We both went straight to bed when we got to the castle. I was beyond exhausted, and I was asleep before my head hit the pillow. I was asleep for hours, until I heard someone knocking on the door. When I opened the door, I discovered a crying Luna in the doorway. I shut the door and helped her to my bed so she could sit down, I ignored the shadow of a cat disappearing down the corridor.

"Luna, what's the matter?" I asked as I rubbed her back and wrapped a blanket around her. The poor girl was freezing, she was in nothing but a tank top and shorts and there was no heat in the corridors of the castle.

"I had more nightmares of the battle." She cried still and clung to my tightly. She's been having nightmares of the battle for a while, we all have. There are so many things that we saw, that no matter how many doctors we talk to that we'll never be able to unsee.

"Here, Luna," I began as I pulled the sheets back, "Why don't you sleep here tonight." Luna crawled into the bed slowly, and laid down tight against me. I draped my arm over her and just held her.

"Hey Ginny..." Luna said as she rolled over to face me. "Why did you stop liking Harry?"

I got kind of flustered, but I said the truth, "I didn't feel right with Harry, I don't really feel right with any guy I've dated. I don't get the whole sweaty palms, heart skips a beat, I can't live my life without you feeling with them."

"So, you didn't love him." Luna said bluntly.

I nodded, but then Luna had a follow up question,

"Then how do you know what love feels like?"

I got really quiet, and looked up at her and I felt my heart jump into my throat.

"Because...because..." I couldn't get my words out.

"Because you feel it with me? Luna said as if she'd read my mind.

I nodded and apologized for how crazy that must be and how I understood if she didn't feel the same way, but before I could start crying, she kissed me.

The kiss felt better than how I ever imagined love would feel. I didn't want to stop, it was just too amazing, I'd never felt anything as wonderful as that.

"I take it you feel the same way." I giggled as we stopped for some much needed air.

I never did get an answer, she just kissed me deeper than she had before and the next morning when we awoke embraced in each others arms, I decided that I didn't want to leave her arms.

Luna never did stay in her own dormitory for the rest of the term, and she ended up staying the rest of the year, "To get the most that Hogwarts had to offer" or at least that's what she told Headmistress McGonagall who simply smiled, winked at me, and said "You're welcome to stay, as long as you're comfortable moving into Ms. Weasley's dormitory for the rest of the year. A transferring student requires your room."

The rest of the year went wonderfully, and when it came to my last day as a Hogwarts student, I was no longer scared for the future. I knew that whatever the future had in store for me, I was ready, as long as I had her by my side.