A/N: I don't own Harry Potter

This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Writing Club February

Trope of the Month: 15 - Quote: A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Marvel Appreciation: 4 - [Plot Point] Write about time travel.

Word Count: 770

Luna stood outside the cave. She doubled checked the map. This was the right place. If she was one time, she could save him. A few minutes either way and she was as good as dead herself. This was a one way trip and part of her was counting on him. The door was closed. She smiled slightly. If the door had been sealed, that meant something was inside at least, she wasn't entirely too early.

She pulled the small knife from her pocket, sliced her hand and pushed it against the rocks. The door slid open and Luna stepped into the cave. It wasn't dark. She'd thought it would be dark. Everything was as it had been described. There was the lake, the island in the middle, the basin on the pedestal.

Then a slight movement caught her eyes. Laying on the ground by the pedestal was a body, his body. She bit her lip and made her way to the shore. He wasn't moving. She summoned the rowboat, crossed the water quickly and ran to him. He wasn't breathing. Had the potion in the basin killed him? There was something in his hand. She gently pulled it free. The locket. He'd gotten the locket at least.

"Regulus," she whispered, kneeling next to him. She pushed her palms into his chest, tilted his head, breathed into his mouth. "Please, don't leave me. Please come back," she whispered, continuing to try and revive him. Suddenly he gasped loudly, water spilling from his mouth. She nearly cried in relief.

"Shh, it's alright. I'm here," she whispered, cradling his head in her lap. He blinked open his brown eyes and stared at her.

"Who the bloody hell are you? Where's Kreacher?" he asked, looking around frantically. His eyes finally settling back on Luna.

"I don't know where he is. He wasn't here when I arrived. I'm guessing he was your exit plan?" she asked.

"Who are you?"

"Luna Lovegood and you are Regulus Black. Now that we're all properly introduced, shall we leave?" she asked.

"The boat..."

"It won't hold both of us will it? No matter, I have this," she said, pulling a plastic fork from her back pocket.

"What are we supposed to do with that?"

"It's a portkey. I managed to make one before I came here to save you. Look, I wish there was more time to explain things, but I'm from far away, a long time away actually. He's going to kill you soon, and I can't let that happen. Now, let's get out of here. Here," she said offering him the handle part of the fork. Her delicate fingers were curled around the tines.

"How do I even know I can trust you?"

"You don't," Luna replied, smiling as Regulus grabbed the handle just in time. The air around them swirled and they both landed in a heap in the middle of a field.

"We made it!" Luna exclaimed. "I wasn't sure I got the spell right, but I hoped. Either way, we made it." She hugged Regulus who simply stared at her.

"Start talking. Who are you?"

"I already told you. I'm Luna Lovegood. I came to save you from You Know Who. The problem is, the timeline is a bit a mess and the only time I knew for certain where you would be was in the cave. I couldn't do anything before then, because of the horcrux."

"Horcrux."

"The locket in your hand. It's got a little piece of His soul in it, that's his stupid plan for immortality. If we destroy it now, we could prevent a lot of pain later."

"Wait, you're not making sense. I'm still confused."

"I do tend to have that effect, Regulus. All I need to know right now is are you on my side or His?"

Regulus stared at Luna for a moment. He still had no idea what she was talking about, who she was, or why he actually wanted to be on her side.

"With you. Um, Luna, one thing though... My brother, he's kind of been disowned from the family. And you seem to know everything, somehow..."

"Sirius? Yeah, we can go see him and Remus. They have a flat together. I think I know where it is. We need a place to crash anyway. Let's go," she said, grabbing Regulus' arm and starting to walk in a seemingly random direction. He couldn't help but smile slightly as he wondered where she had come from, but apparently she'd saved his life. And someone who know his brother couldn't be all that bad, right?