A/N: This is my first time writing a story about Druna. I got the idea after I watched A Walk to Remember. I used a quote from that movie though I don't own it. I also don't own the Eleanor Roosevelt quote. There will be one or two other drabbles after this. I wrote this for the Monthly Het-Tastic Drabble-Athon Competition. My prompt was belonging. Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. JK Rowling does.
Draco Malfoy was patrolling the corridors after hours. He suddenly heard laughter when he took a turn. He looked around and saw Zacharias Smith and a few of his friends surrounded by Luna Lovegood. He frowned when he saw a pair of shoes dangling in the air. Why would somebody want to steal a pair of shoes?
His eyes found Looney—Luna Lovegood. He understood then why they stole them. He also heard her ask for her shoes back nicely, but Smith chuckled darkly before walking away.
Draco narrowed his eyes and walked forward. He wasn't going to stand for stupid drama tonight. "Accio shoes!" He cried out after he took his wand out. "That's ten points from Hufflepuff, Smith!" Draco called out as they looked behind their backs when they ran off.
He shook his head in disgust before turning toward Luna. "I should dock off points from Ravenclaw too, but I won't because they were picking on you." Draco handed her shoes back over to her.
"Thank you. That is uncharacteristically kind of you. It won't happen again," Luna said kindly.
Draco scoffed as if to say that she shouldn't get used to it. "Why do people do this to you?" He blurted out. "There's nothing wrong with you…" he cut himself off. He didn't mean to say that last part, but the damage was done.
Luna hummed softly before answering. "It's a game to them. People want to try to get a rise out of me. They don't bother me though."
Draco grew quiet as they began walking. "You don't care about what people think about you?"
Luna shook her head dreamily. "No. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
Draco narrowed his eyes as he thought about that. Luna Lovegood may be weird, but she had a sense of belonging. He thought it was rather calming. He cared about what people thought of him too much. He especially cared about his father's opinions too much.
"That's nice," he said finally.
Luna smiled at him. "Thanks. I found it in a book somewhere. You shouldn't care about opinions either," she said lightly.
Draco shook his head as they continued walking."It's easier said than done." He realized he had walked her back to the Ravenclaw Common Room.
They stood at the door awkwardly before Luna finally said, "Good luck with that. Thank you, Draco Malfoy."
Draco muttered a good night before walking away. He shook his head. That Luna Lovegood was something else. But he found himself wanting to get to know her better. His father definitely wasn't going to be hearing about this though.
A/N: The word count is 441 words. Thank you for reading! Please leave a review!