Chapter 25
When Xenophilius opened the door he found a wizard and a witch. Before he had even opened his mouth to greet them, the wizard started talking in a very fast but steady manner.
"Hello! I'm Jon Richardson, an Auror from the British Ministry of Magic. There is a werewolf on the run in this particular neighbourhood. I suggest that you keep your doors locked and wards on full strength. If possible you should go on a little vacation. The ministry will inform you when the danger is gone."
After the wizard finished his speech he briskly walked away, most probably going to other houses to warn them about the imminent danger. Xenophilius closed the door and muttered three quick spells, while Pandora gathered the children and walked towards the living room - the place with the highest magical ward strength in their house.
Although her manner was unhurried, it couldn't conceal the worry hidden in her eyes. William being the lazy person he was, decided to observe everything, as a genuine kid should. He knew that Luna's family shouldn't suffer from any disasters at this point in time, so he wanted to observe how normal wizards and witches react to, and solve their problems.
Unfortunately, they solved it in a very expected but boring manner. They decided to go on a trip to France. Well, William had just come from a very long trip and before he could get enough Claudia-mium he wasn't going anywhere. So, he presented a nice proposal to the Xenophilius.
"Mr Xenophilius, Can little Luna stay with us, while you and Mrs Pandora go on a trip? Please! You should know how safe our mansion is."
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William tried pitching the idea to Xenophilius using various excuses but he denied them all. Just when he was about to give up Pandora walked out from the bedroom with all the essentials and clothes packed in a giant metal suitcase. And when she saw William's sad face, naturally she asked him about it. After William told everything to her, there was a very distinct sparkle in her eyes. On the other hand, Xenophilius eyes seemed to have lost focus, his expression clearly spelt out - I'm doomed.
Pandora quickly agreed to his idea and walked back inside her bedroom to separate Luna's clothes and personal belongings. Xenophilius gave a deep sigh and looked at William like it was the end of this world.
"William, you don't know what you have done. The ropes, the cuffs, the whip....oh god! Even if I tell you, you won't understand."
After saying that, Xenophilius walked away in a downhearted manner. William felt that he knew what Xenophilius was talking about, but after looking at the pitiful back of the grown man he decided to not probe anymore. The idea was very terrifying indeed, and he really didn't want Zangetsu to learn unnecessary stuff.
When William walked into the living room he found all the girl sitting together and chatting happily about something. Luna was jumping around in an animated manner trying to imitate the walking of a magical creature only she seemed to have spotted. Looking at everyone's smile, William felt like he would get diabetes from all the sweetness in the air.
All the girls here had or would experience traumatic things in their life. He couldn't do anything about the past, but he could surely change the future.
On this day, one more young man quietly promised to himself to keep his loved ones happy and safe.
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Luna was a little sad that she couldn't go with her parents to a trip to France, but she recovered very quickly that she would be spending quite a few days with her big brother and big sisters.
When they tried going to Mrs Weasely's house, they realized that the floo network was down. Xenophilius said that they must have learned about the werewolf and moved to somewhere safer. So, everyone returned back to William's house to drop off Luna's luggage.
As they were going to visit the Muggle London, so it was decided that they would take one of the cars from Claudia's garage. Sophia volunteered to be the driver so that she could cover up any magical mishaps that occurred during the trip. Five young girls with various types of magic powers, going on a trip in an unfamiliar environment - yeah, sounds like a great disaster recipe.
Before William could even finish his explanation about why the car could move without horses, and how an engine was not a living thing at all, they had already reached their first destination. Of course, the trip had to start with the great Big Ben.
(AN : I know this is a short chapter, but I have to study for my finals, so I won't be able to write any more today. Sorry!)