Title: A Dance to Remember
Author: Laura-Shi
Beta: Mukuro Meki
Pairing: Harry Potter/Luna Lovegood
Rating: M (will become M)
Disclaimer: Characters in this story belong to J. K. Rowling who is amazing author and while I write this chapter I will remind you I that I gain nothing from this other than my own sanity back with the lack of nagging.
Summary: This based of the quote from the 6th book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and it is where Harry had asked Luna out and in Chapter 15th. I want to see what would happen if he didn't get jealous over Ginny.
Category: M/F Heterosexual relationship, slash M/M
'Empathize'
'thoughts'
"You could've taken anyone!" Said Ron in Disbelief over dinner. "Anyone! And you Choose Loony Lovegood?" (Pg. 312)
As Harry followed Remus, Luna, and Juliano as he was called up the stairs he could not help but grin like and idiot. Things seemed to be looking up for him as he followed the group through the halls past the rooms that he usually shared with Ron. Or at least that was what he did for the last couple times he had been here and they had both clouded with tension from incident that had happened before he had arrived. Shaking out of his thoughts he tried to think more positively about this time and at the moment even the infamous 'Mrs. Black' would not ruin his time here.
"Harry you will be staying in one of newly fixed rooms next to Sirius's, while Luna will be next Juliano's and my room during your stay here." Remus said as he turned back to see a slightly spaced out Harry. His grin widen as he watched Harry snap out of his thoughts. Harry really reminded him of Lily when he did that as she also seemed to get lost in her thoughts as well, but usually it was about homework, charms, and how to get back at James.
"Huh...oh why. Not that I mind, but I didn't know that Grimmauld place had that many rooms." Harry stumbled over his words as he tried to compose his thoughts.
"It didn't have that many rooms that were liveable on your first trip here Harry, or your second for that matter. You must remember that the 'Black Family' is well known for their obsession of the dark arts. It took us a while for us to clean up the rooms and make them wizard and witch friendly, or at least for us." Juliano spoke up for the first time since they arrived. "Thankfully we have one very good 'Black sheep' that was there to help us with the Progress." Juliano winked as he ducked Remus's hand when he swiped at his head.
"Behave you." Remus sternly addressed his lover his eyes twinkled with mirth was the only indication that he was not annoyed by Juliano's reply.
"Do not mind Juliano, Harry I think that he has been spending too much time in this house. As we all have." Remus paused he warmly smiled at Harry trying to reassure him and calm his nerves.
Harry smirked as he shook his head at the display in front of him, and from what he was learning Juliano, Luna's godfather had a very interesting humor. He felt that he was going to get along just great with him and it was only a bonus that Juliano seemed to make Remus extremely happy from the looks of.
"Its fine Remus. He kind of reminds me of Sirius." Harry grinned as he took notes when Remus's eye lit up when he did fall back to call him Professor. After all Remus had not been their teacher for three years now even though he was one of the best teachers they had.
"Well here we are the rooms." Juliano stopped in front of the first rooms. A painting of very beautiful woman on a swing with long flowing blond hair and light hazel eyes. She was wearing a sundress as she swung back and forth. As he looked to his left, Harry's eyes widen as he saw the shocked expression on Luna's face.
"Luna are you all right?" Harry cautiously questioned Luna as he took his girlfriend's hand. Luna seemed to jump slightly, or maybe it was Harry's imagination as she slowly turned to him and nodded her head with a big smile that made his heart rate speed up. He had never seen her smile so brightly; if that was the correct term for it as it sounded stupid in his head.
"Its Mummy...." Luna eyes glistened as she watched the female smile as she waved, as she smiled her long silver-blond hair moved in the non-existent wind. She only broke contact when to hands graced his shoulders. As she turned to her left she came into contact with the warm blue eyes of her godfather Juliano who squeezed her shoulders and gave a kiss on her left cheek.
