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It was another busy day in for the volunteer group in Hogsmeade village. It had been quite some time, yet there were still so many things to do. The process of restoring wasn’t started until a few days after the second attack in order to search for the injured and the dead. Also, the numbers of people allowed to work on rebuilding the village was limited due to security precaution, making it slower than it should have been. The good news was that most of the rubbishes had been cleared up. The only task left were to fix the damages and rebuild destroyed homes. With the help of magic, it would not take very long. In Rubeus Hagrid’s case, it was not that fortunate.

The Ministry had forbidden him from using any magic for something he had nothing to do with. So here he was, sweeping what used to be shelves and furniture of Honeydukes. Some friendly people offered to use their magic to help him, but Hagrid preferred doing it physically. He wanted to be as helpful as he could. He was one of the eagerest in helping. He wasn’t badly injured during the fights thanks to the thick skin the giant half in him provided, thus had already started working the day after the attack. Next to Hogwarts, Hogsmeade was kind of his home as well. Messing with either places and he would not forgive the culprit easily. There he thought those ruthless Death Eaters couldn’t have been any worse than they did the previous time. How could they use the werewolves like that? Werewolves weren’t animals. They were humans too. To Hagrid, one of the worst crimes anyone could ever made, was to use one person to hurt another, especially when that person was sick and could not control what he or she was doing.

Signed as he was wondering how the werewolves would feel when they returned into their human form, he swept another pile of debris and shattered candies out of the store to be taken away. He then stood at the doorstep, looking toward the path leading to the school. It was sometime in the afternoon so everyone was expecting the voluntary students to arrive. Personally, he and some others doubted that idea. It was great that the students could have a part in repairing the village. Yet, he couldn’t help but worry. No one knew if the Death Eaters would be back unexpectedly. It was quite dangerous for the youngsters to be out of Hogwarts in this time of war, too risky, even for the sixth and seventh years. It was probably why the atmosphere often became tenser when the children were around to help. All the adults knew they could not let themselves off guard for the safety of others, the students in particular.

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It was sad, really, how fear changed people. Luna thought on this aspect of the human emotional spectrum as she made her way down the path heading away from Hogwarts. Fear envelopes; fear corrupts. Fear was the loss of will, the loss of determination to which one does what it right. And so, Luna walked with her head slightly down, her gaze unfocused on the cobblestone beneath – deep in thought. It was the ability to overcome fear, to fight the darkness that numbs the mind that makes truly great creatures. With this line of thought, it was easy to see how the weak could be overlooked and how the small were thought as cowards. Luna had pity for those who thought that way, because where she saw opportunity and bravery, others saw inability and weakness. And so, it was sad, really, how fear changed these people. The mighty do fall! Biting her lip, Luna continued to push herself down the path, alone. It was hard to imagine the numbers of students who had volunteered their time after the first Battle of Hogsmeade in October, but harder to compare those numbers to the dismal numbers willing to help after the second battle. Fear overtook the kind and their good natures were extinguished because they were not willing to stand up when they were needed most. Luna pitied these people too.

Pulling herself from her moment of thought, Luna looked up to see she had nearly reached the entrance gates to Hogwarts. Hogsmeade was just a little farther down the path, and this was her destination. Luna was among the few who continued to return in homes of rebuilding, a second time, the lovely Scottish village of Hogsmeade. And today she was alone in this effort. With her navy traveling cloak, which was something Luna rarely wore, secured snugly around her neck, Luna exited Hogwarts’ grounds and began to make her way to the village. The snow around her held did capture her attention despite her thoughts, as it always did. The beautiful of it inspired life anew, giving Luna a slightly happier mood. How lovely it was! How entirely clean and fresh and gorgeous nature was! Smiling lightly, Luna lifted her head and continued her walk, saying ‘hello’ politely to the adults she passed as she neared the village. Today, there seemed not as many adults as usual. However, this was typical, seeing as the repair was nearing completion.

An auror who recognized Luna pointed her to where Honeydukes once stood, saying she could find a friend there. To that, Luna smiled and walked away without a thank you, having no doubt as she neared the remains of the building who she would find. Upon seeing the half-giant, Luna’s spirits lifted even higher, returning her from the depressing thoughts that had plagued her on the way here. So much death and destruction had happened here not once, but twice now, that she could hardly be blamed for allowing herself to slip. What was surprising, though, would be that many would expect Luna to be untouched by the wreckage, or at least not to show it. This is because Luna allowed herself to live in the clouds, pushing away reality when she needed to. Today, though, during times like these, it was hard to lift herself up to the level she needs to touch the sky. Despite this, a friend was always appreciated and always helped. Smiling, Luna waved to the half-giant as she pulled out her wand. ”Hello, Professor,” said Luna, nodding politely. ”Mind if I join you?” Conjuring a broom and dustpan herself, Luna smiled gently at the man before her before she began to sweep several of the piles Hagrid had already formed into her pan. What a dreadful day.

