A/N: Lookie, it's the next chapter. I've done it…Yay! It took me a while…okay, I'm lying. I've been grounded from the computer, I know, the horror…as soon as I got off grounding I jumped on the computer and typed up this chapter for you people. I tried doing it during my grounding, but meus Pater kept coming into the room saying, "What are you doing?" or "That doesn't look like schoolwork." But I finally sat my butt down, read the book that he assigned me to read a year ago (I'm in homeschool) and finished all 380+ chapters in the last week and a half. Woo, I'm so great! It was a good book, C. S. Lewis man…he's wondermus! I just hate having books forced on me, ruins their specialness. You know, the specialness one feels when they discover a book on their own that they love? Okay I'm rambling, on with the chapter,
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Chapter One/Part One:Luna's Train Ride
Trains, what would be the best way to describe them? But then this train isn't exactly like normal trains, is it? I do miss it during the summer or school year. It's a calming place to just sit, letting yourself stare out into the fast moving landscape.
I've already seen many familiar people in just the first few minutes of boarding. Only a few of which that actually took the time to acknowledge me. They're the ones I'm sitting with right now: Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Ginerva Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Neville Longbottom.
Ginerva Weasley is the one who introduced me to the others. For some reason she chooses to go by the name Ginny. It's not even half as wonderful sounding as her real name. Ginny sounds like the little girl she was when we were first attending Hogwarts. Back when she was the shy little girl with the big infatuation on Harry Potter. That's not her anymore, so why should she keep the name? She no longer has the schoolgirl crush on the boy-who-lived, and is becoming her own woman. We've talked about this, but she still insists on being called Ginny. That is just such a waste of a great name.
Again I'm drawn to Neville Longbottom. That always happens when he's around. He seems a bit tense today. I guess the summer went by to quickly for him. Maybe even something major happened, his toad kidnapped perhaps? He shouldn't keep important information like that inside. If he was stolen then he shouldn't be afraid to tell people about it. He really needs to talk more. It's just not healthy for a growing boy to keep such thoughts locked inside his head.
"Neville, where's Trevor?"
"He's here in my pocket. Why?"
"It's nothing really. I just thought he might've been kidnapped. Something else really bad must've happened then, judging by the look on your face."
I really don't understand his reaction to my previous statement. Why would he become so worried about another noticing him? It's not like anybody else is listening. The other four people in this compartment are all off in their world of heroism, leaving only me to hear whatever comes out of his mouth.
"It's nothing really. I'm fine."
There he goes again. Since fourth year he's done this to me. I'll pass him in the hallway, ask him a question, and he'll just ignore it. I know that's what he's doing in his head. He's not even giving me a second thought. I often wonder why I care so much about this boy's opinion of me. He's nothing special to me, hardly an acquaintance. I never plan on talking to him when I see him, yet there's something about him that draws me in. I guess this is what happens when you try to befriend someone who doesn't much care about what you have to say.
Which brings up another question I must ask myself, why then do I still try to befriend him? My actions towards him are confusing to me.
"Do you truly believe that Neville, or are you just trying to build your wall around yourself so high that nobody will ever be able to get in?"
Where did that question come from? Sometimes I even astound myself with the words that come out of my mouth. Now that I think about it, I want to know the answer to this question. Why does he push me away from him? Is it just I, Loony Lovegood, that he won't open up to? Sometimes I wonder. He doesn't seem to open up to anybody really.
Why do I care so much? Normally I keep to myself, only caring about those who let me care. What is it about this boy that draws me to him? I can't believe I've never thought about that before. It's been going on for almost two years and I just kept it away from myself, I suppose. But why is he fidgeting so much? I hit a nerve, didn't I? So that means he is keeping himself from other people.
"But why do you?"
Did I say that out loud? I guess it doesn't matter. He needed to have it asked. I think it's just wrong, stupid, and selfish for someone to keep quiet when someone asks them a question. I can answer all questions thrown at me, why can't other people? Do they not realize how easier life is if they do let themselves go?
"I don't know."
"Yes you do. You just don't want to talk to me about it. Why are you doing this to me?"
Okay, I didn't mean to get so carried away right then. But, I don't understand why he won't tell me. Worst of all, I don't understand why I'm so upset about him not telling me. Why is this effecting me the way it is? How can he have such a huge effect on me? He hasn't even done anything to earn my affection for him. I'm so confused right now. I'm not supposed to be this confused. I'm a Ravenclaw! We're known for keeping our heads in any situation.
"I'm sorry Luna, I just can't talk about it."
"But why Neville? Why won't you let me be your friend?"
Review Response: (lucid-03-days)
gingerbed: You don't love the Neville/Luna pairing? Well then, you'll just have to read this whole story and learn to love it! I started loving the pairing back when I read bookfive for the first time. (This was back before I knew fanfictions mind you, far back into the days of roleplaying.) I created a family consiting of Luna and Neville, plus their children. (they had three, two girl's and a boy.) Bellatrix Luna Lovegood-Longbottom, she was a Slytherin...AaronNeville Lovegood-Longbottomwas the son, and hewas an animgi (did I spell that correctly?), a squid to be exact. (I'm so great:D) Aaron was a Ravenclaw though...lastly there was Ginny Elizabeth Lovegood-Longbottom, a Gryffindor...(she's not going to be born until 2008, the eldest was born in 2002, and Aaron was born 2003...the story took place in 2020.) Now that I just wasted your time...hahaha...Thank you so much for reviewing chapter one! You're the one that kept me going!
