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The next evening Harry appeared with Hermione on his right, Luna on his hip while in front of him were three red heads, and to his side was Fleur and Gabrielle.

He was simply wearing a green weapon belt and sheath set that Hermione often said went with his eyes, his hair pulled back into a simple tail, while Hermione was wearing her rust brown belt and sheath set and her hair had been gathered to cascade over her shoulder and drape across her right milk-gland.

Luna had donned her outfit from the yule ball again except not bothered with her eyes or lips, her hair loose, kept out her eyes by a simple blue headband.
Fleur and Gabrielle were in dresses that matched Luna's but were ice-white, both hairstyles the same, a 5 strand braid.

The red heads on instructions from their mother had all donned their full uniforms minus the outer robes, when the youngest suddenly ran forwards and through the door.
"Mum! Dad! We're here."
Harry followed the two boys in and looked around to see a lovely little sitting room where a slightly pudgy balding red head man was busy having the stuffing squeezed out of him by Ginny.

There was a man with long red hair pulled into a tail in a jacket that looked made from a hide very familiar to Harry.
He had a fang earing and an easy smile as he stood coming over to introduce himself.
"Hey, names Bill Weasley, the man struggling to breath over there's our father, Arthur. The idiot," At which point Bill kicked the well-muscled man there in his shin against what looked to be a smart pair of trousers and shirt. "That is staring at your LifeMate's?" Harry nodded. "Her body – even though we were warned – is Charlie Weasley. CHARLIE SNAP OUT OF IT!" Harry had to chuckle when the man jumped to his feet as if he'd been hit by a mild jolt.

"I believe you know everyone else." Harry nodded.
"Well this lovely lady here," he indicated Luna who was currently grinning at Bill waving to him, causing him to smile as he spoke.
"Is this really little Luna?" He asked with a smile as she nodded.
"Yes," Harry continued, "This is Luna, from what you've said I take it you already know her?" The man's eyes darkened a second with memory before he nodded.
"Talk to you about it later," He said with a look that even Harry could read.
"Right, well this is my LifeMate Hermione and her Mark-Sib Fleur with her own daughter Gabrielle. Unfortunately my parents couldn't make it as it's their shift in charge of the ship." Harry finished the introductions.

Nodding Bill waved for them to follow as Ginny had already dragged her father off and the twins had simply gone with them.
Going into the kitchen Harry saw what had to be the biggest table in the room, putting Luna down so she and Gabrielle could go and find a seat Harry looked at the table, stepped out the room, looked at the wall, and then stepped back in the kitchen.
"Ah, the Psionics will hold while we're all in here won't they?" Harry asked even as the rest of the group bar Bill went and found seats. All of the Yautja group pointedly sitting the opposite end of the table to the suspended Ron who was glaring at Luna.

Bill looked at him strangely a second before he clicked on.
"They've held since I was a boy so I think so. He said heading to the table with Harry.
Bill took the other seat by Hermione as he spoke.
"I'm sorry that it's not my father sat with you two but he agreed, he would be too – distracted by your state of attire. It doesn't bother me as such, because well, that's a lie, I'm just better at handling things.

Hermione smiled and nodded even as Bill looked up to Fleur his eyes widening slightly as he did.
"Fleur, Gabrielle is about to flare!"
Harry and Hermione quickly sat up as did Bill all of them watching the other men in the room.
When Gabrielle's Allure did flare, thankfully Bill's warning had been enough for most, the twins had already petrified each other firing the spells at the same time, Charlie simply grasped the table hard, while Molly held her husband's hand.

Ron however stood and made to go towards a now scared Gabrielle as her Allure wasn't stopping, when Luna who was sat next to her tackled the boy to the ground, locking his arms behind his back while Ginny sat on his legs.
"Bill – s – stun me." Charlie gasped out, a look of relief passing across his face as the red spell headed towards him.

Fleur had moved to crouch in front of a frightened Gabrielle her soothing voice speaking to her in French. It took a good 5 minutes for the flare to settle before Gabrielle started to cry, being gathered up by Fleur and took into the living room.
"Oy let me up will you, you blond bint!" Ron's voice came from the floor.
Molly looked about to shout when Bill stopped her and walked over to Ron and nodded to Luna and his sister.

As soon as they let him up he turned to shout when Bill slapped him upside the head. Hard.
"Are you really that crazy? I work for Gringotts so I know the Yautja legends, and I know the training they give their young! You accosted her at the Yule Ball and she had you on your arse, she's just put you on it again for yours and Gabrielle's safety, and you still go after her? Next time she might not leave such a small cut! Now sit down and be quiet!" He forcibly sat Ron into his seat before moving around to sit back down.
"Sorry about that." He said.

Harry just nodded.
"If it helps, you were right. Luna's training has come along in leaps and bounds, I couldn't be more proud of her. She even once a month takes her own class of 5 – 6 cycle olds to train. It's so they start defence class properly knowing the basic stances, punches and kicks – and teaches Luna where she hasn't picked up something fully. If she can't tech it properly, she comes to either me or her Mother at the end of the day and asks us about it."

Hermione picked up the thread.
"Amazingly it's the basics with holding blades she struggles with. Because she's such a natural with them, she hasn't needed to learn them." Bill nodded even as he passed some of the food down.
"I can see that, it's like me trying to teach my style of fighting – as I go into hostile places for my work I need to be able to defend myself sometimes without my wand." He paused to take a bite as Hermione nodded. Taking a breath he continued.
"I went to the Ju Jit su classes that non-magicals have and within 12 months had progressed to the top 'rank.' Yet if I try to train it…" Hermione nodded.

"Maybe you would like to come up to the spear one day and observe a couple of classes?" Bill nodded with a grin. Harry's attention was soon taken by Charlie and was soon lost in a discussion about the various beasts he'd hunted versus the ones on Earth.

That he was able to slay a dragon had shocked Charlie who worked with them every day.
"Usually we have to take a team of 10 if a dragon goes feral or starts to go rampaging about hurting others." Harry nodded.
"To be fair I had some advantages available to me." He said. "That wasn't the first or even the largest Flame-Breather I've faced. The only reason it took as long as it did for me to take down was on this planet they're faster than most." Charlie by now had sat forwards engrossed in the tale as Harry went on to describe the planet he'd been on before, when Harry looked up to see Fleur and Gabrielle return.

Fleur took the seat opposite Bill as she spoke.
"Zank 'ou for zee warning but, 'ow did 'ou know?" Harry too turned to hear Bill's explanation.
"I'm a Curse breaker, to do my job means I need to always be aware of my surroundings, so much so I don't notice it now unless something triggers a warning to me like the tiniest threads of her Allure starting to 'hum.'" Harry nodded at this as did Fleur before sitting back and returning to his conversation with Charlie.

By the end of the meal the youngest of the group were all nodding over their plates as Mrs Weasley suggested they move to the living room where all the comfy chairs were, Hermione smiling gently lifted Luna out her seat as Fleur did Gabrielle.
Going through Hermione had taken a seat on the longest couch in the corner, using the armrest and her arm to provide a bit of a backrest for Luna as she rested her head against Hermione's shoulder.

Mirroring their pose on the other end was Fleur with Gabrielle.
Harry carefully sat next to his LifeMate slipping an arm about her shoulders letting her snuggle against him even as she softly sang to Luna, her dulcet tones luring the young blond to sleep.
Mrs Weasley quietly came over with mugs of tea as she whispered.
"You're welcome to stay the night, I know the couches and chairs aren't much…" Harry waved her off.
"Thanks, but we'll be alright, and I promise to come back to return the rest of your younglings to school tomorrow."

The plump woman smiled and shook her head.
"It's okay dear; it was just getting them here that was a problem. I'll take them back myself tomorrow." Harry nodded as he gently played with a strand of Hermione's hair.
The conversation gradually changed to the parent's shared experiences of child rearing, even as Charlie and Bill put in comments from their times babysitting their younger siblings, the only down point to the evening was when Bill spoke about helping to care for Luna after her Mother's death, which explained his darkening gaze earlier.

