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Harry looked at his watch. He tapped it with his hand. He sighed he dug his hand into his pocket and pulled out a long wooden wand. He tapped his watch with it. 'Dorwith' he said in his head.he just had to check if it his watch was going slower. Apperently not. Hermione shoved him.

"Wha-" He was cut off by a young women who entered the room. She had bright brown eyes and sleek red hair. He gulped "Umm..Err.. Hello Ginny."

"Hello Harry " She returned. She sat down on the couch across from him.She looked at him. He averted his eyes. Ginny seemed to be picking up on the fact that Harry was uncomfortable. But she couldn't tear her eyes away from him. From his face. He had smooth skin his black hair and those wonderfull green eyes. She just couldn't take her eyes away. She wished she could just reach out and–

"So How have you been Ginny? I haven't seen you in ages after you graduated and that was a bout two years ago." Hermione asked interrupting Ginny's thoughts on Harry.

"Oh...Um ..."Ginny was at a loss for words being caught off gaurd. "Um.. I've been alright. You know I've been living here with Luna . Luna and I have been doing well. She just left to visit her father this morning. But you know it's alright."

"Are you seeing anyone?" Ron asked innocently from his spot next to Hermione. Giving Harry a look.

"Well actually I have. I just went on a date yesterday." Ginny replied. Ron looked up at her in alarm.

"What? With who ? Where? Is it that Fernando bloke you were talking about last Christmas? Mum showed me the picture. He looked really dodgy. You know he might have a criminal record." Ron ranted on about Fernando. When he was finally out of breathe Ginny replied.

"No it wasn't Fernando and just because you went on like that I won't be telling you a thing. Ronald Weasley."

Hermione rolled her eyes. "How have your studies been going?" she said changing the subject to calm waters.

"Well that has been going quite well. I still need a few years doing the lower jobs. But I'm working my way up. Maybe next year I'll get a promotion. Of course I don't expect to become the head of the corporation of wizard games and sports but nothing is to big. Right?" Hermione nodded. Harry continued to look anywhere but at Ginny. He felt his stomach clench up into knots.

"What about you Harry? How have your studies been?" Ginny asked Harry.

"It's been alright" Harry mumbled back. He looked up and saw her brown eyes staring right back at him. He turned away. And focused on a portrait hanging over the fire of Luna's father. He got up and walked up to it and stared . He was very tall and looked nothing like Luna . Then again he was in a zebra striped suit. Harry doubted Luna would be caught dead wearing zebra stripes. Radish earrings he would believe. But any imitation of fur or fur at all she would probably burn on principle. He knew she was completely against animals being killed fur. She was just as passionate about that subject as Hermione was about S.P.E.W. He smiled at that thought. He was so interested in the painting (and thoughts) that he didn't realize when Luna had apparated into the kitchen and entered the living room.

"I see you noticed my fathers painting." Luna commented looking at him. Harry was startled but managed a nod. "He looks really happy there doesn't he? Very peaceful ."she added nodding. She turned away from him and walked to the sofa and sat down next to Ginny. Harry turned and walked back to his seat on the sofa.

"How is your father Luna?" Hermione asked her.

"Well he's alright... I mean as good as he can be in his condition." Luna replied slowly choosing her words carefully.

"You mean he hasn't gotten better yet? " Ron asked incredirously .

Luna looked up quickly and angrily said "Well it is a little hard to recuperate from about 20 Crucio curses isn't it now Ronald? He isn't exactly in his 20's anymore like you is he.?" Ron looked bewildered as Hermione cast him a look of utter disdain.

"What I do now? I can't even ask a simple question?' Ron said annoyed.

"Look mate sometimes there are things you need to keep in your head" Harry whispered to Ron out of the corner of his mouth. He stared at Luna. She had wide blue eyes but they looked less surprising then when he first met her on the Hogwarts express when he was fifteen. He also noticed that she had cut her hair. It no longer trailed to her waist but but ended a little later then her neck.He thought she looked much nicer this way. Though he thought it slightly odd. Anytime he ever thought about Luna it was a scrawny girl with wide blue eyes and waist length dirty blond hair.

"Sorry Ron that is just a touchy subject with me. He's doing alright though." Luna continued. Harry looked at Ginny. Ginny stared at him with her bright brown eyes. She seemed to be trying to figure out what he was thinking.

Harry jumped up saying ' well I think I'll just go for a walk on the shore I'l be back. You all keep right on chatting. Just call when you're ready to leave." He turned and walked out the backdoor onto the shore in front of Ginny's and Luna's beach house. He walked forward and kicked at the sand. He proceeded to walk along the shore. He closed his eyes and listened to the sound of the crashing waves. He felt the salty sea breeze and felt comforted. He continued to walk. He watched the waves forward and see how it left marks on the shore. Harry had always been fascinated with the sea . The power it had. But it seemed humble. Showing what strength it had but not showing off. He looked up at the moon. It was big ,round and glowing. He stared for what seemed like hours. He didn't notice when someone came up to him and stood next to him.

"It's lovely isn't it?" Harry looked down and saw Luna. "I love when it's so round like that. Big and bright." Luna continued looking up into the moon. They stood in silence . Harry decide to break the ice. The silence was starting to make him uncomfortable.

"Hey doesn't your name mean moon? In Spanish or Latin?" Harry asked her.

She smiled at him. "You've finally realized it. Nobody seems to know what it means. Yes it does mean moon. That was my mothers favorite." Harry stared at her. Her hair whipped around her. She seemed to glow in the moonlight. He looked away He couldn't look at her. He felt his stomach get tied in knots again. This time the reason guilt, not embarresment. He sat down on the sand and buried his head in his hands.

"Harry are you alright?" she asked him turning away from the moon to look at him. He didn't answer. "Harry? Are you alright?" she paused " are you upset?" she sat down next to him. "You know Harry it's okay to be upset. And if you hold in your feelings they all end up blowing out. You can cry if you want. Besides making you feel better crying cleans your eyes." Luna said casually.

Harry looked up at her in disbelief . She always said odd things but this ...

" You know you should try to cry at least once a week just to keep your eyes healthy." Luna continued.

Harry felt even more guilty. He bureid his head in his hands again. It was all his fault.

"I'm sorry Luna." He said to her trying to fight back his tears that were trying to fight their way out.

"What are you sorry about?" Luna asked confused. She stood up and tried to pull him up.

"It's all my fault Luna! This shouldn't of happened!" He cried. He looked at her blue eyes. He felt a tingle from where her hands were supporting him. He was having a weird feeling that he shouldn't be felling this.

" I hurt her and she still wants me. I can't hurt anybody anymore." He cried . "it's my fault he died and your dads in St. Mungos. I've ruined everyones life."

"No you haven't Harry. If anything you made everyones life better. And even though he's in St.Mungos I'm sure he is really grateful to you to saving me." Luna said trying to comfort Harry.

"Harry Your hurting but you still have friends and you ended the reighn of the Dark lord." Luna said. "You stopped him . And you think the world is safe now? Ypu know what's going on! You need to help stop this too!" Luna said somewhat angrily.

" What am I supposed to do. The only reason I was put on this earth is to save it!" Harry said to her.

"You know what is going on. You need to help. Just because you killed him doesn't mean it's over completely." Luna said to him seirously . Harry had a felling she knew something was happening but couldn't tell him. He wondered what she meant by that .

What does Luna know? What is she hiding from everyone?