A/N Hello every body. This is the next chapter, hope you enjoy.
Narrator's P.O.V
Luna sat down on the cold stone floor of the astrology tower. It was a cold night out, so Luna was shivering. She stared at the bottom noticing large sharp rock. When she jumped she would die instantly, without to much pain she hoped. Luna stood up and took a deep breath. She closed her eyes and thought about all the good times she had. Sadly she could only think of the times her father hurt her. Tears fell down her face as she could no longer remember her mothers face, only her fathers maniacal smile.
She felt kind of guilty, leaving Ithaca in the dark, so she took a quill and decided to send a letter to her friend Ithaca. She was her friend she thought. She has a rite to know what happened to me. She began to write.
Hello Ithaca, my only true friend. If you have found this note I am already dead. I just want you to know this was not your fault, I just couldn't take life anymore. Last night in detention my father came here because of Snape. (It was not is fault he didn't know.) My father hurt me again...
Luna's tears begin hitting the paper.
I can't take the pain anymore, the neglect. I can't go back home as long as he is still there. Please don't think less of me because I took the cowards way out. Remember me as the looney girl dreaming of fantasies. I love you okay. Ill be here waiting, finally I can be happy, maybe I will even get to see my mother again...
Love your friend,
Luna (looney) Lovegood
Luna folded up the note and summoned her owl. The owl flew in and landed on her arm. Luna tied the note to the birds leg.
"take this to Ithaca, okay?" the bird pecked at her hand and flew off, the last time Luna would see her familiar.
Luna stood back up and walked towards the edge and took a deep breath, closing her eyes. She was about to jump when a noise disturbed her in the background. She turned around and saw three seventh year boys. They where wearing slytherin robes and where much taller then Luna's small frame.
One of the boys noticed her.
"hey, its looney Lovegood" the first boy said in a mocking tone.
"probable up here to kill herself" said the second boy
"why not help her out?" the third boy said.
The boys approached Luna, she baked away in fear of what they might do to her. The third boy punched her in the gut, she doubled over in pain from the sudden attack, the first boy began kicking her and laughing. The second boy picked her head up and banged it on the ground. Luna head was spinning, so she forgot about her charm. her glamor charms failed, and the three saw her cuts and scares. The boys stared in horror of the cuts on the young girls body. They forgot all attempts at hurting here, and just stared.
Luna began to cry now, the three boys knew she was beaten, and would probably tell everyone, why couldn't something go right for her? She thought.
Regaining there confidence they continued to advance on the poor girl.
"well it looks like someone has been abused. I guess your used to being beaten, I guess we will have to try something more... drastic. Luna stared in complete horror, and began to whimper.
"don't worry, we will kill you after.. you realize how much of a freak, and crazy you are! They said in unison."
Two of the boys held Luna down, the third reached for his wand and conjured a small fire at the tip.
He pulled up her shirt, and touched the tip to her stomach. Luna screamed in pain. She felt the fire burn her, but it didn't spread, or ignite her because it was magic, so she was forced to feel it until they decided to stop. The boy dragged his wand across her stomach, earning crying and screams to stop. He then scratched 'freak' on her arms with a sharp rock.
After awhile the boy grew board and switched with the second boy. He muttered something, and electric sparks danced on the end of his wand. He poked her with it. She started screaming, from the electricity running threw her body. The boy pulled his wand near her heart, but not close enough to kill her. He wanted her to suffer before she died. When he stooped he watched her body burst into spasms. Finally it was the third boys turn
she stared at him, with a pleading look on her face
"please" she begged. Her words where lost to his ears.
he pulled out his wand and yelled a curse that shocked everyone in the room
"Crucio !" Luna's body twisted in pain, she begged for him to stop, when he did stop it was only for a moment. About twenty minutes with the curse used on her, the boy stooped. The other two boys let go and looked at her. She was curled up in the fetal position staring blankly at a wall. The boy who used the curse, laughed and kicked her. She didn't respond, she just stared into space.
