12 Months in a Year

Summary: 12 one-shots about each month of the year. Draco/Luna

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.


July


Diagon Alley was bustling as the summer months brought all of the young witches and wizards' home. Luna was one of the many girls wandering the long street, though her interest was more in the fictional than the latest pretty boy on the cover of Witch Weekly. She passed many shops with random magical objects and found herself standing in front of a window of the only shop she really liked. It was a small little shop owned by an old witch who barely had any customers. Much like Luna's father, she believed in the unbelievable. She had trinkets to ward off magical beings that most likely didn't exist at all.

Luna was currently admiring a charm that could lure Pumpkin Fairies out of their hiding places in the wintertime. Pressing her nose against the glass, Luna's large eyes looked over a glowing set of magical silverware for warding off Flying Monkeys and other commodities that she knew existed somewhere, who needed proof?

"Lovegood?"

Luna looked up to see Draco Malfoy standing over her, his hands in his pockets and sneering at her. In her excitement she had moved in front of the front door and was in his way.

"Draco!" she greeted, and straightened up. "Are you here to buy Worm's Wart too?"

"No," Draco said simply, and pushed past her to enter the little shop.

"Why are you here than?" Luna asked, following him in a light skip. The old witch behind the counter was sleeping and it was not surprising to see that no one else was around. The shop was like the others, but their colors were far more vibrant. Draco tugged a little at his black shirt, the summer heat beginning to get to him. He refused to wear anything but black and green and he was beginning to suffer for it. Luna was dressed for a Muggle summer, and in the strangest colors. Her dress was the brightest shade of yellow possible and a large blue daisy was embroidered on the front. If anything, Luna did not know how to dress and that was probably why Draco tried hard not to associate with her.

Looking at a mirror that was supposed to stop the Kensington Snarls from coming after you in your sleep, Draco spotted Luna trying to reach something on the back shelf. She was too short, the thing she was reaching for was high above her head. Draco sighed a little and was certain that no one would see him helping her in this little shop. So he walked over and looked up to see what it was.

It was a glass jar with what looked like a heart, not the human kind, but the actual shape. It was just floating inside of the jar and no matter how hard Luna tried, she just couldn't get it. Draco reached up behind her effortlessly and pulled down the strange jar. Luna watched like a child and bounced a little in her excitement. Draco handed her the jar and she smiled brightly at him. It was in fact a real ruby red heart that seemed to float around in the water inside the jar.

"What is this?"

"It is a charm that brings the Oblong King from his hiding place during the summer," Luna said, setting it down on the counter and examining it closely. Draco was beginning to think that he would rather not know whom in the heck the Oblong King was. He was spared an explanation when the door opened and they both looked over. The witch snapped awake to see another young witch, her little son at her feet. She smiled awkwardly at Luna and Draco as her son ran off to look at the toys in the back of the shop and she examined a few shelves.

Luna resumed her examination of the jar and looked back at the shelf Draco had retrieved the jar from. She was now looking at a large marble ball sitting on a stand. She looked at Draco longingly and he sighed, knowing that he might as well get it for her. If she tried to climb and get it, she might give the little kid ideas. He walked back over to the shelves and easily retrieved the new object. He set it down next to the strange jar.

"Thank you, Draco," she said, smiling brighter than before, and examined the new object with the greatest of care. Draco seemed to have forgotten why he was even in this strange store. He had originally had a real purpose for being there. He was on the search for a map of London, before the first Wizard War. Rumor had it that the old witch sold things like that for very cheap and he liked cheap things.

"What is this?" Draco asked, knowing he was going to regret even speaking.

"It is the heart of Hermes!" Luna declared, the young little boy in the corner suddenly standing up and turning to face them.

"Hermes?"

"The Greek god," Luna said, looking closely at the stone.

"I know who he is. Why is this his heart?"

"It is said that the Lady of the Lake stuck it in the Moon Pits and killed him with a Snorkle!" Luna explained and Draco felt his head beginning to spin. Surely this all made sense to Luna, since she was nuts, but it was making him feel uneasy. The little boy came running over to see the marble ball and Draco sighed, fearing for his future. Luna explained that apparently something green from the sky landed and something else happened, Draco was beginning to lose interest in the conversation. He walked towards the door and the witch smiled a little at him.

"Thank you for entertaining him," she whispered, looking at her laughing son as Luna showed him the heart. Draco looked at her, confused.

"Me?"

"Yes, sir. He was wanting to come here all day, but I know that we cannot afford anything here, so I was hoping he would just look around, have a laugh and then we would leave," she explained, and Draco began to worry about his intelligence. Not only was he stuck with an insane woman, he was also stuck around the common poor people. It was degrading on so many levels. He was determined to make his escape before their poorness wore off on him. (Draco thinks that being poor is a disease that you can catch…)

"Draco!" Luna called, just as he was about to slip out of the door. He stopped and sighed loudly, trying to hint that he was getting annoyed with her. He turned his head to see that she was pointing at another item on the shelf above her head. If she wasn't going to buy anything, he was going to throw her out of the store himself. But Luna Lovegood seemed to have a face that could make any cruel, soulless Slytherin Prince want to do anything she asked. So he returned to her side, looking up at the shelf. Reluctantly, he reached up and retrieved the final item from that shelf. It was a fading old book, cracking in several places and the title was written in faded gold letters. Simple Magic for Simple Minds. Draco could hear the irony screaming from inside the pages.

He was forced to return the jar and the marble ball to the shelf and Luna hurried to the register to pay for her book. At least she was indeed buying something, or Draco was going to get really mad. The young witch called her son to her side and they left as Luna's persistent calling of her name awaked the old witch.

"Can I go now?" Draco asked, though he wasn't sure why he was even bothering to ask Luna's permission. She smiled up at him and nodded. Strangely enough, he didn't move, he just watched her pay for the book. He followed her skipping form out of the little shop and into the open air of Diagon Alley. It was loud and talkative, the noon sun beating down on its occupants.

"Thank you, Draco," Luna said again, hugging her book tightly to her chest. Draco was about to say that he was never going to do anything like that for her again when she nearly jumped up to kiss his cheek lightly. Before he could even say anything, she was waving and skipping off into the crowd.

"T-That woman… Could have at least said goodbye…" Draco mumbled, quickly wiping his cheek with his sleeve. He also disappeared into the crowd, having completely forgotten the map he came for in the first place. For some reason, his thoughts were somewhere else entirely…


- This one was fairly longer since the other was short. This one makes as little sense as possible, since it is Luna we're talking about. Draco is still awesome though. Thanks for all of the reviews. Thanks for reading!

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