Chapter 41: A Lunatastic Summer

"What have you found?" Harry asked once he was alone with the Goldsmith.

The Goldsmith looked a little confused as he handed over a stack of notes. "Something fishy was happening on this job. Luckily, I had concerns when you first handed me that coin. I had a strange sense of dejvu. I could tell I had seen them before somewhere, but wasn't sure why I felt that way," he said.

Harry nodded in thought and frowned. "I'm sorry about that. I should have better prepared you for this. I kind of thought this could happen, but I wasn't as cautious about it as I should have been. I didn't know what I do now, back then either," he said.

"No worries. It was a very concerning job in the first place and you did warn me it would be. Luckily, I had all of the people involved take notes on small note pads. I copied over the notes myself," the Goldsmith said.

Harry looked at the notes again. "I'm a bit surprised you were able to get this method to work," Harry said to him.

"One thing the places involved had in common was a 'special' security team. They handled all issues no matter what they were. They even had a strange work uniform. It was a dark purple robe with a badge of sorts showing that insignia," he said as he pointed to a staff and wand crossing each other inside a circle.

Harry nodded in thought as he looked at it. It made sense in a way. When you can just memory charm away the problem, why not abuse that method? The Ministry itself did so. They had a whole department just for that. It was their go-to method for all issues regarding muggles.

However, memory charms weren't perfect. Magicals also weren't familiar with muggle methods for gathering intel. Given the type of magicals involved in this, there was no way they would dare give consideration to such things. They would see learning muggle methods for anything as an offense to their very soul. There was some humor to the irony these "esteemed" individuals used muggle markets to increase their wealth.

"How did you figure this out?" Harry asked out of curiosity.

The Goldsmith grinned. "That was easy. After the first couple of odd occurrences, I went to the places in question myself and observed as I attended to other business," he said.

Harry looked up from the notes in his hand. "This is very helpful. I have some different people I can hand it off to now. They need to get involved from this point forward. Will you cooperate with them, if they need it? I'll make sure they know to keep all of those involved anonymous to avoid problems," Harry said.

"I will. The people I used for this job will do the same. You mentioned there would be others getting involved officially at one point. They don't like how things seem to be just out of grasp concerning this matter. They want to help bring these people down. Whoever they are. That isn't even taking into account this was a request from a Street Knight," he said before pausing for a moment.

A different thought came to his mind. "Just make sure we will know who they are without it being overly obvious. And they know how to handle things properly. If they're in any way similar to this 'special security team'… I'm not sure they know much about the ways of subtly," the Goldsmith said with a shake of his head.

He was glad he was able to come up with an easy method to deal with the issues they had. It was still rather sad they worked so well. He still had enough challenge to satisfy his thirst for adventure, since he was mostly retired from such a lifestyle. He preferred making beautiful designs with jewelry and the delicate work that went into such craftmanship.

Harry gave a chuckle. "I'll be more than sure of that," he said to the Goldsmith.

Harry found some irony here as well. He was very sure when it came to magical means of subtly these people were probably equal to the best Aurors, maybe even better in some cases. However, when faced with methods you have no knowledge of, you will come off as foolish no matter how competent you otherwise might be.

"That will be all for now, Goldsmith. I will handle the payments for those you got help from for this request," Harry said.

"It was a pleasure doing business with you, Little Boss," the Goldsmith said with a chuckle.

Harry shook his head and rolled his eyes at the nickname. He did grin though.

"As for me… Just be sure to keep my shop in mind whenever you need something for a special lady in your life," the jeweler said with a wink.

Harry almost blushed as he left.

Almost…

[-] [-] [-]

Luna Lovegood was far more excited than she usually was, even when going on a creature hunt. Admittedly, she would probably be more excited if they ever found legitimate proof of the Crumple Horned Snorkack, but that only made sense.

Still, Luna was very excited.

She was going to be staying a while in the Rust District. She would be seeing Davey again. She would also see all of the house elves Harry mentioned in his letters. More than that, she would be seeing Harry again!

She was a little conflicted there.