"We wanted to make you feel at home Luna, and why I was looking through the vaults I found this picture of your mother done when we were seventeen and I thought that this would be nice to have something that might bring comfort for you." Juliano was cut off when Luna swung her arms around his neck and kiss him on the cheek.
"Thank you... Uncle Juliano." Luna breathlessly whispered into Juliano's ears as his eyes soften, while he returned the hug whole heartily.
"You're welcome Luna-love. Your welcome.. Only the best for you. Now why don't we check out your room, after all you will be staying here for a while, but first you need to pick out a password." Juliano winked at his goddaughter as he straighten up. "So Luna what would you like."
"I think that I would be most pleased with Promenade éclairée par la lune." Luna hummed as Juliano chuckled, while Remus's eyebrows raised and Harry gave the two a bewildered look.
"That is most fitting and excellent choice for a password. Do you not think so Rem." Juliano tossed a playful smile at the Wizard standing next to him.
"Yes... quiet." Remus felt the signs of smile tugging at his lips as he set up the password.
"So let us put your stuff in here Luna-love and then we can stop by Harry's room, before we head down stairs for an afternoon snack, so I suggest that we hurry as I saw one of the red-headed children eying the food and I would like to have a piece of it before it all disappears. "Just wait here Harry and chat with Remus I bet you have a lot to share with your former Professor.
"Err... sure.." Harry got out as Luna and Julian entered the room and the portrait swung close behind them. Sharing a look with Remus, Harry and Remus shook there heads at. Now all they had to do was wait.
As Luna stepped into her temporary room her eyes lit up as she took in all that was around her. The room where deep midnight blue with a nice big bed in the middle with Bluish-black curtains and a bronze bed cover with midnight blue pillows scattered on the bed. On each side there was two doors which she found out after looking into them were a walk in closet with some new clothes she had not seen before and she guessed they were early gift from daddy, or Uncle Juliano.
Luna stepped back into the main part of the bedroom as she ran her fingers across the top of one of the night stands as she looked across to find the wall to have a arch entrance to the windows, with a bench to sit on and bookshelves packed with books, some new that she had yet to read and some familiar. There were two of them with a total of four bookshelves in all and some bronze and midnight blues on the cushioned bench. Taking in the whole room Luna felt her lips twitch as joy and happiness swelled up within her.
Turning around, Luna flung herself into Juliano's arms as she hug him with all her might. She could feel the slight sting of tears as she breathed in deeply trying to stop the tears.
"I take it that you like it Little moonlet." Juliano returned the hug as he enjoyed his time with his god-daughter. He didn't always get that much time with her, and she was growing up so fast. She had a boyfriend for Merlin sakes and he felt that time seemed to move a little to fast for his taste. He still could remember when she was little and he would throw her in the air and catch her and all the while she would giggle and laugh.
"Thank you... Uncle Juliano... I love it." Luna smiled as she looked at her Uncle from under her eyelashes.
"I think that we best join Harry and Remus before they follow their Gryffindor bravery and do something stupid, which with two of them we will be in real trouble." Juliano joked as he took a hold of his god-daughters' re-sized trunk and placed it at the end of the bed.
"Yes... that does seem to be a good idea." Luna smiled as she took a hold of Uncle Juliano's hand and they walked out of her room as she took one last look around it admiring the warm, and comfort she got from it.
Following Juliano out of her room she found Harry and Remus deep in conversation about something doing with defense spells, or some sort she was not quiet sure, as she looked around she could see lights flicker across the floor, walls and ceiling. She would have to check it out later on to see what it could possibly be.
"I see you Gryffindor's are hard at work." Juliano teased Remus as the two Gryffindor's in question heads snapped in their direction their eyes large with a look that reminded Luna of a child getting their hand caught in the cookie jar. It did not bode will for Uncle Juliano and her.
