Harry was not prepared to see the army of reporters that came to his press conference.
For the past few days, he had been learning and helping to train Emilia to control her force field and the portal. Harry insisted on going into a portal with her, in order to help her there. He hoped that once there, he would understand what could and could not be done.
Luna had been a great help. She had patience with both, Emilia and Harry, and explained the realms to them. She was a very interesting conversationalist. Together they discovered that not only the portal doesn't work where dark magic had been performed, but also it would immediately transport Emilia to a safe place in one of the realms. Also, if someone would manage to get into the portal – he/she would be trapped in a force field, which would prevent his/her advance and alert the protectors. That particular one, Harry and Emilia learned the hard way.
Hermione, Draco, Neville, Kingsley Shackebolt, The Weasley's and Luna were there, at the press conference, for support. Emilia looked nervous and anxious, she had never been exposed to the very loud and crowded phenomenon, the name of which was 'Harry Potter', but she needed to understand and get used to it. She had read her mother's books and Hogwarts' History; the book had been updating itself (one of Hermione's charms). However, she had never imagined the magnitude of it all. This was huge. Her Papa was more famous than Ricky Martin or Oprah Winfrey, and that made her famous by association. Not good, this is not good, she thought.
"Ok, gang, let's get this over with," said Harry to his friends. Grabbing Emilia's hand he went to the podium and casted a Sonorous Charm.
"Good afternoon, everyone, thank you all for coming," he paused to wait for the reporters to be seated. Oh, my God, like the president of the USA, Emilia thought and giggled. Harry looked at her and squeezed her hand, "Pretty cool, hah." She nodded. He looked at the group behind him and set his eyes on Luna, she winked at him and smiled.
"Ok, I've got a statement. I have returned to the Wizarding World because my daughter Emilia Isabelle had received her acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I will not run for Minister because I think Minister Shackebolt is doing an excellent job. Moreover, I do not intend to seek any other positions at the Ministry. However, I am going to contribute at Hogwarts as a duel and Quidditch coach. That been said, I am ready to answer your questions now."
Calling his name, a hundred hands went up in the air, trying to get his attention. The first question went to Katie Bell.
"Thank you, Mr. Potter. Is it true that you were living as a Muggle all this time, and if it is true, then where?"
"Yes, and I was living in Puerto Rico. I will not disclose the location of the town, because I have a family there and I want to keep their privacy. I expect you to understand and respect that. Next question, Ms Abbott..."
"Hello. Why did you decide to leave and why did you to go that far? Could you explain that?"
"I was exhausted. With all the fighting and losses, I felt that after all had ended, I was left with nothing. As for my destination, my magic decided for me. I was blessed when I found a family that cared for me and helped me to pick up the pieces. I found love there, and from that love, my Emilia was born." He looked at Emilia with pride and love. The ahs and sighs reverberated throughout the room. All the female reporters were touched by this tender moment.
"Actually, he is available now," said Emilia. Harry hastily placed a hand on her mouth. "Please, don't pay any attention to that," he muttered, scolding at her. Emilia shrugged her shoulders and went to stand by Luna's side.
"Well, your daughter just answered our next question. So, what are you looking for in a woman, Mr. Potter?" This time it was a male reported that asked.
"Let me make it clear; I am not looking for anything."
"Come on, Mr. Potter, be a good sport and describe her for us. Let's say, hypothetically," smiled a reporter.
"Hypothetically… Well, first she has to love Emilia and never come between us. She should be intelligent, educated. She should not limit herself to a diet and should be willing to try new foods or things. The one, who will love to have quiet dinners, who loves to read and will love me for me, and not because of what I represent in the Wizarding World."
Emilia turned to Luna and said, "I think, he is describing you, Luna." Luna blushed. Hermione also noticed Luna's reaction to Harry's words and said, "I think that it is time; you both deserve some happiness."
"Hermione, please, not now," Luna blushed even more. Hermione knew that Luna had loved Harry since Hogwarts, but had never act on it. She touched Emilia's shoulder and winked at her in a silent promise that they will do something about them.