Her heart beat so much faster and she felt so nice and warm when she thought about Harry. Sadly, he was with Hermione. Luna's heart still didn't listen to her when she told it to stop getting all fluttery when it came to Harry. It probably didn't help matters she liked how she felt during those moments.

The fact Hermione wouldn't be there during this trip didn't help matters either. Luna really liked the idea of spending time with Harry alone. She loved her friends, which included Hermione, but there was something different about being with Harry alone. It was dangerous for Luna's heart, because she wouldn't have the constant reminder Harry and Hermione were together. She might get thoughts and such.

Despite all of that, she was looking forward to her visit. "I'll just have to trust in the Wrackspurts and magic," Luna thought to herself.

She knew what was really happening in that regard. She had been speaking with Pansy about improving her magic listening. Luna still thought of what she saw as Wrackspurts. It wasn't easy getting used to the truth. Pansy also told her it could be possible she would always see magic's communication as Wrackspurts.

Luna's case was different than Pansy's case of listening to magic. They were both thinking so long as Luna knew it was magic and not some kind of curious magic creature, she would be fine. It could be one day Luna got to the point she no longer saw Wrackspurts. That would probably be once she was a lot more experienced in listening though.

There was a part of Luna that didn't want to stop seeing the Wrackspurts. She knew she was being silly with her reason for why she wanted to see them. It was because she had been lonely many times, even with Ginny as a friend. The Wrackspurts were always there. Ginny was a good friend to her while they were growing up, but Ginny was Luna's only friend back then and she was an only child. It was lonely when Ginny wasn't around.

Things were really bad once Luna's mother died when it came to loneliness. It was only a couple of years before she went to Hogwarts, but they were very hard for her. Her dad was lost to his own grief and locked himself away in the basement where he printed The Quibbler. Luna felt excessively lonely most of those days. Seeing the Wrackspurts and listening to them helped her a lot.

"Perhaps the day I stop seeing them will mean I no longer feel lonely. At the very least, it might mean I am finally over that period of my life," Luna thought again. She was doing a lot better, but some things still needed time.

"Are you ready, my Little Moonflower?" Mr. Lovegood asked his daughter.

Luna nodded and replied, "I am, daddy."

"Well then. Take my hand and we'll be off," he said as he shrunk her trunk.

Luna took in a deep breath and let it out as she grabbed her dad's hand. With a sudden pop sound, they were soon in a diner. Luna blinked to regain her bearings and soon smiled brightly. All of her silly worries instantly melted away once she saw Harry, Davey, and Mr. Lupin waiting.

"Remus! I didn't expect you to be here," Xenophilius said with a smile.

"We figured you might feel better seeing someone you knew. It is good to see you again, Xenophilius," Remus greeted in return.

"Luna! It is good to see you again," Davey greeted cheerful as the two hugged.

"I'm happy to meet you again as well," Luna said smiling.

She then turned to Harry and grinned even brighter. "Hello, Harry," she said a little shily as her cheeks blushed.

Harry gave her a tight hug and smiled as he said, "Hello, Luna. It is great to see you already."

Luna nodded and smiled to that as she took in all she could from their hug. Harry then broke the hug and greeted Mr. Lovegood.

"It is good to meet you, Harry Potter. Luna said a lot about you. I'm glad she has a good friend such as you there for her," Luna's dad said with a soft smile.

"She's a great friend to have," Harry replied.

"I was a bit worried how her first year at Hogwarts would go, but with all that happened, she was still very excited about it and happy to have made more friends. I hope you will keep being there for her again this year," Mr. Lovegood said.

Harry smiled as he said, "Hufflepuffs are always there for their friends. It doesn't matter what house they're in."

Xenophilius nodded to that and smiled again. "Well. I'm sure you both are eager to enjoy your time together. I'll get out of your hair now," he said. With one last good bye to his daughter, Mr. Lovegood apparated away.

"Let's get going, shall we?" Remus started as the kids followed him out of the diner.

