Here's the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it. Please read and review love Hermione xxx

Xenophyilius Lovegood arrived home in a rather dishevelled state. Luna had never seen him looking so freaked out. "Luna I have been as you know out in Diagon Alley today and let's just say I was shopping when I heard something that changed my life. I was buying a growth potion for the dirigible plums out front when the person in the queue in front of me was looking for a potion which can counter any blood potions given to someone. She was looking for one for her daughter as they needed one for some reason. I bought one for you and I would like you to drink it. I have my reasons darling which I will explain in a while. If nothing happens you will be fine I promise!" he said taking out a surprisingly small vial and handing it over to his daughter.

"Ok Daddy I will do it for you. I love you daddy!" she said and drunk it as there was a blast sound all around her and she momentarily faded from his view before coming into view again. She didn't actually look all that different except that her hair was now a darker blonde. She looked highly confused.

"Why would mummy do this to me? I remember it all now! I remember her saying people like me are targeted by the Ministry all the time and she had to save me but it didn't save me it just messed up everything in my head. I mean she used her blood and everything. I even remember her asking me not to tell you and then afterwards I forgot about it" she said sounding better then he had ever heard her. He drank his own vial quickly the same thing happening to him. He loved his wife dearly but Pandora had been too independent always. She would always figure things out on her own and depending on how serious she thought it was she would either tell or indeed not tell him about it. She always thought she was protecting them but she wasn't. He glanced at Luna and for the first time remembered everything.

"Well Luna I know why she did it. She thought she was protecting you. You see you are seer and while it is true that seers are almost always granted jobs in the Department of Mysteries based solely on their talents it's not fair to limit you. Much less when she told me what she had done to you I threatened to leave her and take you with me so she did the same to me. Our paper will be getting a serious overhaul too. Because of that damn potion I've spouted nothing but nonsense these years. It ends now!" he said seriously as he set about fixing his house to an acceptable level. Once the potions of blood had been removed Luna was free to be a seer and didn't jumble her words of seeing to nonsense as the spell had made her do. Now when she told a prophecy it would be real and understandable not the nonsense she had been coming out with beforehand.

Back in Surrey things were going very well for Dudley. He now had a scribe with him in all of his lessons and had moved on to Smeltings Academy which his father himself had attended. His relationship with his father had improved in leaps and bounds since his parents Divorce. It would seem being away from everything most of the time had given Vernon the reality check he'd needed. He was now a much calmer and more collected individual who thought everything through before he acted. Petunia was so happy her son was doing well and had even started to date a local mechanic called Mike. He was a lovely guy and very interested in her needs. He loved Dudley like his own son. Petunia had been shocked to learn she was pregnant a few weeks ago as she had always assumed she couldn't have anymore kids what with her extreme difficulty in even conceiving Dudley. It turned out however that the problem was with Vernon and not her. Vernon was happy for her and wished her well so long as he could always be in son's life. He paid for everything for his son and was an ideal distant father. He was there when he was needed and that's what truly mattered. It was Mike who had convinced Petunia to write to Lily so that's what she had just finished doing. She called out for Harry's elf as he had instructed her to do should she ever need him for anything and had him bring the letter to a shocked Lily.

Lily was in her office when the letter arrived. She opened it and read it seriously.

Dearest Lily,

I cannot tell you how sad I am or how tough recent years have been but suffice it to say I have been doing much self reflection and thinking. I divorced Vernon Dursley five years ago. It was the final straw when I discovered he'd been beating Harry behind my back when I was out of the house and henceforth scaring Dudley who thought he'd be in for the same fate if he ever did anything wrong himself. It broke my heart to see him so terrified of his father and then I realised Harry had only known this father figure who was truly awful and felt terrible about it. It is not fair to put our children in danger so as soon as I discovered the abuse I left Vernon. I couldn't do it anymore and it broke me inside when I learned what was going on. Children are innocent and should not be made to pay for the mistakes of their parents or lack of judgement thereof.

Years ago I had immense trouble conceiving Dudley and thought it was a problem with me but it turns out the problem was with Vernon. Vernon is a good father and always looks out for and pays for Dudley but only sees him when I say he can and not beforehand. It was in his divorce settlement which he signed. I have since met a wonderful man named Mike Prewett. He's a local mechanic and I just six weeks ago discovered I'm pregnant. At thirty seven no less! I had assumed my days of having children were behind me but clearly not. As I thought more about it and spoke to Mike I learned he was very like me in a way. You see his family were all magical and he was not. He was what you guys would classify as a squib. The family who adopted him out assured he had a good family to live with and that he always kept his name. Michael Alexander Prewett.

Mike convinced me to write to you. You see I was always jealous of you for being amazing and a witch something I never could become no matter how hard I prayed for it to be true. I prayed every night at the age of thirteen for wisdom and to be like you and fell asleep crying each night it didn't happen. At the age of fourteen when I could no longer take my heartbreak I wrote to Albus Dumbledore asking him if I could come to his school. He replied that I couldn't. It only made the situation at home much worse when mum said that we'd never be as special as you. She said god had blessed you with a gift none of us had been blessed with and that I should count myself lucky to be even related to you. Unfortunately for me that didn't help my case as I heard it all the time and grew to severely resent you for it. I can now see in my older years as I'm due to have another baby no less that it was stupid and petty of me. Yes dad should have told mum to shut up and that what she was saying was ridiculous but for reasons I will never understand he did not. When Vernon showed an interest in me for me and was not interested in what you were I latched on to him with all I had. I had always wanted to just be in a normal life you know where soap is soap and not bloody frog spawn or some such nonsense. Since I couldn't be special like you I vowed always to be as boring and normal as I could.

Here is where I say I was a jerk plain and simple. Yes I was raised with bad ideals but that truly is no excuse. Yes I do despise your husband and think him utterly ridiculous but such is life. You made your bed with him and in it you will lie. I just wanted to say I am so very sorry for everything and that I love you dearly with all my heart. I know leaving Harry with us was not your idea but James' and I want you to know he was always a wonderful boy. He'd have made you so proud. I know he told me he won't be coming back again here as he has his own house to live in now. If either of you ever want to come and visit you will always be welcome I promise you. If you can ever forgive me or find it in your heart to reply to this letter I would very much like to try and be friends and sisters again.

Yours always,

Your loving sister Petunia xoxo.

Lily read the letter tears in her eyes. She would definitely reply to Petunia as soon as she was free. She headed off for her next lesson determination on her face. It was going to be great to have her sister back again.