Colours of Light

Chapter Whatever

Flashbackedy-Stuff

It had been the first truly warm day after winter. The sun was shining brightly, only a few tufts of cloud drifted dreamily overhead. Students were all over the grounds taking in the fresh blissful day. It was as though the world was holding its breath until this day and at last it inhaled all the cold and exhaled the warm spring. There was life everywhere once more!

Luna savoured this day. She was among the students outside, well, not among them really. Luna was never really among people, she as usually on her own, but she didn't mind this. It gave her time to herself to think.

On this particular day she was wandering around the greenhouses waiting for the Herbology class to begin. She strolled casually toward a small area which had recently been roped off by Professor Hagrid. The Headmaster had explained to all of the students that a faerie ring had been discovered there and that students were not permitted by any means to enter the roped off area as the faerie people were rumoured to not take kindly to humans who stumbled across their path.

Luna really had no interest in entering the enclosed space but thought it was a lovely sight to look at. With a patch of grass slightly lighter than the grass which surrounded it, longer and which looked softer as well. A few thin trees stood scattered around it, their branches were bursting with jade leaves. The afternoon sun shone through them pleasantly and created lovely shapes and pictures on the grass. Luna started to feel rather sleepy.

"Wouldn't it be lovely to be able to go and lie on that grass for a nap." She thought. "Perhaps I shall…"

She blinked suddenly. What was she thinking? She mustn't go in there. It was dangerous and forbidden at that. The sound of students arriving for the Herbology class brought her back further to reality.

"Hey Loony! What're you doing over there? Conversing with your loony faerie friends?" Came the mocking voice of Draco Malfoy from behind her. The crowd behind him laughed, some of her Ravenclaw classmates joined in. Luna blushed and turned to make her way toward the greenhouses.

"What's the matter Loony, they don't want to play with you anymore?" She brought her gaze upon Draco.

"You know they rarely come over to this world, Draco."

"Yeah? Then why don't you go join them then?" He approached her and smirked. Luna blinked at him as he came closer. "Don't you think that'd be fun, Loony?"

He gave a quick look around to make sure no teachers were present before he gave her a light push towards the ring. A few girls in the crowd behind gasped and one called out,

"Careful Malfoy! You don't really want her to fall in, do you?"

His eyes narrowed slightly as he said in a quiet voice that only she could hear, "Maybe I do, that'd make you pay for helping put my father in prison, wouldn't it, Lovegood?"

Luna's mouth worked. She knew the Malfoys could be ruthless, but she wasn't sure how far Draco would go to get his revenge.

"OK class! Into the greenhouse!" came Professor Sprout's voice. Draco pinned her with his eyes for a moment longer before joining the crowd which was dispersing from the outdoors into the greenhouse. She would have to watch herself around him from now on.

Luna entered the greenhouse after everyone else and found an empty spot near the end of the work tables.

The lesson wasn't the most interesting of them. Professor Sprout only needed them to squeeze the pus from the bubotubers again. Still, Luna didn't mind, even simple things like this were fun in their own way. When almost all of the plants had their pus extracted from them, Professor Sprout spoke about the homework she was giving them.

"I want an essay on the benefits of bubotuber pus in potion making and include an example of a potion which contains bubotuber pus and write about it please. Three feet minimum. Dismissed!"

The students carefully removed their dragonhide gloves and cleaned them with a quick "Scourgify." Before packing them away and filing out of the class.

Again Luna waited until the rest of her classmates had left the greenhouse before exiting herself. The moment she did she was cornered by Malfoy. She felt by her ear for her wand but it wasn't there, she must've left it on the greenhouse table when she was packing her things away!

"I meant what I said before, Lovegood. You're going to pay, and pay dearly for what happened to my father."

Luna backed up a couple of steps and checked around for Professor Sprout for help. Unfortunately she was already nearing the castle entrance and wouldn't be able to hear Luna if she were to call out.

"What do you want, Draco?" asked Luna coolly. Malfoy snorted.

"My revenge, Lovegood, obviously." He took a step toward her and she once again backed away. Luna looked over his shoulder.

"Hello Professor Sprout!" she called in what she hoped was a convincing voice.

"I'm not stupid, Loony, I know she's not here." He drawled and stepped closer to her. They were back at the faerie ring.

What are you doing, Draco?" she asked rather nervously.

"Giving you over to your loony friends. Have fun!" and with that he gave her a hard shove.

Luna stumbled backwards, her hands flailing for anything to hold on to, but there was nothing. She slipped over the rope tying the area off and landed on her back in the midst of the grass she had thought so soft and lovely before.

At first nothing seemed to happen. She looked to Malfoy who only looked on with a triumphant smirk. Then a warm burning sensation filled her and with a small look of astonishment and a gasp, she vanished.


A/N: I know I haven't worked on this in a long while, but I suddenly got inspired to write again thanks to my reviewers! I hope it's still interesting enough to readers… Let me know what you think! Flames will be used to keep me warm the rest of this winter. Brr! ;)

Thanks to my recent reviewers Padfoot and Ninde Annare! You guys fuel my stories! And to Padfoot regarding one of my other story The Thing About Grace, who said it's his life he's trying to regain from her? winks cheekily (You're like, "You did, it's in Chapter 1 under (blah blah blah quote quote)", I'm like… blink blink DOH!) LOL!