AN: I repeat, I don't believe JKR gave any specific description on history/theory of floo system so I'm making an assumption here - Dawn's portal powers can override/control the floo system.
Summary: Dawn makes a new friend.
AN: Many fics tend to concentrate on the Scoobies meeting the Golden Trio and it is getting kinda repetitive. In this fic Dawn meet and befriends a secondary character.
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~*~ In Hogsmeade through a Fireplace ~*~
Luna Lovegood ignored the whispers around her as she made her way clad in a white Greek chiton that left her arms bare to the cool October night. A minor warming charm was enough to allow the fifth year Ravenclaw student to venture into the cool evening air without a cloak.
Luna had always felt different, set apart, from her classmates. Part of it resulted from being raised by a single parent, the rest came from her being a Lovegood. A soft sigh escaped her lips as she wandered through the streets of Hogsmeade. Subconsciously she shied away from the stores and homes around which her schoolmates tended to congregate. Luna wanted to be alone; she knew she was a bit… off. She didn't want anyone to point out how weird she was.
Intellectually Luna understood she could walk with Ginny Weasley and Hermione Granger but she didn't. She didn't feel up to pretending that everything was all right, pretending to be ignorant of their blatantly transparent tolerance of her oddities. Luna wanted to be accepted weird and all.
Without knowing Luna found herself in Hogsmeade Floo station, a building with public fireplaces for people using the Floo system.
Feeling slightly whimsical Luna spoke out to the empty room.
"I wish I could meet someone who can accept me for myself."
A flash of green light filled the room. A distinctly female scream filled the room. A girl tumbled into the Floo station in a black robe twisted around her slim long form.
"Oh Merlin! Are you all right?"
Luna rushed forward and helped the girl to her feet. She was definitely not a girl, more a teenager a year or so older than herself.
"Yeah. Thanks though." She tossed her long brown hair back and twisted it before securing it with her wand. "My name is Dawn."
Luna smiled at the sight, a witch who used her wand as a chopstick. Finally a witch weirder than herself. "Hi, my name is Luna." Luna frowned as she remembered something. "How did you use the Floo system? The fireplace wasn't lit."
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Dawn screamed as she fell through the portal. It felt different though – more stable, less draining.
Before she knew it Dawn hit stone.
"Oh Merlin! Are you all right?"
Dawn felt soft hands belonging to the voice help her to her feet. She looked up and saw a shorter teenager with pale blonde hair and very round, pale blue eyes dressed in a long white nightgown and sandles.
"Yeah. Thanks though." Dawn pushed her hair back. Feeling slightly irritated she twisted it and secured it using the wand Willow magicked for her as a chopstick.
The British teen smiled. "Hi, my name is Luna." Luna frowned as she remembered something. "How did you use the Floo system? The fireplace wasn't lit."
Dawn tensed. What to say, what to do? Evil wizards chasing her. She was Goddess knew where.
"It is a trick I can do." Dawn hesitated. "My blood can activate portal devices."
Luna frowned again. "Blood magic?"
"Sort of." Dawn explained. "I can't control it though. These wizards were chasing me and I ran into this room full of fireplaces and fell on one. When I scraped my hands." Dawn held up the bleeding palms. "It activated something."
Luna nodded absorbing the information; she was a Ravenclaw after all. "The blood activated the Floo system even though you didn't use any Floo powder." Something registered. "Are you a Muggleborn? You know this is a Floo station you know? Fireplaces for public use?"
Dawn was torn between honesty and secrecy.
"I'm not a witch." She confessed. "Though one of my guardians is a witch." She hurried on. "I was clubbing in London when I found this pub called the Leaky Cauldron. I could sense the wards and was curious. I thought it was like Caritas, a demon bar in Los Angeles."
"A demon bar? In America?" Luna was intrigued.
"It is a nice place." Dawn hurried on to explain. "It's neutral territory. No one, human, demon, or wizard, can fight or kill there." She frowned. "Lorne is a demon but he is pretty neat. He can read your future when you sing."
Luna was thrilled. "An agnostic demon? You know a real agnostic demon?"
Dawn smiled. "Yeah, that's what Wesley calls him." The smile faded as she remembered. "Where am I Luna?"
"You are in Hogsmeade."
