Neville Longbottom wasn't handsome. He wasn't a guy that girls swooned and wrote in their diaries about. That is why he still doesn't know why Luna Lovegood was crazy about him. But to get the full story, we have to go back. Back to Luna's first year at Hogwarts all the way to the Battle of Hogwarts.
Ten Years Ago
Luna Lovegood followed behind the trail of first years, gazing at the ceiling above. She'd always known that the ceiling in Hogwarts' Great Hall mimicked the sky outside, but she hadn't imagined it to be so magnificent. It was a brilliant blue colour, with little twinkling dots for stars. She stared at the tables around her, which were Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Gryffindor.
After a while, her eyes were fixed on a boy in Gryffindor. He looked... different, compared to everyone else at the table. Luna liked different. She made a promise to herself that she would be his friend, because he looked lonely. She was still in a daze when Professor McGonagall called her name.
She stepped up to the stool on which the Sorting Hat was resting on. Professor lifted the hat off the stool and Luna sat on it. After the hat was on her head, it hummed curiously. "Hmm... Kind heart... Wonderful mind, bit scary though... Better be... RAVENCLAW!" the hat exclaimed.
Everyone clapped, especially the Ravenclaws, as she hopped off the stool and skipped to the Ravenclaw table calmly. A girl patted her back like they were old friends when she sat down, though Luna did think that she looked familiar...
After everyone was sorted, the feast started. Luna didn't talk much, only engaging in a single conversation that lasted only a sentence after she'd joined it, but it didn't matter to her much. She was still determined to find out more about the boy, Neville Longbottom (She'd asked one of the boys at her table).
Once the feast was over, all of the children merged into a clump, breaking away when the prefects announced which houses were to follow them. Luna decided to stay with her group and talk to Neville the next day. Once in the Common Room, she trudged behind a group of girls climbing up a winding staircase.
She dressed in her night clothes and quickly fell asleep, staring through the open window at the glistening stars.
The next day began with a rush. First, Luna woke up late. She ran to the bathroom, which oddly enough was calm, given that most classes started at nine thirty and it was already nine fifteen. She brushed her teeth and simaltaniously combed her hair; then she put on her uniform.
Running down the staircase, she slipped on the bottom stair and fell down. A boy (Whom Luna recognized as Neville) stopped and helped her up. "I do that a lot," he said, sympathetically. "By the way, I'm Neville. This is my second year at Hogwarts."
Luna was suprised at Neville's kindness. Back home, whenever she tripped someone called her clumsy. Scratching her head, she replied,"Oh. I'm Luna. First year." She felt wonderful. She didn't think anyone would ever want to be her friend, let alone the exact person she wanted to be friends with.
Neville walked her to the Great Hall, where they said goodbye and headed to their tables. From that day on, Neville met Luna at the staircase (But much earlier) and walked her to breakfast, and they made a pact. That they would be best friends until the very end of time.