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Hermione swept Luna up as she came back in the room and held her as close as their armours would allow.
"Oh I am so proud of you Babygirl." She said even as Fleur came over with a grinning Gabby who made a motion with her hand.
"Gabby zayz 'zank 'ou." Luna smiled at her friend and Hermione had a thought.
"Fleur, you're ahead in your studies right now yes?" Fleur nodded.
"Well I know that Luna Harry and I are, and it won't matter with Gabby for a bit as she isn't starting magic school until this September, even with her sharing Luna's lessons, so, how would you two like to join us on a holiday to the non-psionic world, literally travel the world for a month?" Fleur and Gabby both smiled at that as Fleur spoke.
"Az long az eet iz warmer zan 'ere zen yez." Fleur said as Gabby nodded.
"Good, we'll collect you tomorrow morning at the carriage at about 11 in a travel-pod, they're a little bigger than Shuttle-pods." Hermione said with a smile.
"Oui, I take eet 'ou 'ave rezarched where we are going yez?" Hermione smiled.
"Of course, there's even a single stop off in England half way through to a place called Alton Towers."
"Vraiment?! I mean Really? I 'ave always wanted to take Gabby zere!" Fleur said with a grin as she looked to the little copy of her in her arms.
"Really, now I know you two need to go pack, and I need to check what," Here she shuddered, "Clothes I'll need to buy."
"for ze warm plazes a zimple tube-top and tight denim shortz wiz zockz and trainerz should be okay."
Hermione nodded. She was already dreading putting on those leather trousers and tight top for the shopping trip itself.
"Thanks fleur, that's a big help." Fleur shrugged.
"I try, now eet iz time to get is one back to zee carriage, today 'az not been eazy for 'er. By zee lookz I zink she could do wiz a nap." Hermione nodded and let Fleur head out as Harry came over.
"Now that's dealt with shall we g-" He was cut off when Hermione's Arm-comp went off, flipping it up she saw the angry face of Sirius.
"Pauk! Sorry Sirius we completely forgot. We're heading up to the Spear now, if you give us literally 60 seconds to Teleport up and make sure you're brought up to that room and activate the disc you can bring Remus up too."
"Good, I'm getting sick of trying to tell him and not being believed." Hermione blinked as she looked at the screen.
"Seriously?" Sirius nodded, "Why yes I am Sirius, I'll be he-"
"60 seconds" Hermione said cutting him off and slamming her Arm-Comp closed and hitting the recall button as she held her daughter's hand as harry did the same his side.
The moment they appeared in the room Hermione went up and started to speak to the teleport operator who started monitoring the disc she had given Sirius and as soon as the signal was sent two men appeared in a white light on the platform.
"UNCLE SIRIUS!" Luna suddenly shouted charging at him.
"oh crap!" Sirius exclaimed seeing her metal encased body approaching before she leapt up, thankfully Hermione saw the man next to Sirius had seen the danger and gotten behind Sirius bracing him as Luna's flying form landed in Sirius's arms.
"Hey Lunabug," Sirius said with a big grin as he settled her and stepped down from the platform even as the other man now started looking about, freezing when he saw the 8 foot tall Teleport operator, Stepping up Hermione introduced herself.
"Hi, I'm Hermione Granger, the Lady Potter, the little girl who just attacked Sirius is my Daughter Luna, and this," She said as Harry approached. "Is my LifeMate, Harry Potter, the Lord Potter."
"Er hi, Remus Lupin." The man said as he took her hand.
"I er, wow. He was telling the truth?" Hermione nodded.
"Yes, we're raised Yautja, yes we've adopted Luna and yes everything you've read is true. Come on." Hermione said guiding him out the room as Harry nodded before heading off to talk to Sirius.
Hermione caught the word 'Proxy' and realised this was the first time they'd spoken to him since he first left.
She silently swore at herself, she had to do better at keeping in touch with people. Once at their quarters Hermione headed straight to the armoury after taking Luna off Sirius's hands and quickly shed her metalwork with practiced ease and a sigh of relief as she put the final piece away closing the doors.
"Mummy?" Hermione looked down to Luna whose echoey voice sounded frustrated, seeing the problem she stifled a laugh.
In her rush to remove the armour torso piece it had caught on her swimsuit and was now stuck.
"Hold on Babygirl." Hermione said with a grin kneeling next to her, reaching in and carefully teasing the fabric out until the piece could be lifted.
A few minutes later and Luna was free.
"Come on, I'll help you clean your hair." Hermione said lifting Luna up and carrying her to her own room and straight to the washroom.
"Did you leave the shower on hot this morning Babygirl?" Luna nodded with a grin as she answered.
"I'm not crazy like daddy!" Hermione just had to laugh as they went in and the water started.
Ten minutes later and they were done, Hermione might like her hair down like before she had harry re-braid it for her, but it was so much quicker to wash like this. The only reason Luna's hair wasn't braided up already is the one time they tried Luna hated it.
"Looks wonky" had been what she'd said and took it back out.
"Babygirl?" Hermione said as they went into Luna's room for her to pick out a swimsuit.
"Yes Mummy?" Luna answered.
"How do you want your hair?" Luna grinned and pulled out a slip of paper from her vanity showing it to Hermione.
On it was an Anime character Hermione recognised, mainly from enjoying their show so much since they'd returned to Earth.
"You want to look like Sailor Moon?" She confirmed with a raised eyebrow. Luna grinned nodding.
With a smile Hermione got the hairbrush and sat Luna in front of the mirror before starting.
It took her a good ten minutes but by the time she was done, it was exactly the right hairstyle and had Luna grinning like mad.
"Thank you Mummy!" Luna said quickly pulling on the swimsuit before running out.
Chuckling Hermione followed, heading to the Living room. She had a weapon belt hanging up there if she needed it. However she also needed a word with Remus.
Going into the room she could see Harry still had to get out his Armour and shower and was currently fighting off his daughter trying to push him down the corridor.
"Daddy you stink awful! If I smelt this bad you'd make me shower!" Hermione smiled and quickly picked a giggling Luna up and patted Harry's back as she spoke.
"Go on," She said quietly, spotting how he'd been very subtly keeping an eye on Remus.
"I'll leave this one with her Uncle Sirius and take Remus for a talk in our sparring room." Harry nodded in agreement before quickly exiting.
"Sirius, could you watch the Little One while Remus and I talk please?" Sirius nodded catching the hint as he winced, she knew he knew which talk she was about to have with Remus. Getting up he came over and took Luna from her arms as he whispered.
"Try not to lose your temper, I've already broke and healed his jaw after talking to him myself a few weeks ago, but still trust him like a brother." Hermione felt her eyes widen at this, Sirius was a fairly laid back individual, so for him to do that he must have been angry at Remus.
"oh if his eyes go amber, put him down hard, preferably unconscious." Hermione nodded and signalled the now blushing Remus to follow her.
Once in the sparring room, she closed the door and walked into the middle of it.
"Before we start," The softly spoken man said looking her in the eye, "I have exceptional hearing and heard Sirius's warning to you. He's right, if my eyes change to look like yours, for your own safety knock me out." Her eyes rose at this as she indicated a bench.
"Okay, I'm not deliberately delaying this but I need to know why you're saying that."
Remus nodded as he sat looking at her warily.
"What do you know of Lycanthropy?" He asked jadedly.
Hermione frowned a moment before remembering the right information.
"A virus that is transmitted through being bitten, by one already suffering, and transformed into their alternate form at the height of the Full Moon." Remus nodded as he spoke.
"Yes, unfortunately there's no cure. Only a potion that helps you keep your mind." He said quietly.
Hermione hid her frown at this, okay it was a different name here but she'd studied the Symptoms and was positive that Lycanthropy and Lychanis were the same virus. If they were, the Yautja had eradicated that eons ago, but still kept the cure on file just in case.
