The wind was icy cold for the first time in what seemed like ages.
Luna hurried down to the Slytherin Common room, tying her scarf about
her neck, and fastening her velvet robe.
"Come on Draco, move your Butt!" She said iritably.
"Don't be such a sloth!"
Draco appeared and Luna dragged him down the dungeon halls toward the
Ravenclaw entrance.
"Luna?..."
"SHHHH!" Luna hushed Draco.
Luna came to a stop in front of a statue of Sir Gorgulous the
Corpulent, knocked four times and whooted like an owl.
Draco stiffled a laugh.
The statue slid aside and revealed a secret passage directly into the
Ravenclaw common room. The room was beautifully decorated in blue
tapestries.
There was a bustling ont he stairs, and a red-haired Ravenclaw
appeared looking very flustered. He looked up and saw Luna and his
face softened.
"OH! Aye! You haven't snuck in here in ages. Whats the matter,
forgotten the password?" He said playfully.
"Sit on it!" Luna said back, sounding equally playfull.
"If Severiana caught you she would see to it that you were expelled"
"She just might" Luna replied. She suddenly remembered that Draco
didn't know this guy.
"OH! Draco this is Duncan O'Reiley. He is the captain of Ravenclaw's
Quiudditch team and a beater."
Duncan extended his hand to Draco, then said.
"Aye Malfoy I'm a pureblood" His eyes sparkled. He found Malfoy's
phobia rather amusing.
"Quite a lucky guy there Malfoy. She can kick anyone's arse if they
mess with ya. I'm speakin' from experience too"
"Sit on it O'Reiley" Luna replied, still sounding playfull.
Duncan took a double-take at his watch and yelped.
"I'm due at the field!" He darted past them and into the hall.
Luna and Draco followed him into the hall throught the passageway.
Luna turned, waved her wand, and the statue slid back into place.
*********************************************************************
As Draco and Luna settled into the stands, the Ravenclaw team came
out of thier locker room.
"He's not bad" Draco said. Luna rolled her eyes, but she was Draco's
girlfriend and Andrew was another guy. But it wouldn't be fair to
Ashley (Duncan's girlfriend) if Duncan took too much of a liking to
her.
Madam Hooche blew her whistle, released the quaffle, and they were
off. The new seeker blazed after the snitch with fire in his eyes.
Cho Chang had left Hogwarts after Cedric Diggory died. Then Severiana
started lunaticly hitting bludgers right and left.
Luna always had a bad feeling about Severiana. She always appeared
when something bad was about to happen. Luna couldn't wait for her
match against Ravenclaw. She and Duncan never touched each other in a
game, but with Severiana is was another story. She prided herself on
how many people she could hit. Luna was a prime target.
Severiana wasn't doing too badly either. Duncan, however, only tried
to deflect bludgers from his teammates. Severiana sent them flying at
opposing team members, she only deflected them when she wanted to hit
someone closeby from the other team.
Severiana had just taken out a chaser when Madame Hooche blew the
whistle for a foul.
Duncan and the Hufflepuff captian soared over to Madam Hooche.
Madam Hooche talked, and then Hufflepuff was awarded a penalty, which
they missed of course becuase their other chasers were scared stiff
of what Severiana would do to them if they had made it.
Hufflepuff was a pushover and everyone knew it, They hadn't one a
Quidditch match in about a century.
The game resumed and Andrew continued deflecting bludgers.
After Severiana knocked out the Hufflepuff keeper, things really got
messy. Ravenclaw was scoring every time they went for hte goals.
"Hufflepuff really stinks" Luna breathed. "They will be no problem
for us."
Then Madam Hooche started blowing her whistle, the Hufflepuff seeker
had caught the snitch. Ravenclaw was so far ahead it didn't matter
though. They had won flat out, snitch or not.
****************************************************************
After Duncan escaped the big crowd he caught up with Luna who was by
herself. Draco had gone on to taunt Harry.