Eventually it was time to go, and they said their goodbyes.
"Fleur," Harry said quietly once they were outside. "You're welcome to stay the night, before having Luna the weekend?" Fleur nodded as Harry signalled a teleport up.
Once in their quarters Harry headed to the kitchen as the women took the two girls to their rooms.
He sorted three juices out and took them through to the living room and set them on the table deciding to head and get his belt and sheaths off.

Heading down the corridor he saw Fleur coming back and let her know a drink was on the table for her before heading into his bedroom and quickly stripping off his belt and sheaths and putting them away, turning around to come face to face with his LifeMate who had also removed all blades, she pulled him towards the bed with a kiss before she spoke. "Couple quickly with me."

As they left the room and headed back to the living room Fleur looked up from her reading of a screen-comp at them.
Chuckling she shook her head as they sat.
"'Ou did not need to 'urry back for me. 'Ou know zis right?" She asked.
Harry chuckling nodded. "Yes Fleur but this way we get to spend a little time with you before this one even has trouble walking." Harry said about Hermione who had sat crossways on his lap her arm across his front giving his chest a gentle slap as she nuzzled his neck with gentle kisses, her hand slipping between her and him to gently start playing with him, as his hand coming across her thigh slid between too cup her special place.

Fleur seeing what was happening just shook her head, she had once said that to anyone else from Earth would probably be shocked at what were apparently acts of wanton lust. Even her own native French people, she was one of the very few who had come to realise just how different Yautja culture could be. Harry smiled as he turned his head to gently kiss Hermione as he put a little pressure in his palm that rested at the very top of her entrance causing her to inhale a slight gasp as she returned the kiss.

Breaking away she rested her head on his shoulder and Harry looked over to see Fleur wriggling slightly as she was reaching behind herself with both hands arching her back a look of discomfort on her face.
"Fleur are you alrigh-" *CRACK* Fleur gave a sigh and relaxed as she sat back.
"Zat 'az been playing me up zince I took Gabrielle out zee kitchen after 'er flare. Zhe waz zcared and embarrazzed, for a young Veela to loze control like zat in front of ozzer young Veela, zhe waz exzpecting zee young zere apart from Luna to react ze zame," she looked out over their shoulder her eyes clouded in memory.

"zis iz in part why I zaid zhe could come wiz me during ze tournament. Zee 'teazing' 'az in zee pazt driven young Veela to ezcape zee pain by any meanz." Fleur sighed. "when I waz 'er age I waz constantly being called 'Flare-up Fleur' or eezen just Flare-up. And zat waz one of zee 'politer' namez. Gabby az come 'ome many timez in tearz after zeeing ozzerz being bullied and trying to ztop eet."

Harry nodded even as Hermione's gentle handwork on him came to fruition the evidence on her thigh, while Harry adjusted his hand to allow a finger to better please Hermione.
"You brought her here to avoid the sco-OOR-n of her peers." Hermione said gasping as Harry caught her sensitive place and kept the attention there.
Fleur chuckled at Hermione as she answered. "Oui, 'owever zee 'new familee' waz an unexzpected but vary welcome zurprize." Fleur said with a smile to Hermione even as she shuddered on Harry's lap.
"And on zat note," Fleur said standing and walking about the table I shall zay bonne nuite." As she leaned down to gently kiss Harry's and Hermione's foreheads before heading down the corridor to her room, leaving the two in the living room alone.

After gently bringing each other to peak, Harry sat gently caressing a near purring Hermione's breast before she groaned.
"I'm all sweaty an sticky and need a shower, but don't wanna move." Harry smiling stood with Hermione in his arms.
"Then let me be your legs." He said dropping a kiss to the tip of her nose before he took her to their room, straight through to the washroom, where he took care of her fully, both helping her to wash, and bringing her to peak twice, before quickly but thoroughly washing himself, lifting Hermione into his arms, her tender amber eyes gazing up to him as he lay her on the bed.

Gently she wrapped her arms about his neck pulling him down to kiss his lips, moving beneath him so his body was cradled between her legs.
"Harry," She whispered in his ear, pulling back once more to let her eyes meet his, showing the depth of her care for him as she spoke.
"You're always welcome in me, let me be tender with you as you have me, as the women on earth say, 'let me love you.'" With that she pulled a little trick and Harry found himself on his back her above him, gently kissing him…

The next morning Harry sat up with a groan as a double weight impacted his stomach and he heard Hermione do the same.
"MORNING DADDY!/TATA 'MIONEE!" Luna and Gabrielle screamed at the respective adults they'd landed on with Fleur's tinkling laughter coming from the doorway.
"Alright 'oo two, zey are awake, now go on for 'our zowers."
"No we haven't had our morning hugs yet!" Luna giggled clamping her arms about Harry's neck.
"Luna, remember last time?" Harry asked as her wrapped his arms about her.
"Gabby doesn't believe me." Luna whispered in his ear pulling back with a little mischievous grin.
Looking to Hermione Harry smiled and nodded.

"Well, I've had my morning hug from Luna, but where's my Gabby-hug? He pouted as Luna pulled away waiting to hug Hermione.
Gabby leapt at him and shrieked as he caught her and started carrying her to the washroom by the waist.
By now Fleur was leaning against the doorframe laughing.

Harry walked into the shower cubicle and moved to hold Gabrielle up a little better when he turned on the shower.
"YEEEEEEEEE!" Gabrielle shot out his arms with a gymnasts grace and hit the floor running as she screamed out. "FROOIID!" It was one of the few French words Harry knew as he chuckled – 'froid' was 'cold.'"
Quickly finishing his shower he walked out to see Hermione and Luna grinning at him from the bed while Fleur's dancing eyes looked from the doorway.

"Where's Gabby?" He asked with a grin as a blond head popped up from over Hermione's shoulder.
"Luna eez right! 'ou are fou!'" Harry looked to a snickering Fleur who translated for her.
Harry simply shrugged, he'd been called a lot worse than crazy before.
Looking to the bed he had an idea though to get the girls moving.
"Crazy I may be but you two still haven't had your morning shower yet." He said advancing to the bed.

Luna moved to hide behind Hermione as well when his LifeMate suddenly rolled out the way giggling as he reached for the girls.
"We're going!" Luna suddenly shouted as she grabbed Gabrielle's hand calling back. "For HOT showers!"
That did it for the three adults who broke down in gales of laughter.
After a couple of minutes Hermione stood wiping the corners of her eyes as she spoke.
"Well while you two may have had your morning showers now, I have not. Excuse me." She said before heading into the wash room.

An hour later saw the group with three members now fully dressed in the teleport Room as Luna hugged her Mother.
"Now remember you be good for Aunty Fleur, and we'll bring you a nice surprise on Monday morning." Hermione said.
Luna nodded with a smile before turning to Harry who simply picked her up as she hugged him.
"I don't need a surprise to be good Daddy. I just want to make you proud." The little blond said.
Harry smiled back himself and gave her a little kiss on the cheek as he spoke.
"I'm already proud of you my Little Huntress. The surprise is something we want to do for you okay?" Luna grinned and nodded.
"Okay! I'll be good!" And quickly hugged him again before he let her down to go and stand on the platform with Fleur and Gabrielle.

"Remember Fleur, you need us for anything just call – or if it's an emergency press that symbol I showed you. If we can't get there you'll have two warriors down with you in seconds." She said.
Fleur nodded and hugged her.
"eet will be fine 'Ermione, now 'ou 'ave a nize weekend too." Hermione nodded and pulled away stepping off the platform and nodding to the operator who sent the trio down.
Harry looked to Hermione as he spoke on the way back to their quarters.
"So, we're going down to check the jungles of South America tomorrow to see if they'll be as good as they look for a training session in moving around, but what do you want to do today?"

Hermione suddenly turned and slammed him back against the wall kissing him hard as she grabbed his unerect manhood in her hand. Breaking the kiss she moved around to whisper in his ear.
"We haven't had a full day of nothing but my favourite recreation for far too long." Pulling back she looked him in the eye.
"Once we're back in our quarters, the only time you're not in my mouth or opening is when we're relieving our body's, you can keep going while you eat though." She said her eyes on fire.

*Crack* Hermione yelped as his hand impacted her butt cheek hard enough to leave a mark to her smile as she cocked her leg over his hip.
"Maybe you want to be in me right now…"

-0-

A few weeks on and it was the day of the second task.
Dumbledore had returned bearing many trophies and even looking fitter and younger.
Harry had taken his time that morning with his shower the cold waking him fully before switching to warm.

