Chapter 197 - 197-a Hogsmeade Saturday (part 2)

LUNA'S POV

While the twins had gone to do paperwork and meet their brothers, Luna and Harry went to the bookstore.

As one of the newest additions to Wonder Alley, the bookstore 'Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Book' worked differently then Flourish and Blotts.

Instead of selling new books they bought used books after making sure they aren't ruined in any form and gave store credits for every book you brought in, with the rate the book, the more stoor points earned.

Even in this store everything is automatic, with a place that take used books and check if they can be cleansed with every interference and if so does it, the books are being sent to their appropriate location in the store, which once more can be bought by sending store credits from the new 'credit card' Harry created.

This 'credit card' can actually be used in every store in Wonder Alley as long as you charge it with money in one of the stores.

What most people don't know is that every book is scanned and if it has something the virtual library Harry has don't have which it is being added, with notes inside being sent to checking.

Harry gave her a mirror book already and she used it all the time, but for readings that aren't interactive but for fun she prefers a hard-cover, paper-filled, old-fashion book, which is why they came here.

It was fun hanging with Harry alone, something she couldn't do since Nagini joined them as Nagini was whenever possible near Harry.

But today it was just her and Harry, walking around shops and having fun, like a date, maybe she will even gather the courage to kiss him.

"Have you read this?" Luna asked, showing Harry a story book by the name 'the first wizard's rule'.

"No, what's this about?"

"I don't know, it seem to be a muggle story book about magic."

"Oh, if it's good tell me, I need a good story."

"Sure!" Luna said happily as they moved toward the exit.

After paying they went to the free card dual field for a few games before the twins told them that they need to go back to meet a few people and asked if they would like to join them.

Before Luna could say that she would rather hang out with Harry alone Harry looked at his watch and said "Actually I have a meeting in a muggle university in an hour, so I can't, but maybe Luna want to." The understanding that Harry wouldn't spend the day with her caused a sinking feeling to happen in her gut, something that apparently was being seen on her face as Harry asked. "Luna? Are you okey? Is something wrong?"

She could have yelled, tell him it feels like he never think about her! That this was supposed to be their day! She could have, but instead she smiled and said "I would love to come with you to your meeting."

She could see the story didn't disappear from Harry's face so she added "I'm fine, just hungry." A slow nod from Harry and a few goodbyes later and they left, apparating to Hogsmeade.

HARRY'S POV

Harry felt something wasn't right with Luna's expression as the twins and her left but he couldn't give up his plans for the day.

With his research for the cure of lycanthropy underway and the main problem of its 'impossible to heal' status being finished two days ago and out of the way, the curing came to the experimenting state- is it possible to completely cure someone from this? Give people control of the beast? Making it not infectious? Or even give them the ability to change not under a full moon?

The blood curse was easy to cure as it was unknown to most people and those that knew about it didn't believe in anything about it as they didn't have enough information. Werwolves, on the other hand, are based on so many believes that he wasn't even sure how much of their abilities are based solely on the belief and how much is their own physical and spiritual abilities.

The problem is that he only had one werewolf to study till this point, but that has changed last night, when 'Voldemort' charged his Death Eaters to raid the werewolves colonies around Britain and make all of them prisoners.

It may not be ethical, but this will change the world, and he won't hurt the innocents, most of the extreme experimentations will be done in criminals like Grayback.

Of course, the SWOR - Spiritual World Offing Room (He wanted to call it SWORD but had no need for D) a cube that cane enlarge itself to the size of a medium size room is only at its prototype stage, so even that will need experimentations, and that's what Harry is going to do today, use evil werwolves to check how safe is the SWOR.

"Dobby" he called and Dobby appeared. "Take me to the dungeons of the Malfoy mansion." And with a POP they disappeared.

LUCIUS'S POV

Having the Dark Lord back was a lot less headache inducing then Lucius thought it would be.

Sure, he once again had to fear for his son's life and had to bow for the monster who destroyed the pureblood of Britain more then anyone else, making it impossible for his great grandchildren to marry a pureblood who isn't a third degree relative.

And yes, having him in his home made not only him but his wife a nervous wrack, who can't say something without shaking.

But the Dark Lord hasn't tortured anyone without a reason yet, he hasn't killed any of his 'loyal servants' yet, and he didn't have any outrageous requests yet.

If you don't include telling them to get the prophecy about him and Potter, something that wasn't as outrageous as go and blow the ministry or kill Dumbledore, the only request he had until now was to gather all the werewolves in Britain.

No, the Dark Lord didn't ask the impossible yet, and that hasn't made Lucius' heart to calm down for one reason, the Dark Lord was insane.

It was obvious, the laugh, the nonsense plans, the crazily powerful wizard was... crazy, and that's what made Lucius follow him from the beginning.

He knew the man would fall, Dark Lords never won in wars, but if you stay on their side they wouldn't kill you, and the other side doesn't kill anyone.

Yes, choosing the side of a crazy person until he fall and then tell everyone he was forced was the right way to survive the war.

Something that didn't work if the crazy person didn't make stupid plans.

Lucius didn't want the Dark Lord to win, and seeing that the Dark Lord changed made him terrified, because the Dark Lord was still crazy, he just became smarter.

Which was why Lucius was about to change sides.

Not to Dumbledore's side, the man sacrificed his believers quicker then the Dark Lord.

No, Lucius is going to change sides to the third side, the one that seemed to work in secret, who messed with the Fudge's mind, who created the CADs, and who seemed to have a hand with helping the sons of Arthur Weasley succeed, as there is no way they did it on their own.

This side was improving Britain, was playing with all sides, and seemed to not exist, but Lucius knew its real, he is going to find him and join him.

Because this side will win.

Because this side will survive.