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A/N: Thanks for the revies guys. I'm trying to hit fifty before the twenty-fifth chapter, so please keep them coming. -Cole


Luna walked silently into her father's office, something she had learned to do at a very young age. Her father was always working, and today was no exception. In front of him papers were strewn out across the desk, he had a black quill in one hand and his wand in the other, it helped being able to write with both hands.

"Hello daddy," Luna whispered as she entered the room. Her father looked up, rather startled, and motioned for her to sit down.

"Expello clothes," Luna said as she pointed her wand at a clothes covered chair. The chair was immediately cleared of the clothes which were now conveniently on the floor near the dresser on the other side of the room. "You wanted me?" Luna quipped. She was starting her job today, so her father told her to meet him in his office bright and early. Luna had waked up with the sun that morning and was downstairs by seven.

"Yes, there's been a heliopath sighting in Scotland, I figured you may want to go," Andrew Lovegood stated, "I've already booked the floo tickets, you leave tomorrow and come back Saturday. Lavender Brown is traveling with you, she's just been given a job at Witches' Weekly, and she asked if she could travel to Scotland with one of my employees, something about a make-up distributor up there. You don't mind, do you?"

"Lavender Brown!" Luna cried. Lavender hated Luna almost as much as Cho-Chang used to, "Have you told her she would be going with me?"

"Um...no, but I don't think she'll mind-" Andrew began, but he was cut off by Luna.

"I'm not going to speak with her," Luna declared, "We'll fly together, bunk together, and fly home together, but I refuse to speak with her."

"Fine," Andrew replied, his temper rising, "But if you give Denise one reason to fire Lavender, I'll be after your hide."

"So this is about Denise?" Luna asked, amazed.

Andrew's cheeks had a red glow to them as he answered, "And if it is?"

"Never mind," Luna replied. She was glad her father had finally found someone to fill the void her mother's death had left in her father's heart. Of course, no one could take the place as your soul mate, but Neville and Susan seemed to be holding up alright.

Luna and Lavender arrived in Scotland bright and early the following morning. They had been transported, by floo, to a wizarding hotel just north of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. Lavender seemed thoroughly disgusted with the hotel, but to hell with that was Luna's train of thought when she realized Lavender's uncomfortable appearance. The two girls walked down into the main lobby and gave their names. They would be in the rooms next to each other, so Lavender decided Luna would wake them up at seven the next morning. Luna indignantly agreed, and Lavender walked away into her room. Luna sighed heavily and walked into her room, this was going to be a long week.

The next morning, Luna was awaken by the hotel's owl at promptly seven o' clock. She muttered a spell under her breath and her voice was magnified. She turned towards Lavender's room and yelled, "LAVENDER BROWN GET UP!" Movement and mumbling from Lavender's side of the room proved that Luna's mission was complete, and the silver eyed girl got up to get dressed. She pulled on muggle clothes, seeing as the 'witnesses' lived in a small muggle town and going there in full wizarding attire would not only rouse suspicion, it could also reveal some very, secret, things going on behind the muggles' backs.

The August air was crisp; autumn would be arriving early that year. Luna pulled her sweater closer around her, hoping she looked all right; being a muggle was hard when you hadn't come in contact with one in over two years. Luna walked up to the witnesses' house and knocked politely on their door.

"'Ello Miss, may I help ya?" a kind, elderly woman asked in a thick, Scottish voice.

"Yes, I'm looking for Mr. and Mrs. Latkwiss," Luna replied, gracing the woman with a small smile.

"Well, I be Mrs. Latkwiss, and my husband be inside, come in, come in," Mrs. Latkwiss offered as she moved out of the doorway.

Luna entered into what she believed to be the nook. She was led through the hall way into the drawing room where a fire was roaring and an old man sat on a rocking chair near the window.

"My name is Luna Lovegood; I am a representative from the Quibbler. We have received word that you have sighted a Heliopath," Luna began, very diplomatic, very direct. She knew how to get what she wanted.

"Yes, well, we did see the Heliopath. It was about ten miles west of here. Just beyond the lil' vale'. It looked just as Mr. Luvgood descrived it. I'll take you up there if you will give me some time to dress and ready meself," Mr. Latkwiss offered.

"Thank you," Luna said, "I'll wait here, if that's okay with you, please take your time. I have all day."

Luna walked tiredly into the hotel later that night. The sighting had been true, and Luna was going to track the footprints left behind the next day. That night, she wanted to lay down with a good book and eat s'mores, her favorite American treat. However, Lavender had other plans.

"Hi, Luna, you want to go down to dinner with me?" Lavender asked, entering the room.

Luna almost laughed at lavender's attempt to be nice, "Lavender, you hate me, I hate you, I was forced into taking you with me, and you were forced into coming. Acting civilly towards you is not on my agenda, so leave before I get mad!"

Lavender glared at Luna and walked out of the room, she knew how powerful the girl could be when angered.

The week past excruciatingly slowly, and by Saturday, both girls were more than ready to return home. Both of the girls had their articles written, and neither spoke to each other after that night. Although the trip was boring, it was not as bad as it could have been.