Chapter 382

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As soon as the first task was officially finished I left the enclosure again, and halfway through my friends and colleagues came up to me to congratulate me for getting the highest score and for being in first place among the champions.

And after thanking them for their support and cheering, I saw my family walking towards me, and I immediately separated myself from my colleagues and went towards them.

"You came!" I said happily, going to my family and hugging them.

"Of course we came." my mom said hugging me, "Did you really think we would miss the chance to see our son kick a dragon's scaly ass?" she asked, smiling mischievously.

"Yes, and I have to say, that was scary and amazing," my dad said, before placing his hand on my shoulder, "And I'm proud of you, son."

And listening to them I felt a feeling of happiness arise in my chest, but I didn't miss the chance to show off, "Hah, kicking a dragon's ass for me is the same as taking a walk in the park... very easy" I said, with the chin raised and an arrogant look.

"Obviously," my mom rolled her eyes playfully, with Penny behind her laughing lightly.

"Big brother" I heard Cele call me.

"Yes?" I asked with a small smile at my cute sister.

"Can you give me a dragon for Christmas?" she asked, and I blinked, not expecting her to ask that.

"Well..." I started to say, but then I noticed my parents' looks, "Err... I don't think it's possible Cele, dragons like to live free in the forests and mountains"

And hearing me Cele pouted, and seeing that she was sad I quickly tried to cheer her up, "But you can ask for another gift for Christmas, I'm sure you'll love getting a toy broom so you can fly like me"

And normally the prospect of flying would be exciting for Cele, but even that didn't excite her, and I didn't know what to do.

"Hello" a soft and cheerful voice said behind me, and looking back I saw Luna approaching along with my other friends.

Luna then crouched down in front of Cele, "You must be Cele, right?" she asked.

"Uhum" and my sister nodded, and Luna smiled.

"Well, Cele, my name is Luna" the Ravenclaw girl said, "And I heard you wanted a dragon as a gift, and you know, I would love to have my own pet dragon too" she said with a dreamy look.

And coming from Luna I was sure she was serious.

"But unfortunately it is forbidden to have a dragon without a license from the ministry" Luna continued, speaking in a disappointed tone.

And hearing her, Cele lowered her head sadly.

"However…" and this immediately caught Cele's attention, "I think it's okay to have a… smaller… dragon"

"Huh?" Cele tilted her head in confusion.

But her confusion turned into surprise as soon as Luna took something out of her coat pocket.

"Then I would like to give you this" she showed Cele the Hela miniature that I had left in the medical tent.

And Cele, looking wide-eyed at the tiny dragon in Luna's hand, stretched out her own hands to take it, but she stopped.

She then looked at my parents, asking for permission, and when they nodded with small smiles she immediately took Mini-Hela from Luna's hand, looking at the little creature with a sparkle in her eyes.

And Luna, seeing how excited my sister was, smiled happily, before turning to me.

"Sorry, I didn't know if you were going to use it for something, but when I saw her sad I couldn't help but do something" she apologized, a little nervous about my reaction.

"Don't worry" I smiled at her, "It was a great idea to give Mini-Hela to her, and besides, I was planning on giving it to you."

And hearing this, Luna blinked in surprise for a moment, before turning to Cele and the miniature Hungarian Horntail.

She saw how happy Cele was with the magically enchanted dragon model, and noticing the sparkle in her eyes my dreamy friend smiled slightly.

"I think it's in better hands" she said looking at me.

We stared at each other with soft smiles on our faces for a few seconds, until we heard someone cough in front of us.

And with a start we turned around and saw my parents, Penny and Nick staring at us, and I immediately used my occlumency to stop myself from blushing.

"Aren't you going to introduce us to your friend Ethan?" my mom asked.

"Ahem, of course," I said, clearing my throat to rid myself of the embarrassment.

"This is Luna Lovegood, a good friend of mine," I said, gesturing to the dreamy girl, who was fidgeting nervously under my parents' gaze.

"Friend?" my mom asked with a raised eyebrow, remembering our short interaction just now.

'I'm sure that wasn't an atmosphere that would arise between friends' she thought, not knowing that the other three adults accompanying her had similar thoughts.

She then looked behind me at the boys, and I wasn't seeing, but they started nodding their heads with knowing smiles, with the girls doing the same.

"Oh, I see" she said, also nodding her head, which confused me.

And when I turned to the boys behind me they looked away, with Terry and Stephen whistling innocently while Anthony pretended to brush some dirt off his shirt.

'Hmm...' I narrowed my eyes, looking at them suspiciously.

And while I looked at the three suspicious boys, Luna greeted my parents.

"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Night" she said calmly, but I could sense she was a little nervous.

And my mom noticed this, because she smiled friendly, trying to reassure the blonde girl, "Hello dear, and there's no need to be so formal, you can call me Sarah"

"Same here" my dad said, and Luna looked at him confused.

"Do you want me to call you Sarah too?" she asked.

And my dad stumbled upon hearing this, with my mom and I suppressing our laughter.

My dad looked at Luna with a strange expression on his face, and when he saw that she didn't seem to be joking, he began to explain.

"No no, I meant that you don't need to act formally with me, and you can also call me by my name, which is Joshua"

"Oh" Luna nodded, "In that case, hello Sarah Night and Joshua Night" she smiled at them.

And hearing her way of addressing them, my parents looked at her confused, before turning to me, who I shrugged, knowing that this was one of Luna's adorable oddities.

After that my parents also greeted my other friends, this being the first time they met and spoke to the other girls in the group, and while they were talking I finally noticed the absence of Sirius and the Tonks.

However, after looking around I saw them with Harry a little far away from us, talking animatedly while Sirius laughed and said something to Harry, who lowered his head in embarrassment but with a happy smile.

'Hmm, he's probably praising Harry for his performance in the task' I guessed, feeling the feelings of pride coming from Sirius.

But realizing that they were involved in their family moment, I returned to paying attention to the conversation between my parents and my friends.

"So this is your first time at Hogwarts?" Sue asked my parents, and Michael beside her rolled his eyes.

"I don't know if you've forgotten, but they're muggles" he said.

"Oh, I forgot," she said, but then she blinked, "But wait, if they're Muggles, how did they get in here?"

"Because Muggles can't see the castle, but there's nothing stopping them from going in," Nick explained, and Sue nodded in understanding.

"But well, since it's your first time here at Hogwarts, why don't we take you on a tour of the place?" Lisa asked, with the rest of the group agreeing with the idea.

"I don't know… Would the Headmaster agree?" my dad asked apprehensively.

"Don't worry, I've already spoken to Albus before and he has already agreed to allow you to spend the afternoon at Hogwarts" Penny waved her hand nonchalantly.

And listening to her I looked at Headmaster Dumbledore, who was also looking at me, and I didn't know if he heard our conversation, but he nodded at me with a twinkle in his eye.

"Well, in that case I accept this tour of Hogwarts." my mom said, looking at my dad who nodded.

"Excellent!" Anthony said, "Then let's start with the best place in the castle!"

And hearing this we all looked at him curiously, wondering what that place was.

"We're going to the kitchens!" he exclaimed excitedly, and I could see a gluttonous smile on his face.

And with that sentence my friends and I groaned or rolled our eyes, with my parents looking at us confused.

End.

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