A/N: Thanks again to all of my reviewers! This chapter is longer.

Disclaimer: Don't own characters. Except for Brown.

When we got back to Hogwarts' grounds, we sat down under a shade tree by the lake. Malfoy and I leaned up against the tree while Crabbe and Goyle sat in front of us. They started talking about Quidditch, since the season was so near. Malfoy had gotten captain the last week and was very excited about it.

While the boys were talking, I looked through the book that I still had. I opened it up to the title page to see what it was called since it didn't say on the cover. It was called "Secrets and Mysteries Within". If this is Professor Brown's book, why would he want something like this? I thought to myself. I closed the book and stood up.

"Where are you going?" asked Malfoy, looking up at me.

"To take this book back," I said. "I won't be long." I turned and hurried up to the castle.

I finally reached Professor Brown's office door. I knocked, hoping he would be there. I heard footsteps and the door opened. Professor Brown stood looking down at me.

"May I help you, Miss Lovegood?" he asked with a little smile. He looked kind of tired and his blonde hair was a little messy.

"Um, is this your book?" I asked, looking into his blue eyes. "I found it in the Three Broomsticks today and inside it says 'J. Brown' and I didn't know if it was you or not." I handed the book to Brown. He looked at it for a while and then looked at me.

"Do you want to come in for a while, Luna?" He moved aside and gestured to the room.

"Oh, ok," I said wondering why he wanted me to come in. I walked in and he closed the door.

"How did you find this book?" asked Brown looking at it.

"Well, I walked by and saw it on the counter. For some reason it interested me, so I went over to it. It was just sitting there." I looked at him as he flipped through the book. "It said 'J. Brown' on the inside and you were the only Brown I knew."

Professor Brown looked at me and smiled. "Well, it is my book. Thank you for returning it. I must have left it there this morning when I went into Hogsmeade."

"So what's the book about?" I asked pointing at it. Brown's smile faded a little and he looked down at the book.

"Do you know what led you to this book?" he asked. I stared at him, taken aback. I didn't expect him to say that. "I don't know. My curiousity?"

"No, not that," said Brown, shaking his head. "Something else. You were meant to find this book."

"What do you mean?" I asked confused.

"Luna, did you see someone in your family die? Someone very close to you? Or maybe even a friend?" Brown was looking at me seriously.

I had no idea why this was important, but I answered him. "Yes, my mother." I looked at him still. "What does have to do with anything?"

"This book tells about a place where the dead go after they die. But only if someone that they know see them die. It's hidden in a secret place and their voices can be heard by they ones who saw them die."

I looked at him. "Are you talking about the veil in the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry of Magic?"

"You know about that place?" Brown asked looking up at me.

"Yeah, I, um, sort of went there last year."

"It says in here," said Brown looking through the book again, "that there are only a few books like this in the world. They have some sort of charm on them that attracts people who have seen death."

"How did you come across this one?" I asked.

"I found it in an alley one time about five years ago. I was drawn to it just like you were."

I sat there and thought for a moment.

"Who did you see die?"

Brown hesitated for a moment.

"My brother, David," he said looking up at me. "It happened about ten years ago. I was 15 and David was 12. It was a terrible accident. We both went outside to play. My mother called after me, 'Jeremy, make sure you two stay off the train tracks!' But we didn't listen. I was at the other end of the tracks when the train started coming. I called to David and told him to get off, after I had done so myself. The train was coming closer and closer and still he didn't get off. I thought he was joking around, like he always did. The train was coming even closer. David bent down to his foot and that's when I realized he was stuck. I ran to him. The train was really close, but I was too far away to help him. I saw it all. When I think back on it, I can still hear him yelling for me. Jeremy! Jeremy! And I know I wasn't there for him. My mother was so devistated and my sister Samantha was only 7. She didn't really understand. But she was still sad at the thought of David never coming back."

Brown finished his story and looked down at the book. "I never knew if he knew I was coming for him." I stared at Brown as I felt tears form behind my eyes. But I held them back. Brown looked back up at me. The light from outside shone through the window and onto his eyes, making them glisten.

"Well, thank you for bringing back my book," he said softly.

"Your welcome." I figured it was time for me to go. "Well, I'd better go."

Brown got up to show me out. I opened to door and turned around.

"I'll see you Monday, professor."

"See you Monday, Luna." I turned and left.

As I made my way down the stairs, I thought about what had happened in Brown's office. About the book and the veil. About little David Brown and the train. It all spun around in my head like a whirlpool.

Five minutes later I was outside, walking down to the tree where I had left Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle. As I got closer, I saw a crowd of people over by the tree and there was a lot of yelling. What's going on? I thought.

I picked up my pace to get down there quicker. I couldn't see what was happening through the massive crowd. I pushed my way through. When I broke through, I finally saw why the crowd was there.

A/N: This is one of the few emtional chapters. I like it, though. Stay tuned for the next chapter to see what's going on!