Draco opened the door. A blonde woman in blue robes stood there smiling at him. Gosh, how did this woman manage to follow him everywhere? "Good morning, Miss Lovegood." he said politely.
"Hi Draco! I think I was supposed do a therapeutic walk with you or something today." Luna said cheerfully. A therapeutic walk? Sometimes he really did wonder if the Minister was off his rocker. "Oh." he said. Luna smiled and walked out into the grounds. Draco followed her. They followed the winding path that led away from Malfoy Manor with Luna leading. "You know Draco, these nests were made by Umgubular Slashkilters. It's their breeding season..." she said happily. Draco listened to her innocent chatter for a while. It was nice. The sunlight filtered gently through the wavering trees. A Fwooper landed on a branch and stared at them curiously. It started singing, so Draco quickly conjured two pairs of earmuffs and hurriedly slapped the second pair on Luna's ears.(the Fwooper's song was said to drive you crazy) . Luna smiled at him happily, and Draco returned it with a tiny mouth movement which was probably a hidden smile. One of the thin barriers had broken between them. They walked on for a while in silence. Draco realised he had never taken time to appreciate the calmness of the forest. But now it was probably the thing he now needed most after the war.
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