brushed her teeth and did all stuff people do in mornings. After that, she went downstairs.

"Ah, Luna!" the cheerful greet of her uncle called her. "Good morning!"

"Uh, good morning," she smiled, before taking a seat in the table, right in front of him. "I thought you went to work already."

"Well, miracles happen," Hughes said, taking a sip of his coffee. "For instance, you got up pretty early."

Luna looked at the clock in the wall. "Oh, that's right," she noticed. "I think I went to bed way too early in Hogwarts, so it's logical that I would wake up early in Amestris as well..."

She was snapped back to reality, as a cup of milk was placed in front of her, together with a plate with pancakes. Luna looked at the pregnant woman who had brought it for her.

"Aunt Garcia!" she almost scolded her. "I could've done it myself."

"Don't worry, Luna," she smiled at the child. "I wanted to do it."

"But you are weeks away from giving birth," Luna finally sighed, giving up. "Alright, next time I'm doing myself."

The woman just nodded, sitting next to the girl. Hughes then looked up to her, suddenly remembering something. "Now that I think about it, we never got to talk about how did your trip to Rush Valley go," he said.

"Oh, pretty good. I'd some trouble with a bunch of nargles, though. That's how I ended up taking that train," she told them, stopping for a bit to sip in her milk. "My professor taught me plenty of useful things, most of them potions. I learnt a few spells, though."

"Spells?" Garcia's eyes lit up. "Show me one! Please!"

"Uh... Let's see..." she took her wand off and spun it around. "Avis!"

From the tip of her stick, pale yellow birds were conjured and flew around Maes and Garcia, who stared at them, with wide smiles in their faces. They finally flew out by the open window.

The couple looked straight at Luna, she blushed slightly. "It took me a few days to perfect it, so..."

"It's wonderful," the woman smiled even more, as she stood and walked towards the window. "You sure do beautiful things, Luna."

Luna looked up, surprised. She swore that, for a moment, she heard her mother talking instead of Garcia. Her head dropped for a moment, as memories of the late woman filled her mind. A frown crossed her face when she remembered her deaths - because, if it wasn't terrible enough, she remembered her dying twice.

Her mother died in the other 'world' and then did so again but in here, but Luna never got the concept right. Why were there few people living in her condition, and way a lot living differently? "Maybe it's a matter of remembering the dream or not..." she concluded, but she wasn't that sure. "But this is not a dream."

She looked up at her smiling aunt and uncle, and all her worries faded away. Ever since she had moved with them, she had grown a soft spot for them. At this point, she could call them family with all her heart. This was her home now.

But her house in England was her home too.

That confused her greatly.

After some talking, Luna stood from her seat, taking a book in her hand. "I guess I have got to return this to Mr. Tucker, I'd already read it," she spoke. "Maybe, I'll stay to give Nina some company."

"Okay," Garcia nodded. "Take care."

Luna was used to come to the Tucker residence, that was she didn't had any trouble finding the house. Not that it was that difficult to spot, though. The man had an enormous house for him and his almost four year old daughter, Nina.

She reached the house in a matter of seconds, walking towards the door to ring the bell, when she heard some barking behind her. Turning around, she found herself in front of a big, white dog and a little blue eyed girl, who held her brown hair in two braids.

"Big sister Luna!" she called, running up to her.

"Nina! Alexander!" she bended down, receiving the hug from the toddler and then patting the dog in his head. "What are you two doing out here?"

"Daddy has visitors," she pouted a little. "He told me to go play outside."

"Visitors?" Luna repeated, confused. "Well, then. Playing outside isn't a bad thing, though," she stood up, showing the book in her hand to her. "I'm going to return this to your father, after then mind if I play with you a little?"

"Not at all!" she grinned.

Then, Luna turned to the door again and rang the bell. Not long after then, it opened and she saw Shou Tucker's face. Luna smiled politely, as he let her in.

"I came to bring this back to you," she told him, raising the book. "Mind if I borrow another one?"

"Ah, of course. Go get whatever you want, Luna," Tucker smiled. "Some boys are visiting us, though. I think they are in the library right now. I hope it doesn't bother you."

"Nina told me something about it," she replied. "It doesn't matter. I'll be quick."

Luna walked away after that. She moved to the back of the room and walked for awhile until reaching the door she wanted. Upon the opening sound, two heads snapped at her way.

"Oh, sorry," she apologized. "I just wanted to-"

"It's the girl from the other time!"

That was when she really looked at the people in there. There was the boy dressing in a burning red cloak and his brother, the armor. When she recognized them, she smiled politely.

"Edward and Alphonse Elric," she quickly remembered. "What a surprise. I didn't expect to see you here."

