Luna sat, sulking, in the Great Hall before dinner that day. She was extremely early, but did not feel like talking to anyone. Her heart had been broken by Harry Potter, and she couldn't think of loving anyone else. Harry was the only one who had ever tried to accept her, and Luna used to respect him for that. However, with the latest events in mind, Luna would never think of, even in her wildest dreams, talking to Harry ever again.
Soon, other students started filing in and taking their seats at the House tables. Dinner was about to begin, but Luna was anything but hungry. Unable to keep the day's happenings out of her mind, she stalked out of the Great Hall just as Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione were walking in. Luna had seen Harry, but Harry had seemingly not seen Luna as he walked past her. While Harry's eyes were filled with images of Ginny, Luna's eyes were filled with tears.
Making her way to the
Ravenclaw common room, Luna had much on her mind; she was paying no
attention to where she was going. Instead of turning right at the
top of the staircase, she turned left instead and began heading back
in the opposite direction. Coming out of her reverie, she was
surprised to find that she was not standing in front of the entrance
to the Ravenclaw common room, but instead, stood poised in front of
the picture of The Fat Lady. Luna was distraught that this had
happened, because she was trying her hardest to discount Harry
forever. At the sight of The Fat Lady, though, a new wave of tears
was brought to Luna's eyes. Standing in front of the Gryffindor
common room reminded Luna again of her earlier incident with Harry.
It also reminded her again that Harry had chosen another Gryffindor,
Ginny Weasley, over him, to take to the Christmas Ball.
Luna had
no other choice but to turn back and return to the Ravenclaw common
room. She reached the end of the hall and heard voices approaching
from the other direction. Quickly, she hid behind the nearest suit
of armor and waited for the voices to show their faces. The voices
rounded the corner, and Luna saw…(wait until the next chapter and
find out!)
