Chapter Seven: Whose the boss?

It has been a week of constant messaging between Luna and her 'D' as she so called him. She felt like she knew him so well that she had to keep herself in check when it came to telling him lagistics, including her house and name. Though this was going well for her not much else was. Others were still calling her Loony and it had progressed from being done behind her back to infront of her face, well not completely infront of but off to the side. Her underclassmen just didn't have any respect for her or seem to care that she was only a few yards away while they mocked her.

It was monday, the 8th day of Hogwarts and Luna was happy. She was smiling while on her way to Muggle studies, when she felt her books slip from her hands and fall with a loud clap. This took Luna by complete surprise because she was sure her books were ferm in her grasp she was mumbling to her self trying to pick up her books and papers when she heard a burst of giggles and snickers. She looked up, pushing her hair out of her face to see a pack of young slytherin girls pointing at her.

"I can't believe she wears that in public!" One mousy haired girl said while pointing to Luna's butter beer cap belt.

Luna frowned as her belt was one of her perticular favorite homemade pieces. She gathered her things took a deep breath and smiled at them. As Luna walked passed them she nodded calmly and gave them a graceful parting comment.

"I really do hope you will be able to get rid of those horrible blurflies they tend to make those around them dreadfully ugly," She smiled at them and arched her eyebrow slightly and continued on to her class.

As soon as she rounded the corner she exhaled into an almost sob. It hurt that she was the laughing stock of the school. Yes she believed in undiscovered creatures and yes her father produced the Quibler but why judge so harshly? Luna didn't think she would ever be able to comprehend this and so she went to Muggle studies trying to pretend this little incident never happened.

From: D

How were evening classes? I hope you enjoyed them.

D

Luna sighed as she read the message. This type of message was very common for her to have, she recieved one everyone night and they would talk for hours before lights out.

To: D

Not so good to be honest, people seem to forget that I am a person no matter how odd I am. I don't know if that makes sense, sense you don't really know who I am but it just hurts to think that people don't care how I am feeling because of who I am. Why should people get to assume that the next thing I'm going to do or say is what they expect? It just sucks being stuck in a cliche. I don't know if you would really understand where I am coming from but that's how my evening classes went BOO! haha

L

She started an essay for her astronomy class that was due in a few days, carefully reading her books and writing thoughts down as she waited for a message. She was in the library one of the havens that most bullies stayed away from. After getting her first full paragraph down her messenger went off.

From: D

It hurts knowing that I can't do anything to stop this harrasment :( but I do know what you mean, people judge me on the spot. I don't even have to open my mouth and people already assume what I am going to say, so I would like to think we are in the same boat, all the more reason to meet :)

But don't worry one day those who are teasing you will be seeing you in magazines and hear about all the success you have had and at your ten year reunion they will be kissing your feet!

D

P.S.

Sent a picture to hopefully brighten up your evening.

Luna quickly opened the attachment and laughed out loud. The picture was of his torso with "Property of L" across it and a heart above his left pec. She found this so cute and it made her feel tons better.

To: D

Oh that made feel better thank you XD and you know I have agreed to go out on a date with you on the first Hogsmead trip so stop asking to meet up! haha and you never know who I could be so if you were to stop harrasing people (NOT just 6th year females) it would show people that you have grown up and are different then what others think you to be.

But for now I must be off, I have a lot of homework to get done before bed.

xXxXx

L

Luna wipped through her Astronomy essay and picked up her potions essay, she had been working on this for a week and it was due tomorrow so she had to put the finishing touches on it. As she hunched over it, her hair askew the bulk of it held up by her wand she was getting extremely frustrated. She huffed and did something that surprised herself, she pushed a stack of books off her table (mind you it was only two books) they landed with a deep thud and it made her feel a little bit better.

"Abusing the books are we Lovegood?" She looked up to see Draco Malfoy sitting across the way at his own full table.

"Oh well they were talking back so I had to put them in place," She smiled tightly, her guard was always up with Malfoy, she never knew what he would say but 60 percent of the time it hurt.

"Well I am glad to see you sticking up for yourself for once in your life, show those books whose boss," He smirked and looked back at his work. All she could do was tilt her head slightly and laugh. She picked up the books and continued on with her essay.