Hermione was now in with him, having brought the braider with her and was now pulling his wet locks back into the standard hairstyle of all Hunters, before passing it over to him to do the same for her.
As they finished their morning routine they headed to the Family Armoury, even though Hermione wasn't taking part in this task she was going to be there observing a Warrior, therefore custom dictates she wore hers in support. Her parents were joining them in the Shuttle-Pod bay and would be going down with them.

"You ready to make them sigh at the folly of entering you into this again?" Hermione grinned as he clicked her torso piece in place for her, him having already armoured up minus gauntlets and helm which allowed him to help her.
Moving her braids from her neck he placed a light kiss on her neck sending a light shiver down her spine as he did.

"Never underestimate." He reminded her as she sighed and bent her head forwards with a rueful smile.
"Alright, now let's go." She said grabbing her own gauntlets and helm and leading the way to the pod. They had arranged with Fleur to meet her and the girls for breakfast as it was her weekend to take them, they had offered to switch but Fleur had simply shook her head and smiled.
"Eet eez zomezing zat warmz my 'eart to zee, zose two 'ave become zo cloze." Hermione smiled at the memory and hoped that Luna's emotional development wouldn't stay stunted – if it didn't there was the real possibility of Luna finding a Pairing with Gabby in the future, maybe even a Mate or LifeMate, but only if they could bring her past the lock. The Yautja had no taboo on same sex pairings.

Climbing in the pod they were soon descending to land by the Carriage.
Hermione knew sometimes Fleur was a late riser and even the girls couldn't wake her when she was really deep.
Going in they soon found their way to her room when Hermione's helmet's psionic alert started flashing.
Quickly scanning she found a heavy sleep field was about Fleur that didn't match her own Psionic signature, the other three in her group reading the same when the Headmistress of Beuxbatons rounded the corner her wand already drawn.

"Ah 'ou are earlee I waz juzt about to go and wake Fleur up – I 'ave zome newz for zee tazk for 'er!"
Hermione didn't answer simply turned and planted her boot into the door, slamming it open as she went in, doing a thermal scan of the room. The rooms Luna and Gabby stayed in were empty.
The two had better hope they were in the Great Hall.

Spinning quickly even as the Headmistress tried to object she ran to Fleur's bed drawing her own wand.
"Ennervate!" She intoned waking Fleur who was soon awake sitting upright the sheet falling to reveal her bare body.
"'Ermionee?" Fleur asked groggily.
"Were the girls here when you went to bed?" she asked, her entire mind-set in that of an Interrogator.
"Oui – I put zem to bed myself." Fleur asked starting to look worried.
"Fleur, votre sœur est votre 'chose que vous allez manquer le plus', elle vous attend à son récupérer pendant la tâche au bas de la Black Lake, Vous ne pouvez pas leur dire, mais comme elle était là, je ai pris Luna le même but pour Harry" Madam Maxine said gently.

"NON! TELL ME 'OU DEED NOT KEEDNAP ZEM FROM MY ROOM! 'ERMIONE SHE TOOK OUR GIRLZ!" Fleur shouted her wand now pointing to the shocked Madam Maxine.
Harry and his father soon had the woman pinned to the wall crossing their blades at her throat as Hermione hit the button that called for a rescue party to be sent.

"Where are our daughters?!" Harry growled.
"I – I c – can't zay, eet would be 'elping'"
"And yet 'ou told me?! 'Ou juzt want me to win zis! Zey 'ave put a freshly maturing Veela at ze Bottom of ze Lake!" Fleur screamed storming over to her own Armour cupboard.
"Can someone 'Elp!? I ztill can't lock zee top right." Qu'Illaa came over and started helping her as Maxime spoke again.
"eet eez alright! We 'ave gizzen zem to zee Mermen, zey weel take-"
"WHAT 'OU GAVE ZEM TO ZEE ONEZ ZAT LIKEZ TO EAT VEELA!" Fleur span around horrified as she spoke again.
"EEF MY GABBY EEZ DEAD OR URT WHEN WE GET ZERE I WILL AZK ZEE COURTS TO GIVE 'OU YAUTJA JUZTIZE OU SALOPE!
"'Arry? 'Elp me! Pleaze! Zey 'ave geeven a child to zose 'oo would eat er juzt for being Veela!" Harry nodded as four thumps echoed outside.
"Finish suiting up. We're going to get our daughters back – NOW!" as four armoured Yautja walked in weapons drawn.

Hermione quickly related the situation to them and was pleased to note these were the 'Medallion Four' Luna's 'Uncles'
One of them ripped his helmet off muttering at Hermione to translate.
"If even one youngling is harmed to the point of punishment – I will dismember you with my bare hands!"

With that the Yautja plus one armoured Veela turned and left leaving the Carriage as Dumbledore appeared in his own tight black clothes, short trimmed beard and his hair cut back even shorter than when he left on his hunt.
"My 'Rescue' signal said to come here."
"Two younglings under the protection of the Yautja are being held by the Mermen for 'safe keeping' one a juvenile Veela! The other, MY DAUGHTER!" Hermione growled slamming her helmet down as Dumbledore's face paled.

He turned to the giantess who had been dragged out a blade at her throat.
"Tell me, how does 'Thing you miss the most' Become person! Have you kidnapped anyone else?! You were in charge of this task!"

The woman slowly nodded.
"Who!"
"'Ogwartz chamionz d – date." She got out causing Dumbledore to clench his fist.
"So the Niece and ward of the head of the DMLE, and the French Minister For Magic 's Daughter! Who else!" He practically demanded as they headed for the lake shore. "K – krums z – zizter"
"And the Bulgarian Ministers Daughter!? Are you INSANE! STUPEFY MAXIMUS!" He shouted knocking the woman out when they reached the shoreline.

"One moment, if the champions help in the rescue it will be seen as 'participation.'" Dumbledore said before applying a sonourus charm to himself and shouting out.
"Due to unforeseen circumstances the second task must start as soon as possible, all champions to the shoreline!" He quickly applied the counter charm before turning to the Yautja.
"Will your armour allow you to breath underwater?" Hermione nodded even as she saw a figure running from the castle, while another on a broom approached from the ship.

When Cedric and Krum arrived the situation was quickly explained to them even as Harry was stood over the unconscious giantess glaring at her, Hermione noticed it was only Krums shout of 'My Sister!" That snapped Harry out of it.
Looking back she nodded.
"Yes now we're all here, with you joining us it will be seen by the goblet as you participating in the task.
Because of the situation, I am allowed to help in this – and will." Before quickly casting the bubblehead charm on those unarmoured.

Hermione quickly waded into the lake and dived, knowing Harry would follow as soon as he was helmeted.
Dumbledore seemed to know exactly where he was going so she moved to follow him, letting her foot booster do all the propelling required.
The sight that greeted her as they approached three awake but bubble headed and tied up Younglings was bad, but when Luna saw them, her frantic pointing away to a dip had the group go over to investigate, where in the centre of a ring of Mermen was a Gabrielle, only a collar about her neck, being passed to and fro as they used knives or hands.

When the Yautja and Dumbledore saw this they erupted in a fury that left the other champions shocked. Cedric because he knew Dumbledore always preached second chances, and Krum for the sheer accuracy of the destructive force.

The water around Gabrielle was suddenly littered with bits of exploded merman as Fleur's form blasted down to her, while the other champions quickly went to free their own hostages, using borrowed blades.
That this coven of Mermen had done this had just signalled the death of every adult merperson in this lake, especially as a couple of females had been on the edge of the circle egging the Mermen on.

They used their boosters to rocket to the surface those without suits being held by one who did.
As soon as they breached the water, the unsuited were held close by the Armoureds as the flexi-steel wings extended and Hermione led the flight to the window of the hospital wing, a quick thermal scan showing it safe she blasted the window open and the group flew in just as the nurse came out wand drawn.

Hermione went to tell her what happened when all the girls except Gabrielle who was now clinging to Luna all shouted to the nurse to 'Help Gabby!'
Quickly Luna managed to help the young Veela onto a bed for the nurse to conduct a psionic scan, by the time she was done her face was white with rage.

