This is for Kamerreon's Drabble Challenge — a drabble a day until my imagination dies.
Disclaimer: All characters belong to J.K. Rowling. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Costume Party
Humming softly to herself, Luna Lovegood made her way through the crowds gathered around the edge of the dance floor. She adjusted her mask, barely noticing the strange looks her perfectly accurate Nargle costume received, before hurrying on towards her goal.
She froze part way across the Great Hall, spotting something extremely disturbing. Across the hall, one of the bunches of mistletoe she had set up earlier, sitting above a doorway, was most definitely infected with Nargles. It was what she had been aiming for, as she had wanted to draw them out. However, she was not expecting the other students to be so foolish as to not wear cork necklaces.
Hurrying across as Lavender Brown was about to step under it, she shoved her out of the way, gallantly saving her life. She shrieked as she stumbled aside, and Luna smiled in satisfaction. She was perfectly disguised to stand beneath the mistletoe and not get attacked.
"Lu-Luna?"
Luna turned, smiling serenely at Neville Longbottom, who was standing just beside the mistletoe.
"Oh, hello, Neville," she said, smiling at his Devil's Snare costume. He did look rather lovely in green. "You look dashing."
"Um, thank you," he said with a slight blush. "Er, why did you push Lavender?"
"I saved her life," Luna replied with a vague smile. "She would have been attacked by the Nargles."
"Oh," Neville looked confused before smiling at Luna. "Well, that was nice of you."
Luna leaned up to peck Neville on the cheek before a dreamy look overtook her features.
"I'm going to find some pudding," she said dreamily, the Nargles forgotten. She drifted off, leaving the startled Neville behind.
Neville stared after the odd girl before looking up at the Mistletoe. To his surprise a number of small eyes were looking back at him. Shivering slightly, he hurried off after Luna.
He must have been seeing things.