It had been 3 days since Harry's birthday meal and Luna had not yet had the chance to speak to Draco, let alone arrange lunch for the two of them plus Ginny. Since the meal, Neville had been trying to introduce magic back into his and Luna's life more and more. He was a little rusty with his wand but he was never that good to begin with.

"Luna, can you pass me the salt please?" Neville asked, as the two of them ate their dinner. Luna leaned over but before she got hold of the salt Neville pulled out his wand and shouted,

"Accio salt!" the salt pot shot across the table, falling off the edge as Neville didn't clasp onto it hard enough.

"You're getting better," Luna smiled supportively as she cleaned up the salt with her wand.

"You're not even saying a spell," Neville moaned, watching how carelessly Luna was able to perform a spell.

"You've never been good with spells, Nev. I've got you a present though," Luna announced, pulling a brown parcel out of the cupboard. Neville looked at it curiously, before tearing away at the rough paper.

"Is this-?"

"Yup," Luna beamed, "Your old herbology books, being as you're doing magic again I thought you'd love to have a good read of them."

Neville jumped up and wrapped Luna into a lung squeezing hug,

"This is why I want to start a family with you, you're perfect," Neville smiled, kissing her gently on the lips. Luna gave a small smile, guilt suddenly washing over her.

"I have to say Draco, I was surprised that you rang me."

"Well times have changed along with my feelings, Pansy," Draco commented, "So, how have you been?" Pansy took a sip of her tea, looking around Draco's lounge,

"I'm okay thank you. Father passed away the other month, it seems that the dementors were able to break him down after all," Pansy replied very absent minded.

"I'm really sorry for your loss, Pansy-"

"-Don't be. It wasn't your fault was it?" she commented slightly bitterly. Draco fidgeted with his hand, knowing full well that it was he who had captured Pansy's father and sent him to Azkaban.

"I see that you no longer believe in having pictures put around the house?" Pansy smiled.

"Yes, well, pictures just trigger bad memories," Draco replied just as bitterly as Pansy had done before.

"Let's cut the crap, Malfoy. Why have you asked me to come round yours, for a jolly good chinwag?"

"No…"

"Hmm, let me guess. You want me to give you more names of Death Eaters to capture?"

No-"

"Then what, Malfoy?"

"I want you back," Draco blurted out, not properly registering what he had said.

Pansy's mouth dropped open slightly, looking at Draco in utter shock,

"Are you being serious?" she whispered. Draco nodded his head, because he believed if he was to open his mouth he would blurt out the truth.

"Even after everything I've done?" Pansy questioned, her voice slightly breaking. Once again Draco simply nodded his head.

"I…urm, I love you Pansy Parkinson," he announced, struggling on the word 'love'. Pansy's mouth dropped even wider than before, tears filling up in her eyes,

"I love you so much Draco!" she exclaimed, wrapping her arms around him. Draco, too, wrapped his arms around Pansy. He looked down on the dark brown hair though, imagining, wishing that it was the luscious blonde locks which he yearned for.

Luna had tried ringing Draco several times over the space of a week, let every time she was directed to his answer phone. She had decided to take things into her own hands and so was going to visit Draco at his house after she had finished her shift at work.

She looked at her watch once arriving outside Draco's house,

"7 o'clock, I really need to learn to stop talking to the receptionists about everybody's personal lives," Luna thought to herself. She knocked on the door, practically holding her breath. Luna stared at the ground, not noticing that the door had been opened.

"Hello?"

"Draco, I just came… wait, you're not Draco?"

"It's Pansy, as in Parkinson?" Pansy beamed, "Are you Loony Lovegood?" Luna nodded her head slightly, "Oh my Merlin! You've changed, you're actually normal!" Pansy squealed, with her high shrill laugh. Luna suddenly felt that she was back at Hogwarts, being mocked by the Slytherins again.

"Who's at the door Pans?" Draco called from upstairs.

"Loony Lovegood!" Pansy replied, a fit of giggles following. Luna felt her face turn more and more red.

"Luna, what are you doing here?" Draco questioned once he had finally came to the door.

"I, er, I don't know. I've forgot…"

"No surprise there," Pansy smirked. Draco shot a glare at her which made Pansy retreat to the lounge.

"So you're back with her?" Luna muttered once Pansy was out of earshot.

"It looks like it," Draco commented, looking over his shoulder to make sure that Pansy wasn't listening, "Why are you here?"

"I don't know," Luna commented. It started to rain, with a raindrop running slowly down Luna's cheek, "Well I best be going," she smiled.

"Luna, wait…"

"What Malfoy?"

"I'm sorry that you had to find out this way," Draco admitted.

"It's fine, Draco. You haven't anything to be sorry for, I hope you two are happy together and that she doesn't do what she did before," Luna smiled before walking away.

Draco stood in the doorway, watching as the rain poured down, instantly weighing down the luscious locks which he loved so much about Luna. As Luna walked away, it was only the rain which was running down her face, there were also tears. "Draco, close the door its cold," Pansy called from inside the lounge. Draco did as he was told; closing the door on the girl he loved.
"Loony hasn't changed much has she?" Pansy laughed, "Take it she still has that mad crush on you like she did when we were younger?"
"What do you mean?" Draco commented, confusion spreading across his face.
"You didn't know?" Pansy laughed, "She had such a crush on you, it was around 6th year. That's why I hid her belongings," she added, placing her fingers in between Draco's.

"What made her go off me?" Draco asked curiously, his fingers entwining with Pansy's.
"I'm not sure? She had a crush on you while with Longbottom, she used to tell Cho... who we all know was seeing Zabini at the time. I think it's when we started seeing each other she realised she'd never have you," Pansy smirked.

***
Luna ran into her house, dripping head to toe.
"LuLu, what's wrong?" Neville asked with concern. Luna pushed past her husband, tears filling up in her eyes once again and ran into the bathroom. As soon as she reached the sink, she hunched over and wretched. Once done, Luna looked up at her reflection in the mirror, her skin looking more pale than normal. Luna had noticed that over the past two weeks she had been more tired, more ill. But then, suddenly, it dawned on Luna the most important factor which she had yet to acknowledge. She was 7 days late.