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Luna was in awe as she looked around while they walked through the Rust District. The place had always been uniquely charming to her, but now it was different. It still had that Rust District look, but it seemed more… upkept. She wasn't sure how to describe it.

"Is all of this because of the house elves?" she couldn't help but ask.

Remus gave a chuckle as he said, "They made quite the impression when they first arrived."

"They marched right through the streets like a parade. They waved and snapped their fingers. It was really amazing," Harry added excitedly.

"I wish I could have seen that," Luna said more to herself.

"They are very helpful little guys. I found it hard to believe when Harry talked about how some of them were treated," Davey said. "They're just so amazing!"

"It isn't a clear-cut situation," Remus said. "Some are treated badly, but most of them are seen as family, even if they mostly stay out of the way."

"Are they really ignored?" Davey asked.

"Yes, but that is kind of how they want it themselves," Harry said.

"They always say a good house elf is rarely seen or even noticed. It was a bit surprising that was the case even at Hogwarts," Remus said.

"Hogwarts has some?" Davey asked.

"They have a massive force of them. Yet, you have to really seek them out to find them… Or just go to the Kitchens," Luna answered with a smile. She had made that trip a few times during her first year at Hogwarts. It was something else seeing them work in the kitchens and eating there instead of in the Great Hall.

"And they mostly stay unnoticed," Davey repeated in awe.

"Yep," Luna replied.

Soon they were at Harry and Davey's place. Davey and Luna would be sharing a room during her stay this time. Luna was perfectly fine with that. She always wanted a big sister she could stay with and Davey was very much that to her, even with the short time they had together.

"You two can go now. Be back by six," Davey said once they dropped off Luna's stuff. She looked to Remus and asked, "Will you be joining us for supper tonight?"

Remus shook his head and smiled. "I have plans already," he said.

"Thanks again for the help, Mr. Lupin. It really did put daddy's mind at ease seeing you there," Luna said before she and Harry left.

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"Merlin's Beard!" Luna cried out with a frown.

Harry couldn't help but chuckle to that from next to her. He was used to wizard phrases, but he still found them funny at times. "You did pretty good," he said.

"But I was hoping for a high score…" Luna pouted a little. Harry placed an arm around her and lightly squeezed her shoulder. This caused her to feel warm inside and blush cutely at the contact.

"Why don't we try some other games now," he suggested to her with a damnable charming smile. Luna felt her heart getting too far into dangerous territory as she looked to him and smiled back. She was sure it looked goofy, but she couldn't help it. She wasn't at Harry tier smiling levels.

Luna was surprised Harry wasn't seen as having the best smile in Hufflepuff. Cedric was nice and had a good smile too, but Harry was better. It was rather obvious. She wanted to match it and even dared to think about things like kissing.

"Sounds good!" Luna suddenly said a little higher than necessary as she quickly looked around. They were visiting the arcade at the moment.

She really loved the arcade. All of the fun blinking lights and the many 'video games' as they were called. The happy sounds some of the other games made from time to time. It was amazing! Magic had to be able to do something similar. Maybe even better in some cases.

There were spells and enchantments that could alter the senses and have you see things. Maybe they could find a way to use altered memories to provide a setting. Maybe you could have tracks you ran across and a score keeping ward stone. There had to be something! Magic was magic!

Luna was lost in her own thoughts. Harry stood in front of her and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Luna blinked and noticed his dream like vivid green eyes. She just took him in for a moment and let out an almost dreamy sigh. She then blushed as she cutely looked to the side.

Harry thought it too unfair how cute she could be. He had come to really like her looks. Her beautiful fair skin. Her long dirty blonde hair. It was only a thousand times more charming since she started to care for it after Christmas. He also loved her large and dreamy silver eyes. He found it really cute when she placed her wand behind her left ear at Hogwarts from time to time.

"I was just thinking there had to be a way magic could make arcades of some kind," she started. She then looked to him properly. "Magic needs to have more fun to it! That's why I like Charms the most. Not just because of how great Professor Flitwick is at teaching and his love for the subject. Its where you find the fun of magic."