"Who left her with MERMEN!" She demanded eyes blazing, as Gabrielle seemed to roll on the bed to hold on to Luna.
"Lu eet 'urtz, make eet ztop." Luna looked up to her mother tears falling as she held the little Veela in her arms.
"Mummy – I want a cannon." The seriousness in her tone caused Hermione to look in her daughters eyes and what she saw there gave her hope. It was faint, but she saw the possibility her Daughter might regain her emotional maturity.

As this type of justice she was seeking was a natural part of Yautja upbringing Hermione simply nodded, tapping a few commands into her arm-comp.
Fleur had with Qu'Illaa's help managed to strip her armour top off and now had Gabrielle in her arms repeatedly crying out "Maman arrêter la douleur."
"Shh – stupefy." Fleur whispered quietly, putting her 'daughter' to sleep.
Turning to the nurse she spoke.
"Do what 'ou 'ave to zo zat when she wakez zere iz no pain, or at leazt a lot lezz." She ordered picking up her armour and putting it back on.

The nurse nodded as she spoke. "I will, the cuts were done with a special blade that had a variation of the bloody crucio curse the Merpeople developed just for Veela," The nurse growled even as she started to wave her wand.
"Each cut would hurt 10 times as normal, and the pain wouldn't die, even after the blade had left, I earned my masters by learning to counter such – devices"

Luna's armour cupboard materialised along with a brand new shoulder cannon. Kneeling down in front of her daughter who was now dry thanks to a charm from Dumbledore Hermione spoke, lacing her words with the concern she felt for her.
"Luna are you sure about this. When we go back down there you are going to see and maybe even do some horrific things, see me and Daddy do some of these and by the end of it, the only ones left alive will be younglings who will then be teleported to the middle of another Merman Enclave outside of Britain."

Luna looked at her in the eye silver eyes hard as bullets as she answered.
"As bad as what I saw them do to Gabby? I need to do this Mummy!" Hermione nodded, closing her eyes before nodding.
"Right I'll teach you how to use the cannon down there, stick by my side unless protecting Younglings." Hermione 'ordered'

Luna nodded opening the cupboard and starting to pull on her armour.
Standing she turned to see her Father walk up to Dumbledore as he spoke.
"The Yautja Justice Clan declares War on all the adults in the Merperson Enclave of the Black Lake due to their torture of one we hold protectorship over – the only ones left alive by the end will be those who were too young to do anything." Dumbledore nodded with a hard look.
"I will go and deliver the message." He nodded before speaking again.
"Furthermore, Madame Maxine for putting a Youngling under our protection where she would be tortured – will now be dealt with by the Yautja." Dumbledore swallowed and nodded again before speaking.
"I suggest you give her a trial first, and when – not if but when – she is found guilty, I am quite confident I can make that her sentence." Hermione nodded, letting her father know this was the best way, before Dumbledore strode from the room as Na'Leth started speaking into his Arm Comp summoning warriors from the ship.

"Uncle J'Teth how do I put this on?" Luna said from behind Hermione who looked to see Luna looking at the cannon.
one of the red armoured Hunters knelt down and slowly explained things to her as he showed her how it attached to her armour when Harry walked in – Hermione hadn't even seen him go!
As soon as J'Teth finished he held out something to Luna who quickly grabbed it.
'It' turned out to be her Weapon Belt and wrist sheath.
Once on she tuned and reached back into her little cupboard and withdrew a couple of dispensers full of extra throwing stars.

Dumbledore returned with a disgusted look as he spoke.
"They simply laughed – they thought you got lucky before." Hermione's grim smile met his words.
"Then they are going to find out otherwise."
She led the armoured squad out the hospital wing and the castle to a sea of Armour.
Standing to the side she let her father catch their attention as he roared out in Yautja.

"A youngling under our protection has been tortured – badly! So badly that normally one would be executed! Yet it turns out the entire population of people would do the same to her if they had chance! I have declared WAR! We go to exterminate them! Leave only Younglings unharmed – if necessary, protect the younglings! Show these beings we fight with Honour! We fight injustice! We. Are. YAUTJA!" He finished before fast-jogging to the lake to the lake a battle-roar echoing around them.

Luna had her little hands in Her parents as she went with them, her Medallion four surrounding them, and surprising them with her own 'little' cry, but the words in her cry screamed everything that needed to be said.
"For GABBY!" As they started approaching the lake Helmets were slammed on and they hit the lake hard, sinking to a dive, following Hermione's Parents as they led the horde.

Descending on the village Hermione set her Helmet Scan to surround the underage Merfolk in a blue outline, cascading the program through the general-comms before switching to a quick private one with Luna and explaining the cannon and how it worked.
"Remember Babygirl, any surrounded by blue are Younglings and are not to be hurt, the rest…"
I understand Mummy." Luna said as they started to approach the village.

Rising up to meet them were the merfolk, not one surrounded in blue.
As she looked Hermione spotted all the younglings had been gathered in a pit covered with a wooden cross lattice, hanging precariously above was a rock, one held by a single rope, it was obvious what they were thinking. If the battle looked lost to the merfolk, kill their young. Contemptible but understandable if you understood how they thought. Merfolk would hurt the younglings of others, so could believe the same to be done to theirs.

Hermione signalled the danger and all the warriors had their cannons trained on the boulder when at a signal from Na'Leth they all fired obliterating it.
Hermione swore she saw some relieved looks among the older younglings.
"Pick your target" Hermione murmured to Luna.

"When my Father gives the command, just let your cannon do the work." She whispered her own Cannon aimed at what appeared to be the chieftains Mate.
The red blip in her HuD suddenly turned Blue and a wave of plasma shot forwards obliterating the front ranks before the battle commenced.

It turned out the Trident's could shoot their own bolts and soon armours were being pierced and blood leaked before their Auto-Seals kicked in.
Blades were drawn and Hermione went to take a Merman down when a trident suddenly appeared in her vision, Hermione thought she was about to enter the long sleep when Luna's sword intercepted the trident and her wrist blade entered the wielders neck. Luna had made her 'First Kill.'

Hermione flipped in the water as she spotted on her HuD a being behind her about to fire when she saw it was surrounded in blue, and then she noticed more blues in the battleground, and that they were fighting with the Yautja! She blasted the head off the merman the 'blue' was fighting before Luna swam over her, passing a trident to the 'Blue' and slicing at another Adult attacking, just missing as they dodged. Straight into the Blue's stabbing trident.

Hermione span in the water to end up grappling with a Mermaid, missed plasma fire and trident bolts surrounding them as the other tried to get in a kill.
Hermione brought a foot up and tried to kick the mermaid away, only for the mermaid to use it to flip over her, pulling the part of the trident across Hermione's chest.
Hermione grappled with the arm on her right, as her left went to her dagger sheath, pulling the dagger free she stabbed behind her, the water tuning red.
The grip on the trident lessening as she pushed away, spinning in the water, her wrist blade extended as she slashed the Mermaid's chest, before throwing her dagger forwards into her heart.

The battle continued on ferociously, but in the end it culminated in the last pockets of Adults surrendering, her Father had them all lined up before he spoke using a translation Matrix so they could understand him.
"You seek mercy? Huntress Blond Steel did Gabrielle call for Mercy?" Hermione blinked and her heart filled with pride.
Grandfather or not, the Head of The Justice Clan giving Luna her appellation instead of her Parents was a high honour.

Realising he meant her Luna quickly shook her helmeted helm.
Turning back to the prisoners he spoke. "The only mercy we will give is this, what you would not grant your captive, a quick and easy death. FIRE!" A wall of plasma erupted in the water rolling forwards, disintegrating the merfolk.
Turning to the remaining Youngling Merfolk Na'Leth called out.
"Who here is Eldest?" One swam forwards as he spoke.
"I am, but I am not wisest, that goes to Hlard." He pointed to a female about 2 cycles his junior.
Na'Leth nodded.

"We offer this as you fought with us. Originally we were just going to put you all with another Merfolk clan…" That all the younglings waved that idea off was worrying.
"No! Do that and we will be forced to become like them! Like my Father and Mother, forced to become monsters!" Hlard said forcefully pointing to two body's on the sea bed.