"Great playing, you're hot in the game if I do say so myself"
Duncan smiled smugly.
"I know I am rather important aren't I"
"Yes, if you count the decrease in bludger injuries since you were
put on the team"
"Severiana doesn't help that much thought does she?" He said rolling
his eyes. "Anyway, I'm rather pantsed. You think I'm hot in the game?"
"Yes I do, and I can't wait to prove that Slytherin in hotter"
"Aye you prove that when you beat me mama-sita"
Luna laughed, the Irish accent didn't really go with the Spanish
language.
"What are you going to do with Severiana?" Luna asked.
"Well, I might can her if she keeps going all sixes and sevens during
the game."
They both stood in thought for a moment...
Severiana Snappleton, an exchange student from Durmstrang. She was
most likely the only dark witch to not be out of Slytherin. Mostly
because she had no cunning, she was clever though. She resembled
Professor Snape in appearance. She had cold heartless black eyes, and
long unruly black hair which when down to her knees.
Luna felt Duncan grab her hand, he was examining her ring.
"Strangely familiar..." he trailed off. Mouthing wordlessly something
Luna couldn't read. He snapped back to normal after a few seconds
though, and offered Luna his arm. They started back to the castle.
Duncan gasped as Luna grabbed his other arm suddenly. She was started
to walk funny, and then she blacked out in his arms.
"Whoa! Luna! Luna! Can you hear me! Talk Luna, talk!" She didn't
reply thought, she was out.
*******************************************************************
...things came back into view, an empty classroom...
The same tall dark figure from before, with the familiar husky voice.
Laughing, laughing hard and evilly.
This time luna heard someone else crying out too. He seemed to be
trying to protect her. He was fighting a losing battle. His voice was
young, deep, and gentle. He sounded older than Draco though.
His figure was forced back. Luna felt her feet carrying her out
towards him. He caught her around the waist and threw her aside. Luna
slid and went under a desk, hitting her head as she passed under.
She saw a bright green light and heard a sickening flop. Blood
trickled down her head, she heard a cackling. Luna stood up from
under the desk. Her body surrounded in a power she had never felt
before. Her ring was emanating a beautiful blue light. The darkl
figure shrieked and disappeared. Luna fell to the ground, wiped out
from all the strength she had to use to wield the ring. Luna dragged
herself acrossed the ground weakly. She turned the other body over...
********************************************************************
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Luna bolted upright screaming and sweating.
She looked around and saw she was in the Hospital wing. Surrounded by
Madam Pomfrey, Professor Snape, Draco, Janie, and Duncan.
Duncan smiled softly then disappeared down the hall.
Draco hugged her tight.
Luna squeaked.
Snape and Madam Pomfrey pushed through.
"Not too rough with her Malfoy, she's just collapsed. Ms. Morrisson,
you really should eat more sugar, your levels are very low. You could
collapse more often if you don't watch it." Madam Pomfrey scolded,
shoving a brownie down Luna's throat. She then turned to Snape.
"She'll be fine Professor,just take her back to her dorm and make
sure she has plenty of goodies." Then Madam Pomfrey stalked off to
check on the Quidditch injuries left from Severiana.
After Snape carried her back to the Slytherin dungeon, Janie helped
her to her room.
"Luna, are you sure you'll be allright?" She asked.
"Yes Janie I'll be fine." Luna said smiling while sipping a Chocolate
Milkshake.
After Janie and the others left, Luna knew it was her chance to sneak
out and talk to the only person she knew could interpret dreams. She
went reluctantly thought, this teacher had the reputation of being an
old fraud.
"Invisius!" Luna waved her wand. She was invisible.
Luna started up the stairs, but then realized that her conidition was
nothing for going up stairs.
"Wingardium Leviosa" She said. Luna started to make herself float.
And she floated up all the way to Professor Trewlawney's office.
