Just Another Drop of Starlight
An original Luna / Hermione FanFic
As written by StellarSeamus
Chapter One: An Everyday Goddess
As the sun rose above shell cottage Luna woke to remember what day it was. She turned toward the far wall and looked at the clock mounted in the corner: 6:12, September first. Luna had both longed for and dreaded this day. The start of her fifth year, new faces, new subjects, and old friends. It also meant that she had to face another year of heartbreak. Hermione; with her stunning hair, so intelligent, so at ease in her body. Nothing could ever happen, of course. Hermione and Ron were the couple to be. And she was a year older than her. Whatever happened to fairness?
She pulled on a pair of jeans, which suddenly turned a dark purple. Mood jeans did that to you. She sighed and swept across the room to find a top that would match the ever growing green tinge of her trousers, before abandoning the idea and throwing on a Parslemouths hoodie. What was the use of making an effort anyway; the only person she wanted to impress was the one who would never have her.
Running down the stairs Luna tripped over a cloak left by her father and fell headfirst into the floor. Xenophilius flew into the room, helped her to her feet, and took off up the stairs without a word. That was typical of her father; forever silent, forever caring. It was oxymoronic to some extent.
Looking at the time, she realised just how much she had to rush for the train. Grabbing a cold cup of tea from above the sink, Luna drained it in three seconds flat, and rushed into the bathroom. Following a quick makeup routine, she grabbed her handbag, shoved in her few essentials, put her iPod (which she had got very kindly from Harry for her birthday) on, and ran out the door.
Three steps out of the door she swore under her breath, remembering her suitcase. As she turned to go back in her bag smashed through the window in her bedroom, shortly followed by her father's smiling face. "Thanks dad," she said picking her way though the broken glass, "Make sure you fix that while I'm gone." Moving quickly she reached the Burrow with minutes to spare.
"Nice to see you again Luna," Harry remarked as she got her breath back, "Stressful morning?"
"In a manner of speaking," she gasped.
"Let's go!" shouted Arthur, emerging from the doorway. "How nice to see you again Luna." The rest of the Weasleys' appeared from random parts of the Burrow.
Suddenly there she was. Her everyday Goddess. The person she wanted to wake up to everyday. The person she wanted to stay with and never leave behind. Luna smiled, dazzled, yet again, by her everything. Hermione smiled back.
"Hi Luna" She said. Luna was speechless, so just waved back. Nothing else was said between them the whole journey. What was there to say anyway? Ron was never going to give Hermione up.