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Ginny sat alone in a train compartment when the door opened. Ginny had hoped it was Harry rushing in to tell her that he loved her more than anyone else and that he wanted her by his side forever. But it wasn't, it was just Luna. Ginny looked back out the window with a frown.
"Ginny, you're not really going to let Harry just run off without you are you?" Luna asked.
"I don't really have a choice. If he wasn't of age Ron wouldn't be able to go. My mom's not going to let me and, to make matters worse, Harry clearly stated he didn't want me there." Ginny sighed.
"Well don't kill me for asking but the huppers got me and Neville earlier.," Luna reworded her at Ginny's confusion. "We were feeling a bit rebellious. We decided to follow Harry. We have nothing else anywhere to live for. If you want to you can come with us. Neville will be of age in a week-and-a-half. We'd have to sneak around for awhile but we can't just let them go off on there own." Luna said. Neville entered half-way through their conversation and caught on.
"After all Ginny, we are Dumbledore's Army." He smiled and sat down next to Luna. Ginny looked at Luna, then Neville and then down at the ground. She could feel her heart pumping. She'd have to run away after Bill's wedding. She knew she could do it. She could just fly away in the middle of the night. She'd have to find out where the trio was going but she could do it. She could run away with Neville and Luna. She could follow Harry. If she just appears there he can't tell her to go away. She'd have no place to go.
"Okay, let's go. But I'll have to sneak out because I am not missing Bill and Fleur's wedding. You might do the same just so that you can see your families one last time." Ginny said. Both Neville and Luna considered their small families and attempted to smile back. For both of them their families weren't much to worry about.
"I'm going to go find Harry if you don't mind. I-never mind. I'll send you both and owl when I get home." Ginny said with a glint and her eye and left both Neville and Luna together…..alone.
"So, how long until you can leave?" Luna asked.
"Like, one maybe two days. I don't know. I might try to go see my parents." Neville said. Luna looked at him confused and he just realized he'd put himself in an awkward position. After all, Luna didn't know about his parents.
"My parents are in St. Mungo's. They're kind of dead I guess. They don't remember me or anyone else r-really. They…well…I don't want to talk about it. Barely anybody knows or acres anyways." Neville said and looked down. Luna came and sat next to him. She felt concerned about him. She'd believed that there was some reason behind everything.
"Now Neville what did I tell you about the skumbies? They'll suck all the confidence out of you. We want all the Gryffindor courage we can get." Luna said. She grabbed his hand again and he looked up at her.
"Plus," she continued, "You can tell me anything. Any secrets are safe with me. Plus, everyone would just think I'm insane anyway."
"You're not insane." Neville said in a whisper. Luna blushed and looked down.
"N-now who's getting the c-confidence sucked out of them?" Neville laughed. Luna smiled and looked out side to see a giggling pack of Slythern girls laughing at them. They were pointing at them holding hands. Luna was outraged. Angered she pulled out her wand. The girls jumped back except for one brave girl who just laughed.
"Loony wouldn't hurt us now would she?" she laughed. Luna screamed in outrage before pointing her wand strait at the girl's heart.
"Furnunculus!" Luna yelled. The girl screamed as boils appeared all over herself.
"Now what are you going to do? Has a yenger caught your tongue?" Luna laughed. Neville scared that Luna was going to get in trouble, or even worse, hurt.
"Langlock!" the girl screamed. Neville in desperation to protect his friend jumped infront of her.
"Protego!" he screamed as he grabbed Luna's hand and ran down the aisle of the train. He didn't know where he was going until he opened the door to Harry's compartment, who was already full with four people. Hermione was about to scream at the indruders when he saw that Neville's eyes were wide with fear and they were both panting.
"Luna! Neville! What happened?" Hermione asked as she stood up.
"Slythern girl attacked Luna." Neville whispered. Luna shook her head.
"No, I attacked her. I let her get to me. Neville just saved me. Thanks by the way," she said and looked into Neville's eyes. He smiled and looked back into hers. Ron uncomfortably broke the silence with laughter.
"Who gave that girl boils?" he screeched with laughter as the girl and her gang passed their compartment unaware that Neville and Luna were in there.
"That would be me." Luna said blushing.
"Nice one!" Ron complimented.
"Thanks," she said. Then she looked up at Neville.
"Now that she's passed we need to go back. I left my copy of 'The Quibbler' and my pen back in our compartment," she said while placing her wand back behind her ear.
"Oh, yea. I g-guess we should. C'ya next year Harry, Ron, Hermione, and of coarse Ginny!" Neville said as he opened the door. As soon as it closed
Luna could hear Hermione.
"Oh! Aren't they cute together?"
Luna sat back down and picked up her magazine and continued to read it, upside down as usual. After she apparently finished the last few pages in less than five minutes her attention went back to Neville. Now more than ever she was confused on her feelings about him. Dare she find out, of coarse she did!
Luna slid over to Neville and once again grabbed his hand. By then it'd become relatively normal just to be holding hands. She decided for another test.
"Neville," she started. He turned around and looked at her. Luna leaned closer and kissed him.