"I soar without wings, I see without eyes.
I've traveled the universe to and fro.
I've conquered the world, yet I've never been anywhere but home.
Who am I?"

Ginny had been standing outside the door to the Ravenclaw common room for almost an hour before A Ravenclaw came along to help her out, the girl who came to her aid listened to the riddle and thought for a moment before smiling serenly "A dream." Luna stated the answer with absolute certainty and the door opened, at that point she turned to Ginny "If you've decided to join Ravenclaw I'll have to help you with riddles..." said Luna, somehow turning the words into a little song. Ginny took a second or to to collect her thoughts before answering "I'm just here to talk to some Ravenclaws who might be interested in joining a sort of Defense Against the Dark Arts Study group... Would you help me?" Luna nodded and grabbed her hand leading her into the Common Room. Luna Introduced Ginny to a handful of candidates for the study group she proposed and Ginny talked them all into meeting up at the Hogs Head Tavern in Hogsmede at the next weekend off they had.

"A Dream."

As Luna rounded the corner before the doorway to her common room she saw the fire-haired angel she had admired for the past four years leaning against the wall, Luna knew she had to keep her cool and make Ginny Weasley like her. Everyone already called her "Loony Luna," but if they knew the truth they'd call her "Loony Lesbo Luna." And she could handle their teasing now, but not if it got worse... She was so lonley sometimes, even knowing she knew of creatures her classmates didn't think existed didn't always work to cheer her up. But for the moment she was over-joyed to have Ginny so very close to her, and aparently needing her help. Luna Smiled serenly and gave the answer to the riddle without much thought, she thought it was odd that a gryffindor wanted entry to the ravenclaw common room in the first place but for Ginny she would have done anything. When it turned out all Ginny wanted was to recruit for a club Luna was more to help, and she was the first to agree to go.

As Ginny was leaving to go into Hogsmede she was surprised to see Luna walk up beside her, Ginny smiled over at the girl and kept walking. Luna walked beside her for a while in silence before she spoke "I haven't gone into Hogsmede yet, even if Daddy did give me permission last year." Luna said that in the soft tone of voice she always used, the one that sounded cheerful but calm, and it set Ginny's nerves at ease to be so near someone so calm. "I'll show you around the village, if you'd like..." Offered ginny smiling over at Luna again, Luna nodded vigorusly and smiled back "I'd love that." The two girls walke side by side the rest of the way in companiable silence, their arms burshing against each other with every step.

When the girls reached the village Ginny asked Luna what she wanted to do, Luna replied with a small shrug saying that whatever Ginny thought was best would work for her. Ginny took Luna on a tour of all the shops; from Zonkos to Madame Puddifoot's, ending at The Three Broomsticks. At The Three Broomsticks Luna insisted on buying Ginny's butterbeer as well as her own, the girls sat and talked together for almost an hour before it was time to head over to the Hogshead. Ginny and Luna strolled over to the hogshead, arriving a few minutes early, and upon arrival sat down near where Harry, Hermione, and Ron sat. When the meeting was over and the sign up sheet was full Ginny and Luna walked back to Hogwarts together, even closer together than the walk into Hogsmede. At dinner the girls shared smiles and waves but nothing more.

As she lay in bed that night Ginny could not clear her mind of Luna; she saw her smiling, talking, walking, and laughing. "Oh Merlin!" she thought to herself "Why can't I stop thinking about this girl?" she wondered before drifting off to sleep for confusing dreams of the blonde beauty she had spent the day with.

Luna lay in bed with a smile remembering the way Ginny's arm had brushed hers as they walked, the way their knees touched when they sat together at The Three Broomsticks and at the meeting, and the way she smiled at her. Ginny's smile warmed her inside and out, her laugh blew through her clearning away the dust of lonliness and making her feel like she belonged... Merlin she loved that girl. Luna soon slid into sleep, her smile still in place, as she began to dream about the girl with hair of fire that awoke such a passion in her body and heart.

It was almost a month before Luna was able to talk with Ginny again, she saw Ginny striding towards the Ravenclaw table one morning at breakfast. Ginny walked up to Luna and passed her a written note "Could you let the other Ravenclaws who signed up know?" she asked in a low whisper, her lips brushing Luna's ear and her breath tickling Luna's bare neck. Luna nodded her assent as warmth spread from the bottom of her stomach to her every limb, she smiled broadly even as Ginny walked away.

Ginny watched Harry, Ron and Hermione enter the room of requierment and checked the clock again, she was thirty-four minutes late. She knew it would be at least that long before Luna would arrive, Ginny had accepted that she longed for the sight of Luna Lovegood and now she had been for too long without that sight.

Ginny was lost in thought for a few minutes before she was shocked out of her reverie by loud footsteps coming down the corridor. She looked out from the nook in which she sat and saw Luna walking towards her smiling broadly. Ginny waved her over and told her that they had to wait so that the room could be set up. Luna sat down beside Ginny, their legs touching sending twin jolts of fire up their legs.

Luna sat by Ginny in silence for a few glorius moments her hand on her own thigh, in a moment of boldness Luna shifted the perch of her hand over to Ginny's thigh. Ginny looked over at Luna, her lips parted slightly in surprise, as Luna slowly crossed the few inches between them. Their lips met for the briefest second before Ginny pulled away, standing up. "I shouldn't do this, it's not... I shouldn't.." Ginny flushed crimson and sat down again, pressing her leg against Luna's with a sigh. "Luna..." Luna shook her head "You don't need to say anything Ginny, I understand."

The girls sat together until it was almost time for the meeting, together they arose and went into the room of requierment for the meeting, throughout the meeting Ginny stole glances at Luna and Luna found herself staring at Ginny.

As she returned to Gryffindor Tower Ginny couldn't help but brush her lips every few feet, the memory of her kiss with Luna still at the forefront of her mind. A kiss, such a simple thing, had clearified her feelings for Luna. Ginny loved Luna Lovegood and it seemed that Luna loved Ginny too.

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