The air around the school was riddled with change. It took Luna Lovegood a few seconds too long to realize the castle was gone. Well, most of it at least. She sat in disbelief as the truth sank in.
"WE WON!" someone cheered from the back of the crowd. Suddenly, a burst of applause broke out. The war was over, the Dark threats gone. Everyone gathered around the golden trio and lifted them in the air. Luna smiled to herself. Everything was normal again, but in the back of her mind a foreboding thought awoke. "Where's Malfoy?" she asked as everyone stared at her in disbelief.
Draco was not interested in celebrating his father's arrest, though he wanted to. The memory was too fresh, the feeling of abandon still there. If he were to do this, he may as well do it after the death had been pushed to the back of everyone's mind. No one would ever expect him, Draco Malfoy, to commit suicide. He was viewed as a proud, swaggering man.
If only they knew… He thought glumly. No one would miss him. The dark Lord was gone, dead, obliterated. His mother and father were imprisoned. His only other family was his Aunt Bellatrix, who he hadn't seen since the war.
He suddenly found himself on the top of the hill where his favorite professor, Severus Snape, had been buried. Would I be buried? He knew he wouldn't be. Only heroes were buried, heroes like Professor Snape. A light mist began to form on the hill, but in that moment, Draco felt as though it could have been a mountain. Threatening to engulf him and drag him to the middle of the earth.
Luna sat wide eyed as Ron walked up to her. "Luna," he said softly, averting his eyes from her face to look at the ground. "Draco abandoned us. He ran when we needed him most and betrayed us." He watched Luna's shoes, hoping they would betray how she was taking the news in place of her eyes. She started to stand and rose up taller than normal.
She turned and faced the crowd, who murmured soft agreement with Ron's harsh words. "Well we have to find him." She stated plainly, as though it were the most obvious answer in the world. "If he wasn't here to see the end, we have to tell him!" she yelled firmly at the crowd.
Luna harrumphed and stormed away as viscously as a girl could with an airy, spaced-out look. She stole a glance backwards and was pleased to see Neville Longbottom staring after her in admiration. Once she was sure no one could see her, she regained her preferred skip and went in search of the lost Malfoy.