The three boys where about to leave, when a spell was shot at the three of them, they fell to the floor, stunned. Harry ran in the room because he heard yelling. The bullies didn't have sense enough, to put a silence charm on themselves. Harry looked down, and was shocked to see Luna, his friend. Laying on the floor with a blank expression.
He noticed cuts that where on her, way before she was hurt here. He also noticed the new ones. He cast a charm on her body to see what was used to hurt her. He was shocked to see a electric, and fire spell was used on her. He was angry to fined they used the Cruciartus curse on her. He kicked the bullies in anger.
"how dare you hurt her he shouted, he gave a couple of more kicks to the bullies before deciding that helping Luna was more important then his revenge... at the moment.
He scooped up Luna, and ran to madam Pomfrey. Luna snuggled closer to Harry, feeling safe, and passed out.
OoooOOOoooO
Harry woke up in the hospital wing. With confusion he looked around remembering the events of last night. He fell asleep in a chair next to Luna's bed the previous night. He saw Luna, She was still out cold.
Seeing all of the cuts on her body made Harry angry. he was angry at the boys who did this(he paid them each a special visit after taking Luna to the medical wing.), but he was especially angry at whoever gave her here older scares. Who would even think of hurting her! She was so kind to every one, always believing every one was good inside.
Harry rubbed her hair soothingly, wanting to get to the bottom of this. No one hurts Harry Potters friends he said to himself.
Madam Pomfrey walked in with some medical charts.
"hello Harry, how are you this morning"
"fine, but I am more worried for Luna's well being. Is she going to be okay?"
"i don't know. Physically she will be fine, but the older scars have shone me, someone has hurt her before. Mentally she may be unstable,especially with the prolonged use from the unforgivable curse. She may never recover."
"But she will still be able to talk, etc. what I mean is she may never trust anyone, as in anyone, ever again. She might seclude her self from people, slip into depression, which she probably already has, and a number of other things. You should stay close to her and help her, she seams comfortable with you, also I believe she as a friend, by the name Ithaca. Surround her with love and she may get better.
"so there's a chance she may never get better?" Pomfrey sighed
"the mind is tricky, what works for one patient, may not work for the other. Just stay close and keep a eye on her., and get her friends to help.
"okay, well I better get to class now. Can I come back later?"
"sure, just during visiting hours. Also bring her friend Ithaca, she is probably worried to death. Harry nodded, stood up and left the room.
OooOOOOoooO
Luna woke up a couple hours later, she looked around, wondering why she was In the the hospital wing. Then the memories of last night came back, she started panicking, it took several minutes for Pomfrey to clam her.
Luna held Pomfrey tightly, quietly sobbing.
"shh, its okay, no one will hurt you." Luna whimpered softly in her chest for a while, eventually Pomfrey broke the silence
"Luna, I noticed some of the cuts from yesterday where not made by the boys. Did your father..." Pomfrey was cut off.
"Yes, he did it again" Luna couldn't meet the medics eyes.
"did you tell Dumbledore, Like I told you?" she said sounding worried.
"Yes, but he didn't believe me. Who would believe that the loving, caring, and insane. editor of the Quibbler would hurt his own flesh and blood. Every one thinks I am crazy, who would believe me." tears began falling down Luna's face again.
"Luna you are not crazy, I will have a word with that old coot today, okay. You are obviously being abused. Now rest child, Harry and Ithaca should be coming her later today, also while your at it, drink this" she handed Luna a potion. Luna eyed it for a minute, then she drank it. It tasted like burnt copper, she blanched at the taste.
"good, now get some sleep." Madam Pomfrey left Luna to rest.
Luna rested her head on the pillow, and was instantly asleep.
A/N hey guys, I hoped you enjoyed the story, poor Luna. Well I will publish a chapter for this, and will start a chapter for 'whats a TV tomorrow if no one gives me any items. If you don't know what I am talking about read my other story 'whats a TV.' also there NOT in the same world if you are wondering. Please read my other stories and review. later