Chapter 190 - 190- Throwing your feelings away

HARRY'S POV

It took Luna a few moments and a cup of tea to calm down enough to explain what she saw, and more importantly, what could it mean.

Harry didn't feel different, though the changes appeared to be in Nagini, and she said she just got her human body back without the constant discomfort that she used to be in so everything felt differently to her.

"I don't know what could it mean," Luna said "I have never seen a person get their aura inside another person's aura."

"So we are in unknown territory right now." Harry said, deep in thoughts, as he noted something strange Luna said. "We should keep ourself calm while we study the side affects.

"Well," Nagini said, looking happy as her kept touching different parts of her body. "No matter what happened I'm grateful for this chance."

"I will study the side affects," Harry said turning toward Basitill, Astoria and Daphne "But You should have Astoria start studying the human anatomy."

"I understand." Basitill said. "Is there something else she should focus about?"

"I'm not sure." Harry admitted. "If it was someone else I would have said Occlumency, but your family isn't focused about organizing your mind but icy defense and I wouldn't know how that would affect the Arctic fox body."

With that said they all got out of their chairs and went to the door.

Putting his hand forward for a shake, Harry stumbled when Basitill pulled it and hugged him.

"Thank You! Thank you so much!" He heard Basitill whisper in his ear as he felt two more bodies joined the hug.

"I know you had your own reasons to agree and help us but it doesn't change my gratefulness! Nothing ever will."

Basitill quickly let him go and Daphne did the same shortly after, yet it took five more minutes before they managed to pull Astoria away from him as she continued to cry and thank him, apparently already used every single part of her forceful composure the last few hours.

With Luna staying behind to use the fireplace, it was only Harry and Nagini that that had to use the best traveling agency ever made.

"Dobby."

DAPHNE'S POV

Daphne And Astoria with matching grins as they watched as Luna walked through the fire place.

She couldn't believe it, her dream came true.

While her goal was to cure her sister since the moment her mom died, and while she knew Harry was working on it, she never let her hope grow in fear of being let down.

But now she could, now she can feel her shoulders free from the worry, and it is only because of the help of one average wizard with enough ambitions to reach the sky and am equal amount of willingness to work toward them.

'A hard working ambitious wizard who saved my sister, and a good looking one at that.' Daphne thought, chicks reddening at that, once more matching her sister.

Apparently their father noticed that, because he sighed called to them.

"Daphne, Astoria, let's have a sit."

With both of them sitting on the couch, their father started talking.

"First of all we should talk about what is going to happen next. Astoria, I thought about the request you made during our wait for memory implants and as much as I want you to get healed quickly, you don't know what deleting three months from your memory would do to you,"

"But daaad." Astoria said interrupting him."

"No buts!" Their father said more harshly than he ever talked to Astoria. "This is for your own good!" He then soften his expression and said "Either way, it will take Harry time to figure what precisely are the side affects for the ritual, and learning about the body wouldn't harm you, would it?"

"I guess not..." her little sister said grumbly.

"As for your teacher, as much as I hope Harry might change his mind about teaching you as he IS the one who managed to cure someone already, I know he has other things to do and don't believe he will change his mind. I will start looking for a healer well-versed in muggles medical studies and if not possible a muggle healer with knowledge about the magical world, but meanwhile I have the list of books on human anatomy miss Lovegood gave me and should be able to get it to you by the end of first week, I WILL test you about the first four in winter break." It seemed like he finished talking about the subject as his face softened even more.

"Now that we finished with that subject, let's move to the next one, Harry, and your feelings toward him." At the reddening of both of their cheeks their father sighed.

"What I'm about to say might sound harsh, but I'm doing it for both of you.

You don't like him romantically!

You might think you do right now, as you just found out he managed to make your wishes come true, but you are not.

And I forbid you two from pursuing anything romantic with him."

Those words shocked Daphne to her core.

Her dad, the same one that talked about love as the most important thing in life just told them to let go of any romantic intent they have toward Harry? She could understand him telling that to her sister, as she is far too young to have a boyfriend, but her? She is almost 16!

"Is it because of his Muggle heritage?" She asked in a quiet voice "Or is it because he is an outcast of the Potter family?"

"Oh, sweetheart, I don't care He is an outcast of the Potter family, and while his muggles heritage would have bothered me, even if he didn't show show us the benefits of it by creating a cure thought impossible, I wouldn't have stopped you from pursuing a relationship with him."

"Then why?!" Her sister's outburst matched her feelings. "I love him, I know I do! He is handsome, smart, and he saved my life! He is like my own personal hero from the stories!"

Their father just shook his head at that.

"And that's precisely why I wanted to talk to you the second they left, to stop this infatuation before it take place.

Even if you do love Harry, which you don't, you don't know him enough to love him, you only think you do, Harry hold in his hands the key to cure Astoria, what would happen if you start something and break up badly? What if he decided to withhold the cure? No, the most you can be with Harry are friends, at least until Astoria undergo the ritual." Something about that reasoning felt wrong, but she couldn't pinpoint what is it.

"But with you wanting to do it the slow way it's at least three years from now!" Her sister cried. "He won't be available for that long!"

"I know." Their father said solemnly and that's all it took for her sister to run to her room.

Daphne was about to go as well, less sad yet more disappointed when something clicked inside of her.

"Do you really think Harry would do something as dishonorable as this?" She asked and her father seemed to evaluate her before deeming her worthy for a truthful answer.

"No," he admitted "he is an honorable man, in fact he already gave me most of the needed material to recreate the ritual."

"Then what is the real reason? While I won't say I'm in love with him, I can see myself falling for the man." She said honestly "What is the true reason you don't want me to try?"

"The reason is that he is also an ambitious man, and with the dark times that are arriving to magical Britain, ambitious man like him are the ones that are sure to fall. I just want to protect my little girls from the heartbreak of having your love ripped from you."

"I'm not a little girl anymore, and there won't be anyone same in those times."

"That might be true, but I've seen the fire in him, it is the same one my father told me Tom Riddle had as a boy, the one my grandfather told me Dumbledore had in school. He might not be as powerful as them, but think what he could do work his knowledge if he turned it into a weapon.

Our family survived for years by taking the natural path, and I won't lose any of you because I did differently, I already lost your mother, I can't lose you."

Daphne looked at the sad look on her father, one that asked for understanding, as she made her decision.

She threw away any thoughts she might have for Harry, any feelings that might have started to grow, as she looked at her father and smiled.

"I understand."

And that was all that was needed to be said, as her father once more adored his smile on his face, looking 10 years younger.