"Knocking on Professor Trewlawney's door was not what I have ever
imagined myself doing..." Luna thought to herself.
The door opened and Trewlawney was waiting for her.
The room felt so much better at night than during the day.
Luna explained the whole thing to Trewlawney who gave the same
answer. "It means Death!" She spoke in her smokey and barely audible
voice.
Luna thanked her then floated down to the dungeon. Forgetting to
become invisible.
It was nearly Midnight when Luna reapproached the dungeon entrance,
and Snape was waiting for her.
He swept over her quickly.
"Luna! I've been worried sick! You should never leave without letting
me know! Especially in your condition!"
His anger passed, and he did something surprising. He hugged Luna.
She just patted him on the back.
He guided Luna back into the common room by the hand. He was
squeezing tight too. She wasn't going to run away. What was wrong
with him.
He sat her down on the couch.
"Luna, when you were out, what did you see?"
Luna was taken aback. How did he know!
"You had a dream again Luna, tell me!"
He was staring her right int he eyes. He looked so scared.
He then shook his head and collected his thoughts.
"Let me see if you have been cursed"
He cleared his throat.
"Preformicus Curcario!"
Nothing...
"Well you haven't been cursed." He got up and started to walk back to
his room when he turned...
"Luna, never let anyone know this but you... I..."
"I'm what?" Luna demanded curiously. She sounded like him.
"You're...er... the best damn Quidditch player Slytherin has ever
had" He smiled.
"er... thanks Professor." She said, expecting something a lot more
important than that.
*****************************************************************
Luna dragged herself out of bed the next morning, and magicked a
shower/makeup/hair-do etc.
She headed up the stairs and was greeted by Harry, but when he saw
Draco he turned and left.
"Talk to you later Potter" Luna thought.
"Luna, how are you sweetheart" Draco crooned, hugging her.
"I'm fine"
"I am just worried because you haven't been yourself nowadays"
Luna looked him in the eyes, then leaned in and kissed him.
"Come on love, lets get some breakfast" Luna whispered.
Luna hurried down to the Slytherin Common room, tying her scarf about
her neck, and fastening her velvet robe.
"Come on Draco, move your Butt!" She said iritably.
"Don't be such a sloth!"
Draco appeared and Luna dragged him down the dungeon halls toward the
Ravenclaw entrance.
"Luna?..."
"SHHHH!" Luna hushed Draco.
Luna came to a stop in front of a statue of Sir Gorgulous the
Corpulent, knocked four times and whooted like an owl.
Draco stiffled a laugh.
The statue slid aside and revealed a secret passage directly into the
Ravenclaw common room. The room was beautifully decorated in blue
tapestries.
There was a bustling ont he stairs, and a red-haired Ravenclaw
appeared looking very flustered. He looked up and saw Luna and his
face softened.
"OH! Aye! You haven't snuck in here in ages. Whats the matter,
forgotten the password?" He said playfully.
"Sit on it!" Luna said back, sounding equally playfull.
"If Severiana caught you she would see to it that you were expelled"
"She just might" Luna replied. She suddenly remembered that Draco
didn't know this guy.
"OH! Draco this is Duncan O'Reiley. He is the captain of Ravenclaw's
Quiudditch team and a beater."
Duncan extended his hand to Draco, then said.
"Aye Malfoy I'm a pureblood" His eyes sparkled. He found Malfoy's
phobia rather amusing.
"Quite a lucky guy there Malfoy. She can kick anyone's arse if they
mess with ya. I'm speakin' from experience too"
"Sit on it O'Reiley" Luna replied, still sounding playfull.
Duncan took a double-take at his watch and yelped.
"I'm due at the field!" He darted past them and into the hall.
Luna and Draco followed him into the hall throught the passageway.
Luna turned, waved her wand, and the statue slid back into place.
*********************************************************************
As Draco and Luna settled into the stands, the Ravenclaw team came
out of thier locker room.