"Well if you Ravenclaws did not take so much time inspecting every detail we Gryffindors would not have try to make small talk." Remus lips curled upward as he teased Juliano back who was still holding his god-daughter's hand. "By the way Luna what did you think of the book shelves..." Remus asked as he was genuinely curious about what she had thought about the room she would be staying in.
"I loved them... Especially the bench where I could sit back and relax, while I read some of the new books that I saw. " Luna hummed as she took notice of the pleased look that passed across Remus's face.
"Good... good I was hoping that you would like it. Now let us drop off Harry's trunk, and visit that old dog before we find half the house disorganization." Remus continued to smile as he lead the way stopping in front of a picture of James and Lily who were arguing about something, or another.
"Harry..." Remus gently applied pressure to Harry's shoulder as he tried to shake Harry from his shock. "If this painting is too much we can always find another one. It is just that both Sirius and I thought that you would like this. It was done right after you were born, see there is a bassinet in the middle of painting in-between the two chairs. You are in it." Remus pointed to the bassinet as he explained a little about the history of the painting.
"No... I think its brilliant." Harry grin widen as he took his time to look at the picture of his parents "Err... do they always bicker so heatedly."
"Yes... sometimes when I exit out of my room I can hear them going at it like a cat and dog...." a scratchy voice said from behind them as a rusty chuckle followed.
As Harry turned around his smile went from half to full blown as he saw who was in front of him. It was his godfather, or as Remus like to tease Sirius his 'Dog-father.'
"Sirius..." Harry jumped forward as he caught Sirius by surprise in tight hug. After last year and almost loosing Sirius when Bellatrix almost knocked him into Veil at the department of Ministries. Thankfully Remus was there to yank Sirius back just in time.
"Hi Harry it is good to see you too..." Sirius wrapped his arms around his godson as he was thankful that Harry had finally arrived here. Now that the place had a makeover it was less like his mother's place and more his and hopefully Harry's place soon as Wormtail had been caught, and the Ministry actually admitted that they were wrong. Snorting at that thought as the people who ran their government were too pigheaded to ever admit that they were wrong.
"How are you pup?" Sirius ruffled Harry's already ruffled hair as he laughed when Harry struggled to get away from him.
"Sirius..." Harry hissed. "Not in front everyone."
"Come now Sirius let go of Harry... he still needs to put his things away and see his new room." Remus shook his head at Padfoot's actions. No matter how old Sirius got he never would fully grow up. Although he was pleased to see Sirius so playful and happy as he had not seen him like that in a long time.
Before Sirius could reply the shrieking range down the hall causing everyone except for Luna to cover their ears to deafen the noise.
"FLITH, SCUM....BLOOD TRAITORS."
'YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN RID OF HER YET..." Harry yelled over the shrieks of Mrs. Walburga Black a painting that always went off on the horror of all them being here. She was an old woman with yellow skin that stretched taut when she was screamed, which was usually all the time.
"NO UNFORTANTLEY. NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK AND WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. EVEN IN DEATH THAT BLASTED WOMEN GOES OUT OF HER WAY TO MAKE MY LIFE MISERABLE." Sirius glowered as he though of his 'mother' and the fact nothing seemed to work.
"Why not use paint remover." Luna spoke up as she relaxed.
Sirius stopped as he looked to his left to find this lovely fared woman who had radish earrings, and her wand tucked behind her ear. She look quiet endearing and he concluded that she was Juliano's god-daughter.
"WHAT IS PAINT REMOVER?" Sirius questioned as he strained his ears when the shrieking stopped. "Finally that wretched woman... Now what is this paint remover."
Harry paused as he thought over Luna's idea and his eyes lit up.
"Luna that is brilliant..." Harry turned to Sirius and Remus as he explained what paint remover was and how it work. He watched as Sirius's eyes lit with glee and he reminded him of a child in a candy shop.
"We will look into that wont we Moony..."Sirius swung his arm around Harry's shoulder. "Now Harry let me give you a grand tour of your room."