"Uh... You were Luna Lovewell, right?" Edward tried to remember correctly.

"Almost. Luna Lovegood," she corrected, walking towards a bookcase. "What are you doing here, anyway?"

Alphonse was the first to reply. "We are staying at Mr. Tucker's house while we are preparing for the state alchemy examination," he spoke.

"So you both are going to take the exam," she left the book on its place. "Funny thing is, last time I checked, the second part of the exam is an interview."

Luna turned around, looking at them in the eye.

"When I was little, I had to accompany my uncle to one of them - you know, controlling stuff - because there was no one to take care of me left. Then, there was this man, skinnier than a moon frog. They examined him, and failed the test for having asthma," Ed and Al jumped in their spot. She went over the bookcase and stared at the books for a little. "You know, that makes me wonder sometimes. If they act that mean when the man has weak lungs, that would happen if they had no lungs at all?" finally, she selected one she was pleased with. "I just wanted to give you a little warning."

The boys kept silent for a little, giving a look at each other of insecurity. Upon seeing his younger brother's nervousness, Ed forced a smile.

"Don't worry," he told him. "I'm sure Lieutenant Colonel Mustang has something in his mind about it."

"Well, that certainly could apply to him," Luna nodded. "Well, it was nice to see you again, guys. Later!"

A few weeks passed, and Luna continued her routine. Everyday, she would go to Tucker's house to return a book. She would first enter to the house, open the door, say 'hi' to the Elric brothers - maybe talk to them a little more if they were actually paying attention to their surroundings, leave a book, pick another, leave the room and then spend the rest of her time playing with Nina. The boys usually played too, when they stopped studying for once.

"Luna," once, Edward talked to her.

"Yes?" she asked.

"I was wondering," he began. "Are you really that interested in alchemy?"

Alphonse that time looked at him, probably confused at his question. "Isn't it obvious?" he asked. "If she wasn't, she wouldn't come here every day just to pick a random book."

"The thing is that, two days ago, she choose one of the most complex books in this library about bio alchemy, that we couldn't get no matter how we looked at it," he explained. "Yesterday, she picked the Guide of Basic Alchemy, probably the first that people who learn alchemy read in their life. And then," he pointed at the book she was holding right now. "The History of Alchemy, volume 9. Really?"

Luna couldn't help but chuckle. Right after learning how immersed in alchemy this boy was, she noticed that he was intelligent, but she didn't realize that he could be observant as well. "If he were a wizard, he would unmistakably be a Ravenclaw..." she decided.

Alphonse glanced at her book, clearly surprised. "I didn't notice..." he mumbled.

"I asked Mr. Tucker if I could borrow a book, I never mentioned actually reading it," she told them, with a smile. "To be honest, I don't get a word written in these alchemy books. I'm not interested on it, anyway."

"So, why?"

"It just gives me an excuse to come here. I'm pretty sure that even Mr. Tucker knows about it, he just doesn't mind," she walked towards the window. There, she spotted Tucker's daughter, sitting next to her fluffy dog. "Ever since little Nina's mother left, she had been alone. I think I have never seen her with a kid of her age. Being a lonely kid is kind of sad, you know."

She didn't say it, but Luna have always been a lonely girl, mostly in England. Here in Amestris she had one friend that she could remember, but he was in Rush Valley so they didn't see each other really much.

Alphonse, being the most sensible between the two brothers, didn't fail to notice that there was something else behind those words. The bitterness of her voice told him that she also was talking about herself.

But he chose to keep that to himself.

"I came to love her like a little sister," Luna then smiled. "That's why I want to keep her happy, and I can't refrain myself from visiting her. It ended up becoming an habit."

"That's kind of you, Ms. Luna," Al told her.

"I know. Ah, by the way, just call me Luna, please. Formalisms make me feel as old as Merlin's great grandfather."

"Who?" they asked at the same time.

"It doesn't matter."

After then, Luna walked out the house, book in hand, to meet Nina. Leaving it aside, she went to her and cheerfully waved her hand. The kid, cheerfully, ran up to her, embracing the witch by her waist. She, in return, picked her up in her arms lovingly.

"So, what do we play today?" she asked her.

That was when she realized that the child wasn't paying attention at all. Her eyes were focused in the arm she was sitting on, looking at it strangely. "Luna," she said. "Can you put me down, please?"

"Yes, of course."

As soon as Nina was put down, she reached out with her tiny hand to the Lovegood girl's sleeve. She then took the wand that was hidden there, taking a sigh out of Luna as well.

"How did you notice it?" the girl asked.

"I felt it, when I sat on your arm," she replied.

