Rating: T
Pairing: Harry/Luna
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 272
Notes: This collection will be for the 100 pairing challenge. Each chapter will be a different pairing, and this collection will end when I get to 100 chapters. It should work that each story will be under 500 words.
100 Pairing Challenge
The Friends Challenge: TOW All the Thanksgivings - Write about someone having a bad day.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Treasure Map - E1. (character) Harry Potter
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Hedge Map - prompt: Bowtruckle
Luna stomped into the house.
Harry watched as she angrily moved around the kitchen. It was rare that she showed such anger. And finally, he hesitantly asked, "Bad day?"
She sighed. "You know I've been doing research on bowtruckles, right?"
He nodded, but then remembered that she wasn't actually looking at him, so he verbalized, "Yes."
"Well, my boss decided it was useless research and shut it done. Can you believe that!?"
He actually kind of agreed with her boss. After all, bowtruckles were nothing more than tree-dwelling insect eaters, but he knew better than to actually say that. "Of course not. Did he tell you why, other than saying he thought it was useless?"
She shook her head. "No, I really thought I was getting close to a breakthrough about how bowtruckles might help humanity, and now he tells me it's time for me to move onto something else."
She picked up the plastic cup she held and threw it across the room.
Harry's eyes widened. He really had never seen Luna this spitting mad before. He didn't know how right she was about her research helping humanity, but he did know it was something she truly believed in, and that was good enough for him.
"Want me to talk to him? Maybe I could use my influence as the boy-who-saved-the-wizarding-world to get him to change his mind."
She sighed and shook her head. "Don't bother. I need to fight this on my own." She finally faced him, and there was determination shining brightly in his eyes. "He won't know what hit him."
And Harry didn't doubt that one little bit.
