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Thekecmaster Yes, the blood sucking scene was a more brutal version of the cave in HBP! They're not going to the Burrow and the question you emailed me, a clue to the answer was in the lab and she packed it in a bag.
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The start takes place just after Harry and Luna took off from his bedroom.
Chapter 17
At Grimmauld Place, London, Severus Snape was attempting to break down the door of Harry Potter's bedroom, because his niece was smart enough to lock it. His shoulder was slowly becoming bruised, but he took no notice, he needed to get in that room and a few bruises weren't going to stop him.
After a few moments the hinges gave way and the door collapsed inwards with a deafening thump. Stepping through the door frame, Snape glance around the room, only to find it empty, the crimson velvet curtains billowing out the window sill.
Foot steps came up the stairs and Lupin and Tonks appeared at the doorway, astonished by the sight before them. Snape turned around and said, 'They're gone, and it's all your fault!'
'How is it our fault?'
'If you weren't playing footsie with her, they wouldn't have run off. '
'Don't you dare try to pin this on us,' seethed Lupin. 'If you hadn't provoked Luna, she would still be here with Harry.'
'Potter's the reason she left'
'You're the reason she left, just like you were when Serena left. You can't control her forever, Severus; you know that as well as Luna.'
'I can try'
'Then you'll push her away even further!'
'How far is even further? She's after running off with a Potter, how far more can you get?'
'SHUT UP! Just shut up both of you,' Tonks had had enough. 'You're both acting like little children! We're not going to find them if we're arguing, so let's think about this! Now where would they go?'
Lupin who had calmed down, spoke up, 'Last time Harry ran away…he went to The Leaky Cauldron, but they'd know that's the first place we'd look'
'But they could be there under the double bluff thinking that's what we thought,' supplied Snape, who was rubbing his temples.
'Or it could be triple bluff,' said Tonks. Snape stood up and summoned his cloak, with a flick of his wand it was buttoned up. 'Well, I don't know about you,' sneered Snape. 'And frankly, I don't care, but I'm going to find Luna.'
'What about Harry?' asked Lupin, concerned.
'Well, he's not my responsibility,' and with that Snape dissapparated.
'I just can't believe Harry would do something like this,' said Lupin. 'He told me he wouldn't do anything rash!'
'Well, let's go try to find them.'
In London, Harry Potter and Luna Lovegood were outside The Leaky Cauldron, calmly discussing the plan.
'Okay so we're going in to ask for a room and how do these work again?'
Luna sighed and took a deep breath, 'For the outfit one, you place your left hand over it and imagine the outfit you want and the appearance chain you hold it and think about what you want to look like,' Harry nodded and they did just that.
Harry grew sandy coloured hair that fell neatly into place on top of his head; his once emerald eyes had turned a sky blue and his frame had gotten broader and more muscular.
Luna's blonde hair had changed and was now chestnut, her blue eyes had gotten darker and was a navy colour and she had filled out a bit more.
'Now we need to think of a name,' she said.
'I'll be, um, Evan and you'll be?'
'Felicity,' they went into the bar and walked up to the counter, Tom the bartender came over, bearing a toothless grin.
'What can I do for ye'?'
'We're looking for a room. We'll be staying for about a week.'
'Alrigh' I think eleven's free,' they followed Tom up the stairs and stopped at room eleven. He opened the door and led them in. 'Bathroom's through there and breakfast is at eight. Diner starts in abou' half an hour,' he bid ado and left them.
Luna went to the bed, sat down and opened her bag. Taking out a potion she handed to Harry. 'It's an anti-tracking potion, complex Egyptian magic. If you drink it, the Ministry can't track underage magic, that's how I've been doing magic.'
With no hesitation Harry drank it, feeling a tingling sensation creep through his body and then subside he guessed it had worked. Testing it out, he summoned his broom over.
'I think we should go down for dinner,' Luna said. Harry nodded and they clasped hands.
As they walked into the bar, Luna tensed and Harry's jaw set when he saw who was in her eye line. Snape was sitting at the bar talking to Tom, who was pouring a pint of beer. Harry brought Luna to a free table and they sat down. A few minutes later their waiter came over to take their order and walked away afterwards.
Every few minutes Tom would look over at them and then continue to talk to Snape. When their food came, they dug in. Not uttering a word, only looking up to take a drink, they finished their meal and started talking. The waiter came over and asked them if they would like some wine, out of the corner of her eye Luna saw that Snape had stopped talking to the bartender and was now looking at them.
'Yes, we would love some,' she smiled at the waiter and he poured them out two glasses, one each. Luna grinned at Harry and took a sip of hers; she then brought it down from her lips and ever so slightly tipped it in Snape's direction. Smiling slightly he took a swig, downing half the glass.
He thought it tasted rather sour, but pushed that thought away. Ten minutes later they were finished their drinks and brought the empty glasses up to the bar. Snape was nowhere in sight, but Tom brought him up, 'Enjoy dinner?' they nodded politely. 'That man 'ere a few minutes ago, asked a lot of questions about yeh,' Harry and Luna smiled.
'Oh, yes we were past students of his,' said Luna. 'Well, goodnight Tom.'
Once they were in the privacy of their room Harry asked, 'Why did you point out Snape?'
'Well isn't it obvious?' she replied. 'He told the waiter to bring the wine over to see if we would drink it!' Harry nodded to show that he understood. Grabbing his wristband he thought of pyjamas and they were instantly on his body. He looked around the room again and for the first time he noticed that there was only one bed. Looking back at Luna, who was brushing her hair, he raised his eyebrows. 'Where are we sleeping?' Luna smiled. 'Where else would we sleep?'
She climbed into bed and Harry soon followed her. The bed was large and comfortable. Harry wrapped his arm around Luna and they both fell asleep without a care in the world.
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