Disclaimer; Unfortunately I do not own Harry Potter. Closes eyes and dreams she does.

Draco really didn't appreciate being woken up so early on his only day off from work. It was bad enough that his entire year was being made to retake so they could pass their N.E.W.T.s; but being dragged out of bed on a Saturday morning was just ridiculous. Sighing impatiently he followed his 'girlfriend' and Goyle into the main hall. He didn't feel any better when he saw Potter, Weasley and Granger smiling and laughing. In fact he felt so bad he hexed a couple of first years, it made him feel slightly happier and he even managed to sneer at the Potter team when he barged past them to get to the Slytherin table. Neville Longbottom, the Weasleys and Granger just glared back but were too eager to find out what McGonagall wanted to cause trouble.

"Due to the popularity of the Yule Ball we will be hosting another one for Hogwarts students in 2 weeks before the Christmas holidays. Everybody is free to attend but there must be no house rivalry. I need the prefects to stay behind to help me arrange decorations and then the hall will be out of use up until Christmas. Food will instead be eaten in your common rooms. Now will you leave in silence please."

There was a great buzz as students left the hall. Everybody was excited about the ball, everybody except Malfoy. Pansy was already planning their matching outfits and he was already fed up. He saw Granger and Weasley holding hands and Potter and that Weasley girl. Obviously Weasley didn't want Granger running off with another quidditch player. Not that she could find another one stupid enough to date her. Although he had to admit Granger had been the prettiest girl at the Yule Ball. He was dimly aware that Pansy was telling him he'd need to wash his hair but was too busy working out how to skive History of Magic with boring Binns to listen to her whine. He was halfway back to the common room when he realised he should have stayed and helped so he sauntered back to find Granger had already done all the work with McGonagall. He couldn't stand that Granger had been made Head Girl. Her head had been big enough before the war but now it was swollen to bursting point. For a moment he missed having Crabbe to complain to but then he remembered what Crabbe had said about his dad and the sympathy drained from him. He had been right though; Lucius Malfoy was serving 30 years in Azkaban for being a death eater. There were many death eaters in there but Lucius had been the Dark Lord's right hand man so he'd got a longer sentence. Malfoy couldn't say he was sorry. The atmosphere was less tense at the manor with Lucius and Bellatrix gone. His mother and he got on fairly well and he found her moddy coddling almost nice at times, although he would never admit it. His father had always pressurised him into a relationship with Pansy but now he was biding time until he could dump her. Without realising he was back in the common room and sitting watching the Slytherins practising 'Weasley is our King.'

Two weeks passed fairly quickly and it was the night of the Noel ball. Draco was escorting Pansy into the hall. It was covered with Christmas trees and fairy lights, snow was falling from the enchanted ceiling but the hall wasn't cold. The dancing had already started and couples filled the dance floor. He saw Granger and Weasley dancing and Potter and Weasley Jr. Even Longbottom was dancing; in fact both Patil sisters were on his arms. Neville had become something of a hero since the last battle much to Malfoy's resentment. Pansy was looking at him rather imploringly and he took her to the dance floor. Malfoy was a good dancer and rather enjoyed it. He was sitting down glaring at Gryffindor couples when the doors flew open and a girl walked in. She was beautiful. Her dress appeared to be made of 4 leaved clovers, enchanted to flash green and blue. The colours sparkled with her eyes and her pale blonde hair fell down her back. On her head was an alice band of pearls. She walked towards the dance floor and flopped down into a chair opposite Potter. With a start Malfor recognised her. It was Loony Lovegood the mad witch. Eventually the dancing started again but this time people were talking about Loony. He heard boys whispering to each other about her figure and girls saying how pretty she was. People were so surprised at the change in her appearance that they forgot to call her names.

Loony was rejecting offers to dance; instead she sat and talked to that lot. Malfoy would have asked her to dance if he hadn't been with Pansy. He scowled at the girl he was with and she stormed off to dance with Goyle. Malfoy was left to stare at the girl. If only she wasn't : A ravenclaw, one of Potter's lot and mad. Fed up of sitting he left the hall and returned to his dormitory. He fell into a fitful sleep and didn't wake up until early morning. The sun was shining very lightly through the window and he could hear music from somewhere in the castle. He followed it and found it coming from the hall. He was surprised by this as the ball had ended hours ago. He pushed the door open and saw something rather; loony.

Luna Lovegood was dancing by herself on the floor. She still looked beautiful and Malfoy was bewitched. Before he could stop himself though he sneered and said,

"What are you doing Loony?"

"Dancing Draco" she stated as though this was obvious to him. He supposed it was.

"Alone?" He noted the use of his first name. Nobody ever called him that but he liked it. The name sounded right coming from her.

"Yes," she turned to face him. "I am alone."

Malfoy smiled and turned to leave only to find he couldn't. For some reason he was feeling a desperate desire to dance. Luna was dancing again and it was enchanting. He walked over and bowed to her.

"May I have this dance?"

Luna was surprised but nodded. They began a slow waltz around the room as the sun rose ever higher over Hogwarts. There was a brief silence while Malfoy wondered what he was doing. Eventually Luna spoke.

"You seem unhappy." She stated.

Malfoy shrugged. "Everybody thinks I am a death eater and I have a stupid girlfriend."

Luna simply smiled in that infuriating manner. "Why don't you dunp her then?"

Malfoy was shocked. He was being given relationship advice by a girl. Worse a loony. He just mumbled something about his dad.

"Isn't your dad in Azkaban?"

Malfoy tried to pull away but couldn't. Those eyes were too amazing. He looked into them and kissed her. He wasn't sure why it just felt like the right thing to do. Luna pulled away but then smiled and kissed him back. They danced again but as the castle awoke Malfoy realised he would have to leave. Luna appeared to be reading his mind as she broke away from the blonde. She smiled, kissed his cheek, flicked her hair and skipped off like nothing had ever happened.

"See you around Draco." She called.

Draco was left standing in a deserted hall with music playing. The sun was up in the sky and he turned and walked out the room. Back in the dormitory he relived the moment and wondered how he felt. Luna was amazing. She was mad, brilliant and ever so beautiful but how could it work. He was a Slytherin and she a Ravenclaw. The two were destined to be apart. Or were they?

Author's note : I like Draco/Luna-not sure why. Reviews are needed to continue story.