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Chapter 72

"I'll see you around Harry, wont I?" Dudley asked; Harry could see the sliver key on a shoe lace around his neck.

"Yeah. I'll ask my godfather if we can come 'round." Everyone was heading home now. Sirius had offered to take Dudley where he needed to go.

"Harry." Fleur came hurrying over to the group.

"Hey." Harry turned to the Veela girl. "Guys, did I introduce you to Fleur?"

"I think so. Hello." Molly nodded to the girl.

"Hiiii." Dudley grinned at the Veela.

"Dudley, cut it out." Harry nudged his cousin. "Fleur, remember the day we first met?"

"I do."

"I told you about Bill and his job in Egypt. That's him." Harry introduced. "Bill, Fleur was interested in your curse breaking."

"Really?"

"Oui." Harry grabbed his cousins' arm; he could feel Fleur's allure in the air. "I 'ave always wondered what Egypt is like. Ma Mère says that the muggle men no longer worship the pharaoh?"

"It's true. She's a woman Pharaoh at the moment but her grandson will take over soon. The Pharaohs were always wizards I think but the muggles don't have them anymore."

"That's amazing." Fleur smiled.

"We have to go now pup." Sirius told his godson.

"See you at the train station."

Sirius nodded. "Of course. See you soon. Come on Dudley."

"Bye Harry." Harry waved as they headed for the floo.

"I'll see you soon Harry." Molly hugged him. He loved it when she did. It was the only mothers hug he could ever remember. It made him feel warm.

"Thanks for being here."

"Like we would miss it. You needed people here for you."

"HARRRRRRRYYYYYY!" The bellow came from none other than Miss Luna Lovegood.

Everyone took a step back from Harry as the girl bowled her way over to her boyfriend.

"Luna where are your shoes?"

"Oh, I think Nargles took them. I expect I'll find them eventually."

"You should start carrying a spare pair."

"I forgot to wear them to bed last night. It was my own fault, really. Look." She handed Harry a jar.

"Oh. Wow. What are they?" Harry looked into the jar to see the two tiny glowing grey worms. The one had two wings beating on each sides the larger had six in total.

"I don't KNOW." She beamed. "Isn't it amazing!"

Molly leaned down. "They're strange little things."

"Not strange, Mrs Weasley." Luna spoke. "Just different."

Molly just nodded. "We have to go too Harry." Molly hugged him again. "Come on, Bill."

Bill dragged himself away from Fleur and gave Harry a dazed wave.

"You seem sad, Harry."

"Nostalgic. Not really the good kind." Harry shook his head and looked to Luna and her jar. "What are you going to do with them?"

"I need to show them to my father."

"You should find Colin to take a picture. I saw him heading to the Quiditch pitch. Hufflepuff is practicing. I think he has a crush on one of the players." Harry shrugged. "Want me to come find him with you?"

Harry was still carrying Zana as they headed into the castle. Harry and Luna entered the room of requirement to see it abandoned. All of the day-befores' equipment was packed in the corners.

"So what was it they gave you?"

"Apparently it's a realistic wand controlled mouse. They want to see if Zana falls for it. See if it's realistic enough, I guess."

Ron hid in the corner. Should he walk out? Was this a moment? Ron knew Harrys' moments with his girlfriend were strange. He didn't want to intrude but he didn't want to spy.

Ron watched for a moment but when Harry leaned in for a kiss he needed to interrupt. He felt bad for intruding on a private moment but he didn't want to be found lurking in the corner.

Harry jumped back at the coughing sound.

Ron moved out from the shadows looking bright Red. "Umm, hi guys."

"Hi Ron." Harry let out a relieved sigh.

"Hi."

Ron just smiled. "What you guys doing here?"

"I could ask you the same question." Harry petted his cats head as she dropped the now inactive mouse in his lap.

"Oh. I'm hiding from the twins."

"What have they done?"

Ron was going back to regular colour. "Nothing. I just don't want them to see this." Ron held up a wand.

"What about it?"

"Umm… I made it." Ron told them with pink ears.

"You're shitting me." Harry stood up to look at the wand. "Can I see?"

"Sure?" Ron handed it over. "Unicorn hair. I sold that signed Chudley book I got. I'm sorry Harry, but I really wanted to try and make one."

"Its fine Ron, What wood is it?"

"Ebony. I Kinda upset a tree sprit in the forbidden forest. I'm not going back in there for a while."

"Where did you get the idea to do this?" Harry held the wand between his hands. It was a dull black colour; not near the quality of an Olivander wand. However, it showed quite obviously a skilled hand. Harry was amazed. He never thought Ron had this sort of skill in him. He was the best at Chess in, probably, the world; he was a damn good Keeper. This was something Harry didn't understand. It was still amazing.

"Those books in the founder's library. They talked about all kinds of wand cores. And woods. I liked the idea. Wands are as different as people. Talents and strengths and stuff…... You see why I don't want the twins here?"

"I think it's amazing."

"Thanks Luna."

"Does it work?" She asked.

He nodded and lifted the wand. "Lumos." The wand glowed softly. "It hasn't fully bonded to me." He said sadly. "She doesn't want to be unkind but I'm not right for her."

"You should ask some of our friends to try it."

"I don't really want to give- I need to though. She needs someone right for her." Ron spoke about the wand like it was his child. It reminded Harry of Olivander.

"So its unicorn hair?" Luna asked. "That's the same as mine. The Wood is Silver lime though. Very rare, Mister Olivander said. Same as Professor Trelawney. She's a seer too."

"The twins have dogwood. Both of them. Everyone in my family has unicorn hair."

"This is amazing Ron." Harry nodded. "It's amazing craftsmanship really."

"Thanks." Ron's ears tinted pink again.

"I think maybe one of your brothers or Neville or Ginny? They would treat the wand well, right?"

"Yeah." Ron looked sadly down at the wand.

"Hey at least I know what to get you for Christmas's now."

"Wand stuff." Luna told him.

"Hey Luna? Why don't you have shoes?"

"Nargles." She shook her head as if this was an answer Ron should already understand.

Harry shook his head and smiled. "I should really help you look for them."

"They'll show up."

"Umm Harry." Rom turned to his friend. "I was wondering. Do you think animagus's have the same properties as the animals?"

"Umm probably? Why?"

"I was wondering. God if this isn't creapy." Ron was bright red. "Harry can I have some feathers?"

Harry couldn't help but cover his body. "What? I umm. Can I think about it? I'm not sure if it will hurt. If you cut off a limb in human form the animaugus has the same problem. I'm a bit… umm."

"Yeah I thought it would be a bit out there."

Harry took a breath and put his hand on his friend's shoulder. "I'll think about it though, I promise."


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