"A magic arcade? That would be pretty cool. I wonder if active memories could be used…" Harry said in thought of his own. He was liking this idea of hers. That was one of the great things about Luna. Some would say her ideas and beliefs were silly and too far out there. But that meant she just came up with some of the most incredible things.

"That's one of the things I was thinking!" Luna said excitedly.

They sat down together and got some drinks and snacks as they talked about how to make a magical arcade. One of the ideas they came up with would be a stationary broom flight game. They were sure you could possibly have a way to keep the brooms mostly still while hoovering in a small enclosed space. You could have different obstacles pop up to dodge. You could probably even find a way to simulate different weather conditions and flight altitudes.

They did have other ideas as well. A couple even really got them laughing together. Luna then found herself leaning in closer to Harry and her heart beating faster again. She looked to him and he was looking back. She even came dangerously close to trying for a kiss!

"He's with Hermione!" she mentally scolded herself as Harry seemed to be of the same kissing mind. A nearby buzzer went off. Luna was grateful for the distraction. She quickly looked to it. Someone just scored a high score on the ball throwing game.

"I want to try that one!" she said suddenly as she got up. She was both relieved and extremely disappointed in herself. Luckily, the almost kiss was averted… Sadly, the almost kiss was averted.

Harry had to blink at the sudden change. He had to clear his head. He was happily getting caught up in the moment. He thought Luna was as well. He needed to rethink things. Maybe he was pushing things to quickly, even if Hermione had already told him she was happy with Luna being Lady Peverell. She even encouraged him to use Luna's summer visit to grow closer to her. She was doing so unironically as well.

Harry instead decided to just enjoy the time with Luna and stop thinking too much about such things at the moment. Luna was still a lot of fun. He wanted her to have an amazing summer in the Rust District. She would be staying for a good while after all.

She would be helping with the Elf Friend Ritual. It was something she was very excited about seeing and participating in. She even promised to write an article about it in her dad's paper. She felt they should also start writing those articles in The Quibbler. She doubted The Daily Prophet would dare write it, even if they knew about it.

Harry smiled as he came over and stood next to her. "Let's see how you good you are. Can you beat me? Come close at least?" he asked with a teasing grin.

"Teach me how it works first. Then I won't try to distract you too much…" she said giving him a teasing smile and a wink as she giggled a little loudly. She had no idea where that came from but she liked it. She also liked how it seemed to affect Harry.

Harry almost blushed at the surprise attack from her. "Damn. She could distract me very well if she wanted," he thought before showing her how the game worked.

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Luna ended up losing. She wasn't upset though. She claimed he sent a bunch nargles to attack while he was 'teaching' her. Luna told herself that was why she blushed too much and only heard half of what he said. She demanded he use his tickets to get her something.

She picked out a very odd looking purple stuffed animal. She said it might have been from a muggle who saw a snorkack. The stuffed animal was really odd looking, but also really cute to her at least. It seemed others agreed as well, since there was only one more left on its shelf at the prize counter.

Luna couldn't help but blush happily as she cuddled with it in her night gown on her bed in Davey's room. She was really happy about the day, even if it had been dangerous for her heart. The stuffed animal also gave her a very wonderful warm and fuzzy feeling.

"Did Harry win that for you?" Davey asked as she combed Luna's damp hair after a shower.

Luna nodded as she smiled. "The arcade was a lot of fun. We played that ball toss game. I claimed he distracted me while he was teaching me how to play," she said.

Davey chuckled. "It seems you aren't too upset," she said.

Luna grinned brightly as she hugged the stuffed snorkack. "I wasn't. I've never had anyone get something for me like this. It feels very warm," she said quietly mostly to herself.

Davey gave Luna a tight hug. "You really can be very cute. I wish I had a little sister like you," she said.

Luna felt warm hearing that. "I wish I had an older sister like you," she replied.

"At least we can be such people for each other now. That's one of the great things about the Rust District and The Street Knights," Davey said.

"I like that. I feel I understand what Harry means when he talks about family, even if not by blood," Luna said.

"There we go now. Finished," Davey said after a moment.

