Chapter 3: You are what!?
Disclaimer: All things Harry Potter belong to J K Rowling
A/N: Luna's perspective. Finally writing my own fic is somewhat satisfying, except this isn't the AU I was hoping to write.. oh well beats watching chamber of secrets where Lockhart is a pompous bast--d
' Go to sleep Frank. You'll see daddy in the morning.' I whispered to my son.
'But mommy~ daddy's gonna be home ani sekon naw' the little tyke replied, his face scrunched as he realised that he might not see daddy till the morning.
'I wanta wait fa him' the cute thing continued. His baby blue eyes glistened at the prospect of not seeing his father.
I smiled and said ' Aw.. alright. I'll wake you up when daddy gets home'
'You promise?'
'Yeah. I promise'
'Pinkie-swear?' he asked
'Pinkie-swear' I grabbed his little hand and pinkie swore.
'Ok' he said happily.
I came out to the lounge and went through the hallway to go out and see if Nev was near when I heard the rapping on the door.
I finished walking across the hallway and opened the door to see Neville, my dear husband, with a small boy, who was hunched and looking intently at the doormat.
'Nev, it's your home, you don't have to knock' I said in a whiny tone.
'Yeah, I know but I want you to be the first thing I see when I come home' Nev replied beaming. I could feel my cheeks flushing and quickly shot back 'what about our son, Frank, you haven't forgotten him have you?'
'Where is he? I want him to meet somebody.' That was when Nev finally mentioned the boy. I looked at him and he gazed back. 'Hello nice to meet you my name is Mrs. Longbottom' I said
'Ha.. hi my name is Harry' he said. Neville noted that he was more confident this time around. 'Alright Harry why don't you go and wash up with Neville I'll get something for you two to eat' I said cheerfully not showing a hint of curiosity as to who this boy was and why Nev had brought him home.
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After Harry was put to bed in the guest room and we were in our bedroom asked 'So Nev why'd you bring him here and what do you plan to do with him? Has it occurred to you that he might have parents who are looking for him? ' I said somewhat irritably
' Uhh.. That's why I brought him here so I can help find his parents' Neville replied as if it was the most obvious thing to say.
I didn't contradict him 'you are such a good person Nev. I love you'
'I love you too Luna'.
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The sunlight slowly crept up across the room through the gap between the burgundy coloured curtains reaching our bed. I wondered what joy today would bring as I gained my full consciousness. I carefully slid off the bed and quietly reached the bathroom to get ready for the day.
My thoughts drifted to the boy, Harry, as I showered. 'There's a name I haven't heard in a while' tears gathered on my eyes as I thought of the old days and our good friend who'd died. I relaxed under the hot water and turned my thoughts to the events that had taken place yesterday.
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'Come. Harry lets get you cleaned up' I said smiling at the grubby boy.
'Yes, Mrs. Longbottom' Harry replied still looking intently at the floor. I took him into the bathroom and helped him wash. It was horrifying, the boy was so skinny, his ribs were so easily distinguishable against his pale skin and his bones were almost protruding out of his skin. 'He must've not eaten anything for a month!' I thought to myself, careful to hide my thoughts and expressions.
By the time we'd finished and I'd given him fresh clothing, Neville had seen his son and had come out to talk to Harry. I lead them into the dining room as Nev tried to get Harry to talk. 'So Harry, could I ask what you were doing in the alley?' Harry seemed to panic at first but seem to calm down when he saw Neville's warm smile. 'I… I was getting m…my mama's lo…locket. Some boys from the town threw it into the bin over the wall….' Harry paused for a while and begun to talk again. 'I… I jumped over by standing on one of the bins behind the alley. I was looking for the locket when you saw me'
As I prepared the soup I looked over my shoulder to take a good look at Harry. After he was washed up I could see that he'd have had soft features like any other child had it not been for malnutrition. His red hair, as I discovered during the shower, was very thin likely due to malnutrition. He had dark brown eyes that stirred my old memories…
'Here you go boys' I said as I gave them their hot onion soup with bread. 'Thank you, Mrs. Longbottom' Harry replied as he gulped down the food and forgot his surroundings.
Neville asked a few more questions like where he was from and such, though Harry couldn't answers the questions after that Neville led him to bed in the guest room.
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I came out of the shower and dressed for the day. When I got to the lounge the boys were already up playing about with Frank's muggle toys. Frank was always smart, Neville always said he got it from me. He never gave away that he and his family were full of wizards and witches. And that's exactly why he wasn't playing with his favourite mini broom set and playing with muggle trains instead. 'Hi boys' I said cheerfully. 'Good mornin' ma, guess what! I made a new friend, his name's Harry. Hey Harry that's my mom' Frank said, rapidly. 'Good morning, Mrs. Longbottom' Harry said. He seemed more cheerful now that he had a good nights sleep and had made a new friend. 'Come for breakfast in about ten minutes' I said as I walked into the kitchen.
'Hey Harry, what's that on your neck?' Frank wondered out loud as he noticed a gold chain around Harry's neck. 'Oh!' Harry worried for a moment but relaxed soon. The Longbottoms were kind people and Frank wouldn't bully him. 'It's my mum's locket I've had it since I was a baby. It has a picture of my brother and me on one side and my parents on the other' Harry replied as he took the locket out for Frank to see. It was a golden-oval locket with fancy letters carved on them. Frank carefully opened it to see a red haired, pretty green-eyed lady with a black haired man with glasses. They looked happy just like mum and dad. He turned it around to see two babies, one with green eyes and black hair and the other with read hair and brown eyes. Above Harry's picture it said Sirius Wulfric and Harry James Potter. 'HARRY POTTER' Frank thought 'what! Mom!! Mom!! Come and have a look at this. Harry.. I mean Sirius's brother is HARRY POTTER!!!!!' Frank screamed as he got up and ran to the kitchen. Harry or Sirius as it really was came to realise his mistake and ran after Frank chasing him to stop him before he reached the kitchen. A lot of things rushed through Sirius's head as he chased Frank. 'Would the Longbottoms now kick him out now that they realised he'd lied about his name? What was so special about his brother!? and how did Frank know him?' as these thoughts rushed by they entered the kitchen. 'GIVE IT BACK GIVE IT BACK' Harry screamed as he tackled Frank. Nev came running in and split the boys.
'WHAT is going on?'
'He stole my locket'
'He's Harry Potter's brother' the boys started up again. Neville and I were stunned. 'Harry's brother! what?' I said not understanding what was going on. After the pause I firmly said 'Frank give me the locket' putting my hand out. Harry was about to protest but stopped he trusted Mrs. Longbottom from some reason. Frank handed it over. I took a long look at the locket. On it was carved the letter P 'for Potter perhaps' I thought. I ventured on and opened the locket to see two baby boys. Above the red haired boy it read Sirius Wulfric and above the black haired boy it read Harry James Potter. Sirius Wulfric & Harry James Potter.
A/N: Harry and Ginny will come up as soon as I can manage to get them into the fic. It might take a while but unlikely with my patience. And pls review. It would be extremely nice to hear what you think whether it be cruel or encouraging. Of course I would prefer 'encouraging' reviews.