Luna quickly walked over to where Harry was sitting, he looked lonely, he looked sad, but most of all he looked completely lost. When she had entered the Great Hall he was the first thing her eyes landed on, and she felt the need to help, comfort him, she knew what is like to be alone, an outcast because she was different she understood what he had always said: attention truly did not make him happy.
"Hello there Harry", Luna said it with her usual dreamy demeanor but if he had looked at her eyes he would have seen that they were focused for once and piercing through him, giving a look that only a few people such as Dumbledore could ever achieve, an all knowing expression.
Harry barely even saw her sitting down next to him at the Gryffindor table, he was lost in thought thinking about what he would do now that Voldemort was finally truly dead.
All students had come that summer for accelerated courses and school had now resumed like it normally would have, Luna and Ginny were now seventh years and Harry, Ron and Hermione having missed theirs had decided to attend school with them.
Finally he looked up and noticed her, but as soon as he did her eyes got that charming even if unsettling dreamy look they usually had.
A smile lit up his face as soon as he saw who was sitting next to him.
"Hello Luna, how are you? How was your first week? It really is a shame we do not have any classes together."
"Hello Harry, I am doing well thank you". She paused not really knowing what to say, she had never had anyone to comfort her Ginny being her only friend for such a long time and even then they did not get to spend a lot of time together. "I heard you and Ginny split up. How are you doing?"
She regretted asking as he suddenly looked distant but he quickly snapped back to reality.
"Well I have been better, but then again I have been a lot worse as well", he answered with a small laugh. "Besides I am just glad that she and I are still friends, but most importantly that Ron does not hate me".
"I am glad. So what were you thinking about? Why are you even down for breakfast this early? I am usually alone, especially on Saturday mornings."
"Well I got to thinking last night and didn't sleep at all. What am I going to do with my life? I thought I wanted to be an auror but now there is no evil to really protect anyone from. Plus everyone expects me to do so many great things! I am not only the Boy Who Lived anymore I am the Boy Who Defeated Voldemort and it's so much worse!! I just feel like everyone sees me as some symbol for light, justice and all that and it's great but I want a life of my own".
Harry didn't know why but he just felt like he had to tell her everything and he kept going for a while, there was something comforting about talking to Luna, he knew that she wasn't simply Looney, and she had such a comforting and caring aura about her. Not once did she interrupt him like Ron and Hermione would have, they were great friends but not the best of listeners.
"Harry, I can't say I know how you feel and I don't really know how to help but if you ever need something I hope you do know that you can count on me". While she said it he looked in her grey-blue eyes and saw how much truth there was in those simple words.
"Well I have to go now, loads of homework already and I want to do it all today so I can do research on Crypsolias! They are this new creature that daddy heard about and I need to do some research! It's so fantastic, I'll tell you more about them later! See you at dinner!"
And just like that she suddenly got up and ran out of the Great Hall. Harry chuckled as his new friend ran out of the room; she was such a surprising person. He still had a small smile at the corner of his lips when his two best friends finally arrived, probably after a small morning make out session he thought chuckling; and even when they were in the library doing their homework he couldn't help but smile.