"Hogsmeade?"
"It is a wizards town in Britain." Luna explained.
"Is it very far from London?" Dawn asked worried.
"It is pretty far." Luna confessed. "Hogwarts students have to take the Hogwarts Express train from Kings Cross Station in London."
"Hogswarts?" Dawn wrinkled her nose.
Luna giggled. "Hogwarts is a school for witches and wizards."
Dawn was intrigued. "A real school? For witches?"
"Yes. Anyone who could be a witch or wizard gets a letter when they turn eleven. If they come they can study and become a proper witch or wizard, with a wand and everything." Luna was confused. "I thought your guardian was a witch, didn't she go to school?"
Dawn shook her head. "No, Willow didn't know anything about magick and stuff until she was fifteen or so. She taught herself from books and stuff." Dawn giggled. "She made a lot of mistakes and cast spells that went really wrong."
Luna was confused. "What about her wand? A reputable wand maker will only sell to a licensed wizard or student."
"A wand?" Dawn was amused. "Willow doesn't need a wand."
"Really?"
"Yes."
Luna was shocked. "All wizard children can do magic when they are really small. It is one of the signs you know." She explained. "But they can't control it without a wand."
"Willow couldn't either." Dawn explained. "But she didn't know about wands and stuff so she made do without it."
"She must be really powerful."
Dawn winced remembering. "She is. And I have to call her. She'll be worried sick."
"You could send an owl." Luna offered helpfully.
"An owl?"
"You know, a post owl. You tie a letter to a messager owl and send it. The person can receive it in a few hours."
Dawn was intrigued.
"Really? That is so cool. I bet it is much faster than express mail. Where can I get a message owl?"
"Hogwarts have a lot owls that students and staff use to send letters. You could ask the Headmaster to send a message to your guardian."
Dawn smiled in relief before frowning.
"Willow is going to kill me when she finds out I went into a warded building and exploring without telling her!" She wailed.
Luna giggled. "Don't worry. Just get Professor Dumbledore to talk to her. No one can stay mad at him."
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TBC...
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Raves and constructive criticism please.
Flames will be ignored.
Cheers!
Sarhea
Summary: Dawn makes a new friend.
AN: Many fics tend to concentrate on the Scoobies meeting the Golden Trio and it is getting kinda repetitive. In this fic Dawn meet and befriends a secondary character.
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~*~ In Hogsmeade through a Fireplace ~*~
Luna Lovegood ignored the whispers around her as she made her way clad in a white Greek chiton that left her arms bare to the cool October night. A minor warming charm was enough to allow the fifth year Ravenclaw student to venture into the cool evening air without a cloak.
Luna had always felt different, set apart, from her classmates. Part of it resulted from being raised by a single parent, the rest came from her being a Lovegood. A soft sigh escaped her lips as she wandered through the streets of Hogsmeade. Subconsciously she shied away from the stores and homes around which her schoolmates tended to congregate. Luna wanted to be alone; she knew she was a bit… off. She didn't want anyone to point out how weird she was.
Intellectually Luna understood she could walk with Ginny Weasley and Hermione Granger but she didn't. She didn't feel up to pretending that everything was all right, pretending to be ignorant of their blatantly transparent tolerance of her oddities. Luna wanted to be accepted weird and all.
Without knowing Luna found herself in Hogsmeade Floo station, a building with public fireplaces for people using the Floo system.
Feeling slightly whimsical Luna spoke out to the empty room.
"I wish I could meet someone who can accept me for myself."
A flash of green light filled the room. A distinctly female scream filled the room. A girl tumbled into the Floo station in a black robe twisted around her slim long form.
"Oh Merlin! Are you all right?"
Luna rushed forward and helped the girl to her feet. She was definitely not a girl, more a teenager a year or so older than herself.
"Yeah. Thanks though." She tossed her long brown hair back and twisted it before securing it with her wand. "My name is Dawn."
Luna smiled at the sight, a witch who used her wand as a chopstick. Finally a witch weirder than herself. "Hi, my name is Luna." Luna frowned as she remembered something. "How did you use the Floo system? The fireplace wasn't lit."
* * * * *
Dawn screamed as she fell through the portal. It felt different though – more stable, less draining.
