I own nothing, except the plot which I have yet to come across anywhere else. And so I assume that it is mine. This is a gamble, It was a long time since I wrote anything. And yet I throw myself into a multi-chapter story. Well done..
Prologue:
The sun was shining, birds were chirping, trees were swaying in the breeze, children were running down the streets laughing, everything reminding you of a happy summer's day. He was happy. There was a huge smile on his face as he walked down the street, holding onto a small, soft hand. Everything shone with the light of happy times, easy times. As the man and child walked down the street a woman came towards them, she smiled at them both and took the child's other hand. Together they walked down the street, always smiling. The child started humming a tune, accompanied by the mother's sweet vocals and the man's deep base. Bum-ba-bum, sounding almost like a heartbeat. The child filled the world with sweet dim- da dim dims and the mother with a soft whisper of mm- mma – mm. Together they created a happy, harmonious tune that spread warmth and happiness through them all. They smiled at each other once again, humming, singing and accompanying with a base in the background. They were HAPPY!
Why that dream kept returning, Luna never knew. It always left her with a sad sort of smile, as if she had lived through it once. If only she knew..
As Luna went outside that day she looked onto the grounds of Hogwarts, her home, and saw the only real friend she had. As she looked he turned, as if he sensed her presence. Perhaps that was true, perhaps it was only coincidence. Who could tell? She smiled, and skipped towards their favourite spot beneath a huge tree. She believed that the old oak was over a thousand years old, but then again, who knew? The sun was shining, birds were chirping, and that dream made itself remembered in her mind. What was it? Where did it come from, and why did the man. woman and child look so familiar?
"Hey Luna, how are you feeling?" Harry asked kindly, obviously seeing her confusion and sadness.
"I'm all right, found my shoe today" she tried to smile, and almost managed to make him believe it.
Usually, she could change the subject by telling him indirectly of what her classmates did towards her. But he knew. Oh, he knew that she was lying. Who knows how? He just did. Luna always thought that he had a secret ability to read her mind. But then he would have told her and it would have been a secret no more. Not between the two of them at least.
"Come here" walking to the patch of ground Harry patted, she sat down and was immediately drawn into a warm hug.
"No one knows the real you, Luna" the words were soft, and almost pained.
"You do" light, airy, and yet so very true.
"I doubt it. I tell you all my secrets, but you have never told me about how your life is at home, why you always seem so distraught to be going home."
"You know, I know you know somewhere inside of you, and I know you understand why I wouldn't tell you. How could you help? It's done. It can't be changed. It would only bring you grief to think about it"
Luna sighed as she felt Harry's arms hug her tighter, comforting her even as he secretly tried to plan a way to help his dear friend.
Not much is know of ancient magic, magic not taught at Hogwarts. Harry had to dig through the whole wall of bookcases that the Room of Requirement provided him with. Not until he had spent all the time he could without making Luna suspicious, which was a couple of weeks because of the time they spent together, did he find what he was looking for. Magic is such a powerful force, and yet muggles only think of it as placing a wish on an eyelash that has come loose or a birthday candle being blown out. Harry knew the power of wishes, of wills, and he intended to use it all for Luna. Wishing is dangerous if you do not specify it enough, and Harry spent another week trying to formulate his wish.
From: "I want to help Luna" the wish went to "I wish to help Luna find happiness" and many others before, finally, he found the best possible wish he could think of.
"I dearly wish to help Luna to a better childhood, where happiness is often found, and serenity is all around."
And as he wished all that, his thoughts completed the wish in the places where his magic thought things were missing. And suddenly, Harry Potter was nowhere to be found. All that was left was a note, and that didn't stay there for long. Because as soon as that letter touched the ground, Dobby the houself, and Harry Potter sir's very biggest fan, picked it up and placed in on Luna Lovegoods bedside table, where she found it the very next morning..