"The reason I'm telling you this, is I am a Lycanthrope, also known as a Werewolf." Hermione nodded.
"And when your eyes change, it's because your temper has gone and 'the wolf' is now the one mostly in control of your human body." Remus nodded warily.
Hermione just shrugged as she stood and headed over to a cupboard, opening it and pulling out a cudgel before returning to the bench and sitting the other end to him.
"Happy now this little female can defend herself?" Hermione asked eliciting a snort from the man.
"Now, for the actual discussion I wanted. I have a simple question for you Mr Lupin. Where were you?" Remus looked up to her obviously fighting his embarrassment at her state as he spoke.
"What?"
Hermione sighed.
"Harry was barely 18 months old when his parents died as near as we can tell, he then spent the next 30 or thereabouts in a place where he never knew a caring or kind word. You were supposed to be a member of a tight knit group. Sirius says you are like brothers, so, we have Pettigrew the betrayer, Sirius the stupid for going after revenge first, James who died with his LifeMate Lilly protecting their child. Now where was Remus the Missing One?"
Remus scowled at Hermione as he answered a little vehemently.
"Look, I don't know who you are from a lady down the street, but I answer only to Harry and Sirius!" He growled.
"Watch that temper Mr Lupin." Hermione warned.
"As to who I am, I am Harry's LifeMate, I have his mark carved into my flesh, I am the one who he has entrusted to make this decision. I will say to you the same as I said to Sirius. If I say to Harry to keep you from our Family then he will. You will never have contact again. I do not want to do that, especially after what Sirius just said. He's had to work bloody hard with his second chance, but that all started with his honesty. And right now he's tipping the scales over you on even that! He at least was willing to tell a stranger before he knew it was Harry in that room with him.
So, where were you when My Harry was getting the scars that even now decorate his back." She said dangerously.
At the mention of the scars Remus's face went blank before he seemed to collapse into himself.
"I, hell, I was drunk. I found out about everything two days after Sirius was sent to Jail, I'd been out on a run away from people because of 'the change.' When I left I had three brothers, a sister and a Nephew, when I returned I was alone.
Before I even thought to ask Dumbledore I crawled into a bottle. Stayed there for 6 years until I got that shepherding job in wales. Tried finding Harry after that but I couldn't." Hermione closed her eyes and sighed.
"Basically Mr Lupin, you were a blithering idiot." Hermione bit out before continuing.
"I'm going to ask outright now. Why should I trust you won't do that again?" She asked looking him in the eye.
He sighed as he answered, "Honestly, I don't have an answer for you except a promise that I'll never abandon harry or his family again. I can't do that to James's son, not again." The strength in his voice was what finally convinced Hermione as she nodded.
"Good, then I guess it's time you truly met your Nephew, I'll trust you with my Family Remus, but know this, unlike Sirius I won't break your bones or anything. It's simple, you're now in the same boat as him. This is your last chance, don't mess it up. And that includes contacting us if we leave it too long." Remus nodded as he got up and held his hand out to Hermione.
Smiling she took it and let him help her up before she returned the cudgel back to its cupboard.
"Come on, Harry will be waiting in the living room." She said waving for him to follow.
Going back in she suddenly doubled over laughing at the sight. There in the middle of the room was Padfoot, but no Padfoot she recognised.
Luna had literally covered the black grim with ribbons and Harry had the Picture-maker in his hands snapping away.
Remus's outburst of laughter behind her let her know he'd seen as well when Luna looked up.
"Hi Mummy! I made Sirius pretty," That did it for Remus who sank to the floor laughing as Hermione managed to stagger to Harrys side through her mirthful giggles collapsing next to him.
"H – how did she convince h – him?" Harry chuckled as he answered.
"She widened her eyes and pouted at him. You know he can't resist her at that point." Chuckling Hermione nodded as Harry leaned in and under the pretence of kissing her cheek whispered.
"Remus?" Hermione nodded slightly and turned her head to catch his lips saying one word just before she did. "Safe"
Before becoming lost in the sweet, tender kiss her LifeMate was giving her as he gently cupped her face.
As the kiss slowly broke Hermione looked up to Harry and with a smile snuggled against him.
"Merlin Sirius was right about you two." Remus said from the seat by the table he'd found.
Hermione looked to the still red faced man as she quirked an eyebrow to which he smiled.
"You only have to be in the same room as you five minutes to see how much you love each other.
Hermione smiled as she looked to the floor where Luna was carefully untying ribbons as she answered.
"We've pretty much been together all our lives Remus, I still have very vague memories of my Birth-Parents putting me and Harry in the same bed when we were mere suckling's still. I think those times were when the Dursley's needed him out the-"
"DURSLEY'S! WHY THAT NO GOOOGRRRRRRRRRR!" Remus shouted, his voice turning into a feral growl as his eyes didn't so much change as snap to amber, as soon as they did Hermione and Harry with instincts borne of battle were up and trying to pin Remus when he threw them across the room.
"SIRIUS GET LUNA OUT OF HERE!" Hermione cried out, before diving at Remus again slipping into 'The Now' as she did, Harry diving at him from the side while Luna's screaming lessened dramatically telling her Luna was out the room.
Hermione felt a hard impact on her back as a linked pair of hands impacted with tremendous force slamming her to the floor as she lost her grip, a foot catching her midriff sending her into the wall as she saw Harry impact the couch before a red bolt shot towards Remus who dodged.
Hermione sprang to her feet ignoring her cracked bones as did Harry his as they charged the wolf in human form again, Harry leapt at the last second his heels striking Remus's chest as Hermione managed to leap and catch Remus by the throat with the crook of her arm, swinging around so she was on his back, locking her legs about Remus's waist as she put him into a full sleeper-hold.
She ignored all impacts to her back, even when he collapsed to the floor rolling to try and shift her.
Remus collapsed back once more and a red bolt impacted his chest causing him to slump as he was knocked out.
Hermione let go of The Now, and suddenly the pain lanced up her spine as well as her right side being impossible to breath as she coughed, blood splattering into her hand.
She looked to Harry to see his hand was crushed and his arm hung badly and out of position, bending the wrong way, the foot on his other leg turned about wrong.
The worse sight though was the broken rib sticking out his chest. What had happened to him while she was clamped onto Remus?
She watched as Sirius stunned Remus again before thick heavy chains suddenly bound the man.
Looking around he soon spotted the two and paled at the blood about them and that Hermione was coughing up.
"Holy-" He started cutting himself off as he ran to the door throwing it open and shouting out.
"I NEED HELP IN HERE, TWO TO MEDICAL BAY URGENTLY!" He screamed ducking out the way when faster than he expected there were Yautja rushing their quarters.
"S – Sirius, Lu – Luna t – take to F – fleur." Hermione coughed out, relaxing when she saw his nod, before she let out a scream of agony as she was slid onto a stretcher from the floor as it moved more of her broken bones.
She looked again to see Harry had gone white as they moved him.
"Don't try to move." One of the warriors said. "You have two ribs sticking out your back, and your collarbone is snapped. No telling other injuries, too dangerous to teleport." Hermione nodded.
"R – Remus – n – not his f- fault." Hermione managed to get out as Harry nodded his agreement.
The warriors nodded even as they rolled the unconscious form onto the stretcher.
"We will bring him. Now you try to conserve strength – you remember the last time we had to run you?" Hermione grimaced, though whether that was from actual or remembered pain was up for debate.
The next few minutes passed by in a haze of painful flashes as corridors whizzed by as she was ran to the Medical bay.
Once there she was fighting to stay awake, knowing if she lost consciousness before the medic saw her she would be lost to the Long Sleep and Luna would once more lose her mother. Something Hermione couldn't, wouldn't allow.
Once in the bay she felt herself being transferred to a special bed with a gap in the back specifically designed for patients with bone sticking out their back as the Medic's face came into view.