Na'Leth nodded.
"Very well, we offer this, you can either, relocate elsewhere and rebuild, even off this planet. Or be left here."

Hlard looked down in thought, before looking up a nod on her face.
"I need to talk to all those 14 years and older. We vote. I will not be my parents and decide for people without giving them a choice." She said.
Na'Leth nodded and Hermione watched as the vote was taken.
Hlard came forward after a short time to speak.
"We would like to be re-located yes, but to a place on earth, where the water is warm and gentle." She said.
Na'Leth nodded. "I will leave a communications device with you, and when we believe we have located several places that may suit you, we will contact you to take yourself and a group of representatives to the different places. Once your decision is made we will help in both the relocation, and in the building of your new village."

Hlard nodded before she looked shyly up to him.
"I would ask one final favour sir." He nodded.
"Would you please destroy that statue?" She pointed to one that was in the centre of the village.
Not seeing anything wrong with the request Na'Leth allowed it to be blasted by three warriors, and all were shocked at the change.

Instead of the sickly green beings that were there originally with marred faces and scraggly hair, were the type of Merpeople who had been seen in the depictions of her books.
Hlard grinned up to Na'Leth showing a row of pointed teeth perfect for stripping and eating fish.
"Thank you." She said her voice taking on a more musical quality.

Na'Leth nodded passing her an Arm-Comp.
"Keep this close, it will chime and flash when we are trying to contact you. Do you wish us to leave a few to help clean up?" Hlard shook her head.
"We will deal with it." She said and Na'Leth nodded before waving his arm in the water, the drag making it slower motioned, for them to leave. Hermione pulled Luna close and activated her own boosters, again as soon as they breached the water surface she extended her wings and flew them to the Hospital Wing, Fleur following close with Harry by her helping steady her flight.

The four landed in the room to see Gabrielle still asleep and Luna quickly shed her helmet coming over while taking off her gauntlets.
Madam Pomfrey was still there working as Fleur approached.
"'Ow iz she." Madam Pomfrey looked up with sad eyes as she spoke.
"Mostly going to be okay, but I fear she will have nightmares and carry the mental trauma for a long time, thankfully you got to her before any worse could be done," Fleur quirked an eyebrow as Hermione started drawing her fingers through Gabby's hair as Luna held the unconscious girls hand.

"It is documented that some Veela victims of the Merfolk have been – violated while in their clutches before the feasting, Gabrielle thank goodness wasn't."
Fleur leaned against the bed closing her eyes in relief at this small mercy when a little hand took hers and a small voice started to speak.

"Aunty Fleur, whatever is needed to help Gabby, I promise I'll help if I can." Luna said determinedly.
"Zank 'ou leetle one." Fleur said quietly.
"Now unfortunately I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you all to leave." Madam Pomfrey said trying to usher them out when Hermione heard Fleur speak up.
"Non, I am staying." Fleur said vehemently. "Miss DeLacour, I am afraid only parents may stay, as you are her sister –"
"I 'ave full guardianzhip, eef 'ou check 'er notez." Fleur rebutted. "She iz my 'alf zizter yet 'az asked to call me 'er muzzer, zho non, I weell not go." Hermione had moved to stand by Fleur in silent support.

"Very well, but please let me know when she wakes." Fleur nodded.
At that Hermione nodded and lifted Luna into her arms.
"Fleur, if you need us, rules or no, just call." Hermione said quietly. Fleur nodded as she looked up to Hermione tears in her eyes.
'Zank 'ou for zaving her." Hermione smiled as she leaned in to hug the woman quickly.
"She's my Sisters daughter, I could do no less." Hermione said before pulling away and heading out.

Now to the Giantess's trial, and find out what she was even playing at. Hermione thought as they headed to the great hall, she was hungry, and Armour or no, she was GOING to eat.

-0-

A few nights later and Luna woke up her screams echoed throughout the quarters, she looked up as her Daddy and Mummy ran into her room.
Seeing she wasn't in a nightmare they came over and sat on the bed, Luna climbing into her Mummy's lap, not saying anything, simply resting her head against her Mummy's chest as she trembled, her ear right over her heart, relaxing a bit as she heard the steady bet of her Mummy's heart.

She reached her hand out to Daddy who took it, further relaxing her.
"Sorry Mummy, it's just I keep seeing his face. The first one I stabbed." Luna said quietly.
"It's alright Babygirl, I'd be more worried if this didn't happen." Her mummy told her. Surprised at this she looked to her Daddy who simply nodded.

"It's fine, your first kill always plays on your mind for a while Little One." Her Daddy said and Luna nodded.
"I'm just scared that I didn't do it right. I remember what you said Daddy. 'If in a fight and you have to kill, make it quick and be sure they're dead before looking for your next target.'" Her Daddy nodded even as her mummy gently rubbed soothing circles on the blondes back as he spoke.

"Yes I did, but I never said why did I?" Slowly Luna shook her head.
"Well there are two reasons Babygirl," Her mummy started. "One is that in a fight, it is always best to be sure one you've already 'defeated' can't come after you and surprise you, maybe killing you – the other believe it or not is kindness, make their passing fast, as some injuries received in battle if not treated properly can take hours, days or even weeks of agonising pain before you die." Luna nodded as she spoke.
"But that's why I keep seeing his face – How do I know I did it right? How do I know he wasn't left alive to suffer?"

She felt herself being moved and soon on her Daddy's lap as Mummy crouched in front of her with a small smile as she tucked a lock of blond hair behind Luna's ear as she spoke.
"You're trained well Babygirl, but if you're still worried I can show you?" Luna nodded and soon felt herself being lifted up and carried through to the living room.
Daddy sat on the end of the couch in front of the large screen while her mummy synched her screen-comp to it.

Watching Luna saw her do a quick search through the ships database until she found the visual logs from Luna's Helmet-Cam and then played back.
Watching the scene again that she'd been in the middle of at the time had Luna tightening her grip about her Daddy's mid-section, jumping as it showed Luna dodging a trident-bolt when a Merman swam up behind her mummy, his trident raised.

Luna's sword had whipped out its sheath and Luna stabbed forwards sending the blade through the prongs of the trident, driving it skywards.
"THAT'S MY MUMMY YOU MEANIE!" Luna's voice echoed back to them as her forearm came into view, wrist blades whistling out the sheath as she drove the blades into his neck at an upwards angle.
Her mummy froze the screen a second later, getting up to walk over to it.

"See here Babygirl where you stabbed originally?" Luna slowly nodded. "That there on both us and Merpeople is where the really big vein to our brain is, he would have been dead in 30 seconds anyway, but you also had your arm like this," Her mummy held her arm up showing her. "Which would have driven the blade straight up into the brain. You got a very quick and clean kill there."
Luna sighed and nodded.

"Does this mean his face won't float in my dreams now?" She asked quietly but hopefully as she leaned against her Daddy while her mummy came over.
"No Babygirl it doesn't," she said quietly crouching in front of her as she continued. "It will never completely go away, I still remember the first time I ever killed a sentient, and their face still haunts my nights on occasion. The fact we feel bad about taking a life, even when necessary like today, is what helps us to stay good people even when we commit acts that other races and cultures would say mean we are going dark. We're not, it's just the Yautja way – it can be beautiful as you have mainly seen, but then there is our violent side."

Her mummy got up as she sat on the couch next to Luna eyes looking at her.
"On most worlds we are known as the 'Fire-Angels' as well as Yautja, you remember why?" Luna nodded.
"Good Babygirl, now there are a few worlds out there where we are known by another term. 'Flaming-Deathbringers.'" Her Mummy closed her amber eyes as she spoke.
"Deadly Beauty was my second Naming – before I used to be Fire-Eyes, I'm told my eyes almost glow with the heat of the battle. I had not yet killed a sentient, only taken prey when one day we received word via a communique. A Youngling had been forcibly taken from their home world to one of the planets, and we were asked for Justice, and to retrieve either the Youngling or their remains." Here her Mummy closed her eyes as she continued.
"We found the world, and jumped in – I dropped to the ground and as I stood, in front of me were hundreds of younglings, they were being used as shields!"