"He's not bad" Draco said. Luna rolled her eyes, but she was Draco's
girlfriend and Andrew was another guy. But it wouldn't be fair to
Ashley (Duncan's girlfriend) if Duncan took too much of a liking to
her.
Madam Hooche blew her whistle, released the quaffle, and they were
off. The new seeker blazed after the snitch with fire in his eyes.
Cho Chang had left Hogwarts after Cedric Diggory died. Then Severiana
started lunaticly hitting bludgers right and left.
Luna always had a bad feeling about Severiana. She always appeared
when something bad was about to happen. Luna couldn't wait for her
match against Ravenclaw. She and Duncan never touched each other in a
game, but with Severiana is was another story. She prided herself on
how many people she could hit. Luna was a prime target.
Severiana wasn't doing too badly either. Duncan, however, only tried
to deflect bludgers from his teammates. Severiana sent them flying at
opposing team members, she only deflected them when she wanted to hit
someone closeby from the other team.
Severiana had just taken out a chaser when Madame Hooche blew the
whistle for a foul.
Duncan and the Hufflepuff captian soared over to Madam Hooche.
Madam Hooche talked, and then Hufflepuff was awarded a penalty, which
they missed of course becuase their other chasers were scared stiff
of what Severiana would do to them if they had made it.
Hufflepuff was a pushover and everyone knew it, They hadn't one a
Quidditch match in about a century.
The game resumed and Andrew continued deflecting bludgers.
After Severiana knocked out the Hufflepuff keeper, things really got
messy. Ravenclaw was scoring every time they went for hte goals.
"Hufflepuff really stinks" Luna breathed. "They will be no problem
for us."
Then Madam Hooche started blowing her whistle, the Hufflepuff seeker
had caught the snitch. Ravenclaw was so far ahead it didn't matter
though. They had won flat out, snitch or not.
****************************************************************
After Duncan escaped the big crowd he caught up with Luna who was by
herself. Draco had gone on to taunt Harry.
"Great playing, you're hot in the game if I do say so myself"
Duncan smiled smugly.
"I know I am rather important aren't I"
"Yes, if you count the decrease in bludger injuries since you were
put on the team"
"Severiana doesn't help that much thought does she?" He said rolling
his eyes. "Anyway, I'm rather pantsed. You think I'm hot in the game?"
"Yes I do, and I can't wait to prove that Slytherin in hotter"
"Aye you prove that when you beat me mama-sita"
Luna laughed, the Irish accent didn't really go with the Spanish
language.
"What are you going to do with Severiana?" Luna asked.
"Well, I might can her if she keeps going all sixes and sevens during
the game."
They both stood in thought for a moment...
Severiana Snappleton, an exchange student from Durmstrang. She was
most likely the only dark witch to not be out of Slytherin. Mostly
because she had no cunning, she was clever though. She resembled
Professor Snape in appearance. She had cold heartless black eyes, and
long unruly black hair which when down to her knees.
Luna felt Duncan grab her hand, he was examining her ring.
"Strangely familiar..." he trailed off. Mouthing wordlessly something
Luna couldn't read. He snapped back to normal after a few seconds
though, and offered Luna his arm. They started back to the castle.
Duncan gasped as Luna grabbed his other arm suddenly. She was started
to walk funny, and then she blacked out in his arms.
"Whoa! Luna! Luna! Can you hear me! Talk Luna, talk!" She didn't
reply thought, she was out.
*******************************************************************
...things came back into view, an empty classroom...
The same tall dark figure from before, with the familiar husky voice.
Laughing, laughing hard and evilly.
This time luna heard someone else crying out too. He seemed to be
trying to protect her. He was fighting a losing battle. His voice was
young, deep, and gentle. He sounded older than Draco though.
His figure was forced back. Luna felt her feet carrying her out
towards him. He caught her around the waist and threw her aside. Luna
slid and went under a desk, hitting her head as she passed under.
