A/N: I own Harry Potter! I am actually working on the 7th book as we speak! I am also extremely sarcastic!

This chapter is dedicated to GinnyWeazly21! You are the first to read every chapter, listen to my ideas, and you've given me some brilliant ideas. Thank you for being as obsessed with Harry as I am. Ah, if only you would see the light and become a H/L shipper instead of H/G, it's okay, I still love you despite your imperfections: )

Away we go!


Harry paced the common room of Gryffindor Tower. Everyone was still in Hogsmeade or enjoying the uncommonly nice day on the grounds. He was absolutely furious. He really liked Luna, and he was hoping he would be able to explain everything to her. Nothing in his life worked out. All the simple things that people take for granted were taken away before he was able to appreciate them. His parents, his godfather, a normal life out of the spotlife. And now this one chance he had to maybe finally feel what it felt like to love someone was in jeopardy.

His blood was boiling to the point that he wanted to throw anything he could find against a wall. Just wait, he thought. The minute I see Ron...

"Hey, Harry! How'd it go then"

Harry narrowed his eyes. He didn't need to turn around to know who it was entering the portrait hole. He turned around to see a glowing Ron holding Hermione's hand.

"Oh, it went plain peachy until we came back to the castle. Then we heard your big mouth tell Hermione that I only asked Luna out because you wanted me to. And then she walked away from me without giving me the chance to explain! So I guess you could say it didn't go well at all" The heat was rising in his face so fast he felt like he would scream. He was glaring at Ron to the point that Hermione ran over to Harry and directed his eyes into her face.

"Harry, calm down. Sit. It was an accident, you can't go yelling at Ron like that."

"Oh, so now that he's your bloody boyfriend you're going to stick up for him instead of me! Well, let me tell you something, Hermione..."

"Harry! Don't you dare yell at me. I'm only trying to help you! Now just calm down! Take a deep breath and let's get to the bottom of this."

Harry sat down and put his face in his hands. "Luna thinks I only asked her out today because of you and Ron."

"Okay", she said sitting on the table in front of him. "Well, did you explain to her that that wasn't the whole truth"

"I just told you I didn't get a chance to" Harry snapped.

"Okay, I was just double checking" Hermione said softly. "Now, I am absolutely positive that you can explain this to her. Luna has to know that you like her, it was pretty obvious. Before you blow up, why don't you give it a chance? Dinner will be soon, you can try then. Alright" She squeezed his shoulder and looked for his affirmation.

He looked up at her. "Alright. Thanks, Hermione."

Ron, who hadn't moved since Harry's outburst, shifted uncomfortably on his feet. "I'm sorry, mate. I didn't "

"No, no. Don't apologize. I just don't want to lose her, too." Hary said quietly.

Hermione and Ron looked at eachother. Ron sat down next to Harry and patted his shoulder. "You haven't lost her, Harry. She's going to understand. I would bet a hundred galleons on it."

But she wasn't at dinner that night. Harry's heart felt like it was somewhere by his feet. He spoke very little, feeling like a time bomb ready to explode. He desperately needed to see Luna, to talk to her.

He spotted her the next morning at breakfast. She looked tired and... sad. She just sat at the table, swirling a spoon lightly through her oatmeal, not eating a bite of it. Harry felt his heart drop. Did I do this to her? he wondered. He didn't want to wait until after breakfast to talk to her. He got up and walked over to the Ravenclaw table. She didn't notice when he sat down next to her, until he lightly touched her shoulder.

She jumped slightly, but composed herself when she saw him. "Hello, Harry."

"Hey, Luna."

She looked down at her bowl and continued to play with the contents. He sat uncomfortably in silence for what felt like an hour before she looked up at him. Were those tears in her eyes?

"Luna, about yesterday. I, well, what Ron said wasn't entirely true. I..." But before he could finish Luna's face fell to her hands and she let out a sob. Several faces at the table turned to see what was wrong and looked directly at Harry. He put his hand on her back and patted it gently. When he did this, she shot up, grabbed his hand, and dragged him out of the Great Hall.

"What's wrong, Luna" Harry asked, his voice shaking.

"It's gone! It's gone, Harry! I was up all night looking for it" she said, her voice breaking. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably and she was pacing back and forth.

"What's gone, Luna"

"The necklace! My mother's necklace. Gone! I took it off last night when I got back from Hogsmeade, and when I came back from the library, it wasn't there! I asked everyone in Ravenclaw, and they all say they never saw it." Harry was starting to get dizzy from her pacing, so he pulled her into a hug and stroked her hair.

"Luna, calm down. We'll find it." His blood was boiling. Some rotten Ravenclaw had stolen something precious to her. That was going too far. Why did everyone have to pick on her for, anyway? What made them better than her? He fought the urge to run into the Great Hall yelling at the Ravenclaw table. Her crying had calmed down now, and she pulled away from him. He wiped a tear from her cheek and started to lean in to kiss that spot. Before his lips reached her cheek, she had taken a step back. Harry was slightly taken back by this.

"Harry..." but this time it was his turn to talk.

"Luna, Ron did want me to ask you out. But what he didn't know was that I had planned to anyway. You can ask Hermione. She said a while ago that she knew there was something between us. You have to believe me. I really like you, Luna. And... I just thought you should know."

