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Herman: I don't know. Some book or another..... Anna-ray: Don't worry. I'm depressed. This is going to be a very dark, depressing chapter.......just kidding. I'm depressed, but I'll make it fluffy just for you..... Julia: Personal experience.....lol.
Chapter 21
Draco strolled into the Great Hall for breakfast, his hair tousled from sleep and his robes rumpled. There was a happy attitude that he usually didn't have to him, and he gave the students who recoiled from him like a poisonous snake a cheery smile.
As he headed towards the Slytherin table, he dropped Luna a wink. She grinned back. And wiggled her fingers in a wave, barely noticeable.
Dropping down into a seat, he loaded food onto his plate and ate ravenously. Luna watched him out of the corner of her eye. He was in a good mood now, but he had been in a raging temper last night. She had heard of mood swings, but this was ridiculous! One second he was as happy as anything, then next he was in a blazing rage, the next he was as dark and depressed and angry as anything she had ever seen, then next he was a cold, hard stone. Men were confusing. But women always managed to figure them out, while a man could spend his life trying to understand a woman in one thing. She smiled into her goblet.
Pansy leaned over and said something to Draco. Whatever it was, it pulled the smile off his face like an anchor dragging a splinter. Annoyance began gnawing at the link, and then rage. As white-hot as a fire. Luna hastily sent a happy feeling to him, and his anger died away, replaced by amusement. Close one. He nearly lost his temper. Luna made a mental note to be nice to him today. Men were sensitive, fragile things. One wrong thing, and a woman could snap their egos like dry tinder. Draco started chuckling. He thought Pansy was an absolute cow, and Luna had to agree. She could make even Luna set her teeth on edge. And Draco was not especially known for patience. Draco had a terrible temper, and if she didn't control it, he couldn't. He could restrain it, but when it broke loose........Luna shook her head. She had to stop thinking like that. He was actually the best at temper management out of any guy she had ever seen. She had to be supportive.
She felt a familiar taint of evil in the air, but she managed to ignore it. As Professor McGonagall had explained, the female halves of the link were most susceptible to a sudden shift in the balance between good and evil. Luna sometimes sensed the extreme sense of evil, and at times she couldn't even breathe. It felt like an extreme darkness closing in.....
Her thoughts were interrupted when Professor Dumbledore stood up and waved his hands for silence, standing. The buzzing in the Hall quieted, and everyone turned to face him. "I have an important announcement." He announced. His face beamed into a proud smile.
~Wonder what the old coot's up to this time. ~ Draco mused.
Luna fought the smile off her face. ~Not sure. Maybe he got an autographed bobble-head or something. ~
Draco chuckled darkly. ~Wouldn't surprise me. ~
"In two weeks time, we will have a school ball!" Dumbledore looked expectantly at the students. Luna could almost hear the crickets chirping.
Suddenly Pansy stood up. "Oh. My. Gosh!!!!!! This is SO......radical!" Waving her hands like a complete twit she put one leg up like a dog meeting a fire hydrant, and screamed excitedly. The Hall broke out into excited cheering and screaming.
A muscle twitched in Draco's cheek. Luna's eye twitched.
Over at the Gryffindor table Harry smiled, and then leaned over and said something to Ron. Ron laughed and nudged Harry in the ribs. Harry blushed, but looked her way, swallowed and stood up.
~Ooooh. It looks like you've got yourself a date, Lovegood. ~ ~Shut up. He probably wants to ask Cho. ~
~Dun, dun, dun, dun.........he's coming closer. His face is about to explode from blushing.......somebody PLEASE just bloody trip him! He probably wouldn't even notice......... ~
Luna very pointedly turned her back on Draco. Unfortunately, this meant she faced Harry. ~Awwwwwwww.........~ ~Shut up. ~
Draco chuckled again. "Hi, Luna." Luna swallowed suddenly, and nearly choked on her pumpkin juice. "Oh, um.......hi, Harry." "So, um...........that dance looks interesting." Draco was helpless with laughter.
Luna felt her face reddening. "Um......yeah, it does."
Harry took a deep breathe and said in a rush. "Doyouwanttogowithme?" Luna tilted her head. "Sorry?"
"Do......um.......you, you know..........want to go to with me? To the dance, I mean."
Luna blushed. "Sure."
Draco laughed inside her head until he cried.
