Chapter 2: Luna's Idea
It had been what seemed years and Luna sat in the great hall awaiting her friends return from hogsmead. She played with the food on her plate with her long silver fork. Suddenly she saw Hermoine and Ginny walking towards her with content looks upon their faces.
"Oh hello Luna." Smiled Hermoine. "We have something you may like."
Luna allowed herself to smile. She stood up and followed the girls out of the great hall. They walked down the corridor up towards the Gryffindor was forced to stop when Hermoine put her arm out in front of her.
"Wait here with Hermoine." Said Ginny as she raced up the steps.
Luna turned to Hermoine and sighed. She'd been wanting to ask Hermoine this for a very long time.
"Hermoine, can you give me some advice?" Asked Luna as she shuffled her feet uncomfortably on the floor.
"Anything."
"How do I get Harry Potter to ask me, to slughorns party?"
Hermoine looked as if she had been slapped in the face. After being frozen for a moment she stuttered before responding.
"I um well um, I umm. Make your self more noticeable and, wear some eyeliner and you know, um be unexpected, but not that unexpected." She finished quickly memorising to when she wore a lions head to the Quiddich match.
"Thanks Hermoine. But i've just had a better Idea." Smiled Luna as she floated away into a trance.
It was only ofter Ginny rushed down the stairs Luna snapped back into the real world. Luna's eye's flashed with excitment. The strapless silk dress was long and was a light blue.
"Oh thank you guy's it's perfect."
The two girls smiled at one another.
"It wasn't expensive either." Said Ginny handing Luna back most of the Galleons in the purple knitted small bag she had given them.
Luna held the dress in her hands, staring at it thoughtfully.
"Thanks you guys." She said as she turned and skipped down the corridor, holding the fress still.
She skipped up to her dorm and instantly hid her dress amongst her other clothes hidden in her wardrobe. She looked up at the clock above one of her room mates beds. It was now past 8 o'clock. Students were now returning to their house common rooms for the evening. Luna kicked off her shoes and sat on her bed fumbling around for a good book. It wasn't long before she found the perfect book on her nightstand. 'Alice and Wonderland.' Her father often read it to her as a child most nights before bed. Lying on her side, Luna flicked to page one.
The next morning, Luna was the first to awake in her dormatry. She walked barefoot down the steps into the Ravenclaw common room. Cho Chang sat in there by herself reading a dark arts book.
"Hello Cho." She said softly as she joined her.
Cho said nothing but smiled and continued with the book. Luna spotted 'The tales of the beedle and the bard' on the table, the reason she came down in the first place. Picking up the book, she turned and tip toed for no reason back up the spiral stair Luna decided she would try and catch Harry's attention. After putting on her uniform, she walked past a still oblivious Cho towards the hall for breakfast. She entered the hall. Only several people were in there as it was too early. She sat in her usual place and grabbed some pieces of toast from their racks on the long stretched wooden table. She chewed contently whilst reading the new addition of 'Quibbler'. Once finished she walked to the girls toilets.
Harry walked into the hall with Ron, Hermoine and Dean sat down at the table and Harry started up a conversation with Hermoine about Transfiguration. Ron stuffed his face with brown toast as Dean watched in disgust. Seeing Ron's animal like behaviour, Hermoine slapped his arm firmly.
"Your a person Ronald not an animal!"
Ron choked on his food and glared at Hermoine. She threw an annoyed glance back at him."
Luna walked from the girls lavatory. Moments before entering the hall she freed her long blonde hair. The strands of hair fell down her pale face. She pulled her pleated skirt downwards; Finally she quietly entered the great hall. She spotted Harry sat with Ron, Hermoine and Dean two tables away. Sighing, she wondered over.
"Hello Harry." She said calmly flicking back her long hair.
Harry stared blankly at her. "Oh hey Luna."
Dean decided to end his conversation and slipped away unnoticed. Hermoine dragged Ron from the table and pulled him by his tie down the aisle. Luna couldn't help but let out a small giggle at this. Luna batted her eyelids at Harry and stared deeply into his green eye's. He stared back but quickly stepped away from from her snapping out of it. What just happened? She winked at him and held his hand, playing with his fingers.
"I was wondering if you were ready for the party for tomorrow..."
After another momentary pause Luna broke the tension.
"Well I should probably go now."
"Luna are you wearing eye liner?" asked Harry staring at Luna's face.
"Why yes I am, do you like it?" asked Luna feeling her cheeks going red.
Harry gulped. He hadn't felt this uncomfortable since he was left alone with Romilda Vain. Luna without warning grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer until their lips were centimetres apart.
"I like your eye's Harry."
She let go of his shirt and turned away from Harry walking towards the exit of the hall. Harry was gob smacked. AsLuna began to turn around and made for the corridor Harry ran after her.
"Yes Harry?" She asked without turning around.
"Luna, do you want to go to Slughorn's party with me tomorrow night?"
Luna heaved out her chest and smiled. "I would love to Harry."
She flicked her hair back deliberately as she walked away...