Luna watched as the other members of the D.A. filed out of the Room
of Requirement. As she slowly got up to follow them out, she felt someone
grab her arm. She turned around and found herself face to face with Harry.
They hadn't talked much since the incident on the train. Harry averted
her protuberant eyes and sighed. She waited patiently for him to say what
was on his mind.
"I think I'm ready to take you up on that offer, Luna. I really do need someone to talk to", he blurted out.
Harry didn't know why he did it. He was not planning on talking to Luna. But, when she walked by, he couldn't help but take her up on her offer.
Luna smiled slightly and nodded. Suddenly, a couch appeared in the room and she went over and took a seat. Harry followed. She tucked her legs under herself and they sat in silence until Harry spoke.
"Will...will...the pain ever go away?" he stuttered.
He looked away from the witch beside him so she would not be able to see the tears that were threatening to spill over. She then sighed loudly and replied,
"I wish I could say it would Harry, but I'm not going to lie to you. It never goes away. You will always miss him. There is nothing you can do to prevent yourself from missing him. But, you can forgive yourself."
She said the last sentence very softly and she looked down at her knees as she attempted to straighten out a wrinkle in her skirt. Harry quickly looked at her. How did she know he blamed himself? He had barely talked to her since the train ride back to Hogwarts. He hadn't even told Hermione or Ron that he blamed himself, though he was sure they knew anyways.
"How did you know I blame myself for S...Si...his death?"
Luna looked up at him with her dreamy stare. It almost seemed like she was looking past him, or maybe through him. She then simply shrugged.
Harry glanced at his watch. They had been talking for over two hours. Well, Harry had mostly been venting the whole time. He spoke of his love for Sirius and how he felt guilty. Luna mostly listened and added encouraging words. He couldn't believe it had been that long. He looked back up at her and noticed her glancing at the door. He stood up and put out a hand to help her up. She took his hand and straightened out her skirt as she stood up.
"Thank you so much Luna. Do you want me to walk you back to your common room?"
"No thanks, Harry", she replied dreamily. "I'll manage. Same time next week?"
He nodded and watched as she walked the length of the room and out the door. He still could not get over the fact that he was so comfortable around Luna. He told her his innermost thoughts and did not regret a single thing he said. He actually felt much better. He shook his head to clear his thoughts and then slowly exited the room.
Authors Note:
rubyqueen17 – Thank you so much. That's quite the review. 5 *s out of 5 *s....I'm blushing. LoL
Indiangurl – Thank you! Yes...keep your fingers crossed...but I'm pretty sure you're onto something there.;)
Dragon-girl01 – Thanks! And yes...I believe I will continue...It's so much fun!!
So...how'd you like it? Was it good? Bad? Why don't you tell me by writing a review? I'll try to holler back to you in my next chapter. You know you wanna!!
"I think I'm ready to take you up on that offer, Luna. I really do need someone to talk to", he blurted out.
Harry didn't know why he did it. He was not planning on talking to Luna. But, when she walked by, he couldn't help but take her up on her offer.
Luna smiled slightly and nodded. Suddenly, a couch appeared in the room and she went over and took a seat. Harry followed. She tucked her legs under herself and they sat in silence until Harry spoke.
"Will...will...the pain ever go away?" he stuttered.
He looked away from the witch beside him so she would not be able to see the tears that were threatening to spill over. She then sighed loudly and replied,
"I wish I could say it would Harry, but I'm not going to lie to you. It never goes away. You will always miss him. There is nothing you can do to prevent yourself from missing him. But, you can forgive yourself."
She said the last sentence very softly and she looked down at her knees as she attempted to straighten out a wrinkle in her skirt. Harry quickly looked at her. How did she know he blamed himself? He had barely talked to her since the train ride back to Hogwarts. He hadn't even told Hermione or Ron that he blamed himself, though he was sure they knew anyways.
"How did you know I blame myself for S...Si...his death?"
Luna looked up at him with her dreamy stare. It almost seemed like she was looking past him, or maybe through him. She then simply shrugged.
Harry glanced at his watch. They had been talking for over two hours. Well, Harry had mostly been venting the whole time. He spoke of his love for Sirius and how he felt guilty. Luna mostly listened and added encouraging words. He couldn't believe it had been that long. He looked back up at her and noticed her glancing at the door. He stood up and put out a hand to help her up. She took his hand and straightened out her skirt as she stood up.
"Thank you so much Luna. Do you want me to walk you back to your common room?"
"No thanks, Harry", she replied dreamily. "I'll manage. Same time next week?"
He nodded and watched as she walked the length of the room and out the door. He still could not get over the fact that he was so comfortable around Luna. He told her his innermost thoughts and did not regret a single thing he said. He actually felt much better. He shook his head to clear his thoughts and then slowly exited the room.
Authors Note:
rubyqueen17 – Thank you so much. That's quite the review. 5 *s out of 5 *s....I'm blushing. LoL
Indiangurl – Thank you! Yes...keep your fingers crossed...but I'm pretty sure you're onto something there.;)
Dragon-girl01 – Thanks! And yes...I believe I will continue...It's so much fun!!
So...how'd you like it? Was it good? Bad? Why don't you tell me by writing a review? I'll try to holler back to you in my next chapter. You know you wanna!!