A/N: hey all, here is my first shot at a Potter Fanfiction. I always loved Luna, and know what a challenge she is to write. I also believe that she could have gone either way when it came to sides in the war. Both Harry and Tom Riddle have shown that growing up with a harder child hood could cause leanings to the darkside. If all the teasing Luna receives in the books is any indication she also has the potential to be a seriously powerful force for the dark. At the moment this is only written as a One-Shot but if you want me to continue, let me know and I'll carry on, i'm even concidering making this an serious AU and time-travel fic.
Hope you enjoy and reviews are always welcome.
"Loony loony Lovegood! Loony loony Lovegood!" the group of children chanted from behind the fencing of her family home. The young girl watched the children impassivly with large silver eyes while braiding odd looking flowers into her blond hair. She didnt feel any hatred towards the children of Ottery St. Catchpole, and she didnt feel any sadness either at their hurtful chants or remarks. She knew she was different, and she knew that one day she would be held in a higher regard. At 5 years old, Luna Lovegood knew that she would proberbly never have friends, or a normal life, and she accepted that.
"Luna! Time for lunch blossom." She heard her mother calling her. Slowly standing up,she made her way to her mothers unjudging arms.
"I love you ever leave me" Luna hugged her mother with all her might, the tears she had held down finally welling in her eyes. Morrigan Lovegood hugged her daughter back before scooping her little girl into her arms, "Oh sweetness, you know that one day mummy will have to go to the next world, but I'll still be with you. Always and forever blossom." She smoothed the blonds hair down and wiped her tears away, "come now, lets have some soup and sandwiches."
As she watched her mother clean up after lunch, the mind of this young girl whirled at the implications that one day her mother and father would leave her. She knew that she would go to Hogwarts when she reached 11 years and that she would essentially be alone. 'I need to find a way to survive. I cant let them get to me, I...I cant be the one to lose...' At that moment Luna Lovegood, started to intensify her 'loony' image. She kept her hair long and her eyes always opened wide with supposed innocence. The taunts and chants became worst and for the next 2 years she often cried herself to sleep, never letting her tormenters know how they affected her. Building her resolve and fortifing her mind to any harmful thoughts. Luna Lovegood became her image.
Needless to say, all this was good for her young mind in a strange sort of way, especially when her fathers frantic floo calls to St. Mungos awoke her from her daily daydreams by the stream. Everything moved in slow motion as she watched her mothers form be levitated throught the floo to the hospital.
"Luna! Come we must follow quickly, we have get to the hospital. There was an accident, your mother is in bad shape, quickly now," he lifted her into his arms, calling our, "St. Mungos!" The flames swilrled green and into the whoosh of fire and soot sat a dazed and unemotional 7 year old girl sat loosly in her father arms as he tried to find out things regarding her mother. Eventually sitting her down near a healers station so he could talk to the healer in charge of his mother case.
"I'm sorry , there is nothing we can do, except make her comfortable. It seems like the potion she was working on has made her completely impervious to any magical healing we've attempted. She is awake and has asked to see you and your daughter. Once again, I am truely sorry that we cannot be any help." The healer laid his hand on her father shoulder for a moment and left. Luna saw her father shake slightly and knew that he was trying hard to hold onto his composure.
"Daddy..." her voice was timid yet reassuring somehow. "Daddy, we need to go say bye to mummy now. Dont worry daddy, she's always going to be with us,even if we cant see her. She promised. Always and forever." With that profoundly mature response, she led her slightly stunned father towards the room that held her mother. Opening the door she let a sad smile grace her face and walked towards her mothers bed, climbing onto it and holding her mothers hand.
"Is it time for you to go now mummy?" She asked, a few tears falling free from her eyes.
"Yes my little blossom, I suppose it is, but always remember that I will always be with you, no matter what happens, I will aways be around you. Always and forever" Morrigan smiled at her daughter and then moved her eyes to her husband. "Xeno, dont worry, you will both be find. I know its going to be hard, I know that you will feel lost for a while, but please try to be happy, to live a good long life and find a way to carry on. Luna needs her father now, more than ever and when the time comes, she will need you to be both a father and a friend. Keep her safe. I...I love you." Morrigan Lovegoods hands shook slightly and tears traced lines down her pale face. Her breathing seemed to stutter, her strength waning now that she had said her goodbyes. She turned her head towards her daughter and pulled her face down to kiss little Lunas' forehead. Pulling back, resting her hands on her daughters cheeks she whispered, "Be strong Blossom, Always and forever."
Her hands fell and Luna watched the glitter leave her mothers eyes. She tried to keep her mothers hand on her cheeks, she tried so hard and she felt the tears bubbling, she felt the sorrow that no child should feel so young. And she forced it down. Buried it deep down so she could deal with it later. Finally after what seemed forever, she let her mothers hands drop back to the bed and turned to her father who was openly weeping.
"Daddy," no answerer. "Daddy, we have to go now. I need to go home. I want to sleep in mummys chair by the window." She slid of the bed and took her fathers hand, "Come on daddy, I'll make us tea and some sandwiches when we get home."
Confused by his daughters lack of emotion, Xenophilius Lovegood was easy to lead towards the floo. He didnt even notice when his daughter activated the floo and shoved him in after calling out their home address. Stumbbling after her father on her first solo floo trip, Luna led her father to his favorite chair and sat him down, heading to the kitchen to prepare tea the way her mother had showed her, and sandwiches the ways she knew her daddy liked. She couldnt let them out yet, she had to help her daddy first.
As the months went by, Luna watched her father slip deeper and deeper into what appeared to be madness, but she knew better. He just missed mummy. Even though everytime the wind blew, or she saw flowers blooming, she knew her mummy was still with her. She tried to show daddy, tried to tell him that mommy was all around him and all he had to do was look, but all that did was made daddy start looking for things that werent there and all she could do as the years passed was agree with him and keep him happy,all the while, pulling herself deeper into the persona that was Loony Luna Lovegood. She would let herself out, oneday, when it was safe, when daddy was safe, but till then she would stay strong, learn and grow, become better than those who taunted her and now her father, and then...when the time was right, she would be able to make her mark on the world, and they would all see what mummy had always said, "You're different blossom, and one day, the whole world will know how special you really are."
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