"Huh? Do you know me?"
Luna looked a little surprised when she discovered that Aberforth seemed to know her.
Of course, Aberforth's memory was unquestionable. As long as a customer has been to his bar once, he can still remember it clearly even if ten or twenty years have passed.
I still remember that a group of little guys from Hogwarts came to his bar to gather together and noisily made some promises that the children had made.
That's right, it was that secret gathering of everyone before RA was established.
And this little girl with long pale golden hair, who was sometimes quiet and sometimes very cheerful, was one of those little wizards at that time.
"What does it matter whether I know you or not? Go back to Hogwarts and go to bed - it's already past the time for lights out, right?"
Although Dumbledore's younger brother is quite kind-hearted, his irritable personality and rough appearance probably don't please children very much.
All right! Although he actually doesn't like children who are always noisy.
However, Luna has never been affected by others. Even if Aberforth's tone is indeed not kind at all, she seems to be unaware of it.
"Oh, the lights are indeed turned off," after nodding, Luna gently scratched the bar and whispered in a serious voice, "I'll tell you secretly, I actually ran out secretly!"
"Do you need to say this secretly?" Aberforth rolled his eyes, the messy white beard on his chest trembled, and said angrily, "So, go back to school immediately! I don't welcome night walkers here. Little girl—"
But before he could finish speaking, Luna immediately pursed her lips and shook her head.
"That's not possible!" She tilted her head and said to herself, "Hermione said that Maka is in trouble, and there is no news yet! If this continues, I may never see him again... So I You have to take the initiative to find him.”
As an intelligence collector for the Order of the Phoenix, Aberforth naturally knew something about the situation. Now that he heard Luna mention Maka, he immediately twitched his lips.
"What are you going to do to find him?" Aberforth looked down at her and lowered his voice. "A bunch of Aurors have been wandering around London for two whole days and nights without even a hair on their head. What do you think you can do?" What? If you want to care about others, you also need to have the ability!"
As he was speaking, he suddenly changed his subject:
"Let me guess... You came here just to ask me to take you to London? Look, you can't even apparate yourself. Even if you get there, you're just going to cause trouble for others, right?"
For a girl who is not yet under age, Aberforth's words are actually very serious. If it were a timid girl like Hannah Abbott, she would probably have red eyes on the spot.
Unfortunately, it was Luna who stood in front of Aberforth at this moment.
"Oh, what you said seems to make sense... Then I'll go by myself!"
"Hey! Wait... stop!"
When she saw that she had just finished speaking, the blond girl actually just nodded, then turned around and left without hesitation.
While Aberforth felt quite incredible, an inexplicable sense of déjà vu suddenly came to his mind.
"Huh?" Luna paused slightly and turned back in confusion, "Is there anything else?"
"'What else is there'?" Aberforth said angrily, "Didn't I make it clear enough just now? You are a little girl and can't do anything if you go, so why are you going?"
"Because you can't do anything if you don't go?" Luna said with a matter-of-fact expression, "Besides, I have worked hard, really!"
"Then you're not afraid of death?"
Aberforth remembered that he had had a similar argument with a girl in Godric's Hollow.
Yes, Aberforth's memory was really good, so good that even if he wanted to forget certain memories, he could never truly erase them from his mind.
I still remember that in the early morning of that day, Gellert Grindelwald came to see his brother Albus just like the previous days.
Albus at that time was not the Albus Dumbledore who would later be called "the greatest wizard in modern times". Although Albus had great ambitions at the time, he was still influenced by his youth and exuberance after all, and he mostly just wanted to achieve great things.
Therefore, under the influence of Grindelwald, who was equally high-spirited back then, Albus intended to travel far away to start a revolution against certain provisions of the International Statute of Secrecy.
But it was obvious that her sister Ariana, whose own magic power was at risk, could not bear the pain of running around.
Due to the bullying she received when she was young, Ariana has always been troubled by occasional mental disorders and magical outbursts. It was precisely because Ariana's illness caused her mother's death that their family moved to Godric's Hollow.
