A/N:Bit of a filler chapter, sorry about that, but it had to be done. I'm suffering from slight writers block right now but I'm hoping it will go soon. I'm still contemplating story length, any opinions are valued, but apart from that thanks and enjoy! Please R&R xD
Luna had never seen anything like it before in her life. As the massive ship rose above the water waving the dumstrang flag, Luna stared in awe. It was truly magnificent. Soon people began to barge past her and push her out the way but she didn't care. She may have lost view of the beautiful ship but she could still remember it in her mind. That was all that mattered. It was now stored in the compartment of her mind so she could draw on it when ever she wished. Suddenly all of the girls on the other side of the court yard began to gasp, Luna did not know why. She tried to get over to have a look but every attempt she made to get a look ended with her being pushed further to the back and further out of view. Her attempts were futile and she was slightly disappointed. A few moments later Luna felt herself being lifted in to the air, it startled her but as soon as she noticed a shock of red hair she knew she was safe. Fred laughed as he swung Luna onto his shoulders and pushed his way through the crowds. It was easy for him; the crowd seemed to part like the red sea as he made his way right to the front, Luna still on his shoulders.
"Can you see now?" he laughed. Of course she could, as she sat on Fred shoulders she felt like a little child again. She had always been small for her age and always felt somehow smaller as she sat on top of the towering Weasley twin's shoulders but it didn't bother her. Why would it? She couldn't exactly be picky with friends and Fred and George didn't seem to hate her.
"Wow, it's beautiful." Luna murmured as she looked at the amazing carriage flying through the sky. It was being pulled by a group of giant magical horses. Luna had never seen anything like it before so mentally drew the image in her head so she would never forget it.
"Luna, I know i'm beautiful. You don't need to tell me all the time." Fred's comment put a smile on Luna's face. He was still as cheeky as ever and Luna was glad.
"Well that's ok then. Because I won't be telling you all the time." she answered honestly without even thinking. With them if you didn't think fast you would be ripped to shreds. Luna didn't know how they got away with being so rude and cheeky at times. Well, she pondered, the school just wouldn't be the same without the Weasley twins parading round leaving a path or mayhem and disaster in their wake.
"Good summer?" Fred enquired as he swung Luna down from his shoulders and walked her over to the lake. They had an hour and a bit before the feast started and they were in need of a good catch up.
"Amazing thanks. I spent a lot of time helping daddy with the quibbler which is always fun. He even let me write my own article." was it just Fred or had Luna became even more dream like over the summer?
"Wow sounds great. I just spent my summer at the burrow planning pranks with George."
"Sounds like you had a productive summer then." to some it may have sounded sarcastic but Fred knew Luna wasn't like that. She couldn't help being away with the fairies.
George, Lee, Neville, Ginny and even Hermione were already down at the lake. Hermione and Ginny had become great friends over the summer due to her staying at the burrow so Luna guessed she would be spending a bit more time with them. Then again, when was Hermione ever sighted without Ron Weasley or Harry Potter? It sometimes annoyed Fred with how clingy they were; but then he and George were no different. Still, at least they brought smiles to peoples faces. Its not that he didn't like his brother, it was just that him and George had always been looked down upon. Only linked to the family through their ginger hair. They were the stupid rule breakers that would never end up as prefect or anything like that, unlike all of the other Weasleys. And Ron would most probably follow suit. Anyway, why would he want to be a prefect? It would take the fun out of everything!
"Luna!" Ginny shouted and gave Luna a massive hug, "i've missed you."
"I've missed you too, Ginny." Luna smiled returning the hug.
"Hey stranger." Neville laughed, Luna ran up to him and gave him a huge hug. She didn't realise she had missed him so much up until that point.
"Neville!" she shouted. Ginny soon joined in the hug. In ended in them all laughing, nothing had changed over summer and Luna was glad.