Luna climbed out of her Daddy's lap and into her Mummy's as she saw the tears slowly slide down her face.
"They had done… something… to them Babygirl that let them hold these screaming, terrified younglings to themselves like a Viking of Old Earth would hold their shield. From what I've been told the fire in my eyes lit up as I stepped forwards a cry on my lips before any of the others.
"I challenged their best to come forwards and face me in Single Combat. He came forwards the original youngling being his shield.
I … have only a hazy memory of the actual fight, only that I avoided hurting the Youngling, driving the situation until he lost balance and drooped them, then everything comes back into focus. I slashed him across his throat, he fell – and even now cycles after Babygirl, I still sometimes wake up gasping for breath a moment as I relive that, as I see the stunned expression on his face and the light of life leaving his four eyes. You never want to lose that shock and feeling Babygirl." Her Mummy dropped a kiss to her head as her Daddy now took over.

"We are Yautja yes, that means we are trained hunters and we are killers, now you, me and Mummy biologically are different, me and your mummy though came into the Yautja very young, so we were able to be raised as Yautja no problem.
However you have already had 11 years that you can remember of your original way of life; that is why me and your Mummy don't let you see or do certain things the Yautja would. We know for normal Humans killing isn't as easy to 'shrug off' and the very way your original culture worked, that was how it should be – a way we Yautja agree with. The difference between us is Yautja only feel this way about their 'First Kill' it's like a mental switch is flipped. But we are taught to remember that feeling – remember that when we deliver justice we are ending a sentient life."

Luna nodded curling up into her Mummy a little more as she slowly started to realise the truth of what she'd actually done.
"Now look at Daddy Little One, I need you to look at me a moment okay?" Her Daddy said and she met his luminescent greens as he continued to speak.
"One thing I can promise you is this, there are even some Yautja who still feel the same after every kill, but they say although you feel the same, it gets easy to deal with the feelings." Luna nodded a little.
"Now this is important, I need to know Luna, do you want to continue to be allowed to join Mummy and Me when you might have to kill a sentient in future, If yes nothing else needs to be done, but if not I need to make a tiny change to your armour that'll let me or Mummy send you back to the ship if need be."

Luna looked at her Daddy, and then tilted her head up to look to her worried Mummy before looking to her bedside table where she saw a picture of her and a laughing Gabrielle, that last bit was enough to make her mind up, she just needed to be sure of one final thing.
"You won't be disappointed if I chose not too?" She asked quietly.
Her Daddy's small smile and bright eyes answered her even as she heard her Mummy's voice.
"No Babygirl, never, we could never be disappointed in you." Luna gave a small nod as she spoke.
"Then I don't want to be sent back to the ship." A small kiss to her head was all the answer she got but it made her feel a little better. Looking over at the clock Luna saw it was 04:30 Ship-time.
"Mummy, can you sing me a song?" She asked quietly.
"Yes Babygirl. Come on, let's get you tucked back into bed." Her Mummy said lifting her up and carrying her back to her room.

Once there her Daddy pulled the sheet back on Luna's bed so she could be lay down, before tucking her in again as her Mummy sat on the edge of the bed, starting to quietly sing.
Luna slowly drifted off to her mother's song, tiny hand in her fathers.

Waking up the next morning due to feeling pressure needing the toilet Luna sat up a little looking down blearily at what had been her pillow, her Mummy's shoulder, even as Daddy was still snoring quietly in his sleep on the floor by her bed.
Realising she was sort of stuck as Mummy's arm was about her waist in such a way she couldn't even get out by wriggling out her sleep shirt she started poking her on the shoulder.

"Mummy – I need to go." Luna said, as amber eyes opened and looked up to her, the face of their owner smiling.
"Morning Babygirl," her Mummy said quietly pulling Luna close a second for a quick hug before letting her go. "Go on, Get ready for the day, remember to put on your armour, we're going to be at Madame Maxime's trial today." Luna nodded and crawled off the bed heading for her shower as she heard her Mummy calling.
"Harry time to get up, unless you want me to get you UP!" (Harry time to get up, unless you want me to get you UP)

She sighed as she did her business thinking, She'd tried everything she could to learn how to speak Yautja, but unless she had her helmet on and the translation mode active she was just as clueless today as the day she met her Mark-parents.

She finished sorting herself out and nearly jumped out her skin when from her open door she heard the sound of her Mummy's scream, only the fact it sounded like a really, really happy scream stopped her running to see her.

Mummy did funny things sometimes Luna thought.
She finished pulling on one of her light swimsuits and grabbed her weapon belt and sheaths. They would be put in her little weapons chest by her armour cupboard and her blades would be attached to the belt that came with the armour.

She'd asked her Mummy once why their weapons didn't melt when they did the jump, the answer still surprised her a little today. Apparently the metals the weapons were made of were even more heat resistant than their armour's, but to make a viable armour they would have to be so heavy as to not allow their wearer to move as needed in combat.

Going in she pulled out her Armour and quickly suited up like her Daddy had taught her.
Once she'd pulled on the suit except her gauntlets and helmet she reached behind her to pull her hair into a tail.
"Here, let me help." Her Mummy's voice said behind her.

Holding up the bright blue ribbon for her Mummy to take it was only a couple of moments before she was done.
Turning around Luna looked to her and saw she was practically glowing, and her amber eyes were sparkling. It was then Luna noticed something different to her Mummy and while she was getting her own armour on Luna asked.
"Mummy? Why are your nipples so pointy?" Her mummy chuckled as she pulled on the torso piece of her armour hiding the objects of Luna's curiosity.
"Mummy will tell you when you're older in here Babygirl," She said kneeling infront of Luna and poking her forehead.

"Oh pooh, that's not fair!" Luna said pouting.
"No, but remember when I sat with you and explained everything we think happened to you?" Her Mummy said, seriously but with a gentle smile. Luna nodded.
"Well unfortunately, one of those things means that until you are older in mind, that conversation can't happen, I'm sorry,"

Luna shrugged reaching into her Mummy's armour cupboard and holding an arm piece up for her.
"It's okay Mummy, I just wish we could fix me." Luna said with a quick kiss to her mummy's cheek as she finished locking the arm in place.
"Me too Babygirl, me too. But even if we can't I will always want my daughter. I promise." Her Mummy said.
Luna nodded as her Mummy finished and they both started to attach weapons their weapons.

Unfortunately for Luna she couldn't get the canon to lock.
"Mummy help?" Luna whined. Looking over the sparkling ambers seemed to shine with mirth as she spoke.
"Luna, look how you're holding it." Luna did and immediately frowned. She was trying to put it on upside down! Now that just wasn't right.
Luna huffed and turned it over before attaching it properly.

Her mummy chuckling picked her up as Luna grabbed her helmet and gauntlets and took her into the living room as Daddy came out the kitchen carrying their breakfasts.
She watched as Daddy leaned down to give her Mummy a long kiss before pulling away.
"You two eat up, I'm going to suit up and I'll join you in a minute." He said flicking his braids over his shoulder as he stood and Luna could see where Mummy had bitten him again! Luna shook her head. Grownups had strange ways.

Two hours later and they were down on the planet in a room off to one side of what Luna had seen was a big round room with a chair in the middle when Gabby came in being carried by Aunty Fleur who herself was in her armour while Gabby was holding on tight to the small dagger that Luna had given her as a late Christmas present.
"GABBY!" Luna squealed running over and Gabrielle let Fleur put her down.
As soon as she was on the ground though Gabby quickly wrapped herself around Luna in a needy hug before taking her hand, seemingly trying to hide behind the armoured blond.

"How are you? Are you okay, why haven't you messaged me?" Luna fired out rapidly as Gabrielle looked to the floor upset.
Fleur came over and knelt down next to Luna as she spoke.
"Zince zat day zhe 'azn't zpoken zince. Zere is nozzing wrong wiz 'er voize, she juzt won't zpeak, zee pzichiatrizt 'az zaid zis 'appenz to about 1 in 5 people in magical soziety 'oo go zrough what my Gabby did. Zen zere iz zat she iz only 9, zey zay eet goes up to 1 in 3. I 'ave been told zat eet iz bezt to not pressure 'er to zpeak, and we are zlowly learning to communicate zrough zomezing zee non-magicalz call zign-language. I 'ave already zent a copy up in zcreen-comp format for 'ou." Luna nodded, leaning forwards and pulling Gabrielle into another hug.