"Stay away from the Ancestors young one, you are not ready for the Long Sleep, do you hear me." Hermione felt her eyes closing when a voice snapped at her.
"Royal Huntress First Prime! Daughter to Na'Leth Leader of the Yautja Justice Clan, do you understand your orders!"
Hermione groggily nodded before passing out.
She didn't know how long she floated in the state of unconsciousness, while in that state she could have swore she heard Mother's Mother's voice, another woman and a man's voice all telling her to 'go back.' Eventually woke to a fire in her side, arm, legs, back and above her arm where she assumed the breaks had been.
The medic appeared above her as soon as she awoke, the 'consciousness Monitor' going off.
"Welcome back, would you like the full report?" Hermione slowly nodded.
"Least injured but still kept in a medicated state of unconsciousness is Remus until your Father can confirm procedures to remove the risks to Younglings on the ship, second worst was Harry – he had three ribs shattered, his hand had most of the bones broken, a dislocated shoulder and the arm bones were shattered, along with a fair bit of internal bleeding, but no ruptured organs."
Hermione put her head against the bed, and silently swore, although the Yautja had their own version of Skelegrow it would take longer to work – that and she'd checked the ingredients of Skelegrow, better for the regrowth of bones it may be, but because of the vitamins and other substances that are added to the food of the Yautja to help keep the body in prime shape, they would impede the effectiveness.
This had become an on-going project between her, the Medic and Madam Pomfrey, checking which potions from earth were safe to use on Yautja and which had to be avoided – even though half of the earth –bound ones seemed to be much better than their space-born counterparts.
But because of the reactions this meant Harry had to stick with Calci-Form, and so would she. They'd be stuck here at least a week.
"As for yourself, you had three major fractures to the spine, thankfully no damage to the cord, massive soft tissue trauma to the abdomen, I have already started your Liver Regrowth in an organ chamber, it will be ready in two weeks.
Your right side rib cage was shattered, bone fragments both puncturing your lung in multiple places and sticking out your body in others, your thigh bones were badly broken to the point of needing removing, at the moment I have a false lung currently in you, connecting the pipe that would normally be for your lung which has been removed, again I am currently regrowing one but it will be another week before it is ready for implantation. Thankfully your collar bone was easily fixed with a calci-form injection, your heart and left lung were undamaged, along with all your other organs.
This means you're going to be stuck in here for about 4 – 6 weeks. Harry will be out in 3." Hermione slowly nodded before she spoke resting her head on the bed.
"I take it this is why you've got me paralysed from the shoulders down?" Hermione asked glad that the paralysis also blocked pain as the medic nodded.
"Well, you've been hinting that me and Harry should rest for a while, now you get to make us." She said with a grimace.
"You young Huntress always hated idleness even as a youngling." He said quietly as he moved a screen-comp above her head.
"It is all voice activated and I have locked it to you."
Hermione breathed a sigh as she whispered her thanks.
"Oh and you might want to run a scan on Remus's blood work – he says he is infected with something called 'Lycanthropy' the symptoms seem to be very similar to the old disease Lychanis." The Medic nodded.
"I already ran the scan after hearing Sirius's description, you have been unconscious for two days, unfortunately although the disease he is infected with shares similar traits to Lychanis it is not the same, I tested the antidote on a sample of his blood and it had the opposite effect, it enhanced the disease." Hermione sighed as she silently swore.
"So if we gave it him…"she started.
"We'd turn him full time, no 28 day cycle." The medic finished.
Hermione sat back and growled. The Yautja had been in the universe for millennia, had technology so advanced they could heal almost any injury to the point of it being like you weren't injured, were some of the best fighters in the known universe. And yet they still couldn't cure some blood-borne diseases.
"Right, thanks, now I've got a screen-comp call to make." The medic nodded and headed off as Harry's monitor was signalling his wakefulness now.
She checked the time and saw it was after lessons on the planet, but doubted Luna would have even gone.
As she signalled Fleur she tilted her head to the straw she caught sight of that was so she could drink if thirsty. She already knew there would be a tube and collector in her for the waste for it to be destroyed as soon as it left her body.
The screen went blank and a topless Fleur appeared before reclining against the couch in what was her room on the carriage.
"'Ermione! 'Ow are 'ou! are 'ou alright?!" she smiled at the concern her mark-sib showed as she answered.
"I'm a little banged up but will be out the Medical Bay in about six weeks, Harry we think half that time. How's my Babygirl?" Hermione asked.
Fleur gave a sad smile. Zhe iz vary upzet to be 'onezt wiz 'ou. Eet az been deeficult for 'er. Gabby 'az not left 'er zide zince Ziriuz brought 'er down and explained what 'appened." Fleur looked at Hermione with tears in her eyes.
"Why 'Ermione? Why did 'ou take on a Lycanthrope wiz 'our bear 'ands?" Hermione gave a sad smile as she spoke.
"Luna was in the room." Fleur sighed and nodded when the sound of a door opening was heard Fleur's smiled.
"Luna, zere iz zomeone 'ere 'oo would like to zpeak too 'oo." Fleur called.
Luna came into view her head turned away from the screen letting Hermione realise the Screen-comp Fleur had taken back to the surface must be on the table.
"Who is it Aunty Fleur, where are they?" Fleur smiled and put her hands on Luna's shoulders and turned her so she was looking at the Screen-Comp.
"MUMMY!" Luna cried when she saw her face.
"Hi Babygirl. Are you being good for Aunty Fleur." Luna nodded rapidly as she spoke.
"Yes Mummy! I… I missed you." She said quietly obviously upset.
"I miss you to Babygirl, unfortunately I'm going to be stuck in the bay quite a while…"
"Zen Luna can ztay 'ere wiz uz az long az needed." Fleur said emphatically to Hermione's relief.
"Thank you Fleur." Hermione said before looking back to Luna.
"I don't know when I can have visitors yet, but I promise to call every day Babygirl." Hermione said.
"Okay, What about Daddy?"
Hermione looked to the side to see the medic still talking to him.
"Daddy's still a bit hurt as well, I think he's going to have to wait for visitors too, but I'll make sure he calls to okay?" Luna nodded.
"W – will that scary man be there when I come h – home?" Luna asked quietly, Hermione struggling not to cry in both sadness and joy at the same time, joy that Luna truly considered her place with them home, but sad that she was afraid to even come home.
"He might be Babygirl, but we have to decide on a couple of things first." She told her blond daughter, her eyes starting to go heavy.
"Sorry Babygirl but Mummy needs to rest. I'll call tomorrow, remember to be good for Aunty Fleur."
"Okay Mummy, I love you." Luna said a couple of tears sliding down her young face.
"And I you my Little One." Hermione mumbled as she passed out.
-0-
An hour later and Harry looked to the doors opening as his parents entered, his mother shooting straight to Hermione's bedside even though she was asleep as his father came over to him.
"How bad is it?" He asked.
Harry grimaced a little as he went through their injuries before he spoke again.
"Father, in everything that happened, even warned, he still threw us about like we were nothing. Had Remus not been stunned we would eventually have put him down, but our injuries could have been worse.
Nat'Leth nodded.
"Then when he is on ship in future we will have him tagged at all times, and if he starts again he will immediately be teleported to a holding cell." He said.
"Line it with silver…" Remus's groggy voice came from the pile of chains.
"What?" Na'Leth said with a slight growl.
"If you can institute such a safety measure please do, and line the cell you'll send me to with Silver, it's harmful to a Lycanthrope." Na'Leth had gone over to Remus and was looking down at him.
"You endangered the people on my ship, yet you warned my son and daughter of the danger. I believe you are a good man at heart Mr Lupin, but you are dangerous. If you wish to continue visiting the Yautja you will consent to having two armoured guards wherever you are."