That statement was followed by a period of silence, since Luna had no idea of what the girl was thinking about when she looked at the magic stick. The witch knew that she had to make some excuse, blame some creature and say that it's nothing, but her mind was currently in a blank.

"Luna?" Nina then asked.

"Yes?"

"Are you angry?"

Luna blinked twice, before chuckling at her silly question. She kneeled down, making eye contact with her. "Of course not," she smiled, patting her head. "You are such an intelligent girl, Nina."

The reaction of the little girl, however, wasn't one the older one fully expected. She watched in shock as blue eyes watered, and in a matter of seconds tears started to pour off them. Then, before she could even say anything, before she could ask what was wrong, the child threw her arms around her neck, sobbing in her shoulder. The wand rolled in the floor, without anyone caring nor noticing about that.

"Nina?"

Few moments later, Nina managed to calm down. She released her hold in the witch and held her gaze down. Luna keep silent, knowing that the best thing to do was to let her talk whenever she wanted to. As expected, the child spoke when a couple of seconds passed.

"I'm sorry," she giggled. "It's just that... you're exactly like Mommy."

That surprised her, greatly. "You mean," she took the wand in her hand. "Your mother was a witch?"

When Nina nodded, Luna understood. She then supposed that, maybe, Nina was a squib, because, otherwise she would have shown signs of her magic in her younger years. She slightly wondered if Mr. Tucker knew about magic.

"Does your dad know about magic?" Luna asked.

Nina this time shook her head. The witch then supposed that probably the child had discovered magic, and her mother make her promise to keep it as a secret. What she couldn't get, though, was the reason. If the love between them was strong enough, she would have told him from the beginning.

"Nina," after a bit, Luna continued. "There are a lot more of people who can perform magic than-"

"It's not only that. I've began to think that from a long time ago," she continued. "The way you play with me, everyday. The way you hug me when I'm sad. Even when I found about Mommy magic," she looked straight at her eyes. "She praised me. She called me a clever girl..." Nina sighed. "I miss her."

That hit Luna straight in the heart, feeling happy but a little upset at the same time. She understand the love the kid had for her mother, although the woman had abandoned her, which made her a terrible person in her opinion - and in the opinion of every person her knew.

Luna then decided. She couldn't bring her mother here, nor she could replace the need of motherly love Nina had. Still, she could do her best.

"Tell me, Nina," Luna smiled at her. "Did you mother ever perform magic for you?"

"A lot of times," she looked sad at the memory. "I remember she would always make it snow, even in summer."

She nodded and stood up. Nina looked at her, in confusion.

"Will you keep this secret for me?" she asked.

"Yeah," she nodded.

"Okay, then," she pointed at the sky with her wand. "Nivea."

Nina's face instantly lighted up, as she felt something wet and cold touch her nose. Following it, snowflakes started to beautifully fall from the sky, painting the green grass to pure white. Luna gave her a smile, when she noticed that the girl was looking at something behind her.

"Big brother Alphonse!" instantly, Luna hid her wand again. "It's snowing! Let's play!"

As she saw the armored boy being dragged by the little kid, Luna sighed in relief, realizing that she hadn't been caught.

"I have to be careful," she said to herself. "I don't know how I can talk my way out a situation like this..."

"Big sister!" she heard her name. "Wanna play?"

She grinned. "You don't need to ask."

When Edward looked at the clock, he noticed that it was later than he'd thought. He closed the book he was reading, leaving it on its rightful place before standing up.

"Al?" he called for his brother, but got no response. "Where are you?"

Realizing that he wasn't there, Ed began to search for him. He supposed that he probably was playing, right now, so he walked to the door and pulled it open. What he didn't expect, though, that he would be blinded by the sun glare, reflecting on snow.

"Small brother, there's snow!" Nina shouted, cheerfully.

At first, the alchemist couldn't understand why was it snowing, given that today he hadn't spotted a sign of such a weather. Less than a second later, however, he decided to not care about that, and gave the little girl a sheepish grin.

"Who did you call small?!" he playfully ran after the girl.

Hours later, the four of them and Alexander, the dog, laid in the ground covered of snow, feeling exhausted. Still, they kept the smiles in their faces on.

"I hope you two stay here even after the exam is over," Nina expressed, referring to the brothers. The three people in there sat down, staring at them confusedly. "I mean, big sister Luna comes over every day, but when she's gone I feel alone."

Luna grinned and looked over the Elrics. "In other words, you're her second choice," she joked.

"It's not what I mean!" the kid argued, making all the people there laugh in response. "Still..."