Leading the group into the room he hummed happily he looked forward to getting some of this 'Paint Removal' and having a little 'talk' with his mother about what he thought about her.
"So Harry let us check out your room." Sirius stopped in front of the picture of James and Lily. It had taken a long time and a lot of called in favors to get the pictures of Luna's mother and Harry's parents, but he had done it. He watched as Harry's eyes lit up at the sight of his parents as he stood there for a bit, before turning to him and surprising him with a huge hug.
"So pup I guess that you like it." Sirius joked lightly.
Harry didn't speak as he nodded his head, too caught up in the emotions and he had yet to see the inside of the room.
"What do you want the password to be?" Sirius whisper as he looked back to see Remus pull Luna into a one-armed side hug as he joked with her. He looked extremely comfortable with Luna and Juliano as they conversed.
Harry paused as he thought of what he wanted for his password to be. He wanted it to be something hard to guess, but easy to remember. He also wanted something symbolic, but what could he choose. Then it came to his as he remembered a conversation that he had with Professor Dumbledore in his first year.
"Vestri Pectus pectoris Votum." Harry confidently replied as Sirius smiled knowingly before he lead Harry into his room. It was Crimson and gold, much to amusement of Harry himself as he looked around to find a balcony with to book shelves next to the windows. Walking forward he checked the two doors which lead into a closet and a bathroom that reminded him of the Prefect's bathroom at Hogwarts. His bed was huge and had black drapes with Crimson, black and a pearl color pillows on them. To the left of the bed on the other side was where the bathroom, and closet was and as he turned around the entrance was facing him. On the right was a desk and to left was to book shelves and a comfortable chair to sit in and read. As he stopped looking around he put up Hedwig's stand on the left side of his bed, before standing back and nodding. It might not be next the window, but it would work.
"I am guessing you like it pup." Sirius tried to act casual as he shifted from foot to foot.
"I think it is brilliant." Harry's grinned widen as he hugged Sirius for the umpteenth time. He grabbed a hold of his trunk and pulled it into the closet with Sirius help as he grabbed a couple books, quills, and ink before he placed them on the desk as he grinned feeling that this Christmas would be the best Christmas that he had ever experienced.
"I am glad that you are here pup... it very lonely here during the school year." Sirius engulfed his god-son in a tight embrace.
"I am glad to be here too Sirius and I have much to share with you." Harry grinned into Sirius's hair as he felt Sirius's arms tighten.
They both stayed that way for what seemed like hours while in fact it was mere minutes that passed by, before someone tapped on the side of the wall.
"Can we come in now, or do you two still need sometime..." Remus's voice echoed from the other side of the door as both Harry and Sirius looked, before they parted.
"Of course Moony come on in..." Sirius joked as he relaxed against the bed post. He watched as Remus lead Luna in who was carrying Hedwig carefully as to not jolt her as she made her way to the stand and carefully placed her on it as Hedwig hooted giving Luna a nip of affection as Luna slipped some Owl treats the snowy owl.
"Lovely room you have here Harry." Luna hummed as she stroked Hedwig.
"Yes it is very nice isn't it." Harry couldn't stop smiling as he received a lively smile in return.
"As much as enjoying this eye-tearing moment here cub I believe that is time that we better start heading down stairs for dinner, before Molly comes looking for us." Sirius winced as if he was remembering something disagreeable. He looked like a chasten puppy which caused most of the group to burst in to gales of laughter with Sirius glaring at them with his hand folded across his chest which caused them to laugh harder.
"Oh, Padfoot we are not laughing at you. If you could just see yourself right now you too would be laughing along with us." Remus chuckled as he watched his long time friend. "Well Harry, Luna let us go join everyone done stairs for dinner. I am quiet sure that dinner should be ready."
