Luna sat down in one of the train compartments alone as she did every year, no one wanted to be near her. She was very different, she doesn't conform to the norms and deep down people do fear her as most people fear what they don't understand.
" Alone again Loony? It's amazing that you lasted this long in Hogwarts without friends just ridicule" Said Pansy Parkinson who laughed as she passed Luna.
Luna merely looked out the window and ignored Pansy and her jibes. Her door remained open and a head pop in " Do you mind if I join you?" said a dark haired slytherin.
" Sure, there's a lot of space." Luna replied. " My name's Blaise, Blaise Zabini and you are?" Blaise asked.
" Luna, Luna Lovegood. Im in Ravenclaw" She answered with a smile. " Luna, can I ask you something?" Blaise contiuned. Luna sighed, was he going to insult me? Why don't people leave me alone? I don't bother them, so why bother me? Luna merely nodded.
" Why do you let people insult you like that? The way Pansy just did" Blaise asked. Did he really want to know?
" I cant control what other people think, nor can I control what they say. All the insults and ridicule don't bother me. At the end of the day those people aren't important in my life. Would Pansy give me money if I fight back? Will Malfoy help me pass my exams if I hex him? Will Stewart Ackerley ask me on a date if I cry in front of him?" She answered.
" Do you know why they tease you?" Blaise asked genuinely intrigued by Luna. " Because I'm different, because I scare them. Fear is a funny thing, it is the main source of superstition and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom" Luna answered.
" So you're saying if I conquer you I'll be well on my way to be a wise man?" Blaise asked her with a devilish grin on his handsome face. Luna smiled and laughed gently.
"Do you know what tarot cards are?" Luna asked. Blaise shook his head, and lazed back as he watched her. He liked talking to her, there was actually a conversation and he's actually enjoying himself.
" Tarot cards are a deck of spiritual cards that have 78 in total,tarot reading revolves around the belief that the cards can be used to gain insight into the current and possible future situations of the. Some believe they are guided by a spiritual force, such as Gaia, while others believe the cards help them tap into a collective unconscious or their own creative, brainstorming subconscious." She explained.
" And the whole point is?" Blaise drawled. And he saw Luna giving him a wide smile before answering his question.
" Luna in latin means moon, and in the tarot deck the Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. The card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that the card is of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition" She smiled while answering his question.
" So perhaps , I'm not that easily conquered." Luna continued.
Blaise was taken back from what Luna had said, she's definitely different. He's always heard that she was weird, people call her Loony Lovegood. He was very surprised by her, Draco and everyone in slytherin call her spacey and empty. If she was really that then she wouldn't be in Ravenclaw, She is smart and mysterious.
" Is that a challenge Miss Lovegood?" Blaise asked lazily. "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat" She answered.
" Do you ever give a straight answer? No don't answer that, I'll figure it out myself" Blaise said.
" Why are you here Blaise? In my compartment?" Luna asked. " Taking a risk I guess" He answered casually.
" Zabini, Malfoy wants a word with you" Crabbe said. " Loony Lovegood, hope you didn't contaminate him with your craziness" Crabbe said and laughed. " Shut it Crabbe" Blaise said, his voice filled with annoyance.
" Take care Bella Luna, it was a pleasure talking to you" He said as he exited the compartment.
Luna was once again alone, this time her mind was filled with thoughts of Blaise Zabini. Why did he talk to her? Why was he intrigued by her? And why in heavens did he call her bella Luna? Did he really think she was beautiful. Perhaps it was time she find out more about Blaise.
And the one person she knew would tell her the truth was a fiery redhead by the name of Ginny Weasley. She then concentrated on the quibbler as they had a very interesting article on how to differentiate male haluses from female haluses.