Before she knew it Dawn hit stone.
"Oh Merlin! Are you all right?"
Dawn felt soft hands belonging to the voice help her to her feet. She looked up and saw a shorter teenager with pale blonde hair and very round, pale blue eyes dressed in a long white nightgown and sandles.
"Yeah. Thanks though." Dawn pushed her hair back. Feeling slightly irritated she twisted it and secured it using the wand Willow magicked for her as a chopstick.
The British teen smiled. "Hi, my name is Luna." Luna frowned as she remembered something. "How did you use the Floo system? The fireplace wasn't lit."
Dawn tensed. What to say, what to do? Evil wizards chasing her. She was Goddess knew where.
"It is a trick I can do." Dawn hesitated. "My blood can activate portal devices."
Luna frowned again. "Blood magic?"
"Sort of." Dawn explained. "I can't control it though. These wizards were chasing me and I ran into this room full of fireplaces and fell on one. When I scraped my hands." Dawn held up the bleeding palms. "It activated something."
Luna nodded absorbing the information; she was a Ravenclaw after all. "The blood activated the Floo system even though you didn't use any Floo powder." Something registered. "Are you a Muggleborn? You know this is a Floo station you know? Fireplaces for public use?"
Dawn was torn between honesty and secrecy.
"I'm not a witch." She confessed. "Though one of my guardians is a witch." She hurried on. "I was clubbing in London when I found this pub called the Leaky Cauldron. I could sense the wards and was curious. I thought it was like Caritas, a demon bar in Los Angeles."
"A demon bar? In America?" Luna was intrigued.
"It is a nice place." Dawn hurried on to explain. "It's neutral territory. No one, human, demon, or wizard, can fight or kill there." She frowned. "Lorne is a demon but he is pretty neat. He can read your future when you sing."
Luna was thrilled. "An agnostic demon? You know a real agnostic demon?"
Dawn smiled. "Yeah, that's what Wesley calls him." The smile faded as she remembered. "Where am I Luna?"
"You are in Hogsmeade."
"Hogsmeade?"
"It is a wizards town in Britain." Luna explained.
"Is it very far from London?" Dawn asked worried.
"It is pretty far." Luna confessed. "Hogwarts students have to take the Hogwarts Express train from Kings Cross Station in London."
"Hogswarts?" Dawn wrinkled her nose.
Luna giggled. "Hogwarts is a school for witches and wizards."
Dawn was intrigued. "A real school? For witches?"
"Yes. Anyone who could be a witch or wizard gets a letter when they turn eleven. If they come they can study and become a proper witch or wizard, with a wand and everything." Luna was confused. "I thought your guardian was a witch, didn't she go to school?"
Dawn shook her head. "No, Willow didn't know anything about magick and stuff until she was fifteen or so. She taught herself from books and stuff." Dawn giggled. "She made a lot of mistakes and cast spells that went really wrong."
Luna was confused. "What about her wand? A reputable wand maker will only sell to a licensed wizard or student."
"A wand?" Dawn was amused. "Willow doesn't need a wand."
"Really?"
"Yes."
Luna was shocked. "All wizard children can do magic when they are really small. It is one of the signs you know." She explained. "But they can't control it without a wand."
"Willow couldn't either." Dawn explained. "But she didn't know about wands and stuff so she made do without it."
"She must be really powerful."
Dawn winced remembering. "She is. And I have to call her. She'll be worried sick."
"You could send an owl." Luna offered helpfully.
"An owl?"
"You know, a post owl. You tie a letter to a messager owl and send it. The person can receive it in a few hours."
Dawn was intrigued.
"Really? That is so cool. I bet it is much faster than express mail. Where can I get a message owl?"
"Hogwarts have a lot owls that students and staff use to send letters. You could ask the Headmaster to send a message to your guardian."
Dawn smiled in relief before frowning.
"Willow is going to kill me when she finds out I went into a warded building and exploring without telling her!" She wailed.
Luna giggled. "Don't worry. Just get Professor Dumbledore to talk to her. No one can stay mad at him."
* * * * *
TBC...
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Please read and review. (sarhea1980@yahoo.ca)
Raves and constructive criticism please.
Flames will be ignored.
Cheers!
Sarhea