"Thanks," Luna said.

The two then went to bed that night.

[-] [-] [-]

"Wow…" Luna said as she walked through the magical part of the district with Harry, Mr. Lupin and Mr. Timmins.

"I agree with that. I've visited this place plenty already, but it is still amazing," Harry said.

"It is with a lot of thanks to you, Harry," Mr. Timmins said.

"I don't see how. I haven't done much. You two and Dobby have," he said.

"But it was all your idea. You even got permission for it. There is also the help you have provided financially as well. That was a much needed start up fund," Remus said.

"I just wanted to do all I could. Put my family's money to good use, even if there are some limits currently. The Rust District did a whole lot for me. When I saw a way to make something similar for the magical world. I had to do it," Harry said.

He waved to a few kids who were happily playing together as they waved to him. A couple of them were muggle kids from the main part of the district, so they knew who he was. The magical kids knew him as The-Boy-Who-Lived, but slowly started to learn who Harry Potter, the Street Knight, was instead. Harry was more than fine with that. He earned his title as a Street Knight.

"And that is why you have done so much. You've given a lot of us a place to stay. And magic makes a lot possible and rather quickly. Too many people forget werewolves are full fledged and magically adept witches and wizards as well," Mr. Timmins said as he waved at some people walking by.

"Plenty of muggleborns were eager to come as well. They liked the idea of a fresh start. They also don't have as much of a worry about werewolves either. They know the dangers, but they better appreciate the dangers of magic in general. This means they don't hold the prejudices some do in the magical world," Mr. Timmins added.

"They also know how rough things can be in the magical world. They too have it tough in a different way. They find themselves growing further and further away from the world they were first born into and their families there. Regrettably, they also find themselves not fully fitting in with the new world they have to join many times," Remus said.

"It still is hard for me to fully get that just yet, when I actually stand here. I do have worries about it all at times," Harry said as he looked the place over.

He worried things could get out of hand in a very bad way, even with all they were doing to make sure that doesn't happen. He feared what would happen if the wrong people found out about it too soon. He even feared what would happen if the right people found out too soon.

Luna sensed Harry's concern and grabbed his arm. She held him close like that and smiled as she said, "You are doing a lot of good. I also love that I get to see a magical community being born! Something like this hasn't happened in centuries!"

Harry smiled back to her. He felt his worries shrinking. Or maybe his determination growing thanks to her. The two of them shared a brief moment before they reached their destination.

"Great Master Harry Potter sirs!" Dobby shouted cheerfully in greeting as he bounced to meet them. "You brought your Lulo too!" he said smiling brightly at Luna.

Luna couldn't help but blush brightly hearing that. "His Lulo…" she thought dreamily. She really liked how that sounded, especially with the things it made her feel. She was ignoring how dangerous this was for her heart. She wasn't even thinking about Hermione at the moment.

Harry gave a slightly nervous look to that. Dobby's phrasing was odd like him at times. He wasn't upset by it though. He soon refocused. "She really wanted to see and talk to all of you house elves," he said.

Luna nodded quickly. "I've always found house elves wonderful and very interesting," she said.

"Wes be more than happys! Yous be Elf Friend too, yes?" a female house elf nearby named Minty asked. She had mint green hair. It was interesting to see how house elves actually had very colorful hair. They usually had their magic change it to something they deemed more appropriate for hard working house elves. The ones here weren't as worried about that, especially since the young ones loved it.

"I will be!" Luna said excitedly as she decided to talk to the female house elf and the others with her. They were doing some cleaning together in a group. It would also give Harry, Mr. Lupin and Mr. Timmins some time to talk business with Dobby and Tibbles.

"Dobby shows you to Tibbles," the excitable House Elf said as he grabbed Harry's hand. He seemed to almost drag Harry along behind him.

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"Fours be bests. Threes works… But fours be bestest! Less strain on source. Not too many elf bounds yet either. More growths then. More House Elves too in futures," Tibbles said after some thought on their current topic.

Dobby nodded. "Manys be wanting elf childrens in times. Theys wants to bring new lifes to this world and this place," he explained further.

