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Chapter four
Luna Lovegood
It hadn't snowed all week Luna noticed as she sat at the Gryffindor stands. The newest issue of the Quibbler in her hand, and sat at a bench above Hermione who was reading, while the Gryffindor Quidditch team practiced. There weren't many students out, besides the large group running drills down below. She could finally hear herself think, out here in this cold weather.
That day on the train, on the way home for the holidays was a nightmare. Everywhere she went, she heard peoples thoughts.
'Oh look there goes Loony, what a weirdo'…
'Freak'...
'Nice tit's'…
'She doesn't belong in Ravenclaw'...
'What was she thinking wearing that'…
'I would so hit that'…
'I wonder if it's true that she's dating the chosen one'….
She was panicking, her head was hurting badly and she went to the closest door before going inside. Hoping to get away from all the noise and sliding down to the floor with her back to the door. She noticed she was in a coat closet. She brought her knees up to her chest and took deep calming breaths, thankful that all the voices were gone for now.
"Are you ok?"
"Who's there?" Luna jumped, looking around the hanging coats in the small room, for the owner of the voice before seeing a toad jump out in front of her. "Trevor? What are you doing in here?" she said, sweetly picking up the small creature, her headache slowly going away.
Croak…
"Two boys took me, thinking it would be funny if my owner thought he lost me again"
The blonde's eyes widen, "You can talk?"
Croak…
"Of course you silly girl, but I had no idea you could understand toad. I'm happy that you can, I finally have someone to talk too that's not a cat."
She didn't know she could speak toad either and thought nothing of it. Harry has the power to talk to snakes; maybe she has the power to talk to toads.
Croak…
'Do you mind returning me back to my owner?'
"Oh of course, I'm pretty sure Neville is worrying sick about you" she said, standing up before leaving the coat closet with Trevor in her hands.
Croak…
"Great! Now let me tell you all about the things I've seen and heard so far on the train; you'll get a laugh out of it."…
..."Luna!"
'Is she deaf or something? Bloody hell it's cold out here and I'm afraid to even touch her because she's a pureblood. What if my powers work even if I don't touch her skin?'
"Luna" Hermione tried again to get the daydreaming Ravenclaw's attention.
"Yes?" Luna smiled up at the girl, who was blushing.
"Whatever you heard, I'm sorry" Hermione blushed, in embarrassment forgetting about the blondes powers. "I just want to ask you, if you wanted to go get some hot chocolate seeing as practice is over."
"You have nothing to be sorry about Hermione. If anything I should be the one apologizing for intruding into your thoughts" she said.
Hermione smiled, " You know, I wish I could hug you right now Luna, but my powers you know… and you have nothing to apologize about because you can't help it, just like I can't control mine. Now come on let's go inside because it's getting pretty cold out here."
Nodding her blonde locks, they walked to the castle. "I have to tell you about Trevor, I didn't know I could understand toad, but he's very talkative and such a jokester."
"Trevor? As in Neville's toad?" Hermione questioned, puzzlingly.
"Yes, he told me a really funny joke once, want to hear it?"
"Su…sure" said the Gryffindor, walking up a hill, "but Luna I don't believe Trevor is talking to you. Maybe it's your powers, maybe it doesn't only apply to humans and maybe you can hear animal thoughts too."
"Maybe your right Hermione" Luna shrugged, rubbing her hands together creating heat.
"Now what was that joke that Trevor told you?" said Hermione, putting up a warming charm on both of them.
"Oh yes… of course, Trevor told me, he got this joke from Crookshanks. So here is goes, what do you call a witches cat that drinks vinegar?
"I don't know?" Hermione said, raising her brow curiously when she heard her cats' name," what?"
"A sour puss!" Luna giggled, as Hermione laughed, entering the great hall.
They both sat at the Gryffindor table as the whimsical Ravenclaw watched her hot chocolate mug appear. "Hermione?"
"Yes Luna" said the Gryffindor, before taking a careful sip of her hot drink.