"No matter what – you're my bestest friend." Luna said quietly. Her words dragging silent sobs from the little girl holding on to her.
Aunty Fleur stood and headed over to her Mummy and Daddy to speak to them.
"Eet iz even worze zan zat 'Ermionee, zis iz ee first time zince I 'ave left zee 'ozpital wing wiz 'er zat she 'az let my 'and go. She won't ezzen zleep in 'er bed wizzout me staying zere or bringing 'er to my room. Nor will she let zat knife be more zan an arm's length from 'er. What 'appened 'az completely shattered 'ou she waz." She said tears falling down her cheeks as her Mummy pulled her into a hug.

"I… I… 'Ermione I don't know 'ow to 'elp 'er!" Aunty Fleur said quietly, obviously to Luna not wanting to be overheard but with the antechamber so small, failing.
Gabrielle pulled Luna across the room and although keeping grip on Luna's hand somehow, dagger still in hand she managed to pull on Fleur's arm to get her attention, pulling her down to kneel infront of her, passing the knife to Luna Gabby made a few simple gestures with her hand that seemed to hit Aunty fleur hard, but made her give a watery smile too as she gently pulled Luna and Gabby close.

"Zank 'ou my fille." Fleur said quietly.
Looking up to Luna's Daddy she spoke. "You 'elp by being my muzzer'" she translated bringing a tear to Luna's parents eyes.
Cautiously letting go in case Gabrielle still wanted her to hold her Luna saw Fleur sigh in relief when Gabrielle didn't react badly, just pulled Luna to the chairs against the walls and sat on them, trying to bury herself into Luna's side as she held her little blade in one hand, pulling Luna's arm protectively about her with her other.

Luna saw this and frowned.
"Gabby, Didn't I give you a little belt for that?" Luna asked quietly as she pointed to the blade.
When the little blond shook her head Luna huffed.
"Well I'll ask Mummy to get you one later – I promise." Luna said. Gabby gave a little smile and nodded.
"Miss DeLacour's, Lord and Lady Potter and Miss Lovegood?" A man said poking his head in the door, and Luna jumped as Gabby tried to hide behind her forcing her to sit forwards a little.

"Oui?" Aunty Fleur said.
"The trial is about to start, would you like to observe in the courts or in here, either will be fine.

Aunty Fleur looked over and saw how Gabrielle had taken shelter and nodded.
"We shall wait in 'ere zank 'ou." He nodded and headed back out after telling them which runes to press along the wall to observe the trial.

Luna waited for Gabrielle to come back 'out' from behind her and gently put her arm over the trembling little Veela like her Mummy did for her whenever she was scared about something looking to her parents to be sure she was doing the right thing. Seeing her mummy nod with a sad smile confirmed everything for her.

When her Daddy pressed the viewing runes they watched as the Wizenmegot all took their seats and a chained Madam Maxine was led into the room at wand point and made to sit in the chair that rose up out the middle of the floor.

Uncle Albus was stood up at the Chief Warlock lectern as he spoke to the room.
"We have the unfortunate matter of a trial today, one that should never have been needed. The reason I am leading the prosecution today is because Madame Bones has excused herself by way of bias. You will also note we have the Bulgarian and French Minister of magic in attendance today. That is because of the actions caused by one woman. We aim today to prove that Madam Maxine, former headmistress of Beuxbatons, did wilfully and knowingly break both national and international law and treaty in the early hours of February 24th of this year.
Because of the charges against her and the evidence we have, France have also taken the drastic measure of revoking Madame Maxine's Diplomatic Immunity."

With those final words Luna saw Madam Maxine's face go pale.
Uncle Albus led them through what had happened and his own actions that day culminating in the declaration of war by the Yautja, finishing with.
"I am thankful to say that the war lasted all of 2 hours and has since had peace signed – one thing I feel must strongly be noted, even during the heat of battle, not one child was harmed by the Yautja, they in fact protected them where necessary."

The people nodded some with frowns others neutrally and quite a few smiling.
"However, I feel I must stress the loss of life that day could easily have been avoided. When preparing for the Tournament it was decided each school would be responsible for a task. Bulgaria did wonderfully setting their task up, I must say I was unaware of any protections until they were shown to me – it turns out Mr Diggory's burns he received that day were the worst he would be able to get. This was the sort of thinking I was expecting to see from Beuxbatons."

Here Uncle Albus gave Madame Maxine that look that said he was really angry. Luna hated to see it.
"The clue retrieved in that task was agreed to say something would be taken from the Champions for them to retrieve. When Hermione and Harry came down and found Luna and Gabrielle missing – I have told you what happened, now, what we don't know is how two Minister's children, the niece of the Head of the British DMLE, and a child who may as well be a yautja citizen ended up on the bottom of the lake.

The charges for Madame Maxine are, Kidnapping of Minors, knowingly putting said minors in danger, in one case Mortal Peril, and has thus far shown no remorse for her actions.
I call Katarina Krum to the witness stand."

Luna watched as a girl who looked very pretty and slim with long black hair walked up to the witness stand, she recognised her as the girl that had been the other side of Susan when she'd been woken up by the Mermen to make her watch as they hurt her friend.

The girl stood in the box and after promising to tell the truth turned to Uncle Albus.
"May I ask question first?" Uncle Albus nodded.
"I have been given permission by Fadder. Please use Veritaserum on me." Uncle Albus's head whipped around to look at the man with a bright red set of robes on who nodded.
"Very well, but I must ask why?"
Katarina nodded. "My memory not dat gud. Truth drug make sure I tell right, not get confused."
Uncle Albus smiled at the girl and nodded for the pink haired Auror to give her the drug.

As soon as it was taken Uncle Albus asked a few questions to confirm it was working before he asked the main question.
"What happened on the morning of the 24th of last month leading to you waking up in the bottom of the Black Lake?"

Katarina started speaking her voice a monotone.
"I got message dat asked if I vould help my brodder in de task. If yes to go to de Beuxbatons carriage and wait by door. Madame Maxine walk out, used stunner on me, den mermen wake me."

"Why did the Mermen wake you?"
"Dey say to show us what dey do to any Veela dey get in dere territory."

Uncle Albus nodded for the Auror to give the antidote, he offered to give the lawyer with Madame Maxine a chance to cross question which he waved away.
"I'm saving my questions for a later witness." Was all the thin oily looking man with more hair gel in his combed hair than hair answered.

Uncle Albus then called for Susan Bones to take the stand, and she gave practically the same story as Kalina.
as she finished the strange man poked his head in the door and spoke.
Miss Lovegood they're about to call for you." He said. Luna got up and guided Gabrielle over to Aunty Fleur who nodded and immediately picked Gabrielle up.
She grabbed her Mummy's hand as she spoke.
"Can I have my Mummy with me?" The man smiled and nodded leading them out just as Uncle Albus called her name.

Her Mummy took her to the chair and lifted her into it and knelt next to her speaking a moment.
"Babygirl, I'm allowed in this room with you but I can't stay up here with you, so you see that door behind you where the Red-Robe is?" Luna looked and saw the pink haired one again and nodded.
"I'll just be stood with her. Now remember what I've taught you, even if you don't think it's what they want to hear, you must always tell the truth in that chair. To do otherwise would be dis-honourable."

Luna didn't see the people around nodding in approval or the woman with a pink bow screwing her face up in disgust, all she was focused on was her mummy's face.
"Okay Mummy."
"Good girl." Her mummy said befor leaning up to give Luna a little kiss on the forehead before stepping down and disappearing from Luna's sight.

Uncle Albus looked to Luna and spoke.
"Now Luna can you tell me how you ended up in the bottom of the lake?" Luna shook her head as she spoke.
"I don't know Uncle Albus, I was put back to sleep a moment after she woke me when she came in my room." Luna finished pointing at Madame Maxine.

"Preposterous little girl! You expect us to believe she snatched you from your ship?"
Luna frowned trying not to duck away from the scary lady only a seat away as she answered her.
"I was not on the Noble Spear! I was in Gabby's room in the carriage." Luna said.
"And why would you be there instead of with your… Parents?" That same scary woman asked.

