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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Chapter 2
Recap:
'Dumbledore mention a prophecy, what's that about?' he queried.
'Well it's…………….'
'It's what?' prompted Harry.
'Complicated' finished Luna. 'You see mum made a prophecy and your mum heard it. It was made on the thirty first of July 1980 and five hours after your mum heard it you were born. It stated that the heirs of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff would fight against Slytherin, but Hufflepuff would perish. Gryffindor and Ravenclaw would find a power that Slytherin did not know of or understand. Ravenclaw will perish in by hands of jealousy and will come back with word from the dead. So far we know who Gryffindor Slytherin, Hufflepuff and jealousy are; but as far as Ravenclaw goes we're still searching.' When she finished she took a breath and sat back in her seat.
'So, who are they? Voldemort is Slytherin, isn't he?' said Harry.
'Yes he is. Hufflepuff was Cedric Diggory, jealousy is Cho Chang and Gryffindor is, well, you' she told him.
'Me? Oh well of course, it's always me! Why, why can't it just be someone other than me?' he ranted.
'Well Harry, you will be glad to know it's not just you. The 'Candyman' thinks I'm Ravenclaw' she said through gritted teeth.
'Oh. Why does he think that you're Ravenclaw?' he asked.
'Because apparently all of Ravenclaw's descendants are seers and all my family are all seers and my mum was adopted so Dumbledore traced her family and came to the conclusion that I'm Ravenclaw's heir.' She said.
'So……Cho is going to kill you? And your going to come back from the dead?' he clarified.
'Yeah, that's about it. So the carrots are almost done, could you help me?' she asked.
'Okay, sure. Are you alright with this?' he imposed. 'Dying I mean. Aren't you scared?'
She stared quizzically at him. Her unblinking eyes searched his face as she came closer to him. 'To be honest Harry no I'm not. Do you have any messages? Anything you want me to tell Sirius or your parents? I can't wait to see mum again.' She replied, as if she was going down the road for a visit.
'I can't believe you're so calm about this! Luna,' he caught her fore arms. 'Luna, you're going to die. Do you know how serious this is?' Luna, who seemed not one bit shaken, simply, calmly and dreamily replied, 'Death is not the last step but the final awakening, if I fear death I will be cursed to float upon the earth for eternity and that is worse than dying.' Harry stood there, analyzing what she had just said. There was some truth in it but he still couldn't see.
'I think we should get something to eat and then we can discuss the circumstances' came her voice.
She dished out the dinner and they ate, not uttering a word. Harry had never tasted anything like it; it was even tastier than Mrs. Weasley's cooking. Luna finished first and cleared away her plate. When Harry was finished she took his plate as well and brought him into the living room and they sat on the couch. They sat in silence for sometime before Harry plucked up the courage to ask, 'So, you're not scared, you're excited?'
'Yes, a whole new adventure. But do remember Harry, I will be coming back! Don't forget you're going to save me' she stated.
'Yeah, err- do you want to play exploding snap? Wizard chess?' he asked.
'Um, no I actually wanted to watch the television. Do you mind?' she said.
'No not at all. What are we watching?' he inquired.
'I rented a video, it's a musical called Chicago have you ever heard of it?' she moved closer. 'It's a muggle movie.'
'Yeah, I saw adverts on the television for it. It's supposed to be really good. Did you see it before?' he choked. She was inches away now and one hop and she was sitting right beside him.
'Yes I did, the songs are really good and so are the dance routines' she replied. 'I've seen it about three times now. Hermione showed me it while we were at Grimmauld Place.'
She leaned across Harry and retrieved the remote, sliding back over to her seat she turned on the telly and pressed play on the VCR. 'Hermione said that you might be uncomfortable with the scenes at the start so I fast forward it to the second song' she said.
The movie started and a blonde woman was singing on a piano, Luna seemed to know the song because she was miming along with the words. A few minutes passed and Luna snuggled into her seat and her head tipped over and rested on Harry's shoulder. The 'Cell Block Tango' was halfway through when all the power in the house cut off and they were left in total darkness. 'Luna? Are you okay? What happened?' Harry started panicking.
'Harry calm down, Moony just probably got into the power box, again. So what do you want to do now?' she said.
'I'm not sure what we can do. Do we have any candles?' he asked.
'I don't think so. I'll go check' she replied. She got up and went out of the room. When she returned she said 'No, we don't. Maybe we could just ta-' Luna Lovegood had fallen over the arm of the couch and landed in Harry's lap.
'You okay?' he laughed. 'Yeah, hope I didn't hurt you. So how about we talk?' she asked.
'Yeah okay, what about?'
For the next hour they talked about school, Voldemort, Quidditch and Ron and Hermione. Harry learned a lot about Luna and he couldn't understand why people had called her loony. After moments of silence Harry felt Luna rest her head in his neck, she had not moved from his lap and had put her hand on his left shoulder. He could smell the shampoo she used, it smelled like wild flowers. She lifted her head and they were a mere three inches apart. He leaned in to kiss her, but to his surprise she pulled away.
'Harry, can I ask you a question? Will you tell me the truth?' she said.
'Sure, Luna what is it?' Harry was worried, he tried to suppress it in his voice but some creped in.
'Harry, do you like me, I'm not saying you do, but did you try to kiss me because of how I look?' she was no good at hiding the emotion in her voice, however hard she tried.
'Luna, I learned last year with Cho, that good looks are no good without the personality. If you looked like Parkinson and had your personality I would still like you. Your looks are just a bonus' said Harry. 'I would never lie to you, you mean too much to me.'
He cupped her chin in his hand and looked into her sapphire eyes. She smiled and kissed him, she seemed to know exactly what she was doing. Her hands wrapped around his neck and they deepened the kiss. Harry didn't have a clue what to do with his hands so they were left by his side.
Luna pulled away and Harry was left sitting stunned. 'Wow' was all he managed to say. Luna chuckled and rested her head back in its place, on his chest. He decided to put his arms around her waist and they stayed like that until morning.
Harry woke at nine o'clock the next morning to find Luna still in his lap. He tilted her head up and kissed her lightly. Her eyes fluttered open and he broke away.
'Good morning' whispered Harry. 'Have a good sleep?'
'Yes I did, did Moony come down get?' asked Luna.
'Not sure, I'm only after waking up myself' replied Harry. 'Where did you learn to do that?' coming off the subject.
'What? Oh kiss?' Harry nodded. 'I can't really pinpoint it. I suppose seeing people in the common room, the library and then there's Hogsmeade.'
'Oh, well it was great' he blushed.
'Thanks' Luna blushed as well.
Remus walked into the living room surprised at the sight before him. The two teens were completely unaware that they were being watched, so he coughed. Harry and Luna jumped and turned around to see who it was. Remus' robes were tattered and torn, his hair was even more grey that before and he looked absolutely wrecked and yet he was smiling at them.
'Hope I wasn't interrupting anything? It surprises me how well you do with the ladies Harry; you're so much like your father and Sirius. Luna you look so much like your mother' Remus looked thoughtful.
'I know you told me, what would you like for breakfast? Though I think you had your share of electricity wires last night' laughed Luna.
'I hope that didn't spoil your night?'
'No it actually made it. If it wasn't for you we probably wouldn't be like this' replied Harry.
'Luna I think I'll have one of your delicious ham and mushroom omelettes. Will you have one Harry? I take it you liked Luna's cooking last night?'
'Oh yes. The shepherd's pie was lovely' said Harry. He then stood up, Luna still in his arms and carried her into the kitchen to make breakfast. Remus followed shortly after. This year was certainly going to be interesting.
End of chapter
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