Herman: I don't know. Some book or another..... Anna-ray: Don't worry. I'm depressed. This is going to be a very dark, depressing chapter.......just kidding. I'm depressed, but I'll make it fluffy just for you..... Julia: Personal experience.....lol.
Chapter 21
Draco strolled into the Great Hall for breakfast, his hair tousled from sleep and his robes rumpled. There was a happy attitude that he usually didn't have to him, and he gave the students who recoiled from him like a poisonous snake a cheery smile.
As he headed towards the Slytherin table, he dropped Luna a wink. She grinned back. And wiggled her fingers in a wave, barely noticeable.
Dropping down into a seat, he loaded food onto his plate and ate ravenously. Luna watched him out of the corner of her eye. He was in a good mood now, but he had been in a raging temper last night. She had heard of mood swings, but this was ridiculous! One second he was as happy as anything, then next he was in a blazing rage, the next he was as dark and depressed and angry as anything she had ever seen, then next he was a cold, hard stone. Men were confusing. But women always managed to figure them out, while a man could spend his life trying to understand a woman in one thing. She smiled into her goblet.
Pansy leaned over and said something to Draco. Whatever it was, it pulled the smile off his face like an anchor dragging a splinter. Annoyance began gnawing at the link, and then rage. As white-hot as a fire. Luna hastily sent a happy feeling to him, and his anger died away, replaced by amusement. Close one. He nearly lost his temper. Luna made a mental note to be nice to him today. Men were sensitive, fragile things. One wrong thing, and a woman could snap their egos like dry tinder. Draco started chuckling. He thought Pansy was an absolute cow, and Luna had to agree. She could make even Luna set her teeth on edge. And Draco was not especially known for patience. Draco had a terrible temper, and if she didn't control it, he couldn't. He could restrain it, but when it broke loose........Luna shook her head. She had to stop thinking like that. He was actually the best at temper management out of any guy she had ever seen. She had to be supportive.
She felt a familiar taint of evil in the air, but she managed to ignore it. As Professor McGonagall had explained, the female halves of the link were most susceptible to a sudden shift in the balance between good and evil. Luna sometimes sensed the extreme sense of evil, and at times she couldn't even breathe. It felt like an extreme darkness closing in.....
Her thoughts were interrupted when Professor Dumbledore stood up and waved his hands for silence, standing. The buzzing in the Hall quieted, and everyone turned to face him. "I have an important announcement." He announced. His face beamed into a proud smile.
~Wonder what the old coot's up to this time. ~ Draco mused.
Luna fought the smile off her face. ~Not sure. Maybe he got an autographed bobble-head or something. ~
Draco chuckled darkly. ~Wouldn't surprise me. ~
"In two weeks time, we will have a school ball!" Dumbledore looked expectantly at the students. Luna could almost hear the crickets chirping.
Suddenly Pansy stood up. "Oh. My. Gosh!!!!!! This is SO......radical!" Waving her hands like a complete twit she put one leg up like a dog meeting a fire hydrant, and screamed excitedly. The Hall broke out into excited cheering and screaming.
A muscle twitched in Draco's cheek. Luna's eye twitched.
Over at the Gryffindor table Harry smiled, and then leaned over and said something to Ron. Ron laughed and nudged Harry in the ribs. Harry blushed, but looked her way, swallowed and stood up.
~Ooooh. It looks like you've got yourself a date, Lovegood. ~ ~Shut up. He probably wants to ask Cho. ~
~Dun, dun, dun, dun.........he's coming closer. His face is about to explode from blushing.......somebody PLEASE just bloody trip him! He probably wouldn't even notice......... ~
Luna very pointedly turned her back on Draco. Unfortunately, this meant she faced Harry. ~Awwwwwwww.........~ ~Shut up. ~
Draco chuckled again. "Hi, Luna." Luna swallowed suddenly, and nearly choked on her pumpkin juice. "Oh, um.......hi, Harry." "So, um...........that dance looks interesting." Draco was helpless with laughter.
Luna felt her face reddening. "Um......yeah, it does."
Harry took a deep breathe and said in a rush. "Doyouwanttogowithme?" Luna tilted her head. "Sorry?"
"Do......um.......you, you know..........want to go to with me? To the dance, I mean."
Luna blushed. "Sure."
Draco laughed inside her head until he cried.
