Luna shut her eyes at the brightness of the green light. As if by instinct, she wrapped her arms around her stomach, in hope to protect her child. Luna heard a loud scream making her eyes dart open instantly. She saw the green light, but it was being blocked by none other than Draco Malfoy. The light was going directly into his chest, yet Draco didn't wince. He had given a short scream from the sudden impact of the spell before clenching his jaw shut, trying to absorb the overall force of the spell. Luna stood in shock, watching as the scene unfolded before her. Pansy didn't seem fazed whether it was Draco or Luna who she was attacking.
With sudden realisation of what was actually happening, Luna pulled out her wand, shakily aiming it at Pansy.
"Expelliarmus," Luna shouted. Pansy's wand flew out of her hand across the room. Pansy darted her eyes at Luna ready to scream an insult, but before she could a spell blasted Pansy's back into the wall. Pansy's eyes flared with rage and she disapparated on the spot. Luna gave a small little victory grin. Her eyes then flickered to Draco who was collapsed on the floor.
"Draco!" Luna squealed, kneeling beside him, "Draco, wake up." There was no movement from Draco, making Luna breakdown in tears. She burrowed her head into his chest releasing a heavy sob.
"I love you so much, Draco," Luna cried, "So, so much. Please, please just wake up!" As if by magic, Draco's eyes began to flicker; his half dazed eyes stared at that of Luna's.
"Draco?" Luna whispered, as if afraid of startling him.
"That's the last time I save your life," Draco smirked whilst sitting himself up from the floor. Luna again began to cry, wrapping her arms around him,
"I thought you were dead!"
"I can't die," Draco smiled, "I'm a Malfoy, remember?"
"It doesn't mean you can't get hurt," Luna smiled back. Draco wiped a tear from Luna's eye with his thumb, staring at her with content.
"The only way I could get hurt is when I don't know where you are."
Luna stared at Draco, guilt washing over her,
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have run away, you wouldn't have got hurt if I didn't run away. It's just-"
"-Luna," Draco whispered, placing his finger over her lips, "It's me who is sorry. I'm sorry for how I spoke to you, how I treated you. I made you feel second best, not even that. Truth is you're my world Loony. I'm crazy for you. Just everything about you. I'm not even afraid to admit it, that I, Draco Malfoy am in love with Luna Lovegood."
"But earlier?"
"I thought that you being with me was the worst thing for you. That you would end up getting hurt, that I wouldn't be able to protect you."
"But you did protect me," Luna smiled, "Draco, I've left Neville and it is one of the greatest decisions I have made. I love him but I'm not in love with him, I'm in love with you."
Draco smiled at Luna, kissing her gently on the lips,
"Luna, I have to ask. Is it true?"
"Is what true?" Luna whispered, somewhat intoxicated by the kiss he had given you.
"Are you pregnant?"
Luna seemed slightly surprised by Draco's question but nodded her head.
"And- And is it mine?"
Once again Luna nodded her head but this time a loving smile spread across her face.
"Luna, I don't know if I can do this," Draco admitted, "I love you, so much. But what if I ended up hurting your child? I would never be able to live with myself."
"You could never hurt our child," Luna replied, "You'll be its daddy."
Draco felt a warm sensation spread inside of him as soon as Luna mentioned the word 'Daddy'. It was the feeling which had been feeling within his sleep for the past few nights. Draco felt unreal, waiting, just waiting, for a sign to tell him that what he was experiencing was a dream. But that sign didn't come. Draco was living a reality which others could only dream of. He was with the girl he loved and a child on the way.
"Marry me," Draco blurted out.
"W-W-What?" Stuttered, kneeling beside him.
"Marry me. I love you, you love me. We have a child on the way. I want to spend my life with you, so marry me."
"I'm still married," Luna replied.
"We'll kill Neville-"
"-Draco-!"
"-I'm joking," Draco interrupted, "Divorce him. It won't take long. We can still be engaged in the mean time."
"You haven't even got me a ring," Luna mentioned.
"Turn around a second," Draco smirked.
Luna looked at him inquisitively, tilting her head to the side,
"What are you planning?"
"Just turn around," he smiled.
As Luna turned around, she heard a rustle of papers alongside a muttering of some Latin spell.
"You can look now," Draco smiled. Luna turned back round to see Draco on one knee in front of her; she noticed that he had a little trickle of blood running down his neck.
"Luna Lovegood, will you marry me?" Draco pronounced, pulling out a ring from behind his back. The ring was unique and reflected the characteristics of Luna well. It was solid silver, though it didn't have a diamond in the centre of the ring. Instead it had a red ruby but when looked at closely, segments of The Quibbler were placed within the ruby. Luna's jaw dropped as soon as she noticed this tiny detail of the ring,
"Dra-"
"-Just answer my question," Draco interrupted.
"Yes," Luna smiled, "A million, billion times yes."
Draco placed the ring perfectly onto Luna's finger, giving her a passionate kiss in the progress.
"-Neville!" Luna blurted in realisation, "I'll have to go back and face him. Tell him that I am actually leaving him."
"I'll be there with you," Draco smiled gripping her hand supportively.
"Thank you," Luna whispered kissing him gently on the lips.
A silence grew between the two as they took into realisation of what they had both agreed to do.
"Mrs Luna Malfoy," Draco smirked, "I'll miss calling you Loony Lovegood."
"Why can't it be Draco Lovegood?" Luna questioned, twiddling her finger in the air, staring at the segments of The Quibbler. Draco let out a short laugh,
"Luna, I love you but I'm still a Malfoy. I don't think me saying "I'm still a Lovegood" has quite the same effect."
"True," Luna giggled, "I don't want a traditional wedding though."
"Neither do I," Draco smiled, "I want you in a blue, hideous dress which you somehow made look gorgeous." Luna looked at Draco and burst into tears, trying to cover her face from his concerned eyes.
"I don't really think your clothes are hideous," Draco commented with alarm, "They're urm, beautiful?"
"It's not that," Luna laughed while sniffling, "it's just- It's just I'll finally be able to have the wedding I dreamed of. I can wear my mommy's wedding dress and have Crolows in my hair. Neville never let me. He forced me to wear a white dress and have my hair up. It was horrible."
Draco listened to his bride-to-be as she went into depth about what she wished to have at her wedding. He smiled when she would get weary of things such as "Nargles" or "Qwosties" ruining her dead. But it was as Luna would suddenly drift off mid sentence, her eyes glazing over that Draco realised that Luna no longer felt she needed to be 'normal'. She was able to be Loony Lovegood again without having someone yell at her for it. That was when Draco realised that he wasn't helping Luna leave Neville, he wasn't protecting her from Neville nor was he hurting her. Draco Malfoy realised that he was saving her.