"Welcome all welcome all." Dumbledore shouted, the hall fell silent. "I trust you all had a delightful summer." they were a few murmurs around the hall. "I know you all must be very hungry so let the sorting begin!" at that everyone cheered.
After the sorting they began to eat the feast laid out on the table. Luna sat on her own at the end of the Ravenclaw table staring dreamily into space. As she tucked in to a treacle tart she realised that although no one sat near her, most of the snide comments had stopped. Even a few Hufflepuffs accepted her too. And her Gryffindor friends. And a certain Slytherin. The smile on Luna's face broadened.
"I hope you have all enjoyed your food." Dumbledore's voice rang through the hall as the plates were magically cleared. "Now Mr Filch would like me to remind you…"
Luna zoned out. The lists of banned items were going up more every year; it had probably passed the 400 mark. Luna didn't even know it was possible to have that many products for sale, let alone banned.
Luna jumped violently when the sky erupted with a tremendous clap of thunder, she turned to the door as did everyone else as she saw a crooked old man walk down between the tables with ginger hair and soaking wet robes. His electric blue eye zoomed around manically as if trying to register everything in the room. Murmurs of 'mad eye' and 'Auror' could be heard throughout the hall but Luna found the man more intriguing than scary. His eye was endearing and very amusing. She had once heard that Fudge had sent out an army of Heliopaths to collect all of the false eyes in the wizarding world. Luckily this mans eye must have escaped the ministers control.
"now I would like you all to welcome our new defence against the dark arts teacher Mr Allistor Moody!" Dumbledore's powerful voice rang through the hall, Luna tuned in for enough time to hear that before a wrackspurt floating around Cho Chang's head distracted her.
"It is my duty to inform you that inter house Quidditch will be cancelled this year." as Dumbledore said this, groans and shouts of annoyance filled the hall. Fred and George could be heard above everyone else. "But it will, however, be replaced with a certain event that will start in October and continue for the duration of the year. It is my please to announce that Hogwarts will be holding the triwizard tournament this year." gasps could be heard from the people who knew what the Triwizard tournament was but most of the people, especially the muggleborns, just looked at Dumbledore with blank expressions filling their faces.
"You are joking." Fred shouted.
"No, no I am not Mr Weasley." Dumbledore chuckled. He looked like he had something else to say but had no time as the doors of the great hall swung open and a big group of boys marched in. they all looked really tall and all had bulky builds and looked as if they could punch someone. Everywhere Luna turned all she could hear was 'Krum' being muttered and as she turned back to the front she noticed him standing at the back with his head teacher. Wow, the best seeker in the world at Hogwarts. Not that Luna was interested in Quidditch.
"Welcome Dumstrang!" Dumbledore shouted over the exited chatter in the hall as the Dumstrang students sat at one of the two tables that happened to appear at the front of the hall. The doors opened again.
"Ah, Madam Maxime, welcome!" he said to the tall women. he then said to everyone, "and now we welcome the young ladies of Beauxbatons academy!" the hall was filled with applause, Luna noticed that most of the boys in the hall, Hogwarts and Dumstrang alike, were staring open mouthed and wide eyed at the girls. Well, all apart from Fred that was; Fred was looking over at Luna trying to catch her eye. When he caught it he laughed and winked and motioned to George who was sat next to him. George was one of the people staring at the Beauxbatons girls. As was Lee and even Neville. Fred waved his hand in front of George's eyes, when he didn't even begin to react Fred and Luna both shared a secret laugh and smile. Well Luna did have o admit, they were very beautiful. People seemed to think it was down to them all being either vela or at least part vela but Luna had a feeling it was the buzimbas, creatures that latched themselves on to young children's hair and made them very beautiful. As Dumbledore began to speak, everyone turned to look at the front of the hall once more. Almost everyone, including Luna and Fred were glad to be back at school. Even if Fred wasn't a particularly big fan of school, he was a big fan of Luna and that was enough for him to get by. It also helped that him and George had a lot of pranks planned for the year…
