I do not own Harry Potter or Luna Lovegood or any JK Rowling people… but I do own Ginny's friend... Emaline. Yay!
Author's note: yayay! New chapter =)
Luna actually liked Potions, because she was good at it. As Snape walked past her and saw the perfect potion she had made, he bit his teeth together and muttered "five points to Ravenclaw". Luna stared at Professor Snape for a moment, and he went to terrorize Colin Creevey.
"I don't know how you do it," Ginny whispered to her.
"You just have to do it right," Luna said softly and moved her stare to Ginny instead. Ginny looked at Luna.
"So that's how you do it," she said. Emaline rolled her eyes, but Ginny kicked her shin, giving her a look that said 'be nice to her'. Luna saw the look, and stared at her potion again, while Emaline was wincing.
"What did you do that for!?" Emaline hissed at Ginny. Ginny didn't say anything. Then she stammered;
"I... I just thought that you..." She looked at Luna. She just can't tell her off for it while I am here, she thought, because it concerns me. Luna gazed at Emaline, who stared somewhat frightened back; then she took a step so she was standing behind Ginny. Now it was Ginny's turn to roll her eyes. "Nothing." Ginny finished her sentence, but gave Emaline a look that said 'we'll discuss it later'.
Then Snape came. "Miss Weasley, Miss Conrad, are you not paying attention in class. And look, Miss Conrad. Your potion is red, and it was supposed to be green. Ten points off Gryffindor, and I expect to see you after class, Miss Conrad."
Emaline looked like she was going to start crying. Luna gazed at Professor Snape.
"I think that was unnecessary, Professor," she said dreamily. "She simply forgot watching it for a second... it's because she doesn't own any necklaces of luck." She looked at him without blinking; a thing many thought was uncomfortable.
"How dare you Miss Lovegood, to be so rude towards a Professor?" Snape sneered. "That's ten points off Ravenclaw, and I want to see you after class too." He looked evilly at her. Luna crossed her arms, shrugging her shoulders.
"Chomelia will not be happy," she said softly. Ginny and Emaline looked at her, confused.
"Chomelia?" Ginny said.
"The Head Girl." Luna looked at Ginny. "Did you not know?"
"Well..." Ginny paused. "I just didn't know she actually was called Chomelia."
"Oh, I am not sure," Luna said, "it's just something I think."
Emaline tried not to start laughing, because she was sure that Luna was a maniac, and she didn't want people to think she was friends with her. Ginny smiled, though. And she saw that Emaline found it funny. Luna smiled slightly as well. She thought it was good people found her funny; many people thought she was funny, but they thought it in the wrong way. Luna watched Emaline for a little while, and then she looked at her potion again. She hoped she'd get at least an E.
Professor Snape walked up to the blackboard and started writing the homework there. Luna saw immediately it was a lot of homework. It was going to take a long time doing it; suddenly she was glad she wasn't on the Quidditch team. She knew Ginny was on the Quidditch team, as a chaser. Last year she'd been a seeker, but then Harry got back on the team.
"They really do expect a lot of us in fifth year," Ginny groaned as she copied down the homework on a piece of parchment.
Emaline rolled her eyes: "No-one is forcing you to be on that Quidditch team, though." Emaline wasn't on the Quidditch team; she wasn't taken out on play there. Everyone knew she was dying to be a chaser, and Harry – as he was the new captain – had told her that she was first in line.
Cho Chang was the captain on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Head Girl, seeker, captain. She was one of the reasons Luna didn't play Quidditch; the other reason was that she had never touched a broom. She thought, if maybe Cho hadn't been playing there, she maybe would've tried a broom. But Cho had talent, and when they had to choose a new captain after Roger Davies had graduated, she had got almost all the votes. Luna knew that Cho had power. She was smart, pretty and she had talent in Quidditch, although she had had problems with injuries before. But now she was healthier than ever, and she had certainly got over her boyfriend – Cedric Diggory – Luna knew she had been very much in love with him. Padma had told Luna all the details about the Yule Ball in Luna's third year, because no-one had bothered to ask her out.
