First Year: Chapter Four

First Years: New Arrivals
Disclaimer: I do not Own Harry Potter but I will use him and any of the others to come play in my world every once in awhile.


By March they had created a system Tom had moved both Xavier and Laila into the family rooms. Laila had adopted Xavier in words but as they were both considered missing it could only be words. As for Xavier he was simply enjoying his time in their care, he had not yet heard from his father which was to be expected and he didn’t go down into the bar area much, mostly after the bar had closed for the night. As was the case tonight he had spent the entire day re-reading the Daily Prophet that they had gotten that morning.

Mostly he was looking for any information on his father but he didn’t allow himself to think that was the reasoning behind reading one issue for the entire day. Deciding instead to help clean up the bar after the doors locked he headed for the stairs. Once he reached the bottom he came aware of another’s presence in the bar. Looking at Tom and Laila seeing them in argument and knowing they had yet to notice him by the stairs. Taking a few steps into the actual restaurant area he moved to stand by this mysterious girl that had shown up. Listening into the adults conversation he turned to look at the girl in question.

“Dad we can’t just send her out on her own she doesn’t have anyone right now.”

“That’s not my problem she was safer where she was to send her here is uncalled for.” Tuning out the rest of the conversation he focused back in on the girl. So she was supposed to stay here just like I am. This girl had no one just like him he was alone until the end of the war and they were going to just hand her over to someone else.

“Hello I’m Xavier are you going to be here for long.” Taking a slight step back when she turned her head to look at him. It was unnerving to look her in the eyes the color of Violet stared back at him. The dirty blonde hair that framed the small pale face that surrounded the big Violet eyes add that to her small stature and all in all it was unnerving. Her looks took him by surprise but when she spoke the melody and softness of her voice seemed to calm him in a strange way.

“I think so, my grandmother is ill and she sent me here to find my Father. She did not know that there was a war commencing.” Turning her head back to the adults she blinked as her cat jumped from her arms to his. Reacting quickly Xavier managed to catch her and smiled as he started to pet her. “How…odd?” Turning to face him completely and tilting her head as she studied her cat. Looking up and flinching at her complete gaze and attention on him.

“I’m sorry what’s odd?” Turning his attention back to the cat when she nudged his hand to continue to pet her.

“Ember she doesn’t normally let anyone touch her let alone jump to you the first time she has met you.” Nodding he tuned back into the conversation between the adults, feeling her eyes on him he turned back to her realizing a little late that he never asked her name as he opened his mouth to ask Tom interrupted him.

“Alright Miss. Carsh it seems that we keep you until this war has passed and when it is safe I will send this letter ahead to who it needs to go to does that sound good to you. We will go ahead and put you in the room next to Xavier in the Family rooms.” Tom then went to her luggage and the four of them carried her stuff to the rooms and helped her get set up. After they got her settled and everyone got aquatinted fully the adults left and Xavier moved to her bed placing Ember on top of the comforter.

“As we are hiding we can’t really go down into the bar while it’s open a lot otherwise the regulars take notice and then they cause problems. If you have any questions about the area or anything you can ask me, and if your okay with it I would like to hang out from now on. It gets kind of boring around here.” Once he got her response, which was a nod, he moved out the door and to his bedroom to lay on the bed for another night of no sleep. Thus, a new routine was born, most everything was the same except instead of spending his days alone he spent them with Lunna. At first he was worried that she would ask questions about what was easy for him to hide when no one was around to pay attention.

After a while he relaxed figuring when and if she got curious she could ask him about it after all he didn’t have to answer. Their activities while together consisted of him on the bed playing with Ember and she would sit on the couch or floor and read books. After a few weeks had passed Xavier had realized something about himself he had gradually lowered his mental shields until today he did have them up and he felt nothing but numbness. It was in the middle of this realization that lunch had been sent up and arrived that she decided to ask the question that had been bugging her for some time and one he had been waiting for since he first started staying with her during the day.

“Hey Xavier how come you don’t eat anything.” Tensing up he thought about how to answer this question. Deciding that he would tell her the truth he rolled onto his stomach.

“Everything taste like ash. I don’t know why though?” Opening his eyes he stared at the wall behind her. “How come I feel numb around you being an empath means I should feel something from you but I can’t feel anything around you. It is refreshing just not normal. So do you not feel anything are you emotionless?” Looking at her to see that the book was back in her face he sigh then focused on the title of the book. Empath’s and the Troubles They go Through by Ariana Cole. Climbing off the bed he walked around her looking into the page she was on as she turned the page.

“How did you know I was an empath Lunna.” He asked sitting down behind her to take in what she was reading. “I just told you today, not many others know this.”

“Laila told me, although according to this the less that people know the better especially with the war that is going on if the bad guys ever got a hold of that information you would be a wanted kid.” Putting the book back on her lap she looked at him and then nodded towards the food. “You should try and eat something today see if its changed any.” Xavier looked at the two plates with sandwiches and cups of milk on them.

By the end of March and beginning of April and not much had changed in the routines Xavier mostly refused to talk about what was bothering him as well as think about his father or the war. He simply ignored everything and his appearance showed it. He rarely took a shower, brushed his hair or teeth. His nights went sleepless, he didn’t eat or talk and was rapidly losing wait. Lunna did what she could to comfort him and to get him to eat but sometimes it didn’t work and when that happened she just laid with him offering what she could.

The adults where finally taking notice of the changes, the bags under his eyes looked like bruises. After the adults took notice they made slight changes in their schedules, spending the nights asking Xavier questions. Trying and failing to get him to open up and talk finally running out of options they moved on to asking Lunna again at night. They still got no answer or so they thought, Lunna returned from her room holding three books. Empath’s By Daniel Craig, Empath’s and the Troubles They Go Through By Ariana Cole, In and Outs of Anorexia By Christopher Marks before returning to her room.

The next morning Lunna went to Xavier’s room only to find an exhausted Xavier refusing to eat and an agitated Laila refusing to budge and Tom heading out the door. Ember walked into the room jumping on the bed between the two meowing at Xavier announcing their presence. Once Xavier recognized the cat he picked her up and left the room heading to Lunna's room for solace. Once there he laid in the bed too exhausted to move after that.

“If you force it, it makes him feel like your pushing it, don’t make him let him choose to eat.” Lunna turned to her bedroom fallowing the trail that Xavier had taken. Once she closed the door to her bedroom, she waited for her eyes to adjust. Walking to the bed, where Xavier lay on his back, she climbed onto the comforter and curled herself into him.

“They are worried about you. So am I and I am not leaving.” Xavier blinked once then twice shrugged then rolled onto his side and held her. Tears leaking from his eyes basking in not having to feel anymore. Listening to her breath and Ember purr he fell asleep for the first time in months completely at ease and relaxed. Never noticing Luna rolling over to watch him the worry plain in her eyes, nor see the door crack and then open to reveal Laila as she moved in and watched.

“It’s the first time in awhile that he’s slept.”