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CHAPTER 31 Dumbledore's Army

"Who is he to send us here anyway?" Ginny whined out from her nose, crying out her desperation to strangle their Professor slash Headmaster. With head tilted and lips pouted, Luna knows that her bestfriend wouldn't want to receive any response to anyone who would oppose her thoughts, and so nobody did tried to response to the redhead.

Hagrid lifts his lamp up to the sky, striding much more faster than how the two students could. Ginny waited to make sure that their Professor would be out of arms length, casually staring at Hagrid's back, looking for any signs of ear shot.

"Luna, I've been thinking" she leaned close to Luna when she was sure that Hagrid couldn't hear her. Luna tilted back at her and nods her head, signalling for Ginny to continue talking. "What if we start to ignite the flames of the DA all over again? I mean, we know alot of things to teach"

Luna smiles warmly as she approves of the thought. The realization that they can do something to help their world was actually inviting and beautiful for her. She longs for a better world; for a free world, and to be a part of changing it makes her feel so determined.

"That sound lovely Gin" she said, her voice full of relief and without a doubt.

"You? For the love of Merlin, why would a Blaise Zabini wants to help us?" Neville Longbottom said one day on the month of November. The DA was inside the Room Of Requirements when Blaise Zabini appeared right inside their secret place. Apparently, even if nobody asked for a Blaise to come up, everybody needed him. Well, even if Luna wasn't sure of what they want from him, she's sure there is something.

"I came here to help Longbottom" Blaise glared at Neville with annoyance. The Gryffindor gulped, as if trying not to overstep the Italian's bounderies. Luna lifted the ends of her lips, glad that Neville is finally getting out off of his shell. Neville was once a very shy boy, always getting teased at, made fun at, Luna can see herself to him. But there was something unique about him, she believes that somehow, somewhere inside the body of Neville Longbottom is as strong as his heart. And right now, he was beginning to be the true hero that he truly is.

"We don't need you"

"-Actually, we really do need him Neville" Ginny voiced out, making her way from the back of the crowded group up to where the two wizards were. Immediately, all eyes were assigned to Ginny, as if Ginny's mind could actually convince them. Luna stood up from her armchair and went to join Ginny's side, nodding as the redhead glared at Neville.

"He knows alot of things that we have to know" Luna grabs Neville's hand, soothing the man's nerves just to stop his pride from winning. Luna couldn't lie, she was sure that she can change Neville's mind. She knows that her bestfriend actually has some feelings for her. But then, she had made it clear that she was inlove with Draco, and he deserves so much better. And he did nodded and accepted her rejection.

"Lay your hands off of Malfoy's girl if you want to see daylight, Longbottom-" Blaise smirked after Neville squeezed back to her hand. "-Draco is a bit possessive" and just by that warning, Neville smiles sheepishly at Luna and let's go of her hand, earning a snicker from Ginny. "Let's get to work Zabini"

"Don't mind if I do" Blaise showed her his excited grin and turned to his back. He closes his eyes as he concentrated to summon different kinds of furnitures; all of them all rowed to each other. He took five steps backwards and so did the group behind him; all watching with deep confusion of about what he was going to do. He flexes his head from left to right, and slowly, raising his wand towards the piece of broken armchair a few meters infront of him.

"Expulso!" he shouted from his breath as his wand sparked from the tip to make a glowing blue shine on it. The group went in awe as their eyes followed the direction of the spark. As soon as the spell hits the broken furniture, a loud explosion can be heard and felt. Apparently, the spell is strong enough to destroy almost anything. Everybody covered their faces as the the wooden furniture got torn into pieces, and went flying right across to them.

"Where the hell did you learned that? That was bloody fantastic!" Ginny was the first to react after a long minute of silence. She went deeply impressed with Blaise's performance that she even jumped inside his arms, praising and rumbling on and on about how fantastic he was. "From a friend of mine who wants to assure someone's safety" he replied, with a hint of redness of his cheeks. It was clear that he knew that Ginny didn't mean to jump inside him, but then, neither one of them wants to let go of the other.

Luna turns her head to her thighs, stuck in the situation when she would think about Draco all over again. She knows that Blaise was talking about her and Draco, and she indeed misses him very much. She longs to know if he was actually safe or not, and just by knowing that he had assigned Blaise to teach her to defend herself made the war one hundred percent true to her. But what if we would encounter him when he was a death eater?

She hopes they wouldn't. Draco wasn't like them. He has a pure heart, and he was only trapped inside the life that he doesn't want to live in. She wouldn't like to judge his family and most importantly, Lucius Malfoy; even after he had almost gotten her killed. She believes that there is something more than meets the eye, and somehow, there is something going on inside the Malfoy Manor that was kept hidden in public's eye. Something dark that even the owner of the house couldn't control themselves anymore.

"Don't worry Luna, I'm sure Malfoy's alright" Blaise turned his head to look at her. There was a rush of sadness passes through her heart, making her wanting to cry. She breathes in and out, trying to work out her feelings because she knew that her hormones were messing up with her all over again. "I just want to see if he's alright" and with her somewhat sudden annoyance, a tear fell from the side of her left eye.

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