Daddy

[alt_luna]

Portia and Celia have been very kind, but still...Ginny, I expect you've heard. The Headmistress called me into her office to tell me, but I suppose word spreads fast around here. I don't think I will want to come to dinner tonight, but I'd really like to see you, if you can come to the Ravenclaw common room. The Prefects said that they would watch for you and let me know when you're there, and we'll find a place to go away for awhile to talk.

I can't believe I'll never be able to go home again. And that I'll never see him again.

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I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good

[alt_neville]

Blimey. What's going to happen to her now? I mean, she's been declared a half-blood, hasn't she? So will they have to get a foster family for her? Or will Ron's family take her in?

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good

[alt_neville]

I mean, she's an orphan now, isn't she?

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[alt_sally_anne]

Well she'll need someone to take care of her. I expect the Weasleys will offer, they've known her since she was a little girl. Surely they'll let her live with the Weasleys? I mean they're as pureblooded as the Malfoys and Mr Weasley works at the Ministry, for all Padma makes nasty comments all the time about Ron's family they're really quite respectable.

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[alt_ron]

Of course, she'll come live with us. And I reckon my parents will want to make it official, however you do that. Did you see what Mum said to her? About having serious stuff to talk over. I bet they mean to adopt her. If she wants them to, y'know.

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[alt_neville]

Can they adopt her, though? If they call her a half-blood? Sally-Anne, do you know? I mean, aren't half-bloods called, what d'ye call it, wards of the state or something?

I hope she'll be able to live with you. It sounds like she gets along real well with your Mum and your sister.

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[alt_ron]

I dunno about that stuff. I mean, I know Luna's not ever a halfblood. Not that it ought to matter, except that it does matter for stuff like this, and she's not one.

But, yeah, they're really good friends, I think. Ginny and Luna. They practically grew up together. I mean, with Luna's mother gone and her father so, well. He was a different sort than my dad--than most anyone, really. And he was mad about Luna, but I don't think he paid her much mind most of the time. I mean, she was always just turning up and staying at ours and he didn't ever seem to even notice she was gone. Mum'd go spare if we ever just disappeared like that without saying where we were going or when we'd be back. I mean, not that she really ever could keep up with all of us, but it wasn't because she wasn't worrying about where each of was, so she's always shouting at someone about how we're going to kill her one day with worrying her. Yeah. Luna's father's not, wasn't, I mean, like that at all.

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[alt_sally_anne]

There's no rule that says a half-blood can't be adopted, but there's no provision saying they can, either. The rules sort of assume no one would want to.

It would probably be best if they just ask to foster her for now. Finnigan's foster father really acts like his father; if you CAN adopt your foster child he'll do it and once he does, there'll be a rule saying you can. Because Mr Rosier is part of the same inner circle as Mr Malfoy and Mr Nott and the rest. If he wants something he'll get it.