A/N: Standard Disclaimers Apply I own nothing

I love Blaise and Luna Ship Fics, there are not enough out there, but I did create a community on livejournal called lovezambini for folks to put thier fics. Everyone who loves this ship is welcome to come and visit.

I crossposted this fic there as well

On with the story

Voldemort had shocked the whole of wizarding world when he had blown up the Hogwarts Express as it pulled into the station at the end of the past spring. Everyone was stunned as everyone had thought the Hogwarts Express inviolate; that it and the children it carried would always be safe.

Their perceptions were further rocked when it was announced that it was not magic that had left the train a smoking ruin but a muggle device, several bombs of C4 had been planted on the train, fortunately or unfortunately the timers had been set incorrectly and the train blew up just as the engine entered the station, killing the children on the train but no one waiting on the platform was hurt.

Wizards and Witches from all over the world came to help stop Voldemort after they realized, it was not simply a British Wizarding problem, but a World Wizarding problem. A wizard who would stoop to killing innocent children would not stop at Britain's borders.

Due to various circumstances, usually worried parents the train had not carried all the children of Hogwarts, many had been picked up personally at the school itself.

The fall air was chilled asLuna walked slowly up the path towards the familiar castle, she looked about with eyes that had seen the world at its worst, Luna had been in the thick of the battle, fighting back to back with Blaise Zambini. Luna had seen her fellow classmates fall under hexes, Professors snarling as they Avada Kedevra'd Death Eaters.

The battle was a bloody brutal extermination of Voldemort and his followers, in the heat of the fight; no one was allowed to turn their backs on their 'side'. If you were with the Death Eaters at the beginning of the fight you were dead at the end, it was as simple and final as that.

Snape and Draco Malfoy had been working for the Order ever since Professor McGonagall had found the penseive that Albus had left for her to find. In it the Professor was shown the memory of Dumbledore making Severus swear a wizard's oath to kill him if they could not find a cure.

Though Harry and Ron hated Severus and Draco even worse after Dumbledore's death,they spied for the Order and when the time came fought side by side with the Order members.

Luna along with Blaise had been put in charge of organizing the Canadian contingent of fighters, medics and various other witches and wizards who had heeded the clarion call of war.

Luna knew that there had been naysayer's of her ability to actually be useful in the war against Voldemort, it had actually shocked Luna to hear Hermione standing up for her organizational abilities. Though Luna had said nothing at the time, only going about and doing what needed to be done.

So lost in thought Luna did not hear the footsteps coming up the path behind her, she did not know anyone was there until a voice broke into her reverie.

"Ready for the rampaging hordes of first years, my lovely snorkack?"

Luna replied without moving her eyes from the castle, "Rampaging, the season for rampaging mooncalfs will fall on the coming lunar cycle."

Blaise Zambini examined the slim waif like figure before him, a smile lighting his face, though many found Luna to be ditzy and quite strange, Blaise himself found her quite refreshing.

He admitted only to himself, he was a Slytherin after all, that sometimes he did not understand the leaps Luna's mind made from one subject to another, but he usually figured out where she was going after thinking about it.

Flashback

Blaise had first realized that he had fallen in love with Luna, when she had landed in the med tent after an ambush. He had been out scouting for another group of Death Eaters, when he had gotten back to camp, Blaise had overheard some people talking.

"Yeah, Lovegood was the worst hit, she was trying to save a child"

Grabbing the man by the shoulder Blaise spun the speaker around to face him, "Lovegood, Luna Lovegood?"

At the man's nod, Blaise took offlike a mad man across the compound towards the med tent, ignoring the angry shout of the medi wizard as he tore through the beds searching for Luna.

He finally spotted her at the far end of the ward, dropping to his knees beside the bed, Blaise picked up her hand in his. Shocked at how cold and still it was, he had gotten used to Luna being dreamy and seemingly unaware of her surroundings, but even when she sat still, Luna seemed to exude an energy, it was missing now.

Choking back a sob, Blaise laid his head down on the bed and started to pray, something he had not done since coming to Hogwarts. He prayed that Luna would be alright, with tears streaming down his face he started to speak to the unconscious woman on the bed.

