HEY EVERYONE! I AM SO SORRY FOR THE DELAY. I TOOK THE SUMMER OFF WITHOUT PLANNING TOO. I JUST HAD A CRAZY SUMMER AND NO COMPUTER ACCESS FOR AWHILE. I HAD WRITTEN THIS ON PAPER BUT LAST WEEK JUST GOT IT TO MY BETA. EVOL LOVE, YOU ARE THE BEST GIRL! SO I DO HOPE YOU LIKE IT. ONE OF YOU ASKED FOR BLAISE AND LAVENDER SO THEY ARE IN THIS CHAPTER! PLEASE FIND IT IN YOURSELF TO FORGIVE ME.

DISCLAIMER: WELL, I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A LEGAL WAY TO OWN HARRY POTTER, IT STILL BELONGS TO JK. I GUESS IT IS TIME TO GO ILLEGAL….MAYBE…

"I never got to thank you." Dean said to Luna as they snuggled on their couch.

"Thanks for what?" Luna asked dreamily.

"For taking care of me during that time at Shell Cottage." Dean said, looking down embarrassedly.

"Oh, I was happy to Dean. We all needed support and comfort during that time.

We were lucky to have each other."

Dean looked down at her. She just looked at him with her big blue eyes. 'I am

never disappointed with her. She always does-or in this case says-the

unexpected.' he thought.

"Dean?" He snapped out of his reverie.

"Sorry, Luna. Nargles must have gotten hold of me." He smiled. Luna nodded.

"I thought I saw them around here."

Silence filled their room for awhile. Dean stood up.

"Well, I am going to go to bed." He leaned down to kiss Luna's forehead, when

she tilted her head upward and captured his lips instead. Dean pulled back

with surprise

"Luna, what was that?"

"I've wanted to do that for awhile." She replied.

"That was...whoa." He sat back down, feeling a bit dizzy.

Luna crawled over to him.

"Dean?"

"Yes?"

"Can I kiss you again?"

Dean leaned closer to her. "You can have whatever you want, love."

Luna closed the gap and...well lets just said that they never made it to the

bedroom. Who knew that Loony Lovegood was such a wildcat...

The next day at breakfast Luna came skipping in. Ginny and Hermione noticed

that there was an extra skip. When she sat down the two girls looked at her

curiously.

"What?"

"Spill it Luna. Something's up." Ginny said.

"I have no idea what you are talking about." Luna said, but the reddness in

her cheeks said differently.

"You do too. Come on." Hermione demanded.

"Okay, okay." Luna looked around. Dean had come in and was now sitting on the

other side of the table. She looked back at the girls, "But keep it secret."

The girls nodded and leaned closer. "Well...last night Dean and I had some

fun." Luna whispered.

Ginny and Hermione looked at each other, confused. Then Ginny got it.

"You DIDN'T!" She exclaimed.

"Shhhh!" Luna said. She looked over at Dean and saw him shrink and turn

red.

"What did...oh." Hermione got it.

"I can't believe it. I mean you two are close, but Harry and I haven't even

done that." Ginny said.

"Well, it was going to happen anyway." Luna replied.

"We just didn't think you would be the first ones." Hermione said.

Luna laughed, "We all are shocked at some point."

The three girls start laughing.

Blaise and Lavender spent most of their time together. Ever since their first

kiss they'd stolen a few here and there and even to their surprise have began

to slowly fall in love.

After their last bonding class, Lavender asked Blaise if he would accompany

her on a walk across the grounds. Blaise agreed, so they walked down to the

lake, walking so close they seem to be one. Once alone Blaise asked,

"Lavender...?"

Lavender turned toward him. "Yes, Blaise?"

He shuffled his feet.

"Well...umm...I'm not sure how to say this..."

Lavender chuckled. "Blaise spit it out."

He took a deep breath. "Okay." He got down on one knee.

"Oh, Blaise..." Lavender gasped.

"Lavender Haylee Brown, you make me happy and I am proud that you are mine.

Will you marry me?"