Fathers, Daughters, & Decisions

"And this is my room," Luna said.

Lami glanced around the room. The style was old. It wasn't really a surprise. This entire building was inside of an old castle. Still they could have come up with more modern look for it. "Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin…you people have such strange names here."

"Maybe so." Luna shrugged. "I'm use to it. So what do you think? Would you or do you think you might be interested in staying here?"

"Absolutely not." Lami shook her head. "I'm not staying here. I won't. I want to stay with my family. And that's what I'm going to do."

"But you need to get your magic under control," Luna said.

"I can do that on my own," Lami said.

"It's not that easy." Luna sat down on her bed. "If you lose control you could hurt or kill yourself for those around you."

"We've been doing fine on our own," Lami said.

"I do wish you would stay," Luna said. "I'd love to get to know you better. I'm fascinated with pirates."

"Why don't you just follow their journeys in the newspapers then?" Lami walked around the room, inspecting it, trying to envision herself in this place. She couldn't. All she could see was her dad and family sailing across the seas.

"We don't get newspapers on pirates here," Luna said.

"Why?" Lami turned to the girl.

"There's no need to know about them. As I said before this place is protected by magic. They can't come here without being invited," Luna said. "Besides, there's no reason for them to come here. It's not like we have a bunch of shops for them to stock up on supplies with. We don't have taverns here at the school. And there's certainly no treasure for them to steal. I mean some people have money in the vaults and at their homes and stuff." She twisted a strand of her hair. "Or maybe I'm wrong. I don't know much about pirates after all."

"Well, from what I've seen so far pirates coming here would be a waste of time," Lami said. "If they did come it would be to just mess the place up."

"There's nothing to worry about. We're safe for the spell. And the professors and headmaster are strong enough with their orbs. The pirates won't stand a chance."

"I wouldn't be so sure. Some pirates have some really strong devil fruit powers," Lami said.

"Devil fruit powers?" Luna asked.

"It's a fruit that gives the person who eats it powers. My dad has one. He can manipulate a person body inside of his Room. I've met a pirate whose body is made of rubber. One guy can manipulate metal. There're a lot of them."

"Sounds exciting." Luna clasped her hands. "I wish they would let us study pirates!"

"Well, I'm sure they'll put it on the list when a pirate crew comes and wipes you all out," Lami said.

"Don't be like that," Luna said.

"It's true though. Even if this place is protected there's still a chance that someone could invite pirates into this place," Lami said.

"Perhaps you have a point," Luna said. She jumped off the bed. "Despite that. It's time to go to class. Will you come with me? It will show you what all we do here."

Lami sighed. She really didn't want to go but what choice did she have? She still didn't know this place all that well. "Fine."

Luna squealed. Looping her arm around Lami's she pulled the pirate out of her room. The walls blurred before her until everything stilled. They had entered into a room with a lot of plants sitting around. She sat down with Luna. The rest of the students paused to take note of the new girl but never approached or spoke to her or Luna. She didn't mind. She wasn't here to make friends or small talk. A few minutes later the professor walked into the room. He paused and looked at Lami.

"You're new here," he said.

"Aren't you the smart one?" Lami frowned. The class snickered.

"This is Lami. She's a guest here today," Luna then said. "The headmaster said I could show her around. We're waiting for him to bring her family here. She's been invited to the school."

The professor scoffed. "Great. Another one. Very well. As long as she doesn't disrupt anything."

Lami glared at his back when he turned and walked to the middle of the room. "Who is that?"

"Professor Snape. He's the professor of first years who are here to learn how to control their earth orbs," Luna said.

"So you control an earth orb?" Lami asked.

"I guess I forgot to tell you," Luna said. "Yes, I am an earth orb wielder."

Lami studied the girl. Though she had no idea why, she felt that an earth orb suited this girl. Her attention was drawn back to the professor. She tried to pay attention to his instructions on manipulated plants that didn't come from their orbs, but she was unable to. Her brain continued to lock onto her dad and family. She wondered where they were. And how furious her dad was with her being taken like this.

The next couple of days went like the first. Boring and dull as could be. She ended up staying with Luna. A few others students spoke to them a little bit, but Lami still wasn't interested in speaking with them. Then finally the time for her dad and family to come was here. Lami was sitting outside, staring out at the sea when Dumbledore appeared beside her.

"They'll be here any second," he said.

Lami jumped to her feet. Her heart thumped in her chest when the familiar sight of yellow appeared in her view. Her dad was coming. Her dad was here. She ran down to the beach. As she reached it, the sub glided to a stop. Instantly her dad warped onto the beach. She dove into his arms. "Daddy!"

"Lami!" Law's arms went around her. "Are you okay?!"

"I am." Lami smiled up at him. "I'm so glad you're here!"

"Lami!" Penguin called.

She glanced around her dad to see her family running up to them. Once close enough she gave them all hugs.

"What happened to you?" Penguin asked.

"We were so worried!" Bepo said.

"You look unharmed," Shachi added.

"I am." Lami nodded. She then pointed at Dumbledore. "It's his fault. He took me from you all."

Law glared at the old man and pulled out his sword.

"I do apologize," Dumbledore said. "The spell was suppose to bring you all here."

"I don't care. No one is going to get away from taking my daughter from me!" Law stalked forward.

