Black-and-white (Translation)

19. Wedding

"Daddy !!"
A blond whirlwind jumped enthusiastically into the newcomer's arms.
"Luna, my girl, nice to see you! How is my little one? "
"Good, Daddy, and Harry too!" The girl chattered happily, pulling her dad to the one just mentioned.
"Hello, Mr. Lovegood. Glad you're here again. "
"Hello, Harry, I'm glad too. But I have to say, without Luna's letters I would not have recognized you. Now I know what she meant by 'little' brother. "
Mr. Lovegood ruffled Harry's long hair.
the boy lowered his head slightly embarrassed. Not, as most thought, because his size disturbed him. No, he was just not used to such affection statements and although he was very happy about it, he was always afraid to react wrongly.
Dumbledore intervened, too.
"Good morning, Xenophilius, how was your stay in Prague? Did you refresh your contacts? "
"Yes, Professor, everything went well, I'll give you a more detailed report later. but right now Harry's wedding interests me a lot more. I've already heard from Luna that she should be tomorrow, but I do not know where. "
The director looked horrified at Luna, he had said no one should know about it. Of course, letters were included as well.
Luna, who interpreted this look just right, just smiled and said:
"Do not worry, Director, Daddy and I have a secret code. Even if a letter had been intercepted, none but Daddy could read it to me and Harry. and besides, I've sent my letters about Fawkes, and I'd like to see the sorcerer holding a phoenix. "
Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment he had really seen black.
Harry, who had watched the whole thing amused, now turned back to Luna's father:
"The wedding is at Hogwarts, we were just packing our things because we're already traveling today. If you want you can come to Lunas and my room and we'll tell you everything. "

Xenophilius agreed to the proposal with a smile. He liked the polite boy very much, and that he got along so well with his daughter increased his sympathy. it did not bother him at all that they shared a room because he knew the intimate brotherly relationship the children had with each other.
He was glad to see Luna blossom right next to the boy, and how the dark-haired curly haired dropped all his masks when he was in the company of his little ones.
This friendship was also one of the reasons why he had joined the Order of the Phoenix. he wanted to see his daughter happy and that was only possible if she knew that her brother was fine.

During his reflections, the three, or should he say better: five, arrived with the birds in the room of the two. And they immediately began packing their bags. which was not very much in Harry's case, if you ignore the whole book.
"Well, you two, then tell me."
"Well, if two people are whole, very, very, sweet, it can happen that they ..."
"Luna! I did not mean that kind of enlightenment. Believe it or not, you were not brought by the Rattle Stork! "
Luna could not resist a grin and went one better:
"No matter what everyone else says, I believe in the fact that the stork has brought me, because the idea of ​​how I otherwise came, gives me goose bumps."
When the two teenagers saw the man's expression, they both burst out laughing, and the overaged adult was soon infected.
But then all three got serious again. And Harry and Luna took turns telling what was going on during Mrlovegood's absence had happened.
Harry concluded by mentioning the book about angels, vengeance angels, and white vampires.
"I was quite surprised when I read who the book came from. Your wife really had many talents. "
a wistful smile crept on the blond man's features. Yes, his Laura was something special. Luna tore him out of his thoughts.
"Harry and I were wondering if there might not be more records from Mama in the dungeons in Gringotts. we would like to read all of them. "
"That's a wonderful idea, you two. The next time I come to Diagon Alley, I'll get her. They had been left untouched for far too long. and believe me, there you have something in front of you, for my beloved wife was a diligent writer. "
"Even if only half of it is like the book I already know, I promise I will name my first daughter after your mother."
As soon as Harry was aware of what he had just said, his face was already turning back to a red that could compete with Fawke's feathers.
Again hearty laughter followed.
When the packing was over and they were about to bring the two students down, Mr. Lovegood held them back.
"Luna, I brought you something from Prague. I think you will be very pleased to hear that I have found one. "
luna started to compete with the sun.
"You really found an Odradek !? Where, then?"
"In Kafka's birthplace. Where I suspected him. You want to see it?"
An eager nod answered. Smiling quietly, Luna's father took a small box from his pocket and solemnly presented it to his daughter.
She carefully took the precious package and slowly opened the lid.
From within, she heard soft sounds, like a thread winding on a spool. she reached in with her hand and the next moment a star-shaped creature wrapped itself around her fingers.
Harry watched the apparition in fascination. He wondered if Kafka had written his story because he had met the little creature. or whether the straw star had been created with the threads because Kafka had written his story. If the second case were true, would there be a fox with a long tail you could never catch, or a cat lamb that snuggled confidently into one?
"It looks like the little one will like his new girlfriend. How do you want to call him? "
Luna looked at the Odradek, who whimsically wrapped her hair.
"I think I call him Twirbel. Do you like that?"
the little twirl, as if in response, danced on the girl's shoulder and wrapped a thread, like a chain, several times around her neck.
"Would he also understand the talking hat? After all, it also consists of threads, "Harry mused aloud.
"I do not know, we can bring them together, it would be funny."
"Nice that you two understand each other so well, but I think we should go down to the others now."
Harry and Luna nodded in agreement. They took their bags, Fawkes and Hedwig took their places back on Harry's shoulders and the little company set off.