Chapter 2
Floods, Music and Conversation.
Luna's POV
I love Friday's, this one is even more amazing because it's the first night this week I don't have detention. Other than that, like every other Friday, it's the one day that I don't even look at my uniform. Not that I don't have classes today, it's just that the one's I DO have no one seems to care if the student's dress appropriately. We have made a really good case over the years that dressing so alike actually damages our creative process, I'm not saying they bought it, I'm saying they got tired of giving us detentions for it.
"What cha humming over there?" I turned to Sam, my lovely brown haired, brown eyed, beautiful friend. She wasn't in any of my classes today, it was actually something that started this year, us having almost completely different classes. The only one's we were in together where the core classes we both took. Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions and Herbology. She was smart enough to be a Ravenclaw but for some reason or another she was placed here.
I can see it, now, more then I did when we first met when we were eleven, she's timid but I wouldn't cross someone she loves. That's the thing about badgers, everyone underestimates us, but while we lay low and try not cause trouble, and are even helpful to everyone in every other house, but we can be deadly. We can even take down snakes.
"Just something that popped into my head a few nights ago while playing with a cup in the office." The wonderful thing about Professor Sprout is that when she gives someone from her own house detention, if they got it for what she see's as a good reason, all you have to do is spend some time sitting in her office, doing your homework, maybe filing a few things, while she worked in the greenhouses. It was a pretty awesome set up, really. Other people have to help the caretaker or scrub cauldron's, less awesome.
Sam laughed and grabbed her things for her Alchemy class. The girl was going to end up being recruited to be an Unspeakable, I'm sure of it. All of the weird off the wall classes, she takes them. Like Ghoul Studies and Ancient Studies. Not History of Magic, well she enjoys that class too, but Ancient Studies. Like, ancient. Egypt and Mayan ancient. And if there is anything I think they'd look for—it's someone who knows and enjoys those things.
I don't go to breakfast, really, it's a meal that just seems to slow down my day so I after I hug Sam goodbye I decide to get dressed. It may not seem super important to everyone, but when you only get a few days every week to dress however (almost) you want, you spend time figuring it out.
I pulled on some bright yellow tights that already have paint stains and some doodles on them, black shorts, and a black slightly low cut shirt with a badger paw painted on the center. I was finishing up my eye liner when our other roommate came into the room and smiled at me.
"Wow, Luna, you look so pretty." Amanda Dawn is a lovely girl, pretty in her own way. She's not like the girls in the magazines, but then again neither was I, she was very shy which made both Sam and I even more excited when she began dating her boyfriend, a chaser for out quidditch team, Amos Diggory.
"Thank you Amanda, I love your hair down like that." One thing that we have over every other house is that we've never had an fight within the house, we all get along. "Gonna do some homework before your next class?" I asked while pulling my tie through my belt loops and making a bow on my right hip with it.
"Yeah, we have a Hogsmeade trip tomorrow and I don't want to miss it." I smiled at her, she has been very happy, and very efficient since she began dating Amos.
"I have to get to class, but I'll see you at lunch." I said after putting my black and white chucks on and grabbing my bag. She nodded while I left the room and headed to art class.
I've been sitting at lunch with Sam, Amanda and Amos for almost the entire hour and they were packing their things for their next classes, most of which started just after 2, mine on the other hand, started at half past. I figured I could stay in the Great Hall and work on the drawing I started in art like I normally do.
"Miss. Boyd!" I turned to see Professor Flitwick scurrying over to me, he doubles as the Charms and Music teacher. Personally, I think he enjoys the music class a tad bit more then his Charms class, but who wouldn't? It's one of the only classes everyone, houses be damned, get along. Gryffindors happily write duet songs with Slytherins. Ravenclaws don't even attempt to one up any one and show that they know more. And Hufflepuffs aren't seen as some sort of kid sibling, like we are in most classes.
"Yes Professor? Is something wrong?" he was out of breath and I took notice of the other professors ushering the remaining students to one half of the Great Hall.
"Yes, someone flooded the corridor to the Music Room and-"
I cut him off, and as rude as it may have been, the man had just scared me more then a first year standing up to a full grown troll. "We're not having music class?"
"we are having it, Miss Boyd, we will be sharing this half of the Great Hall with the study hour, though, so I am asking you to please inform the classmates that are here still, I need to go get the instruments from storage." He dashed off before I could answer yes or no to actually telling people, but what the hey? I liked talking to people.
I skipped, yes skipped—don't judge me, to the Slytherins, informed the three from that house of the change, then to the Ravenclaws and informed the two from there, and then made my way to the Gryffindors.
I feel I should say that for whatever reason—I don't eat breakfast, I only have thirty minutes for lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I wasn't really looking to hard, take your pick—I haven't gotten Remus to sign my petition, the only Marauder left. I saw him now, sitting with his friends, rolling his eyes as Sirius and James impersonated some type of bird and reading a book.
But I had to find my classmates before they left for Music in a wasted trip, so I would deal with that later. Jenna Clearwater was sitting with Helen Brook, a latter of which could be an Opera singer if she just practiced her scales more and didn't strain her voice with whatever activities she gets into. I am not one to judge a girl for having a little fun.
