This is a side story I'm doing besides B'sL now and it's short, about 5 chaps. I just really love Luna and I got this idea :)
*Disclaimer: Every character here belongs to JK Rowling.
**Violet Dallow is my own.
Chapter 1
She sat on the staircases that lead to the dungeons with the locks of her golden hair touching her waist. A notebook set on her little knees that were covered with blue and gray socks, showing the color of her house. Her blue eyes twinkly to the tears about to roll down, she couldn't take it anymore. The teasing behind her back was getting to her.
"Was your mum loony too?", one of the 3 Hufflepuff students, along with two Gryffindors stood behind her, laughing and pointing, "is that why she's no longer around?"
"What about your father? Did the nargles stole his brain or something?", one of the Gryffindors said.
She knew she wasn't the most popular kid in school, she knew she wasn't even close, but why tease her? Why make her feel weak when she's alone?
"You better shut it!"
A female voice broke the laughs, making the vulnerable Ravenclaw turned her head. A Slytherin girl with black choppy hair in layers had stood in front of the five lads. Luna couldn't see her eyes, but she felt they were full of tension.
"Calm down, Vi", one of the Hufflepuffs said with a grin to the not joking girl who stood in front of him with arms crossed and piercing dark blue eyes, and the black eye liner didn't help, "we're just having a little bit of fun till lunch is over."
"So you pick on a little girl for her broken family? What about yours?", she said slapping the chubby brown haired guy in the chest, "didn't your dad spent a month in one of those mental hospitals? Isn't he still bonkers? And you", she turned to a Gryffindor who chuckle, "mommy's boy, she has to sent you fresh undies every weak and checks on you in case you've wet the bed. And don't make me start with you", she pointed at a Hufflepuff who had this weird nerd hair style, "your mum still cuts your hair, I bet she picks up your underwear and matching socks too, right?", the girl grinned as the guys just glared at her, wanting to answer, "just get the fuck out of here and stop bothering her before I decide to go hard on you"
Luna slowly stood as she saw how the boys walked away, turning from the fiery Slytherin who came out of nowhere. She turned to her, making her give a little jump from the sudden turn and she went down the stairs. The girl stood in front of her, a few feet taller.
"You alright?", she asked with a sweet tone, compare to how she spoke to the guys
"I'm alright.", Luna answered, putting on a little smile
"I guess this isn't the first time someone teases you, huh?", the girl said as she crossed her arms again.
Right then Luna noticed something shined between the hairs of her bangs, two little silver balls on her left eyebrow. Where those, what the muggles call, piercings? Are they even allowed in Hogwarts?
"I'm use to it. I just know they like to pick on me because I look easy and because their lives are boring", she let out, making the girl chuckled.
"You got that right", the girl grinned at her before stretching her hand, "Violet, call me Vi though."
"Nice to meet you, Vi", Luna responded, shaking her hand, lightly, "Luna Lovegood. But I bet you already call me Loony like the others."
"Not really."
"It's fine if you do it. I won't get mad."
"I'm serious, I don't call you that."
"Oh…", Luna was surprised with her sincerity, "you must have a lot of friends, they knew your name. And I've seen you around with a lot of students."
"Yeah, I'm here and there. Most people just look for me, others say they know me just to look good."
"Why would people do that?"
"My father is this high business man in the muggle world, my mom works in the ministry and gets paid really well, so I'm rich in both words.", she said as she shrugged
"That doesn't seem bad."
"It get's tired when people use you and you're parents aren't around much. But that's when you know who you're real friends are sometimes.", Violet spoke with no care in the world, she sounded open minded and free, "anyways, I better go, I'm sure those blokes won't bother you again and if anyone else does, just say you will call me", Violet grinned as she sent Luna a wink and turned around, "nice socks by the way", Violet said turning around again with a smile, making Luna look at her socks as reaction. Luna then noticed Violet had green and black stripes socks like hers and short black lace-up combat-style boots with a buckle heel strap, a zipper on it's side and cone stud detailing instead of school shoes. Again, are those allowed? Luna thought.
Luna then gave her a little wave, knowing she didn't see it, but she felt she wasn't being polite if she didn't do it. When the tip of the cloak of the girl disappeared, flowing in the air, as she turned the corner and went up the stairs, Luna's smile became a tad bigger as her eyes looked down to the stairs Violet walked in. She held her notebook at the tip of her fingers, feeling it weightless for a reason. It's the first Slytherin that has been kind to her, maybe they are just too busy being kind to others, she thought when she realized it, but deep down she knew that wasn't true. Her heart was just too kind to label anyone as 'bad'. As she went up the stairs, she analyzed Violet's outfit. She noticed her tie wasn't as tight as others, her blouse was outside her skirt and vest, and the cloak was open and she had a chain on her skirt. She thought she looked good, along with those ball-ring things she was wearing on her eye brow.