"Well," Ginny suddenly said (or was it that suddenly? Luna had been lost in her thoughts again, as she very often was), "it does sounds tempting to quit sometimes – but I love playing Quidditch. But along with this OWL classes, and being a prefect –" Ginny blushed slightly as she said this – "I get very busy."
"Oh, you are a prefect," Luna said. "Just as your brother Ronald."
Ginny nodded. Then she looked at the class rushing out of the classroom. "Oh – class is over. I'll see you guys later. Remember, you had to stay after class. Break a leg," she said jokingly and walked out.
"Miss Lovegood, Miss Conrad." Snape glared at them. "You two will have detention. Clean the Great Hall. And no magic! You will meet Filch there on Tuesday at eight p.m."
"Okay Professor, that sounds enjoyable," said Luna seriously. Snape stared at her and pursed his lips – "Well, go then! I don't want you two girls in my classroom. Go to your next class. Go!"
Emaline hurried out, but Luna used a long time gathering her stuff. She had to make sure that her Arithmancy book was ahead of her potions book, and that her pen case lay the way so her ink wouldn't spill out and –
"Miss Lovegood."
Luna looked up quickly. Snape was standing at his desk, watching her. "Yes, Professor Snape?" Luna said dreamily.
"You should consider my NEWT class next year. Now hurry out, I don't want to see your face here longer than necessary." Snape didn't smile, but he didn't look as evil as usual either.
"Yes Professor. I should really save you from the sight." Luna showed no reaction on what Snape had said about his NEWT class next year, and she walked quickly out. Inside, however, she was bubbling with excite. With these thoughts in her head, she hurried off to the Arithmancy class.
Dear Karina. 12 – 09 – 1996
Professor Snape told me today that I should consider taking his Potions NEWT class next year. You need top grades for that! I am actually very flattered. Mother would be so proud of me if she still was able to send me mail – she was really a Potions-person. In other news, I got away from Arithmancy with not much homework. It is pretty easy, and Professor Vector is such a good Professor. She always has something new to teach – and she forgave me for my disastrous last assignment. I hope I will receive mail from Father soon. He always sends me The Quibbler with him. He has said that soon, maybe I can write articles for it as well.
Cho Chang, you know – the Head Girl, is really starting to annoy me. It seems like she thinks I'm insane… I know I am a bit, you know; weird, but I'm not really insane. But weird, I can be that… I spoke to Ginny today, by the way. She still likes Michael Corner, but he is together with Cho Chang. I told her that, but she did not seem that surprised by this. Cho Chang also used to date Harry Potter – but he seems like a normal person, so it's not a weird thing they're not together anymore… I saw her watching him in the DA. And I know she kissed him under the Mistletoe. I had the chance, but he seemed really awkward about it so I said that it was probably full of Nargles. I think he believed it. But it actually isn't true; it's the Christmas trees that are full of Nargles. I thought everyone knew that until that day.
I think that Hermione Granger likes Ronald; I could see it at breakfast. She was all laughing and touching his arm. She smiled a lot. Padma told me once that it was flirting – if she hadn't, I wouldn't have known. She also told me she tried getting Ronald's attention at the Yule Ball (where I was not invited) like that. He didn't want to dance with her. I told her I wouldn't have minded having him as my partner, as I don't like dancing. I don't think she understood that not everyone likes dancing; she just looked oddly at me. I still would've loved to go to a Yule Ball or another ball with Ronald, but that is not because I don't like dancing… Oh, Karina, you know I have fancied Ronald for ages… well, at least one year. Father told me that he was not anything to collect; apparently he was so much different from me, although "his father has many interesting objects in his basement".
It is now I wish I still have Mother to talk to. I am sure she would have understood better than Father – but I won't complain. Harry Potter does not have a father or a mother, and recently he lost his God Father… I think he is okay, though. I send Mother letters all the time, but I never get any answers. Father says I must get over it and face that she is gone, but I know she isn't… I known she still is with me, I have talked to her several times – in my dreams.
But, I probably shouldn't write any more here, I have homework – OWL year is a very busy year. I am going to do Professor Snape's Potion essay. Potions is really an interesting subject, though the ingredients have many different effects, and not many are positive…
Love,
Luna.