A/N: Yeah, I know. It's been forever. Probably be a while before I post the next chapter too. I'm busy, what can I say? I'm sorry about it, of course. Anyway, here's the next chapter. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I am pretty sure that I own absolutely nothing in this chapter. Well, some of the dialogue might be mine, but the characters aren't, the setting isn't, and I didn't come up with the idea to teach muggle defense in Hogwarts, so... yeah, anyway.
Chapter 5
As usual, when Tuesday came about, Harry and I were the first in the Room of Requirement to set up for the "lesson." We were busy putting cushioning charms all around the floor for a reason that Harry wouldn't tell me. I, however, guessed it was simply stunning charms.
Slowly, students started to show up for the DA. I, however, was looking for one specific person. And when she came in, I felt a small hitch in my stomach.
She came over to me and we stood in our usual spots. "Hello, Ronald," Luna greeted, a vacant stare looking just past my shoulder.
"Luna." I nodded back. "Listen, about what you said Saturday..."
"Yes?" she said, still not looking into my eyes.
"Alright, everyone!" Harry shouted, stopping our conversation as well as everyone else's. "In the event that you lose your wand, what are you going to do?"
"Lose," Zachariah Smith called out.
Harry shook his head. "Not all the time. Today we will be working on a non-magical defense tactic. Now, I'd like the taller person in each partnership to hold out their wand, as if about to curse their partner."
I help out my wand towards Luna.
"Now, the shorter person, kick out and knock the wand out of their hand. Then switch places. I'll come around to each of you," Harry told us.
Luna attempted to kick my wand out of my hand, but completely missed. The second time though, she hit my arm, sending the wand flying several feet away.
I went to retrieve it, catching a glimpse of Hermione's lesson. She was even more hopeless than Luna, and had enlisted Harry's help to show her exactly how to kick.
I walked back over to Luna, who had her wand pointed at me, ready for me to try to kick it away. "Anyway, as I was saying," I said. "How did you know Hermione wasn't coming?"
"Easy," she told me. "I just did."
I wrinkled my brow. "You know, sometimes I seriously believe you are insane."
To my surprise, she smiled. "I'm not crazy. I just know more than you."
"So you know what I'm thinking?"
"No. Are you going to follow the lesson plan or not?"
For a second, I had no idea what she was talking about. But then I realized she was waiting for me to disarm her. I successfully kicked the wand out of her hand on the third try. A quick glance told me that Harry was still busy helping others and wouldn't not get to us for a while.
I grabbed Luna's arm stopping her from leaving to retrieve her wand. "Listen," I said in a low voice, my face close to hers. "I find you incredibly strange. I know that you've had a traumatic past, that you're not quite like us and don't want to be. But if I find out that you're doing something illegal-"
"You think I'm taking a mind reading potion," she told me plainly. A slow smile spread onto her face. "You're aren't even close. I'm not surprised, though. I didn't think you could figure it out."
"I'm smarter than I look," I found myself snapping.
"No. If you were, you'd know what's going on with you and Hermione," she said, smiling knowingly.
"Leave Hermione out of this," I hissed. I'm not sure why I didn't deny that I knew what was going on between Hermione and I.
"I can't," she said. Her smile suddenly disappeared. "And you'll know why soon enough." Luna turned and walked out of the DA, just like that.
A/N: Hmm... not much to say. Anyways, there it is! Nice chapter, huh? Plot will be coming soon. You know, actual plot. Not just sitting around in a room talking plot.