Ed looked for a bit at the little girl, when an idea crossed his mind. He sat down in the snow, grabbing a fallen branch of a tree he had just found on and started drawing some kind of strange symbol.

"It's called a transmutation circle," Edward replied when Nina asked. "It's a charm that makes wishes come true. Just watch."

When he finished drawing the circle, he placed his hands on the top of it. Luna and Nina watched in amazement as the lines started to shine brightly, in blue, and flowers started to grow out of it, tangling themselves until they formed a crown, which he placed in top of an amazed Nina's head.

"Working hard?" a male voice asked from behind them, so they turned around instantly.

"Uncle Maes?" Luna asked, surprised. "What are you doing here?"

Hughes raised a hand in greeting.

"I came to pick Ed up," that surprised said boy, greatly. "It's your birthday, right?"

They all looked at Edward in surprise. Luna, however, wondered how did the brothers forget such an important date. You didn't turn twelve every year, after all.

"How did you know that?" Edward asked.

"Ah, he's in the investigation department," Luna replied, bluntly. "Even if he doesn't do his work efficiently, he still is good at it."

They then looked at her, at the sudden honesty coming out of her mouth, which Hughes just laughed it off. "Now, let's go to my house. My wife is waiting."

Edward and Alphonse instantly looked at Nina, feeling upset at the thought that she wasn't invited. Luna acted fast, as she hugged the kid from behind.

"Ed is the birthday boy, which means that if he wants to invite Nina to his party, so will be her," she said, looking from Edward to Hughes. "Right?"

"Of course she can," the soldier grinned. "Celebrations are more fun with more people!"

Upon arriving at the house, the three kids watched in amazement at Garcia's giant womb, at Luna's amusement. Of course that the silly question would came, and so did it. Alphonse asked if they were going to have a baby, and both parents grinned, blushing a little in embarrassment.

"Soon," Garcia answered. "She's moving around inside saying that she wants to get out."

Luna laughed again, as the three stared at it. For that reason, the woman asked: "Do you want to touch it?"

Instantly, the boys took a couple steps backwards, like they were afraid of touching something of that kind.

"It's a womb, not a sabertooth lizard," Luna joked, even if she didn't notice that half of the people in there had absolutely no idea of what was she talking about. "Personally, I've already touched it several times. It's not bad at all."

Nina grinned. "I want to do it!" she declared.

"Go ahead, little Nina," Garcia smiled warmly.

Hesitating a bit, Nina held her hands in front of her, before placing in the woman's belly. "It moved!" she smiled, radiantly. "Wow!"

Garcia smiled at the other two. "Want to try?" and then laughed when they vigorously shook their head.

The party passed by in a flash, and in a blink of eye Edward had finished his slice of cake. That was when Garcia offered them a cup of tea. They didn't even have time to reply, when the woman fell into her knees, dropping the metal kettle.

In the other second, his husband was at her side. Luna stood up by instinct, as she looked at the situation developing in front of her.

"Dear, it's coming..." the woman weakly spoke.

"The tea?" Hughes stupidly asked.

"No, the baby," she clarified, feeling already a little irritated.

At this point, everyone panicked. The four kids could do nothing but stare at the couple, as the husband promised his wife that they would get to a doctor.

"Ah!" Alphonse pointed at the window, looking outside it. "There's a blizzard!"

Luna sweatdropped. "I swear I just make it snow. The blizzard is something else..."

"Then, I'll bring the doctor here," the man broke in a run. "Hang in there, Garcia!"

"W-Wait!" Ed tried to stop him from going.

But the door had already closed. They stood there, motionless, without knowing what to do. Luna sighed, doing her best to keep her cool. She walked over the woman, kneeling down next to her.

"Al, bring some pillows. Nina, please, get some blankets. Ed, boil some water," the three nodded, rushing over the house to do as they were told. She then turned to the woman, who seemed to be in pain. "And Aunt Garcia, we are moving to the sofa over there. Can you stand?"

"Yes," she nodded.

Luna lied her aunt down, resting her head in the pillows that Alphonse had brought. Nina handed her blankets, and the girl covered the woman with them. In silent comfort, she gave her a soft squeeze in her hand.

"I brought some warm water!" Edward walked into the room, placing the huge sink in the floor. "Do you need anything else?"

"Yes, we will need lots of towels," Garcia replied.

"I'll get some!" Alphonse was about to leave the room, when the woman started to cry in pain.

The crying worsened, as the two alchemists and the other girl looked at each other, cluelessly about what to do. Luna wiped the sweat from her forehead with a cloth.

"I can't bear it!" she screamed. "I'm going to die!"

"Brother!" Al screamed as well. "Ms. Garcia is going to die!"