"Hello ladies, I come baring some news." The two looked at me while I balanced on the balls of my feet and held my hands behind my back, swaying back and forth slightly. "Music is being moved to the other half of the Great Hall due to a flood." They looked at each other, then sent glares down to the Marauders.
"James and Sirius showed up to Potions soaking wet." Helen informed me, before her eyes got wide and her and Jenna shared a look before turning back to me, "You have to preform today, don't you?" Jenna asked, her voice lowering a bit and leaning towards my direction as if it where a big secret.
"Yup!" I smiled as wide as my face would let me, "I can't wait! It's actually a duet with Obadiah." They shared another look.
"Isn't it weird," Jenna started.
"Doing a song with your... well you know..."Helen sort of continued.
"Ex boyfriend?" Jenna finished. It was a little freaky, they're not related in any way, not even distantly, but they have been super close friends since first year and even though Sam and I have been friends for just as long, we don't finish each others sentences. We don't like giving people the creeps.
"We ended months ago," I said "and we ended mutually. Obadiah and I are fine with working together. I helped write the song that got him a date with Ashley, remember?" It's true. Obby and I dated all throughout fifth year and while I loved him and he loved me, we weren't right for each other. Music was both of our passions but on some level we only went out to make everyone who was trying to push us together happy. We where great friends and still are, which is why when he told me that he had a huge crush on Ashley Oswin, I was excited and helped him write something to win her over.
Maybe it's because we're both Hufflepuffs, but being friends always made more sense then being lovers, neither of us ever felt the spark you're meant to.
"Bloody Hufflepuffs." they said at the same time and started packing up their things. I still had to tell the aforementioned friend/ex boyfriend who was sitting on the other end of the Gryffindor table with his girlfriend. She was a Gryffindor and surprisingly okay with our continued friendship. I mean, I did lure her to the classroom, and keep watch so he could work his magic, and when she was apprehensive about dating him and being friends with me I answered all of her questions about our past relationship.
And I mean all of them.
It got weird.
I was almost there when I was grabbed around the waist and pulled down onto the bench. "Out trying to get more names, love?" Sirius asked, not removing his arm until I had bent one of his fingers almost completely back. "Actually, I need to inform someone about a class change, you can bother me in a moment." I left sitting on the table in front of Ashley and Obadiah.
"Hey Ash, Obby." I smiled at them, and crossed my legs as if I would be staying there for some time.
"Hey Luna, did you guys need to go over that song before your class?" Ashley asked, looked between the two of us and looking slightly disappointed in her boyfriend for maybe slacking off.
I shook my head, "No, we went over it a lot last night in the Common Room. We got this. Actually, someone flooded the corridor so Professor Flitwick has moved us into the other half of the great all for today." I smiled at them, I know they wouldn't get to actually sit next to each other, but I was actually excited for Obby. Other then practicing, Ashley hasn't seen him preform since he asked her out.
"Really?" They said together, Obby actually hugged me as if it was entirely my fault and suggestion that they'd be able to see each other. Dear Merlin, I did not do this, man.
"Tune up, Obby, we have fifteen minutes." I patted his head and waved to Ashley while I stood, and looked down the table. It was cleared of food, only a few books, easily avoidable. So I walked down the table and sat, cross legged in the center of the Marauders. "Now what did you want to bother me about Sirius? I have to warm up."
"Well, Remus here still hasn't signed—warm up for what?" I didn't know what to respond to first, he switched mid sentence. I thought for a few seconds before deciding that if he stays here, he'll figure out the second part. So I pulled out the clipboard and quill, turning to Remus.
"Did you want to sign? Don't feel you have to just because they did. I understand not everyone agrees with W.O./L.F." I smiled and he looked at me, then to the clip board and smiled back.
"I actually think it's great, I'm quite curious to learn more, if you have the time." He signed it while he talked and I was going to answer him, really I was, but then I heard Obby shouting that we only had 8 minutes and I need to warm up, so I had to leave.
I grabbed the clipboard, told him if the conversation was meant to happen, we'd find each other, patted Peter on the head, and dashed to the other side of the Great Hall while doing scales as loudly as I dared.
"You didn't have dairy today, right?" Obby asked while I took a sip of water and then sang a few lines from the song. "The acoustics in here are much better, yeah?" I smiled at him, agreeing.
Remus' POV—For the song
"Obadiah! Luna!" Ashley Oswin was not usually an overly excited girl, but right now she was jumping up and down as if her life was ending and those two where the only one's who could save her. She had been told three times to calm herself already, but I doubt she was listening. None of us on this side really had any clue what was happening on the other. Usually we where allowed to spread out but today we where all confined to two tables.
Not that I ever moved tables, mind you, but it was good to know I could if I wanted too.
Flitwick had come back about five minutes ago and since then the two had been talking to a few students from a different house who where setting up different instruments, and apparently preparing for something.