"About your earlier concern, I don't think you have to worry about that" Luna said, patting the older girl on the arm covered by her jacket. "I'm certain your powers only work when it's skin to skin contact... with a pureblood"
Hermione smiled, and hugged her pureblood friend, this being the first time she let herself touch anyone after the incident with Neville on Wednesday.
"Are we interrupting a moment?" Pansy inquired, with Blaise by her side as Draco stayed at their table.
What do you want Parkinson?" Hermione demanded, not happy to see the two Slytherin's.
"Oh you know; Hermione, Luna" the Slytherin girl said, sarcasm lacing her voice. "Just wanted to have a little chat with the girls."
"Then what is Blaise doing here?" Luna asked, looking questionably at the quiet dark skin boy. "is he a girl too?"
"Pardon" Blaise frowned at the airy blonde, 'Did she just call me a girl? Bloody hell she heard me, but how is that possible I'm using Occlumency.'
'Merlin that's a first' Pansy laughed, before looking at the blonde, knowing she could hear her. 'You're funny Lovegood; I can get use to you.' Out loud she said,"Unfortunately he isn't, but he does have his moments"
"Oh! Well, that's good to know, I don't think you would look so handsome if you were a girl" Luna smiled up at Blaise, not caring that she just told Blaise Zabini that he was handsome.
He said nothing as he glared at his housemate, 'Fuck you Parkinson' before turning to the Ravenclaw girl. 'and you stay out of my fucking head.'
"I can try" Luna voiced, carefree, not hurt by his rude thought.
"Hello!" Pansy snapped her fingers at Blaise and Lovegood. "I don't mean to interrupt, you two eye fucking each other, but there is a reason we came over here, so focus."
'That fucking bitch' Luna heard Blaise even though he tried blocking her out as Hermione asked what they wanted again.
"Well you see Granger, Blaise and I don't like these 'powers', 'gifts' whatever you want to call them" Pansy explained, and gave a dramatic pause.
"And we came to inform you that Pansy and I thought it was best to get Dumbledore involved" Blaise quickly added, crossing his arms. "Maybe he can help."
Luna would have kept on listening to the conversation, the three before her were having, but she could barely hear them now. Looking around she hadn't noticed that the great hall was becoming full of students from all years. The headache quickly came and this one was by far the worst.
'Potions was harsh…'I would fuck her and him too'…'I wonder if he knows I fancy him'…'I need a shower'… 'fucking hell did I forget to do that paper' …'can this day just be done with'… 'I'm so hungry'… 'Stupid cat hair'…'doesn't he ever shut up'…'I just want to go to bed'…'Git'…'I swear if she touch me again'…'so cold'..
Luna shut her eyes tightly as her forehead creased, fingertips rubbing her closed eyelids, before covering her face with her palms, willing herself to block out the unwanted voices.
'Crazy witch'…'Sex with him was amazing'…'Stupid homework'…'I wish I had my iPod, no laptop'…'He and his dirty blood'…'Merlin this pudding'…'I don't believe it'…
"Make it stop" Luna moaned, out in pain, getting the attention of Hermione and the two Slytherin's. Blocking the thoughts wasn't working. The pain in her head was excruciating. "Make the voices stop!" she snapped, to no one in particular, but not loud enough to cause a scene.
"What's wrong with her?" Blaise questioned, watching the blonde whine in pain as she buried her face in her arms.
"I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with her powers" Hermione said standing up. "Help me get her out of here and away from everyone."
"I would help Granger, I really would, but you see" Pansy said, moving towards the Gryffindor and watched along with the bookworm as her hand went right through her. "I'll go right through"
Blaise rolled his eye annoyed, "oh move, you two are both useless with your bloody powers" he growled, before picking up the petite Ravenclaw in pain, bridal style and quickly walked out of the great hall. She weighed nothing he noticed as she tightened her arms around his neck. "Please" she begged, softly as goosebumps broke out over his dark skin from her hot breath. "Make it stop" he heard her cry out, lips brushing up against his neck. That made him walk faster as Pansy and Granger tried to keep up with his long legs. He had no idea where he was going, but knew to get as far away from the great hall as possible.
"Hey where are you all going?" Harry asked, coming down the hall with Ron, both fresh and clean after a long hour of Quidditch practice and sporting damp hair.