Dumbledore held his ground. "Even if I meant to save her life?"

Law jerked to a stop.

"As I am sure you all have noticed, this young woman is having trouble controlling her magic," Dumbledore said.

"Magic?" the crew mumbled.

"What are you talking about?" Penguin asked.

"This young woman is from a magical family," Dumbledore said. "When she was just a baby her parents were attacked. Unfortunately, they didn't survive."

"What?" Shachi asked.

"Miss Potter was suppose to go to live with her only living family, the Dursleys," Dumbledore said. "However, she had vanished. And we were unable to find her."

"How can someone just vanish like that?" Bepo asked.

"We don't know," Dumbledore said. "Ever since that night we have been searching for her."

"Why?" Lami asked.

"Because the one who killed your parents is still after you," Dumbledore said. "And he will not rest until you are dead. You are the only one who's ever survived his attacks."

"That's insane," Penguin said.

"And that's why I brought you here," Dumbledore said. "You need to get control over you magic so you can face him."

"I'm doing fine on my own," Lami said.

"Miss P-Trafalgar," Dumbledore said with a sigh. "I don't know what you went through while you were missing, but I assure you that you need to be here. You need to learn how to properly use your magic."

"Well, I'm not. I don't have to stay here." Lami grabbed her dad's arm. "Tell him, Daddy. Tell him I'm not staying here." When he didn't reply, she looked up at him. "Daddy?"

Law sighed. "Lami, we should talk in private."

"Uh, okay." Lami blinked at him but followed obediently when he headed down the beach. They walked several minutes before she became annoyed with the silence. "Daddy, what's going on? You said you wanted to talk but your not saying anything."

"Lami, I think you need to stay here," Law said.

Lami halted in her tracks. "What?"
Law walked a few more feet before turning to her. "Lami, you know you're having trouble with your power, uh, magic."

"Yeah, but I don't want to stay here," Lami said. "You're my family. I want to stay with you."

"I know you do." Law nodded. "But I have no idea what's going on with your orbs. You know that living a pirate life is dangerous. I don't want you to get hurt over something that can be fixed."

Lami felt stung. She stumbled away from him. "But…"

"Lami, you know I love you," Law said. "And you know I wouldn't do anything that I didn't think was safe for you."

"But I don't want to stay here!" Lami yelled. She dropped to her knees. Tears poured over her eyes. "I don't want to leave you!"

"Lami." Law walked over to her. He knelt down and pulled her into his arms.

Lami latched onto him, crying in his chest. "Daddy, please…don't leave me."

"Never." Law stroked her hair. "This isn't a permanent thing. We'll see each other again. I'm sure they'll have vacations. You can come home then. And we can write to each other."

Sniffling, Lami pulled back from him.

"You don't want to hurt yourself or the crew, right?" Law asked.

Lami nodded.

"Then do it for them," Law said.

Lami thought about it. While she didn't want to stay, he had several good points. She didn't want to hurt her family. They had done so much for her. She wanted to be able to protect them. With a heavy sigh, she said, "All right."

"That's my girl." Law stroked her hair. "Let's head back then."

Lami nodded. Taking his hand when he offered it, she stood up and headed back to the crew. Everyone was waiting for them, waiting to hear what had been decided. She looked at Dumbledore. "I'll be able to go see my family?"
"Of course." Dumbledore nodded. "This school does have breaks. And you can write to them. And, once you get strong enough, you will be able to take yourself back and forth between the school and your home. That kind of strength will take a while though. And since you and Miss Lovegood have already become friends, I'll allow you to stay with her."

Lami nodded. "Fine. I'll stay and learn how to properly control my powers or whatever they are. But I want my family to stay a few days. I'm not ready to say goodbye to them yet."

"I see no problem with that." Dumbledore nodded. "Will you all require a place to stay?"

"No." Law shook his head. "We'll stay in the sub."

"Very well. I have to get back to the school now." Dumbledore turned and walked away.

"Well, this is interesting," Shachi said.

"I can't believe we're actually going to leave her here," Ika said.

"We have to," Fugu said.

"Shut up, you stupid blowfish," Lami said. "We all know you just want to get rid of me."

"Hey! Having a break from you will be a God send!" Fugu said.

"Whatever." Lami rolled her eyes. She leaned into her dad, wrapping her arms around his waist. She felt like a little girl again. She didn't want to let him go.

Crappy chapter. Sorry. I hit a slump. I'm not sure how I want to take this. Do I want to just make completely my own story where Voldemort comes in and they fight or should I stick a bit more with the Harry Potter storyline and have a few years pass before he comes to attack her? The second option will allow me to send Lami to Punk Hazard and Dressrosa, if I want. It would make the story longer. Thoughts?

Guest: Considering how she was raised it's only nature she's going to be a bit of a brat at times.

61394: Yeah, I didn't really want the pirates involved at Hogwarts. Though the option to have them come at some point is there. I'm not sure if I'll go that way though.

BloodKills-Matt: Probably because she is who she is. She would be so fun to put on the Straw Hat crew for a while.

Greer123: Yeah. I didn't want to go the way some do: Just kidnap 'Harry' outright.

Excalibur98: Thanks. I wanted to try something different from wand waving.