"Okay! Okay!" Flitwick said, even if we weren't involved with what was happening on the other side, everyone in this study hour was more then focused solely on it. Luna was actually rather pretty, she wasn't that skinny but she wasn't over weight either. I would be able to fit my arms around her quite nicely, and her thighs where plump. She didn't have a huge ass, but the bit she did have seemed to fill out her shorts in a nice way, and Sirius (while he was exaggerating) was not quite lying about the size of her chest.
"Break a leg, baby!" Ashely shouted, "you too Luna!" she added after a second.
"Whenever you two are ready." Flitwick said and everyone on the other side quieted down, quills out, and waited for the two to do what ever it they where going to do.
"The last time I saw you, you turned away." The boy, Obadiah, started. He was looking at Luna but she wasn't looking at him, not so much ignoring, though. I'm sure it's part of whatever they practiced.
"I couldn't see you with the sun shining in my eyes," Luna continued. Her voice wasn't to high pitched or to low, it was actually quite beautiful.
"I said 'hello' but you kept on walking," The boy sang next, he took a step towards her and she finally looked at him, her head tilted as if she was trying to hear what he was saying.
"I'm going deaf from the sound of the freeway," She sang back, as if she had just come up with it off the top of her head, an excuse for ignoring him. A bad one at that.
It continued, their switching off on lines until they came to a chorus of sorts, together they sang "I don't, don't wanna take you home. Please don't, don't make me sleep alone. If I could, I'd only want to make you smile. If you were to stay with me a while." Then they went back to switching off lines until that part came again, and then again until it ended.
The music class clapped, they had all been writing while they listened, and Flitwick seemed proud. Ashley was clapping and shouting louder then anyone, really. It was sort of annoying, and almost as if James wanted to prolong the torture of hearing Ashley's high pitched voice (more then we did last year when she had a thing for Sirius and followed us around asking questions all the time) he called her over.
"Isn't that your boyfriend, Oswin?" Luna doesn't call any of us by our last names, I'm not sure if she just generally thinks she's friends with everyone, or if she finds it rude, or what have you, but she doesn't. It didn't click when she called me by my first name rather then last, and the same with Sirius.
Ashley walked over, not looking at Sirius once and not sitting down, "Yeah. Wasn't he amazing?" I decided to tune her octave growing voice out and focus my eyes somewhere else. They landed on Luna, she was pushing her hair back while siting on top of a table, someone else was getting ready to preform and she was messing with a plastic cup. The only thing she didn't do was spin it, she tapped it, moved it, hit it, popped it, clapped over it.
Eventually her green eyes lifted and met my own brown ones, and she smiled. She has dimples, soft almost not there dimples, and her teeth were straight and white, almost perfect with the exception of a slight overbite, but it was hardly noticeable.
After a minute she tilted her head and started writing something down on her parchment before giving her attention over to another singer.
Luna's POV
I just had Astronomy, one of my favorite classes for a few reasons. The first being, I am named after the moon, Luna Meridiem Boyb, translate that and it comes out "Moon Glow". I was the second child born to a witch and a werewolf. See, the thing is, when one of your parents is a were, it could go either way. Usually, you have to have a stronger gene to knock it out, like my mothers magic.
Another reason I love that class, it calms me down, let's me think without my mind running a marathon most of the time, and I love that. Nothing else lets my mind calm down, it's one of the reasons I jerk around and move a lot in my sleep.
Finally, being in that class on a Friday means that by the time I get out, it's one in the morning, and no one else is up at that hour, not even the professors, so I can take my sweet time getting back to my dorm room.
"What are you doing in the halls?" Or at least, I'm usually the only person. I turn around and expect to see a Professor, a ghost, a painting, Filch even. I did not however expect to see Remus walking up behind me. I showed him my telescope case smiled, "Astronomy class." I said.
I would have turned away, but I wanted to know what he was doing, so I asked him the same question.
"Prefect," he said while pointing to his badge. We don't say anything for about thirty seconds before he steps forward and tilts his head in the general direction I was headed. "I'll walk you, you can tell me more about that group your a part of." I smile to wide my teeth don't touch at the request.
I love talking to people about it. "What do you want to know?" I ask while walking forward down the hall.
"How'd you get involved with it?" Not really a question about W.O./L.F., but I'll answer anyway.
"My father and my brother are both..." I had to pick the word carefully "..infected, and my father started working for them because there's not many jobs he can actually get. Then my brother got a job there when he turned 18, and I started volunteering the summer before last."
I shivered slightly. I didn't bring a cloak with me to class, and had been freezing ever since but the castle seemed to trap the cold air inside of it, making it worse. At some point during the walk, where he asked a lot of questions about the group but even more about myself (when did I start singing? Did we write that song?) he draped his cloak around my shoulders.
He didn't stop walking, he didn't even look at me, but I was suddenly surrounded by warmth and the scent of fresh cut grass, sandalwood and oranges. I didn't say anything about it, either. It seemed wrong to deny it, I was cold, and I didn't mind his scent at all.
Featured song was Make You Smile by +44. I suggest listening to it as it is awesome.
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