Luna's eyes fluttered open and she realized that she was standing next to her bed in her room at home as she smiled dreamily to herself. She had slept walked again. She looked around and slowly retrieved a slightly dirt-smudged, grass-stained purple button-down shirt and knee length light jean shorts she wore a few days ago when she went down to the creek close to her house. School would be starting soon and even though she hid it behind her happy-dreamy look, she would be sad for the first week or so. She would miss her dad. She would miss his tea he made her when she got a cut or a bruise. She would miss his understanding smile he always gave her. She thought about all this for a minute and smiled, knowing that her dad was proud of her and knowing that she enjoyed Hogwarts quite a bit. She just had to keep her head clear of wrackspurts, seeing as they always flock near her house this time of year. She would be extremely embarrassed to show up in the Ravenclaw common room with a head full of wrackspurts. Luna smiled peacefully and let out a sigh that passed as a single laugh and slipped her shoes on and skipped outside.

Blaise woke up lying on the floor of his family's kitchen. He slowly stood up and looked around before he cursed and ran into his room and closed the door quickly. He slowly opened it to look and listen to see if anyone was awake and when he was sure they were all still asleep, he sat down on his bed and sighed. His sleep walking always got worse when school was about to start (most likely because of the nerves.) He'd been trying to keep it a secret from everyone, and seeing as only his friend Draco knew about it, it was pretty easy. "Thank Merlin no one saw." he whispered. "Oh look, I took pizza with me." Blaise said happily as he took a bite of the cold pizza. Without fail, he always ended up in the kitchen. Once Blaise finished his "breakfast", he got dressed quickly and headed downstairs to answer the door which had just been knocked on.

"Good-morning Mrs. Malfoy, it IS good to see you again. Tell me, how is Lucius?" Blaise asked politely.

"Oh, you know how things are these days." she smiled sadly as she ushered Draco Malfoy into the Zabini mansion. Draco looked at Blaise as he dragged him out of the house to do last minute school-supply-shopping.

Luna wandered around the woods near her house aimlessly, making a lovely wreath of colorful flowers she had picked so that it stood out brightly against her blond hair.

"LUNA! My dear, it's time for the train station!" She heard her father yell out to her in his sing-song voice. She her hair whipped around as she turned towards his voice and smiled dreamily, looking forward to the new year.

Blaise's mind wandered as he tried to zone out Draco's complaints about whatever it was he complained about. He was used to it so he knew how to deal with it. He looked down and saw a small flower growing out of the dirt and he stooped and picked it as they were walking. Blaise stopped suddenly realizing that they would be late! "Draco! The train!" Blaise yelled and both the boys took off running.

Luna walked in a slight daze, still wearing the flower wreath and the outfit she had on earlier today, but she had added a bright red cardigan to keep warm on the train. The muggles were giving Luna strange looks but she hardly noticed, seeing as she was already daydreaming about Hogwarts. She arrived at platform 9 and 3/4 and looked at the scene before her. People were rushing around, saying goodbye to family members. 1st years didn't want to leave their parents, while 7th years were trying their best to get away. But Luna, she had already said goodbye to her father so there was no reason for her to linger on the platform. She weaved her way through the crowd and onto the train. She walked into a quiet compartment, sat down, and waited for Ginny and her friends as she read the newest print of the Quibbler.

Blaise was on platform 9 and 3/4 staring at the train. He was contemplating whether he even wanted to go back to Hogwarts only to live in the ever-looming shadow of Draco Malfoy. Blaise did consider himself to be very talented, but often went unnoticed when Draco was around. He sighed and looked to his left-searching through the crowds of people-and spotted Draco with a group of girls crowded around him. Blaise sighed again and climbed up the steps and onto the train to wait for the boredom to show up.

Luna sat talking calmly with Ginny, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Neville in their train compartment. They were relaxing and joking with each other as the train rumbled and drove ahead towards Hogwarts.

Blaise sat slightly slumped in his seat as Draco spoke to him. Blaise hardly heard what Draco was saying and Draco didn't seem to notice. "There's GOTTA be something for me at Hogwarts." Blaise thought to himself.

Everyone piled off the train onto the dark platform after it screeched slowly to a stop. Luna skipped along next to Ginny as they talked about the upcoming year. Just to their left, a quiet Blaise looked down as he walked quickly away from a group of people he considered acquaintances. The lights from the post lamps shone on the two girls, keeping the young boy hidden. Luna, as it so happens, tripped over her shoe lace and fell sideways. Blaise stepped away quickly and quietly, looked down and stepped around her and neither she nor Ginny noticed that he had been there. Everyone settled into the great hall to await the feast as the sorting hat sorted the first years into their houses. Luna sat quietly and smiled at all the new Ravenclaws who looked either deathly scared to be first years or extremely happy with where they were placed. Blaise was doing the same minus the smiles. Once the feast was done, everyone went to their respective dormitories for a good night's rest. Luna happily settled into bed with her shoes on just as Blaise was praying he wouldn't have to wear HIS to bed this year.