Notes: For 15minuteficlets and Meemo.
Of Tales and Dreams
Everyone thinks that Luna is misdirected. They laugh at her, whisper about her behind her back, take her stuff, insult her, but Luna never really cares. They all think that The Quibbler's nonsense, but she knows that it's true, and that's good enough.
Luna has had a strange fascination for Ronald Weasley ever since she first saw him. People laugh at her for believing in The Quibbler's "rubbish", but she wonders why they can't see that he's almost exactly like the stereotypical sidekick. He's immensely loyal, very rash, provides comic relief, a bit thick at times, and becomes jealous, sometimes, of the hero, Harry. Luna sees Ron in striking contrast with everyone else, like he has a thick black border around him, and she thinks that his need to belong in some novel almost hurts.
She knows that he thinks she's weird, but Luna can't seem to care. She doesn't think he's really real (How can he be?), and she thinks he would belong better in some sort of heroic ballad, kind of like she would in some sort of fantasy. Luna doesn't think she's really real, either.
When they start dating, Luna isn't really surprised. After all, the hero always gets the heroine while the sidekick finds some other damsel who helps them along the way, and Luna thinks that Ron must be some sort of fairytale character brought to life.
She doesn't really mind, though, because Luna thinks that she herself is a figment of a dream made real.