The Nickname (Draco and Lux Drabble #14)

"Why do you call yourself Lux?" a first year asked. "When I was a little girl, younger than you are now, I lived in a glorious mansion in Romania. I had an older brother named Max. He loved playing quidditch. Every time I went to one of his games, they won. So, he started calling me his lucky charm. The younger kids in my neighborhood couldn't say "Lucky", so they called me Lux. The name stuck", Lux explained. "What happened to your family?" another first year asked. "They...died. The house caught on fire one night. I remember seeing a silvery cat standing by the door. I got up and followed it outside. Then it disappeared", Lux said, "Then Dumbledor found me". "Where did the cat come from?" a second year asked. "Dumbledor said my magic saved me. The silver cat is my patronus. I was meant to live", Lux said. "Show us!" the younger children insisted. Lux cast the spell and a silver cat came out of her wand. The children were amazed. A silver snake slithered up. The younger children screamed and ran away. The snake wrapped its body gently around the cat. "What were you doing?" Draco asked. "Oh, just telling stories", Lux said.