She saw a bright green light and heard a sickening flop. Blood
trickled down her head, she heard a cackling. Luna stood up from
under the desk. Her body surrounded in a power she had never felt
before. Her ring was emanating a beautiful blue light. The darkl
figure shrieked and disappeared. Luna fell to the ground, wiped out
from all the strength she had to use to wield the ring. Luna dragged
herself acrossed the ground weakly. She turned the other body over...
********************************************************************
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Luna bolted upright screaming and sweating.
She looked around and saw she was in the Hospital wing. Surrounded by
Madam Pomfrey, Professor Snape, Draco, Janie, and Duncan.
Duncan smiled softly then disappeared down the hall.
Draco hugged her tight.
Luna squeaked.
Snape and Madam Pomfrey pushed through.
"Not too rough with her Malfoy, she's just collapsed. Ms. Morrisson,
you really should eat more sugar, your levels are very low. You could
collapse more often if you don't watch it." Madam Pomfrey scolded,
shoving a brownie down Luna's throat. She then turned to Snape.
"She'll be fine Professor,just take her back to her dorm and make
sure she has plenty of goodies." Then Madam Pomfrey stalked off to
check on the Quidditch injuries left from Severiana.
After Snape carried her back to the Slytherin dungeon, Janie helped
her to her room.
"Luna, are you sure you'll be allright?" She asked.
"Yes Janie I'll be fine." Luna said smiling while sipping a Chocolate
Milkshake.
After Janie and the others left, Luna knew it was her chance to sneak
out and talk to the only person she knew could interpret dreams. She
went reluctantly thought, this teacher had the reputation of being an
old fraud.
"Invisius!" Luna waved her wand. She was invisible.
Luna started up the stairs, but then realized that her conidition was
nothing for going up stairs.
"Wingardium Leviosa" She said. Luna started to make herself float.
And she floated up all the way to Professor Trewlawney's office.
"Knocking on Professor Trewlawney's door was not what I have ever
imagined myself doing..." Luna thought to herself.
The door opened and Trewlawney was waiting for her.
The room felt so much better at night than during the day.
Luna explained the whole thing to Trewlawney who gave the same
answer. "It means Death!" She spoke in her smokey and barely audible
voice.
Luna thanked her then floated down to the dungeon. Forgetting to
become invisible.
It was nearly Midnight when Luna reapproached the dungeon entrance,
and Snape was waiting for her.
He swept over her quickly.
"Luna! I've been worried sick! You should never leave without letting
me know! Especially in your condition!"
His anger passed, and he did something surprising. He hugged Luna.
She just patted him on the back.
He guided Luna back into the common room by the hand. He was
squeezing tight too. She wasn't going to run away. What was wrong
with him.
He sat her down on the couch.
"Luna, when you were out, what did you see?"
Luna was taken aback. How did he know!
"You had a dream again Luna, tell me!"
He was staring her right int he eyes. He looked so scared.
He then shook his head and collected his thoughts.
"Let me see if you have been cursed"
He cleared his throat.
"Preformicus Curcario!"
Nothing...
"Well you haven't been cursed." He got up and started to walk back to
his room when he turned...
"Luna, never let anyone know this but you... I..."
"I'm what?" Luna demanded curiously. She sounded like him.
"You're...er... the best damn Quidditch player Slytherin has ever
had" He smiled.
"er... thanks Professor." She said, expecting something a lot more
important than that.
*****************************************************************
Luna dragged herself out of bed the next morning, and magicked a
shower/makeup/hair-do etc.
She headed up the stairs and was greeted by Harry, but when he saw
Draco he turned and left.
"Talk to you later Potter" Luna thought.
"Luna, how are you sweetheart" Draco crooned, hugging her.
"I'm fine"
"I am just worried because you haven't been yourself nowadays"
Luna looked him in the eyes, then leaned in and kissed him.
"Come on love, lets get some breakfast" Luna whispered.