"Look I was caught off guard that's all, I don't lose my temper that often, really you don't need to worry that much. Just give me a tag and have that cell and you'll be fine."
Na'Leth growled as he answered.
My Daughter's injuries suggest otherwise. You wish to be near her or Harry again when out of those chains you will be under guard. Understood?"
Harry saw Remus glare at his father a second before he closed his eyes fighting his temper back down.
"By what right would you keep me from my brothers child." Remus asked blankly.
At this point it was Harry who spoke.
"By what right did you abandon me? By what right do you treat the man who rescued me and raised me with such disrespect? By what right do you demand he doesn't follow standard safety precautions? By what right… PAH! Father, as soon as the medic clears him send him back to earth. I'll not have that man near my daughter when she visits tomorrow. I can't trust him."
"Harry your father trusted me!" Harry snorted.
"My Birth-Father from all accounts I could find was a very arrogant youth who grew to be a great man, who learned from his mistakes. I Am sure if he were here now he would say the same. How many times if you were in the room did he, my Birth-Mother or Sirius have their hands near their wands?" Harry snapped back, spotting the man's eyes widen slightly.
"All the time," He muttered. "They even said 'we trust you, but this is also for your safety.' But I'm not dangerous! I'm not Dark!"
"Father, as her LifeMate I give permission for you to tell Remus how badly he injured Hermione." Harry said.
Na'Leth stood there and reeled the list of her injuries.
"That was a one off occurrence! I promise it won't happen again You don't have to treat me like a criminal." Remus growled. His eyes lightening.
"Considering you're fighting the wolf even now at the mere possibility of guards that would also stop other Yautja from Killing you for being a danger to their younglings should you lose your temper." Harry said sternly.
"No, you were on your last chance with me, Hermione even informed you of this I'll bet. Your adamant refusal to see you could be a danger leaves me but one choice, after today, I will not seek you out, I will not trust you near my Family.
Father, check with the medic, if he's fully recovered I want him gone." Na'Leth nodded and turned walking away to the medic's office.
"Harry please, I know I made a mistake but I'm your uncle, surely that counts for something?"
Harry closed his eyes as he answered.
"I lost my Father's Brothers on the first of September when we battled the Royal Xenomorphs, they died protecting me and my LifeMate, in that same battle Hermione watched as Mother's Mother was torn in two. You are not my Uncle, much as you would wish. The Harry Potter in your mind is but a figment of your own imagination."
With that Harry went silent, ignoring the man, pulling the screen-comp and sending a recording down to Sirius of the conversation to his Arm-Comp. A simple text message returning. 'Understood, I'm sorry, send him to Black Manor.' Harry sent an acknowledgement before spotting two of the biggest Yautja he'd ever seen walk in as the medic and his Father returned.
"Mr Lupin, these two will take you to the nearest teleporter room and return you to Earth. You will not be made welcome up here again." Na'Leth said before Harry spoke.
"Sirius says to send him to Black Manor – the co-ordinates are in the system." Na'Leth nodded.
"Take him." Before returning to his sons bedside.
"Even unable to move and still fighting Battles eh my son?" Harry smirked.
"Well, I need to keep my wits sharp for when I embarrass you at Hneftafl again."
"Tchah impertinent whelpling, I'll have you recall it was the North-Warriors themselves that taught the Yautja that game!"
Harry simply kept his sarcastic smirk going, he realised the Yautja were extremely long lived and he would be dead before his Father even approached 'middle aged,' it had only been three generations since Odeein had hunted on Earth, but he would make this short time of his Father's life stand out if he could.
"So that means you should not lose to such an amateur then." He said.
"Pah, lose will I?" Na'Leth shot back tapping a couple of buttons on the screen-comp bringing up a virtual board.
"As the browns I shall smite your forces…" Na'Leth challenged. For the next hour Father and Son played.
Eight days later and Harry and Hermione's ribs had finally finished regrowing so they could sit up, Harry looked to the room Hermione's bed had been wheeled into an hour ago, worry in his heart.
Today was the day her new lung was put in. It was a relatively standard procedure but still worried him. The doors opened and she was wheeled out and put in the bay next to him, still face down and unconscious with a large wound dressing on her back as the Medic came over.
"Well the good news is that the procedure was a complete success, the bad news – for you that is – is she'll be able to yell at you with full volume again next time you irritate her.
Harry gave a half smile at the medics attempt at humour to put him at ease.
"Thanks, how long will she be unconscious?" The medic nodded to her.
"She may be groggy, but she is already awake." He said and Harry looked over to see unfocussed but still beautiful amber eyes looking his way.
"Hey sleepy, how do you feel?" Harry asked with a smile.
"Like crap." Hermione answered causing both the Medic and Harry to laugh a little.
"Well you're healing nicely, it'll just be another week and we'll replace your liver. Now it's up to you, do you think you can handle the Thigh Bone Regrowth while you wait for your Liver.
"Get it done, sooner I'm out the sooner I can sort out my lazy reflexes." She mumbled as she nodded off again.
Harry smiled at his LifeMate as her face relaxed to the softened countenance she always had as her dreams took her, putting his own head back and trying to let sleep claim him even as the medic started work on his shattered hand that had been kept immobilised until now.
He fought not to wince or complain of the pain as any Yautja would, at least here he would have the full medical facilities to deal with his injuries, out on a hunt it would be what he and Hermione would have in their portable Med kit and nothing else.
On some planets this would have at the very least meant Hermione passing on, if not the both of them.
He had no choice but to wince and let out a grunt however when the medic extracted a piece not quite properly disattached from the muscle.
If he were still a youngling pain medication would be being used on him right now. There were times even he and other Yautja shook their heads at the dichotomy of their society. Adults were expected to handle large amounts of pain, injuries and sights that would send most beings running.
Younglings however until they hit their late mid to late youngling life are protected from most things, gradually introduced to the truth over their growth.
He thought back to his first coupling with Hermione once again with a rueful smile. At the time she'd hardly batted an eyelid at what he'd since come to understand was supposed to be a painful experience for females on earth, but to someone who had fought on with a broken arm and fractured ribs in their sparring sessions even then, the pain was as she put it afterwards, 'A minor inconvenience.'
He looked over to his hand to see the skin peeled back and the last of the shattered bone being removed.
"How long until I can use that again?" He asked.
The medic looked up as he answered.
"We I think it'll be about a day, then I'll re-asses your arm and let you know if removal and regrowth or just Calci-form into the breaks are needed." Harry nodded and watched as the medic expertly inserted into his hand the moulds for the bones he was about to regrow.
At least with the hand it wouldn't be 'too' painful, but he knew Hermione was going to have to cope with a long incision down her legs for moulds to be put in, and then kept pinned open as the doctor checked her legs every day for three days until it was safe to dissolve the mould and reattach ligament's tendons and everything else needed.
"Daddy!" Luna's voice called from the doorway had him looking over in surprise to see Luna being held by Fleur as Gabrielle had hold of her other hand.
"Hey, sorry I can't hug you at the minute but Daddy's hand is being operated on." He said with a smile as Fleur brought her over to stand the other side of the bed from where the medic was working.
"Zorry 'Arry, but zee Leetle One waz desperate too zee 'ou two, zat and I 'ad to zee for myself 'ou were getting better." Harry smiled up at the marble skinned French woman as he answered.
"No worries Fleur, we're doing okay, Medic hopes to have us out in a couple of weeks." Fleur smiled as she seemed to breathe a sigh before frowning a bit when she looked to the unconscious Hermione, cutting off the question before she asked Harry spoke.
"Hermione's fine, she's just come out of surgery from having a lung replaced, she's still got to wait for her liver, but she'll be fine. Honest." Harry said Fleur nodded even though Luna still looked worried.
"But what about next time Daddy, what if that scary man gets angry again?" She said quietly.
"There shouldn't be a next time Little One. I've already told him he's not allowed to come near our family if he won't follow certain rules. Rules he outright refused."