Luna looked to Uncle Albus who nodded gently as he spoke.
"It's alright, remember what you Mother just said. Even if we don't like what we hear just tell the truth."
Luna nodded as she spoke.
"It was my turn to visit. Every weekend me or Gabby stay at each other's and Aunty Fleur was looking after us."

Before the scary lady could speak again Uncle Albus spoke.
"So what happened to make you wake up?"
Luna thought back as she tried to answer truthfully and spoke.
"Me and Gabby had to go to bed early as Aunty Fleur wanted to get a lot of rest before the task the next day.
I remember waking up to a noise and seeing her walk in," She again pointed to the giantess.

"She pointed her wand at Gabby and a blue spell hit her, I screamed for Aunty Fleur as I reached for my dagger, but she was too quick and a red light hit me."
"You were reaching for your what?" the scary lady screeched.
"My dagger, this one." Luna said holding up the very first dagger she'd ever owned.
"And just what kind of irresponsible person gives a child weapons!?" The scary lady shouted, now give that here!" And before Luna knew it the woman's claw like hand clamped on her forearm.

Suddenly there was a blade at the scary lady's throat and Luna could see her mummy again.
"Let. My. Daughter. Go."
"But she's not is she? She's just a silly orphan playing at being your daughter! As a Pureblood of good standing I am taking her off you!" The woman shrieked out before pulling her wand and pointing it at Luna.
"Stu-urghle" She didn't get to finish the spell as Luna watched her Mummy knock this woman out.
"Let me be clear." Her Mummy said to the room.
"Anyone trying to take, or threaten my daughter like her, will not be treated so leniently, had we been anywhere else, her actions today would have cost her life. You do not threaten our Younglings. Now, Chief Warlock, do you have any other questions for my Daughter." Uncle Albus shook his head and looked to the defence lawyer who rapidly waved him away. "Not anymore!"

"Very well, Miss Lovegood you may step down."

Luna left the stand and went with her Mummy back to the room with Gabrielle in only for her best friend to collide with her as she entered looking her over and then in the eyes.
"yes I'm okay." Luna nodded.

Gabrielle smiled and latched on to Luna's arm, refusing to even let go when she was called.
She wouldn't even go if Aunty Fleur or Luna alone went with her. She would only go when they both went with her.
Luna saw how as they walked back in her friend seemed to be looking everywhere fearfully. When she spotted Madame Maxine she seemed to freeze and wouldn't move until Luna had an idea.

"Gabby, you know normally I used to be scared a lot right, still am a lot yes?" Gabrielle's wide fearful eyes looked at her as she nodded.
"Well when I'm inside my helmet it helps, I got this metal surrounding me and nothing can hurt me while I wear it. Want to try?"

The whole room watched as this obviously much younger in mind girl helped the older one with her crippling fear.
Luna saw her Mummy quickly come up to them before giving Luna her helmet and gently kissing her head as she spoke quietly.
"Good girl, I've locked it to simple view." Luna smiled and nodded before gently putting the helmet on Gabby.

"There she can't hurt you now." Luna said taking Gabby's hand and walking with her to the stand again, when the Giantess went to speak, she simple extended the blades in her wrist sheath on free arm out of sight of her friend, soon shutting up the stupid lady.

She quickly retracted them as they got to the stand and Gabby was sat down.
"Gabrielle, I need you to take the helmet off, but before you do, look around, there are three Aurors and I will let Fleur and Luna stand behind you if you want." Uncle Albus said quietly.
Luna watched as Gabrielle did indeed look around and slowly nodded, letting Luna take the helmet off and standing behind her.

Uncle Albus went on to explain that due to 'medical complications' that to answer Gabrielle had lost the ability to speak.
Turning to her he asked Gabrielle to write what had happened to put her in the lake and down it.
Slowly Gabrielle wrote, stopping a couple of times to let out a couple of silent sobs as either Luna or Fleur comforted her.

As she finished Uncle Albus took the parchment.
Gabrielle, can I read this to everyone?" He asked quietly and got a tiny nod before she pointed to herself and the door she came out of.
Uncle Albus quickly figured out what Gabrielle wanted and looked to the Defence Lawyer who nodded.
"Okay, but if we have any questions after, then I'm going to have to ask you to come back." He said.
Gabby frowned and then pointed to herself, held her hand up and pointed to the ground.

"Me stay here." Fleur translated as Gabrielle nodded turning in her chair reaching out for Fleur.

"Oui ma fille" She said quietly and Luna saw Maxime's eyes widen as she paled even more, she noticed Uncle Albus see it too as he raised his eyebrow before speaking.
"This statement is the one you've all just seen little Gabrielle DeLacour write. Any questions to her are to be written down and passed to me. Due to her traumatic experience this is not up for debate. Understood?" He said sternly and even the scary lady was nodding as she'd woken up from earlier.
"Very well, this is what she wrote.

After me and Luna went to bed, I heard my bedroom door open and Madame Maxine came in. I was about to ask her a question when she hit me with a stupefy I think.

After that I woke up in the lake – I was really scared, I am Veela and it was very cold and there were mermen all around me. The Mermen had already woken the others before one cut me free of my ropes.

They put a collar and chain on me. Dragged me down to the lakebed where they…"

Uncle Albus trailed off as his eyes widened before he continued as Gabby hugged into Aunty Fleur harder.

"They taunted me – said they were going to kill me after they had their fun. They cut off my clothes, all of them, started cutting me, punching me. No matter where I swam they pulled me back by the collar. The cuts hurt so much. I couldn't fight anymore, just scream into my bubblehead.

Then my new mummy and Tata Hermione with Oncle Harry came, they brought their friends and saved me."

Uncle Albus looked to the defence lawyer who only had one question, but it wasn't aimed at Gabby, it was aimed at Madame Maxine.
"Why on earth would I help you? You're on your own after handing that little girl over to experience that." Looking to Uncle Albus. "No questions." Uncle Albus nodded before turning to the Giantess.

"Before we vote on guilt or innocence do you wish to say anything Madame?"
Luna watched as the giantess stood in her chains and spoke.

"I did what I zought nezezzary to make e tournament good. Yez ze Veela and ze merpeople are enemiez. I zought to uze zis to give Fleur an exztra inzentive to win!" Uncle Albus glared at her as he spoke.
"Now knowing what you've done, instilling such a level of fear that a girl can't speak and won't go anywhere without her mother or best friend would you do it again?"

"Yez! Eet waz for ze 'onour of France! Bezidez I 'ad permizion off 'er true muzzer!"
"WHAT?!" Jean-Claude thundered out. "Did 'ou zeek out ze ozzer guardianz permizzion?!"

Madame Maxine turned her nose up as she spoke.
"Zey weren't French! Why should I bozzer!" This had the whole room muttering angrily.
"For ze record Madame, I am Gabrielle's Court appointed Guardian! It iz 'er wish to call me muzzer! Not zat Salope I 'ad arrested and jailed for beating 'er!"
Again Madame Maxime shrugged as she spoke.

"Zo? I waz zere when she gave birth to 'er zho I choze 'er to get ze permizzion." Luna watched Uncle Albus shook his head as he glared at her.
"All those in favour of Guilty." All the wands in the room lit red.
"Innocent." Not one.

"Zo I shall zpend 5 yearz in Azkaban. I am Part Giant ze dementorz won't affect me." She smirked. Luna watched as Uncle Albus stood.
"Sa'Rulth what is the Yautja punishment for her crimes. In the public gallery crowd the judge from the tournament stood and spoke loudly.
"As it is wilful harm to a youngling not their own, to be taken and exiled on a hostile planet with nothing but a spear. Not even clothes. If they then survive 10 years, they are then allowed to return to civilisation, but never in charge of younglings again."

Uncle Albus nodded as he spoke.
"As the crime was against a Yautja Youngling as well I think they have a good argument to use this punishment, that it was against ministers and department heads children also points to the sentence needing to be suitably harsh.
Madame Maxine, I will be contacting My friend Na'Leth on the Noble Spear, and if he is amenable, as I believe he will, your sentence shall be as Sa'Rulth just described, any dissenting votes?" Not one wand tip lit.

Luna watched a broken Madame Maxine be led out the room and could only agree, that was a good punishment.

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