The starting of this comes from inspiration from "I like you" by Fluffysmarts! Thanks so much!

Harry Potter walked heavily back to the Gryffindor Common Room, coming back from one of the dullest meetings known to wizard-kind. A meeting about his future career options. A meeting about his future career options with Professor Bins. That should explain everything. His classes were boring but this… that… that was torture . Five hours and a man could go crazy.

"Hi Harry."

"Hey Luna."

"Coming back from a career meeting?"

"Yeah- how'd you kn—" Harry had long ago learned not to ask these questions to Luna anymore. He honestly really didn't want to know how she knew.

Luna smiled with a blank look aimed for the ceiling.

"Nevermind, Luna." Harry said, in the least offensive manner possible.

"I like you."

"What?" Harry asked distractedly.

"I like you." Luna repeated still staring up at the ceiling with that blank look on her face as they walked side by side.

"What…?" Harry's head snapped to Luna. Luna was unaware, examining the bricks in the floor.

"I like you." She repeated patiently for the third time.

"Like as in… friend-like?" Harry asked for clarification.

"Nope."

"Oh."

"Like as in like-like." Luna clarified with a smile, big innocent blue eyes turning to Harry.

"I like you." She repeated, answering Harry's confused look.

"Oh..."

"See you, Harry." Luna veered off to the left, going down a separate corridor, little bells jangling on her purple belt.

"See you..." Harry managed.

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"YOU SAID WHAT?"

"Nothing."

"EXACTLY!" Hermione yelled, "She said she liked you and you said nothing?!"

"I said 'oh' actually."

"Oh, well that makes everything loads better!" Hermione said sarcastically, hovering around Harry in his armchair like a vulture. A vulture that was about to kill him and then pick at his bones.

"Well what was I supposed to say?"

"Anything! The truth would have been nice, too!"

"Well I can see that going down much better. 'Oh, sorry but I think you're a wacko, Luna. I don't like you like that, sorry.' With my luck I would have ended up in the hospital wing. You've seen what she can do with that wand!"

"Don't be ridiculous, Harry! Plus, you won't say it like that and you know it! Luna's not a wacko and she certainly wouldn't have hurt you! She's a nice girl just a little…" Hermione for once seemed to be at a loss for words.

"See?"

"I was just going to say she was a little strange but other than that she's perfectly fine! A little oddity never killed anyone!"

"Oh, please Hermione. I don't think even Neville would go out with her."

"HARRY!"

"Hermione, you know it's true."

That was it, Hermione was fuming. How could he think something like that about anyone!

"You probably hurt her feelings! Think of how she feels! Getting up all that courage just to have you say 'oh'!"

"What was I supposed to say!" Harry argued once more, "She jumped me in the hallway! You can't just think of something nice on the spot like that! Especially when she's giving you that look… you know, the crazy Luna-look."

"Oh, please Harry! This is ridiculous!"

"Think about how I feel!"

"Can you possibly think of anyone besides yourself for once!" Hermione stormed out of the Common Room, pushing even the smallest of first-years out of her way.