"Like me with Pudding nights?" Harry snickered a little as he answered.
"Not to that lightness, with you if you break the rule you just don't get Pudding for a few days, the rules he didn't want were for safety, so he couldn't not follow them. That's why he's not allowed near us." Luna nodded.
"Okay Daddy."
"There, all done until tomorrow. I've immobilised the nerves of your arm and kept it strapped down to keep it still." The medic said from where he'd been working. Harry looked over to see a metal encasement in the void of his hand that looked to have been filled to near overflow of Calci-form.
Thanking the medic he looked back to Fleur.
"Why don't you stay a couple of days, I know you're more comfortable up here." Harry could see Fleur was about to answer in the negative when a tiny voice she hadn't heard or expected to for a long time whispered.
"Please can we stay?" Fleur looked down slightly surprised to Gabrielle as she spoke.
"'Ou want too ztay 'ere for a leetle bit?" Gabrielle nodded.
Crouching down Fleur looked to the down faced girl as she answered.
"Okay, but 'ou two ztill need to do 'our 'omework. Deal?" Gabrielle smiled and nodded.
"Now I'm going to let 'ou and Luna go on a'ead okay? I'll be in ze quarterz in a short while." Again Gabrielle silently nodded as Fleur set Luna down and the two girls shot out the medical bay.
"Zey were ze first wordz she az zaid zinze zat day." She whispered.
The medic who had slowly been learning English for Luna's sake heard and understood most of what Fleur had said and spoke, indicating for Harry to translate.
"I can only assume that is because she is up here. She is now in an environment she feels safe, that lets down some of her 'walls.'" Fleur nodded.
"But she iz zo quiet ezen now," Again the medic nodded to her words.
"The girl she is now and the girl you knew before she was… taken, are still the same girl, but she will take a long time to heal. I may understand why she's now talking, but that doesn't make me any less surprised, I expected it to take months from what Harry told me." Fleur looked over to the medic and slowly nodded.
"Well I must go, iz eet alright eef I uze zee guest room in your quarterz again 'arry?" Fleur asked.
"Silly woman, that's not a guest room. The rooms you and Gabby used before are your rooms always." Fleur smiled.
"Merci, alzough I don't zink Gabby will uze 'er room to zleep. She will eizzer crawn into mine or Luna's bed. She can't zleep alone anymore." Harry nodded.
"If you need to just use a little psionic energy to enlarge Luna's bed, although with how big it is I doubt you'll need to."
Leaning down she kissed his cheek.
"Zank 'ou."
Harry blushed a little causing her to giggle as she stood.
"Why 'Arry, maybe 'ou do like my body after all."
*Thwack!* "Yipe!" Fleur span around rubbing her bare butt where a not so asleep Hermione had smacked it.
"Behave Fleur, he just hasn't had me to play with, or be played with for a while." Hermione groaned out.
Fleur chuckled.
"I know zat sœur, I waz juzt teasing 'im." Fleur said quietly.
"Good, oh and by the way yes, you do have a beautiful body, but I know you, you prefer to be totally naked up here, why on earth are you wearing rainbow clothes." Fleur looked down and then back up to Hermione with a frown.
"'Ermione I am totally naked 'ere. I zink 'ou are zeeing zings." Hermione grunted.
"Wouldn't surprise me, the different anti-infection drugs in me." Fleur laughed. "Well 'ou enjoy 'our 'alluzinationz, I'll go look after zee girlz." Hermione groaned and nodded before falling back to sleep.
Once more Fleur turned and winked at Harry who just groaned as he put his head back.
"Fleur? Are all French women so evil?" He asked to her laughter as she left with a parting comment.
"Non, juzt zis one," Before closing the door behind her.
The medic stood next to him as he monitored something on screen chuckled at him as he spoke.
"It is a surprise that she hasn't found a male to settle with by now." Harry smiled as he thought back more and more on Fleur's actions as he answered.
"I think even when she pairs just to deal with her 'urges' it is female company that she seeks, if I am not too far off my mark." The medic nodded as he finished.
"Well, whoever gets her will be a lucky person. I am LifeMated as you know, but I can appreciate beauty when I see it." Harry nodded.
"Me too, definitely me too." Harry said as he leaned back and closed his eyes, letting sleep take him for a while.
Three days later and a lot of swear words issued by his LifeMate and the two were lay on their respective beds, Hermione working through her latest potion and its ingredients, from the noises Harry assumed it was another on the do not use list, as he worked on their holiday plans. They were still going to go on that world tour, it had just been delayed.
"Hermione?" He called over making her look up at one point. "I've been reading here and there are a lot of non-psionic places that have holiday locations specifically for those who like to choose to go without clothes, do you want me to look into them?" Hermione nodded.
"Yes but make sure they're also places that won't mind Luna or Gabby wanting to stay in their swimsuits." Harry nodded and filtered the results leaving him with still quite a few to choose from. He ignored the southern French place as they would be staying with Fleur but the rest in western Europe he booked.
There would be a short stop in India before they went on to one of the big anime conventions in Japan for Hermione, finishing up in Australia for a week on a private Potter property with its own beach.
It had been a while since he'd gone surfing, the last time being on Bateria Hydrus.
It was to this planning Sirius Black walked in and plopped himself next to Harry.
"Well Harry, what's it like to be Heir to an Ancient and Noble House?" Sirius asked with a grin.
Harry just rolled his eyes as he spoke.
"I'm only the Lord to the Potter house you know that." He corrected.
"Not anymore, I just finished making it official, due to my stay in Azkaban my swimmers aren't moving anymore so I can't produce my own Heir, so I named you Heir." Harry shook his head.
"Hey buck up, you know this means you get to have another wife. Just think it's ever-YEaRK!" Sirius had been cut off by Harry reaching over and grasping his shirt.
"Sirius." Harry said darkly pointing to a glaring Hermione. "She is my LifeMate, I would not betray her for any reason. If you needing an Heir to continue the line means I have to do that then no."
He thrust him back into his chair and spoke.
"I will not take another female to my bed." Harry finished.
"Harry, honestly you wouldn't be betraying her, it's all legal it just means you have to take another woman for the Lady Black. I thought you'd appreciate this?" Sirius said genuine confusion on his face.
"Sirius, I am not going to say this again, either Hermione becomes Lady Black with me as Lord when the headship passes to me, or you are the last of the Black line. If you were a Yautja to suggest I take a second female to my bed after LifeMating, you would now be dead. The idea sickens me.
You want me as your Heir fine, but not if you need me to marry another. Not going to happen."
"But Harry don't you see you get twice the fun this way." Sirius asked with a slight grin.
"Sirus my LifeMate has said no. Now leave it." Hermione said with a growl, unfortunately for Sirius, he had missed the warning signs having dealt with 'threatening women' all his time outside of prison.
"Hermione be quiet this is aaaAAAAARGH!" Sirius screamed as his chair toppled backwards, the medic coming out to investigate. Sirius was down on the floor a scalpel sticking out his shoulder as Harry spoke.
"Next time it's your heart, never treat the Royal Huntress with such disrespect again. I Lord Potter, renounce my position as Heir Black Never to be re-granted the position again. So Be It." Harry flashed in a burst of Psionic energy before it faded as the medic came over and looked to Harry.
"Heal him then throw him out – I don't want to see him again until I'm out of here. If I do and a scalpel is in reach, it may just find his heart!" The medic nodded and dragged Sirius away.
-0-
"Morning Aunty Fleur!" Luna's voice called out waking her as she and Gabrielle launched themselves at her, catching them up in a big hug she smiled.
"Morning girlz, 'ave 'ou showered already?" She asked spotting how clean their hair was and that they were both in different swimsuits from yesterday.
Luna grinned and nodded.