Luna smiled sadly at him. "Harry, it's just... well, I know what people think of me. And I never ever listen to them. For awhile, I was feeling something growing between us. But when I heard Ron say that... it just brought up all the memories of people making fun of me. I believe in lots of things, but I didn't want to believe that you could be one of them. That you could hurt me. Something just hit me deep inside, and I just wanted to distance myself and think about it. It just made me think what I didn't want to think, is all."

"What's that"

"That a boy like you could never want anything to do with a girl like me."

He took a step closer to her. "A girl like you? Luna, you're one of the most amazing people I have ever met. I would have to be mad to pass you up."

And before she could say another word, he kissed her.

-

Harry made Luna go upstairs and take a nap after breakfast because she looked so exhausted. They had lunch together, but then Ginny asked Luna if she could help her with some homework. The two left, leaving Harry alone with Ron and Hermione.

"Well, I never asked what happened between you two yesterday. I'm guessing it went well" Harry asked.

Ron's face turned the color of beets, but Hermione just smiled. "It went better than great. I've been waiting a long time for Ron to realize what was right smack in front of him."

He saw Ron put his hand over Hermione's. He smiled to himself, thinking that despite the whole Voldemort thing, things were more or less the way they should be.

After lunch, they went back to the common room. He decided not to do his work with Ron and Hermione, but opted to see if he could still find Ginny and Luna and do some work with them.

Harry walked into the library, spotting Luna and Ginny at a table working on their homework. He took a seat at the table with them.

"Fancy meeting you here", he said with a grin as he took out his Transfiguration book.

They both looked up and smiled. "Hello, Harry" they said at once. Ginny sighed loudly. "Luna has been nice enough to help me with my astronomy charts. I just don't have the knack for it."

Harry smiled at Luna. She was looking through her notes for something. Slightly frustrated, she looked up at them. "I can't believe it. I've forgotten where the constellationMonoceros is! I didn't bring my book with me; I was so sure I wouldn't need it! How incredibly daft of me. I'll be right back." She got up from the table, but as she passed Harry's chair she gently brushed her fingers through his hair.

He smiled to himself and looked back at his book. "So, Ginny", he said. "You and Neville"

She looked at him through narrowed eyes. "What about it", she said skeptically." I didn't think you of all people would tease me about that, too."

"I'm not teasing you. I think very highly of Neville. I was just wondering how it all went."

Ginny smiled the biggest smile he had even seen on her face. "He really is such a wonderful person. He is the biggest gentelman I have ever known. Growing up with six brothers, you aren't treated like a lady very much. It's very overrated these days, Harry. Chivalry, that is."

"So, are you two dating then"

"Well, we haven't said anything about being girlfriend and boyfriend yet, but I would consider it. Now if you don't mind, I need to finish these charts so I can finish what remains of the mountain of work I have to do. Honestly, I don't know how anyone makes it through their O.W.L.s. Where's Luna? She knows her way around the library almost as much as Hermione. She should be back by now." Ginny looked around, seeing if she spotter her friend.

Harry turned and looked too. "I'll go look for her." He got up and made his way to the back of the library where he had seen Luna walk.

He found her at a bookcase close to the back of the library. She was staring blankly at the floor, holding an open book in her hand. He walked closer to her, ready to ask her if she was alright, when he heard voices.

"And her hair! Sometimes, I wonder if she owns a brush! Honestly, Harry Potter really must be a nutter for falling for her." The voice was coming from the table on the other side of the bookshelf. Several voices agreed with this statement.

He stood next to her, breaking her stare. She pretended to be very interested in the book she was holding, but he knew that their words were getting to her. He put his ear closer to listen to what they were saying.

"She's not even that pretty! And she's mad. Her father runs that absolutely ridiculous magazine. That's where she gets her wackjob ideas." The girl saying this started to laugh. "Why, just last week I heard her talking about some creature called a leapoldara, or something like that. Complete loon." The other people starting giggling. "Oh, let me show you what I found on her nightstand yesterday."

Luna snapped the book shut and began to walk away, when Harry grabbed her arm. He motioned for her to wait. He started to turn the corner of the book shelf. As soon as the people at the table saw Harry, they stopped giggling. He stared at each of them. All of them were in Ravenclaw.

"Can we help you" asked a girl with long, straight, brown hair. She blinked nervously at Harry, trying to keep her cool.

When he saw what was in her hand, he had to stop himself from taking out his wand and hexing her.

"Just thought that you should know your big mouth carries and I heard every word you said. Want to know why I like Luna? Because she's not like people like you who think they are better than everyone else. Who are you to judge her? She happens to be one of the only genuine people in this school. She isn't afraid to be herself even though people as thick as you all mock her. I'll be taking that back now, thanks." He held his hand out to the girl with brown hair. She stared at him, frozen, with her mouth open.

The girl next to her poked her on the side, and she blinked several times. She slowly held out her hand and dropped its contents into his hand. He turned from them and found Luna still standing on the other side of the bookcase.

She opened her mouth to say something, but Harry held out what he had in his hand before she could utter a word. Her eyes opened wider then he had ever seen and she gasped in surprise. "My... my mother's necklace! Oh my goodness! Harry! I ... I can't believe you got it" She jumped up and threw her arms around his neck tightly. The force pushed him into the bookcase opposite where they were standing. Before he knew what was happening, she kissed him passionately until they heard someone clear their throat. They pulled apart to see an exasperated Ginny tapping her foot on the floor.

"Hey, Romeo and Juliet, I still have essays to do for Transfiguration and Potions. Could we hurry this up" she said, grinning.

Harry fell asleep that night thinking of Luna's smile and how great a kisser she was.


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