"No way!" Ed panicked, too.

Luna did her best to keep her smile. "Aunt Garcia, don't be that negative," she spoke sweetly to her. "You will give birth to a beautiful princess and-"

"I'm going to die!"

She screamed for a little more, until her head dropped into a side, falling unconscious. Nina gave a curling scream, as before crying. The boys behind her also panicked, moving their hands around.

"Did she die?!" the armor asked.

"...Guys?..." Luna called. They didn't listen.

"Idiot!" the brother replied. "She just fainted!"

"Guys."

"But in alchemy, you need something of high value to create life!"

"Guys!"

"Giving birth isn't related to alchemy!"

"GUYS!" she finally was heard.

"What?" they asked at the same time.

"Please, shut up," she said, unusually bluntly.

Maybe, that was the reason they did as they were told. Luna continued to hold her hand for comfort, as Garcia came back to her senses again, groaning.

Feeling useless and frustrated, Ed pressed his hands together. "Damn it," he mumbled. "What should I do?"

"Big brother," Nina called out for him. She had one hand in the water of the sink. "It's cold."

"Ah," he kneeled down and grabbed the sink. "I got it."

In everyone's surprise, however, sparks glowed as soon as he touched the recipient. A few moments later, steam was pouring out the water, as if it had been boiled by magic - only that Luna knew that it wasn't magic, precisely.

"What was that?" the witch asked, mildly confused.

"Nothing?" he wasn't sure, though.

"What do you mean nothing? Where's the transmutation circle?" Alphonse brought his hands to his head. "Then, why did the water boil?!"

"I don't know! It must have been my spirit!"

"IT'S COMING!"

They looked at her for a moment, and Luna had the feeling that was coming too...

"WHAT SHOULD WE DO?!"

She was right, panic had arisen once again. Sighing, she stood up and looked at her aunt for a moment, fists clenching. "Will magic have any use if I...?"

"Luna?" Alphonse called. "What are you thinking-?"

"We have to do the delivery," she declared. "You all, out of the room."

"WHAT?!"

Luna sighed in relief, as she watched the woman cooing her baby in her arms. Hughes was in tears right now, moved at the sight of his newborn daughter. The doctor - who had arrived in mid-delivery - was smiling pleasantly.

"Well done! Well done, Garcia!" Hughes cried. "Luna, good job!"

"It was nothing, really," the witch replied.

"To be honest, I'm surprised," the doctor told her. "I didn't expect an eleven year-old young woman like you handle the situation that well."

Nina, Alphonse and Edward were there now, staring with wide eyes at the baby. The older boy's eyes brightened at the sight.

"It's amazing," he said, and Luna looked at him, strangely. "The birth of a life. To think that woman can make what alchemist have been spending hundreds of years trying... To create a human. It's amazing."

"Do you ever think of anything that it's not alchemy?" Luna grinned a little.

"Rarely," he replied with a smirk, with all honesty.

She just chose to shook her head, as her aunt called her over. She was delighted, when she let take the infant in her arms.

"Everything is thanks to you all," Garcia told them. "Thank you very much."

"W-We three didn't do anything," Ed laughed, nervously. "Luna did all the work."

"No," she shook her head. "You stayed by my side."

That simple words made the three happy, even more that they already were. Luna smiled fondly at her cousin for a while, before asking:

"So, does she have a name?"

"She's Elicia," Hughes replied, looking closer at his daugher.

"Elicia, huh?" she whispered.

That day, Luna made a vow to herself. Since she was the one who brought her into life - even if aided by the doctor - she would always protect her. Always. Without a fail.

"Welcome to the world, then, Elicia."

Do you know the feeling of having to wake up after a pleasant dream? Well, Luna had just experimented exactly the same.

Luna's eyes opened, staring up ahead, at the ceiling. It took her a few moments to realize where she was. Not in England nor in Amestris. She was in Hogwarts, again. As an only child, ordinary student of Ravenclaw who can't even manage to make a friend.

She shrugged the bad thoughts off her head, as she sat up in the bed. Having Potions class that early in the morning was bad enough.

And let's hope that Professor Snape didn't have a bad morning today, too...

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

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Okay, guys, that's it for today.

I didn't expect for three reviews already! Thanks to the Guest, MadameMirage77 and TouchDouche. You are the best! I sincerely hope you liked this episode as well.

Lastly, as MadameMirage77 suggested, I probably will make Ed go to Hogwarts in one chapter. I don't know, I find it interesting to write his reaction to Luna's poor treatment. I think it would a nice thing to do :D

Well, I have nothing more to say. Thank you, dear reader, for passing by this fanfic! See you later!