A/N: Little Victoire stares at the moon.

Submission for:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments): JUNE EVENT: FEMALE CHARACTER APPRECIATION MONTH - Victoire Weasley

The Weekly Family Challenge: Weasleys - Victoire. Prompt: a full moon

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.


Victoire stood by her bedroom window, listening to the sounds of the night as the full moon hung in the sky. As usual, her daddy had disappeared after dinner and she was slightly worried.

It was a few months ago when her five-year-old mind began to notice a pattern. Her daddy would often get tired in the days leading up to the moon. He got very irritable and her mama would tell her not to bother him too much. Then one night, he would leave immediately after they ate and there would be no bedtime story. He wouldn't show up for breakfast the next morning, and mama said he was "tired".

Eventually, she asked her mama to tell her exactly what was wrong with her daddy, why was he so tired, why wouldn't he read her stories sometimes.

"Papa is sick," her mama said, sitting with her right at her bedroom window. She pointed up at the moon, which was only a sliver at the time, and said, "When the moon gets big, he has to stay by himself for a while."

"Why can't he just go to the healer and get better?" she asked.

Her mama shook her head. "It's not so easy, Victoire. Daddy will get sick every time the moon is big."

"There's nothing we can do?" she asked.

"We just have to be understanding and show him how much we love him," her mama said. "That can make him feel better when he comes back home."

Victoire looked away from the moon to the drawing she held in her hand. She had tried to recreate the view from her window, complete with the bright big moon in the corner of the picture. Beneath the moon, she held her daddy's hand and a large umbrella to shield him from the light.

"Don't worry, Daddy," she whispered. "I'll help you feel better."