Young, Awkward Relationships
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A/N – Wow, chapter three already. I know I haven't written in like forever but I made a New Year's Revolutions to continue writing this LunaxDraco. I hope it works out better than past ones xD
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Sitting under the domed biosphere in the Ravenclaw Common Room, Luna realized that she was in a pickle. On the one hand, she wanted desperately to be with Draco. But on the other hand, he already had a girlfriend, and from the way she had seen them in the library, they seemed to love each other very much. What was she to do? Luna knew that she had to seek help, but from whom? Well, it had to be a girl, that much was obvious. Imagine how much ridicule she would be faced with if she went to a boy to seek dating advice. Luna tried to shrug off the thought. And the she had to be from Ravenclaw, of course! Cho Chang? No, she couldn't go to Cho, she was too popular. She needed a girl from Ravenclaw who wasn't too popular. That only left one girl and fortunately, Luna knew exactly where to find her.
Moaning Myrtle was alone, but she was used to it. It was, after all, just another day. She was used to being confined to the second floor girls' bathroom. She had been there for more than fifty years. Of course she had a little human contact: there was the trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione and the occasional lost first-year, but she had never carried on conversation with a person, or for that matter, a ghost. That is, until Luna Lovegood came into her bathroom.
Myrtle was in her usual spot above the toilets in her own alcove when the bathroom door opened and the Ravenclaw girl came into her line of vision. Myrtle did a double-take, just to make sure it was a girl and not a ghost, because her skin was pale, and she had light blonde hair and wore light clothes. However, her bright orange earrings gave her away as a girl.
"Hello, Myrtle," said Luna, in her soft, dreamy, voice.
"Hi, Ms Luna Lovegood. Although Myrtle rarely left the sanctuary of her bathroom, she knew of Luna, the famous Loony Luna, the odd, quirky girl with her wand in her hair. Yes, she knew of Luna, but had never spoken to the girl before.
"Myrtle, can I ask you for some advice?" asked Luna
Myrtle, clearly unnerved by the girl's question, made a face and then said "Sure. What can I help you with Loony – I mean Luna." Myrtle smiled sheepishly.
"Myrtle, have you ever been in love?"
Myrtle considered her question. "Yes, yes I have." An outright lie. Myrtle was ten times worse than Luna. Unlike Luna, who had respect and several new friends, she never had many friends, let alone a potential boyfriend. "What's the problem?"
"Well, okay. Here's the problem, I have a crush on this guy, but he has a girlfriend."
"Is she a Ravenclaw?"
Luna was suddenly confused by the ghost's question "Pardon me?"
"Is she a Ravenclaw?" Myrtle repeated
"Well, no," replied Luna, "but …"
"But nothing," Myrtle retorted, "here's what you do. Show this boy where wit can be found, even if he disagrees. In your and my house of Ravenclaw."
"You mean, like steal Drac-I mean- him away from her? Isn't that a little mean-spirited?"
"Well, do you want this boy or not?"
"More than anything"
"Then, do as I say. Besides, 'all is fair in love and war'" And with that Myrtle cackled and passed through the bathroom wall into the neighboring corridor. After a few minutes, Luna arose and began to walk back to the Common Room. That was the last time she would take advice from the crazed Moaning Myrtle.
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'Two down, two to go,' thought Draco. 'I'm half-way there'
Draco had just finished telling Crabbe and Goyle his plans to date Luna. Of course, at first, they thought he had lost his marbles. But because Draco was the self-appointed "pack leader" it wasn't anything threats couldn't fix. Although he wanted Luna badly, he still needed to maintain his "bad boy" and "pack leader" reputations.
He knew he still had to tell his parents of his plans, which he dreaded. But he guessed it could wait. He felt soon it would be time to do the more important thing and tell Luna how he felt.
It happened one cold, snowy, morning. The clouds were all decked out in their dark gray colors as seen on the ceiling of the Great Hall, where breakfast was already underway. Draco had just finished eating his breakfast when he left his own Slytherin Table and headed across the Great Hall, to the Ravenclaw Table, where Luna sat, alone.
As he walked across the great hall, Draco could tell heads were turning. He knew all eyes were on him as he sat down next to Luna and greeted her, whispering,
"Hi Luna"
Draco noticed that she was obviously surprised. She was reading the morning's Quibbler and when he had whispered to her, she jumped in her seat and spilled her pumpkin juice over her robes.
Saying nothing, as this wasn't the place where he felt he could talk to Luna privately; Draco grabbed her hand and ran out of the emptying Great Hall with her.
"I'm sorry I frightened you," he said, "let me buy new robes for you or at least let me wash your old ones." They were now in the dungeons of Hogwarts Castle, right outside of the Slytherin Common Room.
"No thanks, Draco, I'm fine now. I was just a little perturbed when you whispered in my ear. I thought Nargels were trying to invade my brain"
"Well nothing like that will happen when I'm around. I'll protect you Luna"
And with that the two embraced in an awkward hug and then a small kiss. With his tall, slender frame and long limbs and her petite figure, the two seemed out of place with each other. But here they were happy as can be. One's love had been returned by the other. Although, they were surrounded by a swarm of people, mostly Slytherins, only the two of them existed at that moment in time. And as through some unspoken bond, the two were officially a couple.
