OK, I intended for this next part to be one chapter but I have decided to split it into two slightly shorter than usual chapters, rather than having one really long chapter, because of this they come across more as filler chapters. This chapter looks at Luna while the next focuses on George, there is nearly no speech in this chapter as it mainly looks at Luna's thoughts and feelings but hopefully it's not going to be to unbearable, if it is please stick with me.

Sorry, enough rambling. I still own nothing... but I will one day... maybe :D

As the wizarding community hustled around the crowded streets of Diagon Alley, Luna Lovegood looked over them from the window of her room in the Leaky Cauldron.

Since her home had been destroyed Luna had been staying at the pub using the money left in her fathers Gringotts account. There was nowhere else for her to go; she could ask to stay at a friend's house if she wanted to, but she wasn't willing to let anyone put themselves out for her, and her few remaining (distant) relatives lived too far away.

So after a month and a half Luna still found herself sitting at the seat beside her window, watching wizards come and go from the street below, leaving to go back to their homes and their families.

Her attention was taken away from the street when something in the distance caught her eye. Rising up out of her seat, Luna swung open the window and squinted her eyes to try and make out what she thought she had seen.

After a minute or two she was about to give up and accept that she was seeing things.

A screech was heard, and out of nowhere a small brown owl came flying through the window and straight past Luna's head, blowing all of her hair back from her face as it did so.

Luna took a moment to recover from the shock arrival, and then turned to the room to see the bird release the pale brown envelope it had been holding in its beak on to the room's desk. Luna walked to the desk and picked up the letter.

She already knew it was from Ginny, as she was the only person who knew where Luna was currently staying.

''Thank you.'' Luna gently ruffled the owl's feathers and then watched as it took off out of the window and flew away into the distance. Luna then turned her attention back to the letter and pulled at the seal. As she unfolded the letter Luna moved to sit back down in her seat.

Once comfortable, she began to read:

Dear Luna,

I'm not entirely sure what you said or did, but on behalf of my entire family I say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

It's like a usual morning with George, goes straight out to the shop from his room without a word to anyone, and then he comes home beaming away like Father Christmas. All he told us is that he bumped into you in Diagon Alley and that you helped him realise that Fred would not want him to be dealing with things the way he has been. Ever since he's been closer to his old self; he sits and eats with the family, and just yesterday Mum heard an explosion coming from his room, she thinks he's starting to come up with new products for the shop just as he and Fred use to do.

I'm not sure what you said to him, but I feel as though I have got my brother back and at the moment I'm pretty sure Mum loves you more than she does me. Anyway, I'm in debt to you now and I would love it if you would reconsider the offer Luna. I know Mum would be more than happy to let you stay with us and I'm sure George wouldn't be too upset either. Please think about it, I will be bugging you about it at the service at Hogwarts on Friday, so you have been warned.

See you soon,

Ginny

How could one letter make a person feel so much? At that moment Luna was unsure whether she wanted to cry at Ginny's kind words, be relieved of George's apparent change of mood or laugh at the fact that Ginny believed her own mother loved her more at that moment in time.

The relief won over; it had been three days since their encounter in Diagon Alley and Luna had thought about George many times since, but not once had she considered the fact that their conversation may have had such a considerable affect on him.

The relief soon turned to confusion when the line 'I'm sure George wouldn't be too upset either' caught her eye. What did Ginny mean by that? Does George want to see her again? Does he want to thank her personally? Or is it something else?

Too many questions began forming in her head so Luna decided to pay her attention to something else, but she could not deny the fact that the idea that George may want to see her again put butterflies into her stomach.

Something else Luna couldn't deny was the fact that she had the best friend a girl could have. Luna had written to Ginny about her new living arrangements a week after the battle and it had only taken an hour for her to write back; asking her to come stay at the Burrow. Luna had, of course, declined the offer no matter how much she appreciated it. With the family in mourning she found the idea of intruding completely inappropriate, and she still did.

Deep down Luna knew her reasons for resisting Ginny's offer was not limited to the 'I don't want to intrude' argument. The Weasley's were a family; close, caring and always taking care of each other.

Luna had lost that a long time ago. Living amongst a family unit such as theirs could bring up undesirable feelings for her.

Luna sat and wondered how she could explain this to Ginny without being called an idiot, and then being dragged to the Burrow in a full body-binding curse. As she looked at the date on the cover of the Daily Prophet she realised she had only four days to figure out an answer.

Hope the lack of conversation wasn't to hard to take.

Next chapter we catch up with George at the Burrow. Hopefully I'll be updating later today or tomorrow.

As always I would love it if you would review, and this time I will not beg, but if i works I will. ;^)