AN: This is a Ginny/Luna pairing fan fiction. It will take a couple of chapters to get there, so stick with me. Also, I have noticed that I frequently lose confidence in my writing, and discontinue it. If there is a crazy amount of time between each chapter, that's because I was either busy or lost confidence in myself. Finally, this is not my world. All of the characters and settings and stuff belongs to J.K. Rowling.
The first time Luna and Ginny's lives collided was when they were both seven. Ginny had gotten bored of playing Gobstones and was forbidden from, playing Quidditch by Mum. Percy was a great brother, but he could make the most exiting things super boring. She had settled for catching minnows in the pond. It was extremely dull, but it was better than being told to write in her diary or play with dolls by Mum.
However, when Ginny arrived at the pond, there was already some, standing knee deep in it. The girl had pretty blond hair and was staring off into who knows where. Ginny knew vaguely that the girl's name was Luna. The village kids sometimes talked about her when they had noting better to do. Their words weren't necessarily kind. Luna came back to reality with a start when she noticed Ginny staring at her with a start.
"Hello," Luna said serenely, "Have you seen any Nargles around? I've been trying to catch one for the past hour." Ginny furrowed her brow in confusion. She had never heard of a Nargle, and was about to ask what it was when Ron came sulking into view.
"Hey Ginny. Mum said that I had to watch over you-" Ron stopped and lookedd at Luna, who had not moved from her postion of being knee deep in the pond, "Who's your friend?"
"My birth name is Luna, but the village children call me Looney," Luna responded calmly. That was surprising to Ginny, who was considering Ron to be very rude. Ron's face hardened. He had probably heard to rumors too.
"Let's go, Ginny, " Ron said, attempting to steer Ginny back to the house. Ginny quite thought that her brother was being a word that she was forbidden to say, and therefore planted her feet hard into the dewy ground.
"I don't care if you're going back inside, I'm staying out here to search for Nargles with Luna," Ginny said firmly. Luna began to smile. Ron rolled his eyes.
"Well, Mum said-" Ron started.
"I don't particularly, care what Mum said, Ronald," Ginny interrupted, "Just go read about your stupid Quidditch team." Luna was now grinning from ear to ear. Ron shoved his hands into his pockets and stalked back to the Burrow, muttering as darkly as an eight year old could. Ginny turned back towards Luna.
"So, what exactly is a Nargle?" Ginny asked, causing both girls to nearly dissolve into giggles. When Luna had finally caught her breath, she sarted speaking.
"Well, Nargles are creatures that my Daddy, Mummy, and I know to exist. Other people don't think they're real, but they can be incredibly mischievous, so we always wear Butterbeer cork necklaces," Luna explained, proudly displaying her cork necklace.
"Cool!" Ginny exclaimed, fascinated by Luna's eccentric manner, "Charlie always says that there are a bunch of magical creatures in the swamp near the Fawcett's house. Why don't we start there?" Luna beamed and bounced on the balls of her feet.
"That's a great idea, Ginny, why didn't I think of that?" Luna exclaimed, before setting off to the Fawcett's house, Ginny followng.
For the rest of the afternoon, the two girls searched for the elusive Nargle. Several times, they came close to catching one, but it would always slip away at the last second. Nevertheless, both Ginny and Luna had the best afternoon ever. However, noon soon turned into evening and the girls had to return home for dinner. Before she left, Ginny had a sudden thought.
"Luna, will you be my friend?"Ginny asked hopefully. Luna looked rather startled, but then smiled widely.
"Of course! I've never had a friend before!" Luna then skipped back to her house, feeling better then she ever had in her lifetime.
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The Weasley's had a family tradition where they would go around the dinner table and state what the best part of their day was. Of course, Ginny was the youngest, and therefore went last. The moment Ron stopped going on about Chudley Cannons finally won a game, Ginny launched into an explanation of meeting Luna and the great Nargle chase. Once she had stopped speaking, she looked around the table, positively beaming.
"That's great, Ginny," Dad said happily. He was always encouraging her to meet some of the children in Ottery St. Catchpole. Mum, however, appeared to be downright ecstatic. At least, until Percy, being the bleep that he is, ruined everything.
"Isn't Luna Lovegood the eccentric, magizoology obsessed girl who lives in the rook shaped house? I've always found her to be a bit mad," Percy stated whilst his only sister glared daggers at him. Mum began to look a little bit worried, but Ginny was sure it would be okay. But then Ron opened his big mouth.
"I talked to her a little bit today, Mum. She is rather odd." Ron added. Ginny gave him a glare worthy of You-know-who. Mum seemed to be considering something.
"Well, Ginny, I am not sure if Luna is the best influence. And, Ronald Bilius," Mum added severely, "Play with Ginerva when I tell you too." Both Ginny and Ron started to protest before deciding against disagreeing with Mum. Nobody disagreed with Mum. Instead, Ginny settled for moodily pushing her food around her plate until dinner was over. Little did Mum know that she was already planning out what to do with Luna the next day.