Suddenly, a hex that flew directly to the podium, making it explode, interrupted the press conference. Harry was sent flying backwards and everybody else ran for cover, creating a chaos. Emilia was frightened, when she saw her father on the floor. She rushed to his side, setting her shield for her and the others. More hexes came from different directions, but no one could determine who were casting them. The Aurors pops were heard everywhere. They were trying to get everyone out to safely.
Knowing that Emilia's shield would only last a few minutes, Harry decided to move everyone to safety, as well. Using Emilia's shield, Harry attempted to Apparate everyone to the back of his house. That took a lot of effort from both, Emilia and Harry; they both were unconscious when they got there.
As soon as the shield went down, Luna ran to Harry's aid and Hermione to Emilia's. Luna began to chant in Celtic, calling for the fey assistance. She was trying to remain calm. She was worried and scared, but there was no time to give rein to her feelings; she had work to do. Thus, she concentrated.
Soon, they all saw hundreds of little lights covering the seven chakras or the magic core. In that precise moment Sinora and Sucellos appeared. Sinora knelt between the two bodies of Harry and Emilia and placed her hands on their foreheads. Harry was the first to regained consciousness and instantly went to Emilia's side.
Everyone was confused and amazed by the scene they all had witnessed. The combined powers of father and daughter were simply out of their comprehension, and now two Celtic gods were attending not only to Harry but also to his daughter.
"Mr. Potter, she is fine, she needs to rest. What she did, setting her shield to include all of you, had taken a lot of energy from her. But she is very strong, stronger than we thought. Her actions went far beyond of what we expected from her," said Sirona.
"Thank you" was all that he could say.
"You need to rest as well, Mr. Potter." harry tried to stand and felt a little dizzy; Ron helped him to stand and Draco picked up Emilia.
He looked at Luna in a silent request, "Don't worry, I'll take care of them, "she said.
Kingsley was worried the most of all. He was surprised at the powers displayed by father and daughter, but he got bigger fish to fry. He sent a Patronous to his Head Auror, Adrian Pucey, explaining where he was and that the people that disappeared were all fine and safe.
Nobody noticed the Celtic's gods departure. Hermione, Neville and Luna were trying to explain. But, the only constant on everyone's mind was how they were going to help Harry with this new situation. At first, they didn't notice seven big figures in white and silver robes coming at them. The moment they noticed, however, several wands came out of their holsters, ready for action.
"Stop," That was Luna. "Put your wands down, they meant no harm." Once she got closer, she spoke facing her friends. "These are the Fey Warriors; they came to protect Emilia and Harry."
"You are loyal and good friends, my name is Ael and we are part of the guards in Queen Mauve court. Ms. Lovegood is correct. We are here to protect the Potters, but also to train Ms. Potter. She urgently needed combat skills."
"She is a child," cried Hermione. "Yes Mrs. Malfoy, as were you when you faced the torture and were forced to battle the dark wizards far more experienced than yourself." He just stated a fact. "We have been assigned to her since she was born, but this is the first time that we show ourselves. The only ones that saw us before were the house elves and her grandmother."
Luna sighed; they picked the worst time to show themselves. This only brought more questions. She'd better go and check on Harry and Emilia.
She went first to Harry's room and found it empty. Then, she decided to check Emilia's room. Harry was lying on his daughter's bed, with his arms wrapped around her. Luna went closer, to remove Harry's glasses. "Oh Harry, if you only knew how much I love you both," she said in a whisper. Harry was awake since she got into the room and had heard her confession. When she tried to remove a strand of hair from his face, he grabbed her hand, startling her. Luna blushed, "I'm sorry, did I wake you?" He lied, "Yes, but thank you. I didn't mean to stay up here for long. Are they still here?"
"Yes, and the protectors too," she chuckled. "They made an entrance, and, as you can imagine, they faced around 20 drawn wands. As if, they could do something to them…"
Harry disentangled from Emilia and walked to the door. A second later, he returned and took Luna's hand in his and said, "Thank you".
"Whatever for, Harry?"
"For everything," and he kissed her cheek and left. Neither one noticed the smile on the little girl's face. She closed her eyes again; she was tired but happy. Operation: get Papa to marry Luna had officially started.