I got out of the long shower and started brushing out my hair in the mirror when I saw marks on my neck and then looked on the other side to see a couple more. I used magic to make them disappear and then dressed in a thick black dress that went to my knees and slipped on some leggings and flats before adding a sweater and went right to the library. Using the restricted section to hide out in.
I went through memory spells to find one that might help me find out if something did happen last night between Draco and I without me really having to ask him face to face but didn't find one that fit.
Then after that I started on the last tests that I gave out the day before break and ticked off the passes and the fails and then started creating extra credit sheets for more than half of my students.
At dinner time I went down to the kitchen and ate with the elves, talked with them, and then wandered the halls, stopping and hiding when I thought I heard someone running through them.
I felt like a student again, out after hours after sleepwalking until I was outside.
I made it to my room only to freeze when I saw Ginny waiting for me. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought about you yesterday and I felt so bad because we didn't invite you to our place... I wanted to come and make sure you were okay." She said getting up and hugging me tightly. "Did you have a good Christmas?"
"It was okay. Nothing like it used to be though." I said and moved to sit down on my bed.
"Do you want to come to our place? Just for a couple days? Who else is here? You know, teacher wise?" She asked pacing and I knew not inviting me was taking it's toll on her.
"It's just Draco and I but tha-"
"It's you and Draco huh? How many kids?" She asked with a glint in her eye and I felt my face flush and she gasped. "Did something happen?"
"No, no of course not." I whispered and shook my head.
"But you want it to, don't you?" She asked and I licked my lips and reached up to rub my neck and she waited with wide eyes. "You do." She giggled and then went towards the door and started shouting Draco's name and I ran after her but she was faster.
"Ginny!" I called taking a breather and she squealed after rounding a corner.
"Hey Draco, I was wondering, would you mind if I took Luna with me for like 3 days? I feel so bad that I didn't think about inviting her to Christmas and I just want to make it up to her." She took a 5 second pause and I walked down towards where she and he must be and I deliberately walked slowly. "No, great." I didn't even hear him say anything. "Let's go get some of your clothes." She said seeing me and grabbing my arm.
"Ginny!" I protested almost tripping over my own feet as she pulled on me.
"Can I just talk to her for a moment?" Draco asked and Ginny instantly let go of me making me trip until I was leaning on the wall.
"Of course." Ginny said and turned to me. "I will go pack for you."
"Hi, where have you been all day?" He asked and I looked up after straightening out.
"I was grading... and then I had to make a lot of extra credit things." I said and tried to keep my blush away.
"And you didn't come down for breakfast, or lunch, or dinner?" He asked and crossed his arms and looked a little suspicious.
"I woke up really late this morning, so I had a large brunch in the kitchen. I haven't eaten dinner yet." I said and gulped when he seemed to focus more on my eyes than my entire face. "How were the kids today?"
"They all sort of kept to themselves." He said and I nodded.
"Did you want to plan something, I can tell Ginny I have to stay." I said pointing in the direction she took off in.
"Oh, uh, no, just wanted to make sure you were okay. That we were okay." He said and I just nodded feeling a bit let down and looked down to my feet before looking up with a fake smile on my face. "You sure?"
"Yeah. Of course. I guess I will see you in- what? 2 days?" I asked trying to remember what Ginny said.
"She said 3 you might want to work out the specifics with her. Have fun Luna." He said and backed away with a sort of pained look on his face before he nodded, took a deep breath and turned to walk away.
I took a moment to relax and I slumped onto the wall and then took my time going back towards me room. I packed the night gown she got and more socks since she had just packed my sandals and then she took my hand and in a blink of an eye we were standing in her and Harry's house.
"Hey Luna, how are you?" He asked juggling his son in his arms. James was only a couple months old and I cooed as he reached for me right away.
"I am just fine." I smiled and reached out and Harry nodded and let me have him. He cuddled into my arms and seemed so content and Ginny sighed.
"He doesn't sleep through the night, he had been but now he isn't. It's weird." Ginny said rubbing a hand over his head and he whimpered so she pulled it back. "He is very temperamental. It seems he only lets Harry hold him these days... and you." She said and sat down as Harry did and he let her sit on his knee.
"He's such an adorable baby." I cooed and touched his cheeks before tickling under his chin making him smile.
I got so caught up in James that I didn't realize his parents had been drifting off. "I made up the guest bedroom for you Luna... there is some leftovers in the fridge, feel free to eat anything you like." Ginny said and I looked up.