Now that things have happened, how could they leave again
When Aberforth strongly objected and his brother Albus was in a dilemma, Greenwald walked out of the Dumbledore home with a straight face and without saying a word.
When Albus saw this, he chased him out.
But at that moment, Ariana, who had been sitting in the back and had never spoken, suddenly spoke.
"If Brother Albus really wants to go, it's okay with me..."
Albus is no longer here, and neither is Grindelwald—Aberforth knew that Ariana's words were obviously meant for him.
But, how could he agree
If Ariana goes on a magical rampage outside and attracts the attention of the Ministry of Magic, then she will definitely be taken to St. Mungo's Hospital of Witchcraft and Wizardry and locked up for the rest of her life!
"No, no! Absolutely not!"
Aberforth remembered how firmly he refused at that time.
It doesn't matter what his brother Albus is. As long as Aberforth, his poor sister, can live a peaceful life, nothing else matters.
It's a pity that he was not yet an adult at that time, and he couldn't live alone with his sister. Otherwise, he might have kicked his brother Albus out of the house long ago.
After that, Aberforth said a lot to his sister. And perhaps because of his deep concern, given his temper, many of his words at that time were quite direct.
But Ariana didn't seem to care at all... Yes, just like the little girl with long pale golden hair in front of her, she looked extremely calm.
No matter what he said, my sister just listened and shook her head gently.
In the end, Aberforth was even a little confused, and at that time he said the words he regretted most in his life:
"If you think you can go, then go ahead and talk to that bastard Albus yourself! But you know, you can't do it! You can't do anything-"
My sister, who has been bullied since she was a child, has always been taciturn and rarely talks to his two brothers. Therefore, Aberforth took it for granted that it would be difficult for his sister Ariana to even leave the house.
But who would have known that Ariana stood up the next second, walked to him and gently pulled his sleeve, then walked straight out of the house to chase her brother Albus.
Then, Aberforth quickly realized his mistake, and he chased after him like crazy.
However, perhaps his sister took another route, and Aberforth did not see Ariana again along the way. It wasn't until he discovered Albus and Grindelwald by the river that he saw Ariana again, who was slightly out of breath.
Of course, it was definitely wrong to yell at his sister so loudly, but Aberforth never felt that Ariana should be allowed to leave Godric's Hollow.
Even...even if he tried his best to take care of her by himself, as for his brother Albus, he no longer wanted to care about her.
Rushing forward quickly, Aberforth pulled Ariana behind him. Facing his brother who was a head taller than him, his eyes widened and he stared at him.
"Listen, if you insist on playing some revolutionary game with this guy, then go alone! I tell you, I will never let Ariana go out with you-" Aberforth said loudly , "What's more, with Ariana as your tie, do you think you can become a true 'heroic leader'?"
Aberforth's words really touched the heart of Albus at that time.
Ariana is Aberforth's sister, but she is also Albus's sister. As an older brother, Albus is by no means the kind of person who can abandon family ties. This can be seen from his previous hesitation.
However, Grindelwald, who had keen insight, immediately noticed Albus's wavering.
Just when Aberforth finished speaking and Albus was still immersed in the struggle between ambition and family affection, Grindelwald, who had almost succeeded in persuading his friend to go out with him to achieve great things, became angry.
A Cruciatus Curse hit Aberforth instantly, causing him to fall to the ground in great pain.
To be honest, Greenwald, who was still young at the time, was probably confused.
Just because of his move, Albus's nerves were directly aroused, causing the latter to pull out his wand and fight him on the spot.
Aberforth, who escaped from the Cruciatus Curse under the obstruction of his brother Albus, quickly got up from the ground angrily, turning this sudden duel into a three-man melee.
Yes, Albus, who was still unclear about the changes in his heart, really gritted his teeth and didn't even let his brother go. The scene became a mess.
And at that moment, Ariana, who was not far away, suddenly wanted to stop this unprovoked fight, but was suddenly hit by a spell cast by an unknown person.
This drastic change in the blink of an eye caused the three of them to drop their wands in shock, and Aberforth shouted and rushed to his sister who fell to the ground and picked her up.
"Why are you rushing here! Aren't you afraid of death?"