Title: I think I've let go

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Luna felt a bit like an intruder as she stepped into the living room of Snape's family home. It was a modest home that one could tell had been abandon for some time, but it had that warmth of a home like someone was trying to salvage it and make it into something it once was… or something in never was, and that certain person was glaring at her from the other side of the room.

"Do you always tumble into peoples living quarters at two in the morning? Or am I a special exception" Draco sneered at Luna with his arms crossed as he leaned against the far wall next to the fireplace. Luna had always thought of him as an attractive man… well when he wasn't sneering, or leering, or being rude, but it was rare occasions when he wasn't doing one of the three. He was wearing plaid pajama pants and the sheer fabric of his white tank barely covered the washboard abs Luna could clearly see from under his crossed, toned arms. He looked better than the last time Luna saw him at the café.

"Like what you see?" Draco teased looking at her with disgust before pushing himself off the wall and moving towards the doorway leading to the hall; he stopped to speak without giving her the respect of at least turning around "I don't give a damn what you and my uncle are up to, but know your boundaries and stay out of my way" He turned left into the hall and Luna heard a door slam firmly.

"This is gonna be fun" Luna said under her breath as she went down the same hall, assuming that her room was down that way. She walked passed a closed door where Malfoy was probably pouting. The second door to the right was open but it was dark inside. She entered and lit the lamps with her wand; the room was bare of any personality… white walls, white furniture, white sheets. 'I guess it gives me room for creative input… but I don't think I will be here long enough for that' she was lying to herself, because she knew that it would take Ginny some time to get her life situated and the divorce to be final, Luna was just not looking forward to living with Draco Malfoy.

'I can't believe how rude he was' she thought as she began magically putting her things away. She sat on her bed while clothes, shoes, and toiletries zoomed around her to find their rightful places. She kept silently reminding herself why she was doing this as she again thought of the disgust that shone through Malfoy's eyes. Luna had always been very self-conscious about her appearance; she has never been asked out by a boy… well if you count Harry asking her to Slughhorn's party in her fifth year, then her count is one. Every one in Hogwarts had thought that she was a tad on the weird side, especially the boys who she knew never even viewed her as a member of the female species and especially never considered her as being the "dating type."

It didn't bother her in her early years, but as her seventh year loomed and she was the only girl in her year that was still a virgin, she came to the conclusion that something was wrong with her. Now, almost thirty years old, she still had never known the touch of a man, she lay on her back and covered her face in mortification. She had only had one boyfriend, Owen; he was an Australian wizard she had met while traveling abroad, she mustered the courage to ask him out and they ended up becoming serious. The relationship lasted six months until her eyes were finale opened to who he truly was. She was in love with him and he was in love with her, or so she thought; he seemed like the perfect guy: handsome, charming, intelligent, well spoken, patient, and never pressured her about the lack of physical relations…but his façade cracked when Luna had walked in on him and his best mate Kevin having their way with one of the regular trollops from the pub they frequented. She learned latter that this was a frequent activity of his.

It still hurt Luna to think about that and tears started to flood her eyes. 'I am such a fool!' she thought as she tried to wipe the tears that kept flowing 'I should just except the fact that I will never be loved that way' She was miffed that she let Malfoy's attitude towards her bring up so many old self- deprecating feelings. She curled up in a ball and soon fell into a restless sleep as her things continued to fly bye.

'Bang! Bang! Bang!'

Luna's eyes snapped open and she looked around the bland room from her curled up position. She wondered if the noise she heard had been apart of her dream or if it indeed happened.

'Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Damn it Lovegood! I don't have time for this bull shit!" came the muffled voice of a very pissed off and cranky Malfoy. Luna slowly made it off the bed, feeling the aches and pains from falling asleep in a weird position last night. She didn't know what time it was but guessing from the gray light that was peaking through the blinds from outside, it was early in the morning. 'What the hell does Malfoy want?'

She yanked opened the door to be assaulted with an array of feathers as a brown barn owl came barreling through her opened door. The owl started swarming around her room and angrily squawking before charging at her.

"Relax!" Luna yelled at the pissed off owl who finally stayed calm long enough so Luna could untie the letter from his leg. The owl tried to snap her finger off before squawking again and flying dramatically out of her room, up the hall, and what Luna hoped, out of the house. "What did you do to him?"

"I didn't do a damn thing to that rat with wings! He flies in through my window and starts pecking at me … he was pissed off before he got here!" Luna took in Draco's very disheveled form, his usually well-combed hair sticking up in all different ways.

"Will you stop gawking at me! I know I am handsome but, I'm not interested"

"I was not gawking at you!" Luna felt a little wounded "Stop being such a prick!"

"I have every fucking right to be a prick, considering the only morning that I can sleep in has been disturbed by an idiot!" He snarled turning on his heel and stomping away. It wasn't until Luna heard the slamming of a door that she closed her own door and sat on her bed. Remembering the letter, she opened it to see that is was a note from her boss.

Luna,

Sorry for the short notice but my great aunt Agatha has come in for a visit and I must spend time with her… you remember the one I told you who just turned ninety-seven. Well she came to visit – can you believe she still apparates?—and she wants to buy her grandchildren some clothing for the coming school year so I am closing the boutique especially for her today, so I am giving you the day off. Enjoy your weekend and see you Monday!

Sincerely,

Gertrude 

'Great! Now I can spend more time with a miffed off Malfoy, my luck day' Luna thought sarcastically. She folded the letter and placed it on top of her dresser; she pulled a pair of mango colored sweat pants and a black tank and layed then on the still made bed. She grabbed a towel and her case of tolitries before heading for the bathroom down the hall. It wasn't a exceptionally exquisite bathroom but it was decorated nicely and had everything that Luna needed including a very spacious tub for a hot bath. She let the luck warm water run as she poured in honey vanilla lather soap that she found under the sink; once the tub was full she shed her clothing and entered slowly with a nice long sigh. She felt more relaxed then she she had in the last couple weeks… but of course, it didn't last.

The door slamed open to reveal a disoriented Draco, he was shirtless as he blindly closed the door behind him and walked to the toilet left hand reaching into the waistband of his plaid pajama pants.

"Hey!" Luna exclaimed cheeks aflaimed. Draco turned just noticing that she was there, eyeing her with an expression that Luna could not decipher.

"What?" Drao said eyeing the well dispersed bubbles.

"Do you not see me trying to take a bath?"

"Well this is the only loo in the house! So close your eyes" he said lowering his waist band. Luna closed her eyes quickly listening to him relieve himself before he finally flushed and moved to the sink. She opened her eyes and watched him wash his hands and then begin to brush his teeth.

"Will you please leave!" Luna was so mortified, her arms tightly wrapped around her midriff under the bubbles.

"Relax! I will go when I am finished… Don't worry it isn't like I haven't seen anything you have to offer, I've probably seen better." He continued brushing his teeth oblivious to the fact that he had really hurt Luna. She sat quietly waiting for him to now finish washing his face. She had never felt so self concious about her body as she did right now. It was amazing how he could make her feel like complete garbage in a little under twenty four hours.

"Hurry up because I would like to take a shower with in this century." He said snidely before exiting the restroom.

'This is gonna be hell' Luna though as she lowered deeper into the tub.