"Can I put him to bed?" I asked holding James a bit tighter.
"He's sleeping in the room between ours." Harry said right away and pulled Ginny up the stairs with him.
I swayed around the living room a bit before he fell asleep and I went up to put him to bed.
I loved babies. Especially James, he was just so cute and nice to me whenever I see him. Which isn't much now that school has started.
I went down and had a bit of their dinner and then went up to bed as well. I laid there, looking out the window into the sky and wondered about Draco.
The three days passed, I spent so much time with James I yearned for a baby of my own. I arrived back to Hogwarts hearing that Draco had asked for Cho to come back early so he could still take a small break from the castle.
He was gone for the rest of the break, and once he was back he was very busy, even if he wasn't the one to tell me that.
I heard Viktor saying something about how coming down to help out with teaching not only the Slytherin team but all of them. He also started helping Dean out with the Dark Arts classes now that some of the Dueling techniques.
But he still came for me to make me come to dinner and smiled at me in the morning, but something shifted between us and I was only noticing it now after three weeks after break. He let me hold his arm a lot more, seemed to let me hang on his arm, like a trophy. He talked to more people than to me when we were walking than to me while we were eating and it was starting to annoy me.
So I set an alarm for myself tonight, to go to the dining hall before he could have the chance to come and get me. I had a rather rough day, with getting sick in my second class, and then almost getting sick again at lunch, I didn't want to be annoyed by Draco's etiquette tonight. I entered and saw Cho waving me over and I put on a smile and met her.
"Draco is in the infirmary, asking for you. Something went wrong during his and Dean's duel today. He wanted me to make sure that you ate before you ca- wait Luna." I had already turned around and started rushing out of the hall.
I rushed down the corridors, dodging some late students and was out of breath by the time I got to the hospital wing. "Miss Lovegood, are you alright?"
"Where is Draco?" I asked and she waved me forward with a light smile and I rushed around her and the curtain seeing a blistered and red Draco. "What happened?"
"You better have eaten your dinner Luna." Draco struggled to get out and I basically fell into the chair and felt the tears well up.
"What happened?" Even to my own ears I sounded like a scared child.
"I didn't block when I was supposed to. Entirely my fault." He said and I looked over his blistered face and met his eyes. "Please don't look at me like that."
"What is she doing to help you?" I asked and he sighed and tried to nod over to a stand to his left and I got up and walked over. "Cream? Is that all?" I asked and he nodded. "That's bollocks." I said and turned but felt his hand touch my leg and stopped.
"Sit down." He murmured and I deflated and walked over to sit in the chair again.
"Why didn't you block?" I asked and he licked his lips.
"Is it true you got sick this morning?" He asked me and I blinked my surprise.
"Yeah, second class. Why?" I asked and he held out his hand and I looked at it before taking it.
"I didn't realize how under the influence you were that night." He told me and I felt confused. "I was out of it almost as much. The next day you avoided me when I wanted to talk to you, and then you went off with Ginny..." He gulped and I pulled my hand away but he caught my middle finger and held onto it. "I knew you regretted it, even if you didn't really remember."
"I thought it was a dream." I breathed out and he looked away and the nurse came around and caught my attention.
"If you will excuse us, it is time for me to give Mr. Malfoy the treatment. You look a bit pale miss, you should go and eat. He will be out of here by tomorrow morning." She tried to assure me and I looked to Draco who looked ready to ask me to stay put I nodded to the woman and stood before dashing out of the curtains.
I walked to the kitchen and took about three tins of crackers before going to my room and thinking about what he said.
He let me think it was all a dream... and the fact he was so distracted when he heard I was sick this morning he got scared it meant something, and it very well might mean something. I ate another half a sleeve of crackers to calm my nervous stomach before heading back into the hospital wing.
"Hello again Miss. Lovegood, Mr. Malfoy dozed off a couple hours ago, he really needs his rest if he is going to be able to teach tomorrow morning." The nurse said right away and I gulped.
"I just needed something from the back, I won't disturb him." I promised not even knowing if I would want to talk to him right now.
I went into the back and grabbed a test someone brought from the muggle world and opened it before leaving with the one stick in my pocket. "Good night Miss. Lovegood."
"Good night." I nodded to her before rushing to the nearest bathroom. I peed on the stick and put the cover on before walking slowly back to my room. I ate a couple crackers before being able to take the test out of my pocket. "Positive." I murmured before setting it on the table and laying on top of my bed before basically letting my body shut down for the night.
