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Kingsley spent the next hour or so questioning Leila and Jayce about anything they knew of Lova. Most of Jayce and Leila's answers were similar and it just kept going in circles. Hermione tried to fill in some stuff that she found out but it was all the same. Harry was pacing behind Jayce and Leila as Lova was still out on the couch that Kingsley had conjured for her.
Jayce would glance behind him every once in a while to make sure that Lova was okay and that Harry was keeping his calm. Ever since Lova had lost consciousness, Harry hadn't spoken a word. Hearing everything had sent him into a state of shock of his own. Could it really be true that Lova didn't remember who he is?
"Well, now that I've asked everything I can ask," Kingsley began, "and now I need something from you."
Leila looked at Jayce before speaking. "What do you need us to do?"
"I need the memory from the night you first met Lova." Kingsley said. "I need to see if there are any clues as to who took her or what happened."
"How do you plan on doing that?" Jayce asked with a cold tone to his voice.
Hermione bit her lip, knowing exactly where Kingsley was going with this. "Are you sure we can do this with muggles?"
Kingsley nodded from behind his desk, putting a head to his forehead. "We can. It's just not something we usually do but given the circumstances…" he trailed off and looked over at Lova who was unmoving on the couch.
"What do we need to do to help?" Leila asked eagerly as she leaned forward in her chair.
"I need you to think really hard on the night you met Lova. This may feel weird at first, but I need you to not break concentration. Think only of that night and nothing else." Kingsley instructed her.
Leila nodded as Kingsley took out a small vile and his wand. Getting up and walking around his desk, he came and kneeled next to Leila. She nodded before closing her eyes as Kingsley slowly pulled the memory out of her head. Her eyes squeezed shut a little tighter as the memory started to come out but she kept her focus, thinking about that night.
"Okay." Kingsley said moving the memory into the vile. "Here is the memory. Thank you."
"That's my memory?" Leila asked in shock. "That's bloody amazing."
Kingsley walked over to his pensieve and poured the memory into it. Looking over at Ron, Harry and Hermione, he knew that they all wanted to be in there but not all of them could. Hermione looked over at Harry to see him staring start ahead at the pensieve.
"You two go on ahead." Ron said gesturing to Kingsley. "I'll stay here with them and watch her. Go."
"Thank you, Ron." Harry said quietly as he walked over to Kingsley.
"Thanks, Ron." Hermione went and kissed Ron on the cheek before going over to Harry and Kingsley and diving into the pensieve.
Xxx
Harry, Hermione and Kingsley were looking around the bar they had appeared in, trying to find Leila and Jayce but coming up short until they heard a commotion come from the door of the bar. Quickly looking in that direction, the three saw Lova stumble in.
"Harry, that's what she was wearing during the Final Battle. Whatever happened to her happened that day." Hermione said.
"I always guessed but now it's kind of relieving to know." Harry commented watching Lova trip and fall with every step she took. "What is wrong with her?"
Kingsley walked over and got close to Lova, examining her as she was falling all around the bar. "She just had her memory wiped."
"I've never seen anyone act like that after someone used the memory charm on them." Hermione said recalling when she used it on her parents.
"Whoever used it on her was sloppy and in a hurry. That's why she's in this state and why there are holes in her memory. Normally, someone wouldn't remember anything but as Hermione said, she remembered how to get into Diagon Alley. None of that should happen." Kingsley explained as he watched Leila take Lova back to their table.
"Who would've done this?" Harry asked aloud. "It was after the battle, or during maybe, but why not just take her? Why wipe her memory and then dump her off?"
"That's what we're gong to find out, Harry." Kingsley frowned as he watched Lova try to speak but nothing came out.
Seeing that there was nothing else they could find out, the three came out of the memory and returned back to the office in the ministry. Leila and Jayce were looking shocked at everything they just witnessed. Lova was still asleep on the couch and Harry was starting to worry about how long she had been asleep.
"She's okay." Jayce said when he saw Harry staring at Lova.
"How do you know?" Harry snapped, not enjoying some other man knowing more about Lova than him.
"I've been there, that's how I know." Jayce retorted looking away from Harry.
Harry was about to retort when Lova started to wake up. She started groaning before slowly sitting up, rubbing her face as she tried to wake herself up more. After a few blinks, Lova's eyes finally focused and she realized where she was.
"Are you okay?" Harry asked immediately, kneeling down next to her.
She stared at him momentarily before nodding slowly. "Yeah, I think so. What did I miss?"
"We told them about the night we found you." Leila said with a small smile. "It was so…magical."
Lova smiled when Leila said magical, feeling warmth spread through her body. Her eyes then scanned everyone that was looking at her. "So…what did I miss?"
"Lova," Kingsley started slowly, "I'm going to need you to try and stay calm when I tell you this. I can't have you passing out again."
Lova nodded and sat down on the couch to brace herself for whatever she was about to learn about herself. Hermione went to stand next to Ron and Harry moved to stand a few feet away from everyone, not sure where his place in the room was at this point. Leila and Jayce stayed in their chairs, watching Kingsley and Lova carefully.
"You don't have amnesia." Kingsley stated. "Someone wiped your memory of everything magical."
"The erased my memory?" Lova whispered with her eyes wide. "How?"
"We went into Leila's memory of the night she met you and you were wearing the same thing when we last saw you so we're assuming that it happened the same day. There is a spell that erases someone's memory but it seems like whoever did it was sloppy." Kingsley explained.
"Sloppy?" Lova questioned, trying to keep her breathing normal and not think too hard on it so she wouldn't pass out again.
"Yes, usually the person whose memory is erased doesn't remember anything at all. It's customary for the person casting the spell to create new memories or alter the ones they erased. It seems as if the person who erased your memories did only that. Just erased them, not alter, and they didn't do it completely since you can remember little things." Kingsley finished. "Now, I will need you to tell me what you do remember at some point. This is a very serious thing and we need to figure out who did this to you. If they haven't already been captured, we will capture and deal with them."
Lova just stared open mouthed at Kingsley, not sure what to say in this situation. She had been thinking that for two years that she had amnesia and that she would remember but now, she had her memories erased. They weren't there anymore. She would never know who she really was. Tears started to form in her eyes but she had to be strong in front of all these people so she squeezed her eyes shut to force back the tears.
Opening them, she looked up at Kingsley, her eyes still shining. "So I'll never get them back?"
"There might be a way to get them back." Kingsley said. "That'll be a conversation for another day. I don't want to overwhelm you."
"Thank you for all your help." Lova looked at Hermione now. "Honestly, thank you. I'm glad to find out about my past."
Hermione went over to Lova and embraced her. "I'm so happy to have you back, Lova."
Lova held onto Hermione a little tighter before letting go. She looked over at Ron who smiled sheepishly, nodding to show his agreement with Hermione's statement. Leila and Jayce were now standing, making their way to the door with Hermione and Ron while Lova and Harry stayed where they were, eyes locked.
"Umm…" Lova started, "May I have a moment alone with Harry?"
"Of course. I need to go and find out more information about all this anyway and make it known that you are alive." Kingsley said as he stood from his desk.
Jayce and Leila paused at the door, looking towards Lova. "Do you need us to stay?" Jayce asked.
"Go on. I'll be fine." Lova told them with a nod.
"I'll show her back, she'll be safe with me." Harry reassured the two of them.
Jayce gave Harry a look that showed his disbelief but left with Leila anyways. When the door closed, the two stayed looking at each other, both at a loss for words.