Luna woke with a startle. She sat up and listened to the strange noise. Luna's heart leapt.
The wardrobe. Luna pushed the doona off her and felt the coolness hit her legs. Goosebumps rose but Luna didn't care. She walked on carefully and reached the wardrobe. There was someone breathing inside. Luna opened up the cupboard doors...
Nothing but a rush of breath escaped Luna's mouth. No sound. No scream.
There, in the wardrobe stood Xenophilius Lovegood, Luna's father. He had scratches, bruises, deep cuts, black eyes and dried blood over himself. Mr. Lovegood let out a cry, and hobbled out of the wardrobe. Luna was breathless and wordless.
"L-L-Luna!" stuttered Mr. Lovegood. He put his shaking arms around Luna. Luna let out a scream. A high-pitched scream echoed the household. There was running footstep's thumping up the metal stairs.
"Luna!" Neville cried aloud, seeing the ugly, bloody, horrible looking man. He pulled out his wand and pointed it at Mr. Lovegood.
"STOP! That's my father, Neville!" cried Luna, blocking the way. Neville put away his wand.
"Mr. Lovegood?" Neville said surprised. He walked closer slowly, pulling out his wand again. Luna stepped forward.
"What are you doing, Neville?" She whispered aloud.
"You know, someone could be using Polyjuice Potion to look like your father, Luna." Neville said softly so only Luna could hear.
Luna nodded and stepped away from her father, and let Neville take over. Neville stepped up and pointed his wand at Mr. Lovegood.
"When was the first time I met Luna?" Neville asked.
"In her fourth year, but she had missed three years of wizard schooling" replied Mr. Lovegood, shaking and shivering as usual.
Luna rushed past Neville and gave her father a hug. Neville smiled and watched them both hugging, and thought about his family, who were famous Auror's and were hunted down by Death Eaters, who had cursed his parents by using the Cruciatus Curse when Neville was very young, and was left to be looked after by his grandmother, Augusta Longbottom . They were now still in St Mungos Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Every time he and his grandmother visited his mother and father, they only remembered him vaguely at times, and other times they didn't even recognise him. His thoughts were suddenly interrupted .
"Come and join in, Neville." encouraged Luna, holding out a hand.
Neville took Luna's hand and hugged her and Mr. Lovegood. Not long after that, Neville broke away, still holding Luna's hand.
"Come downstairs, father. I have a lot to tell you..." said Luna, leading Mr. Lovegood and Neville downstairs and into the living room.
"And I have a lot to tell you too." replied Mr. Lovegood.
They all sat down in an armchair each. Everything was silent.
"Shall I get us all a cup of tea?" asked Neville.
Luna and Mr. Lovegood nodded. Neville pulled out his wand and suddenly, a teapot, teacup and plates were sitting on the bamboo coffee table, on a tray with a bunch of flowers there to make it look nice. Neville poured them both a cup of tea, handed the tea to Luna and Mr. Lovegood before making one for himself and lying back in the armchair and relaxing.
"So, father. Tell is what happened.." said Luna, sipping her tea.
"Wel—." Mr. Lovegood was interrupted by a loud knock at the door...