"Yes Aunty Fleur, I even helped Gabby get breakfast ready!" Fleur's eyes widened at this and she tried not to show her worry. Gabrielle was a natural disaster in the kitchen.
Letting the girls go she followed with some trepidation only to relax when they got to the main living area. The breakfast was all cold foodstuffs which she knew Gabrielle was safe with.
After a quick breakfast Fleur looked at the girls as she spoke.
"Now Gabby, remember what Luna zaid about when eet waz zafe she would be doing 'er practises wiz 'er bladez?" Gabrielle nodded.
"Well when she iz doing zat, I want 'ou to ztay at leazt two feet behind 'er unlezz she iz showing 'ou zomeing wiz 'our bla-" Luna held her hand up getting Fleur's attention.
"Yez?" Luna looked a little embarrassed as she spoke.
"I'm sorry Fleur, but it's against the rules for her to be behind me. The instructor said you need to see where anyone in the room is during practice so you don't throw in that direction." Fleur could tell Luna was repeating verbatim so wasn't about to go against that so let out a sigh as she spoke.
"Okay zen, Gabrielle, 'ou can eizzer come wiz me to Tata 'Ermione, or go wiz Luna, but if 'ou go wiz Luna 'ou must follow 'er safety inztructionz." Fleur told her only for Gabrielle to claim Luna's hand without a word, but her meaning clear.
"Okay zen 'ou two, off 'ou go, and don't forget 'our ztudy time iz in zree 'ourz. I will zee 'ou back 'ere zen oui?"
"Okay Aunty Fleur." Luna said while Gabrielle just nodded before the two headed off.
Smiling at their exuberance as they shot off, causing one warrior to have to jump to dodge them even as Luna called "Sorry" Back.
Fleur chuckled at the half amused half exasperated face of the Yautja as he shook his head and carried on walking.
She quickly gathered up the remnants of their breakfast, setting things in the sink to wash later before with a spring in her step had a quick shower grabbed her little on-ship bag and headed to the medical wing.
Going in she looked again to Hermione's legs and suppressed a shiver. She was so glad she and Gabrielle were strong-boned due to their very nature, what would shatter a normal human bone would barely chip theirs. Having to lie like Hermione was, legs cut wide open while the bones re-formed from that liquid 'Calci-form' was something she didn't think she could do.
Going up she took her customary chair between the two to see amazingly they were still asleep, leaving them too wake in their own time she pulled a paper out and nearly dropped it in joyous shock. She'd had the weeks' worth of 'Appuyez Sur La Magie' sent to her every week via Gringotts, the headline read.
'Fleur DeLacour – Triwizard Champion, now adopts Half – Sister as own Daughter"
Fleur smiled at the title, it was a well done article explaining how she had guardianship of Gabrielle, and how at the little girls own request she called Fleur Mother – and unknown to Fleur at the time, magic had 'approved' Gabrielle's request and made it official.
After a short while as she carried on reading various articles she heard a groan from her side as Hermione mumbled in Yautja.
Setting the paper aside Fleur looked over to see the woman blinking awake and smiled.
"Good Morning to 'ou." She said quietly. Hermione smiled and nodded a little from where she'd lifted her head as Fleur spoke.
"Mrnin flr" She groaned out before letting out a large yawn even as Harry stretched.
As the two got settled into waking up properly, the medic came over to check the open incisions in Hermione's legs.
"'Ou two 'ungry?" Fleur asked receiving two nods as she stood, heading over to the food dispenser and pulling out a couple of bowls of the standard breakfast the two had to eat while here.
'Vitamin Slop' Harry had once described it as.
Bringing it over she set the bowls down, even as the medic spoke to Hermione. Fleur could tell it was good news from Hermione's expression but still hadn't quite gotten the knack of understanding the predator language.
Finally she watched in slight worry as the medic passed Hermione a small cylinder wrapped in leather strips that she bit down on before he poured a liquid into Hermione's left leg.
Even with the tube muffling it Hermione's scream was loud and Fleur immediately conjured a cool cloth and started wiping her brow even as Hermione kept screaming.
It took a good few minutes for her to calm before the medic moved the other side and spoke, obviously a question in his tone.
Hermione briefly nodded and Fleur could see her prepping for more pain and gently laid her hand over one of Hermione's catching her pain filled gaze before her face screwed up and another shriek of agony ripped out of the woman.
As the minutes passed by Fleur did what she could with a cool cloth and just being there for her sister until her head collapsed forwards as she panted, spitting out the tube Fleur realised was so she wouldn't damage her teeth. She guessed the stream of words coming from the woman were not used in polite society.
She stayed there towelling the sweat away from Hermione's face while she could see the medic working on her legs and pulling out two tubes from Hermione's body after, then giving Hermione's shoulder a gentle pat.
Hermione gingerly sat up a little looking over her shoulder before breathing out one long sigh of relief as she smiled, carefully to Fleur's shock Hermione rolled off the bed and onto her feet.
As the huntress turned to face the medic Fleur looked and couldn't even find a trace of where not an hour ago, skin muscle and other things had been visible, now was just blemish free alabaster skin.
Standing Fleur went over to Hermione's side and waited until she'd finished speaking with the medic before turning to Fleur.
"Zo what 'appened, I zought 'ou 'ad to wait anozzer two days before zee bonez 'ad zet?" Hermione smiled as she moved to give Harry a long kiss, their first in nearly two weeks before she pulled away.
"My psionic energy apparently wanted me walking sooner and sped the process up a little, Harry and I need to wait another three days before our last medical procedure each, but then hopefully another seven after and we'll be out at the same time." She sat on the edge of Harry's bed, his hand in hers as she turned to Fleur.
They spent the next couple of hours chatting before Fleur had to leave, she had her own appointment with the Defence instructor. Being Mark-Sib meant she was both entitled and expected to training in fighting techniques.
"Unfortunately I shall 'ave to zay au'revoir, and zee 'ou two zis afternoon after I 'ave made zure zee girlz 'ave 'ad zere lunch." Hermione nodded as harry smiled, Fleur quickly heading out.
Two hours later an exhausted Fleur sunk to the floor panting for breath after a gruelling bout with one of the 'Assistant Instructor's.'
That this instructor hadn't had her fighting, but working on different fighting moves against a stationary wooden pole with other posts sticking out of it didn't matter. That they were only half her size counted for nothing – even that it was her own 'niece.'
She'd heard stories from Hermione that Luna seemed to change in training, it was the one time she seemed her normal age, which again gave them hope that she would eventually be able to lead a normal life.
At one point she'd tried to talk back to Luna out of frustration, forgetting that in training the instructors words were law, before yelping as her legs were taken out from behind her and she found herself on her back looking up to a pair of silver eyes glaring at her as Luna pointedly explained to Fleur the 'pointless' exercise she was doing before calling two more of the youngers over and had the two attack her from both sides.
Fleur watched as Luna perfectly executed the defence she'd been drilling Fleur on.
Now here she was collapsed and panting when a trembling blond missile hit her.
"Luna?" She asked quietly realising she was holding in sobs.
"I'm sorry Aunty Fleur, I was mean, I'm sorry…" Fleur carefully gathered Luna up even as she watched Gabrielle come over with a water bucket and glasses, it seemed she'd found her own way to be useful here too as many had greeted her with a smile and stilted English.
"Non Luna, 'oo 'ave nozzing to zay zorry for, eet waz me being a bad student. 'ou did exzactly zee right zing." Fleur said, spotting the Main instructor nodding in approval at her words.
"Now, much az zis floor iz comfortable, I zink I could do wiz a shower non?" Luna nodded a little as she looked to herself as well and mumbled 'Me too'
Chuckling Fleur waited until her lap was free before standing and leading Luna out after Gabrielle finished her water round and came up to take her hand.
Once they were in the quarters fleur had a quick shower before heading back in the living area and laying down on the couch.