"What's wrong with Luna?" inquired Ron, as he and Harry quickly followed the group as Hermione filled them in.
Blaise hadn't a clue what was processing him to want to help the crying girl in his arms. He hadn't said more than two words verbally to her. She was just the weirdo of the school to him and it was out of his character to want to help. The Italian growled as he carried on and shifted Lovegood's weight, now holding her like a child with her legs around his frame, while one arm was around her waist, drawing calming circles on her back and the other under her bum for support. Their cheeks brushed with every step he took. "Shut up!" he snapped, and halted as Pansy walked right through them as he ignored the chill that went through his body. Turning around he glared daggers at all of them. "Stop talking and stop thinking you're making it worse" he snarled, before carrying on, not noticing that he was starting to fade.
"Um… Zabini" Hermione called out from behind.
"What?" he snarled, not bothering to look back as he kept on walking not knowing that they didn't hear him speak.
Pansy looking around for any signs of the unseen Ravenclaw and her housemate."Where did you guys go?" she stated, not hearing Blaise.
"Bloody hell they're both invisible"said Harry.
Blaise stopped walking as he looked down at the girl in his arms in pain and at himself. He couldn't tell the difference when he became invisible, everything looked the same and he only knew his powers worked, when people didn't notice him like the other day. When he yelled at the top of his lungs after the potions accident and was completely ignored or if he looked in a mirror and didn't see himself. At times he really didn't understand these powers of his; sometimes people could hear him like in the great hall yesterday when he got into an argument with Pans, but now nothing. It was like 'it' depended on his emotions. The more he felt the stronger his powers became.
"I thought Zabini was the one with the powers to become invisible not Luna" Ron voiced, out confused not seeing the pair.
Blaise rolled his eyes before walking towards the door up a head before he opened it. "We're over here" he said; forgetting about the whole being mute at the moment as he entered an empty classroom. He heard the rest following seconds after he slowly put Lovegood on the desk at the front, no longer touching her.
Draco, who quietly followed the group from the start without being noticed slipped in to the room before Potter closed the door and watched Lovegood appear heaving trying to catch her breath on top of the professor desk before she disappeared again.
"How are you feeling Lovegood" Blaise said, softly and hoped she could hear him verbally, watching her as she tried to stop her tears. He gentle tilted her chin up to look at him, not knowing that she became invisible again by his touch. 'Luna' he thought testing out her name for the first time even though it was only in thought, but knew she heard.
Luna was too lost in the pain in her head to even notice, what was going on around her until she heard her name from the boy forcing her to look at him. Blinking Luna didn't speak, but just hugged him instead.
Blaise became stiff as his hands went up. He wasn't much of the comforting type. He didn't know what to do with the arms around him and thought about pushing her away, but didn't as he slowly snaked his arms around her small waist and tried this hugging thing out.
"Where the hell did Lovegood go?" Draco questioned, looking at the empty spot the Ravenclaw sat at moments ago.
"Were you following us?" Pansy smirked, at the blonde as she playfully walked through some tables and chairs. The five around the room weren't aware of the two up at the front still hugging.
"What does it matter" Draco shrugged; casually looking around, before his smirk grew on his face and moved his index and middle finger in one quick motion. He chuckled when the chair Weasley sat on was forced out from under him and came to a stop in front of him." Thanks for the chair Weasley", and sat down.
Ron turned red, "You git" he snapped, getting up off the floor and about to take out his wand, but Harry stopped him before pointing up at the front.
Harry, Ron, Hermione, Pansy and Draco all stopped whatever they were doing and looked at the scene of the two now visible teens hugging.
Hermione smiled at the sweet moment the Slytherin and the Ravenclaw had, before Zabini pulled away and glared daggers at them, daring to comment on what they just saw before he went and leaned onto the desk next to the now stabled blonde. Thinking it was best to quickly steer away from what they all saw, Hermione spoke up. "So what is this idea about telling Dumbledore about our powers?"
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A/n: Guys remember this takes place 1 year after the war. People cope with things differently whether it's in a good way or bad way as you will read in the upcoming chapters.
