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Cleaning Out My Closet - Prelude
Luna Lovegood sat perched on the edge of her bed, anxiously awaiting her father's return. Today was the day. The day that she would finally confide in her father the secret she had kept from him for three long months now. She had figured that there was no point in hiding this any longer, now that she knew for sure. Her father would eventually find out anyway, it wasn't as if she could keep it from him much longer anyway. She heard the front door creak open and then close again, followed by a rustling in the kitchen. Luna inhaled and exhaled several times before walking down the winding stairs.
Her father was unpacking groceries in the kitchen and it took up a few minutes until Luna had convinced herself to walk into the kitchen. She had been preparing herself for this for almost four hours now and she still didn't feel completely ready. She had known this would happen for a long time and yet, she still couldn't help but worry. How would her father react to her news? Would he condemn her for bringing shame to the family name? Would he help through such a difficult time in her life? Would he still see his beautiful daughter in the same light as before?
She stood there wringing her hands nervously and trying to force the words swimming in her head into her mouth. She sat on the bench like she often did but she related to it differently now. Why was it so hard to say those three simple words? The words that had been on her mind all month. They had been turned over in her head so many times in the past week. She subconciously started playing with her hair, something she often did when she was nervous. Her father must have noticed for he turned to her and asked her what was wrong.
Luna didn't know what too say. Would his opinion of her change? Yes it most certainly would. Would he hate her? It was still unclear to her. Would he really disown her for shaming the name of Lovegood? Impossible to say, her father's reactions were hard to decipher. Hermione had been understanding of her. Ron and Harry were still getting over the shock of her news. Other then her three friends, she hadn't told anyone. Not even Ginny, though they were rather close friends and Ginny would be hurt to find out Luna had told her last.
Luna decided to stop putting it off. The longer she put it off, the harder it was going to be, and the more hurt she was going to cause. She had to do this for the sake of her mental health. It was suffering considerably as she hadn't been able to get this matter off of her mind since she had realized. Luna braced herself and confessed to her father that there was something she did need to tell him. He asked her what and the three words she had been previously unable to say out loud simply came gushing out so easily she couldn't control it
"Dad, I…I'm pregnant"
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