"She was assaulted tonight because you…people…tipped off Marcus Flint!" Harry growled. He flicked out his hand and Luna watched Marietta fly across the room towards them. Lisa followed immediately after. A few wands were raised in reply by some of the older years, but the majority was either too stunned or fearful to do anything. "Luna, please point out the third ringleader." She raised a hand to answer Harry's question and that girl was soon on the ground beside the other three.
Daphne took over since Harry was visibly vibrating now and his teeth were clenched. "Su Li, Padma Patil, please stand aside," the two singled out glanced at each other but nodded at the group and moved against the wall of the room between the two groups. "All the rest of you have insulted and trod upon the Noble House of Lovegood. In doing so you have also insulted the Noble Houses of Potter, Greengrass, Longbottom, Davis, Bones – "
"If they did what you said, add Patil to that!" Padma snarled walking over and standing beside Neville. "I've brought shame on my own family by missing this. I'm sorry, Luna." Luna nodded to her in reply.
Su Li walked over to stand beside Tracey. "The Li family also takes offense. I apologize as well, Luna. Rest assured, my family will endeavor to make reparations for allowing abuse to go unchallenged."
Daphne nodded calmly at both newcomers as the door behind them swung open. "As I was saying, You have insulted eight Noble Houses through your actions, inactions and tacit approval. If any of us were so inclined, we would be perfectly justified by calling for an Honor Duel right here and now." Luna couldn't stop a slight upturn to her lips at Professor Flitwick's intake of breath behind her. "Consider this your one and only warning. Do not mess with our friends. You should count yourselves lucky we are holding back tonight. I doubt any of you could stand against the Slytherin Slayers."
"Mr. Potter," the quiet voice of Shiva sounded. Luna turned to the professor and smiled, giving her a very small almost unnoticeable nod. "Please explain why you and these others are in the Ravenclaw dorm at night making threats." Flitwick just nodded along apparently a little too dazed and confused to risk speaking.
"Professor Babbling, Professor Flitwick," Harry said. His magic was getting back under control and Luna could no longer hear the venom dripping from his voice. "Marietta Edgecombe, Lisa Turpin and this girl stripped Luna Lovegood to her underwear in the Common Room just prior to curfew and ejected her from the dorms. They also informed Marcus Flint that she would be alone around this time. He found her and assaulted her. Luna got away and came to us for help. Flint is currently half frozen outside the Gryffindor Tower and I have his wand for proof right here." Harry handed over the wand. "We came up here because Luna has informed us that, with the sole exception of Miss Li and Miss Patil, the entirety of Ravenclaw House either assisted, approved or ignored her treatment. This is merely the latest – "
"And last," Tracey interjected.
"And last," Harry agreed, "incident. At minimum we intend for Luna to sleep at one of our Houses tonight. We will discuss options going forward tomorrow morning with the Headmaster and Deputy Headmistress."
Flitwick blinked several times and looked to Luna horror plain to see across his face. "Miss Lovegood? Is this all true?"
"Yes, Professor," Luna said with a sad smile. "I did try to tell you at first, but you didn't quite understand."
"You said you were being harassed by…wrack…spurts…oh Merlin…" he wiped a hand over his face and Luna shrugged.
"I could have perhaps been clearer but that is not my way, Professor."
Shiva nodded at the assembled group. "Very well. We'll take it from here. Everyone please return to your dormitories. Miss Li, Miss Patil, if you two wish you may accompany Miss Lovegood in alternate sleeping arrangements for the evening." The two girls nodded and Harry's Slytherin Slayers headed out of the Ravenclaw Common Room. As the door was closing Luna heard Flitwick start shouting loud enough to hurt her eardrums.
Luna just smiled and skipped along after her friends. The wrackspurts had been dealt with.
Harry walked into breakfast the next day glancing over at the Ravenclaw table with an acid glare. There were very few Claws sitting down and those that were looked exceedingly glum. Only the few first years appeared at all upbeat. Nodding to himself, Harry moved to sit with his friends. Luna was happily chatting away with Tracey while Hermione looked on in exasperation at whatever they were discussing. Ginny kept looking between Luna, the Ravenclaws and Harry but she never said or asked anything.
Hedwig showed up with the other owls clutching a small piece of paper. Harry's good mood increased exponentially as it was clearly not the same letter he had sent off with her. "He replied! I told you she could find him!"
Hermione and Daphne's jaws dropped open as Hedwig settled down, puffed up her chest and held out her leg. She twisted to each girl surrounding Harry and gave a pompous hoot.
Neville laughed and fed Hedwig a slice of bacon. "Careful now, girl. No one likes a show off. You did well." Hedwig hooted and bobbed her head in reply before taking wing and heading back out.
Harry had gotten his letter opened and growled crumpling the thing into a ball.
"That good huh?" Tracey asked.
"It's a paw print. A paw print!" Harry glowered at the offending piece of paper. "Signed, Mr. Padfoot! Who the hell does he think he is?! A paw print. Arsehole."
"Well people have said he and your father were rather big on pranks," Hermione said sighing. "I suppose this is his idea of a good laugh. And language, Harry. I told you it wouldn't work."
"Well, she did manage to find him so he was correct on that part, Hermione. Hedwig is very impressive indeed."
"Or Black's an idiot and didn't throw on a mail ward," Daphne commented shrugging. "I seriously doubt that Hedwig knows him personally to be able to see through that sort of thing. Crookshanks I could see being buddy-buddy with Black, but that owl barely ever gets out and about when Harry's not around."
"You know, what if Hedwig does know him? That was awfully fast to both deliver and return a letter. Where would she have met him…I wonder if…" Harry's train of thought was interrupted as Shiva came up and tapped him on the shoulder. Blinking he looked up at his guardian. "Yes?"
"Headmaster's office as soon as you're done. Anyone that had a direct hand in last night's activities."
"Will my father be attending as well, Professor?" Luna asked. The table quieted down immediately.
"I'm sorry, Luna. He's out of the country. We tried to contact him, but there's no telling whether he's receive the notice and Headmaster Dumbledore felt this needed to be resolved immediately. Unfortunately this is something I actually agree with him on; the events of last night really do need to be addressed as soon as possible."
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