When the girls came in with their book bags she waited for them to put them down before calling them over and having them join her on the couch.
"Now, 'omework." She said chuckling at the girl's pouts before gently nudging them to the table. Just because they had moved back to the ship didn't mean they could ignore their magical education. Yes it would all be put on hold on the holiday but until then they kept the girls busy and their minds active.
"I 'ave checked where 'ou are up too, and 'ave been in touch wiz Professor Flitwick, 'e wantz 'ou to do an ezzay on defensive charmz and 'ow zey can be used outside of defenze."
The two girls looked horrified at the task and Fleur had to suppress a chuckle – she remembered doing the same sort of assignment from the Charms Mistress in her school a few years ago. It had taken hours to track down the relevant information on the charm she'd chosen before she could even start to write it.
That her little Gabrielle not even in school, and niece who'd lost most of her school knowledge were already at this level was nothing short of amazing to her.
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Three days later Luna slowly woke to find herself being cuddled by Gabby and smiled, it was nice having a true friend like Gabby. Looking at the clock she smiled, she had woken early enough to just lay there and enjoy the cuddles.
She vaguely remembered being brought to bed by Aunty Fleur last night. As she lay there she soon started to frown as little whimpers started coming from Gabby behind her until she let out an awful scream filled with terror.
"Non! Non se il vous plaît ne me couper!" Gabby shouted and Luna had to roll out the bed as Gabby's sleeping mind started punching out.
"Nonnonnonnonnon!" Gabby screamed again as Luna got up, and quickly climbed back onto the bed gently shaking Gabby's shoulder calling her to wake even as she heard footsteps running down the corridor and her bedroom door slammed open with Fleur running in, the noise waking Gabrielle who with a wordless cry clamped her arms about Luna shuddering as she cried.
"Luna, safe here," Gabrielle muttered quietly.
Gently Fleur sat at the side of the bed offering her silent support.
Luna looked to Aunty Fleur for help as she leaned down to whisper in her ear.
"Juzt be zere for 'er, zat iz all 'ou need to do." Fleur said quietly before she got up and quietly left the room, coming back a few moments later with a glass of Gabrielle's favourite juice, handing it to Luna who carefully brought the edge of the glass to Gabrielle's lips, as it seemed she wouldn't be letting go anytime soon.
"Luna." Luna carefully helped Gabrielle take a sip before moving the glass away from her lips and looking to Fleur.
"Zis iz important. For whatezzer reason Gabrielle now zee'z 'ou az 'er 'zafe plaze.' 'Ou 'ave become zee mozt important person to 'er ezzen over me, for proteczion now eet will be 'ou she lookz to. Zis iz a big rezponzibility, will 'ou be okay wiz eet?"
Luna didn't quite understand her own thoughts at this point, but there was no way she was letting 'Her Gabby' down. She would be there for her no matter what.
Looking up to her Aunty Fleur Luna nodded slowly before looking about her room and she had a thought.
"Aunty Fleur." Fleur looked at her and nodded.
"My room is like really big now, Maybe, could we make it Gabby's room too? If I make her feel safe…"
The tiny voiced 'se il vous plaît?' coming from Gabrielle would always make them agree, that her shining grey eyes were staring at the woman she now called 'maman' with such hope that it completely shredded any last vestige of a denial that may have existed.
"Of course we'll 'av to azk Luna's Mummy and Daddy but I don't zink zey'll mind. 'ou share zee room in zee carriage after all."
Luna nodded and her arm tightened about Gabrielle as she nodded with a small smile – she knew her parents wouldn't mind.
Gabrielle had uncurled from her side and had now simply sat next to her when Aunty Fleur spoke up.
"Now zen, I zink we all better go and shower and 'ave breakfazt.
Luna nodded pulling Gabrielle up with her, not seeing the look directed her way as she held herself protectively about the girl.
Two showers and swimsuit choices later and the two girls were walking into the living room where they found Aunty Fleur was sat lengthways along the couch, reading a book.
Gabby grinned as they hadn't been spotted yet and poked Luna's side.
Luna looked to Gabrielle and saw her miming to jump at her, a spark of the old Gabrielle showing through.
Luna nodded and the two ran at the couch when Luna screamed "Surprise!" At her as they leapt. Gabrielle managed to land on her, but Luna miss-aimed her leap and ended up stuck upside down against the back of the couch Fleur's knees infront of her.
"Erm…oops?" She giggled as the legs moved and she was allowed to fall forwards onto the seat.
Quickly standing up she went dizzy a moment and fell to the floor sitting up with a thump.
"And zat iz why we don't ztand too quick." Her Aunty Fleur said as she stood holding Gabrielle as Luna used the couch to stand up, walking carefully to the table where bowls of fruits were already laid out.
It didn't take long for them to eat their breakfasts before they were ready to go.
Luna had with the help of the armourer made Gabrielle a simple belt for the lone dagger she'd given her.
Luna didn't quite understand it, but Gabby carried that thing everywhere! She had even held on to it in the shower.
They got to the medical bay and Luna practically shot over to her Mummy who was stood up by Daddy.
"Mummy! You're not in bed anymore!" She cried happily as her Mummy smiling lifted her up settling her on her hip as Gabrielle quietly came over and shook Luna's Mummy's hand.
Luna watched as her Mummy looked down to Gabrielle.
"Hey Gabrielle, you okay?"
Gabrielle nodded before pointing to herself and Luna.
"Mummy, Gabby wants to know if we can make my room hers as well." Luna watched as her Mummy quickly glanced to Fleur who nodded, before doing the same for Daddy.
"Babygirl, I'm not saying no – I just have to ask why?" Her Mummy asked, it was obvious to Luna that her Daddy wanted to know the answer as well.
Luna didn't want to embarrass Gabrielle though so whispered what Aunty Fleur had told her, when finished her mummy glanced to Aunty Fleur to get a nod back.
"Okay Babygirl, I'll explain everything to Daddy, you've been having Gabrielle stay with you anyway so let's just make it official." She said making Luna smile as Gabrielle hugged her waist.
"So when can you and Daddy come home Mummy?" Luna asked to see her Mummy's smile as she answered.
The medic thinks we'll be home in a week, I've got to have an operation this morning to put my new liver in, and then we have to make sure it's working right." Luna nodded hugging her before turning in her arms and trying to reach for her Daddy who was smiling at her.
"Careful Little One, this arm – " He pointed to the one furthest away from them, is still broken. The medic's fixing a couple of other things in me before he can fix that." He said holding out his good arm.
Her Mummy sat her on the edge of her Daddy's bed so she could gently get a hug from him.
"And how is my Little Huntress?" He asked causing a smile on Luna's face as she answered him.
"I'm ok Daddy, I miss you at home." She quietly spoke, as his arm came about her he whispered back.
"I miss being home too Little One." Gabrielle had gone around arms out to Aunty Fleur to be picked up as Aunty Fleur carefully sat on the other side of the bed.
As they spoke Luna decided she was going to do a little welcome home cake for them, but knew she was going to have to ask for Auntie Fleur's help, having seen herself Gabrielle's 'cooking disasters,' and didn't fancy destroying the kitchen.
She started feeling bored and looked to Gabrielle and saw the same in her expression, so started wriggling to be let down.
Her Mummy caught her and set her down with a smile as she ran around the bed to Fleur's side and waited for Gabrielle to be put down before looking to her Daddy.
"Daddy, can I show Gabby the Armourer's workshop? Pleeeeeeease?" She said tilting her head and widening her eyes.
"Okay, but remember as he doesn't speak English very well, if he points for you to move somewhere or leave do it straight away Little One." Luna nodded with a grin.
"I will daddy! Come on Gabby you'll love this!" Luna said excitedly dragging the little French girl out the medical bay and down to a lift.
She turned and looked to Gabrielle, seeing a slightly confused look on her face she explained.