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I love your post actually. So many feels!

Just as he had expected, the group of students arrived shortly after he just started working on a new pile. He stopped his doing and looked outside again when he heard the talking. It didn’t take long for him to notice the familiar face coming toward the candy shop. Seemed like he eventually going to have some company.

He was always caring toward Hogwarts’ students, but for him to remember all of them was not an easy thing. Luna Lovegood, like some others, stood out among the children because she was one of Harry’s good friends. Still, he hadn’t interacted with her enough to actually learn much of her personality. He heard here and there that her father was a weirdo, and so was she. He had a glimpse at The Quibbler last year (Only a glimpse because he was more interested in Harry’s interview than the rest of the issue) so he could not say those rumors were without ground. Despite that, as a man who greatly oppose against prejudice and discrimination, the half-giant would not judge someone he barely know like that. Additionally, she seemed like a brilliant student in class.

“O’ course.” As the girl greeted him, he responded with a warm-hearted smile that could hardly be seen through the thick layer of wild beard, yet can be recognized if one looked into his eyes. Being addressed as ‘professor’ lightened his feeling a bit more. On the other hand, he was not a man of proprieties or manners and would prefer a more casual conversation. And thus, he added as he continued his work alongside her. “Yeh can call me Hagrid. I won’ mind.” A little unintentional vibration on his beard incarnated how proud he was to have the said title.

Sometimes he hardly believed that it had been over three years since Dumbledore made him Care of Magical Creature professor. There were ups and downs in his life but the most incredible thing ever happened was becoming a teacher. It represented the headmaster’s trust in his experience and talent. Unlike many wizards and witches out there, Dumbledore never saw him as dangerous to society just because he was part giant. Only Hagrid could ever know how much it meant to him as a person who had been looked down for the most part of his life. They even took away his only hope in life as a child, his right to become a wizard. It was not a surprise, now that he thought of it. Why would they listen to words of someone with aggressive and unpredictable giant-blood in him when they ignored words from greatest wizard of all time? It was sad how they gave themselves the right to judge others because they didn’t look, or think the way they did. What happened to him in the previous year, and the ones before that, or what had been going on between them and werewolves for hundreds of years were clear proofs. When will these endless misunderstandings ever end?

“So, how was yeh day? Everythin’ good?” He asked with concern as always. He rarely had chances to talk with students (aside from the trio, of course) so he didn’t want to let silence take over for long.

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Luna smiled lightly when the Professor responded to her greetings, his happiness clearly conveyed through his eyes more than his smile. Well, as much happiness as one could have in Hogsmeade at this time. Truthfully though, if Luna stood back and looked around, Hogsmeade was actually an inspiration. Continually the death eaters knocked it down, but with just as much determination, it came back to life without fail. It was almost a symbol is this storm – in this chaos that was the death eaters and their hatred. Nodding slightly as the Professor insisted on being addressed as ‘Hagrid’, Luna continued to sweep, one knee placed on the ground to steady herself. Silence wrapped around the two as they continued to work. It appeared that Honeydukes was nearly done, so Luna found herself slowing down in her cleaning duties. Her mind, in the gaps between movement, soared from her body and circled back around to dwelling on current political issues and events.

Hagrid’s sudden speech made her blink and refocus, bending down once again to sweep up another pile he had prepared on ground stone and wood. ”Oh yes, very. Thank you.” Smiling up at Hagrid, Luna stood once more and walked over slightly to where the gentle giant stood. ”Hagrid,” she said slowly, as if working out the new name in her mouth and finding it odd. ”Professor Hagrid,” she said again, finding it more comfortable to call him that instead. ”There appear to be many wrackspurts out today. I can’t seem to concentrate, really. Wrackspurts get in your head through your ears and make your brain fuzzy.” Luna felt the need to explain what the creatures were, for so many witches and wizards didn’t know what she spoke of when she began to speak of different creatures not normally taught by Hogwarts. ”But, I suppose you knew that, being that you are our Professor,” said Luna when she finally remembered that he was the most knowledgeable man in Hogwarts when it came to magical creatures.

Suddenly, it became a good idea to ask what a Professor of Magical Creatures personally thought about werewolves, seeing as they were dominating the political world right now. Ethics and issues concerning their existence were widely addressed by both pro- and anti-werewolf rights activists. ”Professor, could you please review werewolves for me? I was thinking that they can’t be all that dangerous, if cared for properly, right?” It immediately was very important to obtain whatever information she could about werewolves. It wasn’t as if Luna hadn’t already studied them herself, but everything she knew had a right to be questioned, and who better to ask than a magical creatures professor? With the chaotic debate going on currently, any and all information seemed pertinent.

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