"We have three already…" Harry said out loud in thought. He liked the idea of the house elves having children and belonging even more to the growing community. He looked to Remus first.

"As much as I would love such an honor, I feel Mr. Timmins is the better choice. Maybe in the future I can also be an elf friend," he said.

"Why is that?" Harry asked.

Remus smiled as he said, "I was waiting for the right moment to tell you. Now seems to be that moment. We can discuss it more at supper tonight. I'm sure Luna will want to hear all about it as well. I'll actually be at Hogwarts this year. Headmaster Dumbledore was more than happy to have me take up the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor."

"That's great!" Harry said happily. He already knew Professor Lupin would be fantastic as a professor. He knew his stuff. He knew how to explain things to others and teach them.

"I'm glad you're happy too. It will just be for the one year though. I feel I shouldn't stay away from here for too long yet," Remus said.

Mr. Timmins sighed to that. "I wish you could stay there longer, but I think you're right about that. I can tell you'll be good. Hogwarts really needs that right now," he said.

Harry nodded in agreement. "I would love to have a DADA professor stay longer than a year. But… this place is very important. You are really needed here," he said.

"Still. I will be there for a year. I will do what I can during that time. Luckily, Headmaster Dumbledore already set up the right precautions for me at Hogwarts. I'm hoping things will go well with Professor Snape. We didn't see eye-to-eye back when we were students," he said.

Harry was in thought. "If there is anything I can do to help there… let me know," he said.

"What do you think you could do?" Remus couldn't help but ask.

Harry shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. Maybe something though. I've been meeting with him at the end of each year. I learned what he did during the last war. I've been telling him the details of everything I end up having to go through. Dumbledore doesn't fully share them, even with Professor Snape. I'm not saying we're good friends or anything, but we seem to get along well enough," he said.

"I do find that surprising. I figured he would only be able to see James in you. The two of them hated each other just as much as the other. Professor Snape was a frequent target back then. Partly because he usually gave as good as he got," Remus said.

"They probably also saw each other as rivals for my mom…" Harry admitted even if it was embarrassing.

"You even know that?!" Remus asked in shock.

Harry nodded. "Let's not discuss that too much though. It feels really weird," he said.

"Too right you are," Mr. Timmins couldn't help but interject. No one wanted to think too much on their parents boy or girl troubles back in school.

Harry turned to him. "I think you would be a good choice as well," he said.

Mr. Timmins then asked Tibbles, "What do you think?"

"Yous be good. They respects you lots too. They knows you well. Theys be happy," the house elf sage said with a nod.

"Theys like how yous be theres for wifey and kids. Too many grows aparts when wolfymans and womans get involved," Dobby added.

"Then I would be honored to live as an Elf Friend," Mr. Timmins said with a nod of respect to them.

He knew they were very important here. He would easily say Tibbles and Dobby were his and Remus' elf counterparts for the community. He would already see they will be very important for the future too.

[-] [-] [-]

Harry and Luna were sitting next to each other on the couch after another day together. It was a bit tense, and Harry didn't truly understand why. Luna did though. She was alone with Harry and she was being very friendly with him. She even flirted a lot, in her own way. She suddenly felt like she was doing something very wrong again.

She had been going through moments like this the whole time during her stay. She would drop her guard and things between her and Harry got really dangerous for her heart. She loved it so much too and wanted more of it!

Then she would remember at random he was with Hermione. It wasn't always like this when they were together and things got really comfortable between them. That had been the case plenty though. That made it even worse.

Luna frequently found herself wanting so much more with Harry. She loved the moments they shared alone. She respected and really liked Hermione, but she also wished it wasn't an issue. She really wanted to give-in to these feelings. She wanted to fully see them through. She was surprised she had changed so much. She used to just be happy having Ginny as a friend. She thought more friends were beyond her, and then she got that while at Hogwarts.

Now, she wanted more in her life. She wanted to stop worrying about such silly things as what she was allowed or not in her life. She wanted to laugh more with Harry. She wanted to talk more with him. She wanted to be with Harry as Harry instead of as part of the group. They had even shared ideas about things in the magical world and that really made her happy.

