A/N: this will be a collection of drabbles(under 300 words) about 'firsts' in Luna's life. It was inspired by the 'My First "…" Competition at the HPFC forum. Only one drabble was required, but I loved the idea of writing about Luna's life, so a few more shouldn't hurt. I used the name Alexandra Lovegood for Luna's mother, because we never learned her name in canon.

Also written for the Favourite House Boot Camp with 'stars'.

Word count: 286

Enjoy!

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First Word

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When the girl was born, her parents refused to name her, saying that she would have to find a name for herself. A name should be true to who you are; the first and last word on your lips.

When the girl was a baby, Xeno and Alexa would take her out to the garden and describe everything in it by name. They would gaze hopefully at their little girl, wondering which beautiful flower she would choose to brand herself with.

When the girl was one year old, her parents celebrated her birthday by eating plimpy soup on the meadow outside their house. The night was warm and the light breeze that breezed in occasionally was so calming it sent the Lovegoods to sleep. They lay there, under the stars, with the girl nestled protectively in between them.

The girl, a silent, wide-eyed child, lay in the grass and observed the world around her. A sudden curiosity came over her as a rather large, pale, round object came into her line of sight. She nudged her father with a chubby little hand, then pointed at the thing in the sky.

Xeno, sleepy but always willing to fulfil his daughter's requests, looked up to where she was pointing and said—

"That? That's called the moon, or Luna in Latin. It's fascinating really; it revolves around the Earth about every thirty days and affects the tides. It's got many phases, but right now I can see it's in full—"

Only one word of this seemed to have reached the girl's ears. She opened her mouth a few times, as if testing the word out on her lips.

"Loon-a."

There could not have been a more perfect name.

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Fin