Draco had decided. He was running out of the one thing he didn't have: Time. It was all well and good using his detention as a chance to catch up on sleep but he had more important things to do. He needed a way to get out of detention without revealing that he was losing sleep over his mission to Snape. The Malfoys were a proud family and Draco was no exception. Under no circumstances did he want to be seen as weak in front of his 'competition'.

But in order for his story to be plausible, he needed Luna. No doubt Snape would want their stories separately to be sure so they needed to agree on what had 'happened'.

His eyes scanning the main hall, he soon found Luna. She was explaining one of her many theories on how grasshoppers would someday run fast food restaurants to a half asleep Cho Chang and nibbling on a chocolate covered doughnut at the same time, sprinkles stuck to her nose. Concluding that his plan would work as long as she didn't suddenly grow a brain, Draco left the hall and waited for her.

She soon came skipping down the corridor, wand behind ear and head on another planet. With no-one around, Draco simply stepped in front of her path from the shadows making his expression look formidable. She stopped mid hop, balancing precariously on one leg as she looked him up and down.

'Draco? What's wrong?' She gave a final wobble before placing her right foot firmly on the ground. Draco opened his mouth to reply when he heard the unmistakable whine of Pansy's voice. She was the last person at Hogwarts he wanted to know that he was on speaking terms with Loony Lovegood. She'd make his life more like hell than it already was.

He grabbed Luna and pulled her into the nearest classroom, shutting the door behind him with a bang. Only when they were stood still did he realise that he hadn't grabbed her wrist as he'd intended. He'd miscalculated and now he was stood in an empty classroom, holding hands with a gob smacked Loony Lovegood. He relaxed his hand, letting hers fall to her side and turned to announce his intentions.

'I need to get out of detention.'

Luna seemed to still be in shock from his stupid mistake as she replied.

'Do you really need to or do you just want to? I suppose I'm not good company so it's understandable. You do seem to fall asleep a lot.' she trailed off dizzily.

'It's none of your business.'

Luna smiled at this comment. 'I suppose not. I was just being curious, it's a trait my mum gave me, I guess. Is that why you're always so private, do you get that off your parents?'

Draco began to bubble at this comment. He was planning on being civil so that this whole encounter would be over more quickly but it seemed Luna was not in a cooperative mood.

'My parents don't control any part of me.'

'Alright, I believe you.' Luna walked towards him, leaning on the desk nonchalantly, her right foot tapping to some silent beat. 'So how do you suggest we get out of detention?'

Draco clenched his fist, his frustration building. Placing one hand on the desk on either side of Luna, he looked her straight in the eye.

'Don't patronise me, Lovegood.'

Luna seemed unbothered by the sudden closeness, meeting his eyes challengingly.

'Actually, I don't really think I can help you.'


I know, bit of an odd place to stop but I just felt I really should update. I'm up to my eyeballs in work at the moment with exams coming up in January so I'll updated as quickly as I can. Thank you for your patience!