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67. Revenge for Laura

Luna had sat down on her father's lap and buried her face against his chest. With her other hand, she was still clinging to Harry.
"Shall I call Fred?"
"No, not yet," came the sobbed answer.
"Is good."
Harry knew what was meant by this 'yet'. Luna just wanted to say that she did not have that much faith in her boyfriend to get him in such a situation. The Nekomata could understand that, he had felt the same way back then, though he had fallen in love with Severus in his third year, but he did not trust him enough to ask for Ron's abduction. He even had him unconscious.

severus had left the room for a moment and returned with a small bottle.
"Here, drink this. It's a sedative based on Fawkes' tears."
Luna gratefully accepted the vial, but had to be helped by her father because she was shaking very hard.
Fawkes came flying in and started a quiet song. And after a while both had an effect. Luna fell asleep.

Xeno sat down a little more comfortably, but did not let go of his little daughter.
Fascinated, Harry and Severus watched as the otherwise friendly man's face darkened.
He started in an icy voice.
"I'm going to pull this guy out of his hole and get paid for what he did to my family."
"What exactly do you mean to get out of his hole? He's already in Azkaban. "
"Quite simply, dear, I'll punish the guy in the same way you did with the Mephisticuffs."
Of course, Harry understood immediately.
"You want to send him to the Drachenfelsen."
"And not only that!"
Severus had to swallow. He had never experienced Xeno like that before. The man had more of an avenging angel at the moment than a gentle dream dancer. Now he recalled the threat Xen had made shortly before their marriage. It was good that Sev really loved his little one, because he did not feel like a duel with an angry Lovegood. Nevertheless, he has to intervene.
"Xeno, as much as I understand your anger, please stay calm. Otherwise you scare your daughter. And that, even though she sleeps. "
Immediately the blond man looked at Luna, and it was true: the little girl trembled.
He gently stroked her on the back, kissed her on the tuft and calmly spoke to her.
After a while, Harry broke the silence.
"What do you mean, you do not just want to punish Holtropp with the Dragon Rocks?"
"Quite simply, the worst punishment for people coming to the island is to prepare the food for the ogres."
"Yes, because it's artificial human flesh."
"Exactly, but usually you can not see that, it's just pieces of meat that could come from animals. But I want this killer to know exactly what he's doing. "
"You want him to see a human!"
No, Severus really never wanted to be on the wrong side of Xen's wand.
What the man said next, though, made his blood run cold.
"Not any."
"X ... Xeno ..."
Harry looked at the man with big eyes.
"I'm sorry, Harry, I did not mean to scare you, but that's what I intend to do. He will always have his own image in front of him. You know how much Laura's death has hurt Luna? "
"Yes of course. She has not spoken for half a year. "
Now Severus had to sit down too.
He hugged his husband without letting go of his sister's hand.
"Half a year?"
"Indeed. And she woke up every night with a nightmare. I had to put alarm magic on her because she did not even make a sound. it even went so far that she could only sleep when she was with me. Also my star had unbelievable loss fears. She never wanted to let me out of my sight, I also had to take her to the editorial office. I was afraid that I would not be able to send her to Hogwarts, but in time it got better. Only that she is even more dreamy now than before. I think Luna wants to be closer to her mother, that was just like that. "

Silence returned, everyone followed his thoughts. Severus never thought there was so much mourning behind the happy girl. No wonder she got along so well with Harry. And at the same time embarrassing for all teachers that they had not noticed that again.
"The idea is not bad in itself, but will you do it? I mean, Daniel Holtropp has already been convicted. Can you just change the punishment like that? "
Harry looked expectantly at the two men.
"Can you, if there is good reason and you have enough influence. and that's what Xeno has, and I'll do anything to support him, and certainly the Order. "
"Thank you, Severus. What else, what's the book about that Luna and you want to bring out? "
Harry took a deep breath.
"It was supposed to be a Christmas surprise for you and the Order. The contents of the book could change the war. "
Now the two looked at him expectantly.
"That was also in my wife's letter, but what exactly is meant by that?"
"Is it enough to say the title is, 'The Truth About Salazar Slytherin'?"
If it went, the two men became even paler.
"Laura has ..."
"Yes, your wife was really an extraordinary witch. Their experiments alone, if developed further, would be fantastic. and as far as the book is concerned, Mrs. Lovegood has not made it easy, all her research is on hand. And it proves that Slytherin was a very different man than anyone believed so far. If Riddle finds out, he'll surely bite his throne in rage. "
against their will, the two men had to laugh.
"If it's a surprise, then I do not want you to betray her now. I'll get my revenge like that. "
Harry nodded, relieved.