"Two things, you seem to really like to figure out how our blades are made, so I'm going to ask him if it's okay to watch while he makes one, and I gave you that dagger but I forgot to get you a sharpening stone for it, that and my Sai's are getting blunt and I don't know if I need to do anything different with them."
Gabrielle nodded as the door opened and the two went out, Luna soon finding her way to one of her favourite places on the Spear.
Going in she saw the Armourer was busy pounding on a long thin piece of red hot Synth-Steel, Luna held Gabby back who tried to get a closer look as she spoke to the girl.
"No don't go too close, you see those white and red flecks that appear whenever he hits with the hammer?" Gabrielle nodded.
"Well I got too close once, and even though the medic saw me straight away, I mean like they teleported me there, I was still left with this tiny burn mark see?"
She pointed to the inside of her thigh, where her pale skin had a tiny darker patch.
Gabrielle seemed to gulp.
"'Ow 'ot waz it?" She asked quietly, almost silently.
"Very – I'll ask the Armourer in a bit when he's done." Luna said.
Gabrielle frowned looking at her, Luna knew why, she still couldn't speak Yautja, it was frustrating to the little blond who had been mark-Adopted no end.
Luna smiled sadly as she nodded before lifting up her arm, pointing to the small Arm-Comp attached to her wrist sheath.
"I asked Granny to make it so I speak into this and Yautja words show up – and when a yautja speaks, English words appear."
Gabrielle nodded before jumping as the Armourer dropped the steel into a bucket full of water setting it to one side he turned and waved them closer.
Gabrielle seemed to hide a little behind Luna as the blond spoke.
"Hi, You know that dagger for Gabrielle?" The Armourer nodded reading what the Arm-Comp displayed before Luna continued.
"I – sort of, maybe forgot a sharpening stone at the time…" Luna said sheepishly, eliciting a chuckle from the armourer as he spoke.
What steel was the Blade made of?
"Bio-Steel with a platinum lined central groove." The Armourer nodded and went over to a cupboard returning a moment later with a grey stone that seemed to sparkle, indicating Gabrielle to come closer as he spoke.
You need to be very careful using this, Luna will show you how it is done safely." After reading the display Gabrielle nodded, taking the stone before looking about on her belt for somewhere to put it.
Chuckling the Armourer tapped the belt right next to the dagger, and Gabby put the block there where it seemed to stay.
She smiled and nodded to him before shyly hiding behind Luna again.
Is there anything I can do for you too Luna?
Luna nodded explaining how during blade practice her sai's were losing their edge and she wasn't sure if there was anything different she needed to do to sharpen them.
Nodding he walked off, returning a moment with a stone that had grooves cut into it, showing her how to run the blade through to re-sharpen it.
Afterwards Luna told him how Gabrielle was curious about how hot, hot steel enough to leave a mark like it did on Luna's thigh was, when he told them in excess of 1200 degrees Celsius Gabrielle stepped even further away from the forging area.
Come, I'll show you the little forge Luna occasionally uses the Armourer said causing Gabrielle's eyebrows to shoot up as she looked at her friend as she finished reading.
"Every week I come here to make a couple of Shurikens to replace any I damage in practice. I also make little throwing blades but I can't make anything bigger." Luna said as she pulled Gabrielle over to a corner where a mini version of the forge the Armourer had been working on was.
It was then Luna realised something, Gabrielle had heard from her about the Armourer a lot of times, it was no wonder she was confused. Luna had followed the slight ringing sound in the corridor, knowing it meant he was in the forge room, but Luna had only ever spoken about the room with all the complete pieces in. No wonder she looked so confused.
"Gabby, I'm sorry, I never told you about this room – the one I keep telling you about is through that door there." She pointed to a door the opposite side of the room.
Gabrielle nodded pointing to Luna then herself and the door.
Easily discerning the message Luna nodded and turned to the Armourer who'd been watching the exchange, asking if it would be okay to show Gabrielle the other room.
He nodded and guided them through and Luna watched as Gabrielle's eyes widened at the variety of weapons, blades of any description right up to double handed plasma rifles were on display.
Luna watched and kept seeing Gabrielle drawn to the gun wall, her eyes being drawn to an elegant small white pistol, she spotted the Armourer watching before he made a note of something.
They spent what must have been hours in the room, more and more Luna looking at the various swords, while Gabrielle seemed absolutely fascinated by the array of guns.
It was to this that Luna's Aunty Fleur walked in and got their attention.
"All right 'ou two, eet iz time for lunch, and zen 'ou can eizzer do 'our tranzfiguration 'omework or 'ou can head to Defenze for am exztra zezzion."
Luna turned to Gabby and tilted her head leaving it up to the shy girl to decide, she spotted her fingering her wand as she brought her arms closer together and knew what Gabrielle wanted even as she whispered 'Defenze' so quiet only Luna could hear, a slight look to the floor away from her Aunty Fleur confirmed it for the small blond.
"Aunty Fleur, can we work on casting our spells in transfiguration? Please?" Luna asked feeling Gabrielle come up next to her, taking her hand, when she looked to her Luna could see the tiniest smile on her lips and her eyes sparkling letting her know she'd got it right.
Aunty Fleur nodded and with a quick thank you to the Armourer for having the girls as long as he had she led them to one of the common rooms for lunch as they were closer.
Going in Luna grinned and shot across the room with a little cry of "Granny!" before being swept up into her Granny's arms, Gabrielle taking to hiding behind Fleur.
"'Eet iz nize to zee 'ou again Qu'Illaa." Her Aunty Fleur said as the tall Yautja woman came over and briefly hugged her.
"It has been a while, I am told we keep missing each other when visiting our family in the bay." Luna watched as Aunty Fleur smiled ruefully as she picked up Gabrielle and took her over to the table to pick her food as she answered.
"Yez zat iz true, and on top of zat I 'ave been 'aving to talk more to Ziriuz again, I do not zink 'e realizez juzt 'ow much 'e 'urt 'Ermione by zaying 'Arry should be 'appy wiz a zecond wife. On top of zat, Ziriuz now zee'z 'Arry'z aczionz az a betrayal. 'I zought 'e understood zee deeferenzes, but I fear 'e iz going to loze touch wiz zem."
Luna's Granny nodded as she held a plate for Luna to pile her choices of food on to as she answered.
"Unfortunately I fear you are right, I respect the man for trying as much as he has, but I think that in this he just won't see reason. It's something he accepts as fully Harry's right or would have been his right, had he still been Heir to Sirius's Family as well."
Luna looked to the two grown-ups and had to ask as she finished her selection off with a drenthsa leg.
"Why would Daddy want anyone else but Mummy? Wouldn't it upset her if he did? Make Mummy think she wasn't good enough?" Luna looked as her Granny smiled as she answered.
"Yes Luna, that is why he was so angry at Sirius. It is now beyond that, and unless Sirius understands and apologises to your Mummy and not your Daddy for even suggesting she wasn't enough, however unintended his words were, I am sorry to say I don't think you'll be seeing your Uncle Sirius for a while."
Luna felt a little sad at this as she looked down, straight into Gabrielle's eyes, before something stirred within as she spoke, far more maturely than her mind normally.
"As long as I have you, Ganddad, Auntie Fleur, Gabby and my Mummy and Daddy I'm not worried. I've got a family, that's what's important."
She felt her granny's arms tighten about her for a short moment before being set on a chair next to Gabrielle.
"That's an important thing to remember Luna," Luna looked up as her Granny spoke. "Don't ever lose sight of that fact.
Luna nodded before turning to her lunch. She was going to clean her plate of food because today was pudding day, and there was a bowl of pudding on the ship with her name on it tonight – providing she cleaned her plate at both Lunch and dinner.
Pudding was far more important right now.
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A/N: An uncensored version of this fic will be published on my hpfanficarchive account with the author name Harmonyerotica.