A/N: Eleanor Branstone is mentioned in the sorting ceremony in Goblet of Fire and is sorted into Hufflepuff.
Steve Branstone loved light and loved light of all kinds.
His favorite toy as a child had always been Lite Brite and it had always brought a smile to his face to punch the colored pegs through the paper to create the glowing light images.
His favorite part of Christmas had always been Christmas lights, whether on the tree or strung and hung independently. He frequently went on long walks on December evenings to joyfully take in people's displays of Christmas lights.
His favorite holidays had always been the Fourth of July and New Year's Eve because he adored the way the fireworks lit up the night sky.
Speaking of the night sky, Steve fully appreciated the natural beauty of the stars and moon.
He even enjoyed the mundane day to day light provided by lamps and ceiling lights.
It was never about the specifics per se. Steve Branstone just lapped up and savored any light he could get.
And in 1983, Steve Branstone got the brightest light that ever came to him. It was a different kind of light though.
It was the light of becoming a father, the brightest light anyone could ever get.
Interestingly enough, Steve's daughter was due on the first day of summer, the longest day of the year, meaning the day with the most daylight.
But what should call his little girl? What should he name her?
A fortnight before his first child was due to come into the world, Steve found the light at his dentist
Steve was a patient at a practice that employed three dentists: Mark Molar, Ismail Incisor, and Betsy Bicuspid.
Mark Molar was Steve's dentist, and on this day, his hygienist, Megan Mouth, had just completed his polishing and told him Dr. Molar would see him in a minute and a nanosecond.
As he waited for the dentist to see him and take a look at his teeth, Steve happened to stare up at the light that hygienists and dentists used to help see into their patients' mouths when he saw the light.
"Of, course, that's it! That's it!' thought Steve to himself.
Smiling brightly, Steve thought, "Eleanor ! My daughter shall be Eleanor Branstone! Eleanor means shining light! There's no light that shines brighter than the light of fatherhood and my daughter will be my shining light!"
As Steve looked up at the dentist's light while still waiting for Dr. Molar to see him, a feeling of light heartedness washed over Steve. He felt this and realized that it was quite fitting as Eleanor also meant lighthearted.
This fit Steve's hopes for his daughter, as he hoped she would be a fun person with a lighthearted personality.
But it was the meaning shining light that was Steve's motivation for naming his daughter Eleanor .
Steve Branstone had always loved light. Light of all kinds had forever been the joy of his life.
And now, becoming a father was the brightest moment of his life.
Naming his daughter Eleanor was perfect. Eleanor Branstone would be his shining light from the nanosecond she came into the world.
He'd even be able to pass on his love of all things light to her.
As soon as she was old enough to know better than to put the pegs in her mouth, Eleanor 's delighted father would buy her a Lite Brite with the wish that it would become her favorite toy, just as it had been his.
He'd have their house all decked with lights for Christmastime.
He'd teach her to take in the night sky and take her to fireworks shows, especially on the Fourth of July and New Year's Eve.
He planned on passing his love of light down to her.
But, in the more immediate future, Eleanor Branstone was going to become the brightest light in Steve Branstone's life.
Sure enough, Steve's daughter was born on the First Day of Summer and when he held her for the first time, he said glowingly, "Eleanor Branstone, you are and shall forevermore be the biggest shining light in my life and my world. "