AN Sorry about not updating but I went on holiday
Harry walked slowly out of Gryffindor Tower trying to think of a way in which to drag Luna away from the others without everyone catching on. In his mind he could see it all clearly, as he strolled outside and calmly informed her she would be going out with him so suavely James Bond appeared and took notes.
He wandered out into the courtyard and realizing everyone had gone, half felt relieved but he also felt a tugging disappointment at not having seen her.
"Hullo Harry" Luna almost sang. Until he had met her, Harry had not realized that the phrase 'away with the fairies' could be physically embodied. He also loved the fact that he could go off on mental tangents around her without her noticing that he wasn't paying attention.
"Hi Luna" he sang back so cheerily he cringed, mentally thanking anyone who was listening that Ron wasn't present, "Has, um, everyone gone".
"Yes" she replied, eyes still misty as if she lived in an enchanted forest. "I saw a crimple hooded knochund and decided to stay and observe it" Harry smiled as he remembered that in many ways she did.
To be honest that was one of the things that had first made him notice her. While he had Ron around as someone brave and loyal he could count on, and Hermione's intelligence to appeal to his reason, Ginny had that sheer stubborn quality of practicality which was almost tangible, not to add Neville's gentle friendship, they all seemed worried. He couldn't blame them, he knew that it was almost impossible to avoid for anyone who had become a part of that group, it was even beginning to pervade the rest of the school now. It made everything seem hectic. Then Luna was there. Luna with her clothes that would have seemed out of place, but on her seemed somehow to make sense. Luna who saw creatures, and emotions in others, no one else did.Luna who was saying something he should be listening to.
"..so I was wondering, since Hermione said her and Ron were doing something, and Neville's off with Susan and Ginny's with that guy she's seeing, if you'd like to help me look?"
She looked at Harry and he froze, pinned down by the eyes that were a quality of his every fantasy, while he desperately searched his mind for an answer that would show that he was delighted to spend time with her, but wasn't a stalker, that wouldn't show that he had no idea what she meant and yet sounded smooth.
Luna took on a doubtful expression "Outside Weasley's at lunchtime? It's OK if you have plans but if you'd like to..."
"Sure" Harry choked out