DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter. Please note that this one-shot contains Half-Blood Prince spoilers. Also note that these spoilers are extremely miniscule and will not spoil the book for anyone who has not read the book.

Harry shuffled past the staring people quickly. After Snape, his Potions teacher had escorted Harry to the castle, he had ordered him to go in without his Invisibility Cloak. Harry was of course seething in anger. Of course Snape wanted to humiliate him, when didn't he? He spotted Ron and Hermione and sat down next to Hermione.

"Hello Harry.", came a dreamy voice next to him. "You have dried blood all over your face you know." Harry turned and saw Luna Lovegood right next to him.

"What're you doing over here?", he asked curiously. Not paying complete attention to what she had said.

"Harry!", whispered Hermione, as she nudged Harry in the side. He turned and she whispered furiously at him. "Where were you? You missed the Sorting, and why are you covered in blood?"

Harry gingerly touched his face and saw that he was. "I'll tell you later.", he promised, rather hoping they would think he had been in a victorious battle against a few Death Eaters.

"Fine, but let me take care of that!", Hermione replied. She waved her wand and Harry's face was instantly cleared of any remnants of blood.

"Yes, that will prevent the vampires from smelling you.", Luna said from beside Harry. Several people rolled their eyes, not including Ron, Hermione, and Harry. Hermione because she was whispering furiously to Ron about eating so fast. Ron because he was eating too fast, and Harry because he was looking atLuna in confusion.

"Why are you here?", he asked calmly. Well, as calmly as he possibly could without sounding angry or upset. After all, he didn't want to insult her.

"Oh, well… there was no room for me at Ravenclaw, so I decided to sit over here.", replied Luna in a decidedly uncharacteristically serious sounding voice. She was staring avidly at Harry, as if daring him to contradict her.

"Er… right.", replied Harry as he glanced over to the Ravenclaw table where there were over twelve empty spots. He decided not to comment on it.

"Harry.", Hermione whispered once again. "I have to tell you. Luna… well… she fancies you, I think. That's why she's over here."

"Really?", asked Harry in shock. He was still whispering of course.

"Yes. So you should probably sit next to Ron-", replied Hermione.

She was interrupted by Harry saying angrily, "Why? I like Luna, she's nice."

"Well… uh… because….", but Hermione couldn't finish, Harry got the message though. After all, Ginny Weasley, Ron's sister was next to Ron.

"Hermione… are you trying to set me up with Ginny?", he asked slowly.

Hermione choked on her Pumpkin Juice. Ron gently tapped her back, voicing out, "Well done Hermione! And you were telling me not to eat fast?" Ron guffawed at his own humor.

Hermione instantly began to blush. "No, Ron!Harry, I am not….", but she couldn't quite meet Harry's eye.

"Good. Because Ginny is like… a sister. I mean, yeah, she's really cool and all, but," and Harry brought his voice even lower, "I think I mightfancy Luna. She's… different, you know?"

"Yeah, I do know, but wouldn't you rather... have a girl who's more... sensible?",wondered Hermione in an inquisitivelyflat voice.

Unbeknownst to both Harry and Hermione though, Luna Lovegood had heard their every word. And frankly, she was quite pleased.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: W00t! My very first One-Shot. Yes, it is pointless, but I'm slowly learning how to write romance. Soon, I can incorporate it into my own full-length stories! Mwahahaha!