Ch 7
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"Remember, you two owe me." Chronos said, taking the end cap off an individual timeline and erasing the number underneath, "I'm breaking almost a dozen of my own rules doing this. Plus Death's gonna bitch about it for who knows how long."
"Trust me, big guy, this is definately going to make things a lot more interesting." Love gave him her best 'I'm cute and harmless' face.
Luck grinned as she scribbled something onto the line, "Besides, who was the one that thought giving him giving him almost twenty years of useless pop culture knowledge as an eleventh birthday present would be a good idea?"
"All right, all right, just make sure the boss doesn't find out." Chronos rubbed the bridge of his nose, wondering how he let those two talk him into this.
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Alyssia Lovegood liked to consider her life idyllic; a small quiet town, husband and daughter she loved very much...though Xenoalways was a tad odd (She never did find out how he managed to find robes that made Dumbledore's look conservative sometimes), and a job she enjoyed. Granted when she got pregnant, she had to quit working at the Dept. of Mysteries but was still able to keep her old job of spell research.
The only thing she wouldn't mind changing was how often he was at home. As the owner, editor, and primary reporter for The Quibbler, Xeno spent a considerable amountof time traveling around for news and stories. Because of that, and his desire to track down a live crumple-horn snorkak, he only came home for a couple of days every month or so
Thankfully, her daughter took it all in stride. She had encouraged Luna to make friends with the few people in the area but that didn't turn out as well as she had hope. The Weasleys were the closest, but something about most of them rubbed her the wrong way. Ginny and Luna would sometimes play together there or at the Burrow, but the girl would always insist they play 'marrage'; with her being the bride every time and the groom was Harry Potter. The last time they played that Luna asked she could be the bride once and Ginny flat out screamed at her, saying only she got to marry Harry, though in a less polite way. That was also the time either girl spoke to each other.
She knew it was wrong to think in that manner, but she just didn't like Ronald. The boy had been the first to slap Luna with that distasteful nickname. 'loony'. He only got worse when Luna revealed she was capable of viewing animals and creatures composed of magic. While everyday magical people could see magical animals, not all were able to see ones made totally of it. Unfortunately, like most, the idea didn't conform with his ideas and so he decided she was out of her mind and made sure people knew that's what he thought.
However, that particular August 3nd her normal routine was brought to an abrupt halt when a sudden cry from Luna broke the morning quiet. Acting on parental instinct, Alyssia charged outside to where the soundoriginated, wand out and ready. When she got closer, the sound became clearer, revealing that instead of screaming, Luna was letting a squeal.
A surprisingly happy squeal at that. The sight that greeted her when she reached the spot forced her to fight back a batch of giggles:
Luna was, at that moment, latched on to a somewhat surprised boy; hugging him as tight as she could and squealing, "Harry! You're back!"
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Albus Dumbledorewas not a happy man at the moment. First he lost the devices he had keyed into Potter, then the blood ward around Privet Drive fell along with the anti-wizard ones he had placed when he left the boy on the doorstep. Then, those darn goblins came saying he had no right to the property he had taken from Godric's Hallow. He needed those items for the reward system he had planned for Harry! He would get it back as long as he performed his tasks as he should.
And that wasp nest was completelyuncalled for! He had enough bloody trouble walking around as is!
To add insult to injury, they had the nerve to fine him for interfering with the Potter's will! Didn't they realize Harry would only grow up spoiled and arrogant around all that wealth!? It was imperative he be modest to help keep him in the light!
As if that was wasn't bad enough, neither Hagrid or any of the teachers had been able to locate the boy. When the Dursleys were questioned, the twits spent most of the time complaining about how he dared to run off and leave them to do all the work. He almost had physically drag Filius out when he looked ready to beat Petunia senseless with a nearby vase after she called Lily an ingrate for having a child then leaving them to deal with it.
And the cherry on top of this fubar sundae; Black would be getting a retrial. They'd no doubt use truth serum this time and that would make things an even bigger nuisance.
He sighed as he sat down. After screaming and letting loose with a few choice cuss words, he applied several cushioning charms thensat down. To coin a muggle term: this really sucked!
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Poor Dumbles, just can't catch a break, can he?
This is mostly stuff I had planned to put in the last chapter but couldn't decided how to add it; so it's a filler for now.
You'll get to see what happened prior to this next time.
I don't remember exactly who suggested, but they recommended the pop culture knowledge. You'll get to see him spout some of it soon..
Saying of the day:
Ron is like a gyroscope; the only time he shows any real activity is when you get him all wound up (which never seems that hard to do, actually.).