There was also the fact he was really handsome and she had started taking notice of boys… of Harry this last year. Since she was getting better at the listening to magic thing, the wrackspurts were whispering to her even louder regarding Harry.

Harry looked to Luna sitting next to him. She was on his mind even more lately. He was surprised no one else seemed to realize just how pretty and cute she was. He also really liked the hairstyle she currently sported. It was something he never thought he would see outside of Tonks and her many hair experiments. The look suited Luna though.

Her dirty blonde hair was very long. She curiously asked one of the house elves to give her this hairstyle wondering what it would be like. Her hair was currently styled into two long ponytails with one on each side of her head. She called this style twin-tails.

It was something that many would think ridiculous. Harry found it really cute. He felt it was very much a Luna kind of hairstyle. It was surely a hairstyle only magic could accomplish without it being a complete mess.

Harry didn't like the way things seemed currently though. "Is something bothering you? Luna?" he asked.

Luna seemed surprised as she asked, "What do you mean?"

"It just seems like there is a bit of a distance between us at times. I feel we've gotten closer being alone like this. I also thought you were enjoying it as well. At times though, you seem to… pull back. So, to speak," he said.

Luna sighed as she listened to magic here. It was telling her to be truthful and say it all. She wasn't sure why or if that was a good idea, but magic was telling her it was. She would put her trust in it.

"I've loved this visit! I've loved it more than even the hunts I went on with family before my mom died. I feel I've enjoyed it too much. More than just friends would. My heart wants to go further. My magic wants to go further. I want to go further," she said looking to Harry seriously.

"But you're with Hermione. I don't want to upset her. I really like her too… Even though I want this more. It is confusing. I don't know what to do," Luna admitted with a frown.

If she wasn't so serious about this, Harry would find her really cute at the moment. He nodded to himself. He was getting a hunch again. Maybe he should ask about listening to magic as well.

"I trust you, Luna. I trust you greatly. Hermione does as well. She's admitted to really growing close to you during last year. She really enjoyed Christmas break with you," he started.

"That makes things tougher," Luna muttered to herself. She was holding on tight to the stuffed snorkack. She even buried her face in it for a moment to hide.

"That's why I'm going to tell you something very important. I'm not sure if you want to take a vow to help you keep it secret. I still need to learn more about them. I really do trust you though," Harry started.

Luna looked up to him and raised her wand. She then took a vow, which surprised Harry. "When done right, vows help both involved," she said once the magic took hold.

"I've learned that much. Just need to better understand how to word them and such," Harry admitted.

"So, what is it? Friends should trust each other greatly," Luna said in determination. She even put her stuffed animal to the side. She looked to Harry intently.

"This is something Hermione knows and has come to terms with already. It isn't something to worry about keeping from her. She was a little disappointed, but she has come to accept it. The thing is Luna. I'm heir to two houses... Maybe even three," Harry started.

"You need more than one wife!" she said quickly. There was a lot of hope and excitement underlying her voice. She wasn't saying they would go that far, but she could and would want to see if they did. Her heart was leaping with so much more joy than she thought it would be hearing this.

"Yeah…" Harry said surprise she figured it out already. "The second house I'm heir to is House Peverell."

"The three brothers from the tale of the Deathly Hallows?!" she asked in excitement.

"Deathly Hallows?" Harry asked.

"That's what dad and some others call it. The unbeatable wand. The stone of resurrection. And the cloak… The cloak," Luna said. Her silver eyes grew wide.

"Your cloak…" she added almost breathlessly. She learned about it, even if it wasn't something Harry used much.

"Yep. Hermione explained that to me when I first told her. She didn't mention this Deathly Hallows thing though," Harry said.

"Not everyone believes in them, but some magicals do. My dad does. There are others as well. It has been said even Dumbledore believes in them. He looked into them when he was younger. He was well known for his curiosity about old wizard folklore," Luna said.

