Chapter One: Strange maze, what is this place?

A/N: I needed a break from the dark disturbing nature of my other story "Monster, how should I feel?" So I decided to start this fiction to write when the other one gets too much. This is basically a rewriting on the 6th book. I am making Harry a little more egotistical and a bit of a jerk.

The Chapter titles are the lyrics to the song "Painting Flowers" By All time Low. They own the lyrics, JK owns the characters. I own nothing more than the ideas in my head. Enjoy

Another year had started at Hogwarts, just as same as the years before. It was the first Saturday of the term and Luna Lovegood found herself in the forest once more feeding the Thestrals. She sighed thinking to herself the last time she had been doing this was when her and Harry started talking. That was a long time ago now. Ever since people had started to believe Harry about Voldemort being back, he had turned his back on her. Who needs to be friends with Loony Lovegood when everyone is on your side again? Luna scratched one of the Thestrals on the forehead as she held back tears. She hated being such an outcast.

At the same time Draco Malfoy was walking through the forest himself, lost in thought. He scratched his arm where the new Dark Mark set upon his arm. The past summer had changed things and now he was a part of something. For the first time in his life he belonged somewhere. He was looking at the mark on his arm when he stumbled into Luna. He stepped back several feet "What are you doing out here Loony" He asked with a smirk. When he noticed her tears, he dropped his smile. "What are you crying about?"

Luna looked up from the creature before her at Malfoy and whipped the tears from her eyes. "Just out here being the outcast I am" She replied with a sad smile. "You would think I would be used to it by now."

Draco tried his hardest not to look at the creature she was petting. What was that thing anyway? He had never seen them before. "What do you mean being an outcast? I thought you were friends with Potter?"

Luna scoffed. "Soon as he got his popularity back he dumped me like yesterday's rubbish. You would think he never even knew me. "

Draco's face softened. He moved closer to Luna and said "I guess we have both been rejected by Potter then"

Luna looked at Draco and gave him a sad smile. "I guess so"

Draco nervously shoved his hands into his pockets. "What are these things anyway? I have never seen them before"

Luna pet the creature softly remembering having this same conversation with Harry not too long before. She explained the same thing to Draco that she had to Harry. "They are Thestrals. They pull the carriages that we ride in. They cannot be seen unless you see death. I can see them because I watched my mother die when I was little. She accidently killed herself with a spell."

Draco felt his heart drop. "Well that must be why I can see them. I watched my mother die as well. That was only this last summer though" Draco placed his hand on the leathery creature shaking his head at the memory. His wand made a sound like a coo-coo clock and Draco sighed. "Hey I hate to do this but I have to go. Maybe we can talk again sometime. I guess you're not so Loony after all." He gave a small smile to show he was joking. "See you around Lovegood"

A/n: This chapter reads a little odd to me. I may just be being over critical of the whole thing. I am not sure. I think I am trying to over compensate for the evilness of Draco in my other story. I have always believe that there was another side to him and maybe that Harry was the wrong one.

But yeah Narissa died, I will get into that more later but for now that is all you need to know. So just so you know and if you didn't make the connection already. No Narissa means no Unbreakable Vow with Snape.

Please tell me what you guys think. I am debating scrapping this idea.