Chapter 1:
The letter she had been waiting for for years had finally arrived. Or, at
leas, she was almost positive it had.
"This must be it. It has to be!" Luna assured herself in a slightly unsteady voice.
Luna was holding a letter enclosed in a parchment envelope. On the front, in green ink, it read: Luna Lovegood, Upstairs bedroom, 84 Mayer St. London. On the back it was sealed with a Hogwarts crest, which contained a raven, a badger, a lion, and a snake. The raven first caught her attention first, with its shining coat of feathers and it's elegant presence. It was perfect. Luna blinked and returned to herself, remembering what she may be holding in her hand. She tore open the letter furiously and threw the envelope to the ground. Slowly and carefully she unfolded the letter, held her breath, and read.
"Dear Ms. Lovegood," The letter read politely, "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
A smile bled onto Luna's face as she continued reading. The letter began listing things students needed or may bring to school. The rest of the letter was significantly less exciting than the first line. Luna walked from the front hall into her living room. The walls were covered with endless framed Quibbler covers and family photos from their vacations to many a strange place. There was a fireplace at the front of the room surrounded by many large comfortable armchairs and beanbags. Luna's father was sitting in an armchair to the right of the fireplace scribbling on a long piece of parchment. Luna crossed the room, standing behind him and saw that he was answering Quibbler 'letters to the editor'.
"Dad...I got my letter..." She said cautiously. She hated to disturb his work.
"That is nice dear..." He replied absent-mindedly. He had obviously not heard what she said. She sighed and walked out of the room. Luna was used to being alone. She knew people thought she was a bit strange, which was probably the reason she didn't have many friends.
Luna ran up to her room, which was quite large and dark. The walls were covered in a dark purple paint and the floors stained a dark and shining hue. A small bed sat in the middle of the room with a black veil hanging down over it from the ceiling. Luna loved the room's dark gothic feel she found it oddly comforting. Several moving paintings of her family members hung on the walls. A picture of her grandmother gave a little wave as she walked into the room.
"Hello, grandmother." Luna greeted her half-heartedly.
"What's wrong my dear?" Her grandmothers replied lovingly.
"Oh, I don't know" Luna sighed. "I guess I'm just...disappointed."
"Oh! My poor moon girl! Tell granny what's troubling you." Her grandmother replied.
"Well, I got accepted to Hogwarts, but dad's to busy with The Quibbler to pay any attention to me. You're the only one I have to talk to around here." Luna said sitting down on her bed and closing her eyes. "Plus...I don't have any friends." "No! Don't talk that way! There are so many people that care about you very much!" Her grandmother scolded her. "Forget I said anything..." Luna the curtain around her bed and laid down to think.
"This must be it. It has to be!" Luna assured herself in a slightly unsteady voice.
Luna was holding a letter enclosed in a parchment envelope. On the front, in green ink, it read: Luna Lovegood, Upstairs bedroom, 84 Mayer St. London. On the back it was sealed with a Hogwarts crest, which contained a raven, a badger, a lion, and a snake. The raven first caught her attention first, with its shining coat of feathers and it's elegant presence. It was perfect. Luna blinked and returned to herself, remembering what she may be holding in her hand. She tore open the letter furiously and threw the envelope to the ground. Slowly and carefully she unfolded the letter, held her breath, and read.
"Dear Ms. Lovegood," The letter read politely, "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
A smile bled onto Luna's face as she continued reading. The letter began listing things students needed or may bring to school. The rest of the letter was significantly less exciting than the first line. Luna walked from the front hall into her living room. The walls were covered with endless framed Quibbler covers and family photos from their vacations to many a strange place. There was a fireplace at the front of the room surrounded by many large comfortable armchairs and beanbags. Luna's father was sitting in an armchair to the right of the fireplace scribbling on a long piece of parchment. Luna crossed the room, standing behind him and saw that he was answering Quibbler 'letters to the editor'.
"Dad...I got my letter..." She said cautiously. She hated to disturb his work.
"That is nice dear..." He replied absent-mindedly. He had obviously not heard what she said. She sighed and walked out of the room. Luna was used to being alone. She knew people thought she was a bit strange, which was probably the reason she didn't have many friends.
Luna ran up to her room, which was quite large and dark. The walls were covered in a dark purple paint and the floors stained a dark and shining hue. A small bed sat in the middle of the room with a black veil hanging down over it from the ceiling. Luna loved the room's dark gothic feel she found it oddly comforting. Several moving paintings of her family members hung on the walls. A picture of her grandmother gave a little wave as she walked into the room.
"Hello, grandmother." Luna greeted her half-heartedly.
"What's wrong my dear?" Her grandmothers replied lovingly.
"Oh, I don't know" Luna sighed. "I guess I'm just...disappointed."
"Oh! My poor moon girl! Tell granny what's troubling you." Her grandmother replied.
"Well, I got accepted to Hogwarts, but dad's to busy with The Quibbler to pay any attention to me. You're the only one I have to talk to around here." Luna said sitting down on her bed and closing her eyes. "Plus...I don't have any friends." "No! Don't talk that way! There are so many people that care about you very much!" Her grandmother scolded her. "Forget I said anything..." Luna the curtain around her bed and laid down to think.