"What is so special about them?" Harry asked.

"It is said, by those who believe, if you come to possess all three, you become the Master of Death," Luna said.

"I'm not sure I like the sound of that," Harry said in worry.

"It isn't something you should be eager to obtain. Dumbledore was into all kinds of tales in his youth and it was all out of academic curiosity. He says so at least. He hasn't really done anything to suggest otherwise though," Luna said.

"I still don't like it. I think I'll just make sure never to lose my family's cloak. I'm not about to go and search for such a title," Harry said.

"I'm a bit surprised you didn't know about this from the knowledge you gained through your possession by Myrtle," Luna said.

"She did spend a lot of time in the school's library. This doesn't sound like something one would find there. It could even be such material was removed from the library, supposedly for student safety reasons. She witnessed a number of books being removed for such claims during her time. Some were moved to the restricted section for that same reason alone," Harry said.

Luna nodded in thought. She seemed to decide something and wanted to lighten the mood. She smiled a little mysteriously as she stood up. Harry looked to her and was surprised when Luna deposited herself in his lap.

"Luna?" he asked in surprise.

She wiggled her butt a little to get comfortable and smiled as she said to him. "Since you aren't exclusive, as they say, that means I can do this kind of thing. You're not upset by it are you?" she asked as she tilted her head and gave him a cute pout.

Harry blushed and sighed. He gave a smile and wrapped his arms around her. Luna was blushing furiously now as she turned to look away. "I did tell you about my situation. Might not want to let Davey see though. I would never hear the end of it," he said in her ear.

Luna gasped and felt very warm at this action. She smiled as she said, "I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet. I see her as an older sister. It would be too embarrassing talking about it with her. And that's coming from me. I think dancing naked is the best way to do so. Less restrictive that way."

Harry blushed as he got an image of Luna doing that. It was both beautiful and hot. He blushed anew once he realized a certain part of him really approved of such a picture.

Luna gasped silently as she noticed Harry's hardness. She carefully squirmed in his lap. Harry found it very difficult and embarrassing.

Luna was embarrassed but really happy as well. She even felt proud as she settled in a position so Harry's firmness was given a resting place by her bum. "I'm what caused this…" she thought to herself. She actually moved in a way she was rubbing against it. She never thought she would get a guy into a state like this. It was kind of a rush to her.

"Damn it. Another cute witch who can do things to me… I'm going to have to be really careful it seems. Even if it is nice," Harry thought. He really did enjoy this sensation, especially because Luna was sitting in his lap and leaning back against him.

"I'll probably try to keep things with you and Hermione separate," he assured her.

"I'm sure both of us will appreciate that. Though… I'm not exactly opposed to certain things… together," she said blushing. It was so embarrassing, but she was never one to beat around bush as they said. She would love being with both Harry and Hermione at the same time in the right circumstances.

Harry blushed to that. Luna was going to be some rather delightful trouble it seemed. "I never took you to be a tease," Harry said with a chuckle.

Luna smiled to that and turned to look at Harry again. Harry had to admit she looked really cute like this. "I never thought I could get such a reaction from a boy," she said as she wiggled her butt on purpose to emphasize her point.

Harry got her point loud and clear.

"Be careful, Luna. Turnabout is fair play," he said lowly. He held her closer and gave her ear a little nibble.

Luna pleasantly shuddered to that. She had a feeling things would be more troublesome for her heart than she thought. She looked forward to how this all would go though. It seemed her second year at Hogwarts would be very interesting and a lot more fun.

She still had some of the summer to go first. That could be exciting as well.

A/N: I sort of wanted to give Luna and Harry a bit of a relationship upgrade, finally. I also wanted to have what I thought as Luna cuteness, if that makes sense. Hopefully I accomplished it.

Sorry it took a while for this chapter to come out… A long while… I did take a break and figure out how I wanted to proceed with year three. Some might not like all I do with it, but I have a plan for it and I think what I want to do will be rather different from the norm. It isn't an approach I've seen before when it comes to year three at least. The more I thought about it all, the more I liked the approach I've decided on.