Swinging his arm around Harry's should Remus grin widen as Juliano took his god-daughter's hand as they lead the kids out of Harry's room. Sirius soon joined them as he chattered with Harry catching up with his god-son. Things seemed to be looking up this year with Juliano here, and his little cub and Juliano's cub here he felt a whole lot lighter.
As Harry looked around he took in his surroundings as he watched the people around the table interact with each other. Next to him on his left was Luna, while on his right was Sirius who was sitting next to this female who was dress reminded of Professor Snape, but a little more pleasing to say the least. She had dark hair with blue streaks in her hair and was currently smirking in Sirius direction as if she was indulging him. Her blues eyes dance with a mischievous glint that clearly told him that she was up to something. She was simply dressed in chain pants with a shirt that had the words 'OMG YOU ARE GOING TO TALK TO ME AREN'T YOU' which caused Harry laugh lightly. This woman had to be some character to keep Sirius attention like she was, especially with the multiple piercings he thought were wicked. As he turned back to his thoughts he looked to Remus to see what he was doing as he smiled at the sight it was amusing in option to say the least.
Remus was sitting next to Juliano as his eyes lit up at some joke that was muffled from his hearing, while Juliano was right next to Luna. As he took a bite he watched Ron argue with Fred and George who seemed to be taking great amusement out of Ron's frustration. Tonks was debating with Kingsley, while Bill and Charlie seemed to be catching up with their parents. There were some people he did not know and others he had met in his last stay.
Shaking his head he thought of all the things that had happened in the last couple of weeks. He had asked Luna to Slughorn's party, argued with Ron, gone to the party with Luna, kissed her when he dropped her off, asked Luna out, argued with Ron again visited Hogsmead and Diagon alley with Luna, met up with Dean and Ginny, returned to Hogwarts, packed the rest of his stuff, went to bed, walked and spent his ride with Luna and later Fred and George.
Rubbing his forehead, Harry made a note to speak to Ron, as much as Ron was acting like a git at the moment he still was one of his first friends and he wanted that to stay that way. Harry watched Ron's face turned red he winced and decided to wait until Ron had cooled down from whatever had ticked him off this time. He did not know if it would help, but he had to try to make Ron understand at least a little.
"What do you think Harry?" Luna's voice broke through his train of thought.
"Huh? Oh that sounds good..." Harry felt as if he was in a dazed as he looked Luna in the eye as he tried to think of what he just agreed to. He was once broken out of his thoughts by Remus laughter and Sirius barking laugh that seemed to surround him.
"Oh cub... do you even know what you agreed to just now..." Remus tittered as he watched Harry's face change to one from outraged to slightly embarrassed.
"Well yes...uh no not really... I am sorry Luna." Harry felt his ear heat up as he shot a look at Sirius and his friend who were tittering behind their hands trying to be discreet.
"I was inquiring if you would like to join me, and Uncle Juliano in library for desert and tea." Luna smiled as she hummed while Harry turned a light shade of red.
"That would sound great, Luna." Harry stated after a while of trying to calm down his nerves.
"Well then children let us leave for the room, Molly thanks for dinner but I do believe that I need to have a talk with Harry here." Sirius held a mischievous look in his eyes as he swung his arm around Harry shoulder and pulled him up in a one-sided hug. As he stopped next to Luna's chair he let Harry go for a moment to hold his hand out for Harry's special friend. His pup was growing up to fast and as she took it Sirius laughed as he grabbed Harry in half-heated arm lock and held Luna close as he lead the way while Juliano, Remus and Jessa followed him shaking their heads. It almost felt like old times.
Author Notes:
I would like to first thank my beta Mukuro Meki for helping and for you READERS for taking your time to read this story. I hope that enjoy
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Translation: French to English
Promenade éclairée par la lune: Moonlit Stroll
Translations: Latin to English
Vestri Pectus pectoris Votum: Your Hearts Desire
Juliano's nick name for Luna: Little moonlet
Sirius's nick name for Harry: Pup
Remus's nick name for Harry: Cub