"Luna", Harry said as she bumped with her when she came up the stairs, "how are you?"
"I'm good", she said with a little nod, "there are some weird stuff going around, aren't they?"
"Um…I guess.", Harry said, raising an eyebrow, curious of why the question, "for starters, Umbridge."
"Hm, yeah", she said with her little smile
"Have you had lunch yet?", he asked and she shook her head, "want to accompany me?"
"You don't have to ask if you don't want to, Harry"
"No, I want to Luna. Really.", he said with a little chuckle
She just kept her smile as he started to walked first and she skipped to his way to catch him. The rest of the day, Luna didn't get bothered, but she didn't see Violet again either. At night she lay in her bed, for some reason, remembering Violet's voice, shutting the guys' as she pushed them and talked back. Then how she turned to her with those deep eyes, the eyeliner helping them stand out of her light skin, like hers. She didn't dare to ask Harry if she knew about her, she was worried it was all part of her imagination and that she would just confused him more, or put stuff in his mind, he has enough already. When breakfast came to the second day back at Hogwarts, Luna skipped in the great hall with the warmth hitting her face, calming her and her hair jumping on her shoulders and back. She got the skipping down when she gave a few steps into the great hall and started to look where to sit. It was then when she spotted Violet, sitting on the Gyrffindor table, literally, her but was on the table with her feet, with the same combat boots, on the chairs and her arms on her knees. She was surrounded by the Weasley twins, Jordan Lee, and two Hufflepuffs she didn't really know the name.
"Loony just walked in", one of the Hufflepuffs said as Luna caught their attention. It didn't take long for Violet to slap his shoulder.
"Shut it"
"Violet?", Luna said, making everyone look
"Hi, Lu"
"How are you, loony?", Fred said with a grin before Violet slapped the back of his head and the others laughed. Luna just smiled.
"What's up?", Violet asked, turning her, but she didn't really know what to answer to that.
"It means how are you or what are you up to.", George said with a chuckle, "all the strange things she knows, but she can't figure that one out", he chuckled along with the others
"Alright, enough of the next one is getting canary cream on their lunch", Violet said pointing at their plates as they gave one last chuckled
"Well, I'm fine…I just wanted to thank you for yesterday.", Luna smiled with thankful eyes
"Hey, no problem. Really.", Violet smiled back to her
"Why is she thanking you, Vi?", Jordan said with a grin, "On the first day and you're already doing favors?"
"What kind?", George asked
"And may we get some?", Fred asked making the others laugh.
"Luna, are these two gits bothering you?", Ron said walking in with Hermione, who soon looked at Violet from up to down, but she just smiled at her.
"No.", Luna shook her head lightly with a smile and looked at Violet who smiled back.
"Miss. Dallow", McGonagall called as she walked by the table, "get your filthy butt down from there, this is not The Hog's Head."
Sighing, Violet got down from the table and stood on her feet. As McGonagall kept walking, Fred and George gasped.
"Violet Dallow, a Slytherin", Fred started with a grin
"Take orders from McGonagall", George kept it with the same grin
"The Gryffindor house master", Fred ended
"When she barely listens to Snape"
"The Slytherin house master"
They chuckled as she rolled her eyes.
"Hey, I don't wanna give her more hell. She had enough with Umbridge. Didn't you see how she was yesterday with her following her and talking rubbish.", She said moving her hands to shut them up, "I better get a move on", she said before grabbing a chocolate muffin, "I didn't do that essay Snape shoved up our arses on our first day.", she said and looked at Luna, "see you around, Luna"
With a smile, before she took a bite of her muffin, she walked away. Hermione stayed looking at her, not so impressed.
"She didn't laugh at you or anything, right?", Hermione asked Luna who shook her head
"She helped me yesterday."
"Don't tell me you already think badly about her, 'Mione." Ron said, "we know her since she was little. Her mum and our dad have worked together."
"Still, she seemed too comfortable with her butt on the table."
"She's like that", Fred said and George nodded, "but she's not bad"
"She's one of the nicest girls you can meet.", Jordan added
"But you have to really meet her", the other Hufflepuff student said
"So you should really get to meet her", Ron suggested it with a chuckled, knowing it would never work
"Really funny", Hermione said
Luna didn't really talked, she just followed Hermione when she turned around to sit and he sat by her to have breakfast before Harry joined a bit after.