Monday, November 2, 1994 - Dinner
At dinner, the Great Hall buzzed with talk about Harry and Luna. They sat together at the Ravenclaw table and left to work in the library together. The Gryffindors were the source of the loudest sneering taunts aimed at Harry. The Slytherin table was strangely silent. The only sign that they noticed any difference from normal was the smirking grins on Malfoy and his cronies. The Gryffindors were doing Malfoy’s job for him.
As Harry walked out of the Great Hall doors, he collided with a girl in Slytherin robes.
“Watch where you are going, Potter!”
A note had been pressed into Harry’s hand during the collision.
On arriving at the library and settling at the remote table he preferred, Harry opened the note for he and Luna to read.
Meet us behind Greenhouse 3 at 5pm tomorrow afternoon.
Davis, Greengrass
“Wow! I wonder what they want. Somewhere nice and quiet so that my body won’t be found with them standing over it.” Harry managed a half smile.
Luna looked at Harry. “That’s enough of the negatives Harry. Hermes said last night that he and some other Gods will be visiting the girls and their parents in the nights to come.”
“Do you talk to Hermes every night?” Harry continued to be stunned by Luna’s casual conversations with powerful deities.
“These are special times, Harry. But usually, Hermes or Apollo talk to me every few days, especially if I have a question for them.” Luna smiled her usual dreamy smile.
“Do you keep a record of what the gods say?” Harry was still stunned.
“Oh yes! I have kept a journal since I was five. I never show it to anyone. Daddy wants me to keep it to myself. He doesn’t want to read it, despite his own curiosity.”
“I want us to keep joint notebooks. I have heard of them. They need some special magic. I don’t know how to find that. Hermione used to find things like that.” Harry shoulders slumped down.
“That will be in the Potter family magic, Harry. The Potters must have a vast array of magic.” Luna smiled Harry. “Touch your Lord’s ring and visualize two family notebooks.”
Harry looked at Luna who smiled back and nodded towards his right hand.
Harry took a wad of unused parchment from his book bag, placed his right hand on the top page. He then touched the ring with his thumb and tried to visualize two joint notebooks. The wad of parchment transformed into two notebooks with red covers and gold trim.
There was a Potter crest on the cover of each notebook a with ‘Name:’ caption under the crest. He wrote his name on one notebook and Luna’s name on the other.
Harry opened the first page of his notebook. It had a line at the top with the caption ‘To;’.
Harry wrote in ‘Luna’, and then wrote in the body of the page.
Today I received this note from Tracey Davis and Daphne Greengrass.
He then took the note he received earlier and placed it on the page, touched it with his wand, and whispered a simple sticking spell.
The note merged into the page.
Harry then opened Luna’s notebook. The first page was a duplicate of the page just filled in by Harry.
“Luna, I would like you to write all the messages you receive into this notebook and address them to me and no-one else. I need to keep up to date with your connection to the Gods.”
“Yes Harry, I will do that.” Luna then held up her right hand.
“Look, a ring has just appeared on the ring finger of my right hand. It looks like a slim version of your Lord’s ring. It appeared at the moment that I said yes to what you told me to do.” Luna was fascinated with the ring.
Harry touched his Lord’s ring with his thumb and focused on Luna’s ring. The Lord’s ring seemed to whisper what he needed to know into his minds ear.
“Luna, that ring is a vassal’s ring. It gives us a magical connection. My Lord’s ring is talking to me about it. If a curse is cast at you, it will shield you, unless it is an unforgiveable, then you have to dodge. It will also stop your mind being influenced by potions or spells like a compulsion charm. It will also let me know when you are nearby and if your emotional state is disturbed. It will also talk to other vassal’s rings. If I release you from your vassalage, you can keep your ring and the connection to me, if you want to.” Harry stopped and thought.
“Wait a minute, I can release you from your vassalage!”
“Luna, I want you to ask Apollo something. What would the Gods do if I released you from your vassalage? You would not be compelled to obey me. I need you to keep on helping me, but I hate the idea that you are compelled to do anything that I ask you to do.” Harry had a hint of hope in his mind which had been missing for days.
Merlin! Maybe I don’t have to be a slave owner. The Gods of Olympus did this. What will they do if I drop to compulsion thing? With the way things are going they will do something more to me. Damn!
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