"Luna, you have to stay with me alright. You're the only one who can explain the unexplainable to me; your laughter brings me hope. I see you smile and my day is all right. Luna Lovegood I won't let you go without you knowing I Love You." The last was said in a fierce whisper, shocked at the admission, that he had not allowed himself to realize, Blaise sat down on the chair beside the bed, not relinquishing Luna's hand.

"Mr. Zambini"

Blaise looked up to see Madame Pomfrey, standing at the foot of Luna's bed, "Madame Pomfrey, how is Luna? Is she going to be alright?"

"Yes, Ms Lovegood is going to be fine, she was hit by a what appears to be a very strong diffindo charm, however Ms Lovegood was able to repel the charm thereby saving herself and her young charge." Madame Pomfrey twitched the edge of the blanket covering Luna straightening it.

Blaise looked Luna over, there were no marks anywhere that he could see, Madame Pomfrey continued, "Whatever spell Ms Lovegood used depleted her energy, she will sleep for some time, but she is well" Patting Blaise on the shoulder Madame Pomfrey left Luna's bedside.

Blaise did not leave Luna's side the whole night, a noise woke him with a start, looking up he saw Draco standing at the foot of the bed with a tray of food. Wincing at the pull of tight muscles Blaise grabbed the cup of coffee that Draco was holding out to him, "Thanks mate."

Setting the tray down on the small side table, Draco pulled a chair over beside Blaise's, "So how is she?" he asked softly.

Blaise cast a raised eyebrow toward Draco, "You actually want to know? Or are you simply bored?" he drawled.

Waving a hand languidly in the air, Draco indicated that Blaise could make his own decision. It was to bloody early in the morning for him to start analyzing why he did something.

Blaise chuckled at his friend, he knew well that Draco was not a morning person, which was why the breakfast tray meant so much to him. Sipping his coffee,Blaise watched the medical ward come to life.

"Good Morning Draco, Hello Blaise" Luna's voice drifted softly from the bed, Blaise lunged to the bed, Draco managed to catch his cup before it shattered on the ground.

"How are you feeling? Should I get the Medi Wizard? Do you need something to eat or Drink?"

Draco laughed, "Blaise, slow down let the poor girl get a word in edgewise."

"I am tired, no I don't need a medi wizard, yes I am hungry and very thirsty." Luna answered Blaise's questions.

Before anyone else could say anything, Ginny rushed up to the side of the bed, "Luna, I just got back. How are you?"

Ginny examined her friend for any sign of injury, her heart slowed down as Luna looked fine. She finally noticed that Blaise had a death grip on Luna's hand and the normally immaculate man was very rumpled. Filing the information away to be examined later, Ginny leaned her hip on the edge of Luna's bed to get her side of what had happened the day before.

As Luna told her tale, Draco studied the trio before him, Luna looking more ethereal than usual lying against the white sheets, Blaise's dark colouring contrasting against the pale blonde, Ginny in her purple dragon hide pants and jacket, with her bright red hair adding colour that would have done Molaire proud finished out the triptych.

Draco shook himself out of his reverie and left the group to go find more food and drink for Luna and Ginny, he knew that Ginny had just flown in with her brother Charlie, they had gone to release some dragons that Voldemort had captured.

Who would have thought that the youngest weaselette would have become a dragon lover like her brother Charlie.

End Flashback

Luna left Blaise standing in the middle of the path and started again toward the entrance to Hogwarts, she wondered who would return to Hogwarts for their sixth and seventh years respectively. Luna knew that Hermione had accepted an apprenticeship/scholastic appointment with the research and development section of the ministry, Ron and Harry were going to Canada with the young Canadian witches they had met during the war.

Ginny would be returning for her sixth year, but would not be arriving for another week due to being in Romania with Charlie. Charlie would be their new Care of Magical Creatures Professor as Hagrid had been injured during the final battle and was recuperating at Beauxbatons with Madam Maxime.

As she entered the main doors of Hogwarts, Luna found herself making a wish that life would be